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June, 06: Birthdays
Chronological list of birthdays for June, 06
1436 : Regiomontanus (Johannes Mller), prepares astronomical tables
1502 : Joƒo III, King of Portugal (1521-57)
1599 : Diego Vel zquez, Spain, painter (Rokeby Venus) (baptized)
16 06 : Pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)
1621 : P‚ter Zrinyi, Hungarian ruler of Croatia
1625 : Domenico Guidi, Italian sculptor
1661 : Giacomo Antonio Perti, composer
1671 : Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader
1676 : Georg Reidel, composer
1695 : Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen Neth-Indies (1737-41)/killed 8,000 Chinese
1722 : Adrien Trudo Sale, composer
1735 : Anton Schweitzer, composer
1755 : John Flaxman, English sculptor (Westminster Abbey tomb stones)
1755 : Nathan Hale, hanged patriot, had but one life to give for his country
1756 : John Trumbull, US painter (Declaration of Independence)
1765 : Cornelis Loots, Dutch accountant/poet (Dwingelandij)
1799 : Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit
1799 : Alexandr Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) (5/26 OS)
1804 : Petter Conrad Boman, composer
1807 : Adrien Fran‡ois Servais, composer
1813 : Israel Washburn, gov (Union), died in 1883
1815 : Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer
1819 : William Howard Glover, composer
1825 : Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austria, poet (Weistmer)
1826 : Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist
1829 : John Baillie McIntosh, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888
1840 : John Stainer, composer
1840 : William Francis Bartlett, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1842 : James Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor (Amer Acad of Dramatic Art)
1847 : Gerben Postma, [Ids], Frisian writer (Swealtsjeblommen)
1850 : Karl F Braun, Germany, co-developed wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909)
1860 : William R Inge, English theologist/Deacon St Paul's Cathedral
1862 : Henry John Newbolt, English sea historian/poet
1868 : Robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition
1869 : Andersen Nex”, writer
1869 : Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer/conductor
1872 : Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina (1894-1918)
1875 : Thomas Mann, Germany, novelist (Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929)
1875 : Walter Percy Chrysler, found Chrysler Corp (1925)
1878 : Vincent [de Moro-]Giafferi, French prosecutor (Dieudonn‚, Landru)
1879 : L Patrick Abercrombie, English architect
1880 : William T Cosgrave, president Irish Free state
1886 : Paul Dudley White, heart specialist
1887 : Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist
1890 : Dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy)
1891 : Istvan Kardos, composer
1891 : Ted Lewis, Circleville OH, bandleader/writer (Is Everybody Happy?)
1891 : Vladislac Vancura, writer
1892 : Pearl S Buck, writer
1893 : Ludovic Feldman, composer
1894 : Sabin V Dragoi, composer
1896 : Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome)
1896 : Robert Sheriff, playwright (Journey's End)
1898 : Johannes J Fouch‚, president South-Africa
1898 : Ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet)
1898 : Walter Abel, St Paul Mn, actor (Suspicion, Dream Girl)
1900 : Arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train)
1901 : Achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67)
1902 : Avraham Daus, composer
1902 : Harold Roxbee Cox Kings Norton, aeronautical engineer
1903 : Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane)
1905 : John Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show)
19 06 : Max Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn)
19 06 : Stefan Andres, writer
1907 : Bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946)
1907 : Robert Humphreys, British? historian
1909 : Isaiah Berlin, philosopher
1909 : M J Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34)
1910 : Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet)
1910 : Toshitsugu Ogiwara, composer
1913 : Jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister
1915 : Dhimit‰r Shuteriqi, Albania, writer (€lirimtar‰t The liberator)
1915 : Vincent Persichetti, Phila Pennsylvania, composer (Sibyl)
1917 : Kirk Kerkorian, CEO (MGM, UA)
1917 : Prior Jones, cricketer (WI pace bowler in 9 Tests 1948-52)
1918 : Maria Montez, Dominican Rep, actress (Arabian Nights)
1918 : Richard Crane, Newcastle Ind, actor (Surfside 6)
1918 : Tom Scott, poet/editor
1919 : Charles Pringle, British air marshal
1922 : Ian Hamilton, composer
1924 : Serge Nigg, composer
1926 : Klaus Tennstedt, Merseburg Germany, conductor (Fidelio)
1926 : Tom Ryan, comic strip cartoonist (Tumbleweeds)
1928 : George Deukmejian, Menands NY, (Gov-Cal)
1929 : Boguslaw Schaffer, composer
1929 : Viktor Konezki, writer
1930 : Frank Tyson, cricketer ("Typhoon" England pace destroyer mid-50's)
1931 : Lloyd Lindroth, the Liberace of the Harp
1932 : Billie Whitelaw, Coventry England, actress (Omen, Adding Machine)
1932 : David R Scott, San Antonio Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (Gem 8, Apol 9, 15)
1933 : Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist (tunneling microscope-Nobel 1986)
1934 : Ad G J Lansink, chemist/Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)
1934 : Albert II FHTCEM, king of Belgium (1993- )
1934 : Philippe Entremont, France, pianist/conductor (Vienna Chamber Orch)
1935 : Bobby Mitchell, NFL running back/wide receiver (Browns, Redskins)
1935 : Dalai Lama 14, Tibet, spiritual leader of Tibet's Lamaistic Buddhists
