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2006 Calendar
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September
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November
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[edit] Births

  • 1537 - John III of Sweden, King of Sweden (d. 1592)
  • 1582 - Severo Bonini, composer (d. 1663)
  • 1597 - Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (d. 1639)
  • 1613 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier
  • 1732 - Richard Arkwright, industrialist, and inventor of the Water Frame (d. 1792)
  • 1750 - King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
  • 1790 - Jean François Champollion, Egyptologist, deciphered the Rosetta Stone (d. 1832)
  • 1804 - Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (d. 1869)
  • 1805 - Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement (d. 1844)
  • 1819 - Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman (d. 1889)
  • 1822 - Wilhelm Bauer, engineer (d. 1875)
  • 1867 - Madame C. J. Walker, first African American millionaire.
  • 1885 - Pierre Brissaud, French artist (d. 1964)
  • 1891 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter/photographer (d. 1956)
  • 1907 - Avraham Stern, Zionist group leader
  • 1908 - Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer
  • 1918 - Helmut Schmidt, German Bundeskanzler 1974-1982
  • 1918 - José Greco, dancer (d. 2001)
  • 1922 - Calder Willingham, writer (d. 1995)
  • 1922 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician
  • 1923 - Claudio Scimone, Italian conductor
  • 1923 - James Stockdale, United States Navy admiral
  • 1923 - Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist
  • 1926 - Robert Bly, American poet
  • 1933 - Akihito, Emperor of Japan
  • 1935 - Paul Hornung, American football star
  • 1936 - Frederic Forrest, American actor
  • 1940 - Jorma Kaukonen, musician
  • 1941 - Tim Hardin, musician
  • 1943 - Mikhail Gromov, mathematician
  • 1943 - Harry Shearer, actor, voice actor (This Is Spinal Tap, The Simpsons)
  • 1943 - Silvia, Queen of Sweden
  • 1944 - Wesley Clark, US General and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander
  • 1947 - Susan Lucci, soap opera actress
  • 1948 - Jack Ham, American football star
  • 1950 - Michael C. Burgess, American politician
  • 1952 - William Kristol, U.S. conservative commentator
  • 1956 - Dave Murray, musician (Iron Maiden)
  • 1958 - Victoria Williams, singer
  • 1961 - Carol Smillie, British television personality
  • 1963 - Jim Harbaugh, American football quarterback
  • 1964 - Eddie Vedder, musician (Pearl Jam)
  • 1969 - Martha Byrne, soap opera actress
  • 1970 - Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater
  • 1971 - Corey Haim, actor
  • 1971 - Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite
  • 1977 - Alge Crumpler, American football player
  • 1978 - Andra Davis, American football player
  • 1978 - Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1978 - Estella Warren, actress
  • 1978 - Esthero, Canadian musician/singer
  • 1981 - Beth, Spanish singer

[edit] Deaths