Notable Birthdays on September 2nd
September 2nd Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1243 |
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295) |
1548 |
Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616) |
1661 |
Georg Bohm, German organist/composer |
1675 |
William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742) |
1716 |
Johann Trier, composer |
1731 |
Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia) |
1750 |
Pehr Frigel, composer |
1753 |
Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810) |
1763 |
Caroline von Schelling, [Michaelis], German author |
1778 |
Leopold FJJJ van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician |
1778 |
Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (d. 1846) |
1798 |
Thomas Holliday Hicks, (Union Gov) died in 1865 |
1805 |
Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (d. 1851) |
1810 |
William Seymour Tyler, American educator and historian (d. 1897) |
1814 |
Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian |
1830 |
William P. Frye, American politician (d. 1911) |
1837 |
James Harrison Wilson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 |
1838 |
Liliuokalani, [Lydia Paki], last queen of Hawaii (1891-93) |
1839 |
Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) |
1840 |
Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) |
1847 |
Roger Wolcott, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1900) |
1850 |
Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company |
1850 |
Eugene Field, author/journalist (Little Boy Blue) |
1850 |
Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (d. 1919) |
1852 |
Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (d. 1935) |
1853 |
Wilhelm Ostwald, Germany, physical chemist (Nobel 1909) |
1854 |
Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (d. 1910) |
1856 |
Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion |
1857 |
Thomas Groube, Australian cricketer (d. 1927) |
1862 |
Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881) |
1866 |
Hiram Johnson, (Gov-Progressive-Cal) |
1870 |
Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England |
1870 |
Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (d. 1947) |
1877 |
Frederick Soddy, Eastbourne, England, chemist, Nobel laureate, (d. 1956) |
1878 |
Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr |
1879 |
An Jung-geun, Korean nationalist and assassin of Itō Hirobumi (d. 1910) |
1883 |
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, "The Red Archduchess" (d. 1963) |
1884 |
Frank Laubach, Benton Pa, educator, taught reading through phonetics |
1892 |
Felix Wolfes, composer |
1894 |
Joseph Roth, Austria, journalist/writer (Hotel Savoy) |
1901 |
Andreas Embirikos, Greek surrealist poet (d. 1975) |
1901 |
Adolph Rupp, American college basketball coach (d. 1977) |
1904 |
Vera Vague, [Barbara Jo Allen], NYC, actress (Follow the Leader) |
1908 |
Barbara Jo Allen, NYC, actress (Ice Capades Revue, Rosie the Riveter) |
1910 |
Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher |
1911 |
Eileen Way, actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin) |
1911 |
Rene Amengual, composer |
1911 |
Romare Bearden, African American painter (d. 1988) |
1912 |
Johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism) |
1912 |
Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967) |
1913 |
Bill Shankly, English Football Manager (d. 1981) |
1914 |
Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist |
1914 |
Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (d. 2003) |
1915 |
Dai-Keong Lee, composer |
1915 |
Hans Joachim Koellreutter, composer |
1915 |
Meinhardt Raabe, actor, notable as Munchkin Coroner on The Wizard of Oz |
1915 |
Benjamin Aaron, American labor law expert (d. 2007) |
1916 |
Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, winner of more than 141 US tennis titles |
1916 |
Penny Santon, Greenwich Village NY, actress (Roll Out, Matt Houston) |
1917 |
Cleveland Amory, Nahant Mass, conservationist/TV reviewer (TV Guide) |
1917 |
