July 4 - Births

Births

• 68 – Salonina Matidia, Roman daughter of Ulpia Marciana (d. 119)
• 1330 – Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)
• 1546 – Murad III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1595)
• 1694 – Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer (d. 1772)
• 1715 – Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (d. 1769)
• 1719 – Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (d. 1797)
• 1790 – George Everest, Welsh surveyor and geographer (d. 1866)
• 1799 – Oscar I of Sweden (d. 1859)
• 1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
• 1807 – Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian military and politician (d. 1882)
• 1816 – Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian club whiskey (d. 1899)
• 1826 – Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864)
• 1845 – Thomas John Barnardo, Irish philanthropist and humanitarian (d. 1905)
• 1847 – James Anthony Bailey, American circus ringmaster (d. 1906)
• 1854 – Victor Babeș, Romanian physician and biologist (d. 1926)
• 1854 – Bill Tilghman, American police officer (d. 1924)
• 1867 – Stephen Mather, American entrepreneur and industrialist (d. 1930)
• 1868 – Johannes van Dijk, Dutch rower (d. 1938)
• 1868 – Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer (d. 1921)
• 1872 – Calvin Coolidge, American politician, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
• 1874 – John McPhee, Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1952)
• 1881 – Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier (d. 1968)
• 1882 – Louis B. Mayer, Canadian-American film producer (d. 1957)
• 1883 – Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. 1970)
• 1888 – Henry Armetta, Italian-born American character actor (d. 1945)
• 1895 – Irving Caesar, American songwriter and composer (d. 1996)
• 1896 – Mao Dun, Chinese writer (d. 1981)
• 1897 – Alluri Sita Rama Raju, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1924)
• 1898 – Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian (d. 1997)
• 1898 – Gertrude Lawrence, English actress (d. 1952)
• 1902 – Meyer Lansky, Russian-American gangster (d. 1983)
• 1902 – George Murphy, American actor and politician (d. 1992)
• 1903 – Flor Peeters, Belgian composer, organist, and teacher (d. 1986)
• 1904 – Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. 1976)
• 1905 – Irving Johnson, American sailor and author (d. 1991)
• 1905 – Lionel Trilling, American critic, author, and teacher (d.1975)
• 1907 – Gordon Griffith, American director (d. 1958)
• 1907 – Howard Taubman, American critic (d. 1996)
• 1910 – Gloria Stuart, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1911 – Mitch Miller, American singer, musician, and producer (d. 2010)
• 1912 – Viviane Romance, French actress (d. 1991)
• 1916 – Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American-Japanese typist and broadcaster (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1947)
• 1918 – Ann Landers, American columnist (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (d. 1984)
• 1918 – Pauline Phillips, American columnist and radio host, created Dear Abby
• 1918 – Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Norm Drucker, American basketball referee
• 1920 – Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Fritz Wilde, German footballer (d. 1977)
• 1921 – Gérard Debreu, French economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 1921 – Philip Rose, American Broadway producer (d. 2011)
• 1921 – Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss politician and lawyer
• 1924 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress
• 1926 – Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentine-Spanish footballer
• 1927 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
• 1927 – Neil Simon, American playwright
• 1928 – Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer
• 1928 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Peter Angelos, American businessman and politician
• 1929 – Al Davis, American football executive (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
• 1930 – Mher Mkrtchyan, Armenian actor (d. 1993)
• 1930 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Yuri Tyukalov, Russian rower
• 1931 – Stephen Boyd, Irish actor (d. 1977)
• 1931 – Lawrie Dring, English scout leader, founded World Federation of Independent Scouts (d. 2012)
