20 September Births

Published : 20 Sep 2017, 11:04

Jagoroniya Desk

September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Births

524 – Kan Bahlam I, Mayan ruler (d. 583)
917 – Kyunyeo, Korean poet (d. 973)
1449 – Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1500)
1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (d. 1502)
1504 – Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (d. 1559)
1514 – Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1590)
1593 – Gottfried Scheidt, German organist and composer (d. 1661)
1599 – Christian the Younger of Brunswick (d. 1623)
1608 – Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest and mystic, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (d. 1657)
1614 – Martino Martini, Italian missionary, cartographer and historian (d. 1661)
1685 – Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1751)
1746 – Maurice, Count de Benyovszky, Slovak-Hungarian explorer (d. 1786)
1758 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian emperor (d. 1806)
1778 – Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (d. 1852)
1800 – Benjamin Franklin White, American singer and composer (d. 1879)
1819 – Frederick Ellsworth Sickels, American inventor (d. 1895)
1820 – John F. Reynolds, American general (d. 1863)
1831 – Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (d. 1917)
1833 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian soldier and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
1842 – James Dewar, Scottish-English chemist and physicist (d. 1923)
1844 – William H. Illingworth, English-American photographer (d. 1893)
1847 – Susanna Rubinstein, Austrian psychologist (d. 1914)
1851 – Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright and critic (d. 1929)
1853 – Chulalongkorn, Thai king (d. 1910)
1861 – Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, 8th Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)
1872 – Maurice Gamelin, French general (d. 1958)
1873 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
1873 – Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
1876 – Carleton Ellis, American inventor and chemist (d. 1941)
1878 – Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist (d. 1968)
1880 – Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, musicologist and critic (d. 1968)
1884 – Maxwell Perkins, American editor (d. 1947)
1885 – Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1950)
1886 – Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1945)
1889 – Oskar Kaplur, Estonian wrestler (d. 1962)
1889 – Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (d. 1975)
1890 – Linda Eenpalu, Estonian activist and politician (d. 1967)
1891 – Tomás Garrido Canabal, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1943)
1893 – Colin Fraser Barron, Scottish-Canadian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1958)
1893 – Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (d. 1962)
1895 – Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science (d. 1937)
1899 – Leo Strauss, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1973)
1902 – Stevie Smith, English author and poet (d. 1971)
1906 – Jean Dréville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1906 – Vera Faddeeva, Russian mathematician (d. 1983)
1911 – Shriram Sharma, Indian philosopher and activist (d. 1991)
1913 – Sidney Dillon Ripley, American ornithologist and academic (d. 2001)
1914 – Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)
1915 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)
1917 – Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
1917 – Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994)
1917 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)
1917 – Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1996)
1918 – Horace Gould, English racing driver (d. 1968)
1920 – Alberto de Lacerda, Mozambican-Portuguese poet and radio host (d. 2007)
1920 – Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (d. 1989)
1921 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013)
1923 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Indian actor and producer (d. 2014)
1923 – Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer (d. 2016)
1924 – Albert Marre, American director, and producer (d. 2012)
1924 – Jackie Paris, American singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
1925 – James Bernard, English composer and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1925 – Ananda Mahidol King Thailand (d. 1946)
1925 – Bobby Nunn, American R&B singer (The Robins; The Coasters) (d. 1986)
1926 – Libero Liberati, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
1927 – Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (d. 1966)
1927 – John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 2010)
1927 – Red Mitchell, American bassist, composer, and poet (d. 1992)
1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (d. 1980)
1928 – Olga Ferri, Argentinian dancer and choreographer (d. 2012)
1928 – Donald Hall, American poet, editor, and critic
1929 – Anne Meara, American actress and playwright (d. 2015)
1929 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist and clarinet player
1930 – Richard Montague, American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1971)
1931 – Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1933 – Dennis Viollet, English footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1934 – Hamit Kaplan, Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler (d. 1976)
1934 – Takayuki Kubota, Japanese-American martial artist and actor
1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress
1934 – David Marquand, English academic and politician
1934 – Jeff Morris, American actor (d. 2004)
1934 – Rajinder Puri, Indian cartoonist, journalist, and activist (d. 2015)
1935 – David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
1935 – Keith Roberts, English author and illustrator (d. 2000)
1935 – Jim Taylor, American football player and sportscaster
1936 – Andrew Davies, Welsh author, screenwriter, and producer
1936 – Salvador Reyes Monteón, Mexican footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1937 – Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for the Environment
1937 – Geoffrey Dear, Baron Dear, English police officer
1937 – Garry Johnson, English general
1937 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
1938 – Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (d. 1994)
1938 – Jane Manning, English soprano and educator
1939 – Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
1940 – Tarō Asō, Japanese target shooter and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
1940 – William Finley, American actor (d. 2012)
1940 – Anna Pavord, Welsh-English journalist and author
1941 – Dale Chihuly, American sculptor and educator
1942 – Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2015)
1942 – Gérald Tremblay, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Montreal
1944 – Jeremy Child, English actor
1944 – Paul Madeley, English footballer
1946 – Pete Coors, American businessman and politician
1946 – Markandey Katju, Indian lawyer and judge
1947 – Billy Bang, American violinist and composer (d. 2011)
1947 – Jude Deveraux, American author
1947 – Chris Ortloff, American journalist and politician
1947 – Bruce Pasternack, American businessman
1947 – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, French journalist and author
1948 – Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host
1948 – Victoria Mallory, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
1948 – George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer
1948 – Chuck Panozzo, American rock bass player (Styx)
1948 – John Panozzo, American rock drummer (Styx) (d. 1996)
1949 – Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1951 – Joanna Cameron, American actress and model (The Secrets of Isis)
1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2012)
1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Javier Marías, Spanish journalist, author, and academic
1953 – Rocky Mattioli, Italian-Australian boxer
1954 – Anne McIntosh, Scottish lawyer and politician
1954 – Henry Samueli, American businessman, co-founded Broadcom
1955 – Betsy Brantley, American actress
1955 – José Rivero, Spanish golfer
1955 – Peter Scolari, American actor and director
1956 – Jennifer Tour Chayes, American mathematician and computer scientist
1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
1956 – Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
1956 – John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter
1957 – Michael Hurst, New Zealand actor and director
1958 – Arn Anderson, American wrestler and trainer
1959 – Joseph Alessi, American trombonist and educator
1959 – Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator
1959 – Meral Okay, Turkish actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1960 – Lee Hall, English playwright and screenwriter
1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter and drummer
1960 – Deborah Roberts, American journalist
1961 – Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and journalist
1961 – Caroline Flint, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
1961 – Erwin Koeman, Dutch retired football player and coach
1962 – Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
1963 – Anil Dalpat, Pakistani cricketer
1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player
1965 – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Danish badminton player
1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Martin Harrison, American football player
1967 – Kristen Johnston, American actress
1967 – Gunnar Nelson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Matthew Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1968 – Ijaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1968 – Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
1968 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
1969 – Patrick Pentland, Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1969 – Tim Rogers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Ben Shepherd, American musician and songwriter (Soundgarden)
1969 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer and coach
1971 – Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1971 – Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese pianist and composer
1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer and manager
1971 – Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer and television host
1972 – Victor Ponta, Romanian jurist and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Romania
1973 – Ronald McKinnon, American football player
1973 – Jo Pavey, English runner
1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
1975 – Jason Robinson, American saxophonist and composer
1977 – Chris Mooney, American journalist and academic
1978 – Jason Bay, Canadian-American baseball player
1978 – Patrizio Buanne, Austrian-Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1978 – Héctor Camacho Jr., Puerto Rican-American boxer
1978 – Dante Hall, American football player
1978 – Scott Minto, Australian rugby league player
1980 – Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
1981 – Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
1981 – David McMillan, American football player (d. 2013)
1981 – Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (d. 2014)
1981 – Jordan Tata, American baseball player
1982 – Jason Bacashihua, American ice hockey player
1982 – Aaron Burkart, German race car driver
1982 – Brian Fortuna, American dancer and choreographer
1982 – Athanasios Tsigas, Greek footballer
1983 – Freya Ross, Scottish runner
1983 – Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater
1985 – Ian Desmond, American baseball player
1985 – Mami Yamasaki, Japanese model and actress
1986 – İbrahim Kaş, Turkish footballer
1986 – Jason Nightingale, New Zealand rugby league player
1987 – Gain, South Korean singer
1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer
1987 – Tito Tebaldi, Italian rugby player
1988 – Sergei Bobrovsky, Russian ice hockey player
1988 – Ayano Ōmoto, Japanese singer and dancer
1988 – Ryan Simpkins, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Phillip Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
1992 – Michał Żyro, Polish footballer
1993 – Julian Draxler, German footballer
1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
1996 – Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player

Source: wikipedia

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