September 5 birthdays
Today is my birthday. When I used to do the "This Date in History" portion of this blog, I would list out the birthdays of famous folk. I'm not famous, but here is the list of who is famous that I share this birthday with:
I have loved that song from the first time I heard it.
- 699 – Abū Ḥanīfa, Iraqi scholar (d. 767)
- 1187 – Louis VIII of France (d. 1226)
- 1201 – Alix, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1221)
- 1319 – Peter IV of Aragon (d. 1387)
- 1540 – Magnus, Duke of Holstein (d. 1583)
- 1567 – Date Masamune, Japanese daimyo (d. 1636)
- 1568 – Tommaso Campanella, Italian poet, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1639)
- 1638 – Louis XIV of France (d. 1715)
- 1666 – Gottfried Arnold, German historian and theologian (d. 1714)
- 1667 – Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1733)
- 1694 – František Václav Míča, Czech conductor and composer (d. 1744)
- 1695 – Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician and diplomat (d. 1770)
- 1722 – Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (d. 1763)
- 1725 – Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1799)
- 1735 – Johann Christian Bach, German-English composer (d. 1782)
- 1750 – Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (d. 1774)
- 1769 – John Shortland, English commander (d. 1810)
- 1771 – Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (d. 1847)
- 1772 – Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Iranian king (d. 1834)
- 1774 – Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (d. 1840)
- 1775 – Juan Martín Díez, Spanish captain (d. 1825)
- 1781 – Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer and publisher (d. 1858)
- 1787 – François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1850)
- 1791 – Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (d. 1864)
- 1792 – Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy, French geologist and mineralogist (d. 1857)
- 1806 – Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (d. 1865)
- 1817 – Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1875)
- 1818 – Edmund Kennedy, Australian explorer and surveyor (d. 1848)
- 1826 – John Wisden, English cricketer (d. 1884)
- 1827 – Goffredo Mameli, Italian poet and songwriter (d. 1849)
- 1831 – Victorien Sardou, French author and playwright (d. 1908)
- 1833 – George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (d. 1917)
- 1836 – Justiniano Borgoño, Peruvian soldier and politician, 57th President of Peru (d. 1921)
- 1847 – Jesse James, American criminal and murderer (d. 1882)
- 1850 – Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (d. 1911)
- 1856 – Thomas E. Watson, American lawyer, publisher, and politician (d. 1922)
- 1862 – Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (d. 1942)
- 1867 – Amy Beach, American pianist and composer (d. 1944)
- 1871 – Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (d 1941)
- 1872 – V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1936)
- 1873 – Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American general and engineer (d. 1942)
- 1874 – Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (d. 1959)
- 1876 – Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (d. 1956)
- 1876 – Abdelaziz Thâalbi, Tunisian politician (d. 1944)
- 1880 – José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino Roman Catholic blessed (d. 1936)
- 1881 – Otto Bauer, Austrian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria (d. 1938)
- 1881 – Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, English field marshal (d. 1964)
- 1883 – Otto Erich Deutsch, Austrian musicologist and scholar (d. 1967)
- 1888 – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (d. 1975)
- 1892 – Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (d. 1973)
- 1897 – Morris Carnovsky, American actor and singer (d. 1992)
- 1897 – Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst, founded ACNielsen (d. 1980)
- 1897 – Ella Schuler, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
- 1899 – Humphrey Cobb, American author and screenwriter (d. 1944)
- 1899 – Helen Creighton, Canadian author (d. 1989)
- 1901 – Florence Eldridge, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1901 – Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1991)
- 1902 – Jean Dalrymple, American theater producer, manager, publicist, author and playwright (d. 1998)
- 1902 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
- 1904 – Vera Bradford, Australian pianist and educator (d. 2004)
- 1905 – Maurice Challe, French general (d. 1979)
- 1905 – Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (d. 1983)
- 1905 – Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician (d. 2005)
- 1906 – Ralston Crawford, American painter (d. 1978)
- 1907 – Sunnyland Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1995)
- 1907 – Layne Britton, American makeup artist and actor (d. 1993)
- 1908 – Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (d. 1973)
- 1908 – Gloria Holden, English-American actress (d. 1991)
