Historical Birthday
28 Jun 1476
Paul IV [Giampietro Caraffa] Pope (1555-59) born in Carpriglio Italy (d. 1559)
28 Jun 1490
Albrecht von Brandenburg German archbishop and monarch of Mainz born in Clln Germany (d. 1545)
28 Jun 1503
Giovanni Della Casa Italian poet (Galateo) born in La Casa Mugello Tuscany (d. 1556)
28 Jun 1547
Cristofano Malvezzi Italian composer born in Lucca Tuscany Italy (d. 1599)
28 Jun 1550
Johannes van den Driesche Flemish Hebraist born in Oudenarde Flanders Belgium (d. 1616)
28 Jun 1577
Peter Paul Rubens Flemish Baroque painter (Circumcision) born in Siegen (d. 1640)
28 Jun 1586
Paul Siefert German composer and organist born in Danzig (d. 1666)
28 Jun 1641
Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange dArquien queen of Poland (1676-96) born in Nevers France (d. 1716)
28 Jun 1712
Jean-Jacques Rousseau French philosopher eminent political theorist and writer whose influential works inspired French Revolution leaders and Romantic academics (Confession) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1778)
28 Jun 1719
tienne Franois duc de Choiseul French statesman born in Nancy France (d. 1785)
28 Jun 1734
Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier French composer born in Abbeville Hauts-de-France France (d. 1794)
28 Jun 1787
Harry Smith English military commander and leader of British-Indian forces (Battle of Aliwal) born in Whittlesey Cambridgeshire England (d. 1860)
28 Jun 1794
Allen Frances Gardiner British naval officer and missionary in inter alia Port Natal born in Basildon Berkshire England (d. 1851)
28 Jun 1808
Cristina Trivulzio di Belgioioso Italian princess and politician born in Milan Lombardy Italy (d. 1871)
28 Jun 1812
Rudolf von Alt Austrian painter born in Vienna Austria (d. 1905)
28 Jun 1824
Paul Broca French brain surgeon and anthropologist (located speech center) born in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande France (d. 1880)
28 Jun 1824
William T. Wofford Brigadier General (Confederate Army-American Civil War) born in Toccoa Habersham County Georgia (d. 1884)
28 Jun 1825
Emil Erlenmeyer German chemist (Erlenmeyer flask) born in Wehen Duchy of Nassau (d. 1909)
28 Jun 1831
Joseph Joachim German violinist (Hungarian Concerto) born in Kpcsny Moson County Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1907)
28 Jun 1847
Sveinbjrn Sveinbjrnsson Icelandic composer (Lofsngur - National Anthem of Iceland) born in Seltjarnarnes Iceland (d. 1927)
28 Jun 1852
Hans Huber Swiss composer born in Eppenberg-Wschnau (d. 1921)
28 Jun 1853
Edwin Arthur Jones American composer (Song of our Saviour) born in Stoughton Massachusetts (d. 1911)
28 Jun 1865
Otto Julius Bierbaum German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe) born in Grnberg Province of Silesia Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1910)
28 Jun 1867
Luigi Pirandello Italian writer (Six Characters in Search of An Author-Nobel 1934) born in Agrigento Sicily Italy (d. 1936)
28 Jun 1867
William Courtleigh Canadian actor (The Birth of Character Ashes The Nightingale) born in Guelph Ontario Canada (d. 1930)
28 Jun 1873
Alexis Carrel French surgeon sociologist and biologist (Nobel 1912) born in Sainte-Foy-ls-Lyon France (d. 1944)
28 Jun 1874
Oley Speaks American composer (On the Road to Mandalay) born in Canal Winchester Ohio (d. 1948)
28 Jun 1875
Henri Lebesgue French mathematician (Lebesgue integration) born in Beauvais Oise France (d. 1941)
28 Jun 1879
Sigurd von Koch Swedish composer born in gn Stockholm archipelago Sweden (d. 1919)
28 Jun 1884
Lamina Sankoh Sierra Leonean pre-independence politician and nationalist born in Freetown Sierra Leone (d. 1964)
28 Jun 1885
Berthold Viertel Austrian screenwriter born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
28 Jun 1885
Giuseppe Mul Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1951)
28 Jun 1886
Joe Cox South African cricketer (South African pace bowler in 1913-14 series v England) born in Pietermaritzburg Natal South Africa (d. 1971)
28 Jun 1886
Frank Mayo American silent screen actor (Burning Gold Hells Headquarters) born in NYC New York (d. 1963)
28 Jun 1887
Boleslav Vomek Czech composer born in Mlad Boleslav Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
28 Jun 1888
