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Dusty Baker played in MLB for 19 seasons, most notably with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Famous Birthdays on June 15
1949 — Dusty Baker
American baseball player and manager
June 15 has 223 recorded notable births across history, from 1330 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1944 In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America. Source
- 1219 Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. Source
- 1859 Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers. Source
- 1846 The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean. Source
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Mike Holmgren began his NFL career as a quarterbacks' coach and later as an offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers, where they won Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV.
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Billy Williams's 853 RBI and 2,799 total bases in the 1960s were the most by any left-handed hitter in the major leagues.
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John Alan Redwood, Baron Redwood is a British politician and academic who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham in Berkshire from 1987 to 2024.
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Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden, in Kent County, Upper Canada, of Ontario.
More major people born on June 15
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1948
Mike Holmgren
American football player and coach
Michael George Holmgren is an American former football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL).
1938
Billy Williams
American baseball player and coach
Billy Leo Williams is an American former left fielder and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1959 to 1976, almost entirely for the Chicago Cubs.
1951
John Redwood
English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
John Alan Redwood, Baron Redwood is a British politician and academic who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham in Berkshire from 1987 to 2024.
1789
Josiah Henson
American minister, author, and activist (died 1883)
Josiah Henson was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive…
1997
Madison Kocian
American gymnast
Madison Taylor Kocian is an American retired artistic gymnast. On the uneven bars, she is one of four 2015 World co-champions and the 2016 Olympic silver medalist.
1989
Lewis Hancox
English graphic novelist, social media personality and filmmaker
Lewis J. Hancox is an English graphic novelist, social media personality, and filmmaker. He is the author of the 2022 graphic memoir Welcome to St.
1957
Brett Butler
American baseball player and coach
Brett Morgan Butler is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball and coach. He played for five different teams from 1981 through 1997.
1749
Georg Joseph Vogler
German organist, composer, and theorist (died 1814)
Georg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler, was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.
1875
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Norwegian-Canadian skier (died 1987)
Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen, was a Norwegian skier and supercentenarian.
1932
Bernie Faloney
American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (died 1999)
Bernie Faloney was a professional football player in the Canadian Football League and an outstanding American college football player for the Maryland Terrapins.
1805
William B. Ogden
American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (died 1877)
William Butler Ogden was an American politician and railroad executive who served as the first Mayor of Chicago. He was referred to as "the Astor of Chicago." He was, at one time, the city's richest citizen.
1949
Jim Varney
American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (died 2000)
James Albert Varney Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his Emmy Award winning comedic role as Ernest P.
1848
Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala
Indian bishop and saint (died 1902)
Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, also known as Parumala Thirumeni, was a Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of the Malankara Syrian Church.
1939
Ward Connerly
American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
Wardell Anthony "Ward" Connerly is an American political and anti-affirmative action activist, businessman, and former member of the Regents of the University of California (1993–2005).
1835
Adah Isaacs Menken
American actress, painter, and poet (died 1868)
Adah Isaacs Menken was an American actress, painter and poet, and was the highest earning actress of her time.
1930
Marcel Pronovost
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
Joseph René Marcel Pronovost was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.
1954
Paul Rusesabagina
Rwandan humanitarian
Paul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan human rights activist and former hotelier.
1956
Lance Parrish
American baseball player, coach, and manager
Lance Michael Parrish, nicknamed "Big Wheel", is an American former professional baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 through 1995.
1969
Oliver Kahn
German footballer and sportscaster
Oliver Rolf Kahn is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975.