Peter the Great

Peter I, was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. From this year, Peter was an absolute monarch, an autocrat who remained the ultimate authority and organized a well-ordered police state.

9 June 1672

Born on the same birth day (9 June): Aaron Sorkin • Anton Burghardt • Barbara (singer) • Deokjong of Goryeo • Doug Legursky • Dwayne Jones (basketball) • Elizabeth May • Harry DeBaecke • Ingolf Dahl • Jean Lacouture • Jordi Pujol • Josh Cribbs • Ken Navarro • Ken Rose (gridiron football) • LaSirena69 • Michael Ancher • Niki Bakoyianni • Peja Stojaković • Sebastian Telfair • Shivaji II • Usman Afzaal • Yuli Gurriel • Yuval Banay • Zach Hyman

Born in the same month (June 1672): Francesco Antonio Bonporti