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Historical Birthday

18 Sep 1344
Marie of Valois Princess of France born in Chteau De Saint Germain-En- Ile-De-France France (d. 1404)
18 Sep 1434
Eleanor of Portugal Holy Roman Empress born in Torres Vedras Lisbon Portugal (d. 1467)
18 Sep 1574
Claudio Achillini Italian lawyer and poet born in Bologna Italy (d. 1640)
18 Sep 1587
Francesca Caccini Italian composer and singer born in Florence Italy (d. 1641)
18 Sep 1636
Pietro Sanmartini Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1701)
18 Sep 1676
Eberhard Ludwig Duke of Wrttemberg born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1733)
18 Sep 1684
Johann Gottfried Walther German composer and musicologist born in Erfurt Germany (d. 1748)
18 Sep 1709
Samuel Johnson English scholar and lexicographer (A Dictionary of the English Language) born in Lichfield Staffordshire (d. 1784)
18 Sep 1713
Jean Allamand Swiss-Dutch natural philosopher born in Lausanne Switzerland (d. 1787)
18 Sep 1733
George Read American judge and signer (Declaration of Independence) born in Cecil County Maryland (d. 1798)
18 Sep 1750
Toms de Iriarte Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias) born in La Orotava Tenerife Canary Islands of Spain (d. 1791)
18 Sep 1752
Adrien-Marie Legendre French mathematician (worked on elliptic integrals) born in Paris (d. 1833)
18 Sep 1752
Johann Anton Sulzer Swiss writer and composer born in Rheinfelden Aargau Switzerland (d. 1828)
18 Sep 1765
Gregory XVI [Bartolomeo Alberto Mauro Cappellari] Pope (1831-1846) born in Belluno Venetia Austrian Empire (d. 1846)
18 Sep 1765
Oliver Holden American composer born in Shirley Massachusetts (d. 1844)
18 Sep 1772
Martin-Pierre Dalvimare French musician and composer born in Dreux France (d. 1839)
18 Sep 1779
Joseph Story American lawyer and 19th Supreme Court justice (1812-45) born in Marblehead Massachusetts (d. 1845)
18 Sep 1786
Justinus Kerner German physician and medical writer (first detailed description of botulism) born in Ludwigsburg Baden-Wrttemberg Germany (d. 1862)
18 Sep 1786
Christian VIII King of Denmark (1839-1848) and King of Norway (1814) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1848)
18 Sep 1787
Johann David Passavant German historian painter and graphic artist born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1861)
18 Sep 1805
Robert Cowdin American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Jamaica Vermont (d. 1874)
18 Sep 1812
Herschel Vespasian Johnson American politician (41st Governor of Georgia) born in Burke County Georgia (d. 1880)
18 Sep 1815
Henry C. Wayne American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 1883)
18 Sep 1818
Marcellus Augustus Stovall American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Sparta Georgia (d. 1895)
18 Sep 1837
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa born in Funchal Madeira Portugal (d. 1880)
18 Sep 1838
Anton Mauve Dutch realist painter and cousin of Vincent Van Gogh born in Zaandam Netherlands (d. 1888)
18 Sep 1859
John L. Bates American lawyer and politician (41st Governor of Massachusetts) born in Easton Massachusetts (d. 1946)
18 Sep 1859
Lincoln Loy McCandless American cattle rancher and politician born in Indiana Pennsylvania (d. 1940)
18 Sep 1860
Alberto Franchetti Italian composer born in Turin Italy (d. 1942)
18 Sep 1863
Hermann Kutter Swiss Protestant theologian (founder of Christian Socialism in Switzerland) born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1931)
18 Sep 1869
Ellen Hansell American tennis player (US National champion 1887) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1937)
18 Sep 1870
Clark Wissler American anthropologist (American Indian) born in Hagerstown Indiana (d. 1947)
18 Sep 1874
Johannes Anker Larsen Danish writer (Vises Sten) born in Langeland Denmark (d. 1957)
18 Sep 1875
Tomas Burgos Chilean philanthropist (founder of Villa Lo Burgos) born in Osorno Chile (d. 1945)
18 Sep 1876
Milan Rakic Serbian poet (Nove Pesme) born in Belgrade Serbia (d. 1938)
18 Sep 1876
James Scullin Australian Labour Party politician and 9th Prime Minister of Australia born in Trawalla Victoria Australia (d. 1953)
18 Sep 1877
Jozef de Voght Flemish priest and songwriter (Under the Snow) born in Broechem Belgium (d. 1956)
18 Sep 1883
Lord Berners [Gerald Tyrwhitt] English composer (1st Childhood) born in Apley Hall Shropshire (d. 1950)
