Headline Birthdays for June 15

Edward The Black Prince 1330-1376

born at Woodstock, Oxfordshire; died at Westminster, London June 8, 1376; soldier, son and heir apparent of Edward III of England also known as the Prince d'Aquitaine, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester; commander of English forces during the Hundred Years' War; 1346 won the Battle of Crecy at age 16 and at 26 the Battle of Poitiers (1356), when he captured the French King, John II the Good; 1363 became ruler of the newly created English principality of Aquitaine, and, with his wife Joan of Kent, maintained a brilliant court at Bordeaux; was given the name Black Prince by the French because of his black armour and the terror of his campaigns; 1370 after subduing a rebellion at Limoges, he had 3,000 of the inhabitants, men, women and children, slaughtered; outlived by his Father, Edward III, his son, Richard, became Richard II. It was the son of Edward's Brother, John, the Duke of Lancaster, who deposed Richard II and eventually became Henry IV.

Richard Grenville 1542-1591

born at Buckland Abbey, Devon; died off the Azores Sept 2, 1591; naval commander; he killed a man in a duel, was admitted a law student of the Inner Temple in 1559, elected a member of Parliament in 1563, and took part in the Emperor Maximilian II's campaign against the Turks in 1567; 1576 made sheriff of Cornwall; 1585 made the first of two voyages to Virginia to further the development of the Roanoke colony; 1588 contributed three ships to the fleet assembled at Plymouth under Lord Howard of Effingham to resist the Armada; 1591 appointed vice admiral and of a naval force under Lord Thomas Howard that was dispatched to the Azores to lie in wait for a homeward bound Spanish treasure fleet; sickness hit the ships companies, and his flagship the Revenge had to land over half her crew of 250; on 30 August his force was too weak to give battle when the Spanish fleet arrived, but bravely held them off for 15 hours; Grenvillewas mortally wounded, was taken on board the Spanish flagship San Pablo and died three days later.

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907

born in Bergen, Norway; died there Sept. 4, 1907; composer, founder of the Norwegian nationalist school of music; known as "The Voice of Norway" ; 1858 studied at the Leipzig Conservatory; best known for his 1865 Piano Sonata and the Sonata, op.8, for Violin and Piano; and his famous 1868 piece, the romantic Piano Concerto in A minor, which has become almost synonymous with Norway.

Erik H. Erikson 1902-1994

born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Danish parents; died in Harwich, Massachusetts May 12, 1994; psychoanalyst; 1933 moved to the US to teach at Harvard; 1950 published his Childhood and Society, in which he divided human development, from infancy to old age, into eight stages in the life cycle; author of two biographies, Young Man Luther (1958) and Gandhi's Truth on the Origins of Militant Nonviolence (1969), which won the Pulitzer Prize. In the Luther book, he coined the term "identity crisis" which he said "occurs in that period of life when each youth must forge for himself some central perspective and direction, some working unit, out of the effective remnants of his childhood and the hopes of his anticipated adulthood." [photo: by son Jon Erikson]

Wilbert Vere Awdry 1911-1997

born at Romsey, Hampshire; died in Stroud, Gloucestershire March 21, 1997; clergyman, author, railway buff; 1943 made up the first stories about steam engines when his son Christopher was in quarantine with scarlet fever; 1945 published the first of his Thomas the Tank Engine series of children's books; 1972 wrote the last of his 26 stories about the mischievous locomotive; has sold over 50 million books and spawned some 500 products, including videos, toys, and clothing; 1979 published The Steam Railways of Great Britain.

Saul Steinberg 1914-1999

born Saul Jacobson in Ramnicu Sarat, Romania; died in New York City May 13; cartoonist, illustrator; trained in Milan as an architect, but fled Fascist Italy soon after earning his degree; during World War II, he worked for the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor of the CIA, and was assigned to draw hideous depictions of Hitler and Mussolini, that were dropped behind enemy lines and printed in a resistance newspaper; best known for his line drawings and doodlings, many of which have appeared on the cover of the New Yorker; 1978 The Whitney Museum of American Art paid tribute to him in a retrospective of 250 watercolors, drawings, collages, wooden assemblages, oil, and a few cartoons; drew 85 covers and 642 drawings for The New Yorker and published several books, including All in Line (1945), The Art of Living (1949, (The Labyrinth (1960) and The Inspector (1973).
Quote: The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.
[picture: A View of the World from Ninth Avenue, was The New Yorker cover of March 29, 1976. This is a bird's-eye view of the city from Ninth Avenue in a straight line westward, with space becoming ever more condensed, and leading, according to American imagination, to Asia.]

Other Birthdays

1221 06 15 Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria
1330 06 15 Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)
1542 06 15 Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)
1553 06 15 Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands
1623 06 15 Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)
1636 06 15 Johann David Mayer, composer
1638 06 15 Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun)
1728 06 15 Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer
1734 06 15 Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer
1749 06 15 George Joseph Vogler, composer
1763 06 15 Franz Danzi, composer
1767 06 15 Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)
1815 06 15 Phiz [Habl“t Knight Browne], English illustrator (Pickwick Papers)
1821 06 15 Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer
1833 06 15 Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909
1843 06 15 Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Bergen Norway, composer (Bewitched One)
1864 06 15 Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer/=
1865 06 15 L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker
1865 06 15 Paul Gilson, composer
1867 06 15 K Balmont, writer
1878 06 15 Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion)
1880 06 15 Mahlon Hamilton, VA, actor (Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi)
1884 06 15 Harry Langdon, Council Bluffs IA, comic/director (Strong Man)
1886 06 15 Charles Wood, composer
1888 06 15 Maria Dermo–t, Java, Dutch novelist (10,000 Things)
1888 06 15 Ram¢n L¢pez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota)
1893 06 15 Jacob HA van Coeverden, boer/edelman
1894 06 15 Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!)
1898 06 15 Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist
1898 06 15 Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist
1900 06 15 Otto Clarence Luening, Milwaukee Wisconsin, composer (Sonority Canon)
1900 06 15 Paul J Mares, US, jazz trumpetist/composer (Farewell blues)
1901 06 15 John Wesley Work, composer
1901 06 15 Peter Shankland, film maker/writer
1902 06 15 David Brooks, psychologist
1902 06 15 Erik H Erickson, psychologist (Existentionalist)
1902 06 15 Max Rudolf, Frankfurt Germany, conductor (G”teberg Symphony Orch)
1905 06 15 James Robertson Justice, Scotland, actor (Above Us the Waves)
1906 06 15 Louis RJ Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor (Zoelen)
1910 06 15 Berend Giltay, composer
1910 06 15 David Rose, London England, orch leader (Red Skelton Show, Stripper)
1913 06 15 Trevor Huddleston, English pastor/chairman (Anti-Apartheid)
1914 06 15 Cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator
1914 06 15 Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator (New Yorker)
1914 06 15 Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/first secretary
1916 06 15 Marshall Field IV, publisher/editor (Chic Daily News, Sunday Times)
1917 06 15 Al Lash La Rue, cowboy actor (Black Lash, Lash of the West)
1918 06 15 Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader
1918 06 15 N'garta Tombalbaye, president Chad
1919 06 15 Alberto Sordi, Rome Italy, actor (Miser, Taxi Driver in NY)
1920 06 15 Amy Clampitt, poet
1920 06 15 George Ernest Leslie, trade union official
1921 06 15 Erroll Garner, US, jazz pianist (Misty)
1922 06 15 John Veale, composer
1922 06 15 Mo[rris K] Udall, (Rep-D-AZ, 1961- )
1923 06 15 Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist (Utflykt)
1924 06 15 Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer (Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54)
1925 06 15 Gene Baker, baseball player
1925 06 15 Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (Tarumba, Maltiempes)
1926 06 15 Jan Carlstedt, composer
1927 06 15 Hugo Pratt, graphic artist
1929 06 15 Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist
1929 06 15 Gideon N N Nxumalo, composer
1929 06 15 Nigel Pickering, guitarist (Spanky & Our Gang)
1932 06 15 Einar K Enevoldson, US, Nasa test pilot (X-24B)
1932 06 15 Mario M Cuomo, NYC, (Gov-D-NY, 1982-94)
1934 06 15 Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby & The Romantics)
1935 06 15 Belinda Lee, Devon England, actress (Who Done It, Runaway Bus)
1935 06 15 Fernand Schokweiler, British judge
1936 06 15 Alexandru Hrisanide, composer
1936 06 15 Claude Brasseur, Paris France, actor (Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair)
1937 06 15 Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's)
1937 06 15 Ray Coleman, journalist
1937 06 15 Rolf Riehm, composer
1937 06 15 Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist (Ramblin' Man)
1938 06 15 Billy Williams, baseball player (Cubs)
1938 06 15 Jean-Claude Eloy, France, composer (Phénix)
1940 06 15 Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer
1941 06 15 Harry Nilsson, Bkln NY, singer/guitarist (Midnight Cowboy)
1942 06 15 Bruce DalCanton, baseball player
1942 06 15 Tony Coelho, (Rep-D-CA, 1979- )
1942 06 15 Xaveria Hollander, [DeVries], Surabaya Indonesia, auth (Happy Hooker)
1943 06 15 Aron Kincaid, LA Calif, actor (Warren-Bachelor Father, Ski Party)
1943 06 15 Johnny Halliday, rocker
1944 06 15 Inna Ryskai, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76)
1945 06 15 Nicola Pagett, actress (Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade)
1945 06 15 Rod Argent, England, keyboardist (Zombies-She's Not There)
1946 06 15 Janet Lennon, vocalist (Lennon Sisters)
1946 06 15 Jim Varney, Lexington KY, actor (Ernest Goes to Jail)/Hey Vern
1946 06 15 Judy Pace, LA Calif, actress (Young Lawyers)
1946 06 15 Ken Henderson, baseball player
1946 06 15 Roger Tolchard, cricketer (Engl keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977)
1947 06 15 Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)
1947 06 15 Paul Patterson, composer
1948 06 15 Champ Summers, baseball player
1949 06 15 Dusty Baker, baseball player (LA Dodgers)
1949 06 15 Michael Lutz, bassist (Brownsville Station)
1950 06 15 Heidi Schller, Germany, first woman to take olympic oath (1972)
1950 06 15 Mark Arnott, Chicago IL, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7)
1950 06 15 Noddy Holder, rock vocalist/guitarist (Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize)
1951 06 15 Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
1952 06 15 Lorna Young, salesperson
1953 06 15 Rita Lee, Federic Wisc, playmate (November, 1977)
1954 06 15 James Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian (Sat Night Live, Trading Places)
1954 06 15 Terri Gibbs, Augusta Ga, blind singer (Somebody's Knockin')
1955 06 15 Cathy Morse, LPGA golfer
1955 06 15 Julie Hagerty, Cincinnati OH, actress (Airplane, Princesses)
1955 06 15 Sally E Silverstone, Walthamstow England, Co-Captain (Biosphere 2)
1955 06 15 Tree Rollins, Winter Haven Fla, NBA center (Cleve Cavaliers)
1956 06 15 Ava Cadell, Budapest Hung, actress (Do or Die)
1956 06 15 Lance Parrish, baseball player
1956 06 15 Polly Draper, Palo Alto Calif, actress (Ellyn-30 Something, Hooters)
1957 06 15 Brad Gillis, rock guitarist/vocalist (Night Ranger)
1957 06 15 Brett Butler, comedian (Grace Under Fire)
1957 06 15 Clio Goldsmith, Paris France, actress (Gift, Heat of Desire)
1958 06 15 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88)
1959 06 15 Eileen Davidson, Artesia Calif, actress (Kristen-Days of our Life)
1960 06 15 Denise Haigh, LPGA golfer
