Famous Birthdays on June 27

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• 1040 Ladislaus I, Árpád dynasty King of Hungary (1077-95), and King of Croatia (1091-95), and Roman Catholic saint, born in Kraków, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1095)
• 1350 Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425) only Byzantine Emperor to visit England, born in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (d. 1425)

• 1615 Johann Paul Schor, German Baroque painter, born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1674)
• 1696 William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier, born in Kittery, Maine (d. 1759)
• 1717 Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, born in Paris (d. 1799)
• 1718 Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1763)
• 1745 Johann Nepomuk Went, Bohemian composer, born in Vinařice, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1801)
• 1787 Thomas Say, American naturalist and father of descriptive entomology, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1834)
• 1789 Philipp Friedrich Silcher, German composer, born in Weinstadt, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1860)
• 1805 Stephen Elvey, British organist and choir master (New College, Oxford 1830-60), and hymn composer, born in Canterbury, Kent, England (d. 1860)
• 1806 Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer, born in Besançon, France (d. 1883)
• 1809 François Certain Canrobert, French marshal and parliament member, born in Saint-Céré, France (d. 1895)
• 1812 John Pike Hullah, English composer, born in Worcester, England (d. 1884)
• 1819 Carl Albert Löschhorn, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1905)
• 1821 August Conradi, German organist and composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1873)
• 1828 Junius Daniel, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Halifax, North Carolina (d. 1864)
• 1833 Władysław Zaremba, Polish pianist and composer, born in Dunajowce, Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1902)
• 1838 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Indian novelist (Anandamath), born in Naihati, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1894)
• 1838 Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, born in Oberndorf am Neckar, Kingdom of Württemberg (d. 1914)

• 1846 Charles Stewart Parnell, English-Irish Home Rule Party leader, born in Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland (d. 1891)
• 1849 Harriet Hubbard Ayer, American cosmetics manufacturer and columnist, born in Chicago (d. 1903)
• 1850 Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright (Under the Yoke), born in Sopot, Bulgaria (d. 1921)
• 1850 Jacob Adolf Hägg, Swedish composer, born in Östergarn, Sweden (d. 1928)
• 1850 Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (Gram–Schmidt process), born in Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1919)
• 1850 Lafcadio Hearn, American author (Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan), born in Leucas, Greece (d. 1904)
• 1859 Mildred J. Hill, American composer and musician ("Happy Birthday To You"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1916)
• 1862 May Irwin, Canadian comedienne and singer ("Hot Time in the Old Town"), born in Whitby, Ontario (d. 1938)

• 1869 Hans Spemann, German embryologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1935), born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1941)
• 1869 Kate Carew [Mary Williams], American caricaturist, born in Oakland, California (d. 1961)

• 1878 Jean François van Royen, Dutch graphic designer, bibliophile, and Secretary-General of Dutch PTT (Post, Telephone & Telegraph), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1942)

• 1882 Eduard Spranger, German psychologist and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1963)
• 1884 Forrester Harvey, Irish actor (Rebecca, Tarzan, Chump at Oxford), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1945)
• 1884 Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (La psychanalyse du feu), born in Bar-sur-Aube, France (d. 1962)
• 1885 Artúr Harmat, Hungarian composer, born in Bojná, Hungary (d. 1962)
• 1886 Charles Macartney, Australian cricket all-rounder (35 Tests, 2,131 runs @ 41.78, 7 x 100s, 45 wickets), born in West Maitland, Australia (d. 1958)
• 1888 Antoinette Perry, American stage actress, theater director, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, and namesake of the Tony Award, born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1946)
• 1888 Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian, born in Wola Okrzejska, Poland (d. 1960)
• 1889 Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1967)
• 1889 Moroni Olsen, American actor (Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White), born in Ogden, Utah (d. 1954)
• 1892 Paul Colin, French poster designer, born in Nancy, France (d. 1985)
• 1898 Ajla Rachmanova, Russian-Austrian author (Students), born in Kasli, Russia (d. 1991)
• 1898 Tibor Harsányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor who settled Paris, France, born in Magyarkanizsa, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1954)
• 1899 Juan Trippe, American airline pioneer and entrepreneur (Pan Am founder), born in Sea Bright, New Jersey (d. 1981)
• 1900 Otto Passman, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1947-77), born in Franklinton, Washington Parish Louisiana (d. 1988)
• 1905 Ruby Middleton Forsythe, African-American teacher (50 years in 1 room school in South Carolina), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1992)
• 1906 Catherine Cookson, English novelist (Bannaman Legacy), born in Jarrow, Durham, England (d. 1998)
• 1906 Vernon Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd), born in Maesteg, Wales (d. 1967)
• 1907 John McIntire, American actor (Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1991)
• 1907 Valerie Cossart, British actress (Hartmans), born in London, England (d. 1994)
• 1908 David Davis, British radio broadcaster (BBC Children's Hour), born in Malvern, Worcestershire, England (d. 1996)
• 1908 Hans de Jong, Dutch conductor (De Damrakkertjes; Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), born in Netherlands (d. 1994)
• 1908 João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands), born in Cordisburgo, Brazil (d. 1967)
• 1910 Karel Reiner, Czech pianist, composer, and Theresienstadt concentration camp survivor, born in Žatec, Bohemia (d. 1979)
• 1910 Lester "Shad" Collins, American jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger (Chick Webb; Lester Young: Cab Calloway), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1978)
• 1911 Alfred Scott Witherbee Jr., American 3-year-old who drowned on Lusitania, born in New York City (d. 1915)
• 1911 V. K. Narayana Menon, Indian classical dance scholar, born in Kerala, British India (d. 1997)
• 1912 Audrey Christie, American actress (Splendor in the Grass, Fair Exchange), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
• 1913 Philip Guston, Canadian-American abstract painter, muralist, and printmaker (To Fellini), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1980)
• 1913 Willie Mosconi, American pool player (World C'ship pocket billiards 1941-57), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
• 1914 Alexander Pola [Abraham Polak], Dutch actor and writer (Cassata), born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• 1914 Giorgio Almirante, Italian fascist and MP (1948-87), born in Salsomaggiore Terme, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (d. 1988)
• 1914 Robert Aickman, English writer and conservationist (co-founding the Inland Waterways Association), born in London (d. 1981)
• 1915 Grace Lee Boggs (née Grace Chin Lee), American philosopher, author (The Next American Revolution), civil rights activist and feminist, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2015)
• 1916 Arthur Walter Lucas, first Chief Restorer of the National Gallery, London, born in London (d. 1996)
• 1916 Hallvard Olav Johnsen, Norwegian composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 2003)
• 1916 Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitar pioneer, accordionist, and composer, born in Borge, Østfold, Norway (d. 1998)
• 1917 K. M. Rangnekar, Indian cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), born in Bombay, India (d. 1984)
• 1917 Ron Hayward, English politician, General Secretary of the Labour Party, born in Chipping Sodbury, Oxfordshire (d. 1996)
• 1918 Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 1936), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
• 1920 I. A. L. Diamond, Hollywood screenwriter (1960 Acad Award-Apartment), born in Ungheni, Basarabia (d. 1988)
• 1921 Muriel Pavlow, British actress (Murder, She Said, Reach for the Sky), born in Lewisham, London (d. 2019)
• 1922 George Theophilus Walker, African-American pianist, composer and teacher (Lilacs; In Praise Of Folly), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2018)
• 1922 Herbert Ziergiebel, German writer, born in Nordhorn, Germany (d. 1988)
• 1923 Elmo Hope, American bebop jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in New York City (d. 1967)
• 1924 Bob Appleyard, English cricketer (superb England off-spinner, brief career), born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2015)
• 1924 Efua Sutherland, Ghanaian writer (Nyamekye), born in Cape Coast, Ghana (d. 1996)
• 1924 Paul Conrad, American cartoonist (Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 2010)
• 1925 Doc Pomus [Jerome Solon Felder], American blues singer and songwriter ("Save the Last Dance For Me"; "His Latest Flame"; "Viva Las Vegas"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1991)
• 1927 Bob Keeshan, American actor (Captain Kangaroo; Howdy Doody, 1948-52 - "Clarabell"), and television producer, born in Lynbrook, New York (d. 2004)
• 1927 David Hobman, English human right activist and director (Age Concern England) (d. 2003)
• 1927 Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, American electric and Chicago blues pianist, organist, and bass guitar player (Muddy Waters; Junior Wells; Elmore James), born in Stoneville, Mississippi (d. 1999)
• 1927 Robert Casey, American actor (Aldrich Family Show - "Henry"; What to Do on a Date), born in Rochester, New York
• 1928 Rudy Perpich, American politician, 34th & 36th Governor of Minnesota, born in Carson Lake, Minnesota (d. 1995)
• 1929 Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler, born in Delphi, Indiana (d. 1991)

• 1930 Tommy Kono, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 67.5kg 1952, 82.5kg 1956; silver 75kg 1960; World C'ship gold x 6), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2016)
• 1931 Alojz Srebotnjak, Slovenian composer, born in Postojna, Slovenia (d. 2010)
• 1931 Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American CEO (Seagrams, Montreal Expos) and philanthropist, born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1931 Eddie Kasko, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1961, 1961²; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Boston Red Sox), born in Linden, New Jersey (d. 2020)
• 1931 Grant Weatherstone, Scotland rugby union winger (16 caps; Edinburgh District), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
• 1931 Ryszard Kwiatkowski, Polish composer (Polyphonic Music), born in Jaranów, Włocławek, Poland (d. 1993)
• 1932 Anna Moffo, American soprano (Adventurers), born in Wayne, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
• 1932 Hugh Wood, British composer (Song Cycle to Poems of Pablo Neruda), born in Parbold, Lancashire, England (d. 2021)
• 1932 Joachim Wohlgemuth, German writer, born in Prenzlau, Germany (d. 1996)
• 1932 Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer, born in Izmir, Turkey (d. 2015)
• 1935 Eduard Pavlovich Kugno, Russian cosmonaut, born in Poltava, Ukraine (d. 1994)
• 1935 Laurent Terzieff, French actor (Head Over Heels, Milky Way), born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France (d. 2010)
• 1935 Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor, born in San Juan, Rizal, Philippines (d. 2007)
• 1936 John Shalikashvili, Polish-American general (NATO), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2011)
• 1936 Lucille Clifton, American poet (Two-Headed Woman), born in Depew, New York (d. 2010)
• 1937 Joseph P. Allen, American NASA astronaut (STS-5, STS 51A), born in Crawfordsville, Indiana
• 1938 Bruce Babbitt, American attorney and politician (47th United States Secretary of the Interior), born in Flagstaff, Arizona
• 1938 Gordon Rorke, Australian cricketer (Australian quickie, 4 Tests at end of 50's), born in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
• 1938 Jake Crouthamel, American football halfback (Boston Patriots), coach (Dartmouth College 1971-77) and administrator (AD Syracuse University 1978–2005), born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
• 1938 Kathryn Beaumont, British voice actress (Alice-Alice in Wonderland), born in London
• 1938 Shirley Anne Field, English actress (Beat Girl, Kings of the Sun), born in Forest Gate, London
• 1938 Tommy Cannon [Derbyshire], English comedian and singer ("Cannon and Ball"), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England
• 1939 Neil Hawke, Australian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 91 wickets; South Australia CA), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2000)
• 1939 R. D. Burman, Indian film score composer (1942: A Love Story), born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1994)
• 1941 Fevzi Zemzem, Turkish soccer striker (18 caps; AS Göztepe 356 games) and manager (Orduspor), born in İskenderun, Turkey (d. 2022)
• 1941 James P. Hogan, British sci-fi author (Giants' Star), born in London (d. 2010)
• 1941 Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (The Double Life of Veronique), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1996)
• 1942 Bruce Johnston [Benjamin Baldwin], American singer (The Beach Boys), songwriter ("I Write The Songs"), and record producer, born in Peoria, Illinois
• 1942 Frank Mills, Canadian pianist, composer and arranger (Music Box Dancer), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1942 John Howard McGuire, American composer, born in Artesia, California
• 1943 Harm Ottenbros, Dutch bicycle racer (World C'ships gold men's road race 1969), born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 2022)
• 1943 Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian actress (Offshore), born in Oslo, Norway
• 1943 Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1944 Kees [Cornelis Johannes] Ouwens, Dutch writer and poet (Intimate Acts), born in Zeist, Netherlands (d. 2004)
• 1944 Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist, 1K time trial (Olympic gold 1964), born in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium
• 1945 Catherine Lacoste, French golfer (US Women's Open 1967), born in Paris, France
• 1945 Joel Revzen, American opera conductor and pianist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
• 1945 Joey Covington [Michno], American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
• 1945 John M. Veitch, American thoroughbred horse trainer (Breeders' Cup Classic 1985 [Proud Truth]; Alydar; National Museum of Racing HOF), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023)
• 1945 Norma Kamali, American dress designer (Costumes for the Wiz), born in New York City
• 1945 Omar Badsha, South African photographer, trade unionist and political activist, born in Durban, South Africa
• 1946 Daria Semegen, German-American electro-acoustic and classical composer, and educator, born in Bamberg, West Germany [1]
• 1946 Janice Giteck, American composer (Thunder; Like a White Bear Dancing), born in New York
• 1946 Sally Priesand, 1st U.S. woman rabbi, born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1947 Jim Fuller, American "Godfather of surf guitar" and songwriter (The Surfaris - "Wipe Out"), born in Monrovia, California (d. 2017)
• 1948 Angel Penna Jr., horse trainer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1948 Bill Summers, American jazz, fusion, and Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist and conguero (Herbie Hancock's Headhunters; Sonny Rollins; Quincy Jones), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1948 Camile Baudoin, American guitarist (The Radiators), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1949 Vera Wang, American fashion designer (Vera Wang Fashions), born in New York City
• 1950 Ben Peterson, American freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 90kg 1972), born in Barron County, Wisconsin
• 1951 Gilson Lavis, British session and touring rock drummer (Squeeze; Jools Holland), born in Bedford, England
• 1951 Julia Duffy [Hinds], American actress (Newhart - "Stephanie"; Designing Woman, 1991-92 - "Allison"; Baby Talk), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1951 Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland (1997-2011), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 1951 Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mjr USAF and NASA astronaut (STS 40, 59), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 1951 Ulf Andersson, Swedish International Chess Grandmaster (1972), born in Västerås, Sweden
• 1952 Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)), born in Taplejung, Nepal (d. 1993)
• 1953 Kent Bostick, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics-84, 96), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
• 1955 Isabelle Adjani, French actress (Story of Adele H, Driver, Ishtar), born in Paris, France
• 1955 Sam Tshabalala, South African guitarist, and composer (The Malopoets; Sabeka), born in South Africa
• 1956 Brad Childress, American collegiate and professional football coach, born in Aurora, Illinois
• 1956 Jeff Odintz, American horse trainer, born in Brooklyn, New York City
• 1956 Ted Haggard, American disgraced evangelical preacher (New Life Church, Colorado), born in Yorktown, Indiana
• 1958 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer and songwriter (The Gun Club), born in Montebello, California (d. 1996)
• 1958 Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Geek the Girl), born in Mishawaka, Indiana
• 1958 Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland
• 1958 Robert Newman, American actor (Joshua Lewis-Guiding Light), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1959 Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer (The Death of Superman), born in Ortonville, Minnesota

