16 September Births

Published : 16 Sep 2017, 10:15

Jagoroniya Desk

September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 106 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).

Births

AD 16 – Julia Drusilla, Roman daughter of Germanicus (d. 38)
508 – Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang dynasty (d. 555)
1295 – Elizabeth de Clare, English noblewoman (d. 1360)
1462 – Pietro Pomponazzi, Italian philosopher (d. 1525)
1507 – Jiajing Emperor of China (d. 1567)
1541 – Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, English nobleman (died 1576)
1557 – Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)
1615 – Heinrich Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1692)
1625 – Gregorio Barbarigo, Roman Catholic saint (d. 1697)
1651 – Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and botanist (d. 1716)
1666 – Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1716)
1678 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1751)
1716 – Angelo Maria Amorevoli, Italian tenor and actor (d. 1798)
1722 – Gabriel Christie, Scottish-Canadian general (d. 1799)
1725 – Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist, zoologist, and author (d. 1815)
1745 – Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)
1777 – Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (d. 1836)
1782 – Daoguang Emperor of China (d. 1850)
1823 – Francis Parkman, American historian and author (d. 1893)
1827 – Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and paleontologist (d. 1908)
1828 – Per Pålsson, Swedish murderer (d. 1914)
1830 – Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (d. 1911)
1837 – Pedro V of Portugal (d. 1861)
1838 – James J. Hill, Canadian-American railroad executive (d. 1916)
1844 – Paul Taffanel, French flute player and conductor (d. 1908)
1846 – Anna Kingsford, English author, poet, and activist (d. 1888)
1853 – Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)
1858 – Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (d. 1927)
1858 – Bonar Law, Canadian-Scottish banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)
1859 – Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1916)
1861 – Miriam Benjamin, African-American educator and inventor (d. 1947)
1866 – Georg Voigt, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1927)
1870 – John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (d. 1958)
1875 – James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (d. 1971)
1876 – Marvin Hart, American boxer (d. 1931)
1877 – Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors (d. 1937)
1878 – Karl Albiker, German sculptor, lithographer, and educator (d. 1961)
1880 – Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1958)
1881 – Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (d. 1964)
1883 – T. E. Hulme, English poet and critic (d. 1917)
1886 – Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
1887 – Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (d. 1979)
1888 – W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (d. 1971)
1888 – Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
1891 – Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (d. 1980)
1891 – Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German spy (d. 1972)
1893 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwiter (d. 1956)
1893 – Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
1895 – Zainal Abidin Ahmad, Malaysian author and scholar (d. 1973)
1897 – Milt Franklyn, American composer (d. 1962)
1898 – H. A. Rey, American author and illustrator, co-created Curious George (d. 1977)
1899 – Hans Swarowsky, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and educator (d. 1975)
1901 – Josef Schächter, Austrian rabbi and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1994)
1905 – Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (d. 1980)
1906 – Jack Churchill, Sri Lankan-English colonel (d. 1996)
1910 – Erich Kempka, German colonel and chauffeur (d. 1975)
1910 – Karl Kling, German race car driver and manager (d. 2003)
1911 – Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (d. 1983)
1911 – Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1914 – Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1915 – Cy Walter, American pianist (d. 1968)
1916 – Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978)
1916 – Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985)
1916 – M. S. Subbulakshmi, an Indian Carnatic Vocalist (d. 2004)
1916 – Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999)
1918 – Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (d. 1968)
1919 – Bill Daley, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1919 – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American hierarchiologist and educator (d. 1990)
1919 – Andy Russell, American singer and actor (d. 1992)
1920 – Staryl C. Austin, American air force general (d. 2015)
1920 – Sheila Quinn, English nurse and educator
1920 – Art Sansom, American cartoonist (d. 1991)
1921 – Ursula Franklin, German-Canadian metallurgist (d. 2016)
1921 – Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter
1921 – Korla Pandit, American pianist and composer (d. 1998)
