September 5 - Births

Births

• 973 – Abu Rayhan Biruni, Khwarezmi-born Persian polymath (d. 1048)
• 1187 – Louis VIII of France (d. 1226)
• 1567 – Date Masamune, Japanese Samurai and Daimyo (d. 1636)
• 1568 – Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639)
• 1621 – Juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble (d. 1694)
• 1638 – Louis XIV of France (d. 1715)
• 1667 – Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri, Italian mathematician (d. 1733)
• 1695 – Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (d. 1770)
• 1722 – Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (d. 1763)
• 1725 – Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (d. 1799)
• 1735 – Johann Christian Bach, German composer (d. 1782)
• 1750 – Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (d. 1774)
• 1771 – Archduke Charles of Austria, Austrian general (d. 1847)
• 1774 – Caspar David Friedrich, German artist (d. 1840)
• 1775 – Juan Martín Díez, Spanish guerrilla (d. 1825)
• 1787 – François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1850)
• 1791 – Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (d. 1864)
• 1792 – Pierre-Armand Dufrénoy, French geologist and mineralogist (d. 1857)
• 1806 – Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (d. 1865)
• 1807 – Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish Anglican clergyman and philologist (d. 1886)
• 1809 – Manuel Montt Torres, Chilean politician (d. 1880)
• 1826 – John Wisden, England cricketer (d. 1884)
• 1827 – Goffredo Mameli, Italian poet and writer (d. 1849)
• 1836 – Justiniano Borgoño, President of Peru (d. 1921)
• 1847 – Jesse James, American outlaw (d. 1882)
• 1850 – Jack Daniel, Creator of Jack Daniel's (d. 1911)
• 1857 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian rocket scientist and inventor (d. 1935)
• 1867 – Amy Beach, American composer and pianist (d. 1944)
• 1874 – Nap Lajoie, American baseball player (d. 1959)
• 1876 – Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (d. 1956)
• 1876 – Abdelaziz Thâalbi, Tunisian politician. (d. 1944)
• 1881 – Otto Bauer, Austrian politician (d. 1938)
• 1888 – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, second President of India (d. 1975)
• 1892 – Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (d. 1973)
• 1897 – Ella Schuler, American supercentenarian
• 1897 – Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst (d. 1980)
• 1901 – Mario Scelba, Italian politician (d. 1991)
• 1902 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American film producer and executive (d. 1979)
• 1905 – Arthur Koestler, Hungarian writer (d. 1983)
• 1905 – Maurice Challe, French general (d. 1979)
• 1905 – Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician (d. 2005)
• 1908 – Gloria Holden, British actress (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Josué de Castro, Brazilian writer and activist against hunger (d. 1973)
• 1909 – Archie Jackson, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
• 1910 – Phiroze Palia, Indian cricketer (d. 1981)
• 1910 – Leila Mackinlay, British romance writer (d.1996)
• 1912 – John Cage, American composer (d. 1992)
• 1912 – Kristina Söderbaum, German actress and photographer (d. 2001)
• 1912 – Frank Thomas, American animator (d. 2004)
• 1914 – Nicanor Parra, Chilean poet and mathematician
• 1916 – Frank Yerby American novelist (d. 1991)
• 1916 – Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster) (d. 2002)
• 1917 – Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racing driver and trainer (d. 2008)
• 1918 – Luis Alcoriza, Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor (d. 1992)
• 1918 – Jean-Marie Poitras, Canadian businessman and senator (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Elisabeth Volkenrath, Polish-born German Nazi concentration camp supervisor (d. 1945)
• 1921 – Jack Valenti, American political advisor and film executive (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Paul Dietzel, American college football coach
• 1927 – Paul Volcker, American economist
• 1928 – Damayanti Joshi, Indian classical dancer of Kathak style (d. 2004)
• 1929 – Bob Newhart, American actor and comedian
• 1929 – Andrian Nikolayev, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2004)
• 1933 – Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilien Catholic archbishop
• 1934 – Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer
• 1935 – Johnny Briggs, English actor
• 1935 – Paul Josef Cordes, German Roman Catholic Cardinal
• 1936 – Jonathan Kozol, American writer, sociologist
• 1936 – Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player
• 1936 – John Danforth, American politician
• 1936 – Robert Burns, Canadian politician
• 1937 – Antonio Valentin Angelillo, Argentinian footballer
• 1937 – Colin Wesley, South African cricketer
• 1937 – William Devane, American actor
• 1938 – John Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Claudette Colvin, American civil rights movement leader (Montgomery Bus Boycott)
• 1939 – John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (d. 2008)
• 1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor
• 1939 – Clay Regazzoni, Swiss racing driver (d. 2006)
• 1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress
• 1941 – Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• 1942 – Werner Herzog, German film director
• 1942 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995)
• 1942 – Denise Fabre French television presenter.