1963 06 15 Helen Hunt, LA Calif, actress (Jamie-Mad About You, Twister)
1963 06 15 Scott Rockenfield, drummer (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
1964 06 15 Courtney Cox, Birmingham Ala, actress (Family Ties, Monica-Friends)
1965 06 15 Carrie Mitchum, LA Calif, actress (Donna-Bold & Beautiful)
1965 06 15 David Bolton, Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Lando Mem Amateur)
1968 06 15 Demtra Hampton, Phila, model (Garda)
1968 06 15 Tim Lester, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers)
1969 06 15 Cedric Pioline, Neuilly France, tennis star (1996 Coopenhagen)
1969 06 15 Ice Cube, rap singer/actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda)
1969 06 15 Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
1969 06 15 Maurice Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan batsman & 1996 World Cup captain)
1969 06 15 Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1970 06 15 Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
1970 06 15 Janie Eickhoff, Long Beach Calif, US cyclist (Olympic-92)
1970 06 15 Janie Quigley, Long Beach Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1970 06 15 Zan Tabak, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
1971 06 15 Nathan Astle, cricketer (NZ Test batsman v Zimbabwe 1996)
1971 06 15 Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
1972 06 15 Andrew Pettitte, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1972 06 15 DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
1972 06 15 Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)
1972 06 15 Justin C G Leonard, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd)
1972 06 15 Lianne Bennion, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-96)
1972 06 15 Ramiro Mendoza, Los Santos Panama, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1972 06 15 Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1972 06 15 Tony Clark, Newton KS, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
1973 06 15 Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1973 06 15 Matt Stevens, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
1973 06 15 Neil Patrick Harris, Albuquerque NM, actor (Doogie Howser MD)
1974 06 15 Any Lynn Ciccolella, Monument Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1996)
1974 06 15 Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996)
1975 06 15 Agathe Neuner, Miss Germany Universe (1997)
1978 06 15 RoRo, [Romell Chapman], Atlanta Ga, rapper (Another Bad Creation)
1979 06 15 Alita Dawson, Miss Connecticut Teen USA (1997)
1979 06 15 Julia Schultz, San Diego CA, playmate (Feb, 1998)
1981 06 15 Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA (Miss Photogenic-1997)
1996 06 15 Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro (US open final-93)
1221 06 15 Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria
1330 06 15 Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)
1542 06 15 Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)
1553 06 15 Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands
1623 06 15 Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)
1636 06 15 Johann David Mayer, composer
1638 06 15 Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun)
1728 06 15 Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer
1734 06 15 Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer
1749 06 15 George Joseph Vogler, composer
1763 06 15 Franz Danzi, composer
1767 06 15 Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)
1815 06 15 Phiz [Habl“t Knight Browne], English illustrator (Pickwick Papers)
1821 06 15 Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer
1833 06 15 Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909
1843 06 15 Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Bergen Norway, composer (Bewitched One)
1864 06 15 Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer/=
1865 06 15 L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker
1865 06 15 Paul Gilson, composer
1867 06 15 K Balmont, writer
1878 06 15 Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion)
1880 06 15 Mahlon Hamilton, VA, actor (Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi)
1884 06 15 Harry Langdon, Council Bluffs IA, comic/director (Strong Man)
1886 06 15 Charles Wood, composer
1888 06 15 Maria Dermo–t, Java, Dutch novelist (10,000 Things)
