Headline Birthdays for June 2
Marquis de Sade 1740-1814
born Donatien Alphonse François de
Sade in Paris, France; died at Charenton, near Paris Dec. 2, 1814; libertine,
author of erotica; spent much of life in jail for his perversions; celebrated
deviant sexual activities and challenged civilized authority - the church,
the government and all social restraints; his name has entered the language
as a definition of sexual cruelty.
Thomas Hardy 1840-1928
born in Upper Bockhampton, Dorset, England;
died in Dorchester, Dorset Jan. 11, 1928; poet, novelist; best known for
novels set in "Wessex," an imaginary county in southwestern England - The
Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the
D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure (1895); Jude is the story of two unhappily
married people who leave their spouses, live together and have children;
when the Bishop of Wakefield got some of Britain's booksellers to pull it
from their shelves, Hardy was so disgusted he stopped novel-writing and worked
only on poems for the rest of his life.
Edward Elgar 1857-1934
born in Broadheath, Worcestershire; died in
Worcester Feb. 23, 1934; romantic composer whose works stimulated a renascence
of English music; 1897 became famous for music he composed for Queen Victoria's
Diamond Jubilee; best known for his five Pomp and Circumstance marches, composed
between 1901 and 1930.
Johnny Weissmuller 1904-1984
born at Freidorf, near Timisoara, Romania;
grew up in Chicago; died in Acapulco, Mexico Jan. 20, 1984; freestyle swimmer,
actor; 1920s won five gold medals in swimming in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics;
also won 52 US championships and set 67 world records; first to swim 100m
freestyle in under a minute; 1932 played role of Tarzan with Maureen O'Sullivan
in Tarzan the Ape Man; 1948 their last film together was Tarzan's New York
Adventure; also starred as Jungle Jim; married five times. [picture: Johnny
Sheffield, Weissmuller and O'Sullivan (Tarzan Finds a Son)]
Other Birthdays
1491 06 02 Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47)
1504 06 02 George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht
1535 06 02 Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1605)
1577 06 02 Giovanni Righi, composer
1614 06 02 Benjamin Rogers, composer
1624 06 02 Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96)
1715 06 02 Herman-Fran‡ois Delange, composer
1740 06 02 Marquis de Sade, first known sadist/writer (Justine)
1751 06 02 Antoni Weinert, composer
1758 06 02 Cornelis R T Krayenhoff, Dutch fortress engineer/cartographer
1759 06 02 Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter
1777 06 02 Christian Traugott Tag, composer
1802 06 02 Adrian van der Hoop Jr, Dutch poet/critic
1803 06 02 Michail I Glinka, Russian composer
1806 06 02 Isaac Strauss, composer
1807 06 02 Robert Fuhrer, composer
1815 06 02 Philip Kearny, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1821 06 02 Ion Bratianu, (Lib), premier of Romania (1876-88)
1828 06 02 James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer
1830 06 02 Olivier Metra, composer
1831 06 02 Benjamin Hardin Helm, Brig General (Conf)/Lincoln's brother-in-law
1831 06 02 Jan G Palm, Cura‡ao, bandmaster/choir master/composer
1835 06 02 Pius X, [Giuseppe Sarto], 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)
1840 06 02 Thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd)
1842 06 02 Constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher
1849 06 02 Paul-Albert Besnard, French painter/graphic artist (La femme)
1857 06 02 Edward William Elgar, Broadheath Engld, composer (Pomp & Circumstance)
1857 06 02 Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Denmark, poet (Poutnici Svetem, Nobel 1917)
1858 06 02 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer
1863 06 02 Paul Felix Weingartner, Germany, conductor (Zara, Dalmatia)
1864 06 02 Ben Webster, London England, actor (Old Curiosity Shop)
1865 06 02 George Lohmann, cricketer (England's great bowler late 19th cent)
1876 06 02 Hakon Borresen, composer
1879 06 02 Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam)
1883 06 02 Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author (Lock of Hair)
1890 06 02 Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], PA, gossip columnist (From Under My Hat)
1891 06 02 Ernst Kunz, composer
1894 06 02 Erich R”mer, Germany, ice hockey player (Olympic-bronze-1932)
1898 06 02 Géo[rges M] Norge, French/Belgian writer (Les oignons)
1899 06 02 Royal Beal, Brookline MA, actor (Death of a Salesman)
1900 06 02 David Wynne, composer
1901 06 02 Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days)
1904 06 02 Johnny Weissmuller, actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Oly-5 gold-1924, 28)
1907 06 02 Dorothy West, US journalist/author (Living is Easy)
1908 06 02 Gordon Weir, cricketer (NZ batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37)
1909 06 02 Robin Orr, composer
1911 06 02 Xia Hong, writer
1913 06 02 Barbara Pym, romantic author (Very Private Eye)
1913 06 02 Bert Farber, Bkln NY, orch leader (Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone)
1915 06 02 Lester del Rey, US, sci-fi author (Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars)
1915 06 02 Robert Moffat Palmer, composer
1915 06 02 Walter Tetley, NYC, animation voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show)
1916 06 02 Betty Furness, actress, journalist/consumer advisor (NYC, WNBC)
1917 06 02 Max Showalter, Caldwell Ks, actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show)
1920 06 02 Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist
1920 06 02 Yolande Donlan, NJ, actress (Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, Penny Princess)
1921 06 02 Alexander Salkind, producer (Superman)
1922 06 02 Juan A Bardem, Spanish director/critic (C˘micos)
1923 06 02 Del Simmons, rocker (Capt Beefheart)
1926 06 02 Milo O'Shea, Dublin Ireland, actor (Barbarella, Romeo & Juliet)
1927 06 02 André Vandernoot, Flemish conductor (Royal Flemish Opera)
1927 06 02 Phillip Burton, historian (Vanishing Eagles)
1928 06 02 John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher
1929 06 02 Alcides Lanza, composer
1929 06 02 Frederic Devreese, composer
1929 06 02 Willaim Brown, television executive
1930 06 02 ?, first baby born on a vessel passing through Panama Canal
1930 06 02 Charles Pete Conrad Jr, Phila, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2)
1931 06 02 Larry Jackson, baseball player
1932 06 02 Barry Levinson, Baltimore MD, director (Rainman)
1932 06 02 Sammy Turner, Patterson, NJ, singer (Lavender Blue Moods)
1932 06 02 Yaroslav Kirillovich Golovyanov, cosmonaut
1933 06 02 Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orch leader (Tony Orlando, Marie)
1933 06 02 Jerry Lumpe, baseball player
1934 06 02 Johnny Carter, US singer (Give your baby a standing ovation)
1936 06 02 Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School)
1936 06 02 Vladimir Golubnichy, USSR, 20K walker (Olympic-gold-1960, 68)
1937 06 02 Jimmy Jones, rocker
1938 06 02 Frits Wols, [Eugene W Wong Loi Sing], Suriname, sec-gen (UNESCO)
1938 06 02 Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger (NY Yankees)
1939 06 02 Charles Miller, rock flutist/saxophonist (War)
1940 06 02 Christopher Bernau, Santa Barbara CA, actor (Guiding Light)
1940 06 02 Constantine II, deposed King of Greece (1964-73)
1940 06 02 Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman (NY Yankees)
1940 06 02 Jim Maloney, baseball pitcher
1941 06 02 Charlie Watts, drummer (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar)
1941 06 02 Oda Mayumi, Tokyo, resident artist (Green Gulch Zen Center)
1941 06 02 Stacy Keach, Savannah Ga, actor (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer)
1941 06 02 William Guest, Atlanta Ga, singer (Gladys Knight Show)
1942 06 02 Marie Cheatham, Okla, actress (Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light)
1943 06 02 Charles Haid, SF Ca, actor (Andy Renko-Hill St Blues, Altered States)
1943 06 02 John Lilipaly, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
1943 06 02 Maarten B Engwirda, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (D66)
1944 06 02 Garo Yepremian, NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins)
1944 06 02 Marvin Hamlisch, NYC, composer/pianist (Sting, Chorus Line)
1944 06 02 Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1945 06 02 Bob Benrit, rocker
1946 06 02 Roger Freed, baseball player
1947 06 02 Jan Ferraris, LPGA golfer
1948 06 02 Albert Innaurato, Phila, playwright/director (Age in Soho)
1948 06 02 Jerry Mathers, Sioux City Iowa, actor (Beaver-Leave It To Beaver)
1950 06 02 Joanna Gleason, Toronto Canada, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry)
1950 06 02 Toni Alessandrini, Chicago Ill, actress (Vice Academy Part 2)
1950 06 02 [Antone] Chubby Tavares, rocker (Tavares)
1951 06 02 Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80)
1951 06 02 Steve Brookins, rocker (.38 Special)
1953 06 02 Craig Robert Stadler, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (Masters 1982)
1954 06 02 Michael Steele, rocker (Bangles-Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian)
1955 06 02 Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo Calif, actor (Code Red)
1955 06 02 Gary Grimes, SF, actor (Summer of '42, Class of '44)
1955 06 02 Michael Anthony, Chicago Ill, rock drummer (Van Halen-Jump, 1984)
1956 06 02 Mark L Polansky, Paterson NJ, pilot/astronaut
1958 06 02 Lex Lugar, [Larry Pfohl], Atlanta Ga, wrestler (WWF/WCW/NWA)
1959 06 02 Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
1959 06 02 Lydia Lunch, US singer/poetess (Teenage Jesus, Jerks)
1960 06 02 Tony Hadley, rock vocalist (Spandau Ballet-True)
1961 06 02 John Cameroon, guitarist (Claw Boys Claw)
1961 06 02 Kerry Junna-Saxby, Australian 10k walker (Olympics-15th-1992, 96)
1962 06 02 Darnell Coles, baseball player
1962 06 02 Laura Witvoet, Alberta Canada, LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning-52nd)
1963 06 02 Brian Harvey, baseball umpire (NL)
1963 06 02 Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables Fla, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Jamaica)
1963 06 02 Tim Balmer, Milwaukee Wis, Canadian Tour golfer (Bermuda Open-1990)
1965 06 02 Mark Waugh, cricketer (twin of Steve mighty batsman for Australia)
1965 06 02 Steve Waugh, cricketer (twin of Mark mighty batsman for Australia)
1967 06 02 Mike Evans, WLAF DL (Amsterdam Admirals)
1967 06 02 Mike Stanton, Houston TX, pitcher (NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox)
1967 06 02 Randy Hilliard, NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos)
1969 06 02 David Wheaton, Minneapolis Minn, tennis star (1987 US junior boys)
1969 06 02 Kurt Abbott, Zanesville OH, infielder (Florida Marlins)
1970 06 02 Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard (New Orleans Saints)
1970 06 02 Eric Riley, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves)
1970 06 02 Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
1970 06 02 Mike Kelly, baseball player
1970 06 02 Randy Fuller, NFL defensive back (Pitts Steelers)
1971 06 02 Martin Suji, cricketer (Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup)
1971 06 02 Steve Brooks, WLAF tight end (Frankfurt Galaxy, London Monarchs)
1972 06 02 Brad Ottis, tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
1972 06 02 Dwayne Joseph, NFL cornerback (Chic Bears)
1972 06 02 Renee Heiken, Peoria IL, LPGA golfer (1994 Florida Women's Open)
1973 06 02 Jayantha Silva, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test left-arm spinner 1995)
1974 06 02 Tammy Holmes, Berkeley Calif, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets)
1975 06 02 Dontae' Jones, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
1975 06 02 Sally Newmarch, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1976 06 02 Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer (Menudo-Cannonball)
1976 06 02 Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter (Olympics-96)
1976 06 02 Josef Marha, Havl-brod Cze, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
1976 06 02 Rachel White, Columbus Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska (1997)
1978 06 02 Nikki Cox, actress (Unhappily Ever After)
1994 06 02 Prima Sellecchia Tesh, daughter of John Tesh & Connie Sellecca
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born at Freidorf, near Timisoara, Romania;
grew up in Chicago; died in Acapulco, Mexico Jan. 20, 1984; freestyle swimmer,
actor; 1920s won five gold medals in swimming in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics;
also won 52 US championships and set 67 world records; first to swim 100m
freestyle in under a minute; 1932 played role of Tarzan with Maureen O'Sullivan
in Tarzan the Ape Man; 1948 their last film together was Tarzan's New York
Adventure; also starred as Jungle Jim; married five times. [picture: Johnny
Sheffield, Weissmuller and O'Sullivan (Tarzan Finds a Son)]