James H. Billington

James Hadley Billington was an American academic and author who taught history at Harvard and Princeton before serving for 42 years as CEO of four federal cultural institutions. He served as the 13th Librarian of Congress after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and his appointment was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate. He retired as Librarian on September 30, 2015.

1 June 1929

Born on the same birth date (1 June 1929): Nargis

Born on the same birth day (1 June): Bekim Fehmiu • Carlota Ciganda • David Berkowitz • Francis V, Duke of Modena • Frédérik Deburghgraeve • Gennadiy Valyukevich • George Robb (footballer) • Georgy Dobrovolsky • Gerald Scarfe • Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney • Kip Thorne • Marilyn Monroe • Martin Brundle • Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank • Olga Nazarova • Pat Boone • Richard Wünsch • Sammy Alex Mutahi • Teri Polo

Born in the same month (June 1929): Alan Davidson (cricketer, born 1929) • Anne Weale • Bruce Kent • Carolyn S. Shoemaker • Edgar Bronfman Sr. • Francesco Marchisano • James Barnor • Jamil Jalibi • Pat Crawford Brown • Pete George • Peter Maas