18 Sep 1885
Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijani-Soviet composer born in Grozny Chechen Republic Russia (d. 1937)
18 Sep 1889
Doris Blackburn Australian politician (Member of the Australian Parliament for Bourke) born in Hawthorn Melbourne Australia (d. 1970)
18 Sep 1890
Vladimr Ambros Czech composer born in Prostjov Czech Republic (d. 1956)
18 Sep 1892
Cyril Walker English golfer (US Open 1924) born in Manchester England (d. 1948)
18 Sep 1893
Arthur Benjamin Australian composer (Jamaican Rumba) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 1960)
18 Sep 1893
William March American writer (Company K) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 1954)
18 Sep 1895
Tomoji Tanabe Japanese supercentenarian who dies of old age at 113 born in Miyakonojo Miyazaki Japan (d. 2009)
18 Sep 1897
Pablo Sorozbal Spanish composer born in San Sebastin Spain (d. 1988)
18 Sep 1901
Harold Clurman American theatrical producer and director (Deadline at Dawn) born in NYC New York (d. 1980)
18 Sep 1905
Agnes De Mille American dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma) born in NYC New York (d. 1993)
18 Sep 1905
Eddie Rochester Anderson American comedian and actor (The Jack Benny Program) born in Oakland California (d. 1977)
18 Sep 1906
Semjon I Kirsanov Ukrainian poet (Semj Dnej Nedeli) born in Odessa Ukraine [OSSept 5]
18 Sep 1907
Edwin M. McMillan American physicist and discoverer of plutonium (Nobel 1951) born in Redondo Beach California (d. 1991)
18 Sep 1908
Victor Ambartsumian Russian astronomer (Stalin Prize 1946 50) born in Tiflis Russian Empire (d. 1996)
18 Sep 1910
Hendrik Cornelis Belgian colonial civil servant and Governor-General of the Belgian Congo born in Oudenaarde Belgium (d. 1999)
18 Sep 1910
Josef Tal Israeli composer (Israeli art music) born in Pinne German Poland (d. 2008)
18 Sep 1910
Leon Stein American composer born in Chicago (d. 2002)
18 Sep 1911
Syd Howe Canadian ice hockey player born in Ottawa Ontario Canada (d. 1976)
18 Sep 1912
Kurt Lotz German business executive and second postwar CEO of Volkswagen born in Frielendorf Hesse Germany (d. 2005)
18 Sep 1912
Sarah Palfrey Cooke American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1941 45) born in Sharon Massachusetts (d. 1996)
18 Sep 1914
Jack Cardiff British cinematographer (Black Narcissus) born in Great Yarmouth Norfolk (d. 2009)
18 Sep 1915
Hetta Empson South African-British artist born in Orange Free State South Africa (d. 1996)
18 Sep 1916
John Jacob Rhodes American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona) born in Council Grove Kansas (d. 2003)
18 Sep 1916
Rossano Brazzi Italian actor (Final Justice South Pacific The Barefoot Contessa) born in Bolognia Italy (d. 1994)
18 Sep 1916
Frank Bell British educator and founder of The Bell Educational Trust Limited (d. 1989)
18 Sep 1917
Ande Anderson English opera director born in South Shields (d. 1996)
18 Sep 1917
Gerrit Borgers Dutch literary born in Brummen Netherlands (d. 1987)
18 Sep 1917
June Foray American voice actress (Cinderella Cindy Lou Who) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 2017)
18 Sep 1920
Jack Warden [John Lebzelter Jr] American character actor (Shampoo Heaven Can Wait Brians Song) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2006)
18 Sep 1922
Grayson Hall [Shirley Grossman] American actress (The Night of the Iguana Dark Shadows) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1985)
18 Sep 1922
Ray Steadman-Allen English composer born in Salvation Army Mothers Hospital Clapton England (d. 2014)
18 Sep 1923
Peter Smithson English architect born in Stockton-on-Tees England (d. 2003)
18 Sep 1923
Queen Anne of Romania [Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma] wife of Michael I King of Romania born in Paris (d. 2016)
18 Sep 1924
Zelda Fichandler American theater director and producer (Raisin K2) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2016)
18 Sep 1924
J. D. Tippit American police officer murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald shortly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy born in Texas (d. 1963)
18 Sep 1925
Harvey Haddix American baseball pitcher (pitched perfect game into 12th) born in Medway Ohio (d. 1994)
18 Sep 1926
Bud Greenspan American documentary maker (Olympic Games) born in NYC New York (d. 2010)
18 Sep 1926
