Historical Birthdays for Yesterday

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - Jun 9

1510 Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem

1573 Henricus Hondius, Dutch etcher/publisher

1588 Johann Andreas Herbst, composer

1597 Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter

1640 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)

1672 Peter I "the Great" Romanov, tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [OS=May 30]

1781 George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive)

1791 John Howard Payne, US, author/actor/diplomat (Home Sweet Home)

1792 Fr‚d‚ric L G, Earl of Merode, Belgian revolutionary

1810 Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer

1812 Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens)

1812 Johann G Galle, German astronomer (discovered Neptune)

1828 Carlo Marsili, composer

1829 Gaetano Braga, composer

1833 John Rogers Cooke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891

1836 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1st woman mayor in England (Aldeburgh)

1843 Bertha von Suttner, Austria, novelist/pacifist (Nobel 1905)

1849 Joseph Vezina, composer

1854 Gerardus J P J Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society)

1861 Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher

1865 Alberic Magnard, composer

1865 Carl Nielsen, Norre-Lyndelse Denmark, composer (Det Uuslukkelige)

1865 Lucien-Denis-Gabriel-Alberic Magnard, composer

1875 Henry Dale, London, physiologist (Nobel-1936)

1877 Rudolf Borchardt, writer

1879 Dudley Digges

1879 Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player

1884 Johannes Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/conductor

1886 Kusaku Yamada, composer

1888 Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer

1888 Hugo Kauder, composer

1890 Leslie Banks, English actor/director (Jamaica Inn, 48 Hours)

1892 Helena Rubinstein, cosmetics CEO/founder (Helena Rubinstein)

1893 Cole Porter, Indiana, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate)

1893 Samuel N Behrman, US screenwriter (Tale of 2 Cities, Daddy Long Legs)

1896 Aura Abranches, Lisbon Portugal, actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio)

1896 Catherine Filene Shouse, philanthropist (Wolf Trap Institute)

1898 C Malaparte, writer

1898 Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt)

1900 Fred Waring, Tyrone Penn, musician/conductor/inventor (Waring Blender)

1900 Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot

1901 George Price, cartoonist

1901 Marion Gering, actress (Sarumba, Rumba, Ready for Love, 24 Hours)

1905 Harry "Bull" Alexander, cricketer (Aus quick 1 Test Bodyline series)

1905 Walter Kraft, composer

1906 Tonio Selwart, Germany, actor (Barefoot Contessa, Naked Maja)

1908 J F Williams-Wynne, Lord-Lieutenant (Gwynedd)

1908 Robert Cummings, Joplin Mo, actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder)

1909 Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher

1910 Geoffrey Musson, British General

1910 Vbilmos Demian, composer

1912 Edgar Evans, tenor

1912 Ingolf Dahl, Hamburg Germany, composer (Andante & Arioso)

1913 Alida Margaretha Bosshardt, lt-colonel of Dutch Salvation Army

1914 Barbara Mullen, Boston MA, actress (Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners)

1914 Hermann Haller, composer

1915 Jane Cowan, cello teacher

1915 Les Paul, Waukesha Wi, guitarist/inventor (Les Paul guitar)

1916 Robert S McNamara, US Sec of Defense (1961-68)/head (World Bank)

1918 Rob de Vries, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/dir/actor (Ciske de Rat)

1919 Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player

1920 Isobel June Braybrooke English, novellist

1921 Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 56)

1922 George Axelrod, playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany, Bus Stop)

1922 P G Beazley, MEP

1923 Gerald G”tting, German DR president (CDU)

1924 Christine Goitschel, France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1964)

1924 Peter Heatly, CEO (Commonwealth Games Federation)

1924 Tony Britton, Birmingham Eng, actor (Day of Jackal, Girl in my Soup)

1925 Roy Hughes, MP

1925 [John] Keith Laumer, [Anthony LeBaron], US, sf author (Retief's War)

1926 Mona Freeman, Baltimore, actress (Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress)

1926 Roy Smalley, shortstop (Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees)

1927 Franco Donatoni, composer

1927 Norman Sisisky, (Rep-D-VA, 1983- )

1928 Geraint Gruffydd, director (U of Wales Centre for Welsh Studies)

1929 Johnny Ace, [John M Alexander Jr], Memphis Tn, R&B singer (My Song)

1929 June O'Dell, deputy CEO (Equal Opportunities Commission)

1929 Keith A St H Gardner, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic-bronze-1960)

1929 Robert E Badham, (Rep-R-CA, 1977- )

1930 Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, US, sci-fi author (Thongor of Lemuria)

1930 Marvin Kalb, NYC, educator/newscaster (CBS/NBC, Meet the Press)

1931 Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees)

1931 Jackie Mason, Wisc, comedian (World According to Me, Chicken Soup)

1932 Douglas Smith, CEO (Acas)

1933 Dick Orkin, Williamsport Pa, actor (Tim Conway Show)

1933 Don Young, (Rep-R-AK, 1973- )

1933 Patrick Symons, British vice-admiral

1934 Donald Duck, famous fowl

1934 Helga Haase, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1960)

1934 Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer (Lonely Teardrops, Night)

1934 Joe Santos, Bkln NY, actor (Rockford Files, AKA Pablo, Shamus)

1934 Michael Mates, MP

1934 Pal Karolyi, composer

1934 Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist

1935 Diana Van Der Vlis, actress (Lovespell, Girl in Black Stockings)

1937 Sven Conrad Stayers, cricketer (WI fast bowler 1962)

1938 Anne Kenny, Mudgee NSW, golfer (1968, 71 Australian Champ)

1938 Charles Wuorinen, NYC, composer (Pulitzer 1980)

1938 Jeremy Hardie, CEO (W H Smith Group)

1938 Peter Sanders, CEO (Commission for Racial Equality)

1938 Roger Hurn, CEO (Smith's Industries)

1939 David Hobbs (auto racer)

1939 Derek Hunt, CEO (MFI Furniture Group)

1940 Dick Vitale, US, sportscaster (ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!")

1941 Billy Hatton, rocker

1941 Jon Lord, England, keyboardist (Deep Purple-Hush, White Snake)

1941 Peter Wilson, CEO (Gallaher)

1942 Nicholas Lloyd, editor (Daily Express)

1942 Richard Hutton, cricketer (son of Len, 5 Tests 1971)

1943 Charles Saatchi, English magnate (Saatchi & Saatchi)

1943 Joe [William] Haldeman, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Worlds Apart)

1944 23 puppies, (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler Penn

1944 Brigid Bazlen, Wisc, actress (Pam-Too Young to go Steady)

1944 Viscount Craigavon

1944 record litter of 23 puppies is born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler Penn

1945 Faina Myelink, USSR, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1972)

1946 Peter Kilfoyle, British MP

1947 Mitch Mitchell, drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze)

1948 Jim Bailey, NCAA punter (most punts in season-101, Va Milt Academy)

1948 Nathaniel Rosen, Altadena Ca, cellist (Tchaikovsky-gold-1978)

1949 Douglas Henderson, British MP

1951 Benny Neyman, Dutch singer (I Don't Know How)

1951 Bonnie Tyler, [Gaynor Hopkins], rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart)

1951 Dave Parker, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978)

1954 Pete Byrne Bath England,, rocker (Naked Eyes)

1957 Elly van Holly, running star (3k indoor world record)

1958 Donald Michael Santini, Mass, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)

1959 Peter Fowler, Hornsby NSW, Australasia golfer

1960 Nancy Taylor, SF CA, LPGA golfer (1994 Rochester Intl-54th)

1961 Michael J Fox, Edm, actor (Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf)

1962 Eddie Lundon, rocker (China Crisis-Christian)

1963 Johnny Depp, Queensboro Ky, actor (21 Jump Street, Ed Wood)

1964 Gloria Reuben, Toronto, actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER)

1964 Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)

1965 Gloria Reuben, actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER)

1965 Jeff Williams, Santa Monica Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)

1965 Michelle Francis Bird, campaigner

1966 Anthony Martino, CFL punter (Calgary Stampeders)

1967 Robert Reading, Buffalo NY, 110m hurdler

1968 Tom Rouen, NFL punter (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)

1969 Keith Alex, NFL guard (Minn Vikings)

1969 Mitch McLee, [Douglas Lee Mitchell], Miles Mi, drummer (Southgang)

1970 Harry Van Hofwegen, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)

1970 Russ Romaniuk, Winnipeg, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)

1971 D'Marco Farr, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)

1971 Joey Gullion, Gallopolis OH, Nike golfer (NIKE SC Classic-18th)

1971 Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)

1971 Romano Sion, soccer player (Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen)

1972 Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995- )

1972 Steven Salter, CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)

1972 Wardell Rouse, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)

1973 Chris Villarrial, center/guard (Chicago Bears)

1973 Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing (Dallas Stars)

1973 Orlondo Steinauer, CFL cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)

1973 Tedy Bruschi, linebacker (New England Patriots)

1974 Jana Nejedly, Prague Czech, Canadian tennis player (Olympics-96)

1974 Jon Harris, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)

1975 Andrew Symonds, cricketer (Birmingham, brilliant Qld & Gloucs batsman)

1975 Carolyne Lepage, Montreal Quebec, 48 kg judoka (Olympics-96)

1975 Paul Agostino, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96)

1977 Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen

1978 Elizabeth Reid, Fairfax Va, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)

1978 Lucia Povraznikova, Miss Slovak republic Universe (1997)

1981 Natalie Portman, actress (Professional, Everyone Says I Love You)

1982 Amber Yoder, Miss Indiana Teen USA (1997)

1991 Abraham Joseph Groening, son of Simpson creator Matt Groening

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