• 1943 – Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary. (d. 2007)
• 1944 – Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author and playwright (d. 1996)
• 1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer and songwriter
• 1946 – Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born English singer and songwriter (Queen) (d. 1991)
• 1946 – Dennis Dugan, American actor and film director
• 1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American singer and composer
• 1947 – Buddy Miles, American musician (d. 2008)
• 1947 – Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer
• 1948 – Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian diplomat and politician
• 1950 – Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist
• 1950 – Paul William Roberts, Canadian writer
• 1951 – Paul Breitner, German footballer
• 1951 – Patti McGuire, American model and television producer
• 1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor
• 1954 – Frederick Kempe, American author, journalist, and executive
• 1954 – Richard Austin, West Indian cricketer
• 1956 – Roine Stolt, Swedish guitarist (The Flower Kings)
• 1957 – Peter Winnen, Dutch bicycle road athlete
• 1961 – Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist
• 1962 – Peter Wingfield, Welsh actor
• 1963 – Juan Alderete, American bassist (Racer X)
• 1963 – Jeff Brantley, American baseball player
• 1963 – Jonathan Phillips, English actor
• 1963 – Taki Inoue, Japanese racing driver
• 1963 – Kristian Alfonso, American actress
• 1964 – Frank Farina, Australian footballer
• 1964 – Ken Norman, American basketball player
• 1964 – Amanda Ooms, Swedish actress
• 1964 – Kevin Saunderson American electronic music producer
• 1965 – Chris Morris, English satirist
• 1965 – David Brabham, Australian racing driver
• 1965 – Chris Gore, American filmmaker
• 1965 – César Rincón, Colombian matador
• 1966 – Achero Mañas, Spanish actor and film director
• 1966 – Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer
• 1967 – India Hicks, English model
• 1967 – Jane Sixsmith, English field hockey player
• 1968 – Dennis Scott, American basketball player
• 1968 – Brad Wilk, American musician (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine)
• 1969 – Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo, Brazilian footballer
• 1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer
• 1969 – Dweezil Zappa, American musician
• 1970 – Kim Hye-su, South Korean actress and model
• 1970 – Liam Lynch, American musician (Sifl and Olly)
• 1970 – Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1971 – Adam Hollioake, England cricketer
• 1972 – Shane Sewell, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1972 – Guy Whittall, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1973 – Rose McGowan, Italian-born actress
• 1973 – Alexandra Kerry, daughter of American Senator John Kerry
• 1973 – Paddy Considine, English actor
• 1974 – Rawl Lewis, West Indian cricketer
• 1975 – Rod Barajas, American baseball player
• 1975 – George Boateng, Dutch footballer
• 1975 – Matt Geyer, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1975 – Jamie Spaniolo, American horrorcore rapper
• 1976 – Tatyana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast
• 1976 – Carice van Houten, Dutch actress
• 1976 – Richard Marsland, Australian comedian/writer and radio personality
• 1977 – Rosevelt Colvin, American football player
• 1977 – Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish football winger
• 1977 – Minoru Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1977 – Alexey Harkov, Russian bassist (Kipelov, Sergey Mavrin)
• 1977 – Nazr Mohammed, American Basketball player
• 1978 – Laura Bertram, Canadian actress
• 1978 – Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1978 – Zhang Zhong, Chinese chess player
• 1978 – Sylvester Joseph, West Indian cricketer
• 1978 – Yu Nan, Chinese actress
• 1979 – John Carew, Norwegian footballer
• 1979 – Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
• 1979 – George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer
• 1979 – Stewart Holden, English scrabble player
• 1979 – Salvatore Mastronunzio, Italian footballer
• 1980 – Franco Costanzo, Argentinian football goalkeeper
• 1981 – AnnMarie, American pornographic actress
• 1981 – Nina Eichinger, German actress
• 1981 – Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player
• 1981 – Daniel Moreno, Spanish professional bicyclist
• 1982 – Alexandre Geijo, Spanish/Swiss footballer
• 1982 – Sondre Lerche, Norwegian musician
• 1983 – Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer
• 1983 – Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer
• 1983 – Xavier Susai, Australian comedian
• 1983 – Antony Sweeney, Hartlepool United footballer
• 1984 – Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish professional bicyclist
• 1985 – Ryan Guy, American soccer player
• 1986 – Colt McCoy, American football player
• 1986 – Pragyan Ojha, Indian cricketer
• 1987 – Prince Pierre Casiraghi of Monaco
• 1987 – Silvestre Rasuk, American actor
• 1988 – Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
• 1989 – Ben Youngs, English rugby union Scrum-Half
• 1990 – Antonio Esposito, Italian footballer
• 1990 – Kim Yu-Na, Korean figure skater
• 1991 – Skandar Keynes, English actor
• 1993 – Gage Golightly, American actress