Historical Birthdays

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - June 10, 2026

1941 Soraya Khashoogi, Leicester England, wife (Adrian Khashoogi)

1834 Hendrik Pierson, Dutch theologist (HP Foundation)

1928 Asher Wallfish, journalist

1970 Laurel Korholz, La Jolla Calif, rower (Olympics-4th-96)

1972 Pat Johnson, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)

1961 Maxi Priest, [Max Elliott], Jamaican/English singer (Wild World)

1931 Jim [Purvis] Ferree Jr, Pine Bluff NC, PGA golfer (1958 Vancouver)

1972 C J Richardson, NFL safety (Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks)

1943 Simon Jenkins, editor (Times)

1929 James McDivitt, Chicago, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9)

1880 Margit Kaffka, writer

1969 Fred Foggie, WLAF cornerback (Frankfurt Galaxy)

1861 Pierre M M Duhem, French naturalist/philosopher/historian

1941 Jurgen Prochnow, actor (Das Boot)

1843 Heinrich von Herzogenberg, composer

1965 Elizabeth Hurley, Basingstroke England, actress (Christabel)

1926 June Haver, Rock Island, actress (Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door)

1970 David Wilson, WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)

1941 Shirley Owens Alston, Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy)

1865 Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (claimed falsely to be at North Pole)

1973 Wade Miller, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)

1971 Jeff Rodgers, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)

1973 Brandon Sanders, safety (NY Giants)

1898 Virginia Valli, [McSweeney], Chicago IL, actress (Pleasure Garden)

1916 Bill Waddington, British actor/comedian (Percy-Coronation Street)

1926 Lionel Jeffries, actor (Fanny, Prisoner of Zenda)

1967 Human Beatbox, [Darren Robinson], rocker (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)

1929 Vasile Herman, composer

1790 Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer

1913 Tikhon Nikoleyevich Khrennikov, composer

1869 Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary/headed La Gazette

1782 Amable-G-P B de Barante, French politician/historian

1808 Friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)

1929 Harald Juhnke, Berlin Germany, actor (Guitars of Love)

1832 Jules VallЉs, French journalist/communard/author (L'insurg‚)

1947 Ken Singleton, Mt Vernon NY, baseball player (Orioles)

1861 Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)

1968 Susan Haskell, actress (Marty-One Life to Live, Strictly Business)

1914 Polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist

1951 Dan Fouts, NFL QB (San Diego Chargers)

1911 C P "Chilla" Christ, cricketer (Qld spinner late 30's)

1942 Janet Vogel, rocker (Skyliners)

1832 Nikolaus A Otto, German technician (gas motor, otto motor)

1906 Janos Viski, composer

1991 James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden (Star Trek NG)

1920 Zbynek Vostrak, composer

1971 Leanza Cornet, TV host (Entertainment Tonight)

1923 Robert Maxwell, [Jan Hoch], Czech, billionaire/CEO (NY Daily News)

1946 Mensje F van Keulen-van der Steen, Dutch writer (Bleeker's Summer)

1972 David Dunn, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals)

1946 Matthew Fisher, England, keyboardist (Procol Harum-Conquistador)

1735 John Morgan, American physician-in-chief of Continental Army

1963 Elisabeth Shue, actress (Cocktail, Adv in Babysitting)

1949 Kevin Corcoran, actor (Swiss Family Robinson, Babes in Toyland)

1613 Johan Georg II, elect of Saxon (1656-80)

1835 Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian

1847 Paul Alexis, French writer (Soir‚es de M‚dan)

1879 Dezs” Szabў, Hungarian writer (Weggevagde Village)

1908 Ernst B Chain, German chemist/bacteriologist (penicillin, Nobel 1945)

1915 Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer (namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park)

1838 Meyer E van Beem, actor (Black Venus)

1940 John William Stevens, jazz drummer

1913 John Edmunds, composer

1922 Judy Garland, [Frances Gumm], Mich, actress/singer (Wizard of Oz)

1844 J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Haagse school)

1926 Willem Oltmans, Dutch journalist (Outlawed, Free as a Bird)

1955 Andrew Stevens, Memphis Tn, actor (Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury)

1972 Edward Reevey, St John NB, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 SC Intercol)

1918 Barry Morse, actor (Fugitive-Lt Philip Gerard, Winds of War)

1908 Brinsley Ford, CEO (National Art Collections Fund)

1831 W A Remy, composer

1921 Philip Mountbatten, Greece, Duke of Edinburgh/Prince, Mr Elizabeth II

1944 Rick Price, rocker (Move)

1904 Frederick Loewe, composer (Learner & Loewe)

1935 Tom Pendry, MP (Labour)

1913 Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System

1844 Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren und Menschen)

1959 Timothy Van Patten, Bkln NY, actor (White Shadow, Master)

1688 James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope

1835 Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane

1832 Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India)

1911 Ralph Kirkpatrick, Leominster MA, harpsichordist (Domenico Scarlatti)

1966 Doug McKeon, NJ, actor (Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial)

1840 Thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902

1982 Tara Lipinski, Philadelphia Pa, figure skater (1997 World Champ)

1933 F Lee Bailey, Waltham Mass, attorney (Sam Shepard case, OJ case)

1914 Saul Bellow, Lachine Quebec, author (Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976)

1964 Pete Jordan, Elmhurst IL, Nike golfer (1992 Fresno Open-2nd)

1909 Erwin Dressel, composer

1891 Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru the Tulips)

1903 Theo Lingen, German director/actor (M, Charm of La Boheme) [or Jun 19]

1976 Lisa Jean Costantino, Miss USA-Vermont (1997)

1937 Richard Foreman, NYC, theatrical director (Daily Life)

1971 DeWayne Dotson, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)

1939 Alexandra Stewart, Montr‚al, actress (In Praise of Older Women)

1889 Cliff Clark, actor (Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout)

1898 Hattie McDaniel, Wichita, 1st Black to win Oscar (Gone With The Wind)

1922 Rose Moffard, (acting Gov-AZ)

1903 Clyde Beatty, US animal trainer/actor (Big Cage)

1932 George Burns, British TV host

1886 Baron Josse Emile van Dievoet, Flemish lawyer

1913 Thor Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor (Cin Symph 1958)

1943 Jeff Greenfield, NYC, media commentator (Firing Line, Nightline)

1836 Yamaoka Tesshu, Japanese swordsman/master of kendo

1630 Willem van Bemmel, Dutch painter/etcher

1890 Sessue Hayakawa, Japan, actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Hell to Eternity)

1882 Neville Henderson, British diplomat

1934 Nicolas Roussakis, composer

1895 Immanuel Velikovsky, writer (Worlds in Collision)

1936 Graham Carleton Greene, literary agent

1932 J Bennett Johnston, (Sen-D-LA, 1972- )

1911 Terence Rattigan, playwright (Winslow Boy, Browning Version)

1893 Franz Andr‚, Belgian conductor

1941 Harry Muskee, Dutch rock vocalist (Cuby & Blizzards)

1945 Ron Glass, Evansville Ind, actor (Ron-Barney Miller, New Odd Couple)

1791 V clav Hanka, Czech author/interpreter/forger

1900 Henri Bruning, Dutch literary

1969 Tony McCoy, NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)

1934 Paul Gibson, British high court judge

1819 J D Gustave Courbet, French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine)

1859 Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song)

1965 Linda Evangelista, Canada, super model/actress (Catwalk, Unzipped)

1939 Guy Harwood, horse trainer

1923 Earl Hamner Jr, Schuyler Va, TV narrator (Waltons)

1781 Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer

1894 Pavel Borkovec, Czech composer (Stmivani, [Twilight])

1945 Martin Wesley-Smith, composer

1965 Vincent Perez, actor (The Crow-City of Angels)

1863 Louis M A Couperus, Dutch poet/writer (Eline Vere)

1962 Floris Jansen, cricketer (Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup)

1962 Brent Sutter, Viking, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)

1968 Kevin Donnalley, NFL guard/tackle (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)

1917 William Barr, rector (Exeter College, Oxford)

1925 Don Costa, actor (Impossible Years, Soul of Nigger Charlie)

1890 Paul J M Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer/author

1973 Carl Kidd, NFL defensive back (Oakland Raiders)

1951 Burglinde Pollak, German DR, pentathlete (Olympics-bronze-1972)

1973 David Friedman, LA Calif, actor (Jason-Little House on the Prairie)

1902 Gaston Brenta, composer

1927 Michael Walsh, major-general/director (Overseas Relations)

1913 Van Carlyle Wilton-Davies, archdeacon Emeritus (Oxford)

1932 Gardner McKay, NYC, actor (Pleasure Seekers, Boots & Saddles)

1879 Benjamin Lambord, composer

1912 William Gordon Harris, civil engineer

1912 Leslie Brown, Bishop (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich)

1902 J Wouterus van Dieren, Dutch biologist (Terschelling)

1899 Raoul Salan, Fr/Indochina/Algeria (leader OAS)

1637 Jacques Marquette, jesuit/missionary founder (Chicago)

1910 Howlin' Wolf, [Chester Arthur Burnett], harmonica (Big City Blues)

1890 Powell Weaver, composer

1706 John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens

1928 Maurice Sendak, NYC, author/illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are)

1888 Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse)

1910 Robert Still, composer

1925 Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist (Village Voice, The Cold Society)

1965 Claudio Mezzadri, Switzerland, tennis star

1962 Duane Sutter, NHL player (NY Islander)

1951 Vicky Latta, Auckland NZ, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96)

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