Bob Toski American golfer instructor (PGA Tour leading money winner 1954) born in Haydenville Massachusetts
18 Sep 1927
Gerlando Alberti Sicilian Mafioso (Ciaculli massacre 1963 Mafia What is that A kind of cheese) born in Palermo Sicily (d. 2012)
18 Sep 1928
Adam Walacinski Polish composer born in Krakw Malopolskie Poland (d. 2015)
18 Sep 1928
Phyllis Kirk [Kirkegaard] American actress (Thin Man Red Buttons Show) born in Syracuse New York (d. 2006)
18 Sep 1929
June Rosemary Thorndycraft teacher and trade unionist (d. 1995)
18 Sep 1929
Louis Myers American blues guitarist and harmonica player born in Byhalia Mississippi (d. 1994)
18 Sep 1932
Jack Mullaney American actor (My Living Doll Its About Time) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
18 Sep 1932
Nikolay Rukavishnikov Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 10 16 33) born in Tomsk Russia (d. 2002)
18 Sep 1932
Valery Ryumin Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 25 3234 3537) born in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Russia
18 Sep 1933
Jimmie F. Rodgers [James Frederick] American singer and guitarist (Jimmie Rodgers Show Honey Comb) born in Camas Washington
18 Sep 1933
Manfred Niehaus German composer born in Cologne Germany (d. 2013)
18 Sep 1933
Robert Blake American actor (Baretta Little Rascals Coast to Coast) born in Nutley New Jersey
18 Sep 1933
Robert Bob Bennett American politician (U.S. Senator from Utah) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2016)
18 Sep 1933
Valentina Ponomaryova Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok 6 backup) born in Moscow Russia
18 Sep 1937
Norman Dinerstein American composer born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1982)
18 Sep 1939
Bob Whittaker American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas) born in Eureka Kansas
18 Sep 1939
Fred Willard American comedian (Fernwood 2 Night Real People) born in Shaker Heights Ohio
18 Sep 1939
Naresh Sohal Indian composer born in Punjab India
18 Sep 1939
Jorge Sampaio 18th President of Portugal (Socialist Party 1996-2006) born in Lisbon Portugal
18 Sep 1940
Frankie Avalon [Francis Avallone] American actor and singer (Beach Party Venus) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Sep 1941
Haflii Hallgrmsson Icelandic composer born in Akureyri Iceland
18 Sep 1941
Mariangela Melato Italian actress (Flash Gordon Summer Night) born in Milan Italy (d. 2013)
18 Sep 1942
Alex Stepney English football goalkeeper (Manchester United) born in Mitcham Surrey England
18 Sep 1943
Michael Vetter German composer born in Oberstdorf Germany (d. 2013)
18 Sep 1944
Charles Lacy Veach American astronaut (STS 39 STS 52) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1995)
18 Sep 1944
Michael Franks American jazz singer and songwriter born in La Jolla California
18 Sep 1944
Roco Jurado Spanish singer and actress born in Chipiona Spain (d. 2006)
18 Sep 1946
Alan Bam King English rocker born in Muswell Hill North London
18 Sep 1946
Nicholas Clay English actor (Lady Chatterleys Lover) born in Streatham London (d. 2000)
18 Sep 1946
Otis Sistrunk American football player (Oakland Raiders) born in Columbus Georgia
18 Sep 1947
Hans Vermeulen Dutch singer and guitarist (Sandy Coast) born in Voorburg Netherlands (d. 2017)
18 Sep 1947
Giancarlo Minardi Italian founder and Managing Director of Minardi Formula One team born in Faenza Italy
18 Sep 1948
Ken Brett American baseball player born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2003)
18 Sep 1949
Jim McCrery American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana) born in Shreveport Louisiana
18 Sep 1949
Kerry Livgren American rock guitarist (Kansas) born in Topeka Kansas
18 Sep 1949
Mo Mowlam British Labour Party politician (Member of Parliament for Redcar) born in Watford Hertfordshire England (d. 2005)
18 Sep 1949
Peter Shilton English football goalkeeper born in Leicester England
18 Sep 1949
Billy Drago American actor known for his roles as a villain (Pale Rider The Untouchables) born in Hugoton Kansas
18 Sep 1950
Helene Virginie Weijel Dutch author (In the Street Without a Coat) born in Amsterdam (d. 1995)
18 Sep 1950
Mike Hossack American rock drummer (Doobie Brothers) born in Patterson New Jersey (d. 2012)
18 Sep 1950
Shabana Azmi Indian actress (Ankur Neerja) born in Hyderabad India
18 Sep 1951
Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Colvin] rock bassist (Ramones) born in Fort Lee Virginia (d. 2002)
