Famous Birthdays on June 15

Q: Who was born on June 15?

Famous people born on June 15 include: Edward, Lisa del Giocondo, Henry FitzRoy, Richard Grenville, Elizabeth Knollys.

Q: What is Brett Butler known for?

Brett Butler, American baseball player and coach

218 people 1330 – 2003

June 15 has seen 218 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1330 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · June 15 — Wikipedia

1957 — Brett Butler

American baseball player and coach

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A leadoff hitter for the majority of his career, Butler led the league in triples and runs scored twice each and was named a National League All-Star in 1991

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He was diagnosed with cancer in May 1996, received treatment and returned to the playing field four months later

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He was the manager of the Reno Aces minor league team from late 2008 through 2013.

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He played for five different teams from 1981 through 1997

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He retired in 1997 and began a baseball coaching career

Edward

the Black Prince of England (died 1376)

Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III of England. He died before his father, and so his son Richard II succeeded to the throne instead. Edward was one of…

1330

Lisa del Giocondo

Italian model, subject of the Mona Lisa (died 1542)

Lisa del Giocondo was an Italian noblewoman and member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany. Her name was given to the Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci in…

1479

Henry FitzRoy

1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1536)

Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged. He was the younger half-brother of…

1519

Richard Grenville

English captain and explorer (died 1591)

Sir Richard Grenville, also spelt Greynvile, Greeneville, and Greenfield, was an English privateer and explorer. Grenville was lord of the manors of Stowe, Cornwall and Bideford, Devon. He subsequently participated in…

1542

Elizabeth Knollys

English noblewoman (died 1605)

Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Leighton, was an English courtier who served Queen Elizabeth I of England, first as a Maid of Honour and secondly, after 1566, as a Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber. Knollys was the grand-niece…

1549

Archduke Ernest of Austria (died 1595)

Archduke Ernest of Austria was an Austrian prince, the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain.

1553

Thomas Randolph

English poet and playwright (died 1635)

Thomas Randolph was an English poet and dramatist, recognised by his mentor Ben Jonson as being a promising writer of comedy, and amongst his contemporaries had a reputation as a wit.

1605

Cornelis de Witt

Dutch politician (died 1672)

Cornelis de Witt was a Dutch States Navy officer and statesman. During the First Stadtholderless Period, De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was opposed to the House of Orange. In the…

1623

Hiob Ludolf

German orientalist and philologist (died 1704)

Hiob or Job Ludolf, also known as Job Leutholf, was a German orientalist, born at Erfurt. Edward Ullendorff rates Ludolf as having "the most illustrious name in Ethiopic scholarship".

1624

Bernard Lamy

French mathematician and theologian (died 1715)

Bernard Lamy was a French Oratorian Catholic priest, mathematician and theologian.

1640

Sidney Godolphin

1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician (died 1712)

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, was a British Tory statesman. He was a Privy Councillor and Secretary of State for the Northern Department before he attained real power as First Lord of the Treasury. He was…

1645

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. In a long and colorful career extending over many more nations and decades than was usual at the time, Vogler…

1749

Juan José Elhuyar

Spanish chemist and mineralogist (died 1796)

Juan José Elhuyar Lubize was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, who was best known for being first to isolate tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783.

1754

Antoine François

comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (died 1809)

Antoine François Fourcroy was a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier. Fourcroy collaborated with Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Claude Berthollet on the Méthode de nomenclature chimique, a work that…

1755

Franz Danzi

German cellist, composer, and conductor (died 1826)

Franz Ignaz Danzi was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi (1730–1798) and brother of the noted singer Franziska Danzi.

1763

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese priest and poet (died 1827)

Kobayashi Issa was a Japanese poet. He is known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa (一茶), a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along…

1763

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

English orientalist (died 1837)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE FLS was an English orientalist and botanist. He has been described as "the first great Sanskrit scholar in Europe".

1765

Rachel Jackson

American wife of Andrew Jackson (died 1828)

Rachel Jackson was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. She lived with him at their home at the Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in…

1767

David Daniel Davis

Welsh physician and academic (died 1841)

David Daniel Davis M.D. F.R.C.P. was a British physician.

1777

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…

1789

Charles-Amédée Kohler

Swiss chocolatier (died 1874)

Charles-Amédée Kohler was a Swiss chocolatier and entrepreneur who founded Chocolat Kohler. He notably invented hazelnut chocolate, in his factory opened in 1830 in Lausanne. After his death the Kohler company continued…

1790

Thomas Mitchell

Scottish-Australian colonel and explorer (died 1855)

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, often called Major Mitchell, was a Scottish surveyor and explorer of Southeastern Australia. He was born in Scotland and served in the British Army during the Peninsular War. In 1827 he…

1792

Benjamin Wright Raymond

American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (died 1883)

Benjamin Wright Raymond was an American politician who twice served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the Whig Party.

