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History Births on June 24

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History Births on June 24

Lucy Jarvis, American television producer

#Lucy_Jarvis_(producer)

In 1917

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (d. 1573)

#Joanna_of_Austria,_Princess_of_Portugal

In 1535

William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1573)

#William_IV,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Kassel

In 1532

Teklemariam Medhin, Eritrean runner

#Teklemariam_Medhin

In 1989

Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1958)

#Karl_Selter

In 1898

Gustaaf Deloor, Belgian cyclist and soldier (d. 2002)

#Gustaaf_Deloor

In 1913

Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player

#Jere_Lehtinen

In 1973

Abulfaz Elchibey, 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani president (d. 2000)

#Abulfaz_Elchibey

In 1938

John Archibald Campbell, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1889)

#John_Archibald_Campbell

In 1811

Mercedes Lackey, American author

#Mercedes_Lackey

In 1950

Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (d. 1887)

#Henry_Ward_Beecher

In 1813

Juan Román Riquelme, Argentinian footballer

#Juan_Román_Riquelme

In 1978

Michele Lee, American actress and singer

#Michele_Lee

In 1942

Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist and songwriter

#Emppu_Vuorinen

In 1978

Bob Neill, English lawyer and politician

#Bob_Neill

In 1952

Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman, student of Rembrandt (d. 1680)

#Ferdinand_Bol

In 1616

Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist

#Robbie_McEwen

In 1972

Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Wayne_Cashman

In 1945

Andrea Raggi, Italian footballer

#Andrea_Raggi

In 1984

Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1308)

#Henry_I,_Landgrave_of_Hesse

In 1244

Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Uruguayan general and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1853)

#Juan_Antonio_Lavalleja

In 1784

Johann Heinrich von Thünen, German economist and geographer (d. 1850)

#Johann_Heinrich_von_Thünen

In 1783

John Tortorella, American ice hockey player and coach

#John_Tortorella

In 1958

Iain Glen, Scottish actor

#Iain_Glen

In 1961

Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (d. 1555)

#Elizabeth_of_Denmark,_Electress_of_Brandenburg

In 1485

Dianna Melrose, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Tanzania

#Dianna_Melrose

In 1952

Johannes Wislicenus, German chemist and academic (d. 1902)

#Johannes_Wislicenus

In 1835

Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (d. 1986)

#Pierre_Fournier

In 1906

Thomas Blanchard, American inventor (d. 1864)

#Thomas_Blanchard_(inventor)

In 1788

Colin Groves, Australian academician and educator

#Colin_Groves

In 1942

Al Molinaro, American actor (d. 2015)

#Al_Molinaro

In 1919

Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (d. 1847)

#Juan_Larrea_(politician)

In 1782

Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (d. 2015)

#Jack_Carter_(comedian)

In 1922

Elish Angiolini, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland

#Elish_Angiolini

In 1960

Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1995)

#Juan_Manuel_Fangio

In 1911

David Shillington, Australian rugby league player

#David_Shillington

In 1983

Ferdinand Biwersi, German footballer and referee (d. 2013)

#Ferdinand_Biwersi

In 1934

Gloria Christian, Italian singer

#Gloria_Christian

In 1934

Arthur Brown, English rock singer-songwriter

#Arthur_Brown_(musician)

In 1942

Willard Richards, American religious leader (d. 1854)

#Willard_Richards

In 1804

Eleanor Norcross, American painter (d. 1923)

#Eleanor_Norcross

In 1854

Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor

#Robert_Reich

In 1946

Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist and academic (d. 2011)

#Ernesto_Sabato

In 1911

Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer

#Gard_Nilssen

In 1983

Richard Sukuta-Pasu, German footballer

#Richard_Sukuta-Pasu

In 1990

Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2008)

#Kurt_Furgler

In 1924

Mustafa I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1639)

#Mustafa_I

In 1591

Billy Casper, American golfer and architect (d. 2015)

#Billy_Casper

In 1931

Brock Olivo, American football player and coach

#Brock_Olivo

In 1976

Gianni Munari, Italian footballer

#Gianni_Munari

In 1983

Terry Riley, American composer and educator

#Terry_Riley

In 1935

Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter

#Jeff_Beck

In 1944

Oswald Veblen, American mathematician and academic (g. 1960)

#Oswald_Veblen

In 1880

Karin Pilsäter, Swedish accountant and politician

#Karin_Pilsäter

In 1960

Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer

#Vittorio_Storaro

In 1940

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (d. 1588)

#Robert_Dudley,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester

In 1532

William Penney, Baron Penney, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1991)

#William_Penney,_Baron_Penney

In 1909

Floris V, Count of Holland (d. 1296)

#Floris_V,_Count_of_Holland

In 1254

Chris Wood, English saxophonist (d. 1983)

#Chris_Wood_(rock_musician)

In 1944

Gustavus Franklin Swift, American businessman (d. 1903)

#Gustavus_Franklin_Swift

In 1839

Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball player and manager

#Dimos_Dikoudis

In 1977

Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer

#Silvio_Mondinelli

In 1958

Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (d. 1406)

#Joanna,_Duchess_of_Brabant

In 1322

Anacharsis Cloots, Prussian-French activist (d. 1794)

#Anacharsis_Cloots

In 1755

Robert Persons, English Jesuit priest, insurrectionist, and author (d. 1610)

#Robert_Persons

In 1546

Prince George of Greece and Denmark (d. 1957)

#Prince_George_of_Greece_and_Denmark

In 1869

Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer

#Mick_Fleetwood

In 1942

Siedah Garrett, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Siedah_Garrett

In 1960

William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

#William_E._Moerner

In 1953

Arthur L. Newton, American runner (d. 1956)

#Arthur_L._Newton

In 1883

William Hull, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan Territory (d. 1825)

#William_Hull

In 1753

Jack Dempsey, American boxer and soldier (d. 1983)

#Jack_Dempsey

In 1895

George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York

#George_Pataki

In 1945

Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter

#Patrick_Moraz

In 1948

Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer

#Shunsuke_Nakamura

In 1978

Andrew Jones, Australian race car driver

#Andrew_Jones_(racing_driver)

In 1980

Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist (d. 1975)

#Olaf_Holtedahl

In 1885

Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (d. 1742)

#Jean_Baptiste_Massillon

In 1663

Jean Metzinger, French artist (d. 1956)

#Jean_Metzinger

In 1883

Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter

#Colin_Blunstone

In 1945

Stephan Endlicher, Austrian botanist, numismatist, and sinologist (d. 1849)

#Stephan_Endlicher

In 1804

Luis García, Spanish footballer

#Luis_García_(footballer,_born_1978)

In 1978

Andy McCluskey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

#Andy_McCluskey

In 1959

Henry Chapman Mercer, American archaeologist and author (d. 1930)

#Henry_Chapman_Mercer

In 1856

Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author

#Julia_Kristeva

In 1941

Fred Alderman, American sprinter (d. 1998)

#Fred_Alderman

In 1905

Ken Gray, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992)

#Ken_Gray_(rugby_union)

In 1938

Stuart Broad, English cricketer

#Stuart_Broad

In 1986

Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)

#Martin_Lewis_Perl

In 1927

François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo, French general and engineer (d. 1838)

#François-Nicolas-Benoît_Haxo

In 1774

Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (d. 2015)

#Jan_Kulczyk

In 1950

Erik Poppe, Norwegian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter

#Erik_Poppe

In 1960

Johanna Welin, Swedish-born German wheelchair basketball player

#Johanna_Welin

In 1984

Friedrich Loeffler, German bacteriologist and academic (d. 1915)

#Friedrich_Loeffler

In 1852

Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician and psychologist (d. 1878)

#Ernst_Heinrich_Weber

In 1795

Ogden Reid, American politician (d. 2019)

#Ogden_Reid

In 1925

Antonio González de Balcarce, Argentinian commander and politician, 5th Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (d. 1819)

#Antonio_González_de_Balcarce

In 1774

Kevin Nolan, English footballer

#Kevin_Nolan

In 1982

João Cândido Felisberto, Brazilian revolutionary and sailor (d. 1969)

#João_Cândido_Felisberto

In 1880

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Sudan (d. 1916)

#Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener

In 1850

Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

#Victor_Francis_Hess

In 1883

Ruth Randall Edström, American educator and activist (d. 1944)

#Ruth_Randall_Edström

In 1867

Hastings Rashdall, English historian, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1924)

#Hastings_Rashdall

In 1858

Francis Boott, American composer (d. 1904)

#Francis_Boott_(composer)

In 1813

Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (d. 2011)

#Margaret_Olley

In 1923

Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire

#Chris_Guccione_(umpire)

In 1974

Nate Myles, Australian rugby league player

#Nate_Myles

In 1985

Dan Byles, English sailor, rower, and politician

#Dan_Byles

In 1974

Solange Knowles, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Solange_Knowles

In 1986

Nancy Allen, American actress

#Nancy_Allen_(actress)

In 1950

Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (d. 2012)

#Yong_Nyuk_Lin

In 1918

Micah Richards, English footballer

#Micah_Richards

In 1988

Owen Paterson, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

#Owen_Paterson

In 1956

David Alaba, Austrian footballer

#David_Alaba

In 1992

Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general

#Nuno_Álvares_Pereira

In 1360

Frank Verner, American runner (d. 1966)

#Frank_Verner

In 1883

Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Hope_Sandoval

In 1966

James B. Edwards, American dentist, soldier, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Energy (d. 2014)

#James_B._Edwards

In 1927

John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer and manager

#John_Limniatis

In 1967

Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian physician and politician (d. 1890)

#Guillermo_Rawson

In 1821

Philippa of Hainault Queen of England (d. 1369)

#Philippa_of_Hainault

In 1314

Yuri Kasparyan, Russian guitarist

#Yuri_Kasparyan

In 1963

John of Capistrano, Italian priest and saint (d. 1456)

#John_of_Capistrano

In 1386

Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (d. 2014)

#Clarissa_Dickson_Wright

In 1947

Frank Crowninshield, American journalist and art and theatre critic (d. 1947)

#Frank_Crowninshield

In 1872

Robert Henri, American painter and educator (d. 1929)

#Robert_Henri

In 1865

Frank Waller, American runner (d. 1941)

#Frank_Waller

In 1884

Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Claude_Chabrol

In 1930

Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (d. 1974)

#Harry_Partch

In 1901

Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer

#Mindy_Kaling

In 1979

Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player and coach

#Uwe_Krupp

In 1965

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, French chemist and businessman, founded DuPont (d. 1834)

#Éleuthère_Irénée_du_Pont

In 1771

David McTaggart, Canadian-Italian environmentalist (d. 2001)

#David_McTaggart

In 1932

Brigitte Fontaine, French singer

#Brigitte_Fontaine

In 1939

David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (d. 2014)

#David_Easton

In 1917

Fritz Löhner-Beda, Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (d.1942)

#Fritz_Löhner-Beda

In 1883

Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player

#Marek_Malík

In 1975

Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer

#Carolyn_S._Shoemaker

In 1929

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (d. 1771)

#Jean-Baptiste_de_Boyer,_Marquis_d'Argens

In 1704

Cicinho, Brazilian footballer

#Cicinho

In 1980

Jean Milesi, French racing cyclist

#Jean_Milesi

In 1935

Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1978)

#Jean_Deslauriers

In 1909

Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995)

#Phil_Harris

In 1904

Betty Stöve, Dutch tennis player

#Betty_Stöve

In 1945

Carl Diem, German businessman (d. 1962)

#Carl_Diem

In 1882

Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect, designed the Rietveld Schröder House (d. 1964)

#Gerrit_Rietveld

In 1888

Vernon Philander, South African cricketer

#Vernon_Philander

In 1985

Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach

#Preki

In 1963

Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942)

#Hugo_Distler

In 1908

Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Swiss author and theorist (d. 1748)

#Jean-Jacques_Burlamaqui

In 1694

Hachisuka Tsunanori, Japanese daimy? (d. 1730)

#Hachisuka_Tsunanori

In 1661

Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Curt_Smith

In 1961

Pearl Witherington, French secret agent (d. 2008)

#Pearl_Witherington

In 1914

Johann Albrecht Bengel, German-Lutheran clergyman and scholar (d. 1757)

#Johann_Albrecht_Bengel

In 1687

Lionel Messi, Argentinian footballer

#Lionel_Messi

In 1987

Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jarret_Stoll

In 1982

Peter Weller, American actor and director

#Peter_Weller

In 1947

Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (d. 1605)

#Theodore_Beza

In 1519

Armin Öpik, Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (d. 1983)

#Armin_Öpik

In 1898

Ambrose Bierce, American short story writer, essayist, and journalist (d. 1914)

#Ambrose_Bierce

In 1842

Aidan Sezer, Australian rugby league player

#Aidan_Sezer

In 1991

Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)

#Joan_of_Valois,_Queen_of_Navarre

In 1343

Loren Roberts, American golfer

#Loren_Roberts

In 1955

George Goyder, English-Australian surveyor (d. 1898)

#George_Goyder

In 1826

Charlie Dees, American baseball player

#Charlie_Dees

In 1935

Roy O. Disney, American businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (d. 1971)

#Roy_O._Disney

In 1893

Ariel Pink, American singer-songwriter

#Ariel_Pink

In 1978

Jan Matejko, Polish painter (d. 1893)

#Jan_Matejko

In 1838

Minka Kelly, American actress

#Minka_Kelly

In 1980

John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse

#John_Belasyse,_1st_Baron_Belasyse

In 1614

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile

#Eduardo_Frei_Ruiz-Tagle

In 1942

Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (d. 1994)

#Brian_Johnston

In 1912

William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010)

#William_B._Saxbe

In 1916

Petra N?mcová, Czech model and philanthropist

#Petra_N?mcová

In 1979

Alfons Rebane, Estonian colonel (d. 1976)

