6/08/1504 - Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury
06/08/1619 - Barbara Strozzi, composer
06/08/1638 - Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
06/08/1644 - Fran?oise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV
06/08/1651 - Fran?ois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)
06/08/1651 - Johann Michael Zacher, composer
06/08/1664 - Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer
06/08/1665 - Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer
06/08/1697 - Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)
06/08/1733 - Jacques-Denis Antoine, French master builder (H?tel Maillebois Paris)
06/08/1748 - Bernhard Haltenberger, composer
06/08/1775 - Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angoul?me/General of France
06/08/1800 - Catherine Beecher, educator (championed higher education for women)
06/08/1804 - Justinus van der Brugghen, Dutch lawyer/minister of Justice (1856-58)
06/08/1809 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England
06/08/1811 - Judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]
06/08/1819 - Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
06/08/1845 - Anthonie A Vorsterman van Oyen, Dutch genealogist
06/08/1856 - Nestor de Ti?re, Flemish poet (Pink Kate)
06/08/1858 - Albert Fuchs, composer
06/08/1859 - J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)
06/08/1861 - Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt
06/08/1866 - Chief Thundercloud, [Scott T Williams], MT, actor (Lone Ranger)
06/08/1868 - Paul Claudel, France, diplomat/poet (L'Otage-1909)
06/08/1871 - Emanuel Querido, [Joost Mendes], author/publisher
06/08/1873 - John Wesley Work, composer
06/08/1873 - Mary Carr Moore, composer
06/08/1875 - Marcel Labey, composer
06/08/1879 - Joseph Wirth, German politician (Stalin Peace Prize)
06/08/1881 - Alexander Fleming, England, bacteriologist (penicillin; Nobel 1954)
06/08/1881 - Leo Carrillo, LA CA, actor (American Empire, Cisco Kid)
06/08/1882 - Gerrit H Kersten, Dutch vicar/founder (Calvinist party)
06/08/1883 - Francesco Santoliquido, composer
06/08/1883 - Scott Nearing, US sociologist/pacifist/author (The Good Life)
06/08/1885 - Jozef M E Meeus, Belgian director H-Heart union
06/08/1886 - Edward Ballantine, composer
06/08/1892 - Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor (Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw)
06/08/1893 - Guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset)
06/08/1896 - Cyril Mockridge, composer
06/08/1902 - Michal Vilec, composer
06/08/1902 - Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright (Ultimatum Factory) [OS]
06/08/1904 - Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68)
06/08/1904 - M Revis, [Willem Fisherman], author (Gelakte Brain)
06/08/1905 - Clara Bow, silent screen actress (Wings) "it" girl of 1920's films
06/08/1906 - Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants)
06/08/1908 - George Singer, composer
06/08/1908 - Helen Hull Jacobs, Berkley Calif, US tennis champ (1932-35)
06/08/1908 - James Lees-Milne, architecural historian
06/08/1908 - Sol Adler, economist Sinophile
06/08/1908 - Svend Erik Tarp, composer
06/08/1910 - Charles Crichton, British director (Battle of Sexes)
06/08/1910 - Friedrich Schroder, composer
06/08/1910 - William J Law, sailor
06/08/1911 - Lucille Ball, Jamestown NY, comedienne/actress (I Love Lucy, Mame)
06/08/1911 - Norman Gordon, S Afri cricket pace bowler (against England 1938-39)
06/08/1914 - Susan Cowdy, ornithologist
06/08/1916 - Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta
06/08/1916 - Michael Burke, sports executive (NY Yankees, NY Knicks)
06/08/1917 - Robert Mitchum, Bridgeport Ct, actor (Winds of War, North and South)
06/08/1919 - Pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946)
06/08/1921 - Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN)
06/08/1922 - Freddie Laker, CEO (Laker airlines)
06/08/1923 - Jack Parnell, London England, orch leader (Englebert Humperdick Show)
06/08/1923 - Jackie Kelk, Brooklyn NY, actor (Homer-Aldrich Family)
06/08/1923 - William B Williams, Babylon NY, DJ (WNEW, Sammy and Company)
06/08/1925 - Barbara Bates, Denver Colo, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life)
06/08/1925 - Leland Smith, composer
06/08/1926 - Christa Reinig, writer
06/08/1926 - Frank Finlay, Farnworth Lancashire England, actor (Robbery, Lifeforce)
06/08/1926 - J[anet] O[pal] Jeppson, [nee Janet Asimov], author (2nd Experiment)
06/08/1927 - Andy Warhol, McKeesport PA, artist/producer (Frankenstein, Bad)
06/08/1927 - William David Ford, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1965- )
06/08/1928 - Janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68)
06/08/1929 - Anneliese Kuppers, German FR, equestrian dressage (Oly-silver-1956)
06/08/1929 - Mike Elliot, rocker
06/08/1930 - Abbey Lincoln, Chicago IL, actress/singer (Nothing But a Man)
06/08/1932 - Anneli Sauli, [Savolainen], actress (Milkmaid)
06/08/1933 - A G Kripal Singh, cricketer (India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959)
06/08/1934 - John Storey Bonington, UK, mountain climber (Annapurna I in 1970)
06/08/1934 - Leopold M de Beer, Dutch MP (VVD)
06/08/1934 - Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob, UK, sci-fi author (Chthon, Phthor)
06/08/1937 - Barbara Windsor, actress (Study in Terror)
06/08/1938 - Carry Tefsen, Dutch actress (Say A)
06/08/1938 - Paul Bartel, Brooklyn NY, director/actor (Eating Raoul)
06/08/1938 - Peter Bonerz, Portsmouth NH, actor (Jerry-Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5)
06/08/1939 - William "Sonny" Sanders, US singer (Rayber Voices)
06/08/1940 - Louise Sorel, LA Calif, actress (BS I Love You, Crimes of Passion)
06/08/1941 - Doris Ernestine Hays, composer
06/08/1941 - Hubertus AGM "Bert" Andr?, Dutch actor (Turkish Fruit-Come Back)
06/08/1943 - Michael Anderson Jr, London, actor (Clay-The Monroes)
06/08/1943 - Ray Buktenica, Greenwich Village NYC, actor (Rhoda, House Calls)
06/08/1946 - Dusty Rhodes, Australian baseball coach (Olympics-1996)
06/08/1947 - Sally Eaton, Ill, Broadway actress (Jeanie-Hair)
06/08/1947 - Tony Dell, cricketer (Australian left-arm quick, 2 Tests 1971 and 74)
06/08/1948 - Michael Peters, choreographer (What's Love Got to Do with It)
06/08/1949 - Joyce McKinney, Avery County NC, Miss Wyoming (1972)
06/08/1950 - Dorian Harewood, Dayton Ohio, actor (Earl-Glitter, Trauma Center)
06/08/1950 - Nathan Purdee, actor (Nathan-Young and Restless, Hank-1 Life to Live)
06/08/1950 - Winston E Scott, Miami Fla, USN Commander/astronaut (STS 72, 87)
06/08/1951 - Catherine Hicks, Scottsdale Az, actress (Star Trek IV, Child's Play)
06/08/1952 - Barrel Scherpenzeel, rocker (Earth and Fire)
06/08/1952 - Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch rock keyboardist (Earth and Fire)
06/08/1952 - Wojiech Fortuna, Poland, ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972)
06/08/1953 - Iqbal Qasim, cricketer (Pakistani slow lefty in the 80's)
06/08/1953 - Pat MacDonald, rocker (Timbuk 3)
06/08/1954 - Carl C Perkins, (Rep-D-KY, 1984- )
06/08/1955 - Tom Inskeep, Bluffton Ind, Canadian Tour golfer
06/08/1956 - Stepfanie Kramer, LA Calif, actress (Claudia-We Got it Made, Hunter)
06/08/1956 - Vinnie Vincent, heavy metal rocker (Solo-Ashes to Ashes)
06/08/1957 - Faith Prince, Augusta Ga, Broadway actress (Guys and Dolls, Carousel)
06/08/1958 - Randy DeBarge, Grand Rapids Mich, rock vocalist/bassist (Debarge)
06/08/1958 - Simon Francken, Dutch bassist (Ivy Green)
06/08/1959 - Grant Aleksander, Balt Md, actor (Guiding Light, All My Children)
06/08/1959 - Joyce Sims, rocker (All and All)
06/08/1960 - Dale Ellis, NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics, Denver Nuggets)
06/08/1961 - Bruce Matthews, center/guard (Tennessee Oilers)
06/08/1961 - Carol Norman, Ardmore Okla, bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1982)
06/08/1961 - Earl Winfield, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
06/08/1961 - Mary Lou, Daniels Chicago lL, tennis star
06/08/1962 - Thomas Jefferson, Cleve Ohio, 200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1984)
06/08/1963 - Kimberley Conrad Hefner, Moulton Al, playmate of year (Jan, 1988)
06/08/1963 - Thomas Bohrer, US West Islip NY, rower (Olympic-92)
06/08/1963 - [Michael] Tony Dees, Pascagoula Miss, hurdler
06/08/1964 - John Mooney, Seattle Wash, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
06/08/1964 - Lauren Cowan, Benalla Victoria, golfer (1994 66th English Womens Open)
06/08/1964 - Lisa Boyle, Chicago Ill, actress (Showgirls)
06/08/1964 - Moosie Drier, Chic Ill, actor (Laugh-in)
06/08/1964 - Robert Mimbs, CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
06/08/1965 - Brian Kinchen, NFL tight end (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
06/08/1965 - David Robinson, Fla, NBA center (San Antonio Spurs, Olympic-gold-92)
06/08/1966 - William Fred Mayfair, Phoenix AZ, PGA golfer (1993 Greater Milw Open)
06/08/1967 - Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, NO Saints)
06/08/1968 - Celena Mondie-Milner, Milledgeville Ga, 100m/200m runner
06/08/1968 - Chris Boardman, English cyclist (world 1 hour record)
06/08/1968 - Jack de Gier, soccer player (Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles)
06/08/1968 - Jeff Barlow, Jackson MS, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Carolina Classic-5th)
06/08/1968 - Patricia Tarabini, La Plata Argentina, tennis star (1985 Futures ITA)
06/08/1968 - Siran Stacy, WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
06/08/1969 - Roberto Lanckohr, soccer player (MVV)
06/08/1969 - Simon Doull, cricket medium pacer (NZ)
06/08/1970 - Mike Strange, Niagara Falls Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96)
06/08/1971 - Curtis Shearer, WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
06/08/1971 - Mike Bales, Saskatoon, NHL goalie (Ottawa Senators)
06/08/1971 - Piyal Wijetunge, cricketer (Sri Lanka slow left-armer 1993)
06/08/1972 - Geri Estelle Halliwell, "Ginger Spice" singer (Spice Girls)
06/08/1972 - Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
06/08/1973 - Mike Sheldon, WLAF Guard (Rhein Fire)
06/08/1973 - Robert Lee, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
06/08/1974 - Adrian Voinea, Focsani Romania, tennis star (1995 Malta)
06/08/1974 - Alvin Williams, NBA guard (Portland Trailblazers)
06/08/1974 - Bobby Petta, soccer player (Feyenoord, RKC)
06/08/1974 - Nelson Vargas, Holoyoke Mass, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96)
06/08/1975 - Rik Platvoet, Dutch soccer player, (FC Twente, MVV)
06/08/1976 - Parmeso Emekrasha, Buddhist Monk
06/08/1976 - Soleil Moon Frye, Glendora Calif, actress (Punky Brewster)
06/08/1979 - Jennifer Exaltacion, Windsor Ontario, gymnist (Olympics-96)
06/08/1990 - Jon Benet Ramsey, little beauty queen (murdered in 1996)
--->06/08/1945 - Hiroshima Peace Day-atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay"