1802 – Thomas Davenport, American iventor (invented 1st commercial electric motor), born in Williamstown, Vermont (d. 1837)
1918 – Herbert Brün, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2000)
1936 – David Joel Zinman, American composer and conductor (Baltimore Symphony, 1985-98), born in NYC, New York
1941 – Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan
1946 – Joe Micelli, American rocker, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1953 – Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer, born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 – Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer)
1970 – Trent Green, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins)
1975 – Jack White, American musician (The White Stripes}, born in Detroit, Michigan
1978 – Mark Medlock, German singer
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 8th July 2019
1638 – Matteo Coferati, composer
1869 – William V Moody, American poet (Death of Eve, Faith Healer)
1892 – Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
1899 – David Eli Lilienthal, US government organizer (Wisconsin)
1918 – Craig Stevens [Gail Shikles Jr.], American actor (Craig-Dallas, Peter Gunn), born in Liberty, Missouri (d. 2000)
1923 – Harrison Dillard, 100m runner (Olympic 4 gold-1948, 52), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1931 – Roone Arledge, American President of ABC Sports (Monday Night Football), born in NYC, New York
1958 – Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician, born in Tel Aviv
1976 – David Kennedy, American guitarist (Angels and Airwaves)
1985 – Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)
Famous Birthdays for 7th July 2019
1778 – Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer
1851 – Lillien Jane Martin, psychologist, found gerontology clinic
1885 – Ernest Bristow Farrar, composer
1902 – James McCartney, father of Beatle Paul McCartney
1939 – Laurie Silvers, horse trainer
1951 – Roz Ryan, actress (Amelia-Amen, Occupied), born in Detroit, Michigan
1958 – Michael Marx, American foil and epee fencer (Olympic-84, 88, 92, 96), born in Portland, Oregon
1962 – Clive “Doctor” Jackson, British rocker (Dr and Medics-Laughing at Pieces), born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
1983 – D. Woods, American singer (Danity Kane), born in Anaheim, California
1984 – Minas Alozidis, Greek hurdler
Famous Birthdays for 6th July 2019
1916 – Unica Zürn, German writer and artist, born in Berlin (d. 1970)
1917 – Hugo Cole, composer and music critic, born in London (d. 1995)
1929 – Gerd Zacher, German composer, born in Meppen (d. 2014)
1933 – Frank Austin, English footballer, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
1944 – Donald Ritchie, Scottish ultrarunner who set a world record, running 100 miles in 11:51:11 in 1979, born in Lossiemouth, Moray (d. 2018)
1948 – Nathalie Baye, French actress (Beau Pere, Honeymoon), born in Mainneville, France
1950 – Sultan Rakhmanov, Russian super heavyweight (Olympic gold 1980), born in Turtkul, Karakalpak ASSR
1954 – Willie Randolph, MLB second baseman and manager (NY Mets), born in Holly Hill, South Carolina
1970 – Frank Salvato II, Italian-American sound Engineer and composer, born in Camden, New Jersey
1970 – Antonio Harvey, American NBA center/forward (LA Clippers), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
Famous Birthdays for 5th July 2019
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
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