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06/01/1367 - Richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99)
06/01/1412 - Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr
06/01/1486 - Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor
06/01/1488 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae)
06/01/1585 - Claude Favre baron de Perouges seigneur de Vaugelas, French grammarian
06/01/1587 - Gaspar de Guzm n, Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain (1621-43)
06/01/1602 - Karl Rabenhaupt, German/Dutch baron of Sucha/army leader
06/01/1683 - Fran?ois de La Croix, composer
06/01/1692 - Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer
06/01/1695 - Giuseppe Sammartini, composer
06/01/1702 - Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, composer
06/01/1728 - Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer
06/01/1728 - Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright/poet
06/01/1732 - Matija A Reljkovic, Croatia, writer (Satir iliti divji covic)
06/01/1745 - Jacques Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (1st pioneer balloonist)
06/01/1745 - James Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (1st pioneer balloonist)
06/01/1776 - Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel
06/01/1791 - Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer
06/01/1794 - Kaspar Masek, composer
06/01/1798 - Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer
06/01/1799 - Jedediah Strong Smith, US fur trader/explorer
06/01/1800 - Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician
06/01/1802 - Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica)
06/01/1803 - Henri Herz, composer
06/01/1807 - Joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894
06/01/1807 - Ludwig Erk, composer
06/01/1811 - Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874
06/01/1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German polyglot/archeologist (Troje)
06/01/1826 - Herman Grimm, Germany, writer/novelist (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
06/01/1827 - John Calvin Brown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1889
06/01/1827 - John Wesley Frazer, Brig General (Confederate Army), die in 1906
06/01/1829 - Kanagaki Robun [Bunzo Nozaki], Japanese humorist/gesaku-author
06/01/1832 - Gustave Dor?, Strasbourg Fr, illustrator (Inferno, Ancient Mariner)
06/01/1835 - Martin K?hler, Germany, theologist
06/01/1838 - Max Bruch, K?ln (Cologne), Germany, composer
06/01/1842 - Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)
06/01/1850 - Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era)
06/01/1850 - Franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha)
06/01/1854 - Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle)
06/01/1856 - Giuseppe Martucci, composer
06/01/1859 - Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order and progress)
06/01/1861 - Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer
06/01/1864 - Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League)
06/01/1867 - Georges Martin Witkowski, composer
06/01/1868 - Vittorio Monti, composer
06/01/1872 - Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)
06/01/1873 - Karl Straube, German organist/conductor
06/01/1878 - Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)
06/01/1880 - Tom Mix, Mix Run PA, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin)
06/01/1880 - Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer
06/01/1882 - Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57)
06/01/1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings)
06/01/1889 - Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist (Yale professor)
06/01/1891 - Ted McDonald, cricketer (great Australian quick of 20's)
06/01/1892 - Ludwig Berger, writer
06/01/1896 - Abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine)
06/01/1896 - Freerk Siemon Wolters, notary/resistance fighter
06/01/1897 - Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family)
06/01/1897 - P?ter Veres, literary/Hungarian minister of defense
06/01/1898 - Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)
06/01/1899 - Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)
06/01/1900 - Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Sarabande, Jeunesse)
06/01/1901 - Patrick Aherne, England, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay, Q Planes)
06/01/1901 - T¢mas Gudmundsson, Iceland, poet
06/01/1902 - Mark Brunswick, composer
06/01/1902 - Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer
06/01/1903 - Boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament)
06/01/1903 - Francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt)
06/01/1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer
06/01/1903 - Stanley Smith, KC MO, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts)
06/01/1905 - Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides)
06/01/1906 - Benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary)
06/01/1906 - Jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor
06/01/1908 - Menahem Avidom, composer
06/01/1909 - Johannes H Moesman, Dutch surrealist painter (Rumor)
06/01/1909 - Keith Davis, voice tutor/author
06/01/1910 - Wright Morris, US writer
06/01/1911 - Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70)
06/01/1911 - Joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact)
06/01/1911 - Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor (Telegram, Town People)
06/01/1911 - Yannis Andreou Papaioannou, composer
06/01/1912 - Jacques Cesar Ellul, writer
06/01/1913 - Edward Gierek, party leader (Polish CP)
06/01/1913 - Loretta Young, Salt Lake City Ut, actr (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger)
06/01/1913 - Tom Brown, NYC, actor (Ed-Gunsmoke, Lt Rovacs-Mr Lucky)
06/01/1914 - Arnold Richardson, composer
06/01/1914 - Danny Thomas, Deerfield Mich, comedian (Danny Thomas Show)
06/01/1914 - David Bruce, Kankakee Ill, actor (Harry-Beulah)
06/01/1915 - Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo)
06/01/1915 - Don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )
06/01/1916 - Philip Bezanson, composer
06/01/1917 - Guillermo Rosario, Dutch Antilles, writer (E rais ku no ke muri)
06/01/1918 - Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party)
06/01/1918 - Caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat)
06/01/1919 - Sylvia Syms, US singer (Hello Dolly, Dream Girl, Them There Eyes)
06/01/1920 - Earl Kim, composer
06/01/1920 - Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer (pitcher)
06/01/1920 - Sun Myung Moon, evangelist (Unification Church-Moonies)
06/01/1921 - Cary Middlecoff, golfer (1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award)
06/01/1921 - Lou Harris, pollster (Lou Harris Poll)
06/01/1922 - Finn Einar Mortensen, composer
06/01/1923 - Leah Chase, master chef, in the creole tradition
06/01/1924 - Earl Scruggs, NC, bluegrass musician (and Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett)
06/01/1925 - John Z DeLorean, former automaker (DeLorean)
06/01/1929 - Wilbert Harrison, R and B singer (Kansas City)
06/01/1930 - Denis Pitts, journalist
06/01/1930 - Vic Tayback, Bkln NY, actor (Mel-Alice, Khan, Portrait of a Stripper)
06/01/1931 - Gerard van Muiden, Dutch MP (CDA)
06/01/1931 - Graeme Hole, cricketer (Australian batsman of the fifties)
06/01/1932 - Sacha Distel, French singer
06/01/1933 - Capucine, [Germaine Lefebvre], Toulon France, actress (Pink Panther)
06/01/1934 - Bobby Lord, Sanford Fla, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
06/01/1935 - Ian Meckiff, cricketer (Austr quick 57-63, "threw"? his career away)
06/01/1935 - Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple)
06/01/1935 - Paul Wilson, US RandB-singer (Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye)
06/01/1936 - Julio Mar¡a Sanguinetti Cairolo, president of Uruguay (1985-90, 95- )
06/01/1937 - Doris Troy, [Payne], US soul singer/songwriter (Just One Kiss)
06/01/1937 - Lou Holtz, US, football coach (NJ Jets)
06/01/1940 - Ed Zschau, (Rep-R-CA, 1983- )
06/01/1941 - Sandy Denny, country singer (Fairport Convention-If You Gotta Go)
06/01/1942 - Barbara Lynn Alexander, producer
06/01/1943 - Osvaldo Soriano, writer
06/01/1943 - Paul James Nunn, mountaineer
06/01/1943 - Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager
06/01/1944 - Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress (Ann-1 Day at a Time)
06/01/1944 - Henry Kravis, author (The Money Machine)
06/01/1944 - Robert Landers, Tarrant County TX, PGA golfer (Ft Worth-1976, 78, 80)
06/01/1944 - Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager [or 1943]
06/01/1944 - Van McCoy, US soul singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle)
06/01/1945 - Barry Holstein Lopez, US author (Of Wolves and Men)
06/01/1945 - Barry John, Welsh international rugby player
06/01/1945 - Pepe Le Pew, cartoon skunk (Au Dorable Kitty)
06/01/1946 - Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver (LA, New Engl)
06/01/1946 - Roger Keith (Syd) Barrett, lead guitarist (Pink Floyd-Brick in Wall)
06/01/1946 - Syd Barrett, Cambridge England, rocker (Pink Floyd-Wall)
06/01/1947 - Ian Millar, Halifax NS, dressage rider (World Cup 1988, 89, Oly-96)
06/01/1948 - Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)
06/01/1948 - Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35)
06/01/1948 - Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )
06/01/1949 - Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)
06/01/1949 - Richard Horowitz, composer
06/01/1951 - Kim Wilson, rocker (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
06/01/1952 - Armelia McQueen, NC (Bkln Conservatory), actress
06/01/1952 - Grant Goodeve, New Haven Conn, actor (David-8 is Enough, Dynasty)
06/01/1953 - Malcolm Young, Glasgow Scotland, guitarist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell)
06/01/1954 - Anthony Minghella, director (English Patient)
06/01/1954 - Norbert Hahn, German DR, 2 man luge (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
06/01/1956 - Rowan Atkinson, England, comedian/actor (Mr Bean, Blackadder)
06/01/1957 - C Michael Foale, Louth England, astronaut (STS 45, 56, 63, 84/86)
06/01/1957 - Nancy Lopez Knight, Torrance Calif, pro golfer (1981 Dinah Shore)
06/01/1959 - John Singleton, LA Calif, director (Boyz n The Hood)
06/01/1959 - Kapil Dev, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982)
06/01/1959 - Kathy Sledge, Phila, vocalist (Sister Sledge-We are Family)
06/01/1959 - Nancy Rubin Sharff, New Kensington, LPGA golfer (1991 Jamie Farr-9th)
06/01/1960 - Paul William Azinger, Holyoke MA, PGA golfer (1987 Phoenix Open)
06/01/1961 - Dirk de Vries, Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff)
06/01/1961 - Howie Long, former NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster (Broken Arrow)
06/01/1961 - Paul Azinger, golfer
06/01/1962 - Philip Brown, Birmingham Engl, 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1984)
06/01/1962 - Sean Landeta, NFL place kicker (NY Giants)
06/01/1963 - Norm Charlton, Fort Polk LA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
06/01/1963 - Paul Brindley, English pop bassist (Sundays, Can't Be Sure)
06/01/1963 - Philippe Perrin, Meknes Morocco, Lt Col FAF/astronaut
06/01/1964 - Charles Haley, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)
06/01/1964 - Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
06/01/1965 - Christine Wachtel, E German running star (world indoor record 800m)
06/01/1965 - Jose Dejesus, US baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals)
06/01/1965 - Lindsay H Burns, Big Timber Mont, rower (Olympics-silver-96)
06/01/1965 - Tim McDonald, NFL player (SF 49ers)
06/01/1966 - Bob Kratch, NFL guard (NE Patriots)
06/01/1966 - Donnell Woolford, NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears)
06/01/1966 - Shahid Saeed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in Test v India 1989)
06/01/1967 - David Belcher, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
06/01/1967 - Larry Donald, Cincinnati Ohio, US boxer (Olympic-92)
06/01/1967 - Peter Loran, Teaneck NJ, rock vocalist (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)
06/01/1968 - Jerry Crafts, NFL/WLAF tackle (Phila Eagles, Amsterdam Admirals)
06/01/1968 - John Singleton, director/screenwriter (Boyz in the Hood)
06/01/1968 - Vlastimil Plavucha, Banska Bystrica CZ, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
06/01/1969 - Alvin Morman, Rockingham NC, pitcher (Houston Astros)
06/01/1969 - Florence Descampe, Brussels Belgium, LPGA golfer (1992 McCall)
06/01/1969 - Jason Childs, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
06/01/1969 - Nick A'Hern, Australian 20k walker (Olympics-22-92, 96)
06/01/1970 - Daniel Naulty, LA Calif, pitcher (Minn Twins)
06/01/1970 - Gabrielle Reece, Trinidad, volleyball star/model (Extremists)
06/01/1970 - Geert Brusselers, soccer player (NAC)
06/01/1970 - John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams)
06/01/1970 - Keenan McCardell, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns, Jaguars)
06/01/1970 - Kerrin Petty, Townshend Vt, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
06/01/1970 - Ren? Binken, soccer player (Volendam)
06/01/1971 - Jed DeVries, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns)
06/01/1971 - Mike Wells, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
06/01/1971 - Myron Baker, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
06/01/1972 - Denis Montana, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts)
06/01/1972 - Shae Marks, New Orleans LA, playmate (May, 1994)
06/01/1972 - Willie Clark, NFL cornerback (SD Chargers, Phila Eagles)
06/01/1973 - Sairaj Bahatule, cricketer (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder)
06/01/1974 - Juan Roque, tackle (Detroit Lions)
06/01/1974 - Marcus Crandell, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos)
06/01/1974 - Paul Grant, NBA center (Minn Timberwolves)
06/01/1975 - James Farrior, linebacker (NY Jets)