George Challenor West Indian cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman) born in St. Michael Barbados (d. 1947)
28 Jun 1891
Carl Panzram American serial killer and rapist born in East Grand Forks Minnesota (d. 1930)
28 Jun 1891
Esther Forbes American novelist (Johnny Tremain) born in Westborough Massachusetts (d. 1968)
28 Jun 1891
Carl Spaatz American World War II general and 1st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force born in Boyertown Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
28 Jun 1892
E. H. Carr English historian (History of Soviet Russia) born in London (d. 1982)
28 Jun 1893
Luciano Gallet Brazilian composer born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
28 Jun 1893
Nils Bjrkander Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1972)
28 Jun 1895
Kazimierz Sikorski Polish composer born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 1986)
28 Jun 1900
Leon Kruczkowski Polish author (Kordian into Cham) born in Krakw Poland (d. 1962)
28 Jun 1900
Alan Bunce American radio and television actor (Homicidal Ethel & Albert) born in Westfield New Jersey (d. 1965)
28 Jun 1902
Pierre Brunet French figure skater pair (Olympic gold 1928 32) born in Paris (d. 1991)
28 Jun 1902
Richard Rodgers American composer (Rodgers & Hammerstein) born in NYC New York (d. 1979)
28 Jun 1904
Wodzimierz Poniak Polish composer born in Krakw Poland (d. 1967)
28 Jun 1906
Maria Goeppert-Mayer American-German atomic physicist (Nobel 1963) born in Kattowitz German Empire (d. 1972)
28 Jun 1906
Nancy Mayhew Youngman English painter and educationalist born in Maidstone England (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1906
Safford Cape American-Belgian conductor composer and music historian born in Denver Colorado (d. 1973)
28 Jun 1907
Paul-Emile Victor French pole explorer (La civilisation du phoque) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1908
James L. Reinsch American broadcasting executive and presidential media adviser (Roosevelt Truman and Kennedy) who also advised Winston Churchill on his 1946 Iron Curtain speech born in Streator Illinois (d. 1991)
28 Jun 1909
Arnold Shaw American writer on popular music and composer born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1989)
28 Jun 1909
Eric Ambler suspense writer (Epitaph for a Spy) born in London England
28 Jun 1909
French van Immerseel Belgian graphic artist born in Borsbeek Antwerp
28 Jun 1912
Audrey Langford English singing teacher born in Rochdale Greater Manchester England (d. 1994)
28 Jun 1912
Sergiu Celibidache Romanian conductor composer educator (Munich Philharmonic 1979-1996) born in Roman Moldavia Romania (d. 1996)
28 Jun 1913
George Walter Selwyn Lloyd English composer (The Serf John Socman) born in St. Ives Cornwall England (d. 1998)
28 Jun 1913
Franz Antel Austrian filmmaker (Der Bockerer) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 2007)
28 Jun 1913
Walter Oesau German fighter pilot (WWII) born in Farnewinkel Germany (d. 1944)
28 Jun 1914
Charles Urbanus Dutch baseball player born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1980)
28 Jun 1914
Aribert Heim Austrian SS physician (served at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Mauthausen known as Dr. Death) born in Bad Radkersburg Austria-Hungary (d. 1992)
28 Jun 1915
David Honeyboy Edwards American delta blues guitarist born in Shaw Mississippi (d. 2011)
28 Jun 1917
Willem Wim Sonneveld Dutch singer considered one of the Great Three of Dutch cabaret (My Fair Lady) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1974)
28 Jun 1920
A. E. Hotchner American editor novelist and playwright born in St. Louis Missouri
28 Jun 1921
P.V. Narasimha Rao Indian politician Prime Minister of India (1991-96) born in Warangal District India (d. 2004)
28 Jun 1922
Terje Stigen Norwegian author (Det siste paradiset) born in Magerya Finnmark Norway (d. 2010)
28 Jun 1922
Michael Vale American actor known for being Dunkin Donuts mascot Fred the Baker born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2005)
28 Jun 1922
Erik Bauersfeld American voice actor (Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Its a trap) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2016)
28 Jun 1923
Lloyd Labeach 100m200m runner (Olympic bronze 1948) born in Panama City Panama
28 Jun 1923
Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Argentine racing driver born in Buenos Aires (d. 2012)
28 Jun 1924
Henk van Stipriaan Dutch journalist and VARA radio host born in Hamburg (d. 1989)
28 Jun 1925
Anne Mackenzie South African long distance athlete born in Ceres Cape Province South Africa
28 Jun 1926
Robert Shelton [Shapiro] music and film critic born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1926
Robert Ledley American scientist (invented the CT scanner) born in Queens New York (d. 2012)
28 Jun 1927
F. Sherwood Rowland American Nobel laureate in chemistry 1995 born in Delaware Ohio (d. 2012)
28 Jun 1928
Andrew Gordon Speedie-Pask English cybernetician stage producer and lyricist born in Derby (d. 1996)
28 Jun 1928
Peter Heine South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950s) born in Winterton Natal South Africa (d. 2005)
28 Jun 1928
Ronald Alfred Gardyne Rags Butler sailor (d. 1996)
28 Jun 1928
Hans Blix Swedish head of the United Nations Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission 2000-2003 born in Uppsala Sweden
28 Jun 1928
Harold Evans English-American journalist and writer (editor of The Sunday Times) born in Patricroft England
28 Jun 1928
Nick Virgilio American Haiku poet born in Camden New Jersey (d. 1989)
28 Jun 1928
Cyril Smith British Liberal Member of Parliament and alleged serial sex offender born in Lancashire England (d. 2010)
28 Jun 1929
Donald Don Dubbins American actor (From Here to Eternity The Caine Mutiny) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1991)
28 Jun 1930
Nikolai Nikolayevich Karetnikov Russian composer born in Moscow (d. 1994)
28 Jun 1930
Itamar Franco 33rd President of Brazil (1992-94) born in Brazilian territorial waters Atlantic Ocean (d. 2011)
28 Jun 1931
Junior Johnson American NASCAR driver born in Wilkes County North Carolina
28 Jun 1931
Lucien Victor Belgian road racing cyclist born in Oekene Belgium (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1932
Noriyuki Pat Morita American actor (Happy Days Karate Kid) born in Isleton California (d. 2005)
28 Jun 1933
Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson composer born in Reykjavk Iceland
28 Jun 1933
Gusty Spence Northern Irish loyalist politician and leader of the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2011)
28 Jun 1934
Carl Levin American politician (U.S. Senator from Michigan) born in Detroit Michigan
28 Jun 1934
Roy Gilchrist West Indian cricketer (volatile WI fast bowler of late 50s) born in St Thomas Jamaica (d. 2001)
28 Jun 1935
John Inman English actor (Mr. Humphries-Are You Being Served) born in Preston Lancashire England (d. 2007)
28 Jun 1936
Gisela Kraft German writer born in Berlin (d. 2010)
28 Jun 1936
Major R Owens American politician (Rep-D-NY 1983-2007) born in Collierville Tennessee (d. 2013)
28 Jun 1936
Peter Hall British folklorist and musician born in London (d. 1996)
28 Jun 1937
Richard Bright American actor (Al Neri-Godfather) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2006)
28 Jun 1937
George Knudson Canadian golfer (8 PGA Tour titles Masters 1969 runner-up) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 1989)
28 Jun 1937
Ron Luciano American baseball umpire in the American League (1969-79) born in Endicott New York (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1938
Leon Panetta American politician (23rd United States Secretary of Defense) born in Monterey California
28 Jun 1938
John Byner American actor (Transylvania 6-5000) and comedian born in NYC New York
28 Jun 1938
Moy Yat Chinese martial artist (student of Yip Man) (d. 2001)
28 Jun 1939
Klaus Schmiegel German-American chemist (invented Prozac) born in Chemnitz Germany
28 Jun 1940
Muhammad Yunus Bangladeshi banker (Grameen - microlending) economist (Nobel Peace Prize 2006) born in Chittagong British India
28 Jun 1940
Roderick Wright Scottish Bishop of Argyll and the Isles (1990-96) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2005)
28 Jun 1941
Al Downing American MLB baseball player (NY Yankees) born in Trenton New Jersey
28 Jun 1941
Joseph Goguen American computer scientist (professor of Computer Science at the University of California and University of Oxford) (d. 2006)
