July 2 - Births

Births

• 419 – Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (d. 455)
• 1262 – Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)
• 1363 – Maria, Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens (d. 1401)
• 1489 – Thomas Cranmer, English Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1556)
• 1492 – Elizabeth Tudor, English daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1495)
• 1647 – Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English statesman (d. 1730)
• 1665 – Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian (d. 1726)
• 1667 – Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (d. 1740)
• 1698 – Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)
• 1714 – Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (d. 1787)
• 1724 – Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (d. 1803)
• 1819 – Charles-Louis Hanon, French composer (d. 1900)
• 1820 – George Law Curry, American publisher and politician, and 5th and 7th Governor of the Oregon Territory (d. 1878)
• 1821 – Charles Tupper, Canadian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1915)
• 1849 – Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (d. 1919)
• 1855 – Louis Maxson, American archer (d. 1916)
• 1862 – William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)
• 1865 – Lily Braun, German writer (d. 1916)
• 1869 – Liane de Pougy, French Folies Bergères dancer and courtesan (d. 1950)
• 1876 – Wilhelm Cuno, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1933)
• 1877 – Hermann Hesse, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)
• 1881 – Royal H. Weller, American politician (d. 1929)
• 1884 – Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (d. 1931)
• 1893 – Ralph Hancock, Welsh gardener and author (d. 1950)
• 1896 – Lydia Mei, Estonian painter (d. 1965)
• 1900 – Tyrone Guthrie, English actor (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Alec Douglas-Home, English politician, 66th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
• 1903 – Olav V of Norway (d. 1991)
• 1904 – René Lacoste, French tennis player and businessman, created the polo shirt (d. 1996)
• 1906 – Hans Bethe, German-born nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
• 1906 – Christos Tsaganeas, Greek actor (d. 1976)
• 1908 – Thurgood Marshall, American jurist (d. 1993)
• 1914 – Frederick Fennell, American conductor (d. 2004)
• 1914 – Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist (d. 1990)
• 1915 – Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
• 1916 – Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991)
• 1916 – Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German pilot (d. 1982)
• 1917 – Murry Wilson, American musician, songwriter, producer, and manager (d. 1973)
• 1918 – Wim Boost, Dutch cartoonist (d. 2005)
• 1919 – Jean Craighead George, American author (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer
• 1923 – Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (d. 1958)
• 1923 – Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
• 1925 – Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist (d. 1963)
• 1925 – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese independence leader and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1961)
• 1926 – Octavian Paler, Romanian writer and journalist (d. 2007)
• 1927 – Brock Peters, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1929 – Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier, recipient of the Hero of Israel award (d. 2012)
• 1929 – John A. Cade, American politician (d. 1996)
• 1929 – Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician, wife of Ferdinand Marcos
• 1930 – Ahmad Jamal, American pianist, composer, and educator
• 1930 – Carlos Menem, Argentine politician, 50th President of Argentina
• 1932 – Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Wendy's (d. 2002)
• 1933 – Kenny Wharram, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1934 – Tom Springfield, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Springfields)
• 1935 – Omar Soliman, Vice President of Egypt 2011, (d. 2012)
• 1937 – Polly Holliday, American actress
• 1937 – Richard Petty, American race car driver
• 1939 – Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek politician and poet
• 1939 – John H. Sununu, American politician, 14th White House Chief of Staff
• 1939 – Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (The Temptations) (d. 1973)
• 1940 – Kenneth Clarke, English politician
• 1941 – Stéphane Venne, Canadian songwriter and composer
• 1942 – Vicente Fox, Mexican politician, 35th President of Mexico
• 1943 – Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist
• 1946 – Richard Axel, American neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1946 – Ron Silver, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1947 – Larry David, American actor, writer, and producer
• 1948 – Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (McFadden & Whitehead) (d. 2006)
• 1948 – Saul Rubinek, Canadian actor
