1672 – Peter the Great [Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov],Tsar of Russia (1682-1725), born in Moscow (d. 1725)
1792 – Frederic de Merode, Earl of Merode, Belgian revolutionary, born in Maastricht (d. 1830)
1849 – Michael Peter Ancher, Danish painter (d. 1927)
1879 – Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player
1917 – Eric J. Hobsbawm, Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt, Marxist historian (The Age of Revolution; Capital; and Empire), (d. 2012)
1929 – Keith Gardner, Jamaican athlete (Olympic bronze 1960)
1954 – Pete Byrne Bath, English rocker (Naked Eyes), born in Bath, Somerset
1960 – Steve Paikin, Canadian journalist
1972 – Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995- )
1974 – Jon Harris, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 8th June 2020
1753 – Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, French composer, born in Muret, Haute-Garonne, France (d. 1809)
1812 – Spyridon Xyndas, Greek composer, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1896)
1851 – Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval, French physicist and inventor of the moving-coil D’Arsonval galvanometer, born in La Porcherie, France (d. 1940)
1923 – Jean Maxwell-Scott, Lady-in-Waiting (Princess Alice Duchess Gloucester), born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (d. 2004)
1924 – Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ vs England 1954-55), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2005)
1925 – Del Ennis, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1967 – Neil Mitchell, Scottish musician (Wet, Wet, Wet), born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.
1969 – Laurel Martin, American field hockey forward (Olympics 1996), born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
1979 – Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player
1981 – Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
Famous Birthdays for 7th June 2020
1811 – James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician who popularized chloroform for medicinal use, born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (d. 1870)
1831 – Amelia Edwards, English author (The Phantom Coach) and Egyptologist, born in London (d. 1892)
1837 – Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler, born in Strones, Waldviertel, Austrian Empire (d. 1903)
1886 – Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1972)
1913 – Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist
1921 – Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
1941 – Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer, born in Wells (d. 1972)
1953 – Dougie Donnelly, Scottish television broadcaster, born in Glasgow, Scotland
1958 – Philippe Boccara, American kayaker (Olympics silver 1996; World C’ship gold 1985, 87, 90-91), born in Le Mans, France
1964 – Caroline Anne Hare, 5k/10k (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand
Famous Birthdays for 6th June 2020
1576 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman, born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1649)
1879 – Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957)
1919 – Charles Pringle, British air marshal, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2012)
1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer (Reconstruction), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
1945 – David Bonior, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, born in Detroit, Michigan
1946 – Chelsea Brown, comedienne (Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
1947 – Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
1950 – Chantal Akerman, actor and director (Akermania, Je Tu II Elle), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2015)
1956 – Jay C Buckey, American physician/astronaut (STS 58 alt, sk: 90), born in NYC, New York
1959 – Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
Famous Birthdays for 5th June 2020
1523 – Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1573)
1827 – Beverly Holcombe Robertson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amelia County, Virginia (d. 1910)
1841 – Marie of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange Nassau, born in Wassenaar, Netherlands (d. 1910)
1876 – Tony Jackson, American musician, born in New Orleans (d. 1920)
1902 – Hugo Huppert, Austrian writer and poet, born in Bielitz, Silesia (d. 1982)
1916 – Syd Barnes, cricketer (Australian batsmen of 30’s/40’s)
1925 – Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas), (d. 2013)
1946 – Gillian Hills, English actress (Blow-up, Clockwork Orange), born in Cairo, Egypt
1954 – Michael “Nicko” McBrain, English heavy metal drummer (Iron Maiden-Powerslave), born in London, England
1973 – Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian judoka
Famous Birthdays for 4th June 2020
1738 – George III, King of Great Britain (1760-1820), born in London, England
1803 – Gabriel J. Rains, American army officer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 1881)
1816 – Régis de Trobriand, French aristocrat, lawyer and Bvt Mjr Gen (Union), born in Tours, France (d. 1897)
1887 – Tom Longboat, Canadian marathon runner, born in Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario, Canada (d. 1949)
1912 – Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (great iron sculptures), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1993)
1938 – Art Mahaffey, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1962 – Zenon Jaskuła, Polish racing cyclist, born in Śrem, Poland
1979 – Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
1985 – Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
1992 – Dino Jelusić, Croatian singer, born in Požega, Croatia
Famous Birthdays for 3rd June 2020
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
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)