- 1908 – Joaquín Nin-Culmell, German-American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
- 1909 – Hans Carste, German pianist and conductor (d. 1971)
- 1909 – Bernard Delfont, Russian-English talent manager (d. 1994)
- 1909 – Archie Jackson, Scottish-Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
- 1910 – Leila Mackinlay, English author (d. 1996)
- 1910 – Phiroze Palia, Indian cricketer (d. 1981)
- 1912 – John Cage, American composer and theorist (d. 1992)
- 1912 – Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (d. 2001)
- 1912 – Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
- 1913 – Conny Stuart, Dutch actress and singer (d. 2010)
- 1914 – Stuart Freeborn, English make up artist (d. 2013)
- 1914 – Gail Kubik, American violinist, composer, and educator (d. 1984)
- 1914 – Nicanor Parra, Chilean physicist, mathematician, and poet
- 1916 – Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
- 1916 – Frank Yerby, American-Spanish author (d. 1991)
- 1917 – Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012)
- 1917 – Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (d. 2008)
- 1918 – Luis Alcoriza, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
- 1918 – Bob Katter, Sr., Australian captain and politician (d. 1990)
- 1918 – Jean-Marie Poitras, Canadian politician (d. 2009)
- 1918 – Buddy Williams, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986)
- 1919 – Elisabeth Volkenrath, German SS officer (d. 1945)
- 1920 – Peter Racine Fricker, English-American composer and educator (d. 1990)
- 1920 – Fons Rademakers, Dutch-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
- 1921 – Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013)
- 1921 – Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (d. 2007)
- 1922 – Denys Wilkinson, English physicist and academic
- 1923 – David Hamer, Australian captain and politician (d. 2002)
- 1923 – Doug McKay, Australian public servant (d. 2012)
- 1923 – Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (d. 2004)
- 1924 – Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
- 1925 – Justin Kaplan, American author (d. 2014)
- 1927 – Paul Volcker, American economist and academic
- 1928 – Joyce Hatto, English pianist and educator (d. 2006)
- 1928 – Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)
- 1928 – Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist (United Jazz + Rock Ensemble) (d. 2005)
- 1929 – Bob Newhart, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer
- 1929 – Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004)
- 1933 – Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean archbishop
- 1934 – Paul Josef Cordes, German cardinal
- 1934 – Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer
- 1934 – Dennis Letts, American actor (d. 2008)
- 1934 – Kevin McNamara, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- 1935 – Johnny Briggs, English actor
- 1935 – Werner Erhard, American author and philanthropist, founded Werner Erhard and Associates and The Hunger Project
- 1935 – Helen Gifford, Australian composer and educator
- 1936 – Robert Burns, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
- 1936 – John Danforth, American politician and diplomat, 24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- 1936 – Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist, author, and educator
- 1936 – Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player and coach
- 1937 – Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1937 – Meg Beresford, English activist
- 1937 – Dick Clement, English director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1937 – William Devane, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1937 – Colin Wesley, South African cricketer
- 1938 – John Ferguson, Sr., Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2007)
- 1938 – Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, English politician
- 1939 – Claudette Colvin, American nurse and activist
- 1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor
- 1939 – Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (d. 2006)
- 1939 – John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kingston Trio) (d. 2008)
- 1939 – George Tremlett, English author and politician
- 1940 – Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland, English politician
- 1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress and singer
- 1941 – Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1942 – Denise Fabre, French television host
- 1942 – Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1942 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995)
- 1943 – Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (d. 2007)
- 1944 – Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996)
- 1944 – Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd Minister for Foreign Affairs for Australia
- 1945 – Eva Bergman, Swedish film, theatre and television director
- 1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
I have loved that song from the first time I heard it.
