Born on This Day: June 15

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The following people, for better or worse, were born on this day, June 15, in history.

1330 – Edward, the Black Prince of England (d. 1376)

1645 – Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician (d. 1712)

1843 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1907)

1882 – Ion Antonescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1946)

1902 – Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994)

1937 – Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

1949 – Simon Callow, English actor and director

1954 – Terri Gibbs, American country music singer and keyboard player

1958 – Wade Boggs, American baseball player

1962 – Chris Morris, English actor, satirist, director, and producer

1965 – Adam Smith, American lawyer and politician

1969 – Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor

1970 – Leah Remini, American actress and producer

1979 – Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter

1981 – Billy Martin, American guitarist, songwriter, and illustrator

1982 – Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer

1983 – Derek Anderson, American football player

1986 – James Maloney, Australian rugby league player

1986 – Trevor Plouffe, American baseball player

1989 – Bryan Clauson, American racing driver (d. 2016)

1991 – Emily Harman, American tennis player

1997 – Madison Kocian, American gymnast