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist (developed bossa nova) |
1918 |
Allen Drury, author (Advise & Consent-1960 Pulitzer Prize) |
1918 |
Laurindo Almeida, composer/guitarist |
1918 |
Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell |
1919 |
Gideon William Waldrop, composer |
1919 |
Marge Champion, Los Angeles California, dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show) |
1923 |
Rene Thom, French mathematician (d. 2002) |
1924 |
Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya |
1925 |
Ronnie Stevens, London England, actor (Rodney-Dick & Duchess) |
1925 |
Hugo Montenegro, American composer and bandleader (d. 1981) |
1927 |
Francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple) |
1927 |
Leonard Katzman, TV producer |
1927 |
Trudi Jochum-Beiser, Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952) |
1927 |
Tzvi Avni, composer |
1928 |
Miloslav Istvan, composer |
1928 |
Peter Mansfield, writer |
1929 |
Hal Ashby, American film director (d. 1988) |
1930 |
Andrey Pavlovich Petrov, composer |
1931 |
Alan K Simpson, minority whip (Sen-R-WY, 1979- ) |
1931 |
Pierre Huyskens, Dutch radio host |
1933 |
Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor, (d. 2012) |
1934 |
Michael Sahl, composer |
1934 |
Hilla Becher (née Wobeser), Potsdam Germany, German artist, worked collaboratively with Bernd Becher her husband |
1935 |
Jim Moody, (Rep-D-WI, 1983- ) |
1936 |
David Leonard Blake, composer |
1936 |
Joan Kennedy, 1st wife of Mass Senator, Ted |
1936 |
Andrew Grove, American computer chip manufacturer |
1937 |
Peter Ueberroth, organized LA Olympics (1984)/baseball commissioner |
1937 |
Derek Fowlds, British actor |
1938 |
Glyn Worsnip, broadcaster |
1939 |
Bobby Purify, rocker |
1939 |
Robert Lee Dickey, US singer (I'm your puppet) |
1939 |
Sam Gooden, Chattanooga Tenn, rock vocalist (Impressions-Gypsy Woman) |
1940 |
Beverly Sanders, Hollywood California, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey) |
1940 |
Jimmy Clanton, Baton Rogue, La, rock vocalist (Just a Dream) |
1940 |
Mike Pyne, jazz Pianist |
1941 |
Tommy Aycock, Edinburg TX, PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas Senior-5th) |
1943 |
Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler) |
1943 |
Joe Simon, US singer (Power of Love) |
1943 |
Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist (Martha Reeve & Vandellas) |
1944 |
Claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75) |
1946 |
Luis Avalos, Havana Cuba, actor (Condo, E/R, I Had 3 Wives) |
1946 |
Marty Grebb, Chicago, rocker (Buckinghams) |
1946 |
Billy Preston, Houston, Texas, American soul musician/singer and pianist, 5th Beatle (David Brenner Show) |
1947 |
Richard Coughlan, English drummer and percussionist (Caravan), (d. 2013) |
1948 |
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, teacher/astronaut (STS 25) |
1948 |
Terry Bradshaw, NFL QB (Pittsburgh Steelers)/announcer (CBS, FOX) |
1949 |
Albert West[laken], Dutch singer (Dumb Willie) |
1950 |
Rosanna DeSoto, American actress |
1950 |
Michael Rother, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk, Harmonia, Cluster) |
1950 |
Yuen Wah, Chinese actor and stuntman |
1951 |
Mark Harmon, Burbank California, actor (Dr Caldwell-St Elsewhere) |
1951 |
Michael Gray, Chicago Ill, actor (Ronnie-Brian Keith Show) |
1951 |
Mike Kaminsky, rocker |
1951 |
Jim DeMint, American politician |
1952 |
Earl Pomeroy, (Rep-D-North Dakota) |
1952 |
[James] Jimmy Connors, St. Louis Illinois, US tennis champion (US Open-78, 82, 83 Wimbledon-74, 82) |
1953 |
Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz Germany, astronaut |
1953 |
Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and a war hero (d. 2001) |
1953 |
John Zorn, American musician |
1955 |
Linda Purl, Greenwich Ct, actress (Gloria-Happy Days, Matlock) |
1956 |
Mario Tremblay, Canadian hockey player and coach |
1956 |
Angelo Fusco, Provisional Irish Republican Army member |
1957 |
Steve Porcaro, LA Cal, rock keyboards/vocalist (Toto-Roseanna, Africa) |
1957 |
Tony Alva, American skateboarder |
1958 |
Marlene Janssen, Rock Island Ill, playmate (Nov, 1982) |
1959 |
Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots) |
1959 |
Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil |
1960 |
Eric Dickerson, Texas, NFL halfback (LA Rams, Colts/2,105 yds in 1984) |
1960 |
Rex Hudler, Tempe AZ, outfielder (NY Yankees, California Angels) |
1960 |
Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician |
1960 |
John S. Hall, American poet and spoken-word artist |
1961 |
Jeff Russell, Cincinnatti OH, pitcher (Texas Rangers) |
1961 |
Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer |
1962 |
Prachya Pinkaew, Thai film director |
1962 |
Eugenio Derbez, Mexican comedian and actor |
1962 |
Jon Berkeley, author and illustrator |
1963 |
Sam Mitchell, NBA forward (Minn Timberwolves) |
1964 |
Keanu Reeves, Beirut, actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed) |
1965 |
Doug Linton, Santa Ana CA, pitcher (KC Royals) |
1965 |
Lennox Lewis, London England, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1988, WBC boxing champ) |
1965 |
Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian filmmaker |
1966 |
Salma Hayek, Veracruz, Mexico, actress (Desparado) |
1966 |
Dino Cazares, American musician |
1966 |
Olivier Panis, French race car driver |
1966 |
Tuc Watkins, American actor |
1967 |
Andreas Möller, German footballer |
1968 |
Ricardo de Jongh, soccer player (Dordrecht '90) |
1968 |
Cynthia Watros, American actress |
1969 |
Mark Brettschneider, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Jason-One Life to Live) |
1969 |
Russell Freeman, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders) |
1969 |
Shani Waugh, Bunbury Aust, LPGA golfer (Aust sub-jr champ-1986, 87) |
1969 |
Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, American singer |
1969 |
Chris Kuzneski, American bestselling author |
1969 |
Stephen Peall, Zimbabwean cricketer |
1971 |
Rich Aurilia, Brooklyn NY, infielder (SF Giants) |
1971 |
Shauna Sand, San Diego California, actress (Renegade) |
1971 |
Tommy Maddox, NFL quarterback (NY Giants) |
1971 |
Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier |
1971 |
Pawan Kalyan, Indian actor |
1971 |
Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist |
1972 |
James Willis, NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles) |
1972 |
Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star |
1973 |
Matthew Dunn, Leeton NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96) |
1973 |
Jason Blake, American hockey player |
1974 |
Jason Lawson, NBA center (Orlando Magic) |
1974 |
Karina Wieland, Australian rower (Olympics-96) |
1974 |
Daniel Southworth, American actor and stunt performer |
1976 |
Phil Lipscomb, American musician (Taproot) |
1976 |
Erin Hershey, American actress. |
1977 |
Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician |
1977 |
Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer |
1979 |
Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer |
1979 |
Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor |
1980 |
Ashley Witmer, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA (1997) |
1980 |
Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese racing driver |
1980 |
Dany Sabourin, French Canadian Goaltender in the National Hockey League |
1981 |
Katie Teft, Grand Rapids Mich, gymnast (Olympics-96) |
1981 |
Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian film director/producer |
1981 |
Chris Tremlett, English cricketer |
1981 |
Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress |
1982 |
Joey Barton, English footballer |
1982 |
Mandy Cho, Hong Kong actress |
1982 |
Jason Hammel, American baseball player |
1983 |
Mark Foster, English rugby player |
1984 |
Jack Peñate, English/Spanish singer |
1987 |
Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco) |
1988 |
Ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer |
1989 |
Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer |
1989 |
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008) |
1990 |
Marcus Ericsson, Swedish Racing Driver |
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