June 24 - Births

Births

• 1244 – Henry I of Hesse (d. 1308)
• 1343 – Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)
• 1386 – Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)
• 1485 – Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)
• 1519 – Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)
• 1533 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (d. 1588)
• 1535 – Joan of Spain, Spanish-born Queen consort of Portugal (d. 1573)
• 1542 – St. John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet (d. 1591)
• 1546 – Robert Parsons, English Jesuit priest (d. 1610)
• 1587 – William Arnold, English settler of Providence Plantation (d. 1675)
• 1663 – Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. 1742)
• 1687 – Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (d. 1757)
• 1694 – Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Swiss political theorist (d. 1748)
• 1704 – Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (d. 1771)
• 1774 – François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (d. 1838)
• 1774 – Antonio González de Balcarce, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (d. 1819)
• 1777 – John Ross, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1856)
• 1795 – Ernst Heinrich Weber, German anatomist and physiologist (d. 1878)
• 1803 – George James Webb, English-born composer (d. 1887)
• 1804 – Willard Richards, American religious leader (d. 1854)
• 1811 – John Archibald Campbell, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1889)
• 1813 – Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (d. 1887)
• 1821 – Dr. Guillermo Rawson, medical doctor and one of the most influential politicians in nineteenth century Argentina (d. 1890)
• 1825 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1844)
• 1826 – George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (d. 1898)
• 1842 – Ambrose Bierce, American author (disappeared ca. 1914)
• 1850 – Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, British field marshal (d. 1916)
• 1860 – Mercedes of Orleans, Queen of Spain (d. 1878)
• 1882 – Carl Diem, German Olympic official (d. 1962)
• 1882 – Athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman (d. 1953)
• 1883 – Victor Franz Hess, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1964)
• 1886 – George Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. 1949)
• 1888 – Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (d. 1964)
• 1893 – Roy O. Disney, American co-founder of the Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)
• 1895 – Jack Dempsey, American boxer (d. 1983)
• 1897 – Daniel K. Ludwig, American shipping magnate (d. 1992)
• 1900 – Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (d. 1945)
• 1901 – Harry Partch, American composer (d. 1974)
• 1904 – Phil Harris, American singer, songwriter and comedian (d. 1995)
• 1906 – Pierre Fournier, French cellist (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (d. 1971)
• 1907 – Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (d. 1989)
• 1908 – Hugo Distler, German composer (d. 1942)
• 1908 – Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Alfons Rebane, Estonian military officer (d. 1976)
• 1911 – Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver and five-time World Champion (d. 1995)
• 1911 – Ernesto Sabato, Argentine writer
• 1912 – Brian Johnston, British cricket commentator (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Gustaaf Deloor, Belgian cyclist (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Pearl Witherington CBE, British World War II secret agent (d. 2008)
• 1915 – Fred Hoyle, British astronomer (d. 2001)
• 1916 – William B. Saxbe, American politician (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Al Molinaro, American actor
• 1922 – Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) (d. 1988)
• 1924 – Kurt Furgler, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Brian Bevan, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1991)
• 1924 – Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer, academic and paranormal researcher
• 1927 – Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1930 – Claude Chabrol, French film director (d. 2010)
• 1930 – William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Billy Casper, American golfer
• 1933 – Sam Jones, American basketball player
• 1934 – Ferdinand Biwersi, German football referee
• 1934 – Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer
• 1935 – Terry Riley, American composer
• 1938 – Lawrence Block, American writer
• 1939 – Michael Gothard, English actor (d. 1992)
• 1939 – HA Schult, German artist
• 1941 – Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French philosopher, psychoanalyst and novelist
• 1942 – Michele Lee, American actress
• 1942 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean president
• 1944 – Jeff Beck, English guitarist (The Yardbirds)
• 1944 – Arthur Brown, English singer
• 1944 – John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist (Family, Streetwalkers, Axis Point)
• 1944 – Chris Wood, English saxophonist (Traffic) (d. 1983)
• 1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer and songwriter (The Zombies)
• 1945 – George Pataki, American politician
• 1945 – Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1946 – Ellison Onizuka, American astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1946 – Robert Reich, American politician and political commentator
• 1946 – David Collenette, Canadian politician
• 1947 – Peter Weller, American actor
• 1947 – Mick Fleetwood, English drummer (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1948 – Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player (Yes)
• 1949 – John Illsley, English bassist (Dire Straits)
• 1950 – Mercedes Lackey, American fantasy writer
• 1950 – Nancy Allen, American actress
• 1951 – David Rodigan, Germany-born British radio DJ and actor
• 1952 – Stephen Pusey, British public artist
• 1953 – Ivo Lill, Estonian glass artist
• 1955 – Edmund Malura, German footballer
• 1956 – Joe Penny, English actor
• 1957 – Mark Parkinson, American politician, 45th Governor of Kansas
• 1958 – Tom Lister, Jr., American actor and professional wrestler
• 1958 – Jean Charest, 29th Premier of Québec
• 1958 – John Tortorella, American ice hockey coach
• 1958 – Kathy Troccoli, American singer
• 1960 – Siedah Garrett, American singer
• 1960 – Trisha Meili, American assault and rape victim, known as the "Central Park Jogger"
• 1960 – Karin Pilsäter, Swedish politician
• 1960 – Erik Poppe, Norwegian film director
• 1961 – Dennis Danell, American guitarist (Social Distortion) (d. 2000)
• 1961 – Iain Glen, Scottish actor
• 1961 – Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Ralph Reed, American political figure and religious leader
• 1961 – Curt Smith, English bassist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter (Tears for Fears)
• 1963 – Preki (Predrag Radosavljević), Serbian-born American soccer player
• 1963 – Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist (d. 2007)
• 1964 – Gary Suter, American ice hockey player
• 1965 – Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player
• 1966 – Hope Sandoval, American singer and songwriter (Mazzy Star, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
• 1966 – Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1967 – Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Richard Z. Kruspe, German guitarist (Rammstein)
• 1967 – Janez Lapajne, Slovenian film director
• 1967 – John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer
• 1967 – Scott Oden, American writer
• 1967 – Sherry Stringfield, American actress
• 1968 – Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player
• 1969 – Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian soprano
• 1970 – Glenn Medeiros, American singer and songwriter
• 1971 – Christopher Showerman, American actor
• 1971 – Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor
• 1972 – Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
• 1972 – Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
• 1973 – Alexander Beyer, German actor
• 1975 – Carla Gallo, American actress
• 1975 – Marek Malik, Czech ice hockey player
• 1975 – Federico Pucciariello, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
• 1976 – Louisa Leaman, English writer and behaviour expert
• 1976 – Brock Olivo, American football player
• 1977 – Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
• 1977 – Cas Jansen, Dutch actor
• 1977 – Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Luis García, Spanish footballer
• 1978 – Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
• 1978 – Ariel Pink, American recording artist
• 1978 – Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine footballer
• 1978 – Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist (Nightwish)
• 1979 – Petra Němcová, Czechoslovakian-born model
• 1979 – Craig Shergold, British internet folklore subject
• 1979 – Mindy Kaling, American actress and TV producer
• 1980 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Liane Balaban, Canadian actress
• 1980 – Andrew Jones, Australian racing driver
• 1980 – Minka Kelly, American actress
• 1982 – Kevin Nolan, English footballer
• 1982 – Mark Penney, Canadian film director
• 1982 – Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio presenter
• 1983 – John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino actor
• 1983 – Rebecca Cooke, British swimmer
• 1984 – J. J. Redick, American basketball player
• 1985 – Kyle Searles, American actor
• 1985 – Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese gravure idol
• 1986 – Stuart Broad, English cricketer
• 1986 – Phil Hughes, American baseball player
• 1986 – Solange Knowles, American singer
• 1987 – Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer
• 1987 – Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
• 1987 – Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
• 1987 – Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Nichkhun Horvejkul, Thai-American singer active in South Korea (2PM)
• 1990 – Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2003 – Marcus Fiesel, American murder victim (d. 2006)