September 16 - Births

Births

• 16 – Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)
• 1098 – Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179)
• 1386 – King Henry V of England, (d. 1422)
• 1507 – Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)
• 1557 – Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)
• 1651 – Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716)
• 1666 – Antoine Parent, French mathematician (d. 1716)
• 1678 – Henry St John, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)
• 1722 – Gabriel Christie, British general (d. 1799)
• 1725 – Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815)
• 1745 – Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)
• 1782 – Daoguang, Emperor of China (d. 1850)
• 1795 – Saverio Mercadante, Italian composer (d. 1870)
• 1823 – Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893)
• 1827 – Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908)
• 1844 – Claude-Paul Taffanel, French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School (d. 1908)
• 1853 – Albrecht Kossel, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1927)
• 1858 – Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)
• 1859 – Yuan Shikai, Chinese politician (d. 1916)
• 1866 – Georg Voigt, German politician (d. 1927)
• 1875 – James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971)
• 1881 – Clive Bell, English art critic (d. 1964)
• 1883 – T. E. Hulme, English writer (d. 1917)
• 1886 – Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
• 1887 – Nadia Boulanger, French composer and teacher (d. 1979)
• 1888 – F. E. Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
• 1891 – Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-born German spy (d. 1972)
• 1891 – Karl Dönitz, German naval leader (d. 1980)
• 1893 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director (d. 1956)
• 1893 – Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• 1896 – Margaret Fitzgerald, Canadian supercentenarian (d. 2009)
• 1897 – Milt Franklyn, American musician (d. 1962)
• 1898 – H.A. Rey, American children's author, creator of "Curious George" (d. 1977)
• 1905 – Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Jack Churchill, English soldier (d. 1996)
• 1910 – Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003)
• 1910 – Erich Kempka, Adolf Hitler's chauffeur (d. 1975)
• 1914 – Allen Funt, American radio and television personality (d. 1999)
• 1916 – Robert Bradshaw, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician (d. 1978)
• 1916 – M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (d. 2004)
• 1916 – Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian labour leader (d. 1999)
• 1919 – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian born educator and writer (d. 1990)
• 1919 – Andy Russell, American popular vocalist (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Jon Hendricks, American jazz singer
• 1922 – Janis Paige, American actress
• 1922 – Marcel Mouloudji, French actor and singer (d. 1994)
• 1922 – Guy Hamilton, English film director
• 1923 – Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor of Singapore
• 1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress
• 1925 – Charlie Byrd, American musician (d. 1999)
• 1925 – B. B. King, American musician
• 1925 – Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Tommy Bond, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Takao Tanabe, Canadian painter
• 1927 – Peter Falk, American actor
• 1927 – Jack Kelly, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1928 – Lady Gwen Thompson, British occultist (d. 1986)
• 1930 – Anne Francis, American actress
• 1934 – Elgin Baylor, American basketball player
• 1934 – George Chakiris, American actor
• 1934 – Ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners and Solo Artist (d. 2008)
• 1935 – Carl Andre, American artist
• 1935 – Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist
• 1935 – Jules Bass, American author, producer, director and composer
• 1937 – Alexander Medved, Russian wrestler
• 1939 – Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter
• 1941 – Richard Perle, American political advisor
• 1942 – Bernie Calvert, British musician (The Hollies)
• 1943 – James Alan McPherson, American writer
• 1944 – Winston Grennan, Jamaican American drummer
• 1945 – Pat Stevens, American actress and voice actress (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model
• 1946 – Mike Reynolds, Australian politician
• 1946 – Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer
• 1947 – Russ Abbot, British comedian
• 1947 – Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and writer
• 1948 – Ron Blair, American bassist
• 1948 – Kenney Jones, English musician (The Small Faces; Faces; The Who)
• 1948 – Susan Ruttan, American actress
• 1949 – Ed Begley, Jr., American actor
• 1950 – David Bellamy, American guitarist and singer
• 1950 – Loyd Grossman, American television presenter
• 1950 – Henry Louis Gates, American scholar
• 1952 – Mickey Rourke, American actor
• 1953 – Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie) (d. 1995)
• 1953 – Nancy Huston, Canadian-born novelist and essayist
• 1953 – Jerry Pate, American golfer
• 1953 – Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1954 – Earl Klugh, American jazz guitarist
• 1954 – William McKeen, American author
• 1954 – Colin Newman, English musician (Wire)
• 1954 – Frank Reed, American singer (The Chi-Lites)
• 1955 – Ron Brewer, American basketball player
• 1955 – Janet Ellis, British television presenter
• 1955 – Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer
• 1955 – Robin Yount, American baseball player
• 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician
• 1957 – Anca Parghel, Romanian jazz singer
• 1957 – David McCreery, Irish footballer
• 1958 – Orel Hershiser, American baseball player
• 1958 – Neville Southall, Welsh footballer
• 1958 – Jennifer Tilly, American actress
• 1959 – Tim Raines, American baseball player
• 1959 – Dave Richardson, former South African cricketer
• 1959 – Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor
• 1960 – Danny John-Jules, British actor
• 1960 – Kurt Busiek, American comic book writer
• 1960 – Yianna Katsoulos, French singer
• 1961 – Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine)
• 1963 – Richard Marx, American singer
• 1964 – Molly Shannon, American actress
• 1964 – Mary Coustas, Australian entertainer
• 1964 – Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress
• 1964 – Dave Sabo, American musician (Skid Row)
• 1965 – Katy Kurtzman, American actress
• 1965 – Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer
• 1966 – Kevin Young, American athlete
• 1967 – Hiroya Oku, Japanese Manga-ka
• 1968 – Marc Anthony, American singer
• 1968 – Walt Becker, American director and writer
• 1969 – Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica)
• 1969 – Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer
• 1970 – Mark Schultz, American musician
• 1971 – Amy Poehler, American comedian (Saturday Night Live)
• 1972 – Mark Bruener, American football player
• 1972 – Sprent Dabwido, Nauruan politician
• 1972 – James Westman, Canadian Operatic Baritone
• 1972 – Shalane McCall, American actress
• 1973 – Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist
• 1973 – Justin Haythe, American writer
• 1973 – George Corrie, English footballer
• 1975 – Shannon Noll, Australian singer and songwriter
• 1976 – Tina Barrett, British singer (S Club)
• 1976 – Greg Buckner, American basketball player
• 1977 – Greg Ball, American politician
• 1978 – Dan Dickau, American basketball player
• 1978 – Matthew Rogers, American singer
• 1979 – Bobby Korecky, American baseball player
• 1979 – Aileen Celeste, Venezuelan actress
• 1979 – Fanny, French singer
• 1980 – Patrik Stefan, Czech hockey player
• 1981 – Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress
• 1981 – Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls)
• 1982 – Leon Knight, English footballer
• 1982 – Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player
• 1983 – Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer
• 1983 – Brandon Moss, American baseball player
• 1983 – Legedu Naanee, American football player
• 1983 – John Afoa, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1984 – Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer (The Cheetah Girls)
• 1984 – Katie Melua, Georgian/British singer
• 1985 – Madeline Zima, American actress
• 1986 – Gordon Beckham, American baseball player
• 1986 – Kyla Pratt, American actress
• 1987 – Daren Kagasoff, American actor
• 1987 – Louis Clément Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player
• 1987 – Travis Wall, American dancer and dance instructor
• 1987 – Anthony Padilla, American Youtuber, part of popular channel Smosh
• 1987 – Kyle Lafferty, Northern Irish Footballer
• 1988 – Teddy Geiger, American singer
• 1988 – Sarah Steele, American actress
• 1989 – Dustin Tokarski, Canadian ice hockey goalie
• 1992 – Nick Jonas, American singer and guitar player (Jonas Brothers)
• 2005 – Princess Jalilah bint Ali, of Jordan