On This Day
This Day in History: (4-June)
Philippa of England (d. 1430)
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)
George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith (d. 1624)
Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Christina of Lorraine (d. 1648)
Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian captain (d. 1733)
François Quesnay, French economist and physician (d. 1774)
Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and businessman (d. 1776)
George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1820)
Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle (d. 1780)
Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentinian soldier (d. 1833)
Franz Xaver von Zach, Slovak astronomer and academic (d. 1832)
Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (d. 1856)
James Pennethorne, English architect, designed Victoria Park (d. 1871)
Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1897)
Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (d. 1903)
Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter (d. 1916)
Alexis Lapointe, Canadian runner (d. 1924)
William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1937)
Miina Sillanpää, Finnish journalist and politician (d. 1952)
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish general and politician, 6th President of Finland (d. 1951)
Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
Mabel Lucie Attwell, English author and illustrator (d. 1964)
Clara Blandick, American actress (d. 1962)
Arturo Rawson, Argentinian general and politician, 26th President of Argentina (d. 1952)
Tom Longboat, Canadian runner and soldier (d. 1949)
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Russian conductor (d. 1988)
Bhagat Puran Singh, Indian publisher, environmentalist, and philanthropist (d. 1992)
Jacques Roumain, Haitian journalist and politician (d. 1944)
Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. 1976)
Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (d. 1990)
Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (d. 1999)
Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (d. 1993)
Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2006)
Modibo Keïta, Malian educator and politician, 1st President of Mali (d. 1977)
Nils Kihlberg, Swedish actor, singer, and director (d. 1965)
Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014)
Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
Milan Komar, Slovenian-Argentinian philosopher and academic (d. 2006)
Bobby Wanzer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (d. 2007)
Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, 5th Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999)
Dennis Weaver, American actor and director (d. 2006)
Antonio Puchades, Spanish footballer (d. 2013)
Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958)
Ain Kaalep, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic
Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015)
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
Geoffrey Palmer, English actor
Ruth Westheimer, German-American therapist and author
Karolos Papoulias, Greek lawyer and politician, 5th President of Greece
George Chesworth, English air marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Moray
Morgana King, American singer and actress
Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
Gustav Nossal, Austrian-Australian biologist and academic
John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. 2004)
Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1975)
Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (d. 2004)
Monica Dacon, Vincentian educator and politician, 6th Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Daphne Sheldrick, Kenyan-British conservationist and author
Colette Boky, Canadian soprano and actress
Berhanu Dinka, Ethiopian economist and diplomat (d. 2013)
Vince Camuto, American fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Nine West (d. 2015)
Bruce Dern, American actor
Freddy Fender, American singer and guitarist (d. 2006)
Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian-American businessman and publisher, founded Boston Properties
John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2016)
Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo, Anglo-Irish peer (d. 2014)
Denis de Belleval, Canadian civil servant and politician
Henri Pachard, American director and producer (d. 2008)
George Reid, Scottish journalist and politician, 2nd Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
Kenneth G. Ross, Australian playwright and screenwriter
Louis Reichardt, American mountaineer
Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician
John Burgess, Australian radio and television host
Sandra Haynie, American golfer
Tom Jaine, English author
Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist and songwriter
Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress
Anthony Braxton, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
Daniel Topolski, English rower and coach (d. 2015)
Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
Viktor Klima, Austrian businessman and politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria
Bob Champion, English jockey
Sandra Post, Canadian golfer and sportscaster
Jürgen Sparwasser, German footballer and manager
Gabriel Arcand, Canadian actor
Mark B. Cohen, American lawyer and politician
Raymond Dumais, Canadian bishop (d. 2012)
Bronisław Malinowski, Polish runner (d. 1981)
Melanie Phillips, English journalist and author
Wendy Pini, American author and illustrator
David Yip, English actor and playwright
Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland
Dambudzo Marechera, Zimbabwean author and poet
Linda Lingle, American journalist and politician, 6th Governor of Hawaii
Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician and songwriter (Wings) (d. 1979)
Susumu Ojima, Japanese businessman, founded Huser
Paul Samson, English guitarist and producer (d. 2002)
Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (d. 2014)
Kazuhiro Yamaji, Japanese actor and voice actor
Val McDermid, Scottish author
Mary Testa, American singer and actress
Keith David, American actor
John Hockenberry, American journalist and author
Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager
Joyce Sidman, American author and poet
Eddie Velez, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Juan Camacho, Bolivian runner
Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Greek Minister for Culture
Miloš Đelmaš, Serbian footballer and manager
Paul Taylor, American guitarist and keyboard player
Bradley Walsh, English television presenter, comedian, singer and former footballer
El DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and producer
Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary
Krzysztof Hołowczyc, Polish race car driver
Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
John P. Kee, American singer-songwriter and pastor
Sean Fitzpatrick, New Zealand rugby union player
Jim Lachey, American football player and sportscaster
Xavier McDaniel, American basketball player and coach
Sean Pertwee, English actor
Kōji Yamamura, Japanese animator, producer, and screenwriter
Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player and preacher (Anglican Order of Preachers)
Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano and actress
Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician and academic
Bill Wiggin, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Robert S. Kimbrough, American colonel and astronaut
Roger Lim, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper
Al B. Sure!, American R&B singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Scott Wolf, American actor
Horatio Sanz, Chilean-American actor and comedian
Deborah Compagnoni, Italian skier
Richie Hawtin, English-Canadian DJ and producer
Dave Pybus, English bass player and songwriter
Izabella Scorupco, Polish-Swedish actress and model
Joseph Kabila, Congolese soldier and politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mike Lee, American lawyer and politician
Shoji Meguro, Japanese director and composer
Karl Martin Sinijärv, Estonian journalist and poet
Noah Wyle, American actor and producer
Derian Hatcher, American ice hockey defenseman
Rob Huebel, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
Mikey Whipwreck, American wrestler and trainer
Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni, Indian chef (d. 2012)
Darin Erstad, American baseball player and coach
Andrew Gwynne, English lawyer and politician
Janette Husárová, Slovak tennis player
Buddy Wakefield, American poet and author
Russell Brand, English comedian and actor
Henry Burris, American football player
Angelina Jolie, American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian, and activist
Dinanath Ramnarine, Trinidadian cricketer
Alex Wharf, English cricketer
Kasey Chambers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alexei Navalny, Russian lawyer and politician
Nenad Zimonjić, Serbian tennis player
Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer
Roman Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian guitarist and composer
Roland G. Fryer Jr., American economist and professor
Robin Lord Taylor, American actor
Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer
Daniel Vickerman, South African-Australian rugby player (d. 2017)
François Beauchemin, Canadian ice hockey player
Jennifer Carroll, Canadian swimmer
Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
Natalia Vodopyanova, Russian basketball player
Abel Kirui, Kenyan runner
Ronnie Prude, American-Canadian football player
Romaric, Ivorian footballer
Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
Olha Saladuha, Ukrainian triple jumper
Enrico Rossi Chauvenet, Italian footballer
Rainie Yang, Taiwanese actress
Ian White, Canadian ice hockey player
Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (d. 2011)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld, German tennis player
Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
Lukas Podolski, German footballer
Oddvar Reiakvam, Norwegian politician
Luisa Zissman, English businesswoman
Mollie King, English singer-songwriter and model
Matt Bartkowski, American ice hockey defenseman
Kimberley Busteed, Australian model
Federico Erba, Italian footballer
Paweł Fajdek, Polish hammer thrower
Zac Farro, American singer and drummer
Evan Spiegel, American Internet entrepreneur
Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer
Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player
Jonathan Huberdeau, Canadian ice hockey player
Shiori Tamai, Japanese singer
Tyler Anderson, American, Excelling Partnerships Intern
Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress