July 6 - Births

Births

• 1686 – Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)
• 1736 – Daniel Morgan, American battlefield tactician (d. 1802)
• 1747 – John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. 1792)
• 1766 – Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. 1813)
• 1781 – Sir Stamford Raffles, British statesman (d. 1826)
• 1782 – Maria Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Lucca and Queen of Etruria (d. 1824)
• 1785 – William Jackson Hooker, English botanist (d. 1865)
• 1789 – Maria Isabella of Spain, Queen consort of the Two Sicilies, wife of Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1846)
• 1796 – Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1855)
• 1817 – Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist (d. 1905)
• 1818 – Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (d. 1879)
• 1837 – Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, Indian scholar (d. 1925)
• 1838 – Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian Slavic studies scholar (d. 1923)
• 1859 – Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish poet and novelist, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
• 1865 – Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and music educator (d. 1950)
• 1868 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, member of the British Royal Family (d. 1935)
• 1878 – Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926)
• 1884 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American railroad executive, yachtsman and bridge player, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1970)
• 1885 – Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)
• 1886 – Marc Bloch, French historian (d.1994)
• 1887 – Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)
• 1897 – Richard Krautheimer, German-American art historian (d.1994)
• 1898 – Hanns Eisler, German composer (d. 1962)
• 1900 – Frederica Sagor Maas, American playwright and supercentenarian
• 1903 – Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1982)
• 1904 – Erik Wickberg, Swedish 9th General of the Salvation Army (d. 1996)
• 1907 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
• 1907 – George Stanley, Canadian politician and designer of the flag of Canada (d. 2002)
• 1912 – Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (d. 2006)
• 1914 – Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter (d. 1984)
• 1916 – Harold Norse, American writer (d. 2009)
• 1917 – Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand running coach (d. 2004)
• 1918 – Sebastian Cabot, English actor (d. 1977)
• 1919 – Ernst Haefliger, Swiss singer (d. 2007)
• 1921 – Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States
• 1923 – Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish Communist politician, Prime Minister and President of Poland
• 1925 – Gazi Yasargil, Turkish medical scientist and neurosurgeon (d. 1993)
• 1925 – Merv Griffin, American television show host (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Bill Haley, American singer (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981)
• 1927 – Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player (d. 1988)
• 1927 – Alan Freeman, Australian-born British DJ and radio personality (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Janet Leigh, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Pat Paulsen, American comedian (d. 1997)
• 1927 – Nilo Soruco, Bolivian songwriter (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Balamurali Krishna, Indian Carnatic musician, poet and composer.
• 1931 – Jean Campeau, French-Canadian businessman and politician
• 1931 – Della Reese, American singer and actress
• 1933 – Frank Austin, English footballer
• 1935 – Candy Barr, American stripper and actress (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• 1936 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian (d. 2005)
• 1937 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-born pianist and conductor
• 1937 – Ned Beatty, American actor
• 1937 – Gene Chandler, American soul singer
• 1938 – Luana Patten, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1939 – Jet Harris, English bassist (The Shadows)
• 1940 – Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• 1940 – Jeannie Seely, American country music singer
• 1945 – Rodney Matthews, English fantasy artist and illustrator
• 1945 – Burt Ward, American actor
• 1946 – George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
• 1946 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
• 1946 – Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
• 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor
• 1947 – Richard Beckinsale, English actor (d. 1979)
• 1947 – Lance Clemons, American baseball player (d. 2008)
• 1948 – Nathalie Baye, French actress
• 1948 – Jean-Pierre Blackburn, French-Canadian politician
• 1948 – Tom Curley, American media executive
• 1948 – Brad Park, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1949 – Phyllis Hyman, American soul singer and actress (d. 1995)
• 1950 – John Byrne, American comic book author and artist
• 1950 – Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
• 1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
• 1953 – Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1954 – Allyce Beasley, American actress
• 1954 – Willie Randolph, American baseball player
• 1955 – Frank Sontag, American radio personality
• 1955 – William Wall, Irish writer
• 1956 – Casey Sander, American actor
• 1957 – Ron Duguay, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1958 – Jennifer Saunders, English actress, comedienne and screenwriter
• 1959 – Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
• 1960 – Asahifuji Seiya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 63^rd Yokozuna
• 1961 – Robin Antin, American reality television personality and model
• 1961 – Rick Price, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1963 – Todd Burns, American baseball player
• 1963 – Lance Johnson, American baseball player
• 1964 – Cristina D'Avena, Italian singer and actress
• 1966 – Brian Posehn, American actor
• 1967 – James Hannon, American filmmaker
• 1967 – Heather Nova, Bermudian singer-songwriter
• 1967 – Omar Olivares, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1968 – Gaspare Manos, Italian painter and sculptor
• 1969 – Brian Van Holt, American actor
• 1969 – Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
• 1970 – Inspectah Deck, American rapper
• 1970 – Frank Salvato II, Italian-American sound engineer and composer
• 1971 – Kenya D. Williamson, American actress
• 1972 – Isabelle Boulay, French-Canadian singer
• 1972 – Greg Norton, American baseball player
• 1972 – Mark Gasser, British pianist
• 1974 – Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
• 1974 – Babi Xavier, Brazilian presenter and actress
• 1975 – 50 Cent, American rapper
• 1975 – Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
• 1975 – Sebastián Rulli, Argentine actor
• 1977 – Con Blatsis, Australian footballer
• 1977 – Craig Handley, Welsh film director
• 1977 – Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer
• 1978 – Tamera Mowry, American actress
• 1978 – Tia Mowry, American actress
• 1978 – Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
• 1979 – Nic Cester, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jet)
• 1980 – Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• 1980 – Joell Ortiz, American hip hop artist
• 1981 – Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
• 1982 – Brandon Jacobs, American football player
• 1983 – Gregory Smith, Canadian actor
• 1984 – Lauren Harris, British rock singer
• 1986 – Sarah Gronert, German tennis player
• 1986 – Derrick Williams, American football player
• 1987 – Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Matt O'Leary, American actor
• 1987 – Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
• 1990 – Ajoo, South Korean singer
• 1990 – Jamal Idris, Australian Rugby League player
• 1990 – Jeremy Suarez, American actor
• 1994 – Camilla Rosso, English actress
• 1994 – Rebecca Rosso, English actress