18 Sep 1951
Ben Carson American neurosurgeon Republican politician and US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development born in Detroit Michigan
18 Sep 1954
Murtaza Bhutto Pakistani politician born in Karachi Pakistan (d. 1996)
18 Sep 1954
Takao Doi Japanese astronaut (STS 87) born in Tokyo Japan
18 Sep 1955
Bob Papenbrook American voice actor (d. 2006)
18 Sep 1956
Peter astn Slovak ice hockey player
18 Sep 1959
Ryne Sandberg American baseball infielder (Chicago Cubs) born in Spokane Washington
18 Sep 1960
Karim Rashid EgyptianEnglish industrial designer
18 Sep 1962
Joanne Catherall rock vocalist (Human League) born in Sheffield England
18 Sep 1963
Rich Weiss US slalom single kayaker (Olympic 6th 1996) born in Munich. Germany
18 Sep 1964
Holly Robinson actress (21 Jump Street) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Sep 1966
Isabelle Demongeot Gassin France tennis star
18 Sep 1966
Spike guitarist (Ian Spice Breathe Flash Cadillac) [or Feb 4]
18 Sep 1967
Ricky Bell rock vocalist (New Edition Bell Biv Devoe) born in Boston Massachusetts
18 Sep 1967
Tara Fitzgerald actress (Siren) born in Sussex England
18 Sep 1968
Cappadonna [Darryl Hill] American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan) born in Staten Island New York
18 Sep 1970
Everett Lindsay NFL guardcenter (Minnesota Vikings)
18 Sep 1970
Mike Compton NFL centerguard (Detroit Lions)
18 Sep 1971
Ron Childs NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
18 Sep 1972
Richard Huntley NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
18 Sep 1972
Brigitte Becue Belgian swimmer (Olympics 1988 silver) born in Ostend Belgium
18 Sep 1972
David Jefferies British motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
18 Sep 1974
Ticha Penicheiro Portuguese basketball player
18 Sep 1974
Xzibit [Alvin Nathaniel Joiner] American rapper and actor (At the Speed of Life Pimp My Ride) born in Detroit Michigan
18 Sep 1975
Kanstantsin Lukashyk Belarusian pistol shooter
18 Sep 1975
Habacuc Guillermo Vargas Costa Rican artist
18 Sep 1975
Youssef Chahed Tunisian politician and Prime Minister of Tunisia (2016-present) born in Tunis Tunisia
18 Sep 1980
Charles Hedger - British musician (Cradle of Filth)
18 Sep 1984
Dizzee Rascal [Dylan Kwabena Mills] English rapper (Boy in da Corner) born in London England
18 Sep 1985
Pete Cashmore Scottish blogger (Mashable) born in Banchory Scotland
18 Sep 1987
Jinkx Monsoon [Jerick Hoffer] American drag queen actor and singer (RuPauls Drag Race season 5 winner) born in Portland Oregon
18 Sep 1884
Ludomir Rycki Polish composer and conductor (Eros i Psyche Pan Twardowski) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1953)
18 Sep 1892
Sam Staples English cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests 15 wickets Nottinghamshire) born in Newstead Colliery England (d. 1950)
18 Sep 1899
Ida Kamiska Polish stage and screen actress director and writer (The Shop on Main Street Mother Courage and Her Children) born in Odessa Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1980)
18 Sep 1910
Leon Stein American composer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2002)
18 Sep 1918
Johnny Mantz American race car driver (Southern 500 1950) born in Hebron Indiana (d. 1972)
18 Sep 1922
David Gahr American photographer noted for his work with folk jazz and rock musicians (Time Magazine Folkways albums) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2008)
18 Sep 1923
Bertha Wilson Canadian lawyer and the 1st woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada born in Kirkcaldy Scotland (d. 2007)
18 Sep 1922
Ray Steadman-Allen British choral and brass band composer born in Salvation Army Mothers Hospital Clapton England (d. 2014)
18 Sep 1929
June Rosemary Thorndycraft British teacher and trade unionist (d. 1995)
18 Sep 1930
Ray Alan British ventriloquist and television entertainer (Lord Charles) born in Greenwich London (d. 2010)
18 Sep 1933
(James Frederick) Jimmie Rodgers American pop singer and guitarist (Honey Comb Oh-Oh Im Falling In Love Again) born in Camas Washington (d. 2021)
18 Sep 1933
Robert Bob Bennett American politician (U.S. Senator from Utah 1993-2011) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2016)
18 Sep 1933
Fred Willard American comedian and actor (Best In Show Everyone Loves Raymond) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2020)
