Headline Birthdays for June 20

Jacques Offenbach 1819-1880

born Jakob Eberst in Cologne, Germany, the son of a Jewish cantor; died there Oct. 5, 1880; composer best known for his light burlesque comic operas known as opérettes; 1833 entered the Paris Conservatory to study cello, but dropped out to perform at L'Opéra Comique; later conducted at Théâtre Français; 1855 founded his own theatre company, les Bouffes-Parisiens; best known works include Orpheus in the Underworld (1858), La Belle Helene (1864), La Vie Parisienne (1866), La Grande-duchesse de Gerolstein (1867) and La Perichole (1868), and his single serious opera, Tales of Hoffman, which premiered three months after his death.

Frederick Hopkins 1861-1947

born in Eastbourne, East Sussex; died in Cambridge May 16, 1947; biochemist, winner, with Christiaan Eijkman of the 1929 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of vitamins - then called essential nutrient factors that animals need to stay healthy.

Jean Moulin 1899-1943

born in Béziers, Francel; tortured to death by Clus Barbie's Gestapo in Lyons, France July 8, 1943; civil servant, leader of the Résistance during World War II; captured at Caluire June 21 1943; it has recently been discovered that he was betrayed by Lydie Bastien, the lover of one of his close associates Rene Hardy, who was paid in diamonds and gems stolen from French Jews.

Errol Flynn 1909-1959

born Leslie Thomson in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; died in Vancouver, BC Oct. 14, 1959; film actor, swashbuckler; got started in movies with In the Wake of the Bounty (1933), partly filmed in Australia; best known for his films Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1938), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), The Sea Hawk (1940), and The Master of Ballantrae (1953); also played a middle-aged Ernest Hemingway character in The Sun Also Rises (1957), and portrayed the actor John Barrymore in Too Much Too Soon (1958); wrote an autobiography, My Wicked, Wicked Ways (1959); became a US citizen in 1942. [pictures: with Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marion in Robin Hood; Captain Blood; in the Santa Fe Trail (Ronald Reagan played George Custer)]

Brian Wilson 1942-

born in Hawthorne, California; bass player, lead singer (falsetto) and main songwriter for the Beach Boys; as a teen, he learned to pick apart complex jazz chordings; taught harmony to his younger brothers Dennis and Carl and cousin Mike Love and together they created the Beach Boys; between Oct. 1962 and May 1966, he composed, arranged and produced music for 12 albums - Surfin' Safari, Surfin' USA, Surfer Girl, Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down Volume Two, All Summer Long, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, Beach Boys' Concert, The Beach Boys Today, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), Beach Boys' Party and Pet Sounds; hit singles include Surfin' Safari, Surfin' USA, I Get Around, Fun, Fun, Fun, Help Me, Rhonda, California Girls, In My Room, Don't Worry Baby, Good Vibrations and Wouldn't It Be Nice?; the group have sold over 65 million records worldwide; 1970 became a recluse due to substance abuse; 1988 inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and released Brian Wilson, his first solo album.

Other Birthdays

1566 06 20 Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden
1585 06 20 Lazaro Valvasensi, composer
1615 06 20 Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]
1634 06 20 Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)
1642 06 20 George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)
1647 06 20 Johan Georg III, elect of Saxon (1680-91)
1674 06 20 Nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane)
1694 06 20 Hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe
1723 06 20 Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian
1730 06 20 Nonnosus Madlseder, composer
1743 06 20 Anna L Barbauld, writer of hymns
1756 06 20 Joseph Martin Kraus, composer
1763 06 20 Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist
1819 06 20 Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)
1823 06 20 Jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1824 06 20 George E Street, British (?) architect
1824 06 20 John Tyler Morgan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
1833 06 20 Léon-J-F Bonnat, painter
1852 06 20 Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20]
1858 06 20 Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits)
1861 06 20 Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer
1864 06 20 Worm Pander, sculptor
1866 06 20 Ivans, [Jacob van Schevichaven], Dutch lawyer/detective writer
1866 06 20 Lord George ESMH Carnarvon, England, egyptologist (Tutanchamon)
1868 06 20 Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame
1875 06 20 Othenio Able, Austria, paleontologist
1883 06 20 Giannotto Bastianelli, composer
1883 06 20 Jules Verstraete, [Julien G the Graef], actor (Driestuiversopera)
1883 06 20 Leah Baird, Chicago IL, actress (Lady Gangster)
1887 06 20 Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist
1887 06 20 Kurt Schwitters, German/British dada-artist/poet (collages)
1892 06 20 S M Tretjakow, writer
1894 06 20 George Delacorte, NYC, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books)
1894 06 20 Lloyd A Hall, Illinois, pioneer in food chemistry
1897 06 20 Cyril Froggy Francois, cricketer (S Afr all-rounder v Eng 1922-23)
1899 06 20 Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer
1899 06 20 Jean Moulin, hero of the French Resistance (WW II)
1900 06 20 Ernest White, composer
1901 06 20 Iri Maruki, artist
1903 06 20 Glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35)
1904 06 20 Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister
1906 06 20 Bob Howard, Newton Mass, singer/pianist (Sing it Again)
1906 06 20 Catherine Cookson, England, novelist (Bannaman Legacy)
1907 06 20 Lillian Hellman, playwright (Toys in the Attic, Little Foxes)
1909 06 20 Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres)
1909 06 20 Errol Flynn, Hobart Tasmania, actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood)
1909 06 20 Joan Harrison, screenwriter
1911 06 20 Gail Patrick, Birmingham Ala, actress (My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy)
1911 06 20 Lord Brightman, British judge of appeals
1914 06 20 Friedrich Zipp, composer
1915 06 20 Terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball)
1916 06 20 Johnny Morris, British broadcaster/actor (Once in a Lifetime)
1916 06 20 William Balchin, geographer
1919 06 20 Bruce Gordon, London England, actor (Frank Nitti-Untouchables)
1919 06 20 Ronald Hines, Dutch/British actor (Pack of Lies)
1920 06 20 DeForest Kelley, Atlanta Ga, actor (Dr Leonard McCoy-Star Trek)
1920 06 20 Haydn Tudor Evans, British high court judge
1923 06 20 Marcus Bakker, Dutch MP (CPN)
1924 06 20 Audie Murphy, Kingston Tx, WW II hero/actor (Destry, Joe Butterfly)
1924 06 20 Chet Atkins, Luttrell Tenn, guitarist (Me & My Guitar)
1924 06 20 Rainer Barzel, German leader (CDU-CSU)/minister
1925 06 20 Doris J Hart, St Louis Mo, tennis player (Wimbledon 1951)
1926 06 20 Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director (Kew Gardens)
1927 06 20 John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone
1928 06 20 David Mitchell, British MP
1928 06 20 Jean-Marie le Pen, France, leader (National Front party)
1928 06 20 Martin Landau, Bkln, actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood)
1928 06 20 Robert Satanowski, composer
1929 06 20 Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert)
1930 06 20 Ellie Rabb, US, actor (Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up)
1930 06 20 John Waine, bishop (Chelmsford)
1930 06 20 Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky, poet
1931 06 20 Arne Nordheim, Larvik Norway, conductor/composer (Aftonland)
1931 06 20 James Tolkan Calumet MI, actor (Weekend War, Leap of Faith)
1931 06 20 Olympia Dukakis, Lowell Mass, actress (Moonstruck, Cemetery Club)
1931 06 20 Richard Southwood, zoologist/chancellor (Oxford University)
1932 06 20 Robert Rozjdestvenski, Russian poet (Requiem, Userjoz)
1933 06 20 Brett Halsey, Santa Ana Calif, actress (Paul-Follow the Sun)
1933 06 20 Claire Tomalin, biographer/editor
1933 06 20 Danny Aiello, NYC, actor (Moonstruck, Radio Days)
1933 06 20 Earl of Cranbrook, CEO (Nature Conservancy Council)
1933 06 20 Jean Boiteux, France, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952)
1934 06 20 Brian Barder, British high commissar (Australia)
1934 06 20 Cornel Taranu, composer
1934 06 20 Rosanna Podesta, [Carla Podest ], Tripoli, actress (Helen of Troy)
1934 06 20 Wendy Craig, England, actress (Joseph Andrews)
1935 06 20 Anthony Pilkington, CEO (Pilkington Pic)
1936 06 20 Billy Guy, Attasca Tx, rock baritone (Coasters-Young Blood)
1936 06 20 Bobby Nunn, rocker (Coasters-Young Blood)
1936 06 20 Leon Hughes, rocker
1937 06 20 Jerry Keller, rocker/actor (If Ever I See You Again)
1938 06 20 Nikolay Avksentevich Martinov, composer
1939 06 20 Budge Rogers, British rugby player
1939 06 20 R B Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in 60s)
1940 06 20 John Mahoney, Manchester England, actor (Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men Out)
1941 06 20 Stephen Frears, England, dir (Prick Up Your Ears, Dangerous Liaisons)
1941 06 20 Ulf D Merbold, German physicist/astronaut (STS 9, 42, Soyuz TM-19)
1942 06 20 Brian Wilson, Inglewood Calif, vocalist (Beachboys-In My Room)
1943 06 20 Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher (Balt Orioles)
1944 06 20 Dave Nelson, baseball player
1944 06 20 Terry Funk, Hammond Ind, pro wrestler (WWF/NWA)/actor (Paradise Alley)
1945 06 20 David S Monson, (Rep-R-UT, 1985- )
1945 06 20 James F Buchli, New Rockford ND, USMC/astr (STS 51C, 61A, 29, 48)
1945 06 20 John McCook, Ventura Cal, actor (Codename: Firefox, Bold & Beautiful)
1945 06 20 [Morna] Anne Murray, Springhill Nova Scotia Canada, singer (Snow Bird)
1946 06 20 André Watts, Nuremberg Germany, concert pianist (Oberon)
1946 06 20 Duchess of Gloucester
1947 06 20 Candy Clark, Ok, actress (Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti)
1947 06 20 David French, British director (Deep Sleep, Bingo)
1947 06 20 John Forbes, horse trainer
1948 06 20 Joey Molland, rocker
1948 06 20 Nigel Morris, rocker (Isotope)
1949 06 20 Bob Andrews, England, rock keyboardist/vocalist
1949 06 20 Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
1950 06 20 Lionel Richie, Alabama, singer (Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover)
1951 06 20 Peter Gordon, composer
1952 06 20 Jayne Thobois, Noblesville IN, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-56th)
1952 06 20 John Goodman, St Louis Mo, actor (Dan Conner-Roseanne, Babe)
1952 06 20 Larry Riley, Memphis Tn, actor (Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing)
1953 06 20 Alan Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker (Bay City Rollers)
1953 06 20 Brian J Duffy, Boston, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 45, 57, 72, sk:92)
1953 06 20 Cyndi Ann Stephanie Lauper, Bkln, singer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)
1953 06 20 Raul Ramirez, tennis player
1954 06 20 Alan [Joseph] Lamb, S African/British cricket player (Northampton)
1954 06 20 Allan Lamb, cricketer (Langebaanweg, Cape Prov, 79 Tests for England)
1955 06 20 Michael Anthony, rocker
1957 06 20 Butch Patrick, Inglewood Calif, actor (Real McCoys, Eddie-Munsters)
1958 06 20 Chuck Wagner, Nashville Tn, actor (Automan)
1958 06 20 Dickie Thon, baseball player
1960 06 20 Donna Mayhew, Taylor Penn, javelin thrower
1960 06 20 John Taylor, rocker
1960 06 20 Michael Corbett, Collingwood NJ, actor (David-Young & Restless)
1960 06 20 [Nigel] John Taylor, England, rock bassist (Duran Duran-Girls on Film)
1961 06 20 Gary Varsho, baseball player
1961 06 20 Karin Enke, Dresden German DR, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1980, 84)
1963 06 20 Kirk Baptiste, Beaumont Tx, 200m runner (Olympic-silver-1984)
1963 06 20 Matt Anger, Walnut Creek Cal, tennis star
1964 06 20 Najee Mustafaa, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1964 06 20 Paul David Goydos, Long Beach CA, PGA golfer (1994 BC Open-7th)
1965 06 20 Michael Landon Jr, Encino Calif, actor (Bonanza The Return)
1967 06 20 Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist (Nelson-Love & Affection)
1967 06 20 Pat Jablonski, Toledo, NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens)
1968 06 20 Fred McAfee, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)
1968 06 20 Garry Howe, WLAF nose tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
1968 06 20 Mike McCarthy, Bkln NY, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-88, 96)
1969 06 20 Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker (Cleve Browns, Cincinnati Bengals)
1969 06 20 Malivai Washington, Glenn Cove NY, tennis star (Olympics-96)
1970 06 20 Shay-Oren Smadja, Israel, men's half middleweight judoka (Oly-1996)
1971 06 20 Rodney Rogers, NBA forward (LA Clippers)
1971 06 20 William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
1972 06 20 Jo Roberts, WLAF quarterback (Barcelona Dragons)
1972 06 20 Jozef Stumpel, Nitra CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Boston)
1972 06 20 Juan Castro, Sinaloa Mexico, infielder (LA Dodgers)
1972 06 20 Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
1972 06 20 Paras Mhambrey, Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996)
1974 06 20 Jami Ferrell, Munncie Indiana, playmate (Jan 1997)
1975 06 20 Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
1975 06 20 Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
1979 06 20 Sydne Vogel, Anchorage Alaska, figure skater (1996 NW Pac Sr champ)

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