Famous Birthdays on June 21

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• 1002 Pope Leo IX [Bruno, Graf von Egisheim und Dagsburg], Catholic Church's 151st pope (1049-54), born in Egisheim, Alsace, Upper Lorraine, France (d. 1054)
• 1226 Bolesław V the Chaste, High Duke of Poland (1243-79), born in Stary Korczyn, Busko, Poland (d. 1279)
• 1528 Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1564-76), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1603)

• 1577 Giovanni Del Turco, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1647)
• 1639 Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (d. 1723)
• 1640 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1679)
• 1646 Maria Francisca of Savoy, Queen consort of Portugal, born in Hôtel de Nemours, Paris, France (d. 1683)
• 1668 Cajetan Kolberer, composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1732)
• 1706 John Dollond, British optician and owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens, born in London, England (d. 1761)
• 1712 Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral, born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1790)
• 1715 Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish organist and composer, born in Schwabstedt, Duchy of Schleswig (d. 1799)
• 1730 Motoori Norinaga, Japanese physician, scholar, and writer (Kojiki-den (Commentaries on the Kojiki)), born in Matsuzaka, Japan (d. 1801)
• 1732 Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer and 5th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1795)
• 1740 Hendrik van Wijn, Dutch histrorian and archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1831)
• 1750 Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French artist, born in Le Havre, France (d. 1818)
• 1759 Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1817)

• 1763 Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard, French statesman and philosopher, born in Sompuis, France (d. 1845)
• 1764 Sidney Smith, British admiral, born in Westminster, London (d. 1840)
• 1766 Emanuel count de las Cases, French historian (recorded last conversations of Napoleon on St Helena), born in Revel, France (d. 1842)
• 1774 Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician, 6th US Vice President (1817-25), born in Scarsdale, New York (d. 1825)
• 1781 Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (the Poisson distribution), born in Pithiviers, France (d. 1840)
• 1782 Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general, born in Olkhovatsky District, Russia (d. 1852)
• 1788 Princess Augusta of Bavaria, born in Strasbourg (d. 1851)
• 1790 Wilhelm Speyer, German violinist and composer, born in Offenbach, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire, (d. 1878)
• 1791 Robert Napier, Scottish marine engineer, born in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (d. 1876)
• 1798 Wolfgang Menzel, German writer, born in Waldenburg, Silesia (d. 1873)
• 1805 Charles Thomas Jackson, American physician and geologist, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1880)
• 1805 Karl Friedrich Curschmann, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1841)
• 1811 Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (bioelectricity), born in Forlì, Papal States (d. 1868)
• 1812 Félix Danjou, French church organist, arranger, music teacher, organ builder, and political journalist, born in Paris, France (d. 1866)
• 1817 James Brewerton Ricketts, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1887)

• 1818 Ernst II, Duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93) and composer, born in Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1893)
• 1818 Joseph Abel Haskin, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Troy, New York (d. 1874)
• 1823 Edward Elmer Potter, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1889)
• 1823 Jean Chacornac, French astronomer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1873)
• 1825 William Stubbs, English historian and Anglican bishop of Oxford, born in High Street, Knaresborough, England (d. 1901)
• 1832 Joseph Rainey, American politician, 1st African American in US House of Representatives (1870-1879), born in Georgetown, South Carolina (d. 1887)
• 1839 Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian writer (Epitaph of a small winner), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1908)
• 1839 John Decatur Barry, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1867)
• 1844 Ernest F. Cambier, Belgian colonial official (built railway in the Congo), born in Ath, Belgium (d. 1909)
• 1851 Daniel Carter Beard, American author, social reformer and founder of the Boy Scouts of America, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1941)
• 1859 Henry Ossawa Tanner, American artist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1937)
• 1862 Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince, son of King Mongkut and brother of King Chulalongkorn and historian, born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 1943)
• 1862 Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1953)
• 1862 Johannes Schlaf, German writer and translator, born in Querfurt, Germany (d. 1941)
• 1863 Max Wolf, German astronomer, pioneer in the field of astrophotography, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1932)

• 1864 Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss art historian, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1945)
• 1865 Herbert Brewer, English composer, organist (Gloucester Cathedral, 1896-1928), and choral director, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1928)
• 1866 Lena Rice, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), born in Marlhill, Ireland (d. 1907)
• 1866 Matt Kilroy, American baseball pitcher (MLB single-season record 513 strikeouts 1886; MLB no-hitter 1886; Baltimore Orioles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1940)
• 1868 Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist, born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (d. 1946)
• 1870 Clara Immerwahr, German chemist, first woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry in Germany, born in Polkendorf, Silesia Province, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1915)
• 1873 H. M. Tomlinson, British writer (Sea & Jungle), born in London (d. 1958)
• 1876 Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist (helium vast), born in Texel, Netherlands (d. 1956)
• 1879 Umberto Brunelleschi, Italian cartoonist and illustrator (Candide), born in Montemurlo, Italy (d. 1949)
• 1880 Arnold Gesell, American psychologist and pediatrician, born in Alma, Wisconsin (d. 1961)
• 1880 Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1941)
• 1882 Lluís Companys, Spanish politician, 123rd President of the Generalitat of Catalonia (1933-40), born in El Tarròs, Urgell, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1940)
• 1882 Rockwell Kent, American artist, painter and illustrator (Canterbury Tales), born in Tarrytown, New York (d. 1971)
• 1883 Feodor Gladkov, Russian socialist writer (Cement), born in Bolshaya Chernavka, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1958)
• 1884 Claude Auchinleck, British Army commander during the Second World War, born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 1981)
• 1884 Sir Gordon Lowe, British tennis player, Member of Parliament (Australasian C'ship 1915), born in Edgbaston, England (d. 1972)
• 1887 Norman L. Bowen, Canadian petrologist, born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (d. 1956)
• 1889 Ralph Craig, American athlete (Olympic gold 100/200m 1912), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1972)
• 1890 Frank Sherman Land, founder of the Order of DeMolay, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1959)

• 1891 Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, 1922-50), and music theorist (Lehrbuch des Dirigierens - Treatise on Conducting), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1966)
• 1891 Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect (Nuove Struttura), born in Sondrio, Italy (d. 1979)

• 1893 Alois Hába, Czech composer, born in Vizovice, Zlín Region, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
• 1894 Milward Kennedy, British public servant and mystery writer, born in England (d. 1968)
• 1896 Charles Momsen, American inventor (submarine rescue device), born in Flushing, New York (d. 1967)
• 1896 Dorothy Stickney, American actress (And So They Were Married), born in Dickinson, North Dakota (d. 1998)
• 1898 Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and writer, born in Chicago (d. 1964)
• 1899 Pavel Haas, Czech Jewish composer killed during the Holocaust, born in Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
• 1900 Gunnar Ek, Swedish composer and musician, born in Asarum Blekinge, Sweden (d. 1981)
• 1902 Wilhelm Maler, German composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1976)
• 1903 Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist (NINA, NY Times), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
• 1903 Louis Krasner, Ukrainian-American violinist, born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
• 1905 Jacques Goddet, French sports journalist and publisher (Tour de France), born in Paris (d. 2000)

• 1906 Harold Spina, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1997)
• 1906 Helene Costello, American dancer and actress (Love Toy), born in New York City (d. 1957)
• 1906 Lluís Maria Millet, Catalan composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1990)
• 1907 William Shea, American lawyer (instrumental in NY Mets establishment; Shea Stadium), born in New York City (d. 1991)
• 1908 William Frankena, American philosopher, born in Manhattan, Montana (d. 1994)
• 1909 Kurt Schwaen, German composer, born in Katowice, Poland (d. 2007)
• 1910 Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and editor in chief (Novyj Mir), born in Zagorye, Russian Empire (d. 1971) [OS=June 8]
• 1910 Béla Tardos, Hungarian composer (A beke napja alatt (Under the Sun of Peace), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1966)
• 1910 Charles Jones, Canadian contemporary classical composer and music educator, born in Tamworth, Ontario (d. 1997)
• 1912 Mary McCarthy, American novelist (Group), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1989)
• 1913 Irving Shulman, American author and screenwriter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
• 1914 Booker Collins, American jazz bassist, valve trombone and tuba player (Mary Lou Williams and Her Kansas City Seven), born in Roswell, New Mexico (d. 1985)
• 1914 Jan Decadt, Flemish pianist and composer, born in Ypres, Belgium (d. 1995)
• 1914 William Vickrey, Canadian economist (Nobel 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (d. 1996)
• 1916 Buddy O'Connor, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1944, 46 Montreal Canadiens; Hart Memorial Trophy & Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1948), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1977)
• 1916 Joe Bamford, British manufacturer and multi-millionaire, born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England (d. 2001)
• 1918 Eddie Lopat, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 1992)
• 1918 James Bysse Joll, British historian, born in Bristol, England (d. 1994)
• 1919 Gérard Pelletier, French Canadian journalist, politician, and diplomat, born in Victoriaville, Canada (d. 1997)
• 1919 Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, born in Turin, Italy (d. 2013)
• 1920 Helen Cattanach, British Army Nursing Service (QARANC), born in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland (d. 1994)
• 1921 Frank Scott, American pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 1995)
• 1921 Jane Russell, American actress and leading sex symbol in 1940s-50s (The Outlaw), born in Bemidji, Minnesota (d. 2011)
• 1921 Jean de Broglie, French politician, born in Paris (d. 1976)
• 1921 Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), born in London, England (d. 2013)
• 1921 Joan Tetzel, American actress (Hell Below Zero, Joy in the Morning), born in New York City (d. 1977)

• 1922 Jim McConnon, English cricketer (England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954), born in Burnopfield, England (d. 2003)
• 1923 John Compton, American actor (Shannon-D.A.'s Man), born in Lynchburg, Tennessee (d. 2015)
• 1924 Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalytic thinker, born in Paris (d. 2012)
• 1924 Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey executive (GM Washington Capitals 1975-83; New Jersey Devils 1983-87), born in Watson, Saskatchewan (d. 2007)
• 1924 Wally Fawkes [pen name Trog], British-Canadian cartoonist and jazz clarinetist, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2023)
• 1925 Giovanni Spadolini, Italian historian and politician, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1994)
• 1925 Maureen Stapleton, American actress (Lonelyhearts, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite), born in Troy, New York (d. 2006)
• 1926 Conrad Hall, Tahitian-American cinematographer, born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (d. 2003)
• 1926 Louis Ottens, Dutch engineer, developed the audio cassette tape, and worked on the compact disc, born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands (d. 2021) [1]
• 1927 Carl Burton Stokes, African American politician (51st mayor of Cleveland) and TV newscaster, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
• 1928 Judith Raskin, American soprano (Le Nozze di Figaro - "Susanna"), born in New York City (d. 1984)
• 1928 Valentin Yershov, Soviet Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1998)
• 1929 Agha Saadat Ali, Pakistani cricketer (Paki bat in Test v NZ 1956, scored 8*), born in Lahore, Punjab (d. 1995)
• 1929 John Morgan, British ambassador (to Mexico), born in London (d. 2012)
• 1930 Gerald Kaufman, British Labour MP, born in Leeds (d. 2017)
• 1930 Harold Blanchard, American jazz pianist and jazz and classical composer (New Earth Sonata), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2010)
• 1930 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
• 1930 Patricia Lindop, British radiobiologist and physician, born in Brentford, Middlesex (d. 2018)
• 1930 Peter Marshall, British law enforcement officer (Commissioner of the City of London Police, 1978-85), born in London (d. 2007)

• 1931 Lawrence K Grossman, American news president (PBS, NBC-TV), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2018)
• 1931 Margaret Heckler, American politician and 15th U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1983-85), born in New York City (d. 2018)
• 1932 (Boris) "Lalo" Schifrin, Argentine-American jazz pianist and composer (Mission Impossible; Caveman), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1932 Bernard Ingham, British journalist and press secretary for PM Margaret Thatcher, born in Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom (d. 2023) [1]
• 1932 Jamil Nasser [George Joyner], American jazz double and electric bassist, and tuba player (Ahmad Jamal Trio), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
• 1932 O. C Smith, American jazz singer ("Little Green Apples"), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2001)
• 1933 Bernie Kopell, American actor (The Love Boat - "Doc"; Get Smart - "Siegfried"; That Girl), born in New York City
• 1934 Wulf Kirsten, German poet, novelist, and publisher, born in Klipphausen, Germany (d. 2022)
• 1935 Françoise Sagan (née Quoirez), French novelist (Bonjour Tristesse), born in Cajarc, France (d. 2004)
• 1935 Monte Markham, American actor (Second Hundred Years; Dallas; Baywatch), born in Manatee County, Florida
• 1935 Peter Dudley, British character actor (Coronation Street, 1979-83 - "Bert"), born in Manchester, England (d. 1983)
• 1937 Anna Davies, Italian philologist and Professor of Comparative Philology (Oxford U), born in Milan (d. 2014)
• 1937 John Edrich, English cricket batsman (77 Tests, 12 x 100. 24 x 50, HS 310no; Norfolk CCC, Surrey CCC), born in Blofield, England (d. 2020)
• 1937 Raphaël Sommer, Czech cellist, and educator, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2001)
• 1938 Dan Burton, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1938 James Botten, South African cricketer (all-rounder in 1965 South African series v England), born in Pretoria, Transvaal (d. 2006)
• 1938 Ron Ely [Ronald Pierce], American actor (Tarzan, Doc Savage), born in Hereford, Texas
• 1939 Charles Boone, American contemporary classical composer (Second Landscape; The Watts Tower), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1939 Rubén Berríos, Puerto Rican politician, born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico
• 1940 Mariette Hartley, American actress (Poloroid spokesperson, Marooned), born in New York City
• 1940 Michael Ruse, British-Canadian philosopher of science (the relationship between science and religion, the creation–evolution controversy), born in Birmingham, England
• 1941 Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and actor (SCTV; Freaks and Geeks), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
• 1941 Mitty Collier, American gospel and R&B singer ("I Had A Talk With My Man"), and church pastor, born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1942 Henry S. Taylor, American writer at poet (Pulitzer 1986 for Poetry), born in Lincoln, Virginia
• 1942 Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Canadian and Anishinaabe activist (Lavell vs Canada case), born in Wikwemikong, Ontario [1]
• 1942 Marjorie Margolies, American women's right activist and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1942 Togo West Jr., American attorney and public official (3rd Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1998-2000), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2018)
• 1942 William Bradford Reynolds, US Assistant Attorney General (1981-88), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 1943 Salomé [Maria Rosa Marco Poquet], Spanish pop and bolero singer ("Vivo Cantando"), born in Barcelona, Spain
• 1944 Corinna Tsopel, Greek actress (Man Called Horse) and Miss Universe 1964, born in Athens, Greece
• 1944 Jon Hiseman, British drummer (Arthur Brown; Colosseum), born in London, England (d. 2018)
• 1944 Miguel Vicens, Spanish rock bass player (Los Bravos - "Black Is Black"), born in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain

• 1944 Tony Scott, English film director and producer (Top Gun; Revenge: Days of Thunder), born in Northumberland, England (d. 2012)
• 1945 Adam Zagajewski, Polish philosopher and poet, born in Lvov, Poland
• 1945 Jacques Rougerie, French rugby union front rower (1 Test; AS Montferrand), born in Pamiers, France (d. 2023)
• 1945 Luis Mendoza, Venezuelan soccer midfielder (15 caps; Deportivo Galicia, Deportivo Italia), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2024)
• 1946 Brenda Holloway, American singer and songwriter ("When I'm Gone"), born in Atascadero, California
• 1946 Malcolm Rifkind, British QC MP (Sect of State for Defense), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1946 Maurice Saatchi, English-Iraqi advertising CEO (Saatchi & Saatchi), born in Baghdad, Iraq
• 1946 Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2007)
• 1947 Chuck Anderson, American jazz and session guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1947 Dana Rohrabacher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Coronado, California
• 1947 Joey Molland, British rock guitarist (Badfinger - "No Matter What"; "Day After Day"), born in Liverpool, England
• 1947 Lex van Delden, Dutch actor (Soldier of Orange), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
• 1947 Meredith Baxter-Birney, American actress (Family Ties; Bridget Loves Bernie), born in South Pasadena, California
• 1947 Michael Gross, American actor (Family Ties, FBI murders), born in Chicago, Illinois

• 1948 Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish writer (The Witcher), born in Łódź, Poland
• 1948 Ian McEwan, English writer (Atonement), born in Aldershot, England
• 1948 Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (WBA, WBC, The Ring bantamweight title 1968-69; first Indigenous Australian to win a world title), born in Drouin, Australia (d. 2011)
• 1948 Tim Wood, American figure skater (World C'ship gold singles 1969, 70; Olympic silver 1968), born in Highland Park, Michigan
• 1949 Jim Bacchus, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1950 Anne Carson, Canadian poet (Autobiography of Red), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1950 Gérard Lanvin, French actor (Une étrange affaire), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
• 1950 Joey Kramer, American hard rock drummer (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York

• 1952 Judith Bingham, British mezzo-soprano, and contemporary classical composer, born in Nottingham, England
• 1952 Kôichi Mashimo, Japanese anime director (Bee Train Production), born in Tokyo
• 1952 Marcella Detroit [Levy], American rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter ("Lay Down Sally"), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1953 Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown), born in St. Andrew, Jamaica (d. 1999)

• 1953 Charlie Moore Jr., American baseball player, born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1953 Michael Bowen, American actor (Valley Girl; Breaking Bad), born in Houston, Texas
• 1953 Robyn Douglass, American actress (Lonely Guy, Romantic Comedy), born in Sendai, Japan
• 1954 Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deidre-Coronation Street), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
• 1954 Jeremy Coney, New Zealand cricketer (NZ captain turned them into world-beaters), born in Wellington, New Zealand
• 1954 Mark Kimmitt, American Army general, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (2008-9), born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma
• 1954 Müjde Ar, Turkish film actress, born in Istanbul, Turkey
• 1954 Robert Menasse, Austrian writer (Die Vertreibung aus der Hölle), born in Vienna
• 1954 Robert Pastorelli, American actor (Eldin-Murphy Brown), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1955 David Marshall Grant, American actor (Legs, French Postcards), born in Westport, Connecticut
• 1955 Juan Carlos Orellana, Chilean soccer left winger (11 caps; Deportes Temuco, CSD Colo-Colo, O'Higgins FC), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)

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