18 Sep 1937
Ralph Backstrom Canadian ice hockey centre (6 x Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens 6 x NHL All-Star) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 2021)
18 Sep 1941
Clive Burton British neuropathologist (d. 1996)
18 Sep 1945
Ottorino Sartor Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (27 caps Defensor Arica CNI) born in Chancay Peru (d. 2021)
18 Sep 1946
Benjamn Brea Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist arranger and teacher born in Galicia Spain (d. 2014)
18 Sep 1950
Carl Verbraeken Belgian composer born in Wilrijk Belgium
18 Sep 1951
Marc Surer Swiss motor racing driver born in Arisdorf Switzerland
18 Sep 1952
Rick Pitino American basketball coach born in NYC New York
18 Sep 1953
Betsy Boze American academic (9th president of The College of The Bahamas) born in Shreveport Louisiana
18 Sep 1953
Gerald Custer American choral conductor and composer (I Kiss My Hand to the Stars) born in Baltimore Maryland
18 Sep 1954
Tommy Tuberville American football coach born in Camden Arkansas
18 Sep 1954
Steven Pinker Canadian American cognitive psychologist and author born in Montreal Canada
18 Sep 1955
Bob Papenbrook American voice actor born in San Diego California (d. 2006)
18 Sep 1955
Billy Sims American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1978 U of Oklahoma Pro Bowl 198082 Detroit Lions) born in St. Louis Missouri
18 Sep 1956
Peter astn Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player born in Bratislava Czechoslovakia
18 Sep 1956
Chris Hedges American journalist and author (War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning) born in St. Johnsbury Vermont
18 Sep 1958
John Aldridge Irish footballer born in Liverpool England
18 Sep 1958
Don Geronimo American radio personality (Don and Mike Show)
18 Sep 1959
Ian Arkwright English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers) born in Shafton Barnsley England
18 Sep 1959
Mark Romanek American filmmaker (One Hour Photo) born in Chicago Illinois
18 Sep 1960
Karim Rashid Egyptian-Canadian industrial designer born in Cairo Egypt
18 Sep 1961
Martin Frosty Beedle British session and touring drummer (Cutting Crew -(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight) born inNorth Ferriby East Yorkshire England
18 Sep 1962
Joanne Catherall English rock vocalist (Human League) born in Sheffield England
18 Sep 1962
John Fashanu English soccer striker (2 caps Wimbledon FC) and TV presenter (Gladiators Fashs Football Challenge Deal or No Deal Nigeria) born in London England
18 Sep 1963
Richard Weiss American slalom single kayaker (Olympic 6th 1996) born in Munich Germany (d. 1997)
18 Sep 1963
Jim Pocklington British racing driver born in Romford London
18 Sep 1963
John Powell British film score composer based in America (Happy Feet Bourne films) born in London
18 Sep 1964
Holly Robinson American actress (21 Jump Street) born in Mount Airy Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Sep 1964
Marco Masini Italian singer and songwriter born in Florence Italy
18 Sep 1964
Luca Belcastro Italian classical music composer born in Como Italy
18 Sep 1966
Isabelle Demongeot French tennis star born in Gassin France
18 Sep 1966
Ian Spike Spice English guitarist (IBreathe Flash Cadillac) (d. 2000)
18 Sep 1967
Ricky Bell American rock vocalist (New Edition Bell Biv Devoe) born in Boston Massachusetts
18 Sep 1967
Tara Fitzgerald British actress (Siren) born in Sussex England
18 Sep 1968
Toni Kuko Croatian-American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls) born in Split SR Croatia SFR Yugoslavia
18 Sep 1969
Robert Coons American NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills) born in Brea California
18 Sep 1969
Johanna Doderer Austrian contemporary classical composer born in Bregenz Austria
18 Sep 1970
Everett Lindsay American NFL guard and center (Minnesota Vikings) born in Burlington Iowa
18 Sep 1970
Michela Rocco Italian actress and Miss Italy (1987) born in Udine Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy
18 Sep 1970
Mike Compton American NFL center and guard (Detroit Lions) born in Richlands Virginia
18 Sep 1970
Dan Eldon British-Kenyan photojournalist born in Hampstead London (d. 1993)
18 Sep 1970
Aisha Tyler American actress and talk show host (The Talk) born in San Francisco California
18 Sep 1971
