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History Births on September 15

Martina Krupi?ková, Czech painter

#Martina_Krupi?ková

In 1975

Heda Margolius Kovály, Czech author and translator (d. 2010)

#Heda_Margolius_Kovály

In 1919

Jessye Norman, American soprano

#Jessye_Norman

In 1945

Luke Hochevar, American baseball player

#Luke_Hochevar

In 1983

Wayne Ferreira, South African tennis player

#Wayne_Ferreira

In 1971

Željka Antunovi?, Croatian politician, 9th Croatian Minister of Defence

#Željka_Antunovi?

In 1955

Creighton Abrams, American general (d. 1974)

#Creighton_Abrams

In 1914

William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States (d. 1930)

#William_Howard_Taft

In 1857

Genki Horiguchi, Japanese wrestler

#Genki_Horiguchi

In 1978

Silpa Bhirasri, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1962)

#Silpa_Bhirasri

In 1892

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1805)

#Manuel_Maria_Barbosa_du_Bocage

In 1765

Clare Maguire, English singer-songwriter

#Clare_Maguire

In 1988

Umberto II of Italy (d. 1983)

#Umberto_II_of_Italy

In 1904

Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)

#Adolfo_Bioy_Casares

In 1914

Oliver Stone, American director, screenwriter, and producer

#Oliver_Stone

In 1946

Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach

#Gaylord_Perry

In 1938

Patrick Marleau, Canadian ice hockey player

#Patrick_Marleau

In 1979

Jan Ernst Matzeliger, Surinamese-American inventor (d. 1889)

#Jan_Ernst_Matzeliger

In 1852

Josh Charles, American actor and director

#Josh_Charles

In 1971

Nana Owada, Japanese idol, singer, and actress

#Nana_Owada

In 1999

Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2011)

#Flórián_Albert

In 1941

Magda Lupescu, mistress and later wife of King Carol II of Romania (d.1977)

#Magda_Lupescu

In 1895

Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien, Prussian general (d. 1824)

#Bogislav_Friedrich_Emanuel_von_Tauentzien

In 1760

Paul Lévy, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1971)

#Paul_Lévy_(mathematician)

In 1886

Bruce Reitherman, American voice actor, singer, cinematographer, and producer

#Bruce_Reitherman

In 1955

J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (d. 1936)

#J._Slauerhoff

In 1898

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

#Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex

In 1984

Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (d. 2004)

#Fay_Wray

In 1907

Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 1985)

#Luther_Terry

In 1911

Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)

#Nipsey_Russell

In 1918

C. N. Annadurai, Indian educator and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1969)

#C._N._Annadurai

In 1909

Charles de Foucauld, French priest and martyr (d. 1916)

#Charles_de_Foucauld

In 1858

Signe Toly Anderson, American rock singer (d. 2016)

#Signe_Toly_Anderson

In 1941

Eiður Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer

#Eiður_Guðjohnsen

In 1978

Mark Kirk, American commander, lawyer, and politician

#Mark_Kirk

In 1959

Jae Park, South Korean-American singer (Day6)

#Jae_Park

In 1992

Mary Soames, English author (d. 2014)

#Mary_Soames

In 1922

Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli politician and soldier (d. 2017)

#Mordechai_Tzipori

In 1924

M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer, scholar, and Bharat Ratna Laureate, Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom (d. 1962)

#M._Visvesvaraya

In 1861

Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 1992)

#Roy_Acuff

In 1903

Carlos Dávila, Chilean journalist and politician, President of Chile (d. 1955)

#Carlos_Dávila

In 1887

Queen Letizia of Spain

#Queen_Letizia_of_Spain

In 1972

Rudolf Anderson, pilot and commissioned officer in the United States Air Force (d. 1962)

#Rudolf_Anderson

In 1927

Gaetano Cozzi, Italian historian and academic (d. 2001)

#Gaetano_Cozzi

In 1922

Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (d. 2005)

#Wendie_Jo_Sperber

In 1958

Lee Jung-shin, South Korean rapper and bass player

#Lee_Jung-shin

In 1991

Lucebert, Dutch poet and painter (d. 1994)

#Lucebert

In 1924

François de La Rochefoucauld, French soldier and author (d. 1680)

#François_de_La_Rochefoucauld_(writer)

In 1613

Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1975)

#Cannonball_Adderley

In 1928

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French general and engineer (d. 1789)

#Jean-Baptiste_Vaquette_de_Gribeauval

In 1715

Dave Annable, American actor

#Dave_Annable

In 1979

Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian journalist and composer (d. 1868)

#Halfdan_Kjerulf

In 1815

Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian politician (d. 1938)

#Jakob_Ehrlich

In 1877

George Franklin Grant, African-American educator, dentist, and inventor (d. 1910)

#George_Franklin_Grant

In 1846

Murray Gell-Mann, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)

#Murray_Gell-Mann

In 1929

Pete Carroll, American football player and coach

#Pete_Carroll

In 1951

Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed Bailey bridge (d. 1985)

#Donald_Bailey_(civil_engineer)

In 1901

Ashley Cooper, Australian tennis player

#Ashley_Cooper_(tennis)

In 1936

Tom Hardy, English actor

#Tom_Hardy

In 1977

Pete Myers, American basketball player and coach

#Pete_Myers

In 1963

Mauro Piacenza, Italian cardinal

#Mauro_Piacenza

In 1944

Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (d. 2012)

#Carlo_Rambaldi

In 1925

Howard Waldrop, American author and critic

#Howard_Waldrop

In 1946

Ben Wallers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ben_Wallers

In 1971

Miros?aw Hermaszewski, Polish general, pilot, and astronaut

#Miros?aw_Hermaszewski

In 1941

Rhett Titus, American wrestler

#Rhett_Titus

In 1987

Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (d. 1925)

#Antonio_Ascari

In 1888

Cyhi the Prynce, American rapper and producer

#Cyhi_the_Prynce

In 1984

Jen? Hubay, Hungarian violinist, composer, and educator (d. 1937)

#Jen?_Hubay

In 1858

Tommy Lee Jones, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Tommy_Lee_Jones

In 1946

Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Pakistani-English caliph and scholar

#Mirza_Masroor_Ahmad

In 1950

George Watsky, American hip-hop artist, poet and author

#George_Watsky

In 1986

Bruno Hoffmann, German glass harp player (d. 1991)

#Bruno_Hoffmann

In 1913

Ned Rothenberg, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer

#Ned_Rothenberg

In 1956

Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1962)

#Bruno_Walter

In 1876

Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, Swedish prince

#Prince_Daniel,_Duke_of_Västergötland

In 1973

Frank Martin, Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1974)

#Frank_Martin_(composer)

In 1890

Brett Kimmorley, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Brett_Kimmorley

In 1976

Tim Moltzen, Australian rugby league player

#Tim_Moltzen

In 1988

Norm Crosby, American comedian and actor

#Norm_Crosby

In 1927

Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, archbishop of Fermo (d. 1653)

#Giovanni_Battista_Rinuccini

In 1592

Penny Singleton, American actress and singer (d. 2003)

#Penny_Singleton

In 1908

Viktor Zubkov, Russian businessman and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Russia

#Viktor_Zubkov

In 1941

Prince Sigismund of Prussia (d. 1866)

#Prince_Sigismund_of_Prussia_(1864-1866)

In 1864

Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (d. 2005)

#Bobby_Short

In 1924

Phil Arnold, American actor (d. 1968)

#Phil_Arnold

In 1909

Joel Quenneville, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Joel_Quenneville

In 1958

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, American guitarist and songwriter

#Doyle_Wolfgang_von_Frankenstein

In 1964

Lee Dorman, American bass player (d. 2012)

#Lee_Dorman

In 1942

Fernando de la Rúa, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina (d. 2019)

#Fernando_de_la_Rúa

In 1937

Alexander Butlerov, Russian chemist and academic (d. 1886)

#Alexander_Butlerov

In 1828

Abdul Qadir, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2019)

#Abdul_Qadir_(cricketer)

In 1955

Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer and manager

#Johan_Neeskens

In 1951

Claude McKay, Jamaican-American poet and author (d. 1948)

#Claude_McKay

In 1889

Terry Lamb, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Terry_Lamb

In 1961

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1572)

#Catherine_of_Austria,_Queen_of_Poland

In 1533

Theodore Long, American wrestling referee and manager

#Theodore_Long

In 1947

Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1977)

#Oskar_Klein

In 1894

Arata Iura, Japanese actor, model, and fashion designer

#Arata_Iura

In 1974

Subramanian Swamy, Indian economist, academic, and politician, Indian Minister of Law and Justice

#Subramanian_Swamy

In 1939

Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2015)

#Eva_Burrows

In 1929

Cornelio Saavedra, Argentinean general and politician (d. 1829)

#Cornelio_Saavedra

In 1759

Saich?, Japanese monk (d. 822)

#Saich?

In 767

Angela Aki, Japanese singer-songwriter

#Angela_Aki

In 1977

Dinkha IV, Iraqi patriarch (d. 2015)

#Dinkha_IV

In 1935

Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French businessman, founded Bugatti (d. 1947)

#Ettore_Bugatti

In 1881

Tomie dePaola, American author and illustrator

#Tomie_dePaola

In 1934

Joe Barton, American lawyer and politician

#Joe_Barton

In 1949

Jenna Marbles, American YouTuber and comedian

#Jenna_Marbles

In 1986

Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham, English businessman and politician

#Philip_Harris,_Baron_Harris_of_Peckham

In 1942

Fred Seibert, owner of Nickelodeon and Frederator Studios

#Fred_Seibert

In 1951

Jason Terry, American basketball player

#Jason_Terry

In 1977

Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer and coach

#Nathan_Astle

In 1971

Dan Marino, American football player and sportscaster

#Dan_Marino

In 1961

Paul Abbott, American baseball player and coach

#Paul_Abbott_(baseball)

In 1967

Sophia Dorothea of Celle (d. 1726)

#Sophia_Dorothea_of_Celle

In 1666

Kelly Keagy, American singer and drummer

#Kelly_Keagy

In 1952

Helle Virkner, Danish actress and singer (d. 2009)

#Helle_Virkner

In 1925

Al Casey, American guitarist and composer (d. 2005)

#Al_Casey_(jazz_guitarist)

In 1915

Carmen Maura, Spanish actress

#Carmen_Maura

In 1945

Johannes Steinhoff, German general and pilot (d. 1994)

#Johannes_Steinhoff

In 1913

Yente Serdatzky, Lithuanian-American author and playwright (d. 1962)

#Yente_Serdatzky

In 1877

Robert Fico, Slovak academic and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Slovakia

#Robert_Fico

In 1964

Michael Cooper, English rugby league player

#Michael_Cooper_(rugby_league)

In 1988

Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1939)

#Joseph_Lyons

In 1879

Chic Harley, American football player (d. 1974)

#Chic_Harley

In 1894

Titus Oates, English minister, fabricated the Popish Plot (d. 1705)

#Titus_Oates

In 1649

David Diehl, American football player and sportscaster

#David_Diehl

In 1980

Joe Ofahengaue, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player

#Joe_Ofahengaue

In 1995

Edward Bouchet, American physicist and educator (d. 1918)

#Edward_Bouchet

In 1852

Ksenia Milicevic, French painter and architect

#Ksenia_Milicevic

In 1942

Mary of Hungary, Dutch ruler (d. 1558)

#Mary_of_Hungary_(governor_of_the_Netherlands)

In 1505

Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1902)

#Cyprien_Tanguay

In 1819

Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (d. 1915)

#Porfirio_Díaz

In 1830

Paul Thomson, Scottish drummer

#Paul_Thomson

In 1976

Matt Thornton, American baseball player

#Matt_Thornton_(baseball)