1801

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. He brought…

1805

François-Xavier Garneau

Canadian poet and historian (died 1866)

François-Xavier Garneau was a nineteenth-century French Canadian notary, poet, civil servant and liberal who wrote a three-volume history of the French Canadian nation entitled Histoire du Canada between 1845 and 1848.

1809

Alfonso Corti

Italian anatomist (died 1876)

Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti was an Italian anatomist. He was born in Gambarana, near Pavia in 1822.

1822

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. She was best known for her performance in the hippodrama Mazeppa, with a climax that featured her apparently…

1835

Edvard Grieg

Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1907)

Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of Norwegian…

1843

Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala

Indian bishop and saint (died 1902)

Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, also known as Parumala Thirumeni, was a Metropolitan of the Malankara Church. Parumala Thirumeni became the first person of Indian origin to be canonised as saint. In 1947, the…

1848

Thomas William Burgess

English swimmer and water polo player (died 1950)

Thomas William Burgess was the second person to successfully complete a swim of the English Channel after Matthew Webb, following sixteen attempts. Burgess was British but spent most of his life in France, and won a…

1872

Herman Smith-Johannsen

Norwegian-Canadian skier (died 1987)

Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen, was a Norwegian skier and supercentenarian. He was the oldest living man from 14 December 1986 to 5 January 1987. He was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1972. He is…

1875

Margaret Abbott

Indian-American golfer (died 1955)

Margaret Ives Abbott was an American amateur golfer. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic event: the women's golf tournament at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1878

Kesago Nakajima

Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army (died 1945)

Kesago Nakajima was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces under Nakajima's command committed the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.

1881

Harry Langdon

American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1944)

Henry Philmore "Harry" Langdon was an American actor and comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films, and talkies.

1884

Frank Clement

British racing driver (died 1970)

Frank Charles Clement was a British racing driver who, along with Canadian John Duff, won the 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans.

1886

Martin D'Arcy

English Jesuit priest (died 1976)

Martin Cyril D'Arcy was an English Jesuit priest, philosopher of love, and a correspondent, friend, and adviser to a range of literary and artistic figures including Evelyn Waugh, Dorothy L. Sayers, W. H. Auden, Eric…

1888

Ramón López Velarde

Mexican poet and author (died 1921)

Ramón López Velarde was a Mexican poet. His work was a reaction against French-influenced modernismo which, as an expression of a purely Mexican subject matter and emotional experience, is unique. He achieved great…

1888

Georg Wüst

German oceanographer and academic (died 1977)

Georg Adolf Otto Wüst was a German oceanographer. His pioneering work on the Atlantic Ocean provided a new view of the motions of water masses between the northern and southern hemispheres and the first evidence of the…

1890

Robert Russell Bennett

American composer and conductor (died 1981)

Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer and arranger, best known for his orchestration of many well-known Broadway and Hollywood musicals by other composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern,…

1894

Nikolai Chebotaryov

Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1947)

Nikolai Grigorievich Chebotaryov was a Soviet mathematician. He is best known for the Chebotaryov density theorem.

1894

Hubertus Strughold

German-American physiologist and academic (died 1986)

Hubertus Strughold was a German-born physiologist and medical researcher. Beginning in 1935 he served as chief of aeromedical research for Hermann Göring's Ministry of Aviation and later held the same position with the…

1898

Gotthard Günther

German philosopher and academic (died 1984)

Gotthard Günther was a German (Prussian) philosopher.

1900

Otto Luening

German-American composer and conductor (died 1996)

Otto Clarence Luening was a German-American composer and conductor, and flutist. He was an early pioneer of tape music and electronic music.

1900

Elmar Lohk

Russian-Estonian architect (died 1963)

Elmar Lohk was an Estonian architect and tennis player. Many of his buildings in Tallinn are now valued as great examples of 1930s architecture, for example, the prominent Scandic Hotel Palace on Freedom Square. His…

1901

Erik Erikson

German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (died 1994)

Erik Homburger Erikson was a German-American child psychoanalyst and visual artist known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity crisis.

1902

Gordon Welchman

English-American mathematician and author (died 1985)

William Gordon Welchman was an English mathematician. During World War II, he worked at Britain's secret decryption centre at Bletchley Park, where he was one of the most important contributors. In 1948, after the war,…

1906

Léon Degrelle

Belgian SS officer (died 1994)

Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle was a Belgian Walloon politician and Nazi collaborator. He rose to prominence in Belgium in the 1930s as the leader of the Rexist Party (Rex). During the German occupation of Belgium…

1906

James Robertson Justice

English actor and educator (died 1975)

James Robertson Justice was a British actor. He often portrayed pompous authority figures in comedies, including each of the seven films in the Doctor series. He also co-starred with Gregory Peck in several adventure…

1907

Elena Nikolaidi

Greek-American soprano and educator (died 2002)

Elena Nikolaidi was a Greek-American opera singer and teacher. She sang leading contralto and mezzosoprano roles with major opera companies worldwide and made numerous recordings.

1909

David Rose

English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1990)

David Daniel Rose was a British-American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music…

1910

Wilbert Awdry

English author, created The Railway Series, the basis for Thomas the Tank Engine (died 1997)

Wilbert Vere Awdry, often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican priest, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in…

1911

Tom Adair

American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter (died 1988)

Thomas Montgomery Adair was an American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter.

1913

Yuri Andropov

Russian politician (died 1984)

Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from late 1982 until his death in 1984. He previously served as the Chairman of the KGB…

1914

Saul Steinberg

Romanian-American cartoonist (died 1999)

Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-born American artist, best known for his work for The New Yorker, most notably View of the World from 9th Avenue. He described himself as "a writer who draws".

1914

Hilda Terry

American cartoonist (died 2006)

Theresa Hilda D’Alessio, better known as Hilda Terry, was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Teena. It ran in newspapers from 1944 to 1964. After marriage, she usually signed her name Theresa H.…

1914

Nini Theilade

Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator (died 2018)

Nini Arlette Theilade was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher.

1915

Thomas Huckle Weller

American biologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)

Thomas Huckle Weller was an American virologist. He, John Franklin Enders and Frederick Chapman Robbins were awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954 for showing how to cultivate poliomyelitis viruses in…

1915

Olga Erteszek

Polish-American fashion designer (died 1989)

Olga Erteszek was a Polish-American undergarment designer and lingerie company owner. She was famous for her nightgowns with full, flowing skirt width and generous sweep.

1916

Horacio Salgán

Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2016)

Horacio Adolfo Salgán was an Argentine tango musician. He was born in Buenos Aires to an established Afro-Argentine family. Some of Salgán's most well-known compositions include Del 1 al 5 (1944), A Don Agustín Bardi…

1916

Herbert A. Simon

American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2001)

Herbert Alexander Simon was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology. His primary research interest was decision-making within organizations and he is…

1916

John Fenn

American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)

John Bennett Fenn was an American professor of analytical chemistry who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. He shared half of the award with Koichi Tanaka for their work in mass spectrometry.…

1917

Michalis Genitsaris

Greek singer-songwriter (died 2005)

Michalis Genitsaris was a Greek singer and composer of the rebetiko genre. He was born and died in Agia Sofia, Piraeus. He was known as the last pre-war rebetiko singer. He composed such songs as Ego mangas fenomouna("I…

1917

Lash LaRue

American actor and producer (died 1996)

Alfred "Lash" LaRue was a Western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s.

1917

François Tombalbaye

Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (died 1975)

François Tombalbaye, also known as N'Garta Tombalbaye, was a Chadian politician who served as the first President of Chad from the country's independence in 1960 until his overthrow in 1975. A dictatorial leader, his…

1918

Keith Andrews

American race car driver (died 1957)

Keith Phillip Andrews was an American racecar driver. He was killed after crashing his car during practice for the 1957 Indianapolis 500.

1920

Alla Kazanskaya

Russian actress (died 2008)

Alla Alexandrovna Kazanskaya was a Russian stage and film actress. She began her career at the age of 18 at the Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre in Moscow. Her most notable film appearance was in the Academy…

1920

Sam Sniderman

Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (died 2012)

Sam Sniderman, was a Canadian businessman best known as the founder of the Canadian record shop chain Sam the Record Man. Sniderman was also a major promoter of Canadian music including involvement in pushing for the…

1920

Alberto Sordi

Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2003)

Alberto Sordi was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter.

1920

Erroll Garner

American pianist and composer (died 1977)

Erroll Louis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first recorded in…

1921

Jaki Byard

American pianist and composer (died 1999)

John Arthur "Jaki" Byard was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for his eclectic…

1922

Erland Josephson

Swedish actor and director (died 2012)

Erland Josephson was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theo Angelopoulos.

1923

Ninian Stephen

English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (died 2017)

Sir Ninian Martin Stephen was an English-born Australian judge who served as the 20th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1982 to 1989. He was previously a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1972 to…

1923

Hédi Fried

Swedish author and psychologist (died 2022)

Hédi Fried was a Swedish-Romanian-Hungarian author and psychologist. A Holocaust survivor, she passed through Auschwitz as well as Bergen-Belsen, coming to Sweden in July 1945 with the boat M/S Rönnskär.

1924

Ezer Weizman

Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (died 2005)

Ezer Weizman was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and…

1924

Richard Baker

English journalist and author (died 2018)

Richard Douglas James Baker OBE RD was an English broadcaster, best known as a newsreader for BBC News from 1954 to 1982, and as a radio presenter of classical music. He was a contemporary of Kenneth Kendall and Robert…

1925

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet, author, and critic (died 2005)

Attilâ İlhan was a Turkish poet, novelist, essayist, journalist and reviewer.

1925

Alfred Duraiappah

Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (died 1975)

Alfred Thangarajah Duraiappah was a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as Mayor of Jaffna from 1970 until his assassination. He was also a Member of Parliament for Jaffna from 1960 to 1965. Duraiappah was killed by the…

1926

Ross Andru

American illustrator (died 1993)

Ross Andru was an American comics artist and editor whose career in comics spanned six decades. He is best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and The Metal Men, and for having…

1927

Ibn-e-Insha

Indian-Pakistani poet and author (died 1978)

Sher Muhammad Khan, better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist.

1927

Hugo Pratt

Italian author and illustrator (died 1995)

Ugo Eugenio Prat, better known as Hugo Pratt, was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. He was inducted into the…

1927

Miguel Méndez

American author and academic (died 2013)

Miguel Méndez was the pen name for Miguel Méndez Morales, a Mexican American author best known for his novel Peregrinos de Aztlán. He was a leading figure in the field of Chicano literature.

1930

Marcel Pronovost

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)

Joseph René Marcel Pronovost was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in 1,206 games over 20 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1950…

1930

Joseph Gilbert

English air marshal

Air Chief Marshal Sir Joseph Alfred Gilbert, is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as Deputy Commander of Strike Command from 1984 to 1986.

1931

David Alliance

Baron Alliance, Iranian-English businessman and politician (died 2025)

David Alliance, Baron Alliance, was an Iranian businessman and Liberal Democrat politician.

1932

Mario Cuomo

American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (died 2015)

Mario Matthew Cuomo was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as the lieutenant…

1932

Zia Fariduddin Dagar

Indian singer (died 2013)

Zia Fariduddin Dagar was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Dhrupad tradition, the oldest existing form of north Indian classical music. He was part of the Dagar family of musicians.

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. Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Faloney is a member of…

1932

Mohammad-Ali Rajai

Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (died 1981)

Mohammad-Ali Rajai was an Iranian politician who served as the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai had served as prime minister under…

1933

Predrag Koraksić Corax

Serbian political caricaturist

Predrag Koraksić Corax is a Serbian political caricaturist.

1933

Ruby Nash Garnett

American R&B singer

Ruby Nash Garnett is an American singer who led the rhythm and blues group Ruby & the Romantics.

1934

William Levada

American cardinal (died 2019)

William Joseph Levada was an American Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2005 to 2012. During that time, he was the highest-ranking American in the Roman Curia.…

1936

Pierre Billon

Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter

Pierre Billon is a novelist and screenwriter from Quebec.

1937

Leon Coates

English composer (died 2023)

Leon Coates (1937–2023) was an English composer, pianist and conductor who worked mostly in Scotland.

1937

Waylon Jennings

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.

1937

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. A six-time All-Star, Williams was named the 1961…

1938

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 University of California Regent (1993–2005). He is also the founder and the chairman of the American…

1939

Neal Adams

American illustrator (died 2022)

Neal Adams was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman…

1941

Harry Nilsson

American singer-songwriter (died 1994)

Harry Edward Nilsson III, sometimes credited and often referred to as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal…

1941

Ian Greenberg

Canadian broadcaster, founded Astral Media (died 2022)

Ian Greenberg was a Canadian businessman and media pioneer. He was the co-founder of Astral Media Inc. and served as its president and chief executive officer from 1996 until 2013.

1942

John E. McLaughlin

American diplomat

John Edward McLaughlin is a retired American intelligence official who was Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and briefly acting Director of Central Intelligence.

1942

Peter Norman

Australian sprinter (died 2006)

Peter George Norman was an Australian track athlete. He won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, with a time of 20.06 seconds, which remained the Oceania 200 m record for more…

1942

Johnny Hallyday

French singer and actor (died 2017)

Jean-Philippe Léo Smet, better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.

1943

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmark

Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen is a retired Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from 2004 to 2011. He…

1943

Robert D. Keppel

American police officer and academic (died 2021)

Robert David Keppel was an American law enforcement officer and detective. He was also an associate professor at the University of New Haven and Sam Houston State University. Keppel was known for his contributions to…

1944

Miriam Defensor Santiago

Filipino judge and politician (died 2016)

Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago was a Filipino politician and lawyer who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative. Defensor Santiago was known for being a long…

1945

Robert Sarah

Guinean cardinal

Robert Sarah is a Guinean Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 23 November 2014 to 20 February 2021. He previously served as secretary…

1945

Lawrence Wilkerson

American colonel

Lawrence B. Wilkerson is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.

1945

Noddy Holder

English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor

Neville John "Noddy" Holder is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the English rock band Slade, one of the UK's most successful acts of the 1970s.

1946

John Horner

American paleontologist and academic

John Robert Horner is an American paleontologist who alongside fellow paleontologist Bob Makela described Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some non-avian dinosaurs cared for their young. In addition to…

1946

Demis Roussos

Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2015)

Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos was an Egyptian-born Greek musician. As a band member, he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a vocal soloist, his repertoire…

1946

John Hoagland

American photographer and journalist (died 1984)

John Hoagland was an American photojournalist and war correspondent for Newsweek from San Diego, California, who was covering the Salvadoran Civil War in El Salvador at the time he was killed. He had covered other…

1947

Mike Holmgren

American football player and coach

Michael George Holmgren is an American former football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL career as a quarterbacks' coach and later as an offensive coordinator with the San…

1948

Alan Huckle

English politician and diplomat, Governor of Anguilla

Alan Edden Huckle is an senior British diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and the British Antarctic Territory from 23 April 2001 until…

1948

Henry McLeish

Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland

Henry Baird McLeish is a Scottish politician, author, academic and former professional footballer who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001. With a term of 1 year, 12 days, he is the shortest serving…

1948

Dusty Baker

American baseball player and manager

Johnnie B "Dusty" Baker Jr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 19 seasons, most notably with the Los Angeles Dodgers. During his…

1949

Simon Callow

English actor and director

Simon Phillip Hugh Callow is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two…

1949

Russell Hitchcock

Australian singer-songwriter

Russell Charles Hitchcock is an Australian musician and lead vocalist of the soft rock duo Air Supply.

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. Worrell, originating in a series of television commercial advertising campaigns, and…

1949

Uğur Erdener

Turkish ophthalmologist and professor

Uğur Erdener is a Turkish physician specialized in ophthalmology and professor at the Hacettepe University, Ankara. He is currently a member of the International Olympic Committee, former president of the National…

1950

Juliana Azumah-Mensah

Ghanaian nurse and politician

Juliana Jocelyn Azumah-Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and nurse. She was the Minister for Women and Children's Affairs. She is also the Member of Parliament for Ho East constituency.

1950

Deney Terrio

American choreographer and television host

Denis George Mahan, better known as Deney Terrio, is an American choreographer and hosted the television musical variety series Dance Fever from 1979 to 1987.

1950

Lakshmi Mittal

Indian-English businessman

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is an Indian billionaire businessman and steel magnate. He is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaking company, as well as chairman of stainless steel…

1950

Jane Amsterdam

American magazine and newspaper editor (Manhattan, inc., New York Post)

Jane Ellen Amsterdam is a former American magazine and newspaper editor. After successive magazine editorships during the 1970s, she joined The Washington Post as section editor. She later became founding editor of…

1951

Vance A. Larson

American painter (died 2000)

Vance A. Larson was an abstract expressionist painter and portrait painter. A prolific artist, during his career Larson painted over 10,000 original works of art and won over 30 Best of Show awards in major art shows…

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. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Secretary of State for…

1951

Steve Walsh

American rock singer-songwriter and musician

Steve Walsh is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his work as a longtime member of the progressive rock band Kansas. He retired from the band in 2014. He sings lead on four of Kansas'…

1951

Satya Pal Jain

Indian lawyer and politician, Additional Solicitor General of India

Satya Pal Jain is an Additional Solicitor General of India. He is a Member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Executive Committee. He was elected Member of Parliament from Chandigarh in 1996 and 1998. He is a…

1952

Vilma Bardauskienė

Lithuanian long jumper

Vilhelmina "Vilma" Bardauskienė, née Augustinavičiūtė, is a former long jumper from Lithuania, who represented the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She twice set the women's world record in the long jump,…

1953

Eje Elgh

Swedish racing driver and sportscaster

Lars Eje Elgh is a Swedish racing driver and television reporter. He currently works as an expert commentator for Formula One in Sweden together with Janne Blomqvist. The two have worked together as Formula One…

1953

Xi Jinping

Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China

Xi Jinping is a Chinese statesman and politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Party Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and the president of…

1953

Raphael Wallfisch

English cellist and educator

Raphael Wallfisch is an English cellist.

1953

Jim Belushi

American actor

James Adam Belushi is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include Saturday Night Live (1983–1985), According to Jim (2001–2009), and Good Girls Revolt (2015–2016).

1954

Terri Gibbs

American country music singer and keyboard player

Teresa Fay Gibbs is an American country music artist. Between 1980 and 2017, she recorded eleven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records. She also charted 13 singles on the…

1954

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan humanitarian

Paul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan human rights activist and former hotelier. He worked as the manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, during a period in which it housed 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees fleeing the…

1954

Zdeňka Šilhavá

Czech discus thrower and shot putter

Zdeňka Šilhavá is a Czech retired female track and field athlete who represented Czechoslovakia. She set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres (244.6 ft). That…

1954

Beverley Whitfield

Australian swimmer (died 1996)

Beverley Joy Whitfield was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. She was coached by Terry Gathercole and Don Talbot.

1954

Polly Draper

American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Polly Carey Draper is an American actress and filmmaker. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She gained…

1955

Julie Hagerty

American model and actress

Julie Beth Hagerty is an American actress. She starred as Elaine Dickinson in the films Airplane! (1980) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). Her other film roles include A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Lost in…

1955

Yevgeny Kiselyov

Russian-Ukrainian journalist

Yevgeny Alexeyevich Kiselyov is a Russian television journalist. As the host of the NTV weekly news show Itogi in the 1990s, he became one of the nation's best known television journalists, criticizing government…

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. Born in Pennsylvania, Parrish grew up in Southern…

1956

Wade Boggs

American baseball player

Wade Anthony Boggs, nicknamed "Chicken Man", is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the New…

1958

Riccardo Paletti

Italian racing driver (died 1982)

Riccardo Paletti was an Italian motor racing driver. Paletti was killed when he crashed on the start grid in his second Formula One start.

1958

Alan Brazil

Scottish footballer and sportscaster

Alan Bernard Brazil is a Scottish broadcaster and former footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, and represented Scotland in international…

1959

Eileen Davidson

American model and actress

Eileen Marie Davidson is an American actress and author. Best known for her work in soap operas, Davidson is most notable for her roles as Ashley Abbott on CBS's The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the…

1959

Michèle Laroque

French actress, producer, and screenwriter

Michèle Laroque is a French actress, comedienne, producer and screenwriter.

1960

Marieke van Doorn

Dutch field hockey player and coach

Marieke Birgitta van Doorn is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, who was a member of the National Women's Team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

1960

Dave McAuley

Northern Irish boxer and sportscaster

David Anthony McAuley is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1983 to 1992. He held the IBF flyweight title from 1989 to 1992 and challenged twice for the WBA flyweight title, in 1987 and…

1961

Scott Norton

American wrestler

Scott Norton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and author. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, in which he was a member of the New World Order…

1961

Brad Armstrong

American wrestler (died 2012)

Robert Bradley James, better known by his ring name, Brad Armstrong was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the promotion World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s. He was the son of…

1962

Chris Morris

English actor, satirist, director, and producer

Christopher J. Morris is an English comedian, radio presenter, actor and filmmaker. Known for his deadpan, dark humour, surrealism and controversial subject matter, he has been praised by the British Film Institute for…

1962

Andrea Rost

Hungarian soprano

Andrea Rost is a Hungarian lyric soprano and politician. She has performed in leading roles with the Vienna State Opera, La Scala, the Royal Opera House, Opéra National de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera and the Salzburg…

1962

Mario Gosselin

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Mario Gosselin is a Canadian former hockey goaltender who played nine years in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Nordiques, the Los Angeles Kings and the Hartford Whalers.

1963

Helen Hunt

American actress, director, and producer

Helen Elizabeth Hunt is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

1963

Lourdes Valera

Venezuelan actress (died 2012)

Lourdes del Valle Valera Galvis was a Venezuelan actress who took part in over twenty film and television productions during her career, particularly known for her acting in many telenovelas.

1963

Courteney Cox

American actress and producer

Courteney Bass Cox is an American actress and producer. She rose to international prominence by playing Monica Geller in the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004) and Gale Weathers in the horror film franchise Scream…

1964

Michael Laudrup

Danish footballer and manager

Michael Laudrup is a Danish professional football coach and former player. Renowned for his composure, passing, vision, technical skills, ball control, and dribbling ability, Laudrup is regarded as one of the greatest…

1964

Annelies Bredael

Belgian rower

Annelies Bredael is a Belgian rower. She participated in 3 consecutive Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta In 1992, she won the silver medal in rowing, single scull at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

1965

Karim Massimov

Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

Kärım Qajymqanūly Mäsımov is a Kazakh politician who served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007 and held the positions of…

1965

Adam Smith

American lawyer and politician

David Adam Smith is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 9th congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Smith previously served in the…

1965

Raimonds Vējonis

Latvian politician, 9th President of Latvia

Raimonds Vējonis is a Latvian politician who served as the 9th President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019 and the president of the Latvian Basketball Association since 2020.

