September 13 - Births

Births

• 64 – Julia Flavia, daughter of Roman Emperor Titus (d. 91)
• 678 – K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab' III, Ruler of Palenque (d. 730)
• 786 – Al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph (d. 833)
• 1087 – John II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1143)
• 1475 – Cesare Borgia, Italian aristocrat (d. 1507)
• 1502 – John Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552)
• 1520 – William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman (d. 1598)
• 1604 – William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661)
• 1676 – Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans, Duchess of Lorraine (d. 1741)
• 1694 – Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1776)
• 1766 – Samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854)
• 1775 – Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (d. 1868)
• 1802 – Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and writer (d. 1880)
• 1813 – John Sedgwick, American Civil War general (d. 1864)
• 1819 – Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896)
• 1830 – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (d. 1916)
• 1842 – John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator (d. 1920)
• 1851 – Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d. 1902)
• 1857 – Michał Drzymała, Polish peasant rebel (d. 1937)
• 1857 – Milton S. Hershey, American confectioner (d. 1945)
• 1860 – John J. Pershing, American general (d. 1948)
• 1863 – Arthur Henderson, British politician and union leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1935)
• 1873 – Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (d. 1950)
• 1874 – Henry Fountain Ashurst, American politician (d. 1962)
• 1874 – Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-born composer (d. 1951)
• 1876 – Sherwood Anderson, American writer (d. 1941)
• 1877 – Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d. 1957)
• 1877 – Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the Titanic disaster (d. 1962)
• 1882 – Ramón Grau, Cuban president (d. 1969)
• 1885 – Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)
• 1886 – Amelie Beese, German aviator and sculptor. (d. 1925)
• 1886 – Sir Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1975)
• 1887 – Lavoslav Ruzicka, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
• 1893 – Larry Shields, American musician (d. 1953)
• 1894 – J.B. Priestley, English playwright and novelist (d. 1984)
• 1894 – Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. 1953)
• 1895 – Morris Kirksey, American rugby player (d. 1981)
• 1899 – Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the Iron Guard (d. 1938)
• 1903 – Claudette Colbert, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1904 – Gladys George, American stage and screen actress (d. 1954)
• 1908 – Karolos Koun, Greek theater director (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Sicco Mansholt, Dutch statesmand (d.1995)
• 1909 – Ray Bowden, English footballer (d. 1998)
• 1909 – Frits Thors, Dutch newscaster
• 1911 – Bill Monroe, American singer (d. 1996)
• 1916 – Roald Dahl, British writer (d. 1990)
• 1917 – Robert Ward, American composer
• 1918 – Dick Haymes, Argentine singer and actor (d. 1980)
• 1919 – Mary Midgley, American philosopher
• 1922 – Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Edouard Boubat, French photographer (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Harold Blair, Australian tenor, Aboriginal activist (d. 1976)
• 1924 – Scott Brady, American film actor (d. 1985)
• 1924 – Maurice Jarre, French composer (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Mel Tormé, American singer (d. 1999)
• 1926 – Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
• 1929 – Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer (d. 2004)
• 1930 – Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, British printing millionaire
• 1931 – Barbara Bain, American actress
• 1931 – Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player
• 1933 – Eileen Fulton, American actress
• 1936 – Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-Nazi
• 1936 – Joe E. Tata, American actor
• 1937 – Don Bluth, American animator
• 1938 – Judith Martin, American etiquette writer
• 1938 – John Smith, Labour Party Leader 1992 – 1994 (d. 1994)
• 1939 – Richard Kiel, American actor
• 1939 – Joel-Peter Witkin, American photographer
• 1940 – Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1941 – Tadao Ando, Japanese architect
• 1941 – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, 10th President of Turkey
• 1941 – David Clayton-Thomas, Canadian singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
• 1942 – Michel Côté, Canadian politician
• 1944 – Carol Barnes, British newsreader (d. 2009)
• 1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, British actress
• 1944 – Peter Cetera, American musician (Chicago)
• 1945 – Noël Godin, Belgian humorist
• 1945 – Andres Küng, Swedish-Estonian politician, journalist (d. 2002)
• 1946 – Frank Marshall, American film producer
• 1948 – Nell Carter, American actress (d. 2003)
• 1948 – Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist
• 1949 – Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist (MC5) (d. 1994)
• 1950 – Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish politician
• 1951 – Jean Smart, American actress
• 1952 – Randy Jones, American musician (Village People)
• 1952 – Raymond O'Connor, American actor
• 1952 – Don Was, American singer
• 1954 – Steve Kilbey, English musician (The Church)
• 1955 – Joe Morris, American musician
• 1956 – Anne Geddes, Australian photographer
• 1957 – Vinny Appice, American musician (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell)
• 1957 – Judy Blumberg, American ice dancer
• 1957 – John G. Trueschler, American politician
• 1958 – Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor
• 1960 – Greg Baldwin, American voiceover actor (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• 1961 – Dave Mustaine, American musician (ex-Metallica, Megadeth)
• 1961 – KK Null, Japanese musician
• 1961 – Peter Roskam, Republican Congressman from Illinois
• 1962 – Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian poet and author
• 1963 – Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician
• 1964 – Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist and author
• 1965 – Annie Duke, American poker player
• 1965 – Jeffrey Ross, American Comedian
• 1965 – Zak Starkey, British musician
• 1966 – Maria Furtwängler, German physician
• 1966 – Louis Mandylor, Australian actor
• 1967 – Michael Johnson, American athlete
• 1967 – Tim "Ripper" Owens, American singer (Iced Earth, ex-Judas Priest)
• 1968 – Brad Johnson, American football player
• 1968 – Emma Sjöberg, Swedish model
• 1968 – Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1969 – Ilka Knickenberg, German actress
• 1969 – Tyler Perry, American actor and filmmaker
• 1969 – Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
• 1970 – Martín Herrera, former Argentine footballer
• 1970 – Louise Lombard, British actress
• 1970 – Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress
• 1970 – Jason Scott Sadofsky, American programmer
• 1971 – Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player
• 1971 – Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer
• 1971 – Stella McCartney, English fashion designer
• 1973 – Christine Arron, French runner
• 1973 – Kelly Chen, Chinese singer
• 1973 – Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer
• 1973 – Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress
• 1974 – Travis Knight, American basketball player
• 1974 – Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player
• 1974 – Keith Murray, American rapper
• 1974 – Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver
• 1975 – Joe Don Rooney, American musician (Rascal Flatts)
• 1976 – Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer
• 1976 – José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Fiona Apple, American singer
• 1977 – Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor and singer
• 1977 – Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer (Maximum e Hormone]])
• 1978 – Megan Henning, American actress
• 1978 – Peter Sunde, Scandinavian entrepreneur
• 1979 – Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer (Hooverphonic)
• 1979 – Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player
• 1980 – Han Chae Young, South Korean actress and model
• 1980 – Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
• 1980 – Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
• 1980 – Ben Savage, American actor
• 1981 – August, American pornographic actress
• 1981 – Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
• 1981 – Lauren Williams, Canadian wrestler
• 1982 – Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
• 1982 – Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
• 1982 – Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
• 1983 – James Bourne, English musician
• 1984 – Nabil Abou-Harb, Arab-American filmmaker
• 1985 – Emi Suzuki, Japanese model
• 1986 – Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver
• 1986 – Brian Visser, American soccer player
• 1986 – Sean Williams, American basketball player
• 1987 – Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer
• 1987 – Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player
• 1988 – Keith Treacy, Irish footballer
• 1989 – Thomas Müller, German footballer