- 1946 – Kyongae Chang, South Korean astrophysicist
- 1946 – Dennis Dugan, American actor and director
- 1946 – Margaret Howell, English fashion designer
- 1946 – Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter and producer (Queen and Ibex) (d. 1991)
- 1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1947 – Mel Collins, Manx saxophonist, flute player (Kokomo)
- 1947 – Chip Davis, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (Mannheim Steamroller)
- 1947 – Buddy Miles, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Electric Flag and The California Raisins) (d. 2008)
- 1947 – Kiyoshi Takayama, Japanese mobster
- 1947 – Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
- 1948 – Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria
- 1949 – Clem Clempson, English guitarist and songwriter (Humble Pie, Colosseum, and Bakerloo)
- 1950 – Rosie Cooper, English politician
- 1950 – Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist, created Cathy
- 1951 – Paul Breitner, German footballer
- 1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor and producer
- 1951 – Patti McGuire, American model
- 1952 – Masao Kusakari, Japanese actor and model
- 1953 – Victor Davis Hanson, American historian and journalist
- 1953 – Herman Koch, Dutch author and actor
- 1953 – Eiki Nestor, Estonian politician, Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia
- 1953 – Paul Piché, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1954 – Richard Austin, Jamaican footballer and cricketer (d. 2015)
- 1954 – Frederick Kempe, American journalist and author
- 1956 – Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Transatlantic, and The Tangent)
- 1957 – Rudi Gores, German footballer and manager
- 1957 – Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist
- 1958 – Lars Danielsson, Swedish bassist
- 1959 – Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist (d. 2014)
- 1960 – Don Kulick, Swedish anthropologist
- 1960 – Candy Maldonado, Puerto Rican baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
- 1960 – Dayo Wong, Hong Kong comedian and actor
- 1961 – Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer
- 1962 – Tracy Edwards, English sailor and coach
- 1962 – John McGrath, British artistic director of the Manchester International Festival
- 1962 – Peter Wingfield, Welsh-American actor
- 1963 – Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter (Racer X, The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, The Scream, and Big Sir)
- 1963 – Kristian Alfonso, American actress, former figure skater and fashion model
- 1963 – Jeff Brantley, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1963 – Taki Inoue, Japanese race car driver
- 1963 – Jonathan Phillips, English actor
- 1964 – Frank Farina, Australian footballer and manager
- 1964 – Sergei Loznitsa, Belarusian-Ukrainian director and screenwriter
- 1964 – Ken Norman, American basketball player
- 1964 – Amanda Ooms, Swedish actress
- 1964 – Kevin Saunderson, American DJ and producer (Inner City)
- 1964 – Kihachirō Uemura, Japanese actor and voice actor
- 1965 – David Brabham, Australian race car driver
- 1965 – Chris Gore, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and critic, co-founded Film Threat
- 1965 – Tōru Nakamura, Japanese actor
- 1965 – César Rincón, Colombian bullfighter
- 1965 – Nick Talbot, Professor of Molecular Genetics
- 1966 – Terry Ellis, American singer (En Vogue)
- 1966 – Achero Mañas, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1966 – Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer and manager
- 1967 – Arnel Pineda, Filipino singer (The Zoo and Journey)
- 1967 – India Hicks, English model
- 1967 – Matthias Sammer, German footballer and manager
- 1967 – Jane Sixsmith, English field hockey player
- 1968 – Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager
- 1968 – Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1968 – Robin van der Laan, Dutch footballer and coach
- 1968 – Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, and Greta)
- 1969 – Amy Perez, Filipino actress and host
- 1969 – Leonardo Araújo, Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1969 – Mariko Kouda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality
- 1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer and coach
- 1969 – Dweezil Zappa, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Zappa Plays Zappa)
- 1970 – Gilbert Remulla, Filipino journalist and politician
- 1970 – Kim Hye-soo, South Korean actress
- 1970 – Liam Lynch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, puppeteer, and director
- 1970 – Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1970 – Johnny Vegas, English actor, director,producer, and screenwriter
- 1971 – Adam Hollioake, Australian cricketer and mixed martial artist
- 1972 – Shane Sewell, Canadian-American wrestler and referee
- 1972 – Guy Whittall, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1973 – Paddy Considine, English actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1973 – Alexandra Kerry, American actress, director, and producer
- 1973 – Rose McGowan, Italian-American actress and singer
- 1974 – Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer
- 1974 – Ken-Marti Vaher, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
- 1975 – Rod Barajas, American baseball player and manager
- 1975 – George Boateng, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1975 – Randy Choate, American baseball player
- 1975 – Matt Geyer, Australian rugby player and coach
- 1976 – Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast
- 1976 – Richard Marsland, Australian actor, screenwriter, and radio host (d. 2008)
- 1976 – Carice van Houten, Dutch actress and singer
- 1977 – Rosevelt Colvin, American football player and sportscaster
- 1977 – Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish footballer
- 1977 – Minoru Fujita, Japanese wrestler
- 1977 – Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player
- 1978 – Laura Bertram, Canadian actress
- 1978 – Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby player
- 1978 – Sylvester Joseph, Caribbean cricketer
- 1978 – Yu Nan, Chinese actress
- 1978 – Zhang Zhong, Chinese chess player
- 1979 – John Carew, Norwegian footballer
- 1979 – Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
- 1979 – Stewart Holden, English scrabble player
- 1979 – Salvatore Mastronunzio, Italian footballer
- 1979 – George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer
- 1980 – Franco Costanzo, Argentinian footballer
- 1981 – Nina Eichinger, German actress
- 1981 – Daniel Moreno, Spanish cyclist
- 1981 – Ann Marie Rios, American porn actress
- 1981 – Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player
- 1982 – Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer
- 1982 – Sondre Lerche, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1983 – Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer
- 1983 – Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer
- 1983 – Priscilla Meirelles, Brazilian model, host, Miss Earth 2004
- 1983 – Antony Sweeney, English footballer
- 1984 – Yulia Peresild, Russian actress
- 1984 – Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish cyclist
- 1985 – Ryan Guy, American soccer player
- 1986 – Colt McCoy, American football player
- 1986 – Pragyan Ojha, Indian cricketer
- 1987 – Pierre Casiraghi, Monacan son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover
- 1987 – Melissa Haro, American model
- 1987 – Andres Koogas, Estonian footballer
- 1987 – Silvestre Rasuk, American actor
- 1988 – Denni Avdić, Swedish footballer
- 1988 – Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1988 – Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
- 1989 – Bianca Guidotti, Filipino model, Binibining Pilipinas-International 2014
- 1989 – Elena Delle Donne, American basketball player
- 1989 – Kat Graham, Swiss-born American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1989 – José Ángel Valdés, Spanish footballer
- 1989 – Ben Youngs, English rugby player
- 1990 – Antonio Esposito, Italian footballer
- 1990 – Angy Fernández, Spanish singer and actress
- 1990 – Ami Kikuchi, Japanese model and radio host (Idoling!!!)
- 1990 – Francesca Segarelli, Dominican tennis player
- 1990 – Lance Stephenson, American basketball player
- 1990 – Kim Yuna, South Korean figure skater
- 1990 – Franco Zuculini, Italian footballer
- 1991 – Skandar Keynes, English actor
- 1991 – Zeki Yavru, Turkish footballer
- 1993 – Gage Golightly, American actress
- 1995 – Tehilla Blad, Swedish actress
- 1995 – Caroline Sunshine, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1995 – Szabina Szlavikovics, Hungarian tennis player
- 1996 – Richairo Živković, Dutch footballer
posted by me at 9:19 PM
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