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History Births on May 09

Richard Adams, English novelist (d. 2016)

#Richard_Adams

In 1920

Vance D. Brand, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut

#Vance_D._Brand

In 1931

Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian economist and politician (d. 1915)

#Gopal_Krishna_Gokhale

In 1866

Albert Finney, English actor (d. 2019)

#Albert_Finney

In 1936

John Brown, American activist (d. 1859)

#John_Brown_(abolitionist)

In 1800

Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist

#Svein_Tuft

In 1977

Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Richie_Furay

In 1944

Thanat Khoman, Thai politician and diplomat, Former Deputy Prime Minister (1980-1982) and Foreign Minister (1959-1971) of Thailand, one of the Founding Fathers of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (d. 2016)

#Thanat_Khoman

In 1914

Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer

#Grant_Hackett

In 1980

Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater

#Angela_Nikodinov

In 1980

Zita of Bourbon-Parma, last Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1989)

#Zita_of_Bourbon-Parma

In 1892

Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress

#Anne_Sofie_von_Otter

In 1955

Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Pierre_Bouvier

In 1979

José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, author, and critic (d. 1955)

#José_Ortega_y_Gasset

In 1883

Christos Marangos, Cypriot footballer

#Christos_Marangos

In 1983

Anton Cermak, Czech-American captain and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)

#Anton_Cermak

In 1873

Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic

#Hans_Georg_Bock

In 1948

Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan historian and linguist (d. 2010)

#Kalifa_Tillisi

In 1930

Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (d. 2012)

#Meles_Zenawi

In 1955

Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer and businessman (d. 1913)

#Gustaf_de_Laval

In 1845

J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (d. 1937)

#J._M._Barrie

In 1860

Daniel Berrigan, American priest, poet, and activist (d. 2016)

#Daniel_Berrigan

In 1921

Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (d. 2004)

#Mona_Van_Duyn

In 1921

Leandro Cufré, Argentinian footballer

#Leandro_Cufré

In 1978

Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor

#Jo_Hyun-jae

In 1980

James Collinson, Victorian painter (d. 1881)

#James_Collinson

In 1825

Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

#Fay_Kanin

In 1917

Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Tamia

In 1975

Vitaliy Pushkar, Ukrainian race car driver

#Vitaliy_Pushkar

In 1987

Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer (d. 1932)

#Julius_Röntgen

In 1855

Ion ?iriac, Romanian tennis player and manager

#Ion_?iriac

In 1939

Ralph Boston, American long jumper

#Ralph_Boston

In 1939

Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)

#Tony_Gwynn

In 1960

Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tommy_Roe

In 1942

Maharana Pratap, Indian ruler (d. 1597)

#Maharana_Pratap

In 1540

J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver

#J._R._Fitzpatrick

In 1988

Frederick Weld, English-New Zealand politician, 6th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1891)

#Frederick_Weld

In 1823

Candice Bergen, American actress and producer

#Candice_Bergen

In 1946

Géza Ottlik, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1990)

#Géza_Ottlik

In 1912

Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder and businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards (d. 1967)

#Henry_J._Kaiser

In 1882

Valdemar Psilander, Danish actor (d. 1917)

#Valdemar_Psilander

In 1884

Alan Campbell, British sculler

#Alan_Campbell_(rower)

In 1983

Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor

#Ghostface_Killah

In 1970

Ellen White, English footballer

#Ellen_White_(footballer)

In 1989

Orville Freeman, American soldier and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2003)

#Orville_Freeman

In 1918

Manfred Eigen, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)

#Manfred_Eigen

In 1927

Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector (d. 1964)

#Rolf_de_Maré

In 1888

Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer, poet, and author (d. 1997)

#Bulat_Okudzhava

In 1924

Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (d. 2005)

#Carlo_Maria_Giulini

In 1914

Hank Snow, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)

#Hank_Snow

In 1914

Gordon Bunshaft, American architect, designed the Solow Building (d. 1990)

#Gordon_Bunshaft

In 1909

Richard Barthelmess, American actor (d. 1963)

#Richard_Barthelmess

In 1895

Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati terrorist (d. 2001)

#Marwan_al-Shehhi

In 1978

Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (d. 1995)

#Pancho_Gonzales

In 1928

Baldur von Schirach, German politician (d. 1974)