1966

Károly Güttler

Hungarian swimmer

Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in…

1968

Jesse Bélanger

Canadian ice hockey player

Joseph Jesse Dave Bélanger is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who played in the National Hockey League from 1991 to 2001.

1969

Ice Cube

American rapper, producer, and actor

O'Shea Jackson, known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His efforts on N.W.A's 1989 album Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap's popularity, and his…

1969

Idalis DeLeón

American singer and actress

Idalis M. DeLeón is an American singer, actress, and television host. DeLeón is best known as an MTV VJ from June 1994 until March 1997. DeLeón is also known for her acting roles as Roni De Santos during the fifth…

1969

Nasos Galakteros

Greek basketball player

Athanasios "Nasos" Galakteros is a retired Greek professional titleholder basketball player. Galakteros played professionally in the Greek Basket League as well as international tournaments.

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. Twelve years later, in 1987, Kahn made his debut…

1969

Maurice Odumbe

Kenyan cricketer

Maurice Omondi Odumbe is a Kenyan former cricketer and a former ODI captain for the Kenya national cricket team. Odumbe was suspended from cricket in August 2004 for allegedly receiving money from bookmakers. He was…

1969

Cédric Pioline

French tennis player

Cédric Pioline is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 5 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), in 2000. Pioline was the runner-up at the 1993 US Open and the…

1969

Christian Bauman

American soldier and author

Christian Bauman is an American novelist, and musician. He lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

1970

David Bayssari

Australian rugby league player

David Bayssari is a Lebanese former professional rugby league footballer who played first-grade for the Balmain Tigers.

1970

Gaëlle Méchaly

French soprano

Gaëlle Méchaly is a soprano. In 2001, she reached the finals of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. Méchaly has been a regular member of a Baroque ensemble, Les Arts Florissants and has appeared in many operatic…

1970

Leah Remini

American actress and producer

Leah Marie Remini is an American actress. She starred as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and as Vanessa Celluci in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2017–2018), both alongside Kevin James.

1970

Žan Tabak

Croatian basketball player and coach

Žan Tabak is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is now serving as the head coach for BC Andorra of the Liga ACB. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable…

1970

Christos Myriounis

Greek basketball player

Christos Myriounis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.05 m, he played as a small forward-power forward.

1971

Jake Busey

American actor, musician, and film producer

William Jacob Busey is an American actor. Among his most prominent roles have been serial killer Johnny Bartlett in The Frighteners (1996), Ace Levy in Starship Troopers (1997), Kyle Brenner in Tomcats (2001), Aiden…

1971

Justin Leonard

American golfer

Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer. He has 12 career wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1997 Open Championship. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He is one of only…

1972

Andy Pettitte

American baseball player

Andrew Eugene Pettitte is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won…

1972

Tore Andre Flo

Norwegian footballer and coach

Tore André Flo is a Norwegian professional football coach and a former striker who previously was the manager of 1. divisjon club Sogndal.

1973

Neil Patrick Harris

American actor and singer

Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades…

1973

Pia Miranda

Australian actress

Pia Miranda is an Australian actress. Her career was launched with her role in the 2000 feature film Looking for Alibrandi, an Australian film based on the novel of the same name by Melina Marchetta. She is also known…

1973

Greg Vaughan

American actor and model

James Gregory Vaughan Jr. is an American actor and former fashion model, known for his on and off appearances in roles on the soap operas The Young and the Restless (2002–03), General Hospital (2003–09), and Days of Our…

1973

Jiří Ryba

Czech decathlete

Jiří Ryba is a former Czech decathlete. His personal best result was 8339 points, achieved in May 2000 in Desenzano del Garda. Ryba is married to pole vaulter Pavla Hamáčková.

1976

Michael Doleac

American basketball player and manager

Michael Scott Doleac is an American former professional basketball player.

1977

Wilfred Bouma

Dutch footballer

Wilfred Bouma is a Dutch former professional footballer who played most notably for PSV Eindhoven, Aston Villa and the Netherlands national team.

1978

Zach Day

American baseball player

Stephen Zachary Day is an American former right-handed sinker-ball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for two teams from 2002 to 2006.

1978

Yulia Nestsiarenka

Belarusian sprinter

Yuliya Nesterenko, née Bartsevich, is a Belarusian sprinter who was the Olympic 100 meters champion in 2004.

1979

Christian Rahn

German footballer

Christian Rahn is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

1979

Charles Zwolsman Jr.