Ron Childs American NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints) born in Kennewick Washington
18 Sep 1971
Anna Netrebko Russian opera singer born in Krasnodar Russian SFSR Soviet Union
18 Sep 1972
Franois Gesthuizen Dutch soccer player (PSV NAC) born in Millingen aan de Rijn Netherlands
18 Sep 1972
Michael Landes American actor (American Summer) born in The Bronx New York
18 Sep 1972
Richard Huntley American NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons) born in Monroe North Carolina
18 Sep 1972
David Jefferies British motorcycle racer born in Shipley West Yorkshire England (d. 2003)
18 Sep 1973
Paul Brousseau Canadian ice hockey player born in Pierrefonds Quebec Canada
18 Sep 1973
James Marsden American actor (Superman Returns) born in Stillwater Oklahoma
18 Sep 1973
Ami Onuki Japanese singer (Puffy AmiYumi) born in Tokyo Japan
18 Sep 1973
Mark Shuttleworth South African entrepreneur (founder and CEO of Canonical Ltd.) born in Welkom Orange Free State South Africa
18 Sep 1974
Sol Campbell English footballer born in Plaistow London
18 Sep 1974
Ticha Penicheiro Portuguese basketball player (Sacramento Monarchs) born in Figueira da Foz Portugal
18 Sep 1975
Kanstantsin Lukashyk Belarusian pistol shooter (OLympic gold 1992) born in Hrodna Belarus
18 Sep 1975
Jason Sudeikis American comedian and actor (Horrible Bosses) born in Fairfax Virginia
18 Sep 1977
Li Tie Chinese footballer and coach (Everton) born in Shenyang China
18 Sep 1977
Kieran West British oarsman (Olympic Gold 2000) born in Kingston upon Thames England
18 Sep 1977
Barrett Foa American actor and singer (NCIS LA) born in Manhattan New York
18 Sep 1978
Shelly Moore Miss Teen USA (Tennessee 1997) born in Jacksonville Florida
18 Sep 1875
Henriette Reni French harp prodigy composer and teacher born in Paris France (d. 1956)
18 Sep 1911
Syd Howe Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1936 37 43 Detroit Red Wings) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 1976)
18 Sep 1917
June Foray American voice actress (Rocky the Flying Squirrel Cinderella Cindy Lou Who) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 2017)
18 Sep 1921
Gerald Hartley American composer choral director and educator born in Spokane Washington (d. 2021)
18 Sep 1926
Bud Greenspan American documentary maker (Olympic Games IOC Olympic Order award 1985) born in NYC New York (d. 2010)
18 Sep 1929
Jack Mullaney American actor (South Pacific My Living Doll Its About Time Spinout) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
18 Sep 1938
Sylvia Plimack Mangold American visual artist known for her depictions of interiors and landscapes born in New York City
18 Sep 1940
Allen Johnson American doo-wop baritone vocalist (The Marcels - Blue Moon) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
18 Sep 1941
Haflii Hallgrmsson Icelandic cellist and composer (Herma) born in Akureyri Iceland
18 Sep 1947
Russ Abbott [Roberts] British singer drummer (The Black Abbotts) and television and radio comedian (The Russ Abbott Show) born in Chester England
18 Sep 1951
Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Colvin] American punk rock bassist (Ramones) born in Fort Lee Virginia (d. 2002)
18 Sep 1954
Tommy Tuberville American football coach and politician (Senator-R-Alabama 2021-) born in Camden Arkansas
18 Sep 1956
Tim McInnerny British stage screen and radio actor (Blackadder Notting Hill) born in Cheadle Hulme Cheshire England
18 Sep 1958
John Aldridge Irish soccer striker (69 caps Republic of Ireland Newport County Oxford United Liverpool Real Sociedad Tranmere Rovers) born in Liverpool England
18 Sep 1960
Joshua Angrist Israeli-American economist (2021 Nobel Prize for Economics) born in Columbus Ohio
18 Sep 1965
Uur ahin German immunologist (BioNTech - created 1st mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19) born in skenderun Turkey
18 Sep 1968
Toni Kuko Croatian basketball forward (NBA Cship 1996 97 98 Chicago Bulls NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1996 5 Euroscar Player of the Year) born in Split Croatia
18 Sep 1975
Jason Sudeikis American comedian writer and Emmy Award-winning actor (Horrible Bosses Ted Lasso SNL 2005-13) born in Fairfax Virginia
18 Sep 1587
Francesca Caccini Italian singer composer (La liberazione di Ruggiero - widely believed to be oldest opera from a female composer) and teacher born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. after 1641)
