Monday, June 11, 2012

Famous Births on 12 Jun

Famous Births on 12 Jun

1107 - Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)
1519 - Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)
1577 - Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)
1659 - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)
1775 - Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
1777 - Robert Clark, American politician (d. 1837)
1802 - Harriet Martineau, controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist (d. 1876)
1806 - John A. Roebling, German-America civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge) (d. 1869)
1812 - Edmond Hébert, French geologist (d. 1890)
1819 - Charles Kingsley, English writer (d. 1875)
1827 - Johanna Spyri, Swiss author (d. 1901)
1861 - William Attewell, English cricketer (d. 1927)
1875 - Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (d. 1953)
1888 - Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920)
1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
1892 - Djuna Barnes, American author (d. 1982)
1897 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1977)
1899 - Fritz Albert Lipmann, American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)
1902 - Hendrik Elias, Flemish politician (d. 1973)
1903 - Emmett Hardy, American musician (d. 1925)
1905 - Ray Barbuti, American athlete (d. 1988)
1906 - Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. 1977)
1908 - Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian TV pioneer and president of the CBC (d. 1988)
1908 - Marina Semenova, Russian ballerina
1908 - Otto Skorzeny, Famous WWII German SS commando (d. 1975)
1910 - Bill Naughton, English playwright (d. 1992)
1912 - Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and Urdu linguist
1913 - Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general (d. 1996)
1915 - Christopher Mayhew, British politician (d. 1997)
1915 - David Rockefeller, American banker
1916 - Irwin Allen, American film producer (d. 1991)
1918 - Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)
1919 - Uta Hagen, American actress (d. 2004)
1920 - Jim Siedow, American actor (d. 2003)
1920 - Peter Jones, English actor (d. 2000)
1920 - Dave Berg, American cartoonist (d. 2002)
1921 - Christopher Derrick, British writer (d. 2007)
1921 - James Houston, Canadian artist (d. 2005)
1923 - Monty Westmore, American make-up artist (d. 2007)
1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
1926 - Jackie Pallo, English professional wrestler (d. 2006)
1928 - Vic Damone, American singer
1928 - Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter
1929 - Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (d. 1945)
1929 - Brigid Brophy, British writer
1930 - Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. 1976)
1930 - Jim Nabors, American actor
1930 - Innes Ireland, Scottish racing driver (d. 1993)
1932 - Mimi Coertse, a South African soprano
1932 - Rona Jaffe, American novelist
1932 - Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian athlete (d. 2002)
1933 - Eddie Adams, American photographer, won Pulitzer Prize (d. 2004)
1934 - John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (d. 2001)
1937 - Vladimir Arnold, Russian mathematician
1937 - Antal Festetics, Austrian biologist
1938 - Tom Oliver, Australian actor
1939 - Frank McCloskey, American politician (d. 2003)
1941 - Roy Harper, English musician
1941 - Chick Corea, American musician
1941 - Marv Albert, American sportscaster
1942 - Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel laureate
1942 - Len Barry, American singer and musician (The Dovells)
1945 - Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer
1946 - Harry Glasper, English writer
1946 - Michel Bergeron, NHL head coach
1948 - Hans Binder, Austrian racing driver
1949 - John Wetton, English musician (Asia)
1949 - Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 - Andranik Margaryan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)
1951 - Bun E. Carlos, American musician (Cheap Trick)
1951 - Brad Delp, American singer (Boston) (d. 2007)
1952 - Pete Farndon, English musician (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
1952 - Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy under George W. Bush
1953 - Allan Weiner, American radio station owner
1954 - Neil Oatley, English engineer
1956 - Rob Collins, English musician (The Charlatans) (d. 1996)
1956 - Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer
1957 - Timothy Busfield, American actor
1957 - Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1958 - Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer
1959 - John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants)
1959 - Scott Thompson, Canadian comedian (Kids in the Hall)
1959 - Jervis Johnson, Games Designer for Games Workshop, Nottingham
1961 - Jim Goad, American author
1962 - John Enos III, American actor
1962 - Paul Clark, English musician (The Bolshoi)
1963 - Warwick Capper, Australian rules footballer
1963 - Tim DeKay, American actor
1963 - Jerry Lynn, American professional wrestler
1963 - Johnny Weiss, American professional wrestler
1963 - Philippe Bugalski, French rally driver
1964 - Paula Marshall, American actress
1964 - Derek Higgins, Irish racing driver
1965 - Vicky Vette, Norwegian-born adult film actress
1965 - Filip Topol, Czech musician and writer
1967 - Frances O'Connor, Australian actress
1967 - Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director and writer
1968 - Scott Aldred, American baseball player
1968 - Bobby Sheehan, American musician (Blues Traveler) (d. 1999)
1969 - Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (Omen, Bikini) (d. 2007)
1969 - Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
1970 - Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
1971 - Mark Henry, American professional wrestler
1971 - Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
1972 - Bounty Killer, Jamaican deejay
1973 - Takis Fyssas, Greek footballer
1973 - Darryl White, Australian rules footballer
1974 - Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
1974 - Jason Mewes, American actor
1974 - Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
1976 - Antawn Jamison, American basketball player
1976 - Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
1977 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American blues-rock guitarist
1977 - Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 - DJ Qualls, American model and actor
1979 - Dallas Clark, American football player
1979 - Wil Horneff, American actor
1980 - Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby union player
1980 - Larry Foote, American football player
1981 - Adriana Lima, Brazilian supermodel
1982 - Ben Blackwell, American musician
1982 - Jason David, American football player
1982 - Loïc Duval, French racing driver
1983 - Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
1983 - Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
1983 - Josh Dies, American author and musician (Showbread)
1985 - Chris Young, American musician
1985 - Sam Thaiday, Australian professional rugby league player
1985 - Kendra Wilkinson, American Playboy bunny/Playmate/Television Personality
1985 - Tasha-Ray Evin, Canadian musician (Lillix)
1985 - Blake Ross, American software developer
1992 - Allie DiMeco American musician and actress (The Naked Brothers Band)
1992 - Ryan Malgarini, American actor
1992 - Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian football player
1997 - William Cuddy, Canadian actor

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