1610 – Jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised
1819 – Thomas Ball, American sculptor/painter/singer
1844 – Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet
1895 – Zoltan Korda, Hungarian-British film director (Jungle Book, 4 Feathers), born in Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (d. 1961)
1924 – David Richard Holloway, literary Editor
1949 – Stephen Ruppenthal, composer
1962 – Susannah Constantine, British fashion guru
1971 – Carl Everett, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Tampa, Florida
1974 – Bryan Still, wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
2002 – Prince Tirso of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family
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Famous Birthdays for 2nd June 2020
1740 – Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and writer (Justine). The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name., born in Paris, France (d/ 1814)
1864 – Ben Webster, British actor (Old Curiosity Shop), born in London, England (d. 1947)
1917 – Max Showalter, American actor and composer (Kansas, Niagara, Stockard Channing Show in Caldwell), born in Caldwell, Kansas (d. 2000)
1920 – Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (d. 2003)
1930 – Bob Lillis, baseball player
1934 – Johnny Carter, American singer (The Flamingos, The Dells), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
1944 – Antone Tavares, American RandB musician (Tavares)
1949 – Heather Couper, British astronomer and presenter (The Sky at Night). born in Wallesey, England (d. 2020)
1970 – Karen Mok, Hong Kong actress and singer (Around the World in 80 Days), born in Hong Kong
1974 – Tammy Holmes, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Berkeley, California
Famous Birthdays for 1st June 2020
1762 – Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (d. 1844)
1843 – Henry Faulds, Scottish fingerprinting pioneer (d. 1930)
1858 – William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)
1894 – Frank D. Smith, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame administrator (Beaches/Greater Toronto Hockey League), born in Chatham, Ontario (d. 1964)
1898 – Lieb Glantz, Ukrainian-born tenor, composer and Zionist, born in Kiev, Ukraine (d. 1964)
1926 – Johnny Berry, English soccer right winger (4 caps; Manchester United, Birmingham City), born in Aldershot, England (d. 1994)
1935 – Reverend Ike [Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II], American televangelist (Joy of Living), born in Ridgeland, South Carolina (d. 2009)
1942 – Randy Hundley Jr., American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1969; Gold Glove Award 1967; Chicago Cubs), born in Martinsville, Virginia
1956 – Robin Mattson, actress (Janet Green-All My Children), born in Los Angeles, California
1988 – Nami Tamaki, Japanese pop singer
Famous Birthdays for 31st May 2020
1469 – Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration known as “Manuel The Fortunate”, born in Alcochete, Portugal (d. 1521)
1837 – Stephen Dodson Ramseur, American general and the youngest West Pointer to be Major General, born in Lincolnton, North Carolina (d. 1864)
1860 – Walter Sickert, Danish-English painter (The Miner), born in Munich (d. 1942)
1905 – Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher
1912 – Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. 1979)
1950 – Gregory Harrison, Catalina California, actor (Trapper John, Logan’s Run)
1960 – Norm Johnson, NFL place kicker (Seattle Seahawk, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1962 – Corey Hart, Canadian vocalist (Sunglasses at Night), born in Montreal, Quebec
1966 – Jeremy Hotz, Canadian stand-up comedian
1971 – Murray Hocking, Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 30th May 2020
1814 – Eugène Charles Catalan, French-Belgian mathematician (worked on continued fractions, descriptive geometry, number theory and combinatorics), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1894)
1853 – Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1918)
1875 – Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher (The Doctrine of Fascism), born in Castelvetrano, Italy (d. 1944)
1920 – George London, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1985)
1926 – Christine Jorgensen, pioneer transsexual (born George William Jorgensen, Jr)
1946 – Candy Lightner, American political activist/founder (MADD), born in Pasadena, California
1956 – Jonathan Idema, Poughkeepsie, New York, torturer, kidnapper and con artist (d. 2012)
1965 – Billy Donovan Jr., American basketball head coach (Oklahoma City Thunder 2015-19; University of Florida, NCAA Cship 2006-07), born in Rockville Centre, New York
1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American outfielder (Cleveland Indians), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1974 – Big L, American rapper (d. 1999)
Famous Birthdays for 29th May 2020
1909 – Neil R. Jones, American sci-fi author (Space War, Twin Worlds), born in Fulton, New York (d. 1988)
1921 – George Terry, British chief constable (Sussex England) (d. 1995)
1923 – John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, British peer and soldier, born in Saltram House, Devon (d. 2015)
1950 – Talat Ali, Pakistani cricket batsman (Pakistan 10 Tests), born in Lahore, Punjab
1955 – Sut Jhally, Kenyan-born American educator
1965 – Emilio Sánchez, Spanish tennis player (1988 Olympic bronze, Hopman Cup 1990), born in Madrid, Spain
1969 – Chan Kinchla, Canadian musician (Blues Traveler)
1971 – Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer (WBC Super Middleweight title 2001-02), born in Montreal, Quebec
1976 – David Buckner, American musician (Papa Roach)
1981 – Andrei Arshavin, Russian soccer midfielder (Russia 75 caps, Zenit SP, Arsenal), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Famous Birthdays for 28th May 2020
1830 – Carl Filtsch, Transylvanian composer and pianist child prodigy, born in Mühlbach (Sebeș), Romania (d. 1845)
1912 – Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist and politician (d. 1992)
1915 – Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Austrian violinist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2002)
1930 – Edward Seaga, PM (Jamaica)
1934 – Rob du Bois, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 2013)
1941 – Beth Howland, actress (Vera – Alice, Company), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
1967 – Kari Wuhrer, American actress (Eight Legged Freaks), born in Brookfield, Connecticut
1972 – Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
1977 – Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer
2010 – Prince Louis of Bourbon, elder son of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou
Famous Birthdays for 27th May 2020
1519 – Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and editor of Greek texts, born in Florence (d. 1594)
1918 – Yasuhiro Nakasone, premier of Japan (1982-87)
1921 – Redd Stewart, American guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show), born in Ashland City, Tennessee,
1936 – Lord Holme, president British Liberal Party
1942 – Roger Freeman, British minister of transport
1942 – Priscilla Anne McLean, composer
1956 – Lisa Niemi, actress (Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies), born in Houston, Texas
1957 – Bruce Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1976)
1966 – Eric Leckner, NBA center (Detroit Pistons)
1969 – Travis Williams, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)
Famous Birthdays for 26th May 2020
1806 – Henry Thatcher, American rear admiral (U.S. Navy), born in Thomaston, Maine (d. 1880)
1873 – C.G.N. de Vooys, Dutch translator and founder (New Taalgids), born in Gouda, Netherlands (d. 1955)
1899 – Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, born in Rotterfam, Netherlands (d. 1987)
1940 – Levon Helm, American drummer and singer (The Band – Up On Cripple Creek), born in Elaine, Arkansas (d. 2012)
1946 – Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist and producer (Mott the Hoople, The Spiders From Mars), born in Kingson upon Hull, England (d. 1993)
1963 – Eddie Martin Jr, jockey
1967 – Phil Doyle, Australian writer
1971 – Steven Rice, Canadian NHL right wing (World Junior C’ship gold 1991, captain), born in Kitchener, Ontario
1976 – Benji Gregory, American actor (Brian Tanner-Alf). born in Encino, California
1996 – Austin Michael Luciano, American actor (Dante Carlino-Another World) (d. 2019)
Famous Birthdays for 25th May 2020
1846 – Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer, born in Frashër, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire(d. 1900)
1909 – Alfred Kubel, German politician, born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1999)
1919 – Gino Negri, Italian composer, born in Perledo (d. 1991)
1965 – Mark Knight, American rock guitarist (Bang Tango-Dancin’ on Coals), born in California
1970 – Danni Roche, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1972 – Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1973 – María José Gaidano, Argentine tennis star (1993 Belgium doubles), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1977 – Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ (a Guinness World Record for the longest radio DJ marathon ever, lasting 198 hours of non-stop broadcasting), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
1979 – Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer, born in Greenwich, London
1994 – Alexandra Rose “Aly” Raisman, American gymnast (two-time Olympic medalist, Fierce Five, Final Five), born in Needham, Massachusetts