28 Jun 1942
Chris Martin Thembisile Hani Secretary-General (South African Communist Party) born in Cofimvaba Transkei South Africa (d. 1993)
28 Jun 1942
Jim Kolbe American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona) born in Evanston Illinois
28 Jun 1942
Sjoukje Dijkstra Dutch figure skater (Olympic gold 1964) born in Akkrum Netherlands
28 Jun 1943
Ed Pastor American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona) born in Claypool Arizona
28 Jun 1943
Klaus von Klitzing German physicist (discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect Nobel 1985) born in Schroda Reichsgau Posen Germany
28 Jun 1945
Dave Knights British rock bassist (Procol Harum-Conquistador) born in London England
28 Jun 1945
Jane Harman American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in NYC New York
28 Jun 1946
Bruce Davison American actor (Capt Wyler-Hunter Willard High Risk) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
28 Jun 1946
Gilda Radner American comedian and actress (SNL Haunted Honeymoon) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1989)
28 Jun 1946
John M. Lounge American engineer and astronaut (STS 51-I STS 26 STS 35) born in Denver Colorado (d. 2011)
28 Jun 1946
Robert L Asprin American sci-fi writer (Thieves World Cold Cash War)
28 Jun 1946
Robert Xavier Rodriguez American classical composer born in San Antonio Texas
28 Jun 1946
Jaime Guzmn Chilean politician (President of the Independent Democratic Union) born in Santiago (d. 1991)
28 Jun 1947
Mark Helprin American writer (A Soldier of the Great War) born in Manhattan New York
28 Jun 1947
Patrick Kincaid who wrote the TODAY program send him a card
28 Jun 1947
Anny Duperey French film and television actress born in Rouen Seine-Maritime France
28 Jun 1949
Don Baylor American baseball player (Rockies 1979 AL RBI leader 267 HBP) born in Austin Texas
28 Jun 1950
Ken Arthur Australian softball asst coach (Olympic bronze 1996)
28 Jun 1950
Mauricio Rojas Chilean-Swedish politician and political economist born in Santiago Chile
28 Jun 1952
Pietro Mennea Italian runner (200m world record) born in Barletta Apulia Italy (d. 2013)
28 Jun 1954
A. A. [Adrian Anthony] Gill British critic (The Sunday Times) born in Edinburgh (d. 2016)
28 Jun 1954
Alice Krige South African actress (Chariots of Fire Ladykiller) born in Upington Cape Province South Africa
28 Jun 1954
Ava Barber American country singer (Lawrence Welk Show) born in Knoxville Tennessee
28 Jun 1955
Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet-Russian nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1976) born in Moscow
28 Jun 1955
Shirley Cheriton English actress (Debbie Wilkins-EastEnders) born in London
28 Jun 1955
Eric Gates English football player born in Ferryhill County Durham England
28 Jun 1955
Thomas Hampson American lyric baritone born in Elkhart Indiana
28 Jun 1956
Noel Mugavin Australian rules football player born in Koroit Victoria
28 Jun 1957
Georgi Parvanov 3rd President of Bulgaria (2002-12) born in Sirishtnik Bulgaria
28 Jun 1957
Mike Skinner American racecar driver born in Susanville California
28 Jun 1958
Sergei Shakrai Russian figure skater (Olympic silver 1980) born in Soviet Union
28 Jun 1961
Jay Schroeder NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins LA Raiders) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
28 Jun 1961
Jeff Malone NBA guard (Washington Bullets Miami Heat) born in Mobile Alabama
28 Jun 1962
Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir Romanian long jumper (Olympic gold 1984) born in Brila Romania
28 Jun 1964
Bryan Barker NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Jacksonville Beach Florida
28 Jun 1964
Susan Mascarin American tennis player born in Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan
28 Jun 1964
Tommy Lynn Sells American serial killer born in Oakland California (d. 2014)
28 Jun 1965
Michele Timms Australian WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury Olympics 1988 96) born in Melbourne Australia
28 Jun 1966
Andrew Lang American NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves Milwaukee Bucks) born in Pine Bluff Arkansas
28 Jun 1966
