June 18 - Births

Births

• 1269 – Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (d. 1298)
• 1318 – Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355)
• 1466 – Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (d. 1539)
• 1511 – Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor, designed the Ponte Santa Trinita (d. 1592)
• 1517 – Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (d. 1593)
• 1667 – Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (d. 1750)
• 1673 – Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer (d. 1747)
• 1677 – Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1726)
• 1716 – Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter (d. 1809)
• 1757 – Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian composer and piano manufacturer (d. 1831)
• 1757 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician (d. 1833)
• 1769 – Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Anglo-Irish politician (d. 1822)
• 1812 – Ivan Goncharov, Russian author (d. 1891)
• 1815 – Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (d. 1881)
• 1834 – Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, French philosopher (d. 1895)
• 1839 – William H. Seward, Jr., American general (d. 1920)
• 1845 – Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1922)
• 1850 – Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (d. 1914)
• 1854 – E.W. Scripps, American journalist and publisher (d. 1926)
• 1857 – Henry Clay Folger, American businessman and philanthropist, founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library (d. 1930)
• 1863 – George Essex Evans, Australian poet (d. 1909)
• 1868 – Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and regent (d. 1957)
• 1870 – Edouard Le Roy, French philosopher and mathematician (d. 1954)
• 1877 – James Montgomery Flagg, American illustrator (d. 1960)
• 1881 – Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1956)
• 1882 – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian politician (d. 1949)
• 1884 – Édouard Daladier, French politician (d. 1970)
• 1886 – George Mallory, English mountaineer (d. 1924)
• 1886 – Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist (d. 1978)
• 1891 – Mae Busch, Australian actress (d. 1946)
• 1895 – Manuela Fernández-Fojaco, Spanish super-centenarian (d. 2009)
• 1895 – Blanche Sweet, American actress (d. 1986)
• 1901 – Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
• 1903 – Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (d. 1965)
• 1903 – Raymond Radiguet, French author (d. 1923)
• 1904 – Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (d. 1991)
• 1904 – Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer (d. 2003)
• 1907 – Frithjof Schuon, Swiss metaphysician, poet, and painter (d. 1998)
• 1908 – Bud Collyer, American actor and game show host (d. 1969)
• 1908 – Stanley Knowles, Canadian politician (d. 1997)
• 1908 – Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003)
• 1910 – Dick Foran, American actor (d. 1979)
• 1910 – Ray McKinley, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (d. 1995)
• 1913 – Sammy Cahn, American lyricist (d. 1993)
• 1913 – Sylvia Field Porter, American economist and journalist (d. 1991)
• 1913 – Robert Mondavi, American winemaker (d. 2008)
• 1914 – E.G. Marshall, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1915 – Red Adair, American firefighter (d. 2004)
• 1916 – Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Richard Boone, American actor (d. 1981)
• 1917 – Jack Karnehm, English sportscaster (d. 2002)
• 1917 – Erik Ortvad, Danish painter (d. 2008)
• 1917 – Arthur Tremblay, Canadian politician (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Jerome Karle, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1918 – Franco Modigliani, Italian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
• 1920 – Ian Carmichael, English actor (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Matthew Ianniello, American mobster (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Claude Helffer, French pianist (d. 2004)
• 1924 – George Mikan, American basketball player (d. 2005)
• 1925 – Robert Beadell, American composer (d. 1994)
• 1926 – Allan Sandage, American astronomer (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Tom Wicker, American journalist (d. 2011)
• 1927 – Eva Bartok, Hungarian-Englishh actress (d. 1998)
• 1927 – Paul Eddington, English actor (d. 1995)
• 1928 – David T. Lykken, American scientist (d. 2006)
• 1929 – Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher
• 1931 – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian politician, 34th President of Brazil
• 1931 – K. S. Sudarshan, Indian nationalist (d. 2012)
• 1932 – Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1932 – Geoffrey Hill, English poet
• 1934 – Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese artist (d. 2004)
• 1935 – Hugh McColl, American banker
• 1936 – Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (d. 1992)
• 1936 – Ronald Venetiaan, Surinamese politician, President of Suriname
• 1937 – Wray Carlton, American football player
• 1937 – Del Harris, American basketball coach
• 1937 – Jay Rockefeller, American politician
• 1937 – Vitaly Zholobov, Soviet astronaut
• 1938 – Eddie Jones, American football executive (d. 2012)
• 1938 – Kevin Murray, Australian footballer
• 1939 – Lou Brock, American baseball player
• 1939 – Jean-Claude Germain, French-Canadian author, journalist, and historian
• 1939 – Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician
• 1940 – Michael Sheard, English actor (d. 2005)
• 1941 – Delia Smith, English chef
• 1942 – Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter
• 1942 – Thabo Mbeki, South African politician, 23th President of South Africa
• 1942 – Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, and The Fireman)
• 1942 – Carl Radle, American musician and producer (Delaney & Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos) (d. 1980)
• 1942 – Nick Tate, Australian actor
• 1942 – Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (d. 2004)
• 1943 – Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, and actress
• 1944 – Sandy Posey, American singer
• 1946 – Russell Ash, English author
• 1946 – Bruiser Brody, American wrestler (d. 1988)
• 1946 – Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager
• 1947 – Ivonne Coll, Puerto Rican actress
• 1947 – Linda Thorson, Canadian actress
• 1948 – Eliezer Halfin, Israeli wrestler (d. 1972)
• 1948 – Éva Marton, Hungarian soprano
• 1949 – Chris Van Allsburg, American author and illustrator
• 1949 – Jarosław Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Poland
• 1949 – Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (d. 2010)
• 1949 – Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician (The Tartans) (d. 1999)
• 1950 – Mike Johanns, American politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture
• 1950 – Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Doll by Doll) (d. 2011)
• 1951 – Mohammed Al-Sager, Kuwaiti journalist and politician
• 1952 – Carol Kane, American actress
• 1952 – Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress
• 1952 – Lee Soo-man South Korean singer and businessman, founded S.M. Entertainment
• 1953 – Vladislav Terzyul, Ukrainian mountaineer (d. 2004)
• 1956 – Brian Benben, American actor
• 1957 – Andrea Evans, American actress
• 1957 – Miguel Ángel Lotina, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1958 – Peter Altmaier, German politician
• 1960 – Ralph Brown, English actor
• 1960 – Steve Murphy, Canadian journalist
• 1961 – Oz Fox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Stryper, SinDizzy, and Bloodgood)
• 1961 – Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1961 – Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter (Yazoo and The Vandals)
• 1962 – Lisa Randall, American theoretical physicist
• 1962 – Jeff Mills, American DJ and producer (Underground Resistance)
• 1962 – Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese wrestler (d. 2009)
• 1963 – Dizzy Reed, American musician, composer, and actor (Guns N' Roses and Johnny Crash)
• 1963 – Bruce Smith, American football player
• 1964 – Uday Hussein, Iraqi leader, son of Saddam Hussein (d. 2003)
• 1965 – Kim Dickens, American actress and model
• 1966 – Kurt Browning, Canadian figure skater
• 1969 – Christopher Largen, American author
• 1969 – Vito LoGrasso, American wrestler
• 1969 – Pål Pot Pamparius, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro)
• 1970 – Robin Christopher, American actress
• 1970 – Ivan Kozák, Slovak footballer
• 1970 – Greg Yaitanes, American director
• 1971 – Mara Hobel, American actress
• 1971 – Jason McAteer, English-Irish footballer
• 1972 – Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer
• 1972 – Michal Yannai, Israeli actress and model
• 1973 – Julie Depardieu, French actress
• 1973 – Ray LaMontagne, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1973 – Alexandros Papadimitriou, Greek hammer thrower
• 1974 – Vincenzo Montella, Italian footballer
• 1975 – Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter
• 1975 – Jamel Debbouze, French actor and producer
• 1975 – Marie Gillain, Belgian actress
• 1975 – Aleksandrs Koļinko, Latvian footballer
• 1975 – Martin St. Louis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Alana de la Garza, American actress
• 1976 – Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Witte Wartena, Dutch artist
• 1977 – Majed Moqed, Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
• 1978 – Wang Liqin, Chinese table tennis player
• 1979 – Yumiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress
• 1979 – Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer-songwriter
• 1980 – Antonio Gates, American football player
• 1980 – David Giuntoli, American actor
• 1980 – Craig Mottram, Australian runner
• 1980 – Colin Munroe, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1980 – Antero Niittymäki, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1980 – Tara Platt, American actress
• 1981 – Ella Chen, Taiwanese singer and actress (S.H.E)
• 1981 – Teresa Cormack, New Zealand murder victim (d. 1987)
• 1982 – Nadir Belhadj, French-Algerian footballer
• 1982 – Marco Borriello, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Macklemore, American rapper and songwriter
• 1983 – Billy Slater, Australian rugby player
• 1983 – Cameron Smith, Australian rugby player
• 1984 – Mateus Galiano da Costa, Angolan footballer
• 1984 – Janne Happonen, Finnish ski jumper
• 1984 – Nanyak Dala, Canadian Rugby union player
• 1984 – Kissy Sell Out, English DJ and producer
• 1986 – Richard Gasquet, French tennis player
• 1987 – Omar Arellano, Mexican footballer
• 1988 – Elini Dimoutsos, Greek footballer
• 1990 – Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Sandra Izbaşa, Romanian gymnast
• 1990 – Christian Taylor, American jumper
• 1991 – Willa Holland, American actress
• 1991 – Rei Okamoto, Japanese model and actress
• 1996 – Jade-Lianna Peters, Chinese-American voice actress
• 1997 – Max Records, American actor
• 2006 – Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg