1466 – Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer, born in Fossombrone, Italy (d. 1539)
1858 – Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1931)
1895 – Manuela Fernández-Fojaco, Spanish supercentenarian (d. 2009)
1917 – Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, Azerbaijani composer, born in Nukha, Azerbaijan (d. 2002)
1927 – (Clarence) “Bud” Brown, Jr, American politician (US Representative from Ohio, 1965-83), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2022)
1928 – David T. Lykken, American behavioral geneticist, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2006)
1928 – Michael Blakemore, Australian Tony Award-winning theater director (Copenhagen; Kiss Me Kate), actor, and screenwriter, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2023)
1932 – Carl Tacy, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest University 1972-85; 222-149 record), born in Huttonsville, West Virginia (d. 2020)
1975 – Jeff Saturday, American football center (6 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 2005, 07; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts) and sports analyst (ESPN), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1981 – Teresa Cormack, New Zealand child murder victim (d. 1987)
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Famous Birthdays for 17th June 2024
1871 – James Weldon Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, lyricist (“Lift Every Voice And Sing”), civil rights activist, and leader of the NAACP, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1938)
1881 – Tommy Burns, Canadian boxer (World Heavyweight Champion 1906–08), born in Hanover, Ontario (d. 1955)
1920 – Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (US Representative 1960-1971), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York (d. 1981)
1926 – Alan Walters, British political economist (Chief Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher), born in Leicester, England (d. 2009)
1927 – Lucio Fulci, Italian director “Godfather of Gore”, born in Rome (d. 1996)
1946 – Peter Rosei, Austrian writer (Wer war Edgar Allan?), born in Vienna
1964 – Michael Gross, German swimmer (3 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Frankfurt, Germany
1967 – Keith Sims, American football offensive guard (Pro Bowl 1993–95; Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1983 – Mickey Guyton, American country music singer (Black Like Me), born in Arlington, Texas
1984 – John Gallagher Jr., American stage actor (The West Wing, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Wilmington, Delaware
Famous Birthdays for 16th June 2024
1882 – Josef Christiaens, Belgian auto racer (first foreigner to enter Indianapolis Motor Speedway “Harvest Classic”), born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium (d. 1919)
1882 – Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister of Iran (1951-53) who was overthrown in a coup d’état aided by the CIA and the British SIS, born in Tehran, Persia (d. 1967)
1923 – Åke Hermanson, Swedish composer, born in Mollösund, Sweden (d. 1996)
1928 – Sergiu Comissiona, Romanian-Israeli-American conductor (Haifa Symphony, 1959-64; Gothenburg Symphony, 1966-77; Philharmonic; Baltimore Symphony, 1969-84), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2005)
1929 – Pauline Yates, British actress (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), born in St Helens, Merseyside (d. 2015)
1946 – Neil MacGregor, British arts administrator (Director of the British National Gallery and the British Museum), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1949 – Kale Browne, American actor (Michael Hudson-Another World), born in San Rafael, California
1967 – John Franklin, American actor (Cousin Itt in The Adams Family), born in Blue Island, Illinois
1978 – Jasmine “Fish” Leong, Chinese Malaysian singer (Courage), born in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
1982 – Matt Costa, American singer-songwriter, born in Huntington Beach California
Famous Birthdays for 15th June 2024
28 – Emperor Ming of Han [Liu Yang], Chinese Emperor of the Han dynasty (58-69 AD), born in Luoyang, China (d. 75 AD)
1777 – János Fusz, Hungarian-German composer, born in Tolna, Hungary (d. 1819)
1914 – Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1982-84) and KGB Chief (1967-82), born in Nagutskaya, Stavropol Region, Russian Empire (d. 1984)
1917 – Alfred “Lash” LaRue, American actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp), born in Gretna, Louisiana, United States (d. 1996)
1938 – Tony Oxley, British free-jazz and avant-garde drummer, born in Sheffield, England (d. 2023)
1957 – Seppo Pääkkönen, Finnish actor
1963 – Helen Hunt, American actress (Mad About You – “Jamie”; As Good as it Gets), born in Los Angeles, California
1969 – Cedric Pioline, French tennis player (runner-up US Open 1993, Wimbledon 1997), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
1975 – Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer who won eight championships and model, born in Laguna Beach, California
1979 – Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter (Olympic gold, 2004), born in Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Famous Birthdays for 14th June 2024
1812 – Fernando Wood, American politician, New York City mayor (1855-58 and 1860-62), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1881)
1931 – Marla Gibbs [Margaret Theresa Bradley], American comedian and actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227), born in Chicago, Illinois
1949 – Rochelle Firestone, American actress (Hellhole), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1950 – Jeremy Sinden, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem), born in London (d. 1996)
1952 – Leon Wieseltier, American writer (Kaddish), born in Brooklyn, New York
1953 – David Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Pere Ubu), born in Miami, Florida
1968 – Eric Murdock, American NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat), born in Somerville, New Jersey
1970 – Willie Beamon, American former-NFL cornerback (New York Giants), born in Belle Glade, Florida
