Famous Birthdays on 15st June

1221 - Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria1330 - Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)1542 - Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)1553 - Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands1594 - Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)1623 - Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)1624 - Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)1636 - Johann David Mayer, composer1638 - Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun)1640 - Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. 1715)1728 - Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer1734 - Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer1749 - George Joseph Vogler, composer1755 - Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist (d. 1809)1763 - Franz Danzi, composer1765 - Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German mathematician (d. 1831)1767 - Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)1789 - Josiah Henson, American slave and settlement founder (d. 1883)1801 - Benjamin Raymond, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883)1805 - William Butler Ogden, first Mayor of Chicago (d. 1877)1809 - François-Xavier Garneau, French-Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)1821 - Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer1833 - Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 19091843 - Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Bergen Norway, composer (Bewitched One)1864 - Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer/=1865 - L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker1865 - Paul Gilson, composer1867 - K Balmont, writer1875 - Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier (d. 1987)1878 - Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion)1880 - Mahlon Hamilton, VA, actor (Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi)1882 - Ion Antonescu, Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1946)1884 - Harry Langdon, Council Bluffs IA, comic/director (Strong Man)1886 - Charles Wood, composer1888 - Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota)1893 - Jacob HA van Coeverden, boer/edelman1894 - Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!)1894 - Nikolai Chebotaryov, Ukrainian mathematician (d. 1947)1898 - Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist1898 - Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist1900 - Otto Clarence Luening, Milwaukee Wisconsin, composer (Sonority Canon)1900 - Paul J Mares, US, jazz trumpetist/composer (Farewell blues)1900 - Gotthard Günther, German philosopher (d. 1984)1901 - John Wesley Work, composer1901 - Peter Shankland, film maker/writer1902 - David Brooks, psychologist1902 - Erik H Erickson, psychologist (Existentionalist)1902 - Erik Erikson, psychoanalyst (d. 1994)1905 - James Robertson Justice, Scotland, actor (Above Us the Waves)1906 - Louis RJ Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor (Zoelen)1906 - Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. 1994)1908 - Sam Giancana, American mafioso (d. 1975)1910 - Berend Giltay, composer1910 - David Rose, London England, orch leader (Red Skelton Show, Stripper)1911 - W.V. Awdry, British children's writer (d. 1997)1913 - Trevor Huddleston, English pastor/chairman (Anti-Apartheid)1914 - Cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator1914 - Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator (New Yorker)1914 - Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/1st secretary1914 - Hilda Terry, American Cartoonist (d. 2006)1916 - Marshall Field IV, publisher/editor (Chic Daily News, Sunday Times)1917 - Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Black Lash, Lash of the West)1917 - Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer and composer (d. 2005)1918 - Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader1918 - N'garta Tombalbaye, president Chad1919 - Alberto Sordi, Rome Italy, actor (Miser, Taxi Driver in NY)1920 - Amy Clampitt, poet1920 - George Ernest Leslie, trade union official1920 - Alla Kazanskaya, Russian stage and film actress (d. 2008)1921 - Erroll Garner, US, jazz pianist (Misty)1921 - Errol Garner, American musician (d. 1977)1922 - John Veale, composer1922 - Mo[rris K] Udall, (Rep-D-AZ, 1961- )1923 - Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist (Utflykt)1924 - Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer (Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54)1924 - Ezer Weizman, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005)1925 - Gene Baker, baseball player1925 - Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (Tarumba, Maltiempes)1926 - Jan Carlstedt, composer1926 - Shigeru Kayano, Japanese Ainu activist (d. 2006)1927 - Hugo Pratt, graphic artist1927 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. 1978)1929 - Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist1929 - Gideon N N Nxumalo, composer1929 - Nigel Pickering, guitarist (Spanky & Our Gang)1930 - Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player1932 - Einar K Enevoldson, US, Nasa test pilot (X-24B)1932 - Mario M Cuomo, NYC, (Gov-D-NY, 1982-94)1933 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer (d. 2005)1933 - Mark Jones, English footballer (d. 1958)1934 - Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby & The Romantics)1935 - Belinda Lee, Devon England, actress (Who Done It, Runaway Bus)1935 - Fernand Schokweiler, British judge1936 - Alexandru Hrisanide, composer1936 - Claude Brasseur, Paris France, actor (Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair)1936 - William Joseph Levada, American Catholic prelate1937 - Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's)1937 - Ray Coleman, journalist1937 - Rolf Riehm, composer1937 - Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist (Ramblin' Man)1938 - Billy Williams, baseball player (Cubs)1939 - Ward Connerly, American political figure1939 - Brian Jacques, British author1940 - Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer1941 - Harry Nilsson, Bkln NY, singer/guitarist (Midnight Cowboy)1942 - Bruce DalCanton, baseball player1942 - Tony Coelho, (Rep-D-CA, 1979- )1942 - Xaveria Hollander, [DeVries], Surabaya Indonesia, auth (Happy Hooker)1943 - Aron Kincaid, LA Calif, actor (Warren-Bachelor Father, Ski Party)1943 - Johnny Halliday, rocker1943 - Xaviera Hollander, Dutch author1944 - Inna Ryskai, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76)1944 - Robert Keppel, American criminologist1945 - Nicola Pagett, actress (Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade)1945 - Rod Argent, England, keyboardist (Zombies-She's Not There)1945 - Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Philippine senator1945 - Lawrence Wilkerson, American retired military officer1946 - Janet