Famous Birthdays on 2st June

926 - Murakami, Emperor of Japan (d. 967)1504 - George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht1535 - Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1605)1577 - Giovanni Righi, composer1614 - Benjamin Rogers, composer1624 - Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96)1715 - Herman-Francois Delange, composer1740 - Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)1751 - Antoni Weinert, composer1758 - Cornelis R T Krayenhoff, Dutch fortress engineer/cartographer1759 - Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter1773 - John Randolph, U.S. Senator from Virginia (d. 1833)1774 - William Lawson, explorer of New South Wales, Australia (d. 1850)1777 - Christian Traugott Tag, composer1802 - Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet/critic1803 - Michail I Glinka, Russian composer1806 - Isaac Strauss, composer1807 - Robert Fuhrer, composer1815 - Philip Kearny, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 18621821 - Ion Bratianu, (Lib), premier of Romania (1876-88)1823 - Gédéon Ouimet, French Canadian politician (d. 1905)1828 - James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer1830 - Olivier Metra, composer1831 - Benjamin Hardin Helm, Brig General (Conf)/Lincoln's brother-in-law1831 - Jan G Palm, Curacao, bandmaster/choir master/composer1835 - Pius X, [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)1838 - Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna (d. 1900)1840 - Thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd)1842 - Constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher1849 - Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist (La femme)1857 - Edward William Elgar, Broadheath Engld, composer (Pomp & Circumstance)1857 - Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Denmark, poet (Poutnici Svetem, Nobel 1917)1858 - Harry Rowe Shelley, composer1863 - Paul Felix Weingartner, Germany, conductor (Zara, Dalmatia)1864 - Ben Webster, London England, actor (Old Curiosity Shop)1865 - George Lohmann, cricketer (England's great bowler late 19th cent)1869 - Jack O'Connor, baseball player (d. 1937)1876 - Hakon Borresen, composer1879 - Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam)1883 - Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author (Lock of Hair)1887 - Howard Johnson, American songwriter (d. 1941)1890 - Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], PA, gossip columnist (From Under My Hat)1891 - Ernst Kunz, composer1891 - Thurman Arnold, American attorney and jurist (d. 1969)1899 - Royal Beal, Brookline MA, actor (Death of a Salesman)1900 - David Wynne, composer1901 - Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days)1904 - Johnny Weissmuller, actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Oly-5 gold-1924, 28)1904 - Frank Runacres, English artist (d. 11907 - Dorothy West, US journalist/author (Living is Easy)1908 - Gordon Weir, cricketer (NZ batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37)1909 - Robin Orr, composer1911 - Xia Hong, writer1913 - Barbara Pym, romantic author (Very Private Eye)1913 - Bert Farber, Bkln NY, orch leader (Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone)1913 - Walter Andreas Schwarz, German singer and author (d. 1992)1913 - Barbara Pym, English novelist (d. 1980)1915 - Lester del Rey, US, sci-fi author (Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars)1915 - Robert Moffat Palmer, composer1915 - Walter Tetley, NYC, animation voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show)1915 - Alexandru Nicolschi, Russian communist (d. 1992)1916 - Betty Furness, actress, journalist/consumer advisor (NYC, WNBC)1917 - Max Showalter, Caldwell Ks, actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show)1917 - Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and filmmaker (d. 2006)1918 - Ruth Atkinson, American cartoonist (d. 1997)1919 - Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (d. 2005)1920 - Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist1920 - Yolande Donlan, NJ, actress (Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, Penny Princess)1920 - Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-born cr1920 - Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (d. 2003)1920 - Frank G. Clement, Governor of Tennessee (d. 1969)1921 - Alexander Salkind, producer (Superman)1922 - Charlie