#Alfons_Rebane

In 1908

Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, English nobleman (probable; d. 1331)

#Robert_de_Vere,_6th_Earl_of_Oxford

In 1257

Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Bernie_Nicholls

In 1961

Phil Hughes, American baseball player

#Phil_Hughes

In 1986

Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer

#Jeff_Farmer_(footballer)

In 1977

Jan Karski, Polish-American activist and academic (d. 2000)

#Jan_Karski

In 1914

Johannes Brenz, German theologian and the Protestant Reformer (d. 1570)

#Johannes_Brenz

In 1499

Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1953)

#Athanase_David

In 1882

John Illsley, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

#John_Illsley

In 1949

Jean Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

#Jean_Charest

In 1958

Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (d. 1989)

#Arseny_Tarkovsky

In 1907

Johannes Bugenhagen, Polish-German priest and reformer (d. 1558)

#Johannes_Bugenhagen

In 1485

Ellison Onizuka, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)

#Ellison_Onizuka

In 1946

Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player

#Michael_Del_Zotto

In 1990

Yasmin Paige, English actress

In 1991

Simona Dobrá, Czech tennis player

In 1987

Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model

In 1985

Ethan Klein, American YouTuber

In 1985

Tom Kennedy, English footballer

In 1985

Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer

In 1985

J.J. Redick, American basketball player

In 1984

Rebecca Cooke, English swimmer

In 1983

Nina Dübbers, German tennis player

In 1980

Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer

In 1978

Federico Pucciariello, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

In 1975

Alexis Gauthier, French chef

In 1973

Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower

In 1972

Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2012)

In 1970

Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1970

Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player and sportscaster

In 1968

Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director and producer

In 1967

Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)

In 1966

Richard Lumsden, English actor, writer, composer and musician

In 1965

Claude Bourbonnais, Canadian race car driver

In 1965

Gary Suter, American ice hockey player and scout

In 1964

Kathryn Parminter, Baroness Parminter, English politician

In 1964

Jean-Luc Delarue, French television host and producer (d. 2012)

In 1964

Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (d. 2007)

In 1963

Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American journalist and activist

In 1961

Dennis Danell, American singer and guitarist (d. 2000)

In 1961

Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas

In 1957

Edmund Malura, German footballer and manager

In 1955

Chris Higgins, English geneticist and academic

In 1955

Michael Tuck, Australian footballer and coach

In 1953

Charles Sturridge, English director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1951

Raelene Boyle, Australian sprinter

In 1951

Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish-born English photographer (d. 2006)

In 1950

Betty Jackson, English fashion designer

In 1949

David Collenette, Canadian civil servant and politician, 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence

In 1946

Kathryn Lasky, American author

In 1944

Birgit Grodal, Danish economist and academic (d. 2004)

In 1943

Graham McKenzie, Australian cricketer

In 1941

Erkin Koray, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1941

Ian Ross, Australian newsreader (d. 2014)

In 1940

Lawrence Block, American author

In 1938

Anita Desai, Indian-American author and academic

In 1937

Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer-songwriter

In 1934

Ngina Kenyatta, 1st First Lady of Kenya

In 1933

Sam Jones, American basketball player and coach

In 1933

William Bernard Ziff, Jr., American publisher (d. 2006)

In 1930

Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist

In 1930

Fernand Dumont, Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (d. 1997)

In 1927

Yoshito Takamine, American politician (d. 2015)

In 1924

Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 2012)

In 1924

Richard Timberlake, American economist

In 1922

John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (d. 2014)

In 1922

Gerhard Sommer, German soldier

In 1921

Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2013)

In 1918

Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (d. 1996)

In 1917

Ramblin' Tommy Scott, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

In 1917

Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanese painter and sculptor (d. 2017)

In 1916

Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (d. 2001)

In 1915

Mary Wesley, English author (d. 2002)

In 1912

Willard Maas, American poet and educator (d. 1971)

In 1906

Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (d. 1969)

In 1901

Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (d. 2001)

In 1901

Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1945)

In 1900

George Shiels, Irish-Canadian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1949)

In 1881

Forrest Reid, Irish novelist, literary critic and translator (d. 1947)

In 1875

Samuel Johnson, Nigerian priest and historian (d. 1901)

In 1846

Pawe? Edmund Strzelecki, Polish geologist and explorer (d. 1873)

In 1797

John Hughes, Irish-American archbishop (d. 1864)

In 1797

John Ross, Scottish commander and explorer (d. 1856)

In 1777

Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer and author (d. 1846)

In 1767

William Arnold, English-American settler (d. 1675)

In 1587

Isabella del Balzo, Queen Consort of Naples (d. 1533)

In 1465

Count Floris IV of Holland (d. 1234)

In 1210

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