• 1931 – Sébastien Japrisot, French author, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian runner
• 1934 – Peter Behn, American voice actor
• 1934 – Yvonne B. Miller, American politician (d. 2012)
• 1934 – Colin Welland, English actor
• 1935 – Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician
• 1936 – Zdzisława Donat, Polish soprano
• 1937 – Thomas Nagel, American philosopher
• 1937 – Queen Sonja of Norway
• 1938 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1938 – Sergio Oliva, Cuban-American bodybuilder
• 1938 – John Sterling, American sportscaster
• 1940 – Karolyn Grimes, American actress
• 1941 – Sam Farr, American politician
• 1941 – Sergio Oliva, Cuban-American bodybuilder (d. 2012)
• 1941 – Pavel Sedláček, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 – Brian Willson, American lawyer and activist
• 1942 – Hal Lanier, American baseball player
• 1942 – Floyd Little, American football player
• 1942 – Stefan Meller, Polish foreign minister (d. 2008)
• 1942 – Prince Michael of Kent
• 1942 – Peter Rowan, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer (Earth Opera and Old and in the Way)
• 1943 – Conny Bauer, German trombonist
• 1943 – Emerson Boozer, American football player
• 1943 – Milan Máčala, Czech football coach
• 1943 – Geraldo Rivera, American lawyer, journalist, and author
• 1943 – Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician (Canned Heat) (d. 1970)
• 1944 – Joe Berardo, Portuguese businessman
• 1944 – Ray Meagher, Australian actor
• 1945 – Bruce French, American actor
• 1945 – Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (d. 1972)
• 1946 – Tish Howard, American model
• 1946 – Ron Kovic, American activist
• 1946 – Michael Milken, American businessman, financier, and philanthropist
• 1946 – Ed O'Ross, American actor
• 1948 – Ed Armbrister, Bahamian baseball player
• 1948 – René Arnoux, French race car driver
• 1948 – Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
• 1948 – Jeremy Spencer, English musician (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1948 – Phil Wheatley, English civil servant
• 1950 – Philip Craven, English wheelchair basketball player
• 1950 – David Jensen, Canadian-English disk jockey
• 1950 – Tonio K, American singer-songwriter
• 1951 – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
• 1951 – Vladimir Tismăneanu, Romanian-American political scientist
• 1952 – Álvaro Uribe, Colombian politician, 39th President of Colombia
• 1954 – Morganna, American model and dancer
• 1954 – Jim Beattie, American baseball player
• 1955 – John Waite, English singer-songwriter and musician (The Babys and Bad English)
• 1956 – Mark Belling, American radio host
• 1957 – Rein Lang, Estonian politician and diplomat
• 1957 – Chulabhorn Walailak Thai princess
• 1958 – Steve Hartman, American sportscaster
• 1958 – Kirk Pengilly, Australian singer and musician (INXS)
• 1958 – Carl Valentine, English-Canadian footballer
• 1959 – Victoria Abril, Spanish actress
• 1960 – Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (d. 1994)
• 1960 – Mark Steel, English columnist and comedian
• 1960 – Sid Vicious, American wrestler
• 1960 – Barry Windham, American wrestler
• 1961 – Richard Garriott, English video game designer
• 1962 – Neil Morrissey, English actor
• 1962 – Pam Shriver, American tennis player
• 1963 – Henri Leconte, French tennis player
• 1963 – Laureano Márquez, Venezuelan humorist and politologist
• 1963 – José Oquendo, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1963 – William Ramallo, Bolivian footballer
• 1963 – Michael Sweet, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Stryper and Boston)
• 1964 – Cle Kooiman, American soccer player
• 1964 – Elie Saab, Lebanese fashion designer
• 1964 – Mark Slaughter, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Slaughter and Vinnie Vincent Invasion)
• 1964 – Mark Whiting, American director, writer, and actor
• 1965 – Harvey Grant, American basketball player
• 1965 – Horace Grant, American basketball player
• 1965 – Jo Whiley, English radio host
• 1966 – Minas Hantzidis, Greek footballer
• 1966 – Lee Reherman, American actor
• 1967 – Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player
• 1967 – Andy Walker, Canadian journalist
• 1967 – Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
• 1968 – Ronni Ancona, Scottish actress
• 1968 – Jack Frost, American guitarist (Seven Witches and The Bronx Casket Co.)
• 1969 – Todd Marinovich, American football player
• 1969 – Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean footballer
• 1970 – Christian Giesler, American bassist (Kreator)
• 1970 – Tony Vidmar, Australian footballer
• 1971 – Koko, American sign language gorilla
• 1971 – Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies and The Brothers Creeggan)
• 1971 – Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player
• 1971 – Ned Zelić, Australian footballer
• 1972 – Nina Badrić, Croatian singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Stephen Giles, Canadian canoer
• 1972 – William Goldsmith, American drummer (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters, and The Fire Theft)
• 1972 – Mike Knuble, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 – Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian-American wrestler
• 1973 – Gackt, Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (Malice Mizer and Skin)
• 1973 – Keiko Ihara, Japanese race car driver
• 1973 – Michael Johnson, Jamaican footballer
• 1973 – Jan Magnussen, Danish race car driver
• 1973 – Tony Popovic, Australian footballer
• 1973 – Elton Williams, Montserratian footballer
• 1974 – La'Roi Glover, American football player
• 1974 – Adrian Griffin, American basketball player
• 1974 – Vince Spadea, American tennis player
• 1975 – Tania Davis, English-Australian violist (Bond)
• 1976 – Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
• 1976 – Yevgeniya Medvedeva, Russian skier
• 1976 – Reggie Rolle, American actor
• 1977 – Orri Páll Dýrason, Icelandic musician (Sigur Rós)
• 1977 – Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish singer, musician, and producer (Scar Symmetry, Centinex, Raubtier, and Carnal Forge)
• 1977 – Zoe Naylor, Australian actress, journalist, and producer
• 1978 – Andrea Gabriel, American actress
• 1978 – Vicky Kaya, Greek model and actress
• 1978 – Stephen McNally, English singer-songwriter (BBMak)
• 1978 – Emile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
• 1978 – Becki Newton, American actress
• 1978 – Katia Zygouli, Greek model and actress
• 1979 – Kevin Thoms, American actor
• 1979 – Mark Twitchell, Canadian murderer
• 1979 – Renny Vega, Venezuelan footballer
• 1980 – Max Elliott Slade, American actor
• 1980 – Kwame Steede, Bermudan footballer
• 1981 – Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player
• 1981 – Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho, Angolan footballer
• 1981 – Tahar Rahim, French actor
• 1981 – Will Smith, American football player
• 1982 – Hannah Harper, English porn actress and director
• 1982 – The Situation, American model and author
• 1983 – Melanie Fiona, Canadian singer
• 1983 – Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian model
• 1983 – Ben Jorgensen, American singer-songwriter and musician (Armor for Sleep)
• 1983 – Amantle Montsho, Botswana sprinter
• 1983 – Andrew Mrotek, American singer and drummer (The Academy Is...)
• 1983 – Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Spanish actor and singer
• 1983 – Miguel Pinto, Chilean footballer
• 1983 – Mattia Serafini, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Jin Akanishi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KAT-TUN and Lands)
• 1984 – Gina Glocksen, American singer
• 1984 – Miguel Santos Soares, Timorese footballer
• 1985 – Kane Tenace, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer and actor (NEWS and Tegomass)
• 1986 – Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Vietnamese footballer
• 1986 – Mía Taveras, Dominican model and actress
• 1986 – Fanny Valette, French actress
• 1986 – Holly Wellin, English porn actress and model
• 1987 – Guram Kashia, Georgian footballer
• 1988 – Angelique Boyer, French-Mexican actress, model and singer
• 1989 – Yoon Doo-joon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Beast)
• 1989 – Rodgers Kola, Zambian footballer
• 1989 – Benjamin Büchel, Liechtensteiner footballer
• 1990 – Backer Aloenouvo, Togolese footballer
• 1990 – Kelsi Crain, American model, Miss Louisiana 2010
• 1990 – Rishadi Fauzi, Indonesian footballer
• 1990 – Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player
• 1990 – David Kross, German actor
• 1990 – Alyssa Miller, American model
• 1990 – Richard Mpong, Ghanaian footballer
• 1990 – Naoki Yamada, Japanese footballer
• 1990 – Ihar Yasinski, Belarusian footballer
• 1991 – Ak Hafiy Tajuddin Rositi, Bruneian runner
• 1992 – Basim, Danish singer-songwriter
• 1992 – Nick Hissom, English model and singer
• 1993 – Thomas Barkhuizen, English footballer