1888 06 15 Ram¢n L¢pez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota)
1893 06 15 Jacob HA van Coeverden, boer/edelman
1894 06 15 Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!)
1898 06 15 Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist
1898 06 15 Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist
1900 06 15 Otto Clarence Luening, Milwaukee Wisconsin, composer (Sonority Canon)
1900 06 15 Paul J Mares, US, jazz trumpetist/composer (Farewell blues)
1901 06 15 John Wesley Work, composer
1901 06 15 Peter Shankland, film maker/writer
1902 06 15 David Brooks, psychologist
1902 06 15 Erik H Erickson, psychologist (Existentionalist)
1902 06 15 Max Rudolf, Frankfurt Germany, conductor (G”teberg Symphony Orch)
1905 06 15 James Robertson Justice, Scotland, actor (Above Us the Waves)
1906 06 15 Louis RJ Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor (Zoelen)
1910 06 15 Berend Giltay, composer
1910 06 15 David Rose, London England, orch leader (Red Skelton Show, Stripper)
1913 06 15 Trevor Huddleston, English pastor/chairman (Anti-Apartheid)
1914 06 15 Cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator
1914 06 15 Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator (New Yorker)
1914 06 15 Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/first secretary
1916 06 15 Marshall Field IV, publisher/editor (Chic Daily News, Sunday Times)
1917 06 15 Al Lash La Rue, cowboy actor (Black Lash, Lash of the West)
1918 06 15 Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader
1918 06 15 N'garta Tombalbaye, president Chad
1919 06 15 Alberto Sordi, Rome Italy, actor (Miser, Taxi Driver in NY)
1920 06 15 Amy Clampitt, poet
1920 06 15 George Ernest Leslie, trade union official
1921 06 15 Erroll Garner, US, jazz pianist (Misty)
1922 06 15 John Veale, composer
1922 06 15 Mo[rris K] Udall, (Rep-D-AZ, 1961- )
1923 06 15 Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist (Utflykt)
1924 06 15 Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer (Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54)
1925 06 15 Gene Baker, baseball player
1925 06 15 Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (Tarumba, Maltiempes)
1926 06 15 Jan Carlstedt, composer
1927 06 15 Hugo Pratt, graphic artist
1929 06 15 Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist
1929 06 15 Gideon N N Nxumalo, composer
1929 06 15 Nigel Pickering, guitarist (Spanky & Our Gang)
1932 06 15 Einar K Enevoldson, US, Nasa test pilot (X-24B)
1932 06 15 Mario M Cuomo, NYC, (Gov-D-NY, 1982-94)
1934 06 15 Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby & The Romantics)
1935 06 15 Belinda Lee, Devon England, actress (Who Done It, Runaway Bus)
1935 06 15 Fernand Schokweiler, British judge
1936 06 15 Alexandru Hrisanide, composer
1936 06 15 Claude Brasseur, Paris France, actor (Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair)
1937 06 15 Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's)
1937 06 15 Ray Coleman, journalist
1937 06 15 Rolf Riehm, composer
1937 06 15 Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist (Ramblin' Man)
1938 06 15 Billy Williams, baseball player (Cubs)
1938 06 15 Jean-Claude Eloy, France, composer (Phénix)
1940 06 15 Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer
1941 06 15 Harry Nilsson, Bkln NY, singer/guitarist (Midnight Cowboy)
1942 06 15 Bruce DalCanton, baseball player
1942 06 15 Tony Coelho, (Rep-D-CA, 1979- )
1942 06 15 Xaveria Hollander, [DeVries], Surabaya Indonesia, auth (Happy Hooker)
1943 06 15 Aron Kincaid, LA Calif, actor (Warren-Bachelor Father, Ski Party)
1943 06 15 Johnny Halliday, rocker
1944 06 15 Inna Ryskai, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76)
1945 06 15 Nicola Pagett, actress (Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade)
1945 06 15 Rod Argent, England, keyboardist (Zombies-She's Not There)
1946 06 15 Janet Lennon, vocalist (Lennon Sisters)
1946 06 15 Jim Varney, Lexington KY, actor (Ernest Goes to Jail)/Hey Vern
1946 06 15 Judy Pace, LA Calif, actress (Young Lawyers)
1946 06 15 Ken Henderson, baseball player
1946 06 15 Roger Tolchard, cricketer (Engl keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977)
1947 06 15 Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)
1947 06 15 Paul Patterson, composer
1948 06 15 Champ Summers, baseball player
1949 06 15 Dusty Baker, baseball player (LA Dodgers)
1949 06 15 Michael Lutz, bassist (Brownsville Station)
1950 06 15 Heidi Schller, Germany, first woman to take olympic oath (1972)
1950 06 15 Mark Arnott, Chicago IL, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7)
1950 06 15 Noddy Holder, rock vocalist/guitarist (Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize)
1951 06 15 Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
1952 06 15 Lorna Young, salesperson
1953 06 15 Rita Lee, Federic Wisc, playmate (November, 1977)
1954 06 15 James Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian (Sat Night Live, Trading Places)
1954 06 15 Terri Gibbs, Augusta Ga, blind singer (Somebody's Knockin')
1955 06 15 Cathy Morse, LPGA golfer
1955 06 15 Julie Hagerty, Cincinnati OH, actress (Airplane, Princesses)
1955 06 15 Sally E Silverstone, Walthamstow England, Co-Captain (Biosphere 2)
1955 06 15 Tree Rollins, Winter Haven Fla, NBA center (Cleve Cavaliers)
1956 06 15 Ava Cadell, Budapest Hung, actress (Do or Die)
1956 06 15 Lance Parrish, baseball player
1956 06 15 Polly Draper, Palo Alto Calif, actress (Ellyn-30 Something, Hooters)
1957 06 15 Brad Gillis, rock guitarist/vocalist (Night Ranger)
1957 06 15 Brett Butler, comedian (Grace Under Fire)
1957 06 15 Clio Goldsmith, Paris France, actress (Gift, Heat of Desire)
1958 06 15 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88)
1959 06 15 Eileen Davidson, Artesia Calif, actress (Kristen-Days of our Life)
1960 06 15 Denise Haigh, LPGA golfer
1963 06 15 Helen Hunt, LA Calif, actress (Jamie-Mad About You, Twister)
1963 06 15 Scott Rockenfield, drummer (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
1964 06 15 Courtney Cox, Birmingham Ala, actress (Family Ties, Monica-Friends)
1965 06 15 Carrie Mitchum, LA Calif, actress (Donna-Bold & Beautiful)
1965 06 15 David Bolton, Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Lando Mem Amateur)
1968 06 15 Demtra Hampton, Phila, model (Garda)
1968 06 15 Tim Lester, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers)
1969 06 15 Cedric Pioline, Neuilly France, tennis star (1996 Coopenhagen)
1969 06 15 Ice Cube, rap singer/actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda)
1969 06 15 Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
1969 06 15 Maurice Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan batsman & 1996 World Cup captain)
1969 06 15 Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1970 06 15 Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
1970 06 15 Janie Eickhoff, Long Beach Calif, US cyclist (Olympic-92)
1970 06 15 Janie Quigley, Long Beach Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1970 06 15 Zan Tabak, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
1971 06 15 Nathan Astle, cricketer (NZ Test batsman v Zimbabwe 1996)
1971 06 15 Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
1972 06 15 Andrew Pettitte, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1972 06 15 DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
1972 06 15 Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)
1972 06 15 Justin C G Leonard, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd)
1972 06 15 Lianne Bennion, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-96)
1972 06 15 Ramiro Mendoza, Los Santos Panama, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1972 06 15 Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1972 06 15 Tony Clark, Newton KS, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
1973 06 15 Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1973 06 15 Matt Stevens, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
1973 06 15 Neil Patrick Harris, Albuquerque NM, actor (Doogie Howser MD)
1974 06 15 Any Lynn Ciccolella, Monument Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1996)
1974 06 15 Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996)
1975 06 15 Agathe Neuner, Miss Germany Universe (1997)
1978 06 15 RoRo, [Romell Chapman], Atlanta Ga, rapper (Another Bad Creation)
1979 06 15 Alita Dawson, Miss Connecticut Teen USA (1997)
1979 06 15 Julia Schultz, San Diego CA, playmate (Feb, 1998)
1981 06 15 Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA (Miss Photogenic-1997)
1996 06 15 Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro (US open final-93)

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