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History Births on June 20

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History Births on June 20

Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded the Kirloskar Group (d. 1956)

#Laxmanrao_Kirloskar

In 1869

Alexander Winton, Scottish-American race car driver and engineer (d. 1932)

#Alexander_Winton

In 1860

Chino Moreno, American singer-songwriter

#Chino_Moreno

In 1973

Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor

#Christopher_Mintz-Plasse

In 1989

Fritz Koenig, German sculptor and academic, designed The Sphere (d. 2017)

#Fritz_Koenig

In 1924

Nicole Kidman, American-Australian actress

#Nicole_Kidman

In 1967

Peter Reid, English footballer and manager

#Peter_Reid

In 1956

David Kazhdan, Russian-Israeli mathematician and academic

#David_Kazhdan

In 1946

Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet and author (d. 1994)

#Robert_Rozhdestvensky

In 1932

Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player

#Sam_Bennett_(ice_hockey)

In 1996

Paul Muldoon, Irish poet and academic

#Paul_Muldoon

In 1951

Asmir Begovi?, Bosnian footballer

#Asmir_Begovi?

In 1987

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician

#Jean-Marie_Le_Pen

In 1928

Muazzez ?lmiye Ç??, Turkish archaeologist and academic

#Muazzez_?lmiye_Ç??

In 1914

Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2002)

#Dick_Reynolds

In 1915

Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Brian_Wilson

In 1942

Charles Emmanuel II, duke of Savoy (d. 1675)

#Charles_Emmanuel_II,_Duke_of_Savoy

In 1634

MaliVai Washington, American tennis player and sportscaster

#MaliVai_Washington

In 1969

Billy Werber, American baseball player (d. 2009)

#Billy_Werber

In 1908

Neil Trudinger, Australian mathematician and theorist

#Neil_Trudinger

In 1942

Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (d. 2014)

#Simin_Behbahani

In 1927

A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter

#A-fu

In 1987

Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq

#Nouri_al-Maliki

In 1950

Lillian Hellman, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1984)

#Lillian_Hellman

In 1905

Kalidou Koulibaly, Senegalese footballer

#Kalidou_Koulibaly

In 1991

Mark Ovenden, British author and broadcaster

#Mark_Ovenden

In 1963

Danny Aiello, American actor

#Danny_Aiello

In 1933

Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer

#Daniel_Zítka

In 1975

Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937)

#Jack_Worrall

In 1860

Example, English singer/rapper

#Example_(musician)

In 1982

Gail Patrick, American actress (d. 1980)

#Gail_Patrick

In 1911

Franco Semioli, Italian footballer

#Franco_Semioli

In 1980

Paulo Bento, Portuguese footballer and manager

#Paulo_Bento

In 1969

Gordan Giri?ek, Croatian basketball player

#Gordan_Giri?ek

In 1977

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, English statesman (d. 1435)

#John_of_Lancaster,_1st_Duke_of_Bedford

In 1389

Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (d. 2015)

#Joan_Kirner

In 1938

Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1786)

#Tokugawa_Ieharu

In 1737

Bob King, American high jumper and obstetrician (d. 1965)

#Bob_King_(athlete)

In 1906

Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer

#Pierfrancesco_Chili

In 1964

Brede Hangeland, Norwegian footballer

#Brede_Hangeland

In 1981

Jim Barker, American politician (d. 2005)

#Jim_Barker_(politician)

In 1935

Audie Murphy, American lieutenant and actor Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1971)

#Audie_Murphy

In 1925

Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (d. 1971)

#Armando_Picchi

In 1935

Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer

#Juliano_Belletti

In 1976

Cirilo Flores, American bishop (d. 2014)

#Cirilo_Flores

In 1948

Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (d. 1943)

#Georges_Dufrénoy

In 1870

André Watts, American pianist and educator

#André_Watts

In 1946

Edith Windsor, American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist (d. 2017)

#Edith_Windsor

In 1929

Dreama Walker, American actress

#Dreama_Walker

In 1986

Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (d. 1969)

#Jack_Torrance_(athlete)

In 1912

Dan Tyminski, American singer-songwriter

#Dan_Tyminski

In 1967

Andrzej Gawro?ski, Polish linguist and academic (d. 1927)

#Andrzej_Gawro?ski

In 1885

Amos Lee, American singer-songwriter

#Amos_Lee

In 1977

Fabian Wegmann, German cyclist

#Fabian_Wegmann

In 1980

Sigismund III Vasa, Polish and Swedish king (d. 1632)

#Sigismund_III_Vasa

In 1566

Joseph Autran, French poet and author (d. 1877)

#Joseph_Autran

In 1813

Robert Rodriguez, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Robert_Rodriguez

In 1968

Martin Landau, American actor and producer (d. 2017)

#Martin_Landau

In 1928

Aurélien Chedjou, Cameroonian footballer

#Aurélien_Chedjou

In 1985

Robert Crais, American author and screenwriter

#Robert_Crais

In 1953

Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician, 7th Prime Minister of France (d. 1832)

#Jean_Baptiste_Gay,_vicomte_de_Martignac

In 1778

Javier Pastore, Argentinian footballer

#Javier_Pastore

In 1989

Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player

#Raúl_Ramírez

In 1953

Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist

#Anne_Murray

In 1945

Vikram Seth, Indian author and poet

#Vikram_Seth

In 1952

John Goodman, American actor

#John_Goodman

In 1952

Len Dawson, American football player and sportscaster

#Len_Dawson

In 1935

Claire Tomalin, English journalist and author

#Claire_Tomalin

In 1933

John Mahoney, English actor (d. 2018)

#John_Mahoney

In 1940

Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001)

#Chet_Atkins

In 1924

John Taylor, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor

#John_Taylor_(bass_guitarist)

In 1960

Aleksei Berezutski, Russian footballer

#Aleksei_Berezutski

In 1982

George Hickes, English minister and scholar (d. 1715)

#George_Hickes_(divine)

In 1642

Billy Guy, American singer (d. 2002)

#Billy_Guy

In 1936

Josh Childress, American basketball player

#Josh_Childress

In 1983

Silke Möller, German runner

#Silke_Möller

In 1964

Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816)

#Adam_Ferguson

In 1723

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright (d. 1820)

#Thomas_Douglas,_5th_Earl_of_Selkirk

In 1771

Xanana Gusmão, Timorese soldier and politician, 1st President of East Timor

#Xanana_Gusmão

In 1946

Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (d. 1652)

#Jacob_De_la_Gardie

In 1583

Lionel Richie, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor

#Lionel_Richie

In 1949

Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, princess of Baden (d. 1832)

#Princess_Amalie_of_Hesse-Darmstadt

In 1754

Gus Schilling, American actor (d. 1957)

#Gus_Schilling

In 1908

Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)

#Frederick_Gowland_Hopkins

In 1861

DeQuan Jones, American basketball player

#DeQuan_Jones

In 1990

Leonard Williams, American football player

#Leonard_Williams_(American_football)

In 1994

Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (d. 1937)

#Daniel_Sawyer

In 1882

Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player

#Carsten_Ball

In 1987

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet and author (d. 1859)

#Marceline_Desbordes-Valmore

In 1786

Wolfe Tone, Irish rebel leader (d. 1798)

#Wolfe_Tone

In 1763

Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter (d. 1776)

#Jacques_Saly

In 1717

Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut

#Ulf_Merbold

In 1941

Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician and academic

#Misha_Verbitsky

In 1969

Olympia Dukakis, American actress

#Olympia_Dukakis

In 1931

Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (d. 1848)

#Hermann_von_Boyen

In 1771

Wilhelm Zaisser, German soldier and politician (d. 1958)

#Wilhelm_Zaisser

In 1893

Charles Howell III, American golfer

#Charles_Howell_III

In 1979

Vasili Berezutski, Russian footballer

#Vasili_Berezutski

In 1982

John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691)

#John_George_III,_Elector_of_Saxony

In 1647

Mary R. Calvert, American astronomer and author (d. 1974)

#Mary_R._Calvert

In 1884

Pancho Segura, Ecuadorian tennis player (d. 2017)

#Pancho_Segura

In 1921

Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player

#Carlos_Lee

In 1976

John A. Costello, Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1976)

#John_A._Costello

In 1891

Frank Lampard, English footballer

#Frank_Lampard

In 1978

Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (d. 1840)

#Jean-Jacques_Lartigue

In 1777

Darren Sproles, American football player

#Darren_Sproles

In 1983

Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1982)

#Wilfrid_Pelletier

In 1896

Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (d. 1880)

#Jacques_Offenbach

In 1819

Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer (d. 1943)

#Jean_Moulin

In 1899

Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

#Andrea_Nahles

In 1970

Sead Kolašinac, Bosnian footballer

#Sead_Kolašinac

In 1993

Eugen Drewermann, German priest and theologian

#Eugen_Drewermann

In 1940

Matt Flynn, American football player

#Matt_Flynn

In 1985

John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer and academic (d. 1951)

#John_S._Paraskevopoulos

In 1889

Moses Waddel, American minister and academic (d. 1840)

#Moses_Waddel

In 1770

Joseph Ebuya, Kenyan runner

#Joseph_Ebuya

In 1987

Gian Galeazzo Sforza, duke of Milan (d. 1494)

#Gian_Galeazzo_Sforza

In 1469

Sohn Suk-hee, South Korean newscaster

#Sohn_Suk-hee

In 1956

Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso, Italian cardinal (d. 1878)

#Luigi_Amat_di_San_Filippo_e_Sorso

In 1796

Athol Williams, South African poet and social philosopher

#Athol_Williams

In 1970

Jacob Hübner, German entomologist and author (d. 1826)

#Jacob_Hübner

In 1761

Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer and educator (d. 1792)

#Joseph_Martin_Kraus

In 1756

Doris Hart, American tennis player and educator (d. 2015)

#Doris_Hart

In 1925

Rick ten Voorde, Dutch footballer

#Rick_ten_Voorde

In 1991

Charles W. Chesnutt, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1932)

#Charles_W._Chesnutt

In 1858

Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor and educator (d. 2013)

#Jerzy_Nowak

In 1923

Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish sculptor and academic (d. 2017)

#Magdalena_Abakanowicz

In 1930

Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster

#Allan_Lamb

In 1954

Terrelle Pryor, American football player

#Terrelle_Pryor

In 1989

James Tolkan, American actor and director

#James_Tolkan

In 1931

Stephen Frears, English actor, director, and producer

#Stephen_Frears

In 1941

Isaak August Dorner, German theologian and academic (d. 1884)

#Isaak_August_Dorner

In 1809

Enn Vetemaa, Estonian author and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Enn_Vetemaa

In 1936

Tress MacNeille, American actress and voice artist

#Tress_MacNeille

In 1951

Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor (d. 1959)

#Errol_Flynn

In 1909

Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1888)

#Samson_Raphael_Hirsch

In 1808

Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)

#Ilan_Ramon

In 1954

Saki Aibu, Japanese actress

In 1985

Hassan Adams, American basketball player

In 1984

Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer

In 1978

Joan Balcells, Spanish tennis player

In 1975

Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer

In 1972

Jeordie White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bass player

In 1971

Rodney Rogers, American basketball player and coach

In 1971

Boaz Yakin, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1966

Kirk Baptiste, American sprinter

In 1963

Philip M. Parker, American economist and author

In 1960

Kelly Johnson, English hard rock guitarist and songwriter (d. 2007)

In 1958

E. Lynn Harris, American author (d. 2009)

In 1955

Willy Rampf, German engineer

In 1953

Sheila McLean, Scottish scholar and academic

In 1951

Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass player and songwriter (d. 2018)

In 1949

Ludwig Scotty, Nauruan politician, 10th President of Nauru

In 1948

Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, American pop singer (The Crystals)

In 1947

Bob Vila, American television host

In 1946

Budge Rogers, English rugby player and manager

In 1939

Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (d. 1998)

In 1939

Mickie Most, English music producer (d. 2003)

In 1938

Jerry Keller, American singer-songwriter

In 1937

Stafford Dean, English actor and singer

In 1937

Wendy Craig, English actress

In 1934

John Waine, English bishop

In 1930

Anne Weale, English journalist and author (d. 2007)

In 1929

Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

In 1929

Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (d. 1999)

In 1928

Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (d. 1964)

In 1928

Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli general and politician, 9th Israeli Minister of Tourism (d. 2001)

In 1926

Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)

In 1923

Byron Farwell, American historian and author (d. 1999)

In 1921

Thomas Jefferson, American trumpet player (d. 1986)

In 1920

Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (d. 1954)

In 1920

Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (d. 1980)

In 1920

Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian-American author (d. 2011)

In 1918

George Lynch, American race car driver (d. 1997)

In 1918

Helena Rasiowa, Austrian-Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1994)

In 1917

T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)

In 1916

Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (d. 1973)

In 1916

Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (d. 1994)

In 1915

Gordon Juckes, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1994)

In 1914

Anthony Buckeridge, English author (d. 2004)

In 1912

Josephine Johnson, American author and poet (d. 1990)

In 1910

Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1998)

In 1907

Sam Rabin, English wrestler, sculptor, and singer (d. 1991)

In 1903

Elisabeth Hauptmann, German author and playwright (d. 1973)

In 1897

Lloyd Hall, American chemist and academic (d. 1971)

In 1894

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Italian soprano (d. 1951)

In 1891

Kurt Schwitters, German painter and illustrator (d. 1948)

In 1887

Johannes Heinrich Schultz, German psychiatrist and psychotherapist (d. 1970)

In 1884

Reginald Punnett, English geneticist, statistician, and academic (d. 1967)

In 1875

George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948)

In 1872

James Burns, English cricketer (d. 1957)

In 1866

George Redmayne Murray, English biologist and physician (d. 1939)

In 1865

Richard Lodge, English historian and academic (d. 1936)

In 1855

Ali az-Zahir, Fatimid caliph of Egypt (d. 1036)

In 1005

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