1935 : Harry Crews, US writer/actor (Indian Runner)
1935 : Jean Gattegno, translator/scholar
1935 : Misja Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist/composer (Reconstruction)
1936 : Levi Stubbs, rocker (4 Tops-Same Old Song)
1939 : Gary "US" Bonds, [Anderson], Fla, singer/songwriter (New Orleans)
1939 : Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer (Reconstruction)
1939 : Marian Wright-Edelman, health care president (Childrens Defense Fund)
1939 : Nganani Enos J Mabuza, S African leader (Inyandza Natl Movement)
1940 : Laudir De Olivera, rocker (Chicago)
1940 : Phillip Rhodes, composer
1940 : Sandra Morgan, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956)
1940 : Willie-John McBride, British rugby player
1942 : Howie Kane, rocker
1942 : Larry "The Mole" Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat)
1942 : Sandra Morgan, US 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956)
1943 : Asif Iqbal, cricketer (elegant Pakistani batsman 1964-80)
1944 : Edgar Froese, rocker (Tangerine Dream)
1944 : Peter Albin, SF Calif, rocker (Big Brother & Holding Co)
1945 : David Dukes, SF, actor (Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War)
1945 : David E Bonior, (Rep-D-MI, 1977- )
1946 : Chelsea Brown, Chicago Ill, comedienne (Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln)
1946 : Lasse Hallstrom, director (Once Around, My Life as a Dog, ABBA)
1947 : Marion Coakes, England, equestrian show jumper (Olympic-silver-1968)
1947 : Terry Williams, rocker (First Edition)
1949 : Edgar Warren Williams, composer
1949 : Robert Englund, actor (Freddy Kreuger-Nightmare on Elm St, V)
1950 : Chantal Akerman, actor/director (Akermania, Je Tu II Elle)
1951 : Dwight Twilley, Tulsa Okla, country singer (Twilley Don't Mind)
1952 : Yukihiro Yakahashi, rocker (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
1953 : Ken Calvert, (Rep-R-California)
1954 : Harvey Fierstein, Brooklyn NY, playwright (Torch Song Trilogy, ID4)
1955 : Dana Carvey, Missoula MT, comedian (SNL, Garth-Wayne's World)
1955 : Sandra Bernhard, Flint Mich, actress (King of Comedy, Nancy-Roseanne)
1956 : Andy Pycroft, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)
1956 : Bj”rn B”rg, Sodertlage Sweden, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1976-79)
1956 : Jay C Buckey, NYC, physician/astronaut (STS 58 alt, sk: 90)
1956 : Marilyn Jones, Pitts Pa, actress (Carey-King's Crossing)
1957 : Mike Gatting, cricketer (England batsman 1977-95 & captain)
1958 : Elaine Crosby, Birmingham MI, LPGA golfer (1989 Mazda Japan Classic)
1959 : Amanda Pays, London England, actress (Max Headroom, Off Limits)
1960 : Gary Graham, actor (Money on the Side)
1960 : Lola Forner, Alicante SW Spain, Miss Spain (1979)
1960 : Steve Vai, guitarist (Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth Band, Whitesnake)
1961 : Bill Bates, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
1961 : Sydney Walsh, actress (Mo-Hooperman)
1963 : Dannette Leininger, Kailua HA, team handball wing (Olympics-92, 96)
1963 : Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward (Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998)
1964 : Dee C Lee, [Diane Sealey], rocker (Style Council-You're Best Thing)
1964 : Sherry J Traylor, Mexico Missouri, Miss Missouri-America (1991)
1965 : David Whyte, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
1965 : Sally McDermid, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1965 : Wendy Wiebe, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
1966 : Angela Cavagna, Genoa Italy, singer
1967 : Max Casella, actor (Vinnie-Doogie Howser)
1967 : Michael Timpson, NFL wide receiver (Chic Bears, Philadelphia Eagles)
1967 : Wasim Haider, cricketer (member Pakistan's 1992 World Cup squad)
1968 : Brian Wright, Stillwater Okla, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 NM Open-2nd)
1968 : Craig Roberts, Everett WA, Canadian 68 kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-96)
1968 : Edwin Vurens, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente)
1969 : Brian Greenfield, WLAF punter (London Monarchs)
1969 : Douglas Lee Mitchell, Miles Mi, heavy metal artist (Southgang)
1969 : Mike Croel, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
1969 : Sunil Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996)
1970 : Randy Jordan, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971 : Mike Craig, St Mary's, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1972 : Dulip Liyanage, cricketer (Sri Lanka righty fast-medium Test bowler)
1972 : Erin Woodley, Mississauga Ontario, synchro swimmer (Olympic-silver-96)
1972 : Frankie King, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
1972 : Gary Downs, running back (Atlanta Falcons)
1972 : Jeff Williams, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
1972 : Marko Kiprusoff, Turku FIN, NHL defenseman (Team Finland, Montreal)
1973 : Ashfaq Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistan pace bowler 1993-)
1973 : Jamie Wilson, tackle (Carolina Panthers)
1973 : Jon Hesse, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1973 : Olindo Mare, kicker (Miami Dolphins)
1974 : Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1974 : Patrick Hape, tight end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1975 : Niklas Sundstrom, Ornskoldsvik Swe, NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
1975 : Staci Keanan, [Anastasia Love Sagorsky], actress (Nicole-My 2 Dads)
1976 : Lukas Hass, actor (Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box)
1976 : Melanie Sibetang, Miss Northern Marianas Universe (1997)
1979 : Summer Newman, Miss Georgia Teen USA (1996)
