1852 – Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, born in Bergantino, Italy (d. 1913)
1895 – Gordon Jacob, English composer, born in London (d. 1984)
1899 – Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, Chilean composer, born in La Cruz, Chile (d. 1987)
1904 – Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist (evolutionary theory), born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2005)
1914 – Jacob Soetendorp, Dutch rabbi, born in Amsterdam d. 1976)
1959 – Tim Shaw, South African cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991), born in Empangeni, South Africa
1968 – Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
1970 – Mac Dre [Andre Louis Hicks], American rapper and hip hop pioneer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2004)
1973 – Róisín Murphy, Irish singer and songwriter (Moloko), born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
1982 – Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer and coach (Rezzato), born in Biella, Italy
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 4th July 2019
1762 – Marco Santucci, Italian composer, born in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1843)
1841 – Edward Gailliard, Flemish linguist and archaeologist, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1922)
1902 – George Murphy, American politician (US Senator, California), actor and dancer (MGM Parade), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1992)
1908 – Aurelio Peccei, Italian industrialist and chairman (Club of Rome), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 1984)
1928 – Sylvius Gerald Marie Rozendal, Premier of Netherland’s Antilles, born in Willemstad, Curacao (d. 2003)
1929 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in New Castle, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1930 – Yury Tyukalov, Soviet rower (Olympic 1952,56 Gold), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018)
1951 – John Alexander, Australian tennis player, politician (Australian Open doubles 1975, 82), born in Sydney, NSW
1976 – Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer, born in Saitama, Japan (d. 2003)
1998 – Malia Obama, American daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama, born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 3rd July 2019
1567 – Samuel de Champlain, French explorer (Lake Champlain), born in Hiers-Brouage or La Rochelle, France (d. 1635)
1731 – Samuel Huntington, American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Windham, Connecticut (d. 1796)
1855 – Piotr Maszyński, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1934)
1880 – Carl Schuricht, German conductor and composer, born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 1967)
1881 – Leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1951)
1941 – Gloria Allred, American feminist and civil rights attorney, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 – Stephen Pearcy, American heavy metal vocalist (RATT-Round and Round), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 – Shawnee Smith, American actress
1970 – Teemu Selanne, Finnish NHL right wing (1992-93 NHL rookie points record, 132), born in Helsinki, Finland
1979 – David Bacani, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 2nd July 2019
1820 – George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (d. 1878)
1887 – Marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Philadelphia Orch 1915-54)
1893 – August Maes, Flemish actor and director (Shylock-Hamlet), born (d. 1979)
1910 – Earl Hawley Robinson, composer
1935 – Dick Dolman, economist/Dutch politician 2nd Chamber
1952 – Johnny Colla, American musician (Huey Lewis and the News), born in Sacramento, California
1955 – Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist
1961 – James McNichol, actor (Fitzpatricks, California Fever), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 – Joe Magrane, baseball player
1985 – Rhett Bomar, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 1st July 2019
1780 – Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian general and strategist, born in Burg bei Magdeburg, Prussia (d. 1831)
1804 – George Sand [Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant], French (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro), born in Paris, France (d. 1876)
1861 – Samuel D Riddle, American thoroughbred owner (Man ‘o War, War Admiral), born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania (d. 1951)
1903 – Amy Johnson, British pilot, first female pilot to fly alone Britain to Australia, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1941)
1926 – Delmar Watson, American child actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Heidi, Annie Oakley), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008)
1934 – Jean Marsh, actress (Dark Places, Eagle has Landed), born in London, England
1954 – Mike Reid, American golfer (Senior PGA C’ship 2005, The Tradition 2009), born in Bainbridge, Maryland
1961 – Kalpana Chawla, Karnal India, astronaut (STS 87)
1961 – Malcolm Elliott, British road cyclist (Tour of Britain 1988), born in Sheffield, England
1972 – Corey Hirsch, Canadian NHL goalie/coach/broadcaster (Olympic silver 1994), born in Medicine Hat, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 30th June 2019
1818 – Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1901)
1884 – Georges Duhamel, French author (Vie et aventures de Salavin, 5 vol.), born in Paris (d. 1966)
1892 – Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader, born in Duisburg-Ruhrort, Prussia, German Empire (d. 1951)
1893 – Harold Laski, English economist and Labour Party leader (1945-46), born in Manchester, England (d. 1950)
1900 – Beatrix Loughran, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1924, 1928, 1932), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1975)
1931 – James Loughran, British conductor, born in Glasgow
1936 – Assia Djebar [Fatma-Zohra Imalhayène], Algerian writer and filmmaker, born in Iol, Algeria (d. 2015)
1970 – Mark Grudzielanek, infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1973 – Dodda Ganesh, Indian cricketer and pace bowler (Karnataka and India), born in Bengaluru, India
1981 – Karolina Sadalska, Polish kayaker
Famous Birthdays for 29th June 2019
1397 – John II, King of Aragon and Navarre, born in Medina del Campo, Spain (d. 1479)
1881 – Curt Sachs, German musicologist, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1959)
1886 – Robert Schuman, Luxembourg-born French statesman and Prime Minister of France (1947-48), born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (d. 1963)
1886 – George Frederick Boyle, Australian-American composer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1948)
1919 – Slim Pickens [Louis Burton Lindley Jr], American rodeo performer and actor (Dr Strangelove, Blazing Saddles), born in Kingsburg, California (d. 1983)
1924 – Ezra Laderman, American composer (Jacob and the Indians), born in NYC, New York
1947 – Michael Carter, Scottish actor, born in Dumfries, Scotland
1955 – Terence M. O’Sullivan, American labor union activist who is president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), born in San Francisco, California
1962 – George Zamka, American NASA astronaut, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1984 – Christopher Egan, Australian actor (Home and Away), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 28th June 2019
1577 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque painter (Circumcision), born in Siegen (d. 1640)
1902 – Richard Rodgers, American composer (Rodgers and Hammerstein), born in NYC, New York (d. 1979)
1913 – Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker (Der Bockerer), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2007)
1921 – P.V. Narasimha Rao, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (1991-96), born in Warangal District, India (d. 2004)
1949 – Edward Totah, art dealer
1954 – Alice Krige, South African actress (Chariots of Fire, Ladykiller), born in Upington, Cape Province, South Africa
1966 – Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress (Some Kind of Wonderful), born in Houston, Texas
1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality, born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
1972 – Marvin Jones, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Miami, Florida
1977 – Mark Stoermer, American bass player (The Killers), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 27th June 2019
1908 – David Davis, British radio broadcaster (BBC Children’s Hour), born in Malvern, Worcestershire, England (d. 1996)
1908 – João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands), born in Cordisburgo, Brazil (d. 1967)
1921 – G. M. J. Veldkamp, Dutch politician (CDA), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1990)
1929 – Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler, born in Delphi, Indiana (d. 1991)
1931 – Ryszard Kwiatkowski, Polish composer, born in Jaranów, Włocławek, Poland
1932 – Eddie Kasko, American Major League baseball player, born in Linden, New Jersey
1948 – Camile Baudoin, American musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1960 – Brian Dillinger, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs), born in Brooklyn, New York
1975 – Ace Darling [Michael Maraldo], American professional wrestler, born in Wildwood, New Jersey
1991 – Madylin Sweeten, American actress (Everybody Loves Raymond), born in Brownwood, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 26th June 2019
1865 – Charles Bonin, French explorer and diplomat (China), born in Poissy, France (d. 1929)
1922 – Alan T. Peacock, British economist, born in Ryton, England (d. 2014)
1926 – Tadeusz Konwicki, Polish writer (Bohin Manor) and film director, born in Nowa Wilejka, Wilenskie (d. 2015)
1944 – Ruth Kempson, British linguist (SOAS)
1960 – Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1997)
1969 – Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer, born in Messancy, Belgium
1971 – Max Biaggi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Rome, Italy
1973 – Gretchen Wilson, American country music singer (Redneck Woman), born in Pocahontas, Illinois
1976 – Ed Jovanoski, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Windsor, Ontario
1980 – Chris Shelton, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Salt Lake City, Utah