John Cusack American actor (Stand By Me Sure Thing Better Off Dead) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Jun 1966
Mary Stuart Masterson American actress (Some Kind of Wonderful) born in Houston Texas
28 Jun 1967
Matt Karchner American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox) born in Berwick Pennsylvania
28 Jun 1967
Gil Bellows Canadian actor born in Vancouver British Columbia
28 Jun 1968
Adam Woodyatt English actor (Ian Beale in EastEnders) born in Walthamstow London Borough of Waltham Forest United Kingdom
28 Jun 1968
Chayanne [Elmer Figueroa Arce] Puerto Rican singer born in Ro Piedras Puerto Rico
28 Jun 1969
Danielle Brisebois American actress (Archies Place Big Bad Mama 2) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Jun 1969
Tichina Arnold American actress born in Queens NYC New York
28 Jun 1969
Ayelet Zurer Israeli actress born in Tel Aviv Israel
28 Jun 1970
Mushtaq Ahmed Pakistani cricketer (prodigious Pakistani leggie 1990-) born in Sahiwal Punjab Pakistan
28 Jun 1970
Steve Burton American actor (Chris-Out of this World) born in Indianapolis Indiana
28 Jun 1970
Mike White American filmmaker and actor born in Pasadena California
28 Jun 1971
Aileen Quinn American actress (Annie) born in Yardley Pennsylvania
28 Jun 1971
Bobby Hurley NBA guard (Sacramento Kings) born in Jersey City New Jersey
28 Jun 1971
Gary Downs NFL running back (Denver Broncos) born in New Bern North Carolina
28 Jun 1971
Greg Keagle American MLB right-handed pitcher (Detroit Tigers) born in Corning New York
28 Jun 1971
Jeff Cothran NFL fullback (Cin Bengals) born in Middletown Ohio
28 Jun 1971
Kenny Cunningham Irish footballer born in Limn Costa Rica
28 Jun 1971
Norika Fujiwara Japanese actress and television personality born in Hygo Prefecture Japan
28 Jun 1971
Ron Mahay American baseball player born in Crestwood Illinois
28 Jun 1972
Arie van der Padt Dutch soccer player (Tonegido Sparta) born in Ridderkerk Netherlands
28 Jun 1972
Marvin Jones American NFL linebacker (NY Jets) born in Miami Florida
28 Jun 1972
Alessandro Nivola American actor born in Boston Massachusetts
28 Jun 1973
Alberto Berastegui Spanish tennis player born in Bilbao Spain
28 Jun 1973
Brian Maisonneuve American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996) born in Detroit Michigan
28 Jun 1973
Ingrid Seynhaeve Belgian model (Look of the Year 1991) born in Brussels Belgium
28 Jun 1973
Adrian Annus Hungarian athlete born in Szeged Hungary
28 Jun 1974
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar American football running back (Miami Dolphins) born in Los Angeles California
28 Jun 1974
Rob Dyrdek American entrepreneur TV personality (Ridiculousness) and professional skateboarder born in Kettering Ohio
28 Jun 1975
Chad Green American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Dunkirk New York
28 Jun 1975
Jon Ndtveidt Swedish musician (Dissection) born in Strmstad Sweden (d. 2006)
28 Jun 1976
Shinobu Asagoe Japanese tennis player born in Hygo Japan
28 Jun 1976
Seth Wescott American snowboarder (Olympic gold 200610) born in Durham North Carolina
28 Jun 1977
Lindsay Lee American tennis star (1995 Futures-Woodlands TX) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
28 Jun 1977
Harun Tekin Turkish musician (Mor ve tesi) born in Ankara Turkey
28 Jun 1977
Mark Stoermer American bass player (The Killers) born in Houston Texas
28 Jun 1977
Chris Spurling American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) born in Dayton Ohio
28 Jun 1979
Florian Zeller French novelist (La Fascination du Pire) and playwright born in Paris
28 Jun 1979
Ha Ji-won South Korean actress (Damo) born in Seoul South Korea
28 Jun 1979
Randy McMichael American NFL football player (Miami Dolphins) born in Griffin Georgia
28 Jun 1979
Jimmy Spithill Australian sailor (Americas Cup winning helmsman 2010 2013) born in Sydney Australia
28 Jun 1981
Michael Crafter Australian musician (I Killed The Prom Queen) born in Perth Australia
28 Jun 1867
William Courtleigh Canadian actor (The Birth of Character Ashes The Nightingale) born in Guelph Ontario (d. 1930)
28 Jun 1931
Junior Johnson American auto racer and team owner (Daytona 500 1960 NASCAR Hall of Fame) born in Wilkes County North Carolina (d. 2019)
28 Jun 1934
