Birthdays of important personalities on July 6

1686: Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)
1747: John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. 1792)
1766: Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. 1813)
1782: Maria Louisa of Spain, queen of Etruria (d. 1824)
1785: William Jackson Hooker, English botanist (d. 1865)
1789: Maria Isabella of Spain, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1846)
1796: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1855)
1817: Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist (d. 1905)
1818: Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (d. 1879)
1837: Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, Indian scholar (d. 1925)
1838: Vatroslav Jagic, Croatian scholar (d. 1923)
1859: Verner von Heidenstam, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
1865: Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss musician (d. 1865)
1868: Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1935)
1878: Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926)
1884: Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1970)
1885: Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)
1887: Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)
1898: Hanns Eisler, German composer (d. 1962)
1903: Hugo Theorell, Nobel laureate (d. 1982)
1904: Erik Wickberg, Salvation Army general (d. 1996)
1907: Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
1907: George Stanley, Canadian politician and designer of Canada's Flag (d. 2002)
1912: Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (d. 2006)
1917: Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand running coach (d. 2004)
1918: Sebastian Cabot, English actor (d. 1977)
1919: Ernst Haefliger, Swiss singer (d. 2007)
1921: Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States
1923: Wojciech Jaruzelski, President of Poland
1925: Bill Haley, American singer (d. 1981)
1925: Merv Griffin, American television show host (d. 2007)
1927: Alan Freeman, British DJ known by his nickname 'Fluff' (d. 2006)
1927: Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player
1927: Janet Leigh, American actress (d. 2004)
1927: Nilo Soruco, Bolivian songwriter (d. 2004)
1927: Pat Paulsen, American comedian (d. 1997)
1931: Della Reese, American singer
1931: Jean Campeau, French Canadian businessman and politician
1933: Frank Austin, English footballer
1935: Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
1936: Dave Allen, Irish comedian (d. 2005)
1937: Gene Chandler, American singer
1937: Ned Beatty, American actor
1937: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-born pianist and conductor
1939: Jet Harris, English bass guitarist
1940: Jeannie Seely, American singer
1940: Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
1945: Burt Ward, American actor
1946: Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
1946: George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
1946: Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
1946: Sylvester Stallone, American Movie actor
1947: Lance Clemons, baseball player
1947: Richard Beckinsale, English actor (d. 1979)
1948: Brad Park, Canadian hockey player
1948: Jean-Pierre Blackburn, French Canadian politician
1948: Nathalie Baye, French actress
1948: Tom Curley, American media executive
1949: Phyllis Hyman, American singer (d. 1995)
1950: Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
1950: John Byrne, American comic book author & artist
1951: Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
1953: Nanci Griffith, American singer
1954: Allyce Beasley, American actress
1954: Willie Randolph, New York Mets manager
1955: Frank Sontag, American radio personality
1955: William Wall, Irish writer
1956: Casey Sander, American actor
1957: Ron Duguay, Canadian ice hockey player
1958: Jennifer Saunders, English actress
1959: Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
1961: Rick Price, singer/songwriter
1963: Lance Johnson, American baseball player
1963: Todd Burns, baseball player
1966: Brian Posehn, American actor
1967: Heather Nova, Bermudian singer
1967: Omar Olivares, Puerto Rican baseball player
1969: Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
1970: Frank Salvato II, Italian-American Sound Engineer and Composer
1970: Inspectah Deck, American rapper
1970: Martin Smith, English singer (Delirious?)
1971: Kenya D. Williamson, American actress
1972: D-Styles, American scratch DJ
1972: Greg Norton, American baseball player
1972: Isabelle Boulay, French-Canadian singer
1972: Mark Gasser, British pianist
1974: Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
1975: 50 Cent, American rapper
1975: Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
1975: Sebastián Rulli, Argentine actor
1977: Con Blatsis, Australian footballer
1977: Craig Handley, British film director
1978: Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
1978: Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, American actresses
1979: Nic Cester, Australian musician (Jet)
1980: Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
1981: Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
1982: Tay Zonday, American singer and keyboardist
1983: Gregory Smith, Canadian actor
1984: James Henderson, American model
1984: Lauren Harris, British rock singer
1986: Derrick Williams, American football player
1987: Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
1987: Kate Nash, English singer/songwriter
1987: Matt O'Leary, American actor
1994: Rebecca Rosso and Camilla Rosso, British actresses

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