July 9 - Births

Births

  • 1511 – Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1571)
  • 1577 – Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (d. 1618)
  • 1578 – Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
  • 1648 – Arp Schnitger, German organ builder (d. 1719)
  • 1654 – Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
  • 1686 – Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)
  • 1689 – Alexis Piron, French epigrammatist and dramatist (d. 1773)
  • 1721 – Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781)
  • 1753 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician (d. 1825)
  • 1764 – Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (d. 1823)
  • 1775 – Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
  • 1786 – Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France (d. 1787)
  • 1800 – Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d. 1885)
  • 1808 – Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
  • 1819 – Elias Howe, American inventor, invented the sewing machine (d. 1867)
  • 1828 – Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (d. 1913)
  • 1834 – Jan Neruda, Czech poet (d. 1891)
  • 1836 – Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (d. 1904)
  • 1848 – Robert I, Duke of Parma (d. 1907)
  • 1858 – Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
  • 1879 – Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
  • 1879 – Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936)
  • 1887 – James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (d. 1975)
  • 1889 – Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian ice hockey referee (d. 1964)
  • 1893 – George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981)
  • 1894 – Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
  • 1896 – Maria Gomes Valentim, Brazilian super-centenarian (d. 2011)
  • 1901 – Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000)
  • 1901 – Konstantinos Kallias, Greek politician (d. 2004)
  • 1905 – Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey referee (d. 1984)
  • 1908 – Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar and philosopher (d. 1973)
  • 1911 – Mervyn Peake, English writer and illustrator (d. 1968)
  • 1911 – John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist (d. 2008)
  • 1915 – David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005)
  • 1916 – Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
  • 1916 – Edward Heath, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
  • 1918 – Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician (d. 2012)
  • 1918 – Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
  • 1925 – Guru Dutt, Indian actor and director (d. 1964)
  • 1925 – Charles E. Wicks, American engineer, author, and academic (d. 2010)
  • 1926 – Ben Roy Mottelson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1927 – Ed Ames, American singer and actor (Ames Brothers)
  • 1927 – Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986)
  • 1927 – Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1928 – Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
  • 1928 – Vince Edwards, American actor (d. 1996)
  • 1929 – Hassan II of Morocco (d. 1999)
  • 1929 – Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
  • 1929 – Jesse McReynolds, American singer and musician (Jim & Jesse)
  • 1930 – Buddy Bregman, American conductor and producer
  • 1930 – Roy McLean, South African cricketer (d. 2007)
  • 1932 – Donald Rumsfeld, American politician, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense
  • 1932 – Amitzur Shapira, Israeli runner (d. 1972)
  • 1933 – Oliver Sacks, English neurologist and author
  • 1934 – Michael Graves, American architect, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building
  • 1935 – Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005)
  • 1935 – Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer and activist (d. 2009)
  • 1935 – Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)
  • 1936 – Floyd Abrams, American attorney
  • 1936 – June Jordan, American poet, writer, and teacher (d. 2002)
  • 1936 – André Pronovost, French-Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1936 – Richard Wilson, Scottish actor and director
  • 1937 – David Hockney, English painter, designer, and photographer
  • 1938 – Paul Chihara, Japanese-American composer
  • 1938 – Brian Dennehy, American actor
  • 1938 – Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (d. 1985)
  • 1940 – Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American theorist and psychoanalyst (d. 2010)
  • 1942 – Richard Roundtree, American actor
  • 1942 – Edy Williams, American actress
  • 1943 – John Casper, American astronaut
  • 1943 – Soledad Miranda, Spanish actress (d. 1970)
  • 1945 – Dean Koontz, American novelist
  • 1945 – Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
  • 1946 – Natasha Pyne, English actress
  • 1946 – Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and musician (AC/DC, Fraternity, The Valentines, and The Spektors) (d. 1980)
  • 1947 – Haruomi Hosono, Japanese singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer (Yellow Magic Orchestra and Happy End)
  • 1947 – Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Dirty Mac, and The Riot Squad) (d. 2008)
  • 1947 – O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, and author
  • 1948 – Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian politician
  • 1949 – Jesse Duplantis, American minister and author
  • 1950 – Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player
  • 1950 – Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian politician, 4th President of Ukraine
  • 1951 – Chris Cooper, American actor
  • 1952 – John Tesh, American composer
  • 1953 – Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer
  • 1953 – Thomas Ligotti, American author
  • 1954 – Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2012)
  • 1955 – Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager
  • 1955 – Lindsey Graham, American politician
  • 1955 – Fred Norris, Latvian-American guitarist
  • 1955 – Jimmy Smits, American actor
  • 1955 – Willie Wilson, American baseball player
  • 1956 – Tom Hanks, American actor
  • 1957 – Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter (Marc and the Mambas, Soft Cell, and The Immaculate Consumptive)
  • 1957 – Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer
  • 1957 – Kelly McGillis, American actress
  • 1957 – Paul Merton, English comedian, actor, and writer
  • 1957 – Jim Paxson, American basketball player
  • 1959 – Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Simple Minds)
  • 1959 – Kevin Nash, American wrestler and actor
  • 1959 – Clive Stafford Smith, English lawyer
  • 1960 – Marc Mero, American wrestler
  • 1963 – Klaus Theiss, German footballer
  • 1964 – Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (Hole, Pagan Babies, Sugar Babydoll, and Babes in Toyland)
  • 1964 – Gianluca Vialli, Italian footballer and coach
  • 1965 – Frank Bello, American singer and bassist (Anthrax)
  • 1965 – Thomas Jahn, German actor and director
  • 1965 – David O'Hara, Scottish actor
  • 1965 – Jason Rhoades, American artist (d. 2006)
  • 1965 – Michael Spies, German footballer
  • 1966 – Pamela Adlon, American actress
  • 1966 – Marco Pennette, American screenwriter and producer
  • 1967 – Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
  • 1967 – Mark Stoops, American football coach
  • 1968 – Paolo Di Canio, Italian footballer and manager
  • 1968 – Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish historian
  • 1969 – Jason Kearton, Australian footballer
  • 1969 – Mark Lui, Hong Kong composer and producer
  • 1970 – Trent Green, American football player
  • 1970 – Masami Tsuda, Japanese writer and illustrator
  • 1971 – Marc Andreessen, American software developer, co-founded Netscape
  • 1971 – Scott Grimes, American actor
  • 1972 – Ara Babajian, American drummer and songwriter (The Slackers, Leftöver Crack, and Star Fucking Hipsters)
  • 1973 – Kelly Holcomb, American football player
  • 1973 – Enrique Murciano, American actor
  • 1974 – Dani Behr, English singer and actress (Faith Hope & Charity)
  • 1974 – Siân Berry, English politician
  • 1974 – Gary Kelly, Irish footballer
  • 1974 – Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Japanese actor and singer (SMAP)
  • 1974 – Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish singer-songwriter and musician (Millencolin)
  • 1975 – Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler
  • 1975 – Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and musician (Modest Mouse and Ugly Casanova)
  • 1975 – Nathaniel Marston, American actor
  • 1975 – Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
  • 1975 – Jack White, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather)
  • 1976 – Thomas Cichon, German footballer
  • 1976 – Christos Harisis, Greek basketball player
  • 1976 – Fred Savage, American actor
  • 1976 – Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
  • 1978 – Kara Goucher, American runner
  • 1978 – Mark Medlock, German singer
  • 1978 – Linda Park, South Korean-American actress
  • 1978 – Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer
  • 1979 – Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
  • 1981 – Kimveer Gill, Canadian murder, committed the Dawson College shooting (d. 2006)
  • 1982 – Ashly DelGrosso, American dancer
  • 1982 – Alecko Eskandarian, American soccer player
  • 1982 – Toby Kebbell, English actor
  • 1982 – Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
  • 1982 – Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver
  • 1983 – Lucia Micarelli, American violinist and actress
  • 1984 – Gianni Fabiano, Italian footballer
  • 1984 – Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hedley)
  • 1984 – Piia Suomalainen, Finnish tennis player
  • 1985 – Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
  • 1985 – Ashley Young, English footballer
  • 1986 – Dominic Cervi, American soccer player and agent
  • 1986 – Simon Dumont, American skier
  • 1986 – Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer
  • 1986 – Severo Meza, Mexican footballer
  • 1986 – Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (3LW and The Cheetah Girls)
  • 1990 – Rafael Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
  • 1990 – Fábio Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
  • 1991 – Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
  • 1993 – Jake Vargas, Filipino actor
  • 1995 – Georgie Henley, English actress

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