On This Day
This Day in History: (3-June)
Sejanus, Roman soldier and bodyguard (d. 31 AD)
Conon of Naso, Basilian abbot (d. 1236)
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1474-1523) (d. 1523)
João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (d. 1554)
Charles II, Archduke of Austria (d. 1590)
Pietro de' Medici, Italian noble (d. 1604)
César, Duke of Vendôme, French nobleman (d. 1665)
Pietro Paolini, Italian painter (d. 1681)
Philippe Quinault, French playwright and composer (d. 1688)
John Hale, American minister (d. 1700)
David Gregory, Scottish-English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1708)
Willem van Mieris, Dutch painter (d. 1747)
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician, geologist, and botanist (d. 1788)
James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (d. 1797)
Ignaz Fränzl, German violinist and composer (d. 1811)
Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1820)
Jefferson Davis, American colonel and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1889)
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician, Governor of Senegal (d. 1889)
Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1892)
Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (d. 1891)
Charles Lecocq, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
Frederick VIII of Denmark (d. 1912)
Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (d. 1899)
Detlev von Liliencron, German poet and author (d. 1909)
Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (d. 1896)
Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1942)
Otto Erich Hartleben, German poet and playwright (d. 1905)
Ransom E. Olds, American businessman, founded Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company (d. 1950)
George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1936)
George Howells Broadhurst, English-American director and manager (d. 1952)
Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and psychobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (d. 1953)
Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1945)
Raymond Pearl, American biologist and botanist (d. 1940)
Vivian Woodward, English footballer and soldier (d. 1954)
Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1964)
Baburao Painter, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
Memphis Minnie, American singer-songwriter (d. 1973)
Georg von Békésy, Hungarian-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (d. 1932) [1]
Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (d. 1997)
Maurice Evans, English actor (d. 1989)
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (d. 2001)
Eddie Acuff, American actor (d. 1956)
Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (d. 1950)
Jan Peerce, American tenor and actor (d. 1984)
Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (d. 1946)
R. G. D. Allen, English economist, mathematician, and statistician (d. 1983)
Josephine Baker, French actress, singer, and dancer; French Resistance operative (d. 1975)
Walter Robins, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1968)
Paul Rotha, English director and producer (d. 1984)
Paulette Goddard, American actress and model (d. 1990)
Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1999)
Pedro Mir, Dominican poet and author (d. 2000)
Ignacio Ponseti, Spanish physician and orthopedist (d. 2009)
Leo Gorcey, American actor (d. 1969)
Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (d. 1996)
Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (d. 1999)
Forbes Carlile, Australian pentathlete and coach (d. 2016)
Jean Dréjac, French singer and composer (d. 2003)
Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 2017)
Karunanidhi, Indian screenwriter and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (d. 1991)
Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (d. 2014)
Jimmy Rogers, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997)
Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Tony Curtis, American actor (d. 2010)
Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (d. 2001)
Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997)
Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (d. 2015)
Boots Randolph, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007)
Donald Judd, American sculptor and painter (d. 1994)
John Richard Reid, New Zealand cricketer
Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (d. 2017)
Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author and poet (d. 1999)
George Fernandes, Indian journalist and politician, Minister of Defence for India
Dakota Staton, American singer (d. 2007)
Ben Wada, Japanese director and producer (d. 2011)
Françoise Arnoul, Algerian-French actress
Raúl Castro, Cuban commander and politician, 18th President of Cuba
John Norman, American philosopher and author
Lindy Remigino, American runner and coach
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahranian king (d. 1999)
Larry McMurtry, American novelist and screenwriter
Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player and coach
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French race car driver
Frank Blevins, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia (d. 2013)
Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player
Ian Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)
Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach
Thomas Burns, British bishop
Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator
Eddy Ottoz, Italian hurdler and coach
Hale Irwin, American golfer and architect
Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network
Bill Paterson, Scottish-English actor
Michael Clarke, American drummer (d. 1993)
Eddie Holman, American pop/R&B/gospel singer
Penelope Wilton, English actress
John Dykstra, American special effects artist and producer
Mickey Finn, English drummer (d. 2003)
Jan Reker, Dutch footballer and manager
Frédéric François, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter
Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)
Juan José Muñoz, Argentinian businessman (d. 2013)
Larry Probst, American businessman
Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter, bass player, producer, and actress
Christos Verelis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Transport and Communications
Deniece Williams, American singer-songwriter
Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009)
Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter
Susan Landau, American mathematician and engineer
Wally Weir, Canadian ice hockey player
George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager
Brad Nessler, American sportscaster
Danny Wilde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Horst-Ulrich Hänel, German field hockey player
Simon Fraser, English diplomat
Cameron Sharp, Scottish sprinter
John Carlson, American radio host
Imbi Paju, Estonian-Finnish journalist and author
Sam Mills, American football player
Don Brown, American novelist, author and attorney.
Tracy Grimshaw, Australian television host and journalist
Kim Hyun-jun, South Korean basketball player
Carl Rackemann, Australian cricketer
Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer, academic, and author, founded the Creative Commons
Peter Vidmar, American gymnast
Ed Wynne, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
David Cole, American DJ, producer, and songwriter (d. 1995)
Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer, journalist, and author
Dagmar Neubauer, German sprinter
Rudy Demotte, Belgian politician, 8th Minister-President of the Walloon Region
Toshiaki Karasawa, Japanese actor
André Bellavance, Canadian politician
Kerry King, American guitarist and songwriter
James Purefoy, English actor
Jeff Blumenkrantz, American actor and composer
Jonathan Djanogly, English lawyer and politician
Mike Gordon, American singer, bass player, and director
Hans Kroes, Dutch swimmer
Michael Moore, British accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Anderson Cooper, American journalist and author
Takako Minekawa, Japanese singer-songwriter
Dean Pay, Australian rugby league player
Julie Gayet, French actress
Kelly Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
Seo Jang-hoon, South Korean basketball player turned comedian/TV personality
Jose Molina, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
Jeff Soto, American painter and illustrator
Nikos Chatzis, Greek basketball player
Enda Markey, Irish-Australian actor and producer
Jamie McMurray, American race car driver
Cris, Brazilian footballer
Lyfe Jennings, American singer-songwriter and producer
Luis Fernando López, Colombian race walker
Christian Malcolm, Welsh sprinter
Pierre Poilievre, Canadian politician
Amauri, Brazilian-Italian footballer
Sosene Anesi, New Zealand rugby player
Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian pole vaulter
Manfred Mölgg, Italian skier
Pasquale Foggia, Italian footballer
Papiss Cissé, Senegalese footballer
Łukasz Piszczek, Polish footballer
Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
Micah Kogo, Kenyan runner
Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
Adrián Vallés, Spanish race car driver
Tomáš Verner, Czech ice skater
Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
Katie Hoff, American swimmer
Ava Seumanufagai, New Zealand rugby league player
Lukasz Teodorczyk, Polish Footballer
Sami Vatanen, Finnish ice hockey defenceman
Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (d. 2017)
Mario Götze, German footballer