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1865:  Gifford Pinchot  [American forester and politician] (d. 4 Oct 1946)
          28th Governor of Pennsylvania, 1931-1935
          1st Chief of the United States Forest Service, 1905-1910
          4th Chief of the Division of Forestry, 1898-1905

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1086 – Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1125)
1467 – Mary of York (d. 1482)
1648 – Jeremiah Shepard, American minister (d. 1720)
1667 – Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (d. 1743)
          Italian wife of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1673 – Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (d. 1754)
1718 – Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician (d. 1791)
          22nd Governor of Quebec
1722 – Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. 1797)
1748 – Joseph Schuster, German composer (d. 1812)
1778 – Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (d. 1852)
1794 – James B. Longacre, American engraver (d. 1869)
1807 – David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)
1808 – William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
1823:  Charlotte Mary Yonge  [English novelist]
1825 – István Türr, Hungarian soldier, architect, and engineer (d. 1908)
          co-designed the Corinth Canal
1833 – Robert Green Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 21 Jul 1899)
1833 – Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician (d. 1877)
1836 – Warren Brown, American historian and politician (d. 1919)
1837 – Marie François Sadi Carnot, French politician (d. 1894)
          4th President of the French Republic
1855 – John Hodges, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
1858 – Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic (d. 1930)
          Nobel Prize laureate
1860 – Ottó Bláthy, Hungarian engineer and chess player (d. 1939)
1869 – Hale Holden, American businessman (d. 1940)
1870 – Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)
1874 – Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1953)
1875 – Daniel Soubeyran, French rower (d. 1959)
1877 – Adolph M. Christianson, American judge (d. 1954)
1878 – Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author (d. 1955)
1881 – Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
1884 – Hermann Wlach, Austrian actor (d. 1962)
1885 – Stephen Butterworth, English physicist (d. 1958)
1891 – Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962)
1892 – Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist (d. 1978)
1892 – Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (d. 1962)
1897 – Enid Blyton, English author, poet, and educator (d. 1968)
1897 – Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (d. 1970)
1898 – Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician (d. 1968)
          3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1899 – Rudolf Andersen, Danish gymnast (d. 1983)
1900 – Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1994)
1902 – Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986)
1902 – Lloyd Nolan, American actor and singer (d. 1985)
1905 – Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (d. 2002)
1905 – Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (d. 1998)
1907 – Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer (d