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Birthdays in History for Monday 30th June 2014

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Birthdays 1 - 223 of 223
1286 - John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)
1468 - Johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon
1470 - Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy
1503 - Johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47)
1641 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)
1669 - Mauritius Vogt, composer
1685 - Dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche)
1685 - John Gay, British writer (d. 1732)
1722 - Jiri Antonin Benda, composer
1723 - Christian Ernst Graf, composer
1743 - Niels Schiorring, composer
1748 - Jacques D "comte" Cassini, French astronomer
1755 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829)
1768 - Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, 1st lady (1817-25)
1789 - E J Horace Vernet, French painter
1791 - Félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist (law of Biot & Savart)
1803 - Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet
1807 - Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer)
1810 - Stanko Vraz, [Jakob Frass], Slovenian/Croatian poet (illyrism)
1817 - Joseph D Hooker, British botanist
1818 - Edward John Hopkins, composer
1819 - William A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81)
1823 - Hendrik Jan Schimmel, Dutch writer/dramatist (2 Tudors)
1823 - Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Indian industrialist (d. 1901)
1837 - Stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen
1843 - Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929)
1846 - Ricardo Drigo, composer
1847 - Jacob T Cremer, min of Colonies/pres (Dutch Trading Comp)
1856 - Gerrit Kalff, writer (history of Dutch writers)
1858 - Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Libre) [or 7/31]
1860 - Gyula Andressy Jr, Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs (1918-20)
1868 - C V France, Bradford England, actor (Skin Game, Adventure in Blackmail)
1879 - Walter Hampden, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Five Fingers, Hunchback of Notre Dame)
1884 - Georges Duhamel, French author (d. 1966)
1890 - Gertrude McCoy, Sugar Valley GA, silent screen actress (Blue Bird)
1890 - Horace Chapman, cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder for S Afr in 2 Tests)
1891 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. 1953)
1891 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis, American professional wrestler (d. 1966)
1892 - Laszlo Lajtha, composer
1892 - Pierre Blanchar, Philippeville Algeria, actor (Magnificent Sinner)
1892 - Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. 1951)
1893 - Harold/Joseph Laski, English economist/Labour leader (1945-..)
1893 - Walter Ulbricht, president German DR
1894 - Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian assassin (arch duke Ferdinand)
1896 - Wilfred Pelletier, Montreal Canada, conductor (Voice of Firestone)
1898 - George Chandler, Waukegan Ill, actor (Lassie)
1899 - Frantisek Tomasek, bishop of Prague/cardinal
1899 - Madge Bellamy [Margaret Derden Philpott], Hillsboro, Texas, American actress (White Zombie, The Iron Horse)
1904 - Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)
1905 - Nestor Paiva, Fresno CA, actor (Comanche, Fear, Tarantula, Killer Ape)
1906 - Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)
1906 - Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (d. 1967)
1907 - Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian politician (d. 1950)
1908 - Charles Camproux, French linguistic/author (Bestiari)
1908 - Lucino Tinio Sacramento, composer
1908 - Monica Maurice, industrialist
1908 - Winston Graham, British writer (d. 2003)
1909 - Juan Bosch, poet/pres of Dominican Republic (1962-63)
1911 - Czeslaw Milosz, Polish/American writer (Bells in Winter, Nobel 1980)
1911 - Virginia Smith, (Rep-R-NB, 1975- )
1912 - Dan Reeves, NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams)
1912 - Kenneth Jameson, art educator
1912 - Madhaviah Krishnan, naturalist
1912 - [J] Tibor de Machula, Hungarian/Dutch cellist
1912 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. 2003)
1913 - Harry Wismer, Port Huron Mich, AFL owner (NY Titans)
1913 - Alfonso López Michelsen, 32nd Colombian President (d. 2007)
1914 - David Wayne, actor (Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve)
1914 - Natko Devcic, composer
1914 - Francisco da Costa Gomes, 16th President of Portugal (d. 2001)
1915 - Charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))
1917 - Lena Horne, Brooklyn New York, American actress/singer (Stormy Weather, Wiz)
1917 - Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician
1917 - Susan Hayward, Flatbush Bkln, actress (I Want to Live, Tulsa)
1918 - Stuart Foster, Binghamton NY, singer (Galen Drake Show)
1919 - Lee Krieger, MD, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini)
1919 - Ed Yost, American inventor (d. 2007)
1920 - Sam Moskowitz, SF fandom historian
1920 - Zeno Colo, Italy, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952)