• 1949 – Roy Bittan, American keyboardist and songwriter (E Street Band)
• 1949 – Greg Brown, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1949 – Robert Paquette, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1949 – Hanno Pöschl, Austrian actor
• 1951 – Elisabeth Brooks, Canadian actress (d. 1997)
• 1951 – Michele Santoro, Italian journalist
• 1952 – Johnny Colla, American musician (Huey Lewis and the News)
• 1953 – Tony Armas, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1953 – Mark Hart, American singer, musician, and producer (Crowded House and Supertramp)
• 1954 – Pete Briquette, Irish bassist, songwriter, producer, and composer (The Boomtown Rats)
• 1955 – Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan actor
• 1955 – Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist
• 1956 – Jerry Hall, American model and actress
• 1957 – Bret Hart, Canadian wrestler
• 1957 – Purvis Short, American basketball player
• 1958 – Thomas Bickerton, American bishop
• 1958 – Dang Thai Son, Vietnamese pianist
• 1959 – Mike Hallett, English snooker player
• 1960 – Terry Rossio, American screenwriter and producer
• 1961 – Clark Kellogg, American basketball player and sports analyst
• 1961 – Michael Lindsay, American voice actor
• 1961 – Samy Naceri, French actor
• 1963 – Mark Kermode, English critic
• 1964 – José Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player
• 1964 – Ozzie Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player
• 1964 – Joe Magrane, American baseball player
• 1964 – Hisakatsu Oya, Japanese wrestler
• 1964 – Charles Robinson, American wrestling referee
• 1964 – Alan Tait, Scotland rugby player
• 1964 – Andrea Yates, American murderer
• 1965 – Norbert Röttgen, German politician
• 1969 – Matthew Cox, American convicted felon
• 1969 – Tim Rodber, England rugby player
• 1970 – Yancy Butler, American actress
• 1970 – Colin Edwin, Australian musician (Porcupine Tree)
• 1970 – Scott Garland, American wrestler
• 1970 – Monie Love, English rapper
• 1970 – Steve Morrow, Irish footballer
• 1971 – Troy Brown, American football player
• 1971 – Evelyn Lau, Canadian poet and novelist
• 1971 – Bryan Redpath, Scottish rugby player
• 1972 – Darren Shan, Irish author
• 1973 – Peter Kay, English comedian, actor, writer, and director
• 1974 – Sean Casey, American baseball player
• 1974 – Tim Christensen, Danish singer-songwriter and musician (Dizzy Mizz Lizzy)
• 1974 – Rocky Gray, American singer-songwriter and musician (Evanescence, We Are the Fallen, Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, and Mourningside)
• 1974 – Matthew Reilly, Australian author
• 1974 – Moon So-ri, South Korean actress
• 1975 – Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Erik Ohlsson, Swedish singer and guitarist (Millencolin)
• 1975 – Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player
• 1976 – Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
• 1976 – Tomáš Vokoun, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 – Julie Night, American porn actress
• 1978 – Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician
• 1978 – Owain Yeoman, Welsh actor
• 1979 – Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001)
• 1979 – Diana Gurtskaya, Georgian singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver
• 1979 – Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Nicole Briscoe, American sportscaster and model, Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998
• 1980 – Nyjer Morgan, American baseball player
• 1981 – Nathan Ellington, English footballer
• 1981 – Alex Koroknay-Palicz, American activist
• 1981 – Angel Pagán, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1981 – Carlos Rogers, American football player
• 1981 – Aaron Voros, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Michelle Branch, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (The Wreckers)
• 1983 – Sammy J, Australian comedian and writer
• 1984 – Vanessa Lee Chester, American actress
• 1984 – Thomas Kortegaard, Danish footballer
• 1984 – Johnny Weir, American figure skater
• 1985 – Rhett Bomar, American football player
• 1985 – Corey Bringas, American actor
• 1985 – Chad Henne, American football player
• 1985 – Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer
• 1985 – Jurgen Roelandts, Belgian cyclist
• 1986 – Brett Cecil, American baseball player
• 1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer
• 1987 – Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
• 1987 – Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakh model (d. 2008)
• 1988 – Porta, Spanish rapper
• 1988 – Lee Chung-Yong, South Korean footballer
• 1989 – Dev, American singer-songwriter
• 1989 – Ivan Dobronravov, Russian actor
• 1989 – Alex Morgan, American soccer player
• 1989 – Omero Mumba, Irish actor and singer
• 1990 – Roman Lob, German singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Margot Robbie, Australian actress
• 1990 – Danny Rose, English footballer
• 1992 – Madison Chock, American ice dancer
• 1996 – James Forde, English actor
• 2004 – Caitlin Carmichael, American actress