​6 June Births

Published : 06 Jun 2018, 10:34

Jagoroniya Desk

June 6 is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of the year.

Births

1236 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (d. 1283)
1243 – Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy; Breton noble (d. 1288)
1296 – Władysław of Legnica (d. 1352)
1436 – Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (d. 1476)
1519 – Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603)
1539 – Catherine Vasa, Regent of East Frisia (d. 1610)
1553 – Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician and author (d. 1617)
1556 – Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English politician and diplomat (d. 1625)
1576 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1649)
1580 – Godefroy Wendelin, Belgian astronomer and author (d. 1667)
1584 – Yuan Chonghuan, politician, military general and writer (d. 1630)
1599 – Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (d. 1660)
1606 – Pierre Corneille, French playwright and producer (d. 1684)
1622 – Claude-Jean Allouez, French-American missionary and explorer (d. 1689)
1646 – Hortense Mancini, favourite Italian niece of Cardinal Mazarin (d. 1699)
1661 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer and educator (d. 1756)
1699 – Johann Georg Estor, German historian and theorist (d. 1773)
1714 – Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
1735 – Anton Schweitzer, German composer (d. 1787)
1755 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (d. 1776)
1756 – John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (d. 1843)
1772 – Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (d. 1807)
1799 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet (d. 1837)
1807 – Thiệu Trị, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1847)
1810 – Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German philologist and scholar (d. 1856)
1829 – Honinbo Shusaku, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
1841 – Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (d. 1910)
1844 – Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter and academic (d. 1905)
1850 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
1857 – Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1918)
1862 – Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (d. 1938)
1867 – David T. Abercrombie, American surveyor and businessman, founded Abercrombie & Fitch (d. 1931)
1868 – Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer (d. 1912)
1872 – Alix of Hesse, German princess and Russian empress (d.1918)
1875 – Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1878 – Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French lawyer and politician (d. 1956)
1884 – Jock Hutchison, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1977)
1890 – Ted Lewis, American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1971)
1891 – Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (d. 1986)
1891 – Erich Marcks, German general (d. 1944)
1896 – Henry Allingham, English soldier (d. 2009)
1896 – Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (d. 1940)
1898 – Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
1898 – Jacobus Johannes Fouché, South African politician, 2nd State President of South Africa (d. 1980)
1898 – Ninette de Valois, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (d. 2001)
1900 – Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1957)
1901 – Jan Struther, English author and hymnwriter (d. 1953)
1901 – Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (d. 1970)
1902 – Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1947)
1903 – Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (d. 1978)
1903 – Bakht Singh, Indian evangelist, well-known bible teacher and preacher (d. 2000)
1906 – Max August Zorn, German mathematician and academic (d. 1993)
1907 – Bill Dickey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1993)
1907 – Robin Humphreys, British scholar of Latin America (d. 1999)
1908 – Giovanni Bracco, Italian race car driver (d. 1968)
1909 – Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher (d. 1997)
1913 – Carlo L. Golino, Italian-American author, critic, and academic (d. 1991)
1915 – Vincent Persichetti, American pianist and composer (d. 1987)
1916 – Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
1917 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015)
1918 – Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1919 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English captain and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO
1923 – V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter (d. 1986)
1923 – Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster (d. 2004)
1925 – Maxine Kumin, American poet and author (d. 2014)
1925 – Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (d. 2013)
1926 – Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter and illustrator (d. 2009)
1926 – Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2007)
1926 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)
1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (d. 2005)
1930 – Frank Tyson, English-Australian cricketer, coach, and journalist (d. 2015)
1932 – David Scott, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1932 – Billie Whitelaw, English actress (d. 2014)
1933 – Eli Broad, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded KB Home
1933 – Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1934 – Albert II of Belgium
1935 – Jon Henricks, Australian swimmer
1936 – Mompati Merafhe, Botswana general and politician, Vice-President of Botswana (d. 2015)
1936 – D. Ramanaidu, Indian actor, director, and producer, founded Suresh Productions (d. 2015)
1936 – Levi Stubbs, American singer (d. 2008)
1938 – Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
1938 – Ryuchi Matsuda, Japanese martial artist and author (d. 2013)
1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer
1939 – Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer-songwriter
1939 – Eddie Giacomin, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
1940 – Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, Indian-English engineer and academic
1940 – Tiger Lance, South African cricketer (d. 2010)
1940 – Willie John McBride, Northern Irish rugby player, coach, and manager
1941 – Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist and author (d. 2012)
1943 – José de Jesús Gudiño Pelayo, Mexican lawyer and jurist (d. 2010)
1943 – Asif Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
1943 – Richard Smalley, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
1943 – Joe Stampley, American country music singer-songwriter
1944 – Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist
1944 – Edgar Froese, Russian-German keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2015)
1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Tommie Smith, American runner and football player
1945 – David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
1945 – Nikolai Velikov, Russian figure skater and coach
1946 – Tony Levin, American bass player and songwriter
1947 – David Blunkett, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Education
1947 – Robert Englund, American actor
1947 – Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
1948 – Arlene Harris, American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate
1949 – Ioannis Matzourakis, Greek footballer and manager
1949 – Holly Near, American folk singer-songwriter
1950 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian actress, director, and producer (d. 2015)
1951 – Marietta Giannakou, Greek psychiatrist and politician, Greek Minister of Health
1951 – Noritake Takahara, Japanese race car driver
1951 – Dwight Twilley, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist
1952 – Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese drummer, producer, and actor
1953 – Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek lieutenant and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence
1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
1954 – Allan Hewson, New Zealand rugby player
1954 – Urve Tiidus, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Culture
1954 – Władysław Żmuda, Polish footballer and manager
1955 – Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedian
1955 – Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1955 – Suresh Bhardwaj, Indian stage designer, director and theatre teacher (d. 2016)
1955 – Lee Smolin, American theoretical physicist
1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player and fashion designer
1956 – Dave Cusack, English footballer and manager
1956 – Marco Minniti, Italian politician, Italian Minister of the Interior
1957 – Mike Gatting, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1957 – Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan poet and activist (d. 2004)
1957 – Christian Rach, German chef and author
1959 – Jimmy Jam, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1959 – Andrey Prokofyev, Russian sprinter and hurdler (d. 1989)
1959 – David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
1960 – Steve Vai, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1961 – Tom Araya, Chilean-American singer-songwriter and bass player
1961 – Nir Brand, Israeli composer and conductor
1962 – Grant Fox, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1963 – Eric Cantor, American lawyer and politician
1963 – Vincent Collet, French former professional basketball player
1963 – Wolfgang Drechsler, German scholar, author, and academic
1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor
1963 – Ahmed Johnson, American football player, wrestler, and actor
1963 – Dariusz Kubicki, Polish footballer and coach
1964 – Jay Bentley, American singer and bass player
1965 – Cam Neely, Canadian ice hockey player and actor
1965 – Megumi Ogata, Japanese voice actress and singer
1967 – Max Casella, American actor
1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
1968 – François Avard, Canadian author and screenwriter
1969 – Erik Prince, American soldier and businessman, co-founded Academi
1969 – Fernando Redondo, Argentinian footballer
1970 – Evgeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
1970 – Richard Di Natale, Australian politician
1970 – Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer and coach
1970 – Sunil Joshi, Indian cricketer
1970 – James Shaffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1972 – Noriaki Kasai, Japanese ski jumper
1972 – Natalie Morales, American television journalist and anchor
1973 – Patrick Rothfuss, American author and academic
1974 – Uncle Kracker (Matthew Shafer), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Guillaume Musso, French novelist
1975 – Niklas Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1976 – Emilie-Claire Barlow, Canadian singer and actress
1976 – Geoff Rowley, English skateboarder and businessman
1977 – David Connolly, English-Irish footballer
1977 – Mark Ellis, American baseball player
1978 – Carl Barât, English singer-songwriter
1978 – Judith Barsi, American child actress
1981 – Luke Burt, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Marian Oprea, Romanian triple jumper
1983 – Michael Krohn-Dehli, Danish footballer
1983 – Dennis Roady, American YouTube personality
1983 – Joe Rokocoko, Fijian-New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Drew Galloway, Scottish wrestler
1985 – Martyn Irvine, Northern Irish cyclist
1985 – Sebastian Larsson, Swedish footballer
1985 – Nikolay Varbanov, Bulgarian basketball player
1986 – Junichi Tazawa, Japanese-American baseball player
1987 – Niklas Hjalmarsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1987 – Rory Kostjasyn, Australian-Irish rugby league player
1987 – Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer
1988 – Maria Alyokhina, Russian singer and activist
1988 – Ryan Brathwaite, Barbadian hurdler
1988 – Israel Dagg, New Zealand rugby player
1989 – Paula Brancati, Canadian actress
1989 – Darcy Lussick, Australian rugby league player
1989 – Paweł Wojciechowski, Polish pole vaulter
1990 – Raisa Andriana, Indonesian singer and actress
1990 – Ryan Higa, American comedian, YouTube personality and actor
1990 – Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer
1990 – Anthony Rendon, American baseball player
1992 – DeAndre Hopkins, American football player
1992 – Hyuna, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and model
1993 – Vic Mensa, American rapper
1993 – Aisling Franciosi, Irish-Italian actress
1994 – Jake Mamo, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Julian Green, American footballer

Source: wikipedia

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