#Baldur_von_Schirach

In 1907

Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter

#Paul_Heaton

In 1962

Dorothy Hyman, English sprinter

#Dorothy_Hyman

In 1941

Ruth Kelly, British economist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

#Ruth_Kelly

In 1968

Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (d. 2019)

#Yukiya_Amano

In 1947

Averno, Mexican wrestler

#Averno_(wrestler)

In 1977

Francesco Baracca, Italian fighter pilot (d. 1918)

#Francesco_Baracca

In 1888

Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress and producer

#Wendy_Crewson

In 1956

János Batsányi, Hungarian-Austrian poet and author (d. 1845)

#János_Batsányi

In 1763

Marek Jankulovski, Czech footballer

#Marek_Jankulovski

In 1977

Kevin Gameiro, French footballer

#Kevin_Gameiro

In 1987

Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (d. 2012)

#Barbara_Ann_Scott

In 1928

Frank Foss, American pole vaulter (d. 1989)

#Frank_Foss_(athlete)

In 1895

Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect, designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Valladolid Science Museum

#Rafael_Moneo

In 1937

Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician

#Glenda_Jackson

In 1936

Ferdinand Monoyer, French ophthalmologist, invented the Monoyer chart (d. 1912)

#Ferdinand_Monoyer

In 1836

Andrew W.K., American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, motivational speaker, and music producer

#Andrew_W.K.

In 1979

Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player

#Gilles_Müller

In 1983

Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (d. 1655)

#Frederick,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Eschwege

In 1617

Ken Nomura, Japanese race car driver and sportscaster

#Ken_Nomura

In 1965

Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (d. 1939)

#Howard_Carter

In 1874

Dave Prater, American singer (d. 1988)

#Dave_Prater

In 1937

John Ashcroft, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General

#John_Ashcroft

In 1942

Maria Malicka, Polish stage and film actress (d. 1992)

#Maria_Malicka

In 1900

Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1961)

#Lucian_Blaga

In 1895

Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

#Steve_Yzerman

In 1965

Vince Cable, English economist and politician, former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

#Vince_Cable

In 1943

Harry Vardon, British golfer (d. 1937)

#Harry_Vardon

In 1870

Jackie Grant, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1978)

#Jackie_Grant

In 1907

William Tenn, English-American author and academic (d. 2010)

#William_Tenn

In 1920

William Moulton Marston, American psychologist and author (d. 1947)

#William_Moulton_Marston

In 1893

Nokie Edwards, American guitarist (d. 2018)

#Nokie_Edwards

In 1935

Jupp Heynckes, German footballer and manager

#Jupp_Heynckes

In 1945

Jake Long, American football player

#Jake_Long

In 1985

Adam Opel, German engineer, founded the Opel Company (d. 1895)

#Adam_Opel

In 1837

Edward Weston, English-American chemist (d. 1936)

#Edward_Weston_(chemist)

In 1850

Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood (d. 1866)

#Peter_Hesketh-Fleetwood

In 1801

Graham Harman, American philosopher and academic

#Graham_Harman

In 1968

James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#James_L._Brooks

In 1940

Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player

#Tyler_Lumsden

In 1983

Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter

#Dave_Gahan

In 1962

Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (probable; d. 1816)

#Giovanni_Paisiello

In 1740

Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar judoka

#Majlinda_Kelmendi

In 1991

Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1199)

#Minamoto_no_Yoritomo

In 1147

Bill Murphy, American baseball player

#Bill_Murphy_(baseball)

In 1981

Lilí Álvarez, Spanish tennis player, author, and feminist (d. 1998)

#Lilí_Álvarez

In 1905

Kathryn Kuhlman, American evangelist and author (d. 1976)

#Kathryn_Kuhlman

In 1907

Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (d. 2014)

#Colin_Pillinger

In 1943

Dan Burn, English footballer

#Dan_Burn

In 1992

Jerónima de la Asunción, Spanish Catholic nun and founder of the first monastery in Manila (d. 1630)

#Jerónima_de_la_Asunción

In 1555

Richard S. Williamson, American lawyer and diplomat, 17th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (d. 2013)

#Richard_S._Williamson

In 1949

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, military leader in the Thirty Years' War (d. 1662)

#Louis_Henry,_Prince_of_Nassau-Dillenburg

In 1594

Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Billy_Joel

In 1949

Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1818)