Sifford, American go1922 - Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2002)1923 - Del Simmons, rocker (Capt Beefheart)1924 - June Callwood, Canadian jounalist and activist (d. 2007)1926 - Milo O'Shea, Dublin Ireland, actor (Barbarella, Romeo & Juliet)1927 - Andre Vandernoot, Flemish conductor (Royal Flemish Opera)1927 - Phillip Burton, historian (Vanishing Eagles)1927 - W. Watts Biggers, American novelist and animator1928 - John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher1929 - Alcides Lanza, composer1929 - Frederic Devreese, composer1929 - Willaim Brown, television executive1929 - Norton Juster, American author and archi1929 - Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player1930 - Charles Pete Conrad Jr, Phila, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2)1930 - Bob Lillis, baseball player1931 - Larry Jackson, baseball player1932 - Barry Levinson, Baltimore MD, director (Rainman)1932 - Sammy Turner, Patterson, NJ, singer (Lavender Blue Moods)1932 - Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut1933 - Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orch leader (Tony Orlando, Marie)1933 - Jerry Lumpe, baseball player1934 - Johnny Carter, US singer (Give your baby a standing ovation)1935 - Carol Shields, American-born novelist (d. 21935 - Roger Brierley, English actor (d. 2005)1935 - Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek turkologist1936 - Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School)1936 - Vladimir Golubnichy, USSR, 20K walker (Olympic-gold-1960, 68)1937 - Jimmy Jones, rocker1938 - Frits Wols, [Eugene W Wong Loi Sing], Suriname, sec-gen (UNESCO)1938 - Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger (NY Yankees)1938 - Kevin Brownlow, English film historian and author1939 - Charles Miller, rock flutist/saxophonist (War)1940 - Christopher Bernau, Santa Barbara CA, actor (Guiding Light)1940 - Constantine II, deposed King of Greece (1964-73)1940 - Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman (NY Yankees)1940 - Jim Maloney, baseball pitcher1941 - Charlie Watts, drummer (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar)1941 - Oda Mayumi, Tokyo, resident artist (Green Gulch Zen Center)1941 - Stacy Keach, Savannah Ga, actor (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer)1941 - William Guest, Atlanta Ga, singer (Gladys Knight Show)1942 - Marie Cheatham, Okla, actress (Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light)1943 - Charles Haid, SF Ca, actor (Andy Renko-Hill St Blues, Altered States)1943 - John Lilipaly, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)1943 - Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (D66)1943 - Ilaiyaraaja, Indian composer1944 - Garo Yepremian, NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins)1944 - Marvin Hamlisch, NYC, composer/pianist (Sting, Chorus Line)1944 - Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)1945 - Bob Benrit, rocker1946 - Roger Freed, baseball player1946 - Peter Sutcliffe, English murd1947 - Jan Ferraris, LPGA golfer1947 - Mark Elder, British opera and symphony conductor1948 - Albert Innaurato, Phila, playwright/director (Age in Soho)1948 - Jerry Mathers, Sioux City Iowa, actor (Beaver-Leave It To Beaver)1949 - Heather Couper, British astron1950 - Joanna Gleason, Toronto Canada, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry)1950 - Toni Alessandrini, Chicago Ill, actress (Vice Academy Part 2)1950 - [Antone] Chubby Tavares, rocker (Tavares)1951 - Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80)1951 - Steve Brookins, rocker (.38 Special)1952 - Gary Bettman, American National Hockey League commissioner1953 - Craig Robert Stadler, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (Masters 1982)1954 - Michael Steele, rocker (Bangles-Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian)1955 - Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo Calif, actor (Code Red)1955 - Gary Grimes, SF, actor (Summer of '42, Class of '44)1955 - Michael Anthony, Chicago Ill, rock drummer (Van Halen-Jump, 1984)1955 - Chantal Hochuli, Swiss-born socialite1956 - Mark L Polansky, Paterson NJ, pilot/astronaut1956 - Mani Ratnam, Indian dire1956 - Malcolm Garrett, English graphic designer1957 - King Lizzard, American enterta1957 - Mark Lawrenson, English Football Pundit1958 - Lex Lugar, [Larry Pfohl], Atlanta Ga, wrestler (WWF/WCW/NWA)1959 - Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)1959 - Lydia Lunch, US singer/poetess (Teenage Jesus, Jerks)1960 - Tony Hadley, rock vocalist (Spandau Ballet-True)1960 - Kyle Petty, American race car dr1961 - John Cameroon, guitarist (Claw Boys Claw)1961 - Kerry Junna-Saxby, Australian 10k walker (Olympics-15th-1992, 96)1961 - Dez Cadena, American musician (Black Flag)1962 - Darnell Coles, baseball player1962 - Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning-52nd)1963 - Brian Harvey, baseball umpire (NL)1963 - Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables Fla, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Jamaica)1963 - Tim Balmer, Milwaukee Wis, Canadian Tour golfer (Bermuda Open-1990)1964 - Caroline Link, German film director and screenwriter1965 - Mark Waugh, cricketer (twin of Steve mighty batsman for Australia)1965 - Steve Waugh, cricketer (twin of Mark mighty batsman for Australia)1965 - Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journa1966 - Pedro Guerra, Spanish songwriter and singer1967 - Mike Evans, WLAF DL (Amsterdam Admirals)1967 - Mike Stanton, Houston TX, pitcher (NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox)1967 - Randy Hilliard, NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos)1968 - Beetlejuice, member of Howard Stern's Wack 1968 - Jon Culshaw, British comedian1969 - David Wheaton, Minneapolis Minn, tennis star (1987 US junior boys)1969 - Kurt Abbott, Zanesville OH, infielder (Florida Marlins)1969 - Cy Chadwick, English actor1970 - Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard (New Orleans Saints)1970 - Eric Riley, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves)1970 - Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)1970 - Mike Kelly, baseball player1970 - Randy Fuller, NFL defensive back (Pitts Steelers)1970 - B-Real, American rapper (Cypress Hill)1971 - Martin Suji, cricketer (Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup)1971 - Steve Brooks, WLAF tight end (Frankfurt Galaxy, London Monarchs)1971 - Anthony Montgomery, American a1971 - Kateřina Jacques, Czech politician1972 - Brad Ottis, tackle (Arizona Cardinals)1972 - Dwayne Joseph, NFL cornerback (Chic Bears)1972 - Renee Heiken, Peoria IL, LPGA golfer (1994 Florida Women's Open)1972 - Wayne Brady, American actor and come1972 - Wentworth Miller, American actor1972 - Simon Staho, Danish film director1973 - Jayantha Silva, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test left-arm spinner 1995)1974 - Tammy Holmes, Berkeley Calif, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets)1974 - Matt Serra, American mixed martial ar1974 - Gata Kamsky, American chess player1975 - Dontae' Jones, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)1975 - Sally Newmarch, Australian rower (Olympics-96)1976 - Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer (Menudo-Cannonball)1976 - Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter (Olympics-96)1976 - Josef Marha, Havl-brod Cze, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)1976 - Rachel White, Columbus Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska (1997)1976 - Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso, Queen consort of Lesotho1976 - Earl Boykins, American basketball pl1976 - Tim Rice-Oxley, English musician (Keane)1976 - Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brazilian mixed martial artist1977 - Zachary Quinto, American actor1978 - Nikki Cox, actress (Unhappily Ever After)1978 - A.J. Styles, American professional wrestler1978 - Dominic Cooper, English a1978 - Justin Long, American actor1980 - Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-born rock drummer (The Stro1980 - Abby Wambach, American Soccer player1981 - Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese baseball player1981 - Nikolay Davydenko, Russian professional tennis pl1981 - Tucker Rountree, American guitarist and composer.1982 - Jewel Staite, Canadian actress1983 - Christopher Higgins, American ice hockey pl1983 - Brooke White, American singer1985 - Ana Cristina, Cuban American singer,composer, and actress1987 - Darin Zanyar, Swedish Singer1988 - Sergio Agüero, Argentinian footballer1988 - Patrik Berglund, Swedish hockey player1989 - Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer1990 - Brittany Curran, American actress1994 - Prima Sellecchia Tesh, daughter of John Tesh & Connie Sellecca