Famous Birthdays for 21st June 2020

1226 – Bolesław V the Chaste, High Duke of Poland (1243-79), born in Stary Korczyn, Busko, Poland (d. 1279)
1528 – Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1564-76), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1603)
1873 – H. M. Tomlinson, British writer (Sea and Jungle), born in London (d. 1958)
1916 – Joe Bamford, British manufacturer and multi-millionaire, born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England (d. 2001)
1932 – O. C Smith, American jazz singer (Little Green Apples), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2001)
1935 – Monte Markham, American actor (Second Hundred Years, Dallas), born in Manatee County, Florida
1939 – Rubén Berríos, Puerto Rican politician, born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico
1944 – Corinna Tsopel, Greek actress (Man Called Horse) and Miss Universe 1964, born in Athens, Greece
1948 – Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (1st Indigenous Australian to win a world title), born in Drouin, Victoria (d. 2011)
1952 – Kôichi Mashimo, Japanese anime director (Bee Train Production), born in Tokyo

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Famous Birthdays for 20th June 2020

1694 – Hans Adolph Brorson, Danish Pietist bishop, born in Randerup, Denmark (d. 1764)
1885 – Andrzej Gawroński, Polish Indologist and scholar, born in Geneva (d. 1927)
1924 – Rainer Barzel, German politician (CDU-CSU) and minister, born in Braunsberg, East Prussia, Free State of Prussia (d. 2006)
1934 – Wendy Craig, England, actress (Joseph Andrews)
1944 – David Roper, English actor
1947 – Candace “Candy” Clark, American actress (Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti), born in Norman, Oklahoma
1949 – Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics 1996)
1960 – Donna Mayhew, Taylor Penn, javelin thrower
1961 – Karin Enke, German speed skater (3 Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in Dresden, Germany
1971 – William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)

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Famous Birthdays for 19th June 2020

1606 – James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman, born in Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1649)
1764 – John Barrow, 1st Baronet, English statesman and founder of the Royal Geographical Society, born in Ulverston, Lancashire, England (d. 1848)
1782 – John Bray, English-born American actor and composer (The Indian Princess) (d. 1822)
1898 – Paul Muller-Zurich, Swiss composer, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1993)
1912 – Martin Gabel, TV host (With this Ring), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1932 – Marisa Pavan, Italian actress (Solomon and Sheba, Rose Tattoo), born in Cagliari, Sardinia
1948 – Nick Drake, rocker (Back to Fruit Tree)
1954 – Jim Cooper, (Rep-D-TN, 1983- )
1987 – Rashard Mendenhall, American football player
2008 – Maddie Aldridge, daughter of Jamie Lynn Spears

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Famous Birthdays for 18th June 2020

1920 – Ian Carmichael, British actor (Private’s Progress, I’m All Right Jack), born in Hull, England (d. 2010)
1921 – Angelo Bertelli, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1943, National C’ship 1943, Notre Dame), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1999)
1956 – Brian Benben, American, actor (Dream On, Gangster Chronicles), born in Winchester, Virginia
1964 – Thanh Nguyen, American 141 lbs US weightlifter (Olympics 1996), born in Saigon, Vietnam
1964 – Uday Hussein, Iraqi leader (d. 2003)
1968 – John Lumkes, 3k steeplechase runner, born in Chicago, Illinois
1975 – Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer
1976 – Blake Shelton, American Country Singer (Doin’ What She Likes), born in Ada, Oklahoma
1981 – Ella (Jiahua) Chen, member of the Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E
1986 – Richard Madden, Scottish actor (Games of Thrones, Cinderella), born in Elderslie, Scotland

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Famous Birthdays for 17th June 2020

1239 – Edward I, King of England (1272-1307) who subdued Wales, warred against Scotland and expelled Jews from England, born in London [or 18 June]
1861 – Omar Bundy, U.S. Army general (Spanish–American War in Cuba), born in New Castle, Indiana (d. 1940)
1904 – Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
1930 – Brian Statham, English cricketer (masterful England quick for two decades), born in Gorton, Manchester, England (d. 2000)
1932 – John Murtha, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in New Martinsville, West Virginia (d. 2010)
1939 – Donald Anderson, British Labour Party politician, born in Swansea, Wales
1945 – Frank Ashmore, American actor (Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel), born in El Paso, Texas
1965 – Dermontti Dawson, American NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1969 – Karen Nystrom, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic silver 1998), born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
1969 – Paul Tergat, Kenyan long distance runner, born in Riwo, Baringo District, Kenya