1921 - Gordon Reynolds, musician
1925 - Dorothy Malone, actress (Peyton Place)
1925 - Jim Levitch, horse trainer
1925 - Micheline Lannoy, Belgium, figure skating pairs (Olympic-gold-1948)
1925 - Will Gay Bottje, composer
1926 - Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 - Harvey Vernon, Flint Mich, actor (Jasper-Carter Country)
1927 - James Goldman, Chicago, Illinois, American screenwriter/playwright (The Lion in Winter, They Might Be Giants)
1927 - Joseph R Skeen, (Rep-R-New Mexico, 1981- )
1928 - Frank Ulrich Marcus, playwright/critic
1929 - Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher
1930 - Doyle Holly, comedian/country performer (Buckaroos)
1930 - June Valli, Bronx NY, singer (Your Hit Parade)
1930 - Mac Benson, horse trainer
1930 - Nikolai Karetnikov, composer
1931 - James Loughran, British conductor
1931 - Johannes Gruijters, Dutch mayor (D66-Lelystad)
1931 - June Thorburn, Kashmir India, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore)
1931 - Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi (d. 2005)
1932 - Martin Mailman, composer
1933 - Mike J K Smith, cricketer (England captain mid-60s)
1933 - Lea Massari, Italian actress
1934 - Harry Blackstone Jr, magician (Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion)
1936 - Dave Van Ronk, rocker/actor (Caffe Lena)
1936 - Nancy Dussault, Pensacola Fla, actress (Muriel-Too Close for Comfort)
1936 - Pauls Dambis, composer
1936 - Tony Musante, Bridgeport Ct, actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide), (d. 2013)
1938 - Billy Mills, Pine Ridge SD, 10k (Olympics-gold-64)
1938 - Chris Hinze, Dutch flutist (Vivat Vivaldi)
1938 - William Mervin Mills, Pine Ridge SD, 10K runner (Olympic-gold-64)
1938 - Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (d. 1999)
1939 - Lindembergue Cardoso, composer
1940 - Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer (d. 2007)
1941 - John Jameson, cricketer (England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai)
1941 - Larry Hall, rocker (Tape Heads)
1941 - Micki Grant, composer
1941 - Mike Leander Farr, record producer
1941 - Peter Pollock, cricketer (bro of Graeme/father of Shaun, S Af quickie)
1942 - Robert Ballard, explorer/geologist/author/discoverer (Titanic in 1985)
1943 - Florence Ballard, Detroit Mich, rocker (Supremes)
1944 - Glenn Shorrock, Sydney Australia, rock vocalist (Little River Band)
1944 - Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
1944 - Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist
1946 - Billy Brown, rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown)
1947 - Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist (Live in Montreux)
1947 - Yuri Petrovich Sheffer, Russian cosmonaut
1949 - Andrew Scott, Wales, rock guitarist (Sweet)
1949 - Bui Thanh Liem, Vietnam, cosmonaut
1949 - Eric Goetz, NYC, US shipbuilder (America's Cup 1995)
1949 - Thanh Liem Bui, Vietnam, cosmonaut
1950 - Donna Jean Willmott, Akron Ohio, FALN member (FBI most wanted)
1950 - Pablo Castillo, jockey
1951 - Andre Hazes, Dutch barkeeper/singer (We Love Orange)
1951 - Andy Scott, rocker
1951 - Stanley Clarke, Phila, rock bassist (New Barbarians-Find Out Hideaway)
1951 - Stephen S Oswald, Seattle Washington, astronaut (STS 42, 56, 67)
1952 - Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician
1952 - David Garrison, Broadway and television actor
1953 - Hal Lindes, Monterey CA, rocker (Dire Straits)
1954 - Bryn B Burrows, rock drummer (Fabulous Poodles)
1954 - Ken Olin, Chicago, actor (Thirtysomething, Det Quinn-EZ Street)
1954 - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004)
1955 - Mark MacDonald, horse trainer
1956 - Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist (Human League-Only Human)
1956 - David Alan Grier, comedian (In Living Color, Boomerang)
1956 - Ronald Winans, gospel singer (Winans)
1957 - Sarah McGuire, Springfield IL, LPGA golfer (1983 United Va Bank-5th)
1957 - Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR)
1958 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Helsinki Finland, conductor (Giro)
1959 - Gina Goldberg, playmate (May, 1981)
1959 - Michel Dion, Quebec City Canada, Rifle shooter (Olympics-24-92, 96)
1959 - Stephanie Farwig, Milwaukee WI, golfer (1994 LPGA Corning Classic-2nd)
1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
1960 - Randy Ladouceur, Brockville, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1960 - Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles)
1961 - Karolyn Kirby, US beach volleyball player (Goodwill-gold-94)
1962 - Julianne Regan, rocker (All About Eve-All About Scarlet)
1962 - Vladimir Mikolaevich Dezhurov, Mordovia, astronaut (Mir 18, STS-71)
1962 - Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
1963 - Rupert Graves, actor (Damage, Handful of Dust, Maurice)
1963 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist
1965 - Mitch Richmond, Fort Lauderdale Fl, NBA guard (Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96)
1965 - Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
1965 - Gary Pallister, English footballer

