June 19 - Births

Births

1301 – Prince Morikuni of Japan (d. 1333)
1566 – James I of England (d. 1625)
1595 – Guru Hargobind, Indian religious figure (d. 1644)
1606 – James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman and military leader (d. 1649)
1623 – Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1662)
1633 – Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian (d. 1712)
1701 – François Rebel, French composer (d. 1775)
1708 – Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, German composer (d. 1763)
1717 – Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1757)
1764 – José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general (d. 1850)
1771 – Joseph Gergonne, French mathematician (d. 1859)
1792 – Gustav Schwab, German author (d. 1850)
1795 – James Braid, Scottish surgeon (d. 1860)
1815 – Cornelius Krieghoff, Canadian painter (d. 1872)
1816 – William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist, founded the Webb Institute (d. 1899)
1834 – Charles Spurgeon, English preacher (d. 1892)
1846 – Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer (d. 1928)
1850 – David Jayne Hill, American diplomat and historian, 24th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1932)
1851 – Billy Midwinter, Australian cricketer (d. 1890)
1854 – Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer (d. 1893)
1858 – Sam Walter Foss, American librarian and poet (d. 1911)
1861 – Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, English army officer (d. 1928)
1861 – José Rizal, Filipino polymath (d. 1896)
1865 – May Whitty, English actress (d. 1948)
1872 – Theodore Payne, English horticulturist (d. 1963)
1874 – Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish engineer and physicist (d. 1941)
1877 – Charles Coburn, American actor (d. 1961)
1884 – Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, French artist and writer (d. 1974)
1893 – Madeleine Astor, RMS Titanic survivor (d. 1940)
1896 – Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII (d. 1986)
1897 – Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
1897 – Moe Howard, American actor (d. 1975)
1898 – James Joseph Sweeney, American bishop (d. 1968)
1900 – Laura Z. Hobson, American novelist (d. 1986)
1902 – Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American bandleader and violinist (d. 1977)
1903 – Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (d. 1941)
1903 – Wally Hammond, English cricketer (d. 1965)
1903 – Hans Litten, German jurist (d. 1938)
1905 – Mildred Natwick, American actress (d. 1994)
1906 – Ernst Boris Chain, German-English biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
1906 – Walter Rauff, German SS officer (d. 1984)
1907 – Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (d. 1985)
1909 – Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (d. 1948)
1909 – Midori Naka, Japanese actress (d. 1945)
1910 – Paul Flory, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
1910 – Abe Fortas, American jurist (d. 1982)
1912 – Don Gutteridge, American baseball player (d. 2008)
1912 – Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (d. 2005)
1914 – Anthony of Sourozh, Swiss-English writer and broadcaster (d. 2003)
1914 – Alan Cranston, American politician (d. 2000)
1914 – Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1979)
1915 – Pat Buttram, American actor (d. 1994)
1915 – Julius Schwartz, American publisher, writer, editor, and agent (d. 2004)
1917 – Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabweian politician (d. 1999)
1919 – Pauline Kael, American writer and critic (d. 2001)
1919 – Dave Lambert, American singer-songwriter and musician (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) (d. 1966)
1921 – Louis Jourdan, French actor
1922 – Aage Bohr, Danish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1922 – Fritz Schollmeyer, German football manager
1923 – Bob Hank, Australian footballer (d. 2012)
1924 – Leo Nomellini, American football player (d. 2000)
1925 – Charlie Drake, English actor, writer, and singer (d. 2006)
1928 – Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (The Four Seasons and Four Lovers)
1928 – Nancy Marchand, American actress (d. 2000)
1928 – Barry Took, English comedian and writer (d. 2002)
1929 – Thelma Barlow, English actress
1930 – François Abadie, French politician (d. 2001)
1930 – Gena Rowlands, American actress
1931 – Hanley Funderburk, American academic (d. 2012)
1932 – Pier Angeli, Italian-American actress (d. 1972)
1932 – José Sanchis Grau, Spanish writer and illustrator (d. 2011)
1932 – Marisa Pavan, Italian actress
1933 – Viktor Patsayev, Soviet astronaut (d. 1971)
1934 – Gérard Latortue, Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti
1936 – Marisa Galvany, American soprano
1936 – Shirley Goodman, American singer (Shirley & Company) (d. 2005)
1938 – Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (d. 2002)
1938 – Ian Smith, Australian actor
1939 – Bernd Hoss, German football manager
1939 – Al Wilson, American singer (d. 2008)
1940 – Shirley Muldowney, American race car driver
1941 – Conchita Carpio-Morales, Filipino jurist
1941 – Václav Klaus, Czech politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic
1942 – Jos Brink, Dutch actor (d. 2007)
1942 – Elaine McFarlane, American singer (Spanky and Our Gang)
1942 – Merata Mita, New Zealander director and producer (d. 2010)
1942 – Jeff Moss, American composer, lyricist, and playwright (d. 1998)
1944 – Chico Buarque, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet
1945 – Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician
1945 – Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate
1946 – Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer
1947 – Paula Koivuniemi, Finnish singer
1947 – Salman Rushdie, Indian author
1947 – John Ralston Saul, Canadian author
1948 – Nick Drake, English singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1974)
1948 – Phylicia Rashad, American actress
1950 – Ann Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician (Heart)
1951 – Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egyptian terrorist, 2nd leader of al-Qaeda
1951 – Patty Larkin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1951 – Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
1952 – Bob Ainsworth, English politician
1953 – Larry Dunn, American musician, songwriter, and producer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1953 – Hilary Jones, English doctor
1954 – Kathleen Turner, American actress
1956 – Doug Stone, American singer and actor
1957 – Anna Lindh, Swedish politician (d. 2003)
1958 – Sergei Makarov, Russian ice hockey player
1959 – Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and musician (DeBarge)
1959 – Christian Wulff, German politician and lawyer, President of Germany
1960 – Luke Morley, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Union, Terraplane, and Thunder)
1961 – Frank Mischke, German footballer
1962 – Paula Abdul, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1962 – Jeremy Bates, English tennis player
1963 – Rory Underwood, English rugby player
1964 – Bill Barretta, American actor and puppeteer
1964 – Brent Goulet, American soccer player
1964 – Laura Ingraham, American radio host and author
1964 – Boris Johnson, English politician
1964 – Brian Vander Ark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Verve Pipe)
1965 – Luc Donckerwolke, Belgian car designer
1965 – Sadie Frost, English actress
1966 – Joi Ito, Japanese-American businessman
1966 – Michalis Romanidis, Greek basketball player
1967 – Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
1967 – Mia Sara, American actress
1968 – Alastair Lynch, Australian footballer
1969 – Thomas Breitling, American journalist and businessman
1969 – Lara Spencer, American journalist
1970 – Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician
1970 – Antonis Remos, Greek singer
1970 – Quincy Watts, American runner
1970 – Brian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Korn and Love and Death)
1972 – Jean Dujardin, French actor
1972 – Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician (Refused, AC4, Invasionen, Step Forward, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy)
1972 – Brian McBride, American soccer player
1972 – Eric Sheffer Stevens, American actor
1972 – Robin Tunney, American actress
1973 – Jahine Arnold, American football player
1973 – Yuko Nakazawa, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume and Dream Morning Musume)
1973 – Yasuhiko Yabuta, Japanese baseball player
1974 – Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player
1974 – Bumper Robinson, American actor
1975 – Hugh Dancy, English actor
1975 – Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress
1975 – Colin Osborne, English darts player
1975 – Anthony Parker, American basketball player
1975 – Geoff Ramsey, American voice actor and producer
1976 – Dennis Crowley, American businessman, co-founded Foursquare
1976 – Bryan Hughes, English footballer
1976 – Ryan Hurst, American actor
1976 – Patrick Surtain, American football player
1976 – Abdoul Thiam, German footballer
1977 – Rebecca Loos, Dutch model and television host
1977 – Veronika Vařeková, Czech model
1977 – Peter Warrick, American football player
1978 – Tyson Dux, Canadian wrestler
1978 – Mía Maestro, Argentine actress
1978 – Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
1978 – Zoe Saldana, American actress
1978 – Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player
1979 – Moonika Aava, Estonian javelin thrower
1979 – John Duddy, Irish boxer
1979 – U Gambira, Burmese monk and activist
1979 – Quentin Jammer, American football player
1979 – José Kléberson, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Adel Abdulaziz, Emirati footballer
1980 – Dan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Milka Loff Fernandes, German actress
1980 – Robbie Neilson, Scottish footballer
1980 – Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer
1980 – Lauren Lee Smith, Canadian actress
1981 – Christina Baily, English actress
1981 – Moss Burmester, New Zealand swimmer
1981 – Quintin Geldenhuys, South African-Italian rugby player
1982 – Joe Cheng, Taiwanese actor
1982 – Alexander Frolov, Russian ice hockey player
1982 – Trevor Hamilton, Irish murderer
1982 – David Pollack, American football player
1982 – Chris Vermeulen, Australian motorcycle racer
1982 – Michael Yarmush, American actor
1983 – Wouter Braaf, Dutch actor and singer
1983 – Tatjana Mihhailova, Estonian singer and actress
1983 – Mark Selby, English snooker player
1983 – Aidan Turner, Irish actor
1984 – Paul Dano, American actor
1984 – Wieke Dijkstra, Dutch field hockey player
1985 – Kajal Aggarwal, Indian actress
1985 – Jason Capizzi, American football player
1985 – Stéphanie Montreux, Australian actress
1985 – José Ernesto Sosa, Argentine footballer
1986 – Nazareno Casero, Argentine actor
1986 – Diego Hypólito, Brazilian gymnast
1986 – Erin Mackey, American actress and singer
1986 – Dimitris Sialmas, Greek footballer
1986 – Andrea De Falco, Italian footballer
1986 – Marvin Williams, American basketball player
1986 – Harley Yanoff, American actor
1987 – Sthefany Brito, Brazilian actress and model
1987 – Miho Fukuhara, Japanese singer
1987 – Rashard Mendenhall, American football player
1987 – Rachael Todd, American model, Miss Florida 2009
1991 – Michael McShae, American actor
1991 – Thomas Milner, English actor
1995 – Blake Woodruff, American actor
1996 – Larisa Iordache, Romanian gymnast
1998 – Atticus Shaffer, American actor