June 4 - Births

Births

  • 1394 – Philippa of England (d. 1430)
  • 1489 – Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)
  • 1604 – Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1648)
  • 1665 – Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733)
  • 1694 – François Quesnay, French economist (d. 1774)
  • 1704 – Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)
  • 1738 – George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1820)
  • 1744 – Patrick Ferguson, Scottish-English officer and designer of the Ferguson rifle (d. 1780)
  • 1754 – Franz Xaver von Zach, Austrian editor and astronomer (d. 1832)
  • 1754 – Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentine brigadier, member of the Primera Junta (d. 1833)
  • 1787 – Constant Prévost, French geologist (d. 1856)
  • 1801 – James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park (d. 1871)
  • 1821 – Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (d. 1897)
  • 1829 – Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (d. 1903)
  • 1854 – Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter (d. 1916)
  • 1866 – Miina Sillanpää, Finnish politician (d. 1952)
  • 1867 – Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finish military officer and politician, 6th President of Finland (d. 1951)
  • 1877 – Heinrich Wieland, German biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
  • 1879 – Mabel Lucie Attwell, English author and illustrator (d. 1964)
  • 1880 – Clara Blandick, American actress (d. 1962)
  • 1887 – Tom Longboat, Canadian runner (d. 1949)
  • 1894 – La Bolduc, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1941)
  • 1899 – Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect (d. 1989)
  • 1904 – Bhagat Puran Singh, Indian writer, publisher, environmentalist, and philanthropist (d. 1992)
  • 1907 – Jacques Roumain, Haitian writer (d. 1944)
  • 1907 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976)
  • 1907 – Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (d. 1990)
  • 1910 – Christopher Cockerell, English engineer and inventor, invented the hovercraft (d. 1999)
  • 1912 – Robert Jacobsen, Danish artist (d. 1993)
  • 1915 – Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (d. 1977)
  • 1916 – Robert F. Furchgott, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
  • 1916 – Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter
  • 1917 – Robert Merrill, American opera singer (d. 2004)
  • 1920 – Russell E. Train, American civil servant (d. 2012)
  • 1921 – Don Diamond, American actor (d. 2011)
  • 1921 – Emilio Komar, Slovenian-Argentine philosopher (d. 2006)
  • 1921 – Bobby Wanzer, American basketball player and coach
  • 1923 – Elizabeth Jolley, Australian writer (d. 2007)
  • 1924 – Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999)
  • 1924 – Dennis Weaver, American actor (d. 2006)
  • 1926 – Robert Earl Hughes, American heaviest human being (d. 1958)
  • 1926 – Ivan Karp, American art dealer (d. 2012)
  • 1927 – Henning Carlsen, Danish director
  • 1927 – Geoffrey Palmer, English actor
  • 1928 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American therapist and author
  • 1929 – Karolos Papoulias, Greek politician
  • 1930 – Morgana King, American singer and actress
  • 1930 – Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1931 – Gustav Nossal, Australian biologist
  • 1932 – John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. 2004)
  • 1932 – Oliver Nelson, American composer and arranger (d. 1975)
  • 1932 – Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer
  • 1934 – Monica Dacon, Vincentian educator and politician
  • 1934 – Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (d. 1971)
  • 1934 – Daphne Sheldrick, Kenyan conservationist and author
  • 1935 – Colette Boky, French-Canadian soprano
  • 1936 – Nutan Behl, Indian actress (d. 1991)
  • 1936 – Bruce Dern, American actor
  • 1937 – Freddy Fender, American singer and guitarist (Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven) (d. 2006)
  • 1937 – Robert Fulghum, American author
  • 1937 – Gorilla Monsoon, American wrestler (d. 1999)
  • 1937 – Mortimer Zuckerman, American publisher
  • 1938 – Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
  • 1940 – Ludwig Schwarz, Austrian bishop
  • 1941 – Kenneth G. Ross, Australian playwright and screenwriter
  • 1942 – Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer
  • 1942 – Bill Rowe, Canadian politician, lawyer, broadcaster, and writer
  • 1943 – Sandra Haynie, American golfer
  • 1943 – Joyce Meyer, American educator and author
  • 1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Mamas & the Papas)
  • 1945 – Anthony Braxton, American bandleader, musician, and composer (Circle)
  • 1945 – Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and gutarist (Peter and Gordon) (d. 2009)
  • 1946 – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Indian singer, actor, director, and producer
  • 1947 – Viktor Klima, Austrian politician and businessman, Chancellor of Austria
  • 1948 – Bob Champion, English jockey
  • 1948 – Sandra Post, Canadian golfer
  • 1948 – Jurgen Sparwasser, German footballer
  • 1949 – Gabriel Arcand, French-Canadian actor
  • 1949 – Lou Macari, Scottish footballer
  • 1949 – Mark B. Cohen, American politician, longest-serving Pennsylvania state legislator
  • 1950 – Dagmar Krause, German singer and pianist (Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, Art Bears, and News from Babel)
  • 1950 – George Noory, American radio host
  • 1950 – Kevin Woodford, English chef
  • 1951 – Melanie Phillips, British journalist and author
  • 1951 – Wendy Pini, American writer and artist
  • 1952 – Bronisław Komorowski, Polish politician and historian, 5th President of Poland
  • 1952 – Parker Stevenson, American actor and director
  • 1953 – Linda Lingle, American politician, 6th Governor of Hawaii
  • 1953 – Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (One in a Million, Wings, Small Faces, The Dukes, and Thunderclap Newman) (d. 1979)
