September 8 - Births

Births

• 801 – Ansgar, German Christian archbishop (d. 865)
• 828 – Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868)
• 1157 – King Richard I of England (d. 1199)
• 1207 – King Sancho II of Portugal (d. 1248)
• 1271 – Charles Martel of Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295)
• 1380 – Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Franciscan missionary (d. 1444)
• 1474 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533)
• 1515 – Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585)
• 1588 – Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (d. 1648)
• 1611 – Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (d. 1671)
• 1621 – Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (d. 1686)
• 1633 – Ferdinand IV of Germany (d. 1654)
• 1672 – Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (d. 1703)
• 1742 – Ozias Humphrey, English artist (d. 1810)
• 1749 – Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, French aristocrat (d. 1793)
• 1749 – Marie-Louise, princesse de Lamballe, Italian-born French aristocrat (d. 1792)
• 1750 – Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Jamapese sumo wrestler, the 4^th Yokozuna (d. 1795)
• 1767 – August von Schlegel, German poet (d. 1845)
• 1778 – Clemens Brentano, German poet (d. 1842)
• 1783 – Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (d. 1872)
• 1804 – Eduard Mörike, German poet (d. 1875)
• 1814 – Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian (d. 1874)
• 1824 – Jaime Nunó, Spanish composer (d. 1908)
• 1828 – Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, American Civil War soldier (d. 1914)
• 1828 – Clarence Cook, American writer and art critic (d. 1900)
• 1830 – Frédéric Mistral, French poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
• 1841 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (d. 1904)
• 1841 – Charles J. Guiteau, American assassin of James A. Garfield (d. 1882)
• 1846 – Catchick Paul Chater, Hong Kong businessman(d. May 27, 1926)
• 1852 – Emperor Gwangmu of Korea (d. 1919)
• 1857 – Georg Michaelis, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1936)
• 1873 – Alfred Jarry, French playwright (d. 1907)
• 1873 – David O. McKay, ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
• 1881 – Harry Hillman, American athlete (d. 1945)
• 1884 – Théodore Pilette, Belgian racing driver (d. 1921)
• 1886 – Siegfried Sassoon, English poet (d. 1967)
• 1887 – George, Crown Prince of Serbia (d. 1972)
• 1889 – Robert Alphonso Taft, American politician (d. 1953)
• 1894 – John Samuel Bourque, Quebec politician (d. 1974)
• 1895 – Sara García, Mexican actress (d. 1980)
• 1896 – Howard Dietz, American lyricist and librettist (d. 1983)
• 1897 – Jimmie Rodgers, American singer and composer (d. 1933)
• 1901 – Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, South African politician (d. 1966)
• 1910 – Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994)
• 1914 – Sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (d. 2001)
• 1915 – Frank Cady, American actor
• 1915 – Frank Pullen, English businessman and racehorse owner (d. 1992)
• 1918 – Derek Harold Richard Barton, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 1919 – Gianni Brera, Italian journalist and writer (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Harry Secombe, Welsh entertainer (d. 2001)
• 1922 – Sid Caesar, American comedian
• 1922 – Lyndon LaRouche, American politician
• 1924 – Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Marie-Claire Kirkland, Quebec politician
• 1924 – Grace Metalious, American novelist (d. 1964)
• 1924 – Jean-Paul Cloutier, Quebec politician
• 1925 – Peter Sellers, English actor (d. 1980)
• 1927 – Harlan Howard, American country music songwriter (d. 2002)
• 1929 – Christoph von Dohnanyi, German conductor
• 1929 – Roger Byrne, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1930 – Mario Adorf, Swiss-born German actor
• 1930 – Nguyen Cao Ky, South Vietnamese politician
• 1930 – Robert W. Firestone, American clinical psychologist, author of a number of books about psychological defenses, and visual artist.
• 1931 – John Garrett, British politician (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Patsy Cline, American singer (d. 1963)
• 1933 – Asha Bhosle, Indian singer
• 1933 – Paul M. Fleiss, American pediatrician; father of Heidi Fleiss
• 1933 – Michael Frayn, British playwright
• 1933 – Eric Salzman, American composer
• 1934 – Rodrigue Biron, Canadian politician
• 1934 – Peter Maxwell Davies, British composer
• 1937 – Barbara Frum, Canadian news anchor (d. 1992)
• 1937 – Virna Lisi, Italian actress
• 1937 – Sam Nunn, American politician
• 1938 – Kenichi Horie, Japanese adventurer
• 1939 – Carsten Keller, German field hockey player
• 1939 – Guitar Shorty, American musician
• 1940 – Quentin L. Cook, LDS apostle
• 1941 – Bernie Sanders, American politician
• 1942 – Brian Cole, American musician (The Association) (d. 1972)
• 1943 – Adelaide C. Eckardt, American politician
• 1944 – Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer
• 1945 – Ron Pigpen McKernan, American musician (Grateful Dead) (d. 1973)
• 1945 – Rogie Vachon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1946 – L. C. Greenwood, American football player
• 1947 – Ann Beattie, American writer
• 1947 – Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist
• 1947 – Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (d. 2000)
• 1947 – Halldor Asgrimsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland
• 1948 – Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
• 1948 – Great Kabuki, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1950 – Zachary Richard, American singer and songwriter
• 1950 – Mike Simpson, American politician
• 1951 – Nikos Karvelas, Greek composer
• 1953 – Pascal Greggory, French actor
• 1954 – Mark Lindsay Chapman, English film and television actor
• 1954 – Anne Diamond, English television presenter
• 1954 – Mark Foley, American politician
• 1954 – Michael Shermer, American science writer
• 1954 – Giorgos Toussas, Greek politician
• 1955 – Terry Tempest Williams, American author and environmentalist
• 1955 – Julian Richings, English-born Canadian actor
• 1956 – Mick Brown, American drummer (Dokken)
• 1956 – Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach
• 1956 – Frank Tovey, British musician (d. 2002)
• 1957 – Heather Thomas, American actress
• 1958 – Michael Lardie, American musician
• 1958 – Mitsuru Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor
• 1959 – Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer and actor
• 1959 – Carmen Campagne, Canadian singer and children's entertainer
• 1960 – Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman; husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco(d. 1990)
• 1960 – Aimee Mann, American musician
• 1960 – David Steele, English musician
• 1960 – Aguri Suzuki, Japanese racing driver
• 1961 – Paul Zanetti, Australian political cartoonist
• 1962 – Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player
• 1962 – Christopher Klim, American novelist
• 1962 – Thomas Kretschmann, German actor
• 1962 – Jay Ziskrout, American punk bassist ex-Bad Religion
• 1963 – Li Ning, Chinese gymnast
• 1963 – Brad Silberling, American television and film director
• 1963 – Hitoshi Matsumoto, Japanese comedian
• 1964 – Michael Johns, American business executive
• 1964 – Scott Levy, American professional wrestler
• 1964 – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian musician (d. 2000)
• 1965 – Darlene Zschech, Australian Christian Singer
• 1966 – Carola, Swedish singer
• 1966 – Peter Furler, Australian musician (Newsboys)
• 1967 – Kimberly Peirce, American film director
• 1969 – Gary Speed, Welsh footballer
• 1969 – Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1969 – Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer
• 1969 – Chris Powell, English footballer
• 1970 – Neko Case, American musician
• 1970 – Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
• 1970 – Yuji Nishizawa, Japanese hijacker
• 1970 – Paul DiPietro, Canadian-born Swiss ice hockey player
• 1970 – Andy Ward, Irish rugby player
• 1971 – Brooke Burke, American model
• 1971 – Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer
• 1971 – David Arquette, American actor
• 1971 – Martin Freeman, English actor
• 1971 – Pierre Sévigny, French-Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Dustin O'Halloran, American pianist and composer
• 1972 – Markus Babbel, German footballer
• 1972 – Os du Randt, South African rugby player
• 1972 – Giovanni Frezza, Italian actor
• 1972 – Lisa Kennedy, American television personality
• 1972 – Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor
• 1972 – Phil Laak, Irish-born American professional poker player
• 1973 – Khamis Al-Owairan, Saudi Arabian footballer
• 1973 – Troy Sanders, American bassist and frontman of Mastodon
• 1974 – Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer
• 1974 – Tanaz Eshaghian, Iranian-born American documentarian
• 1975 – Richard Hughes, English musician (Keane)
• 1975 – Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
• 1975 – Larenz Tate, American actor
• 1975 – Lee Eul-Yong, South Korean footballer
• 1975 – Chris Latham, Australian rugby player
• 1976 – Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player
• 1976 – Gerald Drummond and Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballers
• 1976 – Brendan Kelly, American musician (The Lawrence Arms)
• 1976 – Sarah Kucserka, American screenwriter
• 1977 – Jay McKee, Canadian hockey player
• 1978 – Gerard Autet, Spanish footballer
• 1978 – Emanuele Ferraro, Italian footballer
• 1978 – Gil Meche, American baseball player
• 1978 – Angela Rawlings, Canadian-American author and performer
• 1979 – Pink, American singer
• 1980 – Teruyuki Moniwa, Japanese footballer
• 1980 – Slim Thug, American rapper
• 1981 – Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer
• 1981 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
• 1983 – Wali Lundy, American football player
• 1983 – Diego Benaglio, Swiss footballer
• 1983 – Will Blalock, American basketball player
• 1983 – Chris Judd, Australian rules footballer
• 1983 – Lewis Roberts-Thompson, Australian rules footballer
• 1984 – Vitaly Petrov, Russian racing driver
• 1984 – Peter Whittingham, English footballer
• 1984 – Bobby Parnell, American baseball player
• 1985 – Yendi Phillips, Jamaican beauty pageant contestant
• 1986 – João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
• 1986 – Matt Grothe, American football player
• 1987 – Wiz Khalifa, American hip-hop artist
• 1987 – Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian freestyle skier
• 1988 – Arrelious Benn, American football player
• 1988 – Caitlin Hill, Australian internet personality
• 1988 – Chantal Jones, American fashion model
• 1988 – Gustav Schäfer, German drummer (Tokio Hotel)
• 1989 – Gylfi Sigurdsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1990 – Matt Barkley, American football player
• 1996 – Krystal Reyes, Filipina actress
• 1997 – Kimberlea Berg, English actress