Births on the 6th of July in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
06 Jul 1542	birth	Elisabeth van Nassau: Daughter of Willem / Juliana van Stolberg
06 Jul 1580	birth	Johann Stobaeus: Composer
06 Jul 1580	birth	Johann Stobäus, German lute player and composer (d. 1646)
06 Jul 1623	birth	Jacopo Melani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1676)
06 Jul 1632	birth	Albert Schop: Composer
06 Jul 1632	birth	Pietro Reggio: Composer
06 Jul 1638	birth	Gerrit A Berckheyde: Dutch painter
06 Jul 1668	birth	Peter Burmannus [Pieter Burman]: Dutch attorney / classicist
06 Jul 1678	birth	Nicola Francesco Haym, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1729)
06 Jul 1686	birth	Antoine de Jussieu, French biologist (d. 1758)
06 Jul 1702	birth	Franz Anton Maichelbeck: Composer
06 Jul 1736	birth	Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (d. 1802)
06 Jul 1739	birth	Freidrich Wilhelm Rust: Composer
06 Jul 1747	birth	Coelestin Jungbauer: Composer
06 Jul 1747	birth	John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792)
06 Jul 1753	birth	John H Midderigh: Rotterdam patriot, baptized
06 Jul 1766	birth	Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (d. 1813)
06 Jul 1773	birth	Wenzel Thomas Matiegka: Composer
06 Jul 1781	birth	Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (d. 1826)
06 Jul 1782	birth	Luis [Philippus] Brion: Curacao commander of Colombian fleet
06 Jul 1782	birth	Maria Luisa of Spain (d. 1824)
06 Jul 1785	birth	William J Hooker: English Botanist / director (Kew Gardens)
06 Jul 1785	birth	William Hooker, English botanist and academic (d. 1865)
06 Jul 1789	birth	María Isabella of Spain (d. 1846)
06 Jul 1793	birth	Jacob M de Kempenaer: Dutch lawyer / Minister of Internal Affairs (1848-49)
06 Jul 1796	birth	Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1855)
06 Jul 1800	birth	Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti: Composer
06 Jul 1814	birth	Justus McKinstry: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1897
06 Jul 1817	birth	Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (d. 1905)
06 Jul 1818	birth	Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (d. 1879)
06 Jul 1821	birth	Edward Winston Pettus: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
06 Jul 1829	birth	Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1880)
06 Jul 1831	birth	Sylvester Pennoyer American educator, attorney and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (d. 1902)
06 Jul 1832	birth	Maximilian F J: Archduke of Austria / Emperor of Mexico
06 Jul 1832	birth	Maximilian I of Mexico (d. 1867)
06 Jul 1837	birth	Wlasyslaw Zelenski: Composer
06 Jul 1837	birth	R. G. Bhandarkar, Indian orientalist and scholar (d. 1925)
06 Jul 1838	birth	Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian philologist and scholar (d. 1923)
06 Jul 1840	birth	José María Velasco Gómez, Mexican painter (d. 1912)
06 Jul 1852	birth	John Albert Delany: Composer
06 Jul 1856	birth	Edward Anseele: Belgian Minister of Rail / PTT
06 Jul 1859	birth	Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
06 Jul 1864	birth	Alberto Nepomuceno: Brazil -- Composer / conductor (Artemis)
06 Jul 1865	birth	Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (d. 1950)
06 Jul 1868	birth	Petrus A Euwens: Dutch vicar / editor (Amigoe di Curacao)
06 Jul 1868	birth	Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1935)
06 Jul 1873	birth	Paul Keller: German writer (Ferien vom Ich)
06 Jul 1875	birth	Charles Perrin, French rower (d. 1954)
06 Jul 1877	birth	David Stanley Smith: Composer
06 Jul 1877	birth	Niceto A Zamora y Torres: Premier / President of Spain (1931-36)
06 Jul 1878	birth	Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (d. 1926)
06 Jul 1881	birth	Josef Winckler: German dentist / writer (Quadriga, Pumpernickel)
06 Jul 1882	birth	Ralph Morgan: NYC, New York -- Actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London)
06 Jul 1884	birth	Harold Vanderbilt: New York, United States -- America Cup (1930, 34, 37) / inv contract bridge
06 Jul 1884	birth	Willem Dudok: Dutch architect (town hall Hilversum / Beehive Rotterdam)
06 Jul 1884	birth	Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (d. 1970)
06 Jul 1885	birth	Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)
06 Jul 1886	birth	Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (d. 1944)
06 Jul 1887	birth	Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1985)
06 Jul 1887	birth	Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)
06 Jul 1889	birth	Paul Rinne, Estonian chess player (d. 1946)
06 Jul 1890	birth	Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (d. 1936)
06 Jul 1892	birth	Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst: Belgian WWI pilot
06 Jul 1892	birth	Will James, American author and illustrator (d. 1942)
06 Jul 1896	birth	Thomas W McKnew: President (National Geographic Society)
06 Jul 1897	birth	Richard Krautheimer, German-American historian and scholar (d. 1994)
06 Jul 1898	birth	Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (d. 1962)
06 Jul 1900	birth	Emil Barth: Writer
06 Jul 1900	birth	Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (d. 2012)
06 Jul 1903	birth	Axel Theorell: Sweden -- Biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955)
06 Jul 1903	birth	Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
06 Jul 1904	birth	Robert Whitney, American conductor and composer (d. 1986)
06 Jul 1904	birth	Erik Wickberg, Swedish General of the Salvation Army (d. 1996)
06 Jul 1906	birth	Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens: Composer
06 Jul 1907	birth	M C Frida Kahlo: Mexican painter / Wife of Diego Rivera
06 Jul 1907	birth	Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
06 Jul 1907	birth	George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (d. 2002)
06 Jul 1908	birth	Leonce Grass: Flemish singer / conductor
06 Jul 1908	birth	Anton Muttukumaru, Ceylonese general (d. 2001)
06 Jul 1910	birth	John Knott (d. 1999)
06 Jul 1912	birth	Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006)
06 Jul 1914	birth	Jens Rohiner: Composer
06 Jul 1914	birth	Vince McMahon, Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (d. 1984)
06 Jul 1915	birth	Laverne Andrews: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Singer (Andrews Sisters)
06 Jul 1915	birth	Marcel Quinet: Belgian pianist / composer (Vague et Sillon)
06 Jul 1916	birth	Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009)
06 Jul 1917	birth	Hugo Cole: Composer
06 Jul 1917	birth	Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004)
06 Jul 1918	birth	Bert [Lambertus H] Voeten: Dutch journalist / poet (Crossing)
06 Jul 1918	birth	Eugene List: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Pianist / prof (Eastman School of Music)
06 Jul 1918	birth	Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor and singer (d. 1977)
06 Jul 1919	birth	Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor (d. 2007)
06 Jul 1920	birth	William Worthington: Horse trainer
06 Jul 1921	birth	Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
06 Jul 1922	birth	Francisco Moncion: Dancer
06 Jul 1922	birth	William Schallert, American actor and singer
06 Jul 1923	birth	Marie McDonald: Burgin, Kentucky -- Singer / actress (Promises Promises)
06 Jul 1923	birth	Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (d. 2014)
06 Jul 1924	birth	Robert Michael White: NYC, New York -- Test pilot (X-15)
06 Jul 1924	birth	Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2009)
06 Jul 1925	birth	Huub H Jacobse: Member of Dutch 2nd chamber (Liberal)
06 Jul 1925	birth	Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (d. 2007)
06 Jul 1925	birth	Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981)
06 Jul 1925	birth	Gazi Yaşargil, Turkish neurosurgeon
06 Jul 1926	birth	Nicky Hilton: 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor
06 Jul 1926	birth	Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (d. 2007)
06 Jul 1927	birth	Charles Whittenberg: Composer
06 Jul 1927	birth	Susan Cabot: Boston, Massachusetts -- Actress (Carnival Rock)
06 Jul 1927	birth	Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player (d. 1988)
06 Jul 1927	birth	Alan Freeman, Australian-English radio host (d. 2006)
06 Jul 1927	birth	Janet Leigh, American actress (d. 2004)
06 Jul 1927	birth	Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
06 Jul 1928	birth	Peter Glossop, English baritone (d. 2008)
06 Jul 1929	birth	Gerd Zacher: Composer
06 Jul 1930	birth	Francoise Mallet-Joris [F Lilar]: Belgian writer (Signs & Wonders)
06 Jul 1930	birth	H J Heise: Writer
06 Jul 1930	birth	George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
06 Jul 1930	birth	M. Balamuralikrishna, Indian singer-songwriter
06 Jul 1930	birth	Gloria Skurzynski, American author
06 Jul 1931	birth	Donal Donnelly: Bradford Yorkshire, England -- Actor (Dead)
06 Jul 1931	birth	Joseph Daniel White: Singer / bandleader
06 Jul 1931	birth	Jean Campeau, Canadian businessman and politician
06 Jul 1931	birth	Antonella Lualdi, Lebanese-Italian actress and singer
06 Jul 1931	birth	Della Reese, American actress and singer
06 Jul 1931	birth	László Tábori, Hungarian runner and coach
06 Jul 1932	birth	P. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan politician
06 Jul 1932	birth	Herman Hertzberger, Dutch architect and educator
06 Jul 1935	birth	Candy Barr, American model, dancer, and actress (d. 2005)
06 Jul 1935	birth	14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan religious leader
06 Jul 1936	birth	Dave Allen, Irish comedian and actor (d. 2005)
06 Jul 1937	birth	Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor
06 Jul 1937	birth	Ned Beatty, American actor
06 Jul 1937	birth	Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer
06 Jul 1937	birth	Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (d. 2014)
06 Jul 1938	birth	Franco: Zaire -- Composer / guitarist / leader (Masumbuku)
06 Jul 1938	birth	Luana Patten, American actress (d. 1996)
06 Jul 1939	birth	Helena Dupont: United States -- Equestrian 3-day even (1964 Olympics - 33rd Place)
06 Jul 1939	birth	Jet Harris, English bass player (The Shadows, The Jeff Beck Group, and The Vipers Skiffle Group) (d. 2011)
06 Jul 1939	birth	Mary Peters, Northern Irish pentathlete and shot putter
06 Jul 1940	birth	Viktor Kuzkin: USSR -- Ice hockey player (1964, 68, 72 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
06 Jul 1940	birth	Rex Cawley, American hurdler
06 Jul 1940	birth	Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan
06 Jul 1940	birth	Jeannie Seely, American singer-songwriter and actress
06 Jul 1941	birth	David Crystal, Irish linguist, author, and academic
06 Jul 1941	birth	Reinhard Roder, German footballer and manager
06 Jul 1943	birth	Tamara Sinyavskaya, Russian soprano
06 Jul 1944	birth	Byron Berline: Rocker
06 Jul 1944	birth	Gunhild Hoffmeister, German runner
06 Jul 1945	birth	Rik Elswit: Rocker (Dr Hook & Medicine Show-In the Right Place)
06 Jul 1945	birth	Burt Ward, American actor
06 Jul 1946	birth	Rick Hunter: Actor
06 Jul 1946	birth	George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
06 Jul 1946	birth	Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
06 Jul 1946	birth	Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic
06 Jul 1946	birth	Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
06 Jul 1946	birth	Jamie Wyeth, American painter
06 Jul 1947	birth	Richard Beckinsale: Nottingham, England -- Actor (Porridge, Doing Time)
06 Jul 1947	birth	Shelley Hack, American actress
06 Jul 1948	birth	Nathalie Baye, French actress
06 Jul 1948	birth	Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
06 Jul 1948	birth	Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
06 Jul 1949	birth	Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
06 Jul 1949	birth	Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1995)
06 Jul 1950	birth	Ramon Guzman: Jockey
06 Jul 1950	birth	Sultan Rakhmanov: Super heavyweight (1980 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
06 Jul 1950	birth	John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator
06 Jul 1950	birth	Geraldine James, English actress
06 Jul 1950	birth	Jonathon Porritt, English environmentalist and academic
06 Jul 1950	birth	Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
06 Jul 1951	birth	Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer
06 Jul 1952	birth	Jesse Harms: Musician of REO Speedwagon
06 Jul 1952	birth	Grant Goodeve, American actor
06 Jul 1952	birth	Hilary Mantel, English author and critic
06 Jul 1953	birth	Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
06 Jul 1953	birth	Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
06 Jul 1954	birth	James Kiberd: Actor (Trevor Dillon-Loving, All My Children)
06 Jul 1954	birth	Allyce Beasley, American actress and singer
06 Jul 1954	birth	Willie Randolph, American baseball player and manager
06 Jul 1955	birth	William Wall, Irish author and poet
06 Jul 1956	birth	John Jorgenson: Madison, Wisconsin -- Singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)
06 Jul 1956	birth	Matt Bahr: NFL kicker (NE Patriots, New York Giants)
06 Jul 1957	birth	Mario Martinez: Salinas, California -- US Olympic weightlifter (1988 Olympics - 4th Place)
06 Jul 1957	birth	Ron Duguay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
06 Jul 1958	birth	Ossie Moore: Murwillumbah, NSW -- Australasia golfer
06 Jul 1958	birth	Jennifer Saunders, English actress, singer, and screenwriter
06 Jul 1959	birth	John Keeble: London, England -- Rock drummer (Spandau Ballet-True)
06 Jul 1959	birth	Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
06 Jul 1959	birth	Mike Hallett, English snooker player and sportscaster
06 Jul 1960	birth	Caroll-Ann Alie: Ottawa, Ontario -- Yachter (1992, 96 Olympics - 14th Place)
06 Jul 1960	birth	Jozef / Josef Pribilinec: Czechoslovakia -- Speed walker (world record 10K)
06 Jul 1960	birth	Valerie Brisco-Hooks, American sprinter
06 Jul 1960	birth	Jozef Pribilinec, Slovakian race walker
06 Jul 1960	birth	Asahifuji Seiya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 63rd Yokozuna
06 Jul 1960	birth	Maria Wasiak, Polish businessman
06 Jul 1961	birth	Kimberly Foster: Actress (It Takes Two)
06 Jul 1961	birth	Robin Antin, American dancer, choreographer, and businesswoman
06 Jul 1961	birth	Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, American hurdler
06 Jul 1961	birth	Rick Price, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
06 Jul 1962	birth	Todd Bennett, English runner (d. 2013)
06 Jul 1962	birth	Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director
06 Jul 1963	birth	Edwin Gorter: Soccer player (Lommel / FC Utrecht)
06 Jul 1963	birth	Todd Burns, American baseball player
06 Jul 1963	birth	Lance Johnson, American baseball player
06 Jul 1963	birth	Sorin Matei, Romanian high jumper
06 Jul 1964	birth	Cristina D'Avena, Italian singer and actress
06 Jul 1964	birth	Lillie Leatherwood, American sprinter
06 Jul 1965	birth	Glenn Scarpelli: Staten Island, New York -- Actor (Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy)
06 Jul 1965	birth	Tim Camargo: Jockey
06 Jul 1966	birth	Brian Posehn, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
06 Jul 1967	birth	David Whitmore: NFL strong safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
06 Jul 1967	birth	Heather Nova, Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist
06 Jul 1967	birth	Omar Olivares, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
06 Jul 1968	birth	Alvin Harper: NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)
06 Jul 1968	birth	Tiit Aleksejev, Estonian author and historian
06 Jul 1968	birth	Gaspare Manos, Thai-Italian painter and sculptor
06 Jul 1969	birth	Michael Grant: Vocalist (Musical Youth)
06 Jul 1969	birth	Sophia Witherspoon: WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
06 Jul 1969	birth	Brian Van Holt, American actor
06 Jul 1970	birth	Antonio Harvey: NBA center / forward (LA Clippers)
06 Jul 1970	birth	Inspectah Deck, American rapper, producer, and actor (Wu-Tang Clan)
06 Jul 1970	birth	Martin Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Delirious?)
06 Jul 1971	birth	Adam Laurent: Santa Cruz, California -- Pursuit cyclist (1996 Olympics)
06 Jul 1971	birth	Kari Kupcinet: Chicago, Illinois -- Actress (Julie Sanderson - Young and the Restless)
06 Jul 1971	birth	Owen Lance Bill Hughes: Palmerston North, New Zealand -- Kayaker (1996 Olympics)
06 Jul 1972	birth	Billy Davis: NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
06 Jul 1972	birth	Isabelle Boulay, Canadian singer
06 Jul 1972	birth	Laurent Gaudé, French author
06 Jul 1972	birth	Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukrainian sprinter
06 Jul 1973	birth	Karl Ballard: WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
06 Jul 1973	birth	Bradley Dredge, Welsh golfer
06 Jul 1974	birth	Steve Sullivan: Timmins, Ontario -- NHL center (New Jersey Devils)
06 Jul 1974	birth	Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
06 Jul 1974	birth	Babi Xavier, Brazilian actress and singer
06 Jul 1975	birth	50 Cent, American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit)
06 Jul 1975	birth	Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
06 Jul 1975	birth	Sebastián Rulli, Argentinian-Mexican actor
06 Jul 1976	birth	Michelle Stanley: Littleton, Colorado -- Miss America - Colorado (1997)
06 Jul 1976	birth	Nikki Mott: Australian field hockey forward (1996 Olympics)
06 Jul 1977	birth	Con Blatsis, Australian footballer
06 Jul 1977	birth	Max Mirnyi, Belarusian tennis player
06 Jul 1977	birth	Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer
06 Jul 1978	birth	Rachel Rochelli: Houston, Texas -- Gymnast (1996 Olympics)
06 Jul 1978	birth	Adam Busch, American actor
06 Jul 1978	birth	Tamera Mowry, German-American actress and producer
06 Jul 1978	birth	Tia Mowry, German-American actress and producer
06 Jul 1978	birth	Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
06 Jul 1979	birth	Nicolas Daniel Maricio: Prince of the Netherlands
06 Jul 1979	birth	Matthew Barnson, American viola player and composer
06 Jul 1979	birth	Nic Cester, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jet and The Wrights)
06 Jul 1979	birth	Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
06 Jul 1979	birth	C. J. Hobgood, American surfer
06 Jul 1980	birth	Kenny Deuchar, Scottish footballer
06 Jul 1980	birth	Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
06 Jul 1980	birth	Joell Ortiz, American rapper (Slaughterhouse)
06 Jul 1980	birth	JB Magsaysay, Filipino actor, businessman and politician
06 Jul 1981	birth	Nicole Kantek: NSW, Australia -- Gymnast (1996 Olympics)
06 Jul 1981	birth	Mike Karney, American football player
06 Jul 1982	birth	Brandon Jacobs, American football player
06 Jul 1982	birth	Bree Robertson, Australian gymnast and actress
06 Jul 1982	birth	Misty Upham, American actress (d. 2014)
06 Jul 1982	birth	Tay Zonday, American actor and singer
06 Jul 1983	birth	Gregory Smith, Canadian actor, director, and producer
06 Jul 1984	birth	Zhang Hao, Chinese figure skater
06 Jul 1984	birth	Lauren Harris, English singer and actress
06 Jul 1984	birth	Natasha Zlobina, Uzbek-French actress and model
06 Jul 1985	birth	Maria Arredondo, Norwegian singer
06 Jul 1985	birth	Ranveer Singh, Indian actor and singer
06 Jul 1985	birth	Melisa Sözen, Turkish actress
06 Jul 1986	birth	Sarah Gronert, German tennis player
06 Jul 1986	birth	David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr
06 Jul 1987	birth	Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
06 Jul 1987	birth	Manteo Mitchell, American runner
06 Jul 1987	birth	Matt O'Leary, American actor
06 Jul 1987	birth	Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
06 Jul 1988	birth	Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
06 Jul 1990	birth	Ajoo, South Korean singer and dancer
06 Jul 1990	birth	Magaye Gueye, French footballer
06 Jul 1990	birth	Jeremy Suarez, American actor
06 Jul 1990	birth	Justin Schultz, Canadian NHL player for the Edmonton Oilers
06 Jul 1991	birth	Victoire Thivisol, French actress
06 Jul 1991	birth	Klas Dahlbeck, Swedish AHL hockey player
06 Jul 1992	birth	Manny Machado, American baseball player
06 Jul 1994	birth	Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso, English acting twins
06 Jul 1996	birth	Robert Naylor, Canadian actor
06 Jul 1996	birth	Sun Ziyue, Chinese tennis player

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