Lennon, vocalist (Lennon Sisters)1946 - Jim Varney, Lexington KY, actor (Ernest Goes to Jail)/"Hey Vern"1946 - Judy Pace, LA Calif, actress (Young Lawyers)1946 - Ken Henderson, baseball player1946 - Roger Tolchard, cricketer (Engl keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977)1946 - Noddy Holder, British singer (Slade)1946 - Demis Roussos, Greek singer1947 - Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)1947 - Paul Patterson, composer1948 - Champ Summers, baseball player1949 - Dusty Baker, baseball player (LA Dodgers)1949 - Michael Lutz, bassist (Brownsville Station)1950 - Mark Arnott, Chicago IL, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7)1950 - Noddy Holder, rock vocalist/guitarist (Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize)1950 - Lakshmi Mittal, Indian industrialist1951 - Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)1951 - Steve Walsh, American singer (Kansas)1952 - Lorna Young, salesperson1952 - Sandra Cassel, American actress1953 - Rita Lee, Federic Wisc, playmate (November, 1977)1954 - James Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian (Sat Night Live, Trading Places)1954 - Terri Gibbs, Augusta Ga, blind singer (Somebody's Knockin')1954 - Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan hotel manager1954 - Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 1996)1955 - Cathy Morse, LPGA golfer1955 - Julie Hagerty, Cincinnati OH, actress (Airplane, Princesses)1955 - Sally E Silverstone, Walthamstow England, Co-Captain (Biosphere 2)1955 - Tree Rollins, Winter Haven Fla, NBA center (Cleve Cavaliers)1956 - Ava Cadell, Budapest Hung, actress (Do or Die)1956 - Lance Parrish, baseball player1956 - Polly Draper, Palo Alto Calif, actress (Ellyn-30 Something, Hooters)1957 - Brad Gillis, rock guitarist/vocalist (Night Ranger)1957 - Brett Butler, comedian (Grace Under Fire)1957 - Clio Goldsmith, Paris France, actress (Gift, Heat of Desire)1957 - Seppo Pääkkönen, Finnish actor1958 - Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88)1959 - Eileen Davidson, Artesia Calif, actress (Kristen-Days of our Life)1960 - Denise Haigh, LPGA golfer1961 - Kai Eckhardt, German musician (Garaj Mahal)1961 - Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer1961 - Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese singer/actress1962 - Andrea Rost, Hungarian soprano1963 - Helen Hunt, LA Calif, actress (Jamie-Mad About You, Twister)1963 - Scott Rockenfield, drummer (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)1963 - Blanca Portillo, Spanish actress1964 - Courtney Cox, Birmingham Ala, actress (Family Ties, Monica-Friends)1964 - Courteney Cox, American actress1964 - Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer1965 - Carrie Mitchum, LA Calif, actress (Donna-Bold & Beautiful)1965 - David Bolton, Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Lando Mem Amateur)1965 - Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower1965 - Adam Smith, American politician1966 - Idalis DeLeon, American actress/singer1967 - Yūji Ueda, Japanese voice actor1968 - Demtra Hampton, Phila, model (Garda)1968 - Tim Lester, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers)1968 - Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor1969 - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly France, tennis star (1996 Coopenhagen)1969 - Ice Cube, rap singer/actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda)1969 - Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)1969 - Maurice Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan batsman & 1996 World Cup captain)1969 - Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)1969 - Oliver Kahn, German footballer1970 - Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)1970 - Janie Eickhoff, Long Beach Calif, US cyclist (Olympic-92)1970 - Janie Quigley, Long Beach Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)1970 - Zan Tabak, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)1970 - Leah Remini, American actress1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano1971 - Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer (batsman), Test debut v Zimbabwe in 19961971 - Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)1971 - Jake Busey, American actor1971 - Bif Naked, Canadian musician1972 - Andrew Pettitte, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (NY Yankees)1972 - DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)1972 - Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)1972 - Justin C G Leonard, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd)1972 - Lianne Bennion, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-96)1972 - Ramiro Mendoza, Los Santos Panama, pitcher (NY Yankees)1972 - Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)1972 - Tony Clark, Newton KS, infielder (Detroit Tigers)1972 - Hank Von Helvete, Turbonegro Frontman1973 - Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)1973 - Matt Stevens, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)1973 - Neil Patrick Harris, Albuquerque NM, actor (Doogie Howser MD)1973 - Tore André Flo, Norwegian footballer1973 - Pia Miranda, Australian actress1973 - Greg Vaughan, American actor1974 - Any Lynn Ciccolella, Monument Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1996)1974 - Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996)1975 - Agathe Neuner, Miss Germany Universe (1997)1975 - Elizabeth Reaser, American actress1975 - Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer1976 - Gary Lightbody, Northern Irish musician (Snow Patrol)1977 - Nina Liu, Australian actress1977 - Michael Doleac, American basketball player1978 - RoRo, [Romell Chapman], Atlanta Ga, rapper (Another Bad Creation)1978 - Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer1978 - Zach Day, American baseball player1979 - Alita Dawson, Miss Connecticut Teen USA (1997)1979 - Julia Schultz, San Diego CA, playmate (Feb, 1998)1979 - Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian athlete1979 - Charles Zwolsman Jr., Dutch racing driver1980 - Mary Carey, American pornographic actress1980 - Christopher Castile, American actor1980 - Almudena Cid, Spanish gymnast1980 - Cara Zavaleta, American model1981 - Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA (Miss Photogenic-1997)1981 - William Dean Martin, American musician (Good Charlotte)1981 - Jeremy Reed, American baseball player1981 - Jordi Vilasuso, American actor1982 - Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer1982 - Haley Scarnato, American singer1983 - Derek Anderson, American football player1983 - Julia Fischer, German violinist1983 - Laura Imbruglia, Australian musician1984 - Tim Lincecum, American baseball player1985 - Nadine Coyle, Northern Irish singer (Girls Aloud)1988 - Miku Ishida, Japanese teen idol1996 - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro (US open final-93)