Roy Gilchrist West Indian cricket fast bowler (13 Tests 57 wickets) born in St Thomas Jamaica (d. 2001)
28 Jun 1937
Georgios Zaimis Greek sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1960) born in Piraeus Attiki Greece (d. 2020)
28 Jun 1876
Clara Maass American army nurse who sacrificed her life at 25 to prove that mosquitoes carry yellow fever born in East Orange New Jersey (d. 1901)
28 Jun 1886
Joe Cox South African cricket fast medium bowler (3 Tests Natal) born in Pietermaritzburg South Africa (d. 1971)
28 Jun 1921
P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian politician 9th Prime Minister of India (1991-96) born in Warangal District India (d. 2004)
28 Jun 1934
Carl Levin American attorney and politician (U.S. Senator from Michigan 1979-2015) born in Detroit Michigan
28 Jun 1951
David Frankie Toler American drummer and percussionist (Allman Brothers) born in Connersville Indiana USA) (d. 2011)
28 Jun 1952
Alan Pasqua American jazz and rock pianist composer and educator (Standards Twin Bill) born in New Jersey
28 Jun 1974
Siphiwo Ntshebe South African operatic tenor born Port Elizabeth South Africa (d. 2010)
28 Jun 1934
Carl Levin American attorney and politician (U.S. Senator from Michigan 1979-2015) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2021)
28 Jun 1942
(Martin) Chris Hani South African politician (Secretary-General of South African Communist Party 1991-93) born in Cofimvaba Transkei South Africa (d. 1993)
28 Jun 1945
Dave Knights British rock bassist (Procol Harum - Conquistador) born in London England
28 Jun 1945
Raul Seixas Brazilian rock singer-songwriter (Mosca na Sopa - Fly In The Soup) born in Salvador Bahia Brazil (d. 1989)
28 Jun 1946
Gilda Radner American comedian and actress (SNL 1975-80 Haunted Honeymoon) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1989)
28 Jun 1951
Toms Boy Mexican football midfielder and manager (52 caps Tigres UANL 413 games) born in Ciudad de Mxico Mexico (d. 2022)
28 Jun 1961
Jeff Malone American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1986 87 Utah Jazz Washington Bullets) born in Mobile Alabama
28 Jun 1389
Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe. Large losses on both sides including Sultan Murad and Serbian leader Prince Lazar. (NS date)
28 Jun 1519
King Carlos I elected Holy Roman Catholic Emperor Charles V
28 Jun 2021
Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigrays regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopias Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it. [1]
28 Jun 1928
Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of West End Blues
28 Jun 1919
33rd US President Harry Truman (35) weds Elizabeth Truman (34) in Independence
28 Jun 1930
Film director David Lean (22) weds his first cousin Isabel Lean
28 Jun 1934
Novelist Kenneth Patchen (22) weds Miriam Patchen in nearby Sharon Pennsylvania
28 Jun 2010
Academy award-winning actress Sandra Bullock (45) divorces Monster Garage host Jesse James (40) due to conflict of personalities after nearly 5 years of marriage
28 Jun 2012
Spy Kids actress Alexa Vega (23) divorces film producer Sean Covel (36) due to irreconcilable differences after less than two years of marriage
28 Jun 1490
Albert of Brandenburg German Archbishop of Mainz (Martin Luthers Ninety-five Theses were addressed to him) born in Clln Germany (d. 1545)
28 Jun 1547
Cristofano Malvezzi Italian composer born in Lucca Republic of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1599)
28 Jun 1604
Heinrich Albert German composer (Arien oder Melodien) and poet born in Lobenstein Principality of Reuss in Thuringia (now Bad Lobenstein Germany) (d. 1651)
28 Jun 1667
Ivan Trubetskoy Russian noble and field marshal (Russo-Turkish War Great Northern War) born in Russia (d. 1750) [OS June 18]
28 Jun 1712
Jean-Jacques Rousseau French philosopher political theorist and writer (Confessions) whose works inspired French Revolution leaders and Romantic academics born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1778)
28 Jun 1794
Allen Frances Gardiner British naval officer and Anglican missionary (Port Natal Zululand Patagonia) born in Basildon Berkshire England (d. 1851)
28 Jun 1852
Hans Huber Swiss composer and pedagogue born in Eppenberg-Wschnau Switzerland (d. 1921)