#Gaspard_Monge

In 1746

Alley Mills, American actress

#Alley_Mills

In 1951

Chase Headley, American baseball player

#Chase_Headley

In 1984

Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan runner

#Tegla_Loroupe

In 1973

Jason Lee, English footballer and manager

#Jason_Lee_(footballer)

In 1971

Sophie Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)

#Sophie_Scholl

In 1921

Mike Wallace, American journalist, media personality and one-time game show host (d. 2012)

#Mike_Wallace

In 1918

Prince Fielder, American baseball player

#Prince_Fielder

In 1984

Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (d. 1963)

#Pedro_Armendáriz

In 1912

John Brougham, Irish-American actor and playwright (d. 1880)

#John_Brougham

In 1814

Alan Bennett, English screenwriter, playwright, and novelist

#Alan_Bennett

In 1934

Aaron Harang, American baseball player

#Aaron_Harang

In 1978

Leandro Rinaudo, Italian footballer

#Leandro_Rinaudo

In 1983

Rosario Dawson, American actress

#Rosario_Dawson

In 1979

John Corbett, American actor

#John_Corbett

In 1961

Ken Warby, Australian motorboat racer

#Ken_Warby

In 1939

Calvin Murphy, American basketball player and radio host

#Calvin_Murphy

In 1948

Dan Chiasson, American poet and critic

#Dan_Chiasson

In 1971

Ryuhei Matsuda, Japanese actor

#Ryuhei_Matsuda

In 1983

Valdemar II of Denmark (d. 1241)

#Valdemar_II_of_Denmark

In 1170

Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (d. 2008)

#Johnny_Grant_(radio_personality)

In 1923

Saron Läänmäe, Estonian footballer

In 1996

Scott Bolton, Australian rugby league player

In 1987

Henrique Andrade Silva, Brazilian footballer

In 1985

Giacomo Brichetto, Italian footballer

In 1983

Evangelos Tsiolis, Greek footballer

In 1981

Tony Schmidt, German race car driver

In 1980

Santiago Dellapè, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

In 1978

Brian Deegan, American motocross rider

In 1975

Leonard Myles-Mills, Ghanaian sprinter

In 1973

Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and singer

In 1972

Doug Christie, American basketball player

In 1970

Masahiko Harada, Japanese ski jumper

In 1968

Mark Tinordi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1966

Joe Cirella, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1963

Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1961

Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricketer

In 1959

Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer

In 1958

Jana Wendt, Australian television host

In 1956

Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper

In 1953

Steven W. Mosher, American social scientist and author

In 1948

John Mahaffey, American golfer

In 1948

Ay?e Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)

In 1946

Steve Katz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

In 1945

Gamal El-Ghitani, Egyptian journalist and author (d. 2015)

In 1945

Anders Isaksson, Swedish historian and journalist (d. 2009)

In 1943

Danny Rapp, American rock & roll singer (Danny & the Juniors) (d. 1983)

In 1941

John Ogbu, Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor (d. 2003)

In 1939

Giorgio Zancanaro, Italian baritone

In 1939

Charles Simi?, Serbian-American poet and editor

In 1938

Sonny Curtis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1937

Terry Downes, British boxer and former world middle-weight champion (d. 2017)

In 1936

Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (d. 1988)

In 1935

Conrad Hunte, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1999)

In 1932

Joan Sims, English actress (d. 2001)

In 1930

Ralph Goings, American painter (d. 2016)

In 1928

John Middleton Murry, Jr., English soldier, pilot, and author (d. 2002)

In 1926

Clifford Chadderton, Canadian soldier and journalist (d. 2013)

In 1919

Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek soldier and educator (d. 2011)

In 1918

William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993)

In 1916

Denham Fouts, American prostitute (d. 1948)

In 1914

Patricia Swift Blalock, American librarian (d.2011)

In 1914

Per Imerslund, Norwegian-German soldier and author (d. 1943)

In 1912

Harry Simeone, American music arranger, conductor, and composer (d. 2005)

In 1911

Don Messer, Canadian violinist (d. 1973)

In 1909

Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator (d. 1988)

In 1906

Conrad Bernier, Canadian-American organist, composer, and educator (d. 1988)

In 1904

Richard Day, Canadian-American art director and set decorator (d. 1972)

In 1896

George Barker, American painter (d. 1965)

In 1882

Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author (d. 1896)

In 1824

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