July 19 - Births

Births

• 1670 – Richard Leveridge, English singer and composer (d. 1758)
• 1688 – Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary (d. 1766)
• 1744 – Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)
• 1759 – Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (d. 1833)
• 1759 – Marianna Auenbrugger, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1782)
• 1771 – Thomas Talbot, Irish-Canadian soldier and politician (d. 1853)
• 1789 – John Martin, English painter (d. 1854)
• 1800 – Juan José Flores, Venezuelan military commander and politician (d. 1864)
• 1814 – Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company (d. 1862)
• 1819 – Gottfried Keller, Swiss writer (d. 1890)
• 1822 – Princess Augusta of Cambridge (d. 1916)
• 1827 – Mangal Pandey, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1857)
• 1834 – Edgar Degas, French painter (d. 1917)
• 1849 – Ferdinand Brunetière, French writer and critic (d. 1906)
• 1860 – Lizzie Borden, American accused murderer (d. 1927)
• 1865 – Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon, founder of the Mayo Clinic (d. 1939)
• 1868 – Florence Foster Jenkins, American soprano (d. 1945)
• 1871 – Lars Jørgen Madsen, Danish rifle shooter (d. 1925)
• 1876 – John Gunn, England cricketer (d. 1963)
• 1876 – Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious figure (d. 1972)
• 1877 – Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (d. 1949)
• 1883 – Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (d. 1972)
• 1886 – Michael Fekete, Hungarian-Israeli mathematician (d. 1957)
• 1888 – Enno Lolling, German physician (d. 1945)
• 1892 – Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1957)
• 1893 – Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian poet (d. 1930)
• 1894 – Aleksandr Khinchin, Russian mathematician (d. 1959)
• 1894 – Khawaja Nazimuddin, Bengali politician (d. 1965)
• 1895 – Xu Beihong, Chinese painter (d. 1953)
• 1896 – A. J. Cronin, Scottish writer (d. 1981)
• 1896 – Bob Meusel, American baseball player (d. 1977)
• 1898 – Herbert Marcuse, German philosopher (d. 1979)
• 1904 – Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (d. 1985)
• 1907 – Isabel Jewell, American actress (d. 1972)
• 1912 – Norman Carr, English conservationist (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Marius Russo, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Eve Merriam, American poet and playwright (d. 1992)
• 1917 – William Scranton, American politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• 1919 – Patricia Medina, English actress (d. 2012)
• 1919 – Dallas McKennon, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Robert Mann, American violinist, composer, and conductor (Juilliard String Quartet)
• 1920 – Aldo Protti, Italian singer (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Harold Camping, American broadcaster and author
• 1921 – Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
• 1922 – George McGovern, American politician, historian, and author (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Joseph Hansen, American writer and poet (d. 2004)
• 1923 – William A. Rusher, American columnist (d. 2011)
• 1924 – Stanley K. Hathaway, American politician (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Pat Hingle, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1924 – Arthur Rankin, Jr., American writer, producer, and director
• 1925 – Sue Thompson, American singer
• 1926 – Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1932 – Buster Benton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)
• 1932 – Jan Lindblad, Swedish naturalist, writer, and photographer (d. 1987)
• 1934 – Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1980)
• 1935 – Vasily Livanov, Russian actor and screenwriter
• 1937 – George Hamilton IV, American singer and guitarist
• 1938 – Nicholas Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell, English politician and historian (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Richard Jordan, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1938 – Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist
• 1940 – Dennis Cole, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1941 – Vikki Carr, American singer and humanitarian
• 1941 – Neelie Kroes, Dutch politician
• 1943 – Han Sai Por, Singaporean sculptor
• 1944 – Tim McIntire, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1945 – George Dzundza, American actor
• 1946 – Stephen Coonts, American author
• 1946 – Alan Gorrie, Scottish singer and musician (Average White Band and Forever More)
• 1946 – Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player
• 1947 – Hans-Jürgen Kreische, German footballer
• 1947 – Bernie Leadon, American musician and songwriter (The Eagles and The Flying Burrito Brothers)
• 1947 – Brian May, English singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and author (Queen and Smile)
• 1948 – Beverly Archer, American actress
• 1948 – Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player (Grateful Dead and Heart of Gold Band) (d. 1980)
• 1949 – Ivar Kants, Australian actor
• 1950 – Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician
• 1950 – Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Nu Kats)
• 1951 – Abel Ferrara, American director and screenwriter
• 1951 – Reza Kianian, Iranian actor
• 1951 – Jayson Stark, American journalist
• 1952 – Allen Collins, American guitarist and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rossington-Collins Band, and Allen Collins Band) (d. 1990)
• 1952 – Robert A. Ficano, American politician
• 1952 – John Griesheimer, American politician
• 1954 – Alvan Adams, American basketball player