18 Sep 1838
(Anthonij) Anton Mauve Dutch realist painter and cousin-in-law of Vincent Van Gogh born in Zaandam Netherlands (d. 1888)
18 Sep 1888
Grey Owl [Archibald Belaney] Canadian pioneering conservationist (who pretended to be part Native American) born in Hastings England (d. 1938) [1]
18 Sep 1894
Fay Compton [Virginia Compton-Mackenzie] British stage and screen actress (Hamlet The WInters Tale Othello The Haunting) born in West Kensington London (d. 1978)
18 Sep 1906
Semjon I. Kirsanov Ukrainian poet (Semj Dnej Nedeli) born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 1972) [OSSept 5]
18 Sep 1918
Johnny Mantz American auto racer (Southern 500 1950 first 500-mile race in NASCAR history) born in Hebron Indiana (d. 1972)
18 Sep 1930
Derek Nimmo British comedic character actor (All Gas and Gaiters) born in Liverpool England (d. 1999)
18 Sep 1931
Anthony Bowles British music director (Jesus Christ Superstar Evita) born in England (d. 1993)
18 Sep 1933
Robert Blake [Michael Gubitosi] American Emmy Award-winning actor (Baretta Little Rascals - Bobby In Cold Blood) born in Nutley New Jersey (d. 2023)
18 Sep 1937
Ralph Backstrom Canadian ice hockey centre (6 x Stanley Cup Montreal Canadiens 6 x NHL All-Star) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 2021)
18 Sep 1940
Bruce Murray New Zealand c ricket batsman (13 Tests 5 x 50 HS 90 Wellington) born in Johnsonville New Zealand (d. 2023)
18 Sep 1945
P. F. Sloan [Philip Schlein] American songwriter (Eve of Destruction Secret Agent Man) session guitarist and singer born in NYC (d. 2015)
18 Sep 1946
Otis Sistrunk American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl XI Second-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1974 Oakland Raiders) born in Columbus Georgia
18 Sep 1951
Darryl Stingley American NFL football wide receiver 1973-77 (New England Patriots) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
18 Sep 1961
Martin Frosty Beedle British session and touring drummer (Cutting Crew -(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight) born in North Ferriby East Yorkshire England
18 Sep 1964
Marco Masini Italian pop singer-songwriter and pianist (Disperatol Perch lo fai) born in Florence Italy
18 Sep 1966
Ian Spike Spice British drummer (Breathe - Hands To Heaven Flash Cadillac) born in Chiswick West London England (d. 2000)
18 Sep 1967
(Ricardo) Ricky Bell American pop and R&B vocalist (New Edition - Cool It Now Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me) born in Boston Massachusetts
18 Sep 1973
James Marsden American actor (Superman Returns X-Men) born in Stillwater Oklahoma
18 Sep 1636
Pietro Sanmartini Italian composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1701)
18 Sep 1684
Johann Gottfried Walther German composer and musicologist born in Erfurt Electorate of Mainz Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1748)
18 Sep 1752
Adrien-Marie Legendre French mathematician who worked on elliptic integrals born in Paris (d. 1833)
18 Sep 1860
Alberto Franchetti Italian composer born in Turin Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1942)
18 Sep 1883
Lord Berners [Gerald Tyrwhitt] English composer (1st Childhood) born in Apley Hall Shropshire England (d. 1950)
18 Sep 1901
Harold Clurman American theatrical producer and director (Deadline at Dawn) born in New York City (d. 1980)
18 Sep 1905
Agnes De Mille American dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma) born in New York City (d. 1993)
18 Sep 1926
Bud Greenspan American documentary maker (Olympic Games IOC Olympic Order award 1985) born in New York City (d. 2010)
18 Sep 1929
June Fisher [June Thorndycraft] British teacher and trade unionist who developed CSE qualification and GCSE exams born in Chatham England (d. 1995)
18 Sep 1933
Fred Willard American comedian and character actor (Fernwood 2-Night Best In Show Everyone Loves Raymond Modern Family) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2020) [1]
18 Sep 1939
Jorge Sampaio Portuguese lawyer and Socialist Party politician (President of Portugal 1996-2006 Mayor of Lisbon 1990-95) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 2021)
18 Sep 1939
Naresh Sohal Indian-British composer (Gautama Buddha The Cosmic Dance The Divine Song) born in Punjab British India (d. 2018)
18 Sep 1940
Frankie Avalon [Francis Avallone] American actor (Beach Party Grease) and pop singer (Venus) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Sep 1941