• 1959 Khadja Nin, Burundian Afro-pop singer (Sambolera), born in Usumbura, Kingdom of Burundi
• 1959 Lorrie Morgan, American country singer (Out of Your Shoes), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1960 Brian Dillinger, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1960 Jim Nussle, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (2003-07), born in Des Moines, Iowa
• 1961 Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress (Goodness Gracious Me), born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
• 1961 Tim Whitnall, English actor (Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story), born in Canvey Island, Essex, England
• 1962 Michael Ball, British pop and theatrical singer and actor, born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
• 1962 Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chinese actor (In the Mood for Love), born in Hong Kong
• 1963 Johnny Benson Jr., American NASCAR driver, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• 1963 Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer, born in Melbourne, Australia
• 1964 Chuck Person, American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Brantley, Alabama
• 1964 James Sanders, American classical, and jazz violinist, and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1964 Michel Bénébig, New Caledonian jazz Hammond B3 organ, and accordion player, born in Nouméa City, New Calédonia
• 1964 Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director, born in Doorwerth, Netherlands
• 1966 Giambattista Valli, Italian fashion designer, born in Rome, Italy

• 1966 Jeff Conine, American MLB outfielder (Florida Marlins), born in Tacoma, Washington
• 1966 Mercedes Paz, Argentine tennis star (1990 Strasbourg), born in Tucumán, Argentina
• 1966 Rob Harbison, American 3x40 rifle shooter (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Fallston, Maryland
• 1967 Lester Archambeau, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Montville, New Jersey
• 1967 Michelle Torres, American tennis star, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1968 Pascale Bussières, French Canadian actress (Blanche), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1970 Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
• 1970 Petra Langrová, tennis star (1995 Palermo doubles), born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
• 1971 Brant Boyer, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Ogden, Utah
• 1971 Jo Frost, British television personality (Supernanny), born in London, England
• 1971 Yancey Arias, American actor (Kingpin, Thief), born in New York City
• 1973 Heath Irwin, American football guard (New England Patriots), born in Boulder, Colorado
• 1973 Jennifer Brundage, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Orange, California
• 1974 Christian Kane, American actor (Leverage, The Librarians), born in Dallas, Texas
• 1975 Ace Darling [Michael Maraldo], American professional wrestler, born in Wildwood, New Jersey
• 1975 Bianca del Rio [Roy Haylock], American drag queen, comedian, actor and costume designer (RuPaul's Drag Race season 6 winner), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1975 Daryle Ward, American baseball player (Houston Astros), born in Lynwood, California
• 1975 Porter Collins, American rower (World C'ship gold 1995 M4+, 1998-99 M8+), born in New York City

• 1976 Johnny Estrada, American baseball player, born in Hayward, California
• 1976 Leigh Nash, American pop singer and songwriter (Sixpence None The Richer -"Kiss Me"), born in New Braunfels, Texas
• 1977 Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer (Veendam), born in Gniezno, Poland
• 1977 Raúl, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid), born in Madrid, Spain
• 1978 Lolly [Anna Shantha Kumble], British singer ("Viva la Radio"), born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England
• 1979 Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer (52 Tuesdays), born in Adelaide, Australia

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