1922 – Guy Hamilton, French-English director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1922 – Janis Paige, American actress and singer
1923 – Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2015)
1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014)
1925 – Charlie Byrd, American singer and guitarist (d. 1999)
1925 – Charles Haughey, Irish accountant, lawyer, and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2006)
1925 – B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2015)
1926 – Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (d. 2011)
1926 – John Knowles, American novelist (d. 2001)
1926 – Rogers McKee, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1926 – Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (d. 2015)
1927 – Peter Falk, American actor (d. 2011)
1927 – Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (d. 1992)
1927 – Sadako Ogata, Japanese academic and diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1928 – Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (d. 2013)
1928 – Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (d. 1986)
1929 – Stan Stephens, American politician, 20th Governor of Montana
1930 – Anne Francis, American actress (d. 2011)
1931 – K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (d. 2003)
1931 – Little Willie Littlefield, American-Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2013)
1932 – Micky Stewart, English cricketer and coach
1933 – Steve Shirley, German-English businesswoman and philanthropist, founded Xansa
1934 – Elgin Baylor, American basketball player and coach
1934 – George Chakiris, American actor, singer, and dancer
1934 – Ronnie Drew, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
1934 – Dick Heckstall-Smith, English saxophonist (d. 2004)
1935 – Carl Andre, American sculptor
1935 – Billy Boy Arnold, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1935 – Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, and author
1935 – Bob Kiley, American-English businessman
1935 – Esther Vilar, Argentinian-German author and playwright
1937 – Aleksandr Medved, Russian wrestler
1937 – Vince Naimoli, American businessman and philanthropist
1939 – Breyten Breytenbach, South African-French poet and painter
1939 – Bill McGill, American basketball player (d. 2014)
1940 – Hamiet Bluiett, American saxophonist and composer
1940 – Butch Buchholz, American tennis player
1941 – Joe Butler, American singer, autoharp player, and drummer
1941 – Richard Perle, American political scientist and politician
1942 – Bernie Calvert, English bass player and keyboard player
1942 – Susan L. Graham, American computer scientist and academic
1943 – Wang Houjun, Chinese footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1943 – James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (d. 2016)
1944 – Betty Kelly, American soul/R&B singer (Martha and the Vandellas)
1946 – Sonny LeMaire, American country music singer-songwriter and bass player (Exile)
1946 – Mike Reynolds, Australian lawyer and politician
1946 – Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer
1947 – Dusty Hughes, English director and playwright
1947 – Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian, critic, and publisher
1948 – Ron Blair, American bass player
1948 – Rosemary Casals, American tennis player and sportscaster
1948 – Julia Donaldson, English author and playwright
1948 – Kenney Jones, English drummer
1948 – Susan Ruttan, American actress
1949 – Ed Begley Jr., American actor and environmental activist
1950 – David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Henry Louis Gates Jr., American historian, scholar, and journalist
1950 – Loyd Grossman, American-English singer, guitarist, and television host
1951 – Vince Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player and coach
1952 – Tony Cunningham, English educator and politician
1952 – Česlovas Laurinavičius, Lithuanian historian
1952 – Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (d. 2013)
1952 – Mickey Rourke, American boxer and actor
1953 – Kurt Fuller, American character actor
1953 – Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (d. 1995)
1953 – Nancy Huston, Canadian-American author and translator
1953 – Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
1953 – Jerry Pate, American golfer and sportscaster
1953 – Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1954 – Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Indian sitar player and composer
1954 – Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer
1954 – William McKeen, American author and academic
1954 – Colin Newman, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
1954 – Frank Reed, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1954 – Roger Woolley, Australian cricketer
1955 – Ron Brewer, American basketball player
1955 – Robin Yount, American baseball player and coach
1956 – Maggie Atkinson, English educator and civil servant
1956 – David Copperfield, American magician and actor
1956 – Ross Greenberg, American journalist and antivirus pioneer (d. 2017)
1956 – Dave Schulthise, American bass player (d. 2004)
1956 – Kazuharu Sonoda, Japanese wrestler (d. 1987)
1957 – Clara Furse, English businesswoman
1957 – Norman Lamb, English lawyer and politician
1957 – David McCreery, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1957 – Anca Parghel, Romanian singer and pianist (d. 2008)
1958 – Orel Hershiser, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1958 – Neville Southall, Welsh footballer and manager
1958 – Jennifer Tilly, American actress and poker player
1959 – Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1959 – Tim Raines, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1959 – Dave Richardson, South African cricketer, manager, and lawyer
1959 – Victory Tischler-Blue, American bass player, director, and producer
1960 – Graham Haynes, American trumpet player and composer
1960 – Mike Mignola, American author and illustrator
1961 – Bilinda Butcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist, economist, and politician (d. 2013)
1962 – Seth, Canadian author and illustrator
1963 – Richard Marx, American singer-songwriter and producer
1964 – Mary Coustas, Australian actress and screenwriter
1964 – Rossy de Palma, Spanish-French model and actress
1964 – Dave Sabo, American guitarist and songwriter
1964 – Molly Shannon, American actress, comedian and producer
1965 – Katy Kurtzman, American actress and producer
1965 – Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer and manager
1966 – John Bel Edwards, American attorney and politician
1966 – Wil McCarthy, American author and playwright
1966 – Scott Workman, American stuntman and actor (d. 2013)
1966 – Kevin Young, American hurdler
1967 – Philip Lafon, Canadian wrestler
1967 – Hiroya Oku, Japanese author and illustrator
1968 – Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
1968 – Walt Becker, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Tommy Keane, Irish footballer (d. 2012)
1969 – Justine Frischmann, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor
1970 – Mark Schultz, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Joel Heyman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Amy Poehler, American actress, comedian, and producer
1972 – Mark Bruener, American football player
1972 – Mike Doyle, American actor and producer
1972 – Alessandro Nunziati, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – George Corrie, English footballer
1973 – Justin Haythe, American author and screenwriter
1973 – Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist and manager
1974 – Loona, Dutch singer-songwriter and dancer
1974 – Monique Brumby, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1974 – Joaquín Castro, American lawyer and politician
1974 – Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
1975 – Jason Leffler, American race car driver (d. 2013)
1975 – Shannon Noll, Australian singer-songwriter
1976 – Elīna Garanča, Latvian soprano
1976 – Tina Barrett, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1976 – Greg Buckner, American basketball player and coach
1977 – Gregory Ball, American captain and politician
1977 – Musiq Soulchild, American singer-songwriter
1978 – Dan Dickau, American basketball player and coach
1978 – Claudia Marx, German runner
1979 – Fanny, French singer
1979 – Bobby Korecky, American baseball player
1980 – Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player
1980 – Kenny van Weeghel, Dutch wheelchair racer
1981 – Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress, singer, and producer
1981 – Alexis Bledel, American actress
1981 – LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, Virgin Islander sprinter
1982 – Leon Knight, English footballer
1982 – Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player
1982 – Fiete Sykora, German footballer
1982 – Ryan Thomson, Scottish footballer
1983 – John Afoa, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Katerine Avgoustakis, Belgian singer and pianist
1983 – Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer
1983 – Brandon Moss, American baseball player
1983 – Legedu Naanee, American football player
1984 – Sabrina Bryan, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1984 – Serginho Catarinense, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Katie Melua, Georgian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Max Minghella, English actor
1986 – Gordon Beckham, American baseball player
1986 – Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer
1987 – Merve Boluğur, Turkish actress
1987 – Kyle Lafferty, Irish footballer
1987 – Louis Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian footballer
1987 – Burry Stander, South African cyclist (d. 2013)
1987 – Travis Wall, American dancer and choreographer
1988 – Teddy Geiger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1989 – Braden Holtby, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – José Salomón Rondón, Venezuelan footballer
1989 – Dustin Tokarski, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Diāna Bukājeva, Latvian tennis player
1991 – Alexandra Paul, Canadian figure skater
1991 – Kyle Smith, English motorcycle racer
1992 – Vytenis Čižauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
1992 – Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1992 – Jake Roche, English singer-songwriter and actor
1993 – Sam Byram, English footballer
1994 – Mitchell Moses, Australian rugby league player

Source: wikipedia

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