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Famous Birthdays for 16th June 2020

1806 – Edward Davy, English physician, chemist, and inventor (d. 1885)
1843 – Jan Malat, Czech composer (d. 1915)
1902 – Kornelis Posthumus, Dutch chemist
1943 – Joan Van Ark, American actress and director (Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing), born in NYC, New York
1961 – Robbie Kerr, cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
1962 – Arnold Vosloo, South African actor
1970 – Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
1972 – Shawnelle Scott, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1974 – Paul Lee, British sculptural artist
1975 – Asa Carlsson, Vasteras Sweden, tennis star (1995 Futures-Stockholm)

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Famous Birthdays for 15th June 2020

1553 – Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands
1821 – Nikolay Zaremba, Russian composer and teacher of Tchaikovsky, born in Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1879)
1898 – Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist
1929 – Nigel Pickering, American guitarist (Spanky and Our Gang), born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 2011)
1933 – Mark Jones, English soccer defender (Manchester United 103 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
1938 – Billy Williams, baseball player (Cubs)
1955 – Julie Hagerty, American actress (Airplane, Princesses), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1964 – Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer
1972 – Lianne Bennion, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Seattle, Washington
1992 – Mohamed Salah, Egyptian soccer forward (Liverpool, Egypt), born in Gharbia, Egypt

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Famous Birthdays for 14th June 2020

1844 – Édouard Naville, Swiss Egyptologist (Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1926)
1901 – Hap Day, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (Stanley Cup 1932 [captain], 42, 45, 47, 48, 1949 [coach], 1951 [assistant manager]; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Owen Sound, Ontario (d. 1990)
1914 – Pauline Moore [Joless Love], American actress (Colorado, Young Mr. Lincoln), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
1918 – LeRoy T. Walker, American sports executive (first black president US Olympic Committee 1992-96), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012)
1929 – Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer (mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder), born in Lisarow, New South Wales, Australia
1933 – Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach, born in Liski, Russian SFSR (d. 2017)
1938 – Gustavo Ávila, Venezuelan jockey (Kentucky Derby/Preakness 1971), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1954 – Will Patton, American actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1977 – Massimiliano Neri, Italian Supermodel
1989 – Courtney Halverson, American actress

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Famous Birthdays for 13th June 2020

823 – Charles II the Bald, King of France (843-77) and Holy Roman mperor (875-77), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 877)
839 – Charles the Fat, Carolingian emperor (King of West Francia and Acquitaine, 884-887), born in East Francia (d. 888)
1927 – Slim Dusty [David Kirkpatrick], Australian country music singer-songwriter, born in Kempsey, New South Wales (d. 2003)
1946 – Paul Buckmaster, British Grammy Award-winning artist, arranger, conductor and composer, born in London, England (d. 2017)
1961 – Bob Crow, English trade union leader (National Union RMT), born in Epping, Essex, England (d. 2014)
1962 – Hannah Storm, American sports journalist (CNN, NBC), born in Oak Park, Illinois
1974 – Valeri Bure, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
1977 – Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
1980 – Markus Winkelhock, German racing driver
1990 – Aaron Johnson, British actor

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Famous Birthdays for 12th June 2020

1519 – Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and art patron of Florence, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1574)
1908 – Max Tailleur, Dutch adjudant to Prince Bernhard and Jewish humorist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1990)
1911 – Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician and writer (The New Class), born in Podbišće, Montenegro (d. 1995)
1922 – Leif Thybo, Danish composer and organist, born in Holstebro, Denmark (d. 2001)
1931 – Barbara Hillary, American adventurer, 1st black woman to reach the North Pole, born in New York City (d. 2019)
1949 – John Wetton, British rock vocalist and bassist (Asia, King Crimson), born in Willington (d. 2017)
1968 – Patty Armstrong, American diver (Olympics 1996), born in Torrance, California
1971 – Peter Beets, Dutch jazz pianist (New York Trio), born in The Hague, Netherlands
1972 – Inger Miller, American 100m runner, born in Los Angeles, California
1973 – Takis Fyssas, Greek footballer, born in Athens, Greece

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