Haflii Hallgrmsson Icelandic cellist and composer (Herma Sonnambulo) born in Akureyri Iceland
18 Sep 1945
P.F. Sloan [Philip Schlein] American songwriter (Eve of Destruction Secret Agent Man) session guitarist and singer born in New York City (d. 2015)
18 Sep 1946
Benjamn Brea Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist arranger and teacher born in Galicia Spain (d. 2014)
18 Sep 1947
Russ Abbott [Roberts] British singer drummer (The Black Abbotts) and television and radio comedian (The Russ Abbott Show) born in Chester England
18 Sep 1948
Geir Karlsen Norwegian soccer goalkeeper (31 caps Rosenborg Dunfermline Vlerengen Odd) born in Skien Norway (d. 2024)
18 Sep 1949
Kerry Livgren American progressive rock guitarist and songwriter (Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son Dust in the Wind) born in Topeka Kansas
18 Sep 1951
Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Colvin] American punk rock bassist (Ramones. 1974-89 - I Wanna Be Sedated) born in Fort Lee (now Fort Gregg-Adams) Virginia (d. 2002)
18 Sep 1952
Rick Pitino American basketball coach born in New York City
18 Sep 1958
Don Geronimo [Michael L. Sorce] American radio personality (Don and Mike Show)
18 Sep 1961
Martin Frosty Beedle British session and touring drummer (Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight) born in North Ferriby East Yorkshire England
18 Sep 1963
John Powell British film score composer based in America (Happy Feet Bourne films) born in London England
18 Sep 1964
Luca Belcastro Italian classical music composer (La speranza si torce) born in Como Italy
18 Sep 1973
Ami Onuki Japanese pop singer (Puffy AmiYumi) born in Tokyo Japan
18 Sep 1434
Eleanor of Portugal Holy Roman Empress (1452-67) born in Torres Vedras Lisbon Portugal (d. 1467)
18 Sep 1587
Francesca Caccini Italian singer composer (La liberazione di Ruggiero - widely believed to be oldest opera from a female composer) and teacher born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. after 1641)
18 Sep 1636
Pietro Sanmartini Italian composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1701)
18 Sep 1684
Johann Gottfried Walther German composer and musicologist born in Erfurt Electorate of Mainz Holy Roman Empire (d. 1748)
18 Sep 1824
Richard Doyle British comic illustrator (designed the cover of Punch) printmaker and painter born in London (d. 1883) [1]
18 Sep 1860
Alberto Franchetti Italian composer born in Turin Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1942)
18 Sep 1890
Vladimr Ambros Czech composer born in Prostjov Margraviate of Moravia Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
18 Sep 1905
Agnes De Mille American dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma) born in New York City (d. 1993)
18 Sep 1916
Frank Bell British language educator and founder of The Bell Educational Trust born in Calcutta India (d. 1989) [1] [2]
18 Sep 1917
Ande Anderson English opera director born in South Shields England (d. 1996)
18 Sep 1932
Luis Ayala Chilean tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1956) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2024)
18 Sep 1933
Mark di Suvero American sculptor known for his work with steel (Sooner or Later Ulalu) born in Shanghai China
18 Sep 1935
Bill Krisher American football guard (All-AFL 1960 AFL All-Star 1960 61 Dallas Cowboys) born in Perry Oklahoma (d. 2025)
18 Sep 1943
Gailard Sartain American character actor (Hee Haw Mississippi Burning Ernest films) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2025)
18 Sep 1948
Robert Alvarez American activist known for raising awareness about nuclear waste born in Grove City Pennsylvania (d. 2025) [1]
18 Sep 1951
Marc Surer Swiss auto racer (European Formula Two champion 1979 88 x F1 GP) born in Arisdorf Switzerland
18 Sep 1955
Stanley Nelson American journalist known for his reporting on the Ku Klux Klan born in Ferriday Louisiana (d. 2025)
18 Sep 1958
Don Geronimo [Michael L. Sorce] American radio personality (Don and Mike Show) born in United States of America
18 Sep 1958
Winston Davis West Indian cricket fast bowler (15 Tests 45 wickets BB 419 Windward Is Glamorgan CCC Northamptonshire CCC) born in Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
18 Sep 1962
Joanne Catherall English rock vocalist (Human League - Dont You Want Me) born in Sheffield England