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson (1966) 1966 - "Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90)
1966 - Louie Aguiar, NFL punter (KC Chiefs)
1966 - Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
1967 - Rudi Steyn, cricketer (South African opening batsman 1995)
1967 - Sheila Hudson, US triple jumper (US record 1992)
1967 - Tina Bockrath, Dayton Oh, playmate (May, 1990)/actress
1968 - Dan Peltier, Clifton Park NY, outfielder (SF Giants)
1968 - Peter Miller, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
1968 - Philip Anselmo, American musician
1969 - Jim Montgomery, Montreal, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
1969 - Ken Gernander, Grand Rapids, NHL center (NY Rangers)
1969 - Kristina Farrar Stookey, Martha Vineyard MA, 470 yachter (Oly-4th-96)
1969 - Sanath Jayasuriya, cricketer (Sri Lankan open bat MVP-1996 World Cup)
1970 - Brian Bloom, actor (As the World Turns)
1970 - Mark Grudzielanek, Milwaukee Wisc, infielder (Montreal Expos)
1971 - Ann Marsh, Royal Oak Mich, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1971 - Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 38
1971 - Anette Michel, Mexican actress
1971 - Monica Potter, American actress
1972 - Dan Comiskey, CFL guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1972 - Ellen Coleen Pasturzak, Portsmouth Ohio, Miss America-Ohio (1996)
1972 - Garret Anderson, Los angeles CA, outfielder (California Angels)
1972 - Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end (NY Jets, Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
1972 - Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
1972 - James Martin, English celebrity chef
1973 - Chan Ho Park, Kong Ju City Korea, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
1973 - Dodda Ganesh, cricketer (Karnataka & India pace bowler 1997)
1974 - Michelle Kang, Fredericksburg Virginia, Miss America-Virginia (1997)
1974 - Melanie Lambert American ice skater
1975 - Natasha Sturgess, Australian mistral yachter (Olympics-96)

Formula 1 Racing Driver Ralf Schumacher (1975) 1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver (F1)
1976 - Brian Rocheleleau, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-olympics-96)
1977 - Lola Odusoga, Finland, Miss Universe-3rd place (1996)
1978 - Owen Lafave, ex-husband of Debra Lafave
1978 - Ben Cousins, Australian Football League player
1979 - Matisyahu, Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer
1979 - Rick Gonzalez, Hispanic-American actor
1979 - Travis Minor, National Football League Runningback
1980 - Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
1981 - Allison Schroeder, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA (1997)
1981 - Can Artam, Turkish racing driver
1981 - Matt Kirk, Canadian football Player
1981 - Karolina Sadalska, Polish kayaker
1981 - Ben Utecht, American football Player
1982 - Dan Jacobs, American guitarist (Atreyu)
1982 - Andy Knowles, British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
1982 - Mitch Maier, American baseball player
1982 - Lizzy Caplan, Los Angeles, California, American actress (Mean Girls, Marlena Diamond-Cloverfield)
1983 - Brendon James, British drummer (Thirteen Senses)
1983 - Marlin Jackson, American football player
1983 - Patrick Wolf, British musician
1983 - Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud)
1984 - Fantasia Barrino, American singer
1984 - Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
1985 - Rafal Blechacz, Polish classical pianist

Swimmer Michael Phelps (1985) 1985 - Michael Phelps, Baltimore, Maryland, American swimmer (16 Olympic medals)
1985 - Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer
1985 - Cody Runnels, American wrestler
1986 - Victoria Crawford, American wrestler and model
1991 - Kaho, Japanese actress

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