In 1976

John N. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 67th United States Attorney General (d. 1988)

#John_N._Mitchell

In 1913

Aly Cissokho, French footballer

#Aly_Cissokho

In 1987

Hans-Gert Pöttering, German lawyer and politician, 23rd President of the European Parliament

#Hans-Gert_Pöttering

In 1945

Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, and politician, 1st Mayor of Paris (d. 1793)

#Jean_Sylvain_Bailly

In 1736

Horatio Parker, American organist, composer, and educator (d. 1919)

#Horatio_Parker

In 1863

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian novelist, essayist, and short story writer

#Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie

In 1977

Helen Margetts, British political scientist

#Helen_Margetts

In 1961

Mike Dunleavy Jr., American basketball player

#Mike_Dunleavy_Jr.

In 1980

Aaron Mooy, Australian footballer

#Aaron_Mooy

In 1990

Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1976)

#Agatha_Christie

In 1890

Sonja Branting-Westerståhl, Swedish lawyer (d. 1981)

#Sonja_Branting-Westerståhl

In 1890

Ali, first Shia Imam (d. 661)

#Ali

In 601

Al-Ma'mun, Iraqi caliph (d. 833)

#Al-Ma'mun

In 786

Jacopo Salviati, Italian politician (d. 1553)

#Jacopo_Salviati

In 1461

Zach Filkins, American guitarist

#Zach_Filkins

In 1978

Kid Sheik, American trumpet player (d. 1996)

#Kid_Sheik

In 1908

James Fenimore Cooper, American novelist, short story writer, and historian (d. 1851)

#James_Fenimore_Cooper

In 1789

Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist and soldier (d. 1960)

#Fausto_Coppi

In 1919

Phil Lamason, New Zealand soldier and pilot (d. 2012)

#Phil_Lamason

In 1918

Leander Jordan, American football player

#Leander_Jordan

In 1977

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bengali novelist (d. 1938)

#Sarat_Chandra_Chattopadhyay

In 1876

Phil Ofosu-Ayeh, German-Ghanaian footballer

#Phil_Ofosu-Ayeh

In 1991

Carlos Ruiz, Guatemalan footballer

#Carlos_Ruiz_(Guatemalan_footballer)

In 1979

Ross J. Anderson, British academic and educator

#Ross_J._Anderson

In 1956

Graham Taylor, English footballer and manager (d. 2017)

#Graham_Taylor

In 1944

Allen Shellenberger, American drummer (d. 2009)

#Allen_Shellenberger

In 1969

Robert Lucas Jr., American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Robert_Lucas_Jr.

In 1937

Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian general (d. 1920)

#Vladimir_May-Mayevsky

In 1867

Erika Köth, German soprano (d. 1981)

#Erika_Köth

In 1925

Jean-Pierre Serre, French mathematician and academic

#Jean-Pierre_Serre

In 1926

Jackie Cooper, American actor (d. 2011)

#Jackie_Cooper

In 1922

Loek van Mil, Dutch baseball player (d. 2019)

#Loek_van_Mil

In 1984

Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010)

#Frederick_C._Weyand

In 1916

Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (d. 1945)

#Robert_Benchley

In 1889

György Lázár, Hungarian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 2014)

#György_Lázár

In 1924

Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

#Margot_Loyola

In 1918

Nao Furuhata, Japanese idol and singer

In 1996

Oliver Gill, English footballer

In 1990

François-Olivier Roberge, Canadian speed skater

In 1985

Yuka Hirata, Japanese actress and model

In 1983

Reece Young, New Zealand cricketer

In 1979

Sophie Dahl, English model and author

In 1977

Tom Dolan, American swimmer

In 1975

Lady Victoria, American wrestler

In 1972

Jimmy Carr, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

In 1972

Corby Davidson, American radio personality

In 1969

Revaz Arveladze, Georgian footballer

In 1969

Rodney Eyles, Australian squash player

In 1967

Sherman Douglas, American basketball player

In 1966

Wenn V. Deramas, Filipino director and screenwriter (d. 2016)

In 1966

Steve Watkin, Welsh cricketer

In 1964

Stephen C. Spiteri, Maltese military historian

In 1963

Amanda Wakeley, English fashion designer

In 1962

Patrick Patterson, Jamaican cricketer

In 1961

Ed Solomon, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1960

Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer-songwriter

In 1956

Renzo Rosso, Italian fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Diesel Clothing

In 1955

Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist (d. 2007)

In 1954

Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (d. 1988)

In 1954

Keiko Takeshita, Japanese actress

In 1953

Ratnajeevan Hoole, Sri Lankan engineer and academic

In 1952

Paula Duncan, Australian actress

In 1952

Richard Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

In 1952

Rajiv Malhotra, Indian author

In 1950

Diane E. Levin, American educator and author

In 1947

Viggo Jensen, Danish footballer and manager

In 1947

Mike Procter, South African cricketer, coach, and referee

In 1946

Ron Shelton, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1945

Yuriy Norshteyn, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter

In 1941

Merlin Olsen, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2010)

In 1940

George Walden, English journalist and politician

In 1939

Pino Puglisi, Italian priest and martyr (d. 1993)

In 1937

King Curtis Iaukea, American wrestler (d. 2010)

In 1937

Joey Carew, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 2011)

In 1937

Sara Henderson, Australian farmer and author (d. 2005)

In 1936

Fred Nile, Australian soldier, minister, and politician

In 1934

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor and composer (d. 2014)

In 1933

Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (d. 2008)

In 1932

Brian Henderson, New Zealand-Australian journalist, actor, and producer

In 1931

Endel Lippmaa, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2015)

In 1930

Mümtaz Soysal, Turkish academic and politician, 30th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs

In 1929

Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (d. 1991)

In 1929

John Julius Norwich, English historian and author (d. 2018)

In 1929

Dick Latessa, American actor (d. 2016)

In 1929

Stan Kelly-Bootle, English singer-songwriter, computer scientist, and author (d. 2014)

In 1929

David Stove, Australian philosopher and academic (d. 1994)

In 1927

Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)

In 1926

Stanley Chapman, English architect and author (d. 2009)

In 1925

Anton Heiller, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1979)

In 1923

Bob Anderson, English fencer and choreographer (d. 2012)

In 1922

Gene Roland, American pianist and composer (d. 1982)

In 1921

Richard Gordon, English surgeon and author (d. 2017)

In 1921

Kym Bonython, Australian race car driver, drummer, and radio host (d. 2011)

In 1920

Nelson Gidding, American author and screenwriter (d. 2004)

In 1919

Alfred D. Chandler Jr., American historian and academic (d. 2007)

In 1918

Hilde Gueden, Austrian soprano (d. 1988)

In 1917

Margaret Lockwood, Pakistani-English actress (d. 1990)

In 1916

Albert Whitlock, English-American special effects designer (d. 1999)

In 1915

Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and author (d. 1981)

In 1915

Robert McCloskey, American author and illustrator (d. 2003)

In 1914

Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (d. 1970)

In 1914

Henry Brant, Canadian-American composer and conductor (d. 2008)

In 1913

Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (d. 2000)

In 1911

Betty Neels, English nurse and author (d. 2001)

In 1910

Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and author (d. 1968)

In 1907

Walter E. Rollins, American songwriter (d. 1973)

In 1906

Jacques Becker, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1960)

In 1906

Sheilah Graham Westbrook, English-American actress, journalist, and author (d. 1988)

In 1904

Merle Curti, American historian and author (d. 1997)

In 1897

Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)

In 1894

Ernest Bullock, English organist and composer (d. 1979)

In 1890

Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer (d. 1950)

In 1883

Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (d. 1904)

In 1857

Ignazio Prota, Italian composer and educator (d. 1748)

In 1690

Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer and author (d. 1659)

In 1580

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