Dutch racing driver

Charles Zwolsman Jr. is a race car driver who formerly competed in the Champ Car World Series. He is the son of former sports car racing driver Charles Zwolsman Sr., who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

1979

David Lyons

Australian rugby player

David Lyons is a former rugby union player for Stade Français. He plays Number Eight and has also played for the Wallabies.

1980

John Paintsil

Ghanaian footballer

John Paintsil is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who was an assistant coach at Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premiership. He played club football for Berekum Arsenal, Liberty Professionals, Maccabi Tel…

1981

Mike Delany

New Zealand rugby player

Mike Peter Delany is a retired New Zealand rugby union player who last played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Bay of Plenty in the Mitre 10 Cup.

1982

Abdur Razzak

Bangladeshi cricketer

Khan Abdur Razzak is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played for the national team in all formats of the game. Abdur Razzak is the first Bangladeshi to take 200 wickets in ODIs. He is also the first left-arm spinner…

1982

Laura Imbruglia

Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Laura Imbruglia is an Australian indie rock singer-songwriter.

1983

Josh McGuire

Canadian fencer

Joshua "Josh" McGuire is a Canadian fencer who competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. McGuire competed in the individual foil at both Games reaching the round of 32 in 2004 and the last 16 in 2008.

1983

Luke Hodge

Australian footballer

Luke Hodge is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2002 to…

1984

Eva Hrdinová

Czech tennis player

Eva Hrdinová is a Czech former tennis player.

1984

Tim Lincecum

American baseball player

Timothy Leroy Lincecum, nicknamed "the Freak", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the San Francisco Giants. A two-time Cy Young Award…

1984

Edison Toloza

Colombian footballer

Edison Toloza Colorado is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for Correcaminos UAT.

1984

Ashley Nicole Black

American comedian, actress, and writer

Ashley Nicole Black is an American comedian, actress, writer and producer. She was a writer and correspondent for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016–2019), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding…

1985

James Maloney

Australian rugby league player

James Maloney is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies in the Central Coast Division Rugby League, and former assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys.

1986

Trevor Plouffe

American baseball player

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1986

Bayley

American wrestler

Pamela Rose Martinez, better known by the ring name Bayley, is an American professional wrestler. She has been signed to WWE since December 2012, where she performs on the Raw brand. Her second reign of 380 days with…

1989

Víctor Cabedo

Spanish cyclist (died 2012)

Víctor Cabedo Carda was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Euskaltel–Euskadi for one season. He died following a collision with a vehicle while on a training ride.

1989

Bryan Clauson

American race car driver (died 2016)

Bryan Timothy Clauson was an American professional auto racing driver, best known for his achievements in dirt track open-wheel racing, such as USAC Silver Crown, Midget and Sprint cars. Clauson was increasingly seen…

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. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, about growing up transgender in the…

1989

Jessie Ennis

American actress, director, and writer

Jessie Ennis is an American actress, director, and writer.

1991

Michał Kopczyński

Polish footballer

Michał Kopczyński is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for IV liga Masovia club Mazovia Mińsk Mazowiecki.

1992

Mohamed Salah

Egyptian footballer

Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Egypt national team. He is widely regarded as…

1992

Dafne Schippers

Dutch heptathlete and sprinter

Dafne Schippers is a Dutch retired track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and the combined events. She holds the European record in the 200 metres with a time of 21.63 seconds, making her the sixth-fastest…

1992

Cooper Kupp

American football player

Cooper Douglas Kupp is an American professional football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles, winning the Walter…

1993

Irfan Hadžić

Bosnian footballer

Irfan Hadžić is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Mladost Lučani.

1993

Iñaki Williams

Basque-Ghanaian footballer

Iñaki Williams Arthuer is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, where he is captain, and the Ghana national team.

1994

Aurora

Norwegian singer-songwriter

Aurora Aksnes, known mononymously as Aurora, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Stavanger and raised in Høle and Os, she started writing songs and learning dance at age six. Her ethereal…

1996

Tia-Adana Belle

Barbadian athlete

Tia-Adana Djena Belle is a Barbadian athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round.

1996

Hoshi

South Korean singer and dancer

Kwon Soon-young, known by his stage name Hoshi (호시), is a South Korean singer and dancer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, the leader of its performance team and…

1996

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. She was part of the gold medal-winning team dubbed the…

1997

Pablo Barrios

Spanish footballer

Pablo Barrios Rivas is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.

2003

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Brett Butler — American baseball player (born 1957)

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Known forHe played for five different teams from 1981 through 1997

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A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others. Wikipedia →

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The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people. Wikipedia →

1992

The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries. Wikipedia →

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