28 Jun 1886
Frank Mayo American silent screen actor (Burning Gold Hells Headquarters) born in New York City (d. 1963)
28 Jun 1887
Boleslav Vomcka Czech composer (Vodntk - The Water Sprite) critic and musicologist (Josef Suk) born in Mlad Boleslav Bohemia Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
28 Jun 1893
Luciano Gallet Brazilian pianist composer conductor and educator born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
28 Jun 1894
Lois Wilson American silent and sound screen actress (Miss Lulu Bett The Great Gatsby The Covered Wagon Bright Eyes) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
28 Jun 1902
Pierre Brunet French figure skater (Olympic gold pairs 1928 32 [Andre Brunet]) born in Paris (d. 1991)
28 Jun 1909
Eric Ambler English author of thrillers and spy novels (Epitaph for a Spy) born in London (d. 1998)
28 Jun 1909
French van Immerseel Belgian graphic artist born in Borsbeek Antwerp (d. 1978)
28 Jun 1913
George Lloyd English composer (The Serf Pervigilium Veneris (The Vigil of Venus) John Socman) born in St. Ives Cornwall England (d. 1998)
28 Jun 1917
A. E. Hotchner American editor novelist and playwright born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2020) [1]
28 Jun 1923
(Walter) Pete Candoli American jazz big band and session trumpeter (Woody Herman Stan Kenton Henry Mancini The Brothers Candoli) born in Mishawaka Indiana (d. 2008)
28 Jun 1925
Anne Mackenzie South African long distance athlete born in Ceres Cape Province South Africa (d. 2014)
28 Jun 1926
Robert Shelton [Shapiro] American music and film critic (New York Times) and biographer (No Direction Home The Life and Music of Bob Dylan) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1927
Theo van Tijn Dutch Marxist social historian born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
28 Jun 1928
Harold Evans English-American journalist editor (The Sunday Times) and publisher (Random House) born in Patricroft England (d. 2020) [1]
28 Jun 1928
Ronald Rags Butler British sailor survivor on HMS Jervis Bay born in Portsmouth England (d. 1996)
28 Jun 1929
Helena van Heerden English-South African pianist born in East London England
28 Jun 1934
Roy Gilchrist West Indian cricket fast bowler (13 Tests 57 wickets Jamaica Hyderabad) born in St Thomas Jamaica (d. 2001)
28 Jun 1936
Chuck Howley American Pro Football HOF linebacker (Super Bowl VI Super Bowl VI MVP 5 First-team All-Pro 6 Pro Bowl Dallas Cowboys) born in Wheeling West Virginia
28 Jun 1936
Major R. Owens American politician (Rep-D-NY 1983-2007) born in Collierville Tennessee (d. 2013)
28 Jun 1938
John Byner American actor (Transylvania 6-5000) and comedian born in New York City
28 Jun 1938
Moy Yat Chinese martial artist (student of Yip Man) born in You Kum Chuen China (d. 2001)
28 Jun 1941
Joseph Goguen American computer scientist (professor of Computer Science at the University of California and University of Oxford) born in San Diego California (d. 2006)
28 Jun 1942
Sjoukje Dijkstra Dutch figure skater (Olympic gold womens singles 1964 World Cship gold 1962 63 64) born in Akkrum Netherlands (d. 2024)
28 Jun 1945
Jane Harman American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in New York City
28 Jun 1945
Ken Buchanan Scottish boxer (undisputed world lightweight champion 1971) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 2023)
28 Jun 1946
David Duckham English rugby union outside back (36 Tests England 3 British & Irish Lions Coventry RFC) born in Coventry England (d. 2023)
28 Jun 1946
Robert Asprin American sci-fi writer (Thieves World Cold Cash War) born in St John Michigan (d. 2008)
28 Jun 1947
Patrick Kincaid American computer programmer (TODAY) and communications consultant born in Newberry Michigan (d. 2020)
28 Jun 1949
Edward Totah Lebanese-British art dealer born in Lebanon (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1950
Margaret Wu Taiwanese-American industrial chemist invented superior synthetic lubricants at ExxonMobil born in Taipei Taiwan [1]
28 Jun 1951
Mick Cronin Australian rugby league centre (33 Tests NSW 25 games Parramatta RLFC 216 games) and coach (Parramatta RLFC 1990-93) born in Kiama Australia
28 Jun 1956
Paul Meyers American jazz and Brazilian guitarist (Andy Bey Jon Hendricks ) composer (Welcome Home Blues for the Millennium) and educator born in New York City
28 Jun 1959
Brad Fraser Canadian playwright and screenwriter ( Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love) born in Edmonton Alberta
28 Jun 1970
Mike White American filmmaker and actor (The White Lotus) born in Pasadena California
28 Jun 1971
Bobby Hurley American basketball guard (Sacramento Kings) and coach (Uni of Buffalo Arizona State Uni) born in Jersey City New Jersey
28 Jun 1971
Kenny Cunningham Irish soccer defender (72 caps Republic of Ireland Millwall Wimbledon Birmingham City) born in Dublin Ireland
28 Jun 1972
Willie Apiata New Zealand army officer (Victoria Cross for NZ) born in Mangkino New Zealand
28 Jun 1243
Go-Fukakusa 89th Emperor of Japan (1246-60) born in Heian Ky Japan (d. 1304)
28 Jun 1547
Cristofano Malvezzi Italian composer born in Lucca Republic of Lucca (d. 1599)
28 Jun 1586
Paul Siefert German composer and organist born in Danzig PolishLithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1666)
28 Jun 1604
Heinrich Albert German composer (Arien oder Melodien) and poet born in Lobenstein Imperial County of Reuss Holy Roman Empire (d. 1651)
28 Jun 1734
Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier French composer and organist (Notre Dame 1783-93) born in Abbeville Hauts-de-France France (d. 1794)
28 Jun 1870
Reginald Hall British Royal Navy Admiral (Director of Naval Intelligence 1914-19) born in Salisbury Wiltshire England (d. 1943)
28 Jun 1885
Giuseppe Mul Italian composer born in Rome Kingdom of Italy (d. 1951)
28 Jun 1893
Luciano Gallet Brazilian pianist composer conductor and educator born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1931)
28 Jun 1907
Paul-Emile Victor French polar explorer ethnologist and writer (La civilisation du phoque) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1995)
28 Jun 1942
Frank Zane American professional bodybuilder (Mr. Olympia 1977-79) and author born in Kingston Pennsylvania
28 Jun 1946
Robert Xavier Rodriguez American classical composer (Frida) born in San Antonio Texas
28 Jun 1951
David Frankie Toler American drummer and percussionist (Allman Brothers) born in Connersville Indiana (d. 2011)
28 Jun 1902
Mary Bernheim English biochemist who discovered monoamine oxidase and professor (Duke Medical School) born in Gloucester England (d. 1997)
28 Jun 1922
Mauro Bolognini Italian film director ( Il BellAntonio Senilit) born in Pistoia Italy (d. 2001)
28 Jun 1938
Dieter Glemser German auto racer (European Touring Car Cship & 24 Hours of Spa 1971) born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 2026)
28 Jun 1939
Bernie Zilbergeld American psychologist and writer (The New Male Sexuality) born in Freehold New Jersey (d. 2002)
28 Jun 1949
Don Baylor American MLB baseball player (Baltimore Orioles California Angels New York Yankees and 3 other teams 1979 AL RBI leader & MVP 267 HBP) and manager (Colorado Rockies Chicago Cubs) born in Austin Texas (d. 2017)
28 Jun 1955
Shirley Cheriton British actress (Debbie Wilkins in EastEnders) born in London
28 Jun 1957
Mike Skinner American auto racer (NASCAR SuperTruck Series 1995 Daytona 500 pole & Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1997) born in Susanville California
28 Jun 1961
Mike Lindell American businessman conspiracy theorist CEO and founder of bedding manufacturing company My Pillow born in Mankato Minnesota
28 Jun 1964
Mark Grace American Major League Baseball first baseman (Chicago Cubs Arizona Diamondbacks 3x All-Star 2001 World Series champion 4x Gold Glove Award) and Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame inductee born in Winston-Salem North Carolina
28 Jun 1967
Gil Bellows Canadian actor (Ally McBeal The Shawshank Redemption) born in Vancouver British Columbia
28 Jun 1968
Adam Woodyatt British actor (Ian Beale in EastEnders) born in Walthamstow England
28 Jun 1969
Ayelet Zurer Israeli actress (Daredevil Angels & Demons) born in Tel Aviv Israel
28 Jun 1969
Tichina Arnold American actress (Martin Everybody Hates Chris) born in Queens New York
28 Jun 1972
Alessandro Nivola American actor (The Many Saints of Newark FaceOff) born in Boston Massachusetts
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