• 1954 – Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist
• 1954 – Mark O'Donnell, American playwright and author (d. 2012)
• 1954 – Steve O'Donnell, American playwright and author
• 1955 – Roger Binny, Indian cricketer
• 1956 – Joe Mohen, American businessman
• 1956 – Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jacobites and Swell Maps) (d. 2006)
• 1956 – Yoshiaki Yatsu, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
• 1958 – Robert Gibson, American wrestler
• 1958 – David Robertson, American conductor
• 1959 – Juan J. Campanella, Argentinian director
• 1960 – Atom Egoyan, Canadian director
• 1960 – Kevin Haskins, English drummer, songwriter, and composer (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail)
• 1961 – Maria Filatova, Russian gymnast
• 1961 – Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian, actress, and author
• 1961 – Benoît Mariage, Belgian director
• 1961 – Hideo Nakata, Japanese director
• 1961 – Campbell Scott, American actor
• 1962 – Anthony Edwards, American actor
• 1962 – Aya Kitō, Japanese writer (d. 1988)
• 1963 – Garth Nix, Australian author
• 1964 – André A. Jackson, French-American businessman and industrialist
• 1964 – Masahiko Kondō, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and race car driver
• 1965 – Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist
• 1965 – Stuart Scott, American sportscaster
• 1965 – Claus-Dieter Wollitz, German footballer
• 1966 – Nancy Carell, American actress
• 1966 – David Segui, American baseball player
• 1967 – Yael Abecassis, Israeli actress and model
• 1967 – Muriel Degauque, Belgian terrorist (d. 2005)
• 1967 – Stuart Howe, Canadian tenor
• 1968 – Robb Flynn, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Machine Head, Vio-lence, and Forbidden)
• 1968 – Pavel Kuka, Czech footballer
• 1968 – Jim Norton, American comedian, actor, and author
• 1969 – Matthew Libatique, American cinematographer
• 1970 – Bill Chen, American poker player and software designer
• 1971 – Russell Allen, American singer-songwriter (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob, Allen-Lande, and Star One)
• 1971 – Urs Bühler, Swiss tenor (Il Divo)
• 1971 – Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
• 1971 – Michael Modest, American wrestler
• 1972 – Naohito Fujiki, Japanese actor and singer
• 1972 – Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer
• 1973 – Laurits Munch-Petersen, Danish director
• 1973 – Martin Powell, English musician, songwriter, and composer (Cradle of Filth, My Dying Bride, Cryptal Darkness, and Anathema)
• 1973 – Saïd Taghmaoui, French actor
• 1973 – Scott Walker, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Rey Bucanero, Mexican wrestler
• 1974 – Francisco Copado, German footballer
• 1974 – Malcolm O'Kelly, Irish rugby player
• 1974 – Preston Wilson, American baseball player
• 1975 – Luca Castellazzi, Italian footballer
• 1976 – Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor
• 1976 – Gonzalo de los Santos, Uruguayan footballer
• 1976 – Vinessa Shaw, American actress
• 1977 – Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Tony Mamaluke, American wrestler
• 1977 – Haitham Mustafa, Sudanese footballer
• 1977 – Ed Smith, English cricketer
• 1979 – Rick Ankiel, American baseball player
• 1979 – Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1979 – Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 – Luke Young, English footballer
• 1980 – Michelle Heaton, English singer and model (Liberty X)
• 1980 – Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player
• 1980 – Giorgio Mondini, Italian race car driver
• 1980 – Mark Webber, American actor
• 1981 – Nenê, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – David Bernard, Jamaican cricketer
• 1981 – Mark Gasnier, Australian rugby player
• 1981 – Jimmy Gobble, American baseball player
• 1981 – Didz Hammond, English singer and bass player (Dirty Pretty Things and The Cooper Temple Clause)
• 1981 – Nikki Osborne, Australian actress
• 1982 – Christopher Bear, American drummer (Grizzly Bear)
• 1982 – Phil Coke, American baseball player
• 1982 – Jared Padalecki, American actor
• 1982 – Stuart Parnaby, English footballer
• 1982 – Jess Vanstrattan, Australian footballer
• 1983 – Helen Skelton, English athlete and actress
• 1983 – Craig Vye, English actor
• 1984 – Alessandra De Rossi, Filipino actress
• 1984 – Kaitlin Doubleday, American actress
• 1984 – Lasse Gjertsen, Norwegian animator
• 1984 – Andrea Libman, Canadian actress and singer
• 1984 – Jonathan D. Lovitz, American actor, singer, and dancer
• 1984 – Diana Mocanu, Romanian swimmer
• 1984 – Adam Morrison, American basketball player
• 1984 – Ryan O'Byrne, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Lewis Price, Welsh footballer
• 1985 – LaMarcus Aldridge, American basketball player
• 1985 – Katie Amess, English actress and model
• 1985 – Zhou Haibin, Chinese footballer
• 1986 – Leandro Greco, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Micah Jesse, American blogger
• 1986 – Deance Wyatt, American actor and dancer
• 1987 – Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist
• 1987 – Marc Murphy, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Louie Torrellas, American comedian and actor
• 1988 – Shane Dawson, American comedian and actor
• 1988 – Jakub Kovář, Czech ice hockey player
• 1988 – Cherami Leigh, American actress
• 1988 – Joe Tracini, English actor and singer
• 1989 – Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson, Canadian actress
• 1990 – Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor
• 1992 – Jake Nicholson, English footballer
• 1997 – Ohga Tanaka, Japanese actor