1982 – Freddie Gibbs [Fredrick Tipton], American rapper and actor (Down With the King), born in Gary, Indiana
1984 – Lorenzo Booker, American NFL football player, 2007-2012 (Minnesota Vikings and 2 other teams), born in Oxnard, California
Famous Birthdays for 12th June 2024
1659 – Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)
1771 – Patrick Gass, sergeant of Lewis and Clark Expedition, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1870)
1877 – Thomas C. Hart, U.S. admiral and commander (Pacific Fleet), born in Davison, Michigan (d. 1971)
1895 – Eugénie Brazier, French chef who was the 1st woman to earn 3 Michelin stars (1933), and the 1st person earn 3 Michelin stars for 2 restaurants, born in La Tranclière, Ain, France (d. 1977)
1949 – John Wetton, British rock vocalist and bassist (Asia; King Crimson, 1972-74; Roxy Music, 1974-75; U.K.), born in Willington, England (d. 2017)
1965 – Cindy Lee Berryhill, American singer and songwriter (Baby), born in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American MLB outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California
1971 – Mark Henry, American 238+lbs (108+kg) weightlifter, born in Silsbee, Texas
1972 – Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, NEC), born in Woerden, Netherlands
1972 – Inger Miller, American 100m runner, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 11th June 2024
1840 – Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1888)
1842 – Carl von Linde, German engineer and chemist who invented mechanical refrigeration, born in Berndorf, Germany (d. 1934)
1914 – Jack Mann, British fighter pilot and hostage, kidnapped by Islamists in Lebanon in May 1989, born in Northampton, England (d. 1995)
1917 – Joseph B Wirthlin, American businessmen, religious leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2008)
1925 – Richard White, New Zealand rugby union lock (23 Tests; Poverty Bay RFU), born in Gisborne, New Zealand (d. 2012)
1933 – Gene Wilder [Jerome Silberman], American actor, (Blazing Saddles; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Silver Streak; Young Frankenstein), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2016)
1956 – Joe Montana, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl 1981 [MVP], 84 [MVP], 88, 89 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1989, 90; 3×First-team All-Pro; 8xPro Bowl; SF 49ers; KC Chiefs), born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania
1963 – Elvis Stanić, Croatian contemporary jazz fusion guitarist, born in Rijeka, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
1964 – Antti Sarpila, Finnish swing jazz clarinetist, born in Helsinki, Finland
1964 – Jean Alesi, French auto racer (201 x F1 GP starts, 1 win [Canadian GP 1995]; International Formula 3000 C’ship 1989), born in Avignon, France
Famous Birthdays for 10th June 2024
1613 – Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1680)
1804 – Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist, born in Altenburg, Germany (d. 1884)
1831 – W. A. Remy [Wilhelm Mayer], Austro-Bohemian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1898)
1903 – Theo Lingen, German director and actor (M, Charm of La Boheme), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1978)
1913 – Wilbur J. Cohen, American pioneer of social security, worked on the New Deal, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1987)
1932 – J. Bennett Johnston, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1972-97), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1942 – Gordon Burns, Northern Irish broadcast journalist (The Krypton Factor, 1977–95; North West Tonight, 1997-2011), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1942 – Janet Vogel, American doo-wop soprano (Skyliners – “Since I Don’t Have You”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
1959 – Timothy Van Patten, American actor (White Shadow, Master), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English actress (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Christabel) and model, born in Basingstoke, England
Famous Birthdays for 9th June 2024
1877 – Rudolf Borchardt, German writer, born in Königsberg, Germany (d. 1945)
1888 – Adrian Shaposhnikov, Russian composer, born in St Peterberg (d. 1967)
1926 – Mona Freeman, American actress (Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2014)
1938 – Roger Hurn, British businessman (Smith’s Industries)
1951 – James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
1959 – Benny Gantz, Israeli soldier, politician and Alternate Prime Minister of Israel (Blue and White: 2020-), born in Kfar Ahim, Israel
1964 – Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), and singer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
1972 – Wesley Reid Scantlin, American guitarist and singer (Puddle of Mudd), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1972 – Tomoe Hanba, Japanese voice actress (Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo), born in Tokyo, Japan
1976 – Olly Knights, British folk-rock singer-songwriter (Turin Brakes -“Pain Killer (Summer Rain)”), born in Clapham, England
Famous Birthdays for 8th June 2024
1903 – Ronald Shiner, British actor (Dry Rot, Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara), born in London, England (d. 1966)
1903 – Ralph Webster Yarborough, American politician, U.S. Senator from Texas (1957-71), born in Chandler, Texas (d. 1996)
1905 – Brian Coffey, Irish poet (Avent), born in Dublin (d. 1995)
1914 – Joseph DePietro, American weightlifter (Olympic gold -56kg 1948), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1999)
1926 – Cranley Onslow, British politician (C), born in Bexhill (d. 2001)
1937 – Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C’ship gold 1981; Indoor C’ship gold 1997), born in Wakefield, England (d. 2009)
1939 – Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
1942 – Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Tambov, Russia
1943 – Willie Davenport, American bobsledder and track athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1968), born in Troy, Alabama (d. 2002)
1954 – Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister