June 3 - Births

Births

• 1537 – John Manuel, Prince of Portugal (d. 1554)
• 1540 – Charles II of Austria (d. 1590)
• 1635 – Philippe Quinault, French writer (d. 1688)
• 1636 – John Hale, pastor during the Salem witch hunt (d.1700)
• 1659 – David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708)
• 1723 – Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born naturalist (d. 1788)
• 1726 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist (d. 1797)
• 1770 – Manuel Belgrano, Argentine politician (d. 1820)
• 1808 – Jefferson Davis, American politician and President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1889)
• 1818 – Louis Faidherbe, French general (d. 1889)
• 1819 – Anton Anderledy, Swiss Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1892)
• 1832 – Alexandre Charles Lecocq, French composer (d. 1918)
• 1840 – Michael O'Laughlen, American conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1867)
• 1843 – Frederick VIII of Denmark (d. 1912)
• 1844 – Garret Hobart, 24th Vice President of the United States (d. 1899)
• 1844 – Detlev von Liliencron, German poet (d. 1909)
• 1853 – William Matthew Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (d. 1942)
• 1864 – Otto Erich Hartleben, German writer (d. 1905)
• 1864 – Ransom E. Olds, American automobile pioneer (d. 1950)
• 1865 – George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1936)
• 1866 – George Howells Broadhurst, English director (d. 1952)
• 1873 – Otto Loewi, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1961)
• 1877 – Raoul Dufy, French painter (d. 1953)
• 1878 – Barney Oldfield, American race car driver (d. 1946)
• 1879 – Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (d. 1945)
• 1879 – Raymond Pearl, American biologist (d. 1940)
• 1881 – Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter (d. 1964)
• 1888 – Tom Brown, American musician (d. 1958)
• 1899 – Georg von Békésy, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1972)
• 1900 – Leo Picard, German-born Israeli geologist (d. 1997)
• 1901 – Maurice Evans, English actor (d. 1989)
• 1901 – Zhang Xueliang {d. 2001}
• 1903 – Eddie Acuff, American actor (d. 1956)
• 1904 – Jan Peerce, American tenor (d. 1984)
• 1905 – Martin Gottfried Weiss, German, commandant of Dachau concentration camp (d. 1946)
• 1906 – Josephine Baker, American dancer (d. 1975)
• 1907 – Paul Rotha, English director (d. 1984)
• 1910 – Paulette Goddard, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1911 – Ellen Corby, American actress (d. 1999)
• 1913 – Pedro Mir, Dominican Poet Laureate (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Leo Gorcey, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1918 – Patrick Cargill, English actor (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Lili St. Cyr, American stripper (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete
• 1922 – Alain Resnais, French director
• 1923 – Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician
• 1923 – M. Karunanidhi, Indian Politician
• 1924 – Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian actress (d. 1991)
• 1924 – Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Torsten Wiesel, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
• 1924 – Jimmy Rogers, American blues guitarist (d. 1997)
• 1925 – Tony Curtis, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Thomas Joseph Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997)
• 1927 – Boots Randolph, American saxophonist (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Werner Arber, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
• 1929 – Chuck Barris, American game show host
• 1930 – Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author (d. 1999)
• 1930 – Dakota Staton, American jazz singer (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Ben Wada, Japanese television producers
• 1931 – Françoise Arnoul, French actress
• 1931 – Raúl Castro, Cuban statesman
• 1931 – John Norman, American author
• 1931 – Lindy Remigino, American athlete
• 1933 – Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, emir of Bahrain (d. 1999)
• 1934 – Rolland D. McCune, American theologian
• 1935 – Irma P. Hall, American actress
• 1936 – Jim Gentile, baseball player
• 1936 – Larry McMurtry, American author
• 1937 – Solomon P. Ortiz, American politician
• 1937 – Edward Winter, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1939 – Steve Dalkowski, baseball player
• 1939 – Ian Hunter, English musician
• 1939 – Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, American novelist
• 1940 – Connie Saylor, American racecar driver (d. 1993)
• 1942 – Curtis Mayfield, American musician (d. 1999)
• 1943 – Billy Cunningham, American basketball player
• 1944 – Edith McGuire, American runner
• 1944 – Eddy Ottoz, Italian athlete
• 1945 – John Derbyshire, British-American mathematician and political commentator
• 1945 – Hale Irwin, American professional golfer
• 1945 – Bill Paterson, British actor
• 1946 – Michael Clarke, American musician (d. 1993)
• 1946 – Eddie Holman, American singer
• 1946 – Tristan Rogers, Australian-American actor
• 1946 – Penelope Wilton, British actress
• 1947 – Mickey Finn, British guitarist and percussionist (T.Rex) (d. 2003)
• 1947 – Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver (d. 1986)
• 1947 – John Dykstra, American special effects supervisor
• 1949 – Floyd Lloyd, Jamaican reggae singer
• 1950 – Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter
• 1950 – Suzi Quatro, American musician and actress
• 1950 – Christos Verelis, Greek politician
• 1950 – Deniece Williams, American singer
• 1952 – Billy Powell, American keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009)
• 1952 – David Richards, CBE, British motor racing entrepreneur
• 1954 – Dan Hill, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1954 – Wally Weir, Quebec ice hockey player
• 1956 – Brad Nessler, American sports broadcaster
• 1956 – George Burley, Scottish football player and manager
• 1956 – Danny Wilde, American musician (The Rembrandts)
• 1957 – Horst-Ulrich Hänel, German field hockey player
• 1958 – Margot Käßmann, Lutheran theologian, German bishop
• 1959 – John Carlson, American talk radio host
• 1961 – Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer and author
• 1962 – Susannah Constantine, British fashion guru
• 1963 – Rudy Demotte, Belgian politician
• 1963 – Toshiaki Karasawa, Japanese actor
• 1964 – Kerry King, American musician (Slayer)
• 1964 – James Purefoy, British actor
• 1965 – Mike Gordon, American musician (Phish)
• 1965 – Jeff Blumenkrantz, American composer and actor
• 1966 – Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer
• 1967 – Anderson Cooper, American reporter, journalist and anchorman
• 1967 – Jason Jones, Canadian actor
• 1968 – Jamie O'Neal, American singer
• 1968 – Samantha Sprackling, Nigerian singer
• 1969 – Takako Minekawa, Japanese musician
• 1969 – Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese musician
• 1970 – Esther Hart, Dutch singer
• 1970 – Julie Masse, French Canadian singer
• 1970 – Peter Tägtgren, Swedish musician (Hypocrisy) and producer
• 1970 – Ammon McNeely, American rock climber
• 1971 – Carl Everett, American baseball player
• 1971 – John Hodgman, American author and humorist
• 1974 – Kelly Jones, Welsh singer (Stereophonics)
• 1974 – Arianne Zucker, American actress
• 1975 – Jose Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1976 – Jamie McMurray, American racecar driver
• 1976 – Yuri Ruley, American drummer
• 1976 – Enda Markey, Irish/Australian entertainer
• 1977 – Cristiano Marques Gomez, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 – Az-Zahir Hakim, American football player
• 1977 – Travis Hafner, American baseball player
• 1978 – Lyfe Jennings, R&B singer and songwriter
• 1980 – Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Lazaros Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player
• 1981 – Sosene Anesi, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1981 – Salvatore Giardina, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Timur Tekkal, German rugby player
• 1982 – Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian pole vaulter
• 1982 – Dihan Slabbert, South African singer and composer
• 1983 – Janine Habeck, German model and Playboy Playmate
• 1984 – Emily Scott, Australian model
• 1985 – Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, Mongolian boxer
• 1986 – Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
• 1986 – Alexandros Karageorgiou, Greek archer
• 1986 – Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
• 1986 – Adrián Vallés, Spanish racing driver
• 1986 – Tomas Verner, Czech ice skater
• 1987 – Lalaine, American actress
• 1987 – Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
• 1987 – Michelle Keegan, British actress
• 1989 – Katie Hoff, American swimmer
• 1989 – Anthony Taugourdeau, French footballer
• 2006 – Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, Member of the Dutch Royal Family