  • 1953 – Susumu Ojima, Japanese businessman, founder of Huser
  • 1953 – Paul Samson, English singer and musician (Samson) (d. 2002)
  • 1955 – Val McDermid, Scottish writer
  • 1955 – Paul Stewart, English writer
  • 1955 – Mary Testa, American actress
  • 1956 – Martin Adams, English darts player
  • 1956 – Keith David, American actor
  • 1956 – John Hockenberry, American journalist
  • 1956 – Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager
  • 1956 – Gerry Ryan, Irish radio host (d. 2010)
  • 1957 – Yoon Suk-ho, South Korean director
  • 1957 – John Treacy, Irish athlete
  • 1958 – Eddie Velez, American actor
  • 1959 – Juan Camacho, Bolivian runner
  • 1960 – Bradley Walsh, English actor
  • 1960 – Miloš Đelmaš, Serbian footballer
  • 1961 – El DeBarge, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (DeBarge)
  • 1961 – Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary
  • 1962 – Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
  • 1962 – Krzysztof Holowczyc, Polish race car driver
  • 1962 – John P. Kee, American singer-songwriter, musician, and pastor
  • 1963 – Xavier McDaniel, American basketball player
  • 1964 – Kōji Yamamura, Japanese animator
  • 1964 – Sean Pertwee, English actor
  • 1964 – Simon Cheshire, English writer
  • 1965 – Michael Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
  • 1965 – Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player
  • 1966 – Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano
  • 1966 – Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician
  • 1967 – Robert Shane Kimbrough, American astronaut
  • 1968 – Roger Lim, American-Asian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1968 – Al B. Sure!, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1968 – Scott Wolf, American actor
  • 1969 – Willem de Rooij, Dutch artist
  • 1969 – Horatio Sanz, Chilean-American actor and comedian
  • 1970 – Richie Hawtin, English-Canadian DJ, musician, and producer
  • 1970 – Dave Pybus, English musician and songwriter (Anathema, Cradle of Filth, and Angtoria)
  • 1970 – Izabella Scorupco, Polish actress
  • 1971 – James Callis, English actor
  • 1971 – Joseph Kabila, Congolese politician
  • 1971 – Mike Lee, American politician
  • 1971 – Shōji Meguro, Japanese composer and director
  • 1971 – Noah Wyle, American actor
  • 1972 – Nikka Costa, American singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1972 – Derian Hatcher, American ice hockey player
  • 1972 – Joe Hill, American writer
  • 1972 – Rob Huebel, American actor and comedian
  • 1973 – Mikey Whipwreck, American wrestler
  • 1974 – Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni, Indian chef (d. 2012)
  • 1974 – Darin Erstad, American baseball player
  • 1974 – Andrew Gwynne, English politician
  • 1974 – Janette Husárová, Slovak tennis player
  • 1974 – Stefan Lessard, American musician (Dave Matthews Band and Yukon Kornelius)
  • 1974 – Buddy Wakefield, American poet
  • 1975 – Russell Brand, English comedian and actor
  • 1975 – Henry Burris, American football player
  • 1975 – Angelina Jolie, American actress
  • 1976 – Kasey Chambers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1976 – Nenad Zimonjić, Serbian tennis player
  • 1977 – Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
  • 1977 – Quinten Hann, Australian snooker player
  • 1977 – Berglind Icey, Icelandic actor
  • 1977 – Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
  • 1977 – Roman Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian guitarist and composer
  • 1979 – Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer
  • 1979 – Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby player
  • 1980 – François Beauchemin, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1981 – T. J. Miller, American actor and comedian
  • 1981 – Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
  • 1982 – Jamie Dornan, Irish model and actor
  • 1982 – MC Jin, American-Chinese rapper, songwriter, and actor
  • 1982 – Ronnie Prude, Canadian football player
  • 1983 – Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
  • 1983 – Romaric, Ivorian footballer
  • 1984 – Kento Handa, Japanese actor
  • 1984 – Jenaveve Jolie, American porn actress, model, and dancer
  • 1984 – Enrico Rossi Chauvenet, Italian footballer
  • 1984 – Ian White, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1984 – Rainie Yang, Taiwanese singer and actress (4 in Love)
  • 1984 – Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian model (d. 2006)
  • 1985 – Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (d. 2011)
  • 1985 – Anna-Lena Grönefeld, German tennis player
  • 1985 – Alicja Janosz, Polish singer
  • 1985 – Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
  • 1985 – Lukas Podolski, German footballer
  • 1985 – Bar Refaeli, Israeli model and actress
  • 1985 – Oddvar Reiakvam, Norwegian politician
  • 1986 – Yoochun, South Korean singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (TVXQ and JYJ)
  • 1986 – Oona Castilla Chaplin, Spanish actress
  • 1986 – Fahriye Evcen, Turkish-German actress
  • 1986 – Shane Kippel, Canadian actor
  • 1986 – Tori Praver, American model
  • 1986 – Shelly Woods, English athlete
  • 1987 – Mollie King, English singer-songwriter (The Saturdays)
  • 1988 – Li Man, Chinese actress
  • 1989 – Federico Erba, Italian footballer
  • 1989 – Eldar Gasimov, Azerbaijani singer (Eldar & Nigar)
  • 1990 – Tippi Degré, Namibian-French filmmaker
  • 1990 – Zac Farro, American singer and musician (Paramore, Novel American, and Half Noise)
  • 1990 – Jetsun Pema, Bhutanese Queen, wife of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
  • 1991 – Jordan Hinson, American actress
  • 1991 – Kathryn Prescott, English actress
  • 1991 – Megan Prescott, English actress
  • 1991 – Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer
  • 1992 – Morgan Griffin, Australian actress
  • 1992 – Dino Jelušić, Croatian singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1992 – Brooke Vincent, English actress

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