If You Were Born Today, May 6

You have a strong business sense and are tuned in to the value and worth of things. Most of you are good with money. Security and stability are things that drive you and are behind many decisions you make in life. You are amorous, curious, attractive, intuitive and possess strong presence.

Happy Birthday Tony Blair on May 6

Tony Blair

May 6th, 1953 marks the birthday of former British prime minister, Tony Blair! He was prime minister from 1997 to 2007. When Blair was elected he was 43 years old, making him the youngest prime minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812. During his time in office, Blair was a strong supporter of former U.S. president George W. Bush. Blair is the only prime minister in the history of the Labour Party to win three consecutive general elections. Gordon Brown succeeded him as prime minister in 2007.

Other Famous People Born Today on May 6:

973 - Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
1397 - Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)
1501 - Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)
1581 - Frans Francken, the Younger, painter
1606 - Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter
1638 - Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)
1713 - Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)
1758 - Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)
1759 - Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician
1769 - Ferdinand III, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane
1769 - Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)
1785 - Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller
1786 - Ludwig Borne, writer
1790 - Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer
1797 - Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
1800 - Ferdinand Marcucci, composer
1800 - Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general (d. 1881)
1801 - George Sears Greene, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
1802 - Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist
1806 - Chapin Aaron Harris, US, found America Society of Dental Surgeons
1809 - William Walker, composer
1812 - Marin R Delany, Charlestown Va, 1st black major in US Medical Corp
1813 - Joseph Tarr Copeland, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1893
1814 - Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer
1814 - Wilhelm Ernst, violinist/composer
1825 - Joseph Bailey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1829 - Phoebe Ann Coffin, 1st female ordained minister in New England
1830 - Guido Gezelle, Flemish priest/poet
1838 - Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer
1843 - Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah
1849 - Wyatt Eaton, artist
1856 - Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)
Father of Psychology Sigmund Freud (1856)
1856 - Sigmund Freud, Freiberg in Mähren, Moravia, Austrian neurologist and father of psychology, (d. 1939)
1858 - Georges Adolphe Hue, composer
1859 - Luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist
1859 - Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet (Act of Simple Justice)
1861 - Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)
1861 - Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931)
1868 - Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Poland, novelist (Chiopi, Nobel-1924)
1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer (d. 1927)
1869 - Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/archivist
1870 - Amedos Peter Giannine, San Jose California, founded Bank of America
1870 - John McClutcheon, cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize-1931)
1871 - August Reusner, composer
1871 - Ch Morgenstern, writer
1871 - Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
1872 - Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (d. 1934)
1875 - William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff (1949)
1879 - Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist
1879 - Bedrich Hrozny, Czech orientalist (d. 1952)
1880 - Baron W Edmund, Archangel & Ironside, British fieldmarshal
1882 - Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (d. 1951)
1883 - Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher/author [or May 9]
1888 - Emmanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73)
1889 - Arthur Morison, typographer
1890 - Claire Whitney, NY, silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine)
1894 - Filip Lazar, composer
1895 - Rudolph Valentino, Castellaneta Italy, sheik/actor (Eagle)
1895 - Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian Nazi (d. 1946)
1895 - Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian writer (d. 1974)
1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer (Pfeiferstube)
1898 - Daniel Gerber, Freemont Mi, beloved by babies at mealtime
1899 - Billy Cotton, British entertainer (d. 1969)
1902 - Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall
1902 - Harry Golden, American journalist (d. 1981)
1902 - Max Ophüls, German-born director (d. 1957)
1903 - Toots Shor, New York restaurateur (d. 1977)
1904 - Catherine Lacey, London England, actress (Sorcerors)
1904 - Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet (Trade Wind-Nobel 1974)
1904 - Raymond Bailey, American actor (d. 1980)
1904 - Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-born founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. 1984)
1905 - Norman De Tar, composer
1905 - [Bernard] Toots Shor, raconteur/restauranteur (Toots Shor)
1906 - Andre Weil, [Bourbaki], French/US mathematician
1906 - Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. 2005)
1907 - Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, NY Jets)
1908 - Necil Kazim Akses, composer
1909 - Loyd Sigmon, American amateur (“ham”) radio broadcastor (d. 2004)
1910 - Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist
1912 - Barend Roest Crollius, painter/writer (Chronicle Sins of Youth)
1912 - Bill Quinn, NYC, actor (Rifleman, Van Ranseleer-All in the Family)
1912 - Hugh Martell, British Vice Admiral
1913 - Carmen Cavallaro, NYC, actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe)
1913 - Gyula David, composer
1913 - Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist
1913 - Kenneth Horne, English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1913 - Ronald Harris, British 1st Church Estates Commissioner
1913 - Stewart Granger, [James Stewart], London, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
1915 - George Perle, Bayonne NJ, composer (12 Tone Tonality)
1915 - John Arnold, British high court judge
1915 - May Henriquez-Alvarez, Curacao, sculptor
Actor Orson Welles (1915)
1915 - Orson Welles [George], Kenosha Wisc, actor (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds), (d. 1985)
1915 - Theodore H White, historian/writer (Making of President)
1916 - Adriana Caselotti, animation voice (Show White)
1917 - Kal Mann, American lyricist (d. 2001)
1918 - Godfrey Ridout, composer
1918 - Sydney Chatton, England
1919 - Frank Ereaut, Balliff of Jersey
1920 - John Henderson, Lord-Lieutenant (Berkshire England)
1921 - Erich Freid, writer
1921 - Freddy Randall, jazz trumpeteer
1921 - Robert Fell, CEO (British Stock Exchange)
1922 - Alan Ross, editor (London Magazine)
1922 - Carlos J Moorhead, (Rep-R-CA, 1973- )
1922 - John Ernest, constructionist artist
1922 - Pat Harder, Milwaukee, NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions)
1922 - Camille Laurin, Quebec psychiatrist and politician (d. 1999)
1923 - Elizabeth Sellars, Glasgow Scotland, actress (Chalk Garden)
1923 - Guiseppe Martelli, physicist
1923 - Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
1924 - Mimi Benzell, Bridgeport Ct, operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto)
1924 - Denny Wright, British guitarist (d. 1992)
1925 - Patrick Meany, CEO (Rank Organization)
1926 - John Hamilton-Jones, CEO (Richmond Enterprises)/British Maj-Gen
1926 - Marguerite Piazza, New Orleans LA, operatic soprano (Young Broadway)
1926 - [Martin] Ross Hunter, Cleveland OH, actor (Ever Since Paris)
1926 - Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois (d. 2006)
1927 - Ettore Manni, Rome Italy, actor (Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell)
1927 - Michael Frederick, cricketer (one Test WI v Engld 1954, scored 0 & 30)
1928 - Robert Poujade, French politician
1929 - John Polk Allen, Carnegie Oklahoma, CEO (Biosphere 2)
1929 - John Taylor, bishop (St Albans)/Lord High Almoner to Queen
1929 - Rosemary Camp, president (Council for British Archaeology)
1931 - Marvin Leath, (Rep-D-TX, 1979- )
1931 - Willie Mays, Westfield Alabama, baseball centerfielder (Giants, NY Mets), “Say Hey Kid” (660 HRs, MVP 1954)
1932 - Gunther Hauk, composer
1932 - John Bond, cricket umpire
1932 - Viscount Coke, English large landowner/art collector
1933 - Lord Pender
1934 - Richard C Shelby, (Rep-D-AL (1979-86)/Sen-D-AL, 1987- )
1936 - Joanna Dunham, actress (Possession, House the Dripped Blood)
1936 - Sylvia Robinson, rocker (Mickey & Sylvia-Love is Strange)
1936 - Bernard Lemaire, French Canadian businessman (Cascades)
1937 - Rubin Carter, American boxer
1938 - Eleanor Platt, QC
1938 - Jean Garon, Quebec economist and politician
1938 - Larry Gogan, Irish radio personality
1939 - Anthony Blacker, master-general of Ordnance
1939 - Herbie Cox, rocker (Cleftones)
1939 - Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yerkina, Russian cosmonaut
1940 - Henry Habibe, Arubian poet (Kerensentenchi)
1940 - Murray Sidlin, Baltimore Maryland, conductor (Natl Symph 1973-77)
1941 - Fred J Eckert, (Rep-D-NY, 1985-87)
1941 - Ghena Dimitrova, actress (Nabucco)
1942 - Colin Earl, rocker
1942 - Rin Kaiho, professional Go player
1943 - Andreas Baader, leader of the German organization Red Army Faction (d. 1977)
1944 - Anton Furst, American production designer (d. 1991)
1944 - Masanori Murakami, First Japanese baseball player in major leagues
1945 - Bob Seger, Dearborn Mich, folk singer (Silver Bullet Band-Shake Down)
1945 - Richard Eyers, LA California, actor (My Friend Irma, Stagecoach West)
1945 - Victoria Bond, composer
1946 - Jim Ramstad, (Rep-R-Minnesota)
1946 - Susan Brown, actress (Gail Baldwin-General Hospital)
1947 - Andy Roberts, cricketer (NZ batsman 1976)
1947 - Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor (Vic-Another World, Making Mr Right)
1947 - Dennis Cowan, London, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band)
1947 - Richard “Dick” Fosbury, Portland Ore, high jumper (Oly-gold-68)
1947 - Sandra Fisher, painter
1947 - Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
1947 - Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
1948 - Richard Cox, NYC, actor (Mark-Executive Suite)
1949 - David Cornell Leestma, Muskegon Mich, USN/astronaut (STS 41-G, 28, 45)
1950 - Robbie McIntosh, drummer (Avg White Band-Show your Hand)
1951 - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (d. 1990)
1952 - Chiaki Naito-Mukai, Tatebayashi Japan, astronaut (STS 65, sk:95)
1952 - Christian Clavier, French actor
1952 - Michael O’Hare, American actor
1953 - Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress (Josephine Baker, Equal Justice)
1953 - Tony Blair, British Prime Minister (Labour, 1997-2007 )
1953 - Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician
1953 - Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer/manager
1954 - Sergei Nikolayevich Tresvyatsky, Russia, cosmonaut
1954 - Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician
1955 - Donald A Thomas, Cleve Ohio, PhD/Astronaut (STS 65, 70, 83, 94)
1955 - John Hutton, MP
1955 - Tom Bergeron, American game show host
1958 - Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
1959 - Charles Hendry, Cuckfield Sussex, British Conservative Party politician
1959 - Eric D Fingerhut, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1959 - Kate Collins, Boston Mass, actress (Natalie Hunter-All My Children)
1959 - Scott Hood, Seattle Wash, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Montana Open-2nd)
1960 - Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist (Ivy Green)
1960 - Julianne Phillips, Lake Oswego Oregon, actress (Frankie Reed-Sisters)
1960 - Larry Steinbachek, rock synthesizer (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy)
1960 - John Flansburgh, American musician
1960 - Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
1961 - Clay O’Brien, Ray Az, actor (Weedy-Cowboys)
Actor George Clooney (1961)
1961 - George Clooney, Lexington Kentucky, actor (Dr Douglas Ross-ER, Batman)
1961 - Roma Downey, Derry Ireland, actress (1 Life to Live, Touched by an Angel)
1962 - Neil Foster, cricketer (England right-fast medium)
1962 - Adam Yellin, American record producer
1963 - Alessandra Ferri, British ballerina (American Ballet Theater)
1964 - Dana Hill [Goetz], Van Nuys California, actress (2 of Us, Shoot the Moon)
1964 - Kim Oden, Ala, US Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-80s)
1964 - Mike Grob, Billings Montana, Canadian Tour golfer (1988 Manitoba-3rd)
1964 - Mike McGruder, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1965 - Bob Bassen, Calgary, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
1965 - Ken Harvey, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1965 - Norman Whiteside, British soccer player
1965 - Paul Frase, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1965 - Tim Simpson, Atlanta GA, Nike golfer (1985 Southern Open)
1965 - Zahid Sadiq, cricketer
1967 - Patrick F Manning Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, rower (Olympic-92)
1968 - Andy Kelly, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)
1968 - Linnea Marie Fayard, Shrevept La, Miss Louisiana-America (1991-5th)
1968 - Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab)
1969 - Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears)
1969 - Pascall Davis, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1969 - Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer
1970 - Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers)
1970 - Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
1971 - Rob Holmberg, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
1971 - Chris Shiflett, Guitarist for Foo Fighters
1972 - Dean Larsson, BC Canada, Nike golfer (1994 Monterrey Open-46th)
1972 - Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada)
1973 - Clay Williams, OL (Indianapolis Colts)
1973 - Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 - Wendy Ward, San Antonio Texas, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Classic-15th)
1976 - Lindsay Page, Madison Wis, figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd)
1977 - Gabriela Aguilar, Miss Costa Rica Universe (1997)
1977 - Shannon Shakespeare, Mission BC, 100m swimmer (Olympics-96)
1977 - Trent Steed, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1977 - Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
1978 - Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
1978 - John Abraham, American football player
1978 - Alexander Fedorov, Russian bodybuilder
1979 - Nikki Hayes, Irish radio personality
1980 - Brooke Bennett, 800m freestyle (Olympics-gold-96)
1980 - Kasumi Takahashi, Tokyo Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast (Oly-96)
1980 - Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1980 - Scott Colton, American professional wrestler
1980 - Mario Stojić, Croatian basketball player
1980 - Taebin, Korean singer (1TYM)
1980 - Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
1981 - Matthew Leone, bassist of Madina Lake
1981 - Nathan Leone, lead singer of Madina Lake
1981 - Edyta Sliwinska,Polish professional dancer
1981 - Mark O’Connell, American drummer (Taking Back Sunday)
1983 - Adrianne Palicki, American actress
1985 - Chris Paul, All-Star NBA Point Guard
1986 - Cindy Daniel, Quebec singer
1986 - Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor
1987 - Moon Geun-young, South Korean actress
1989 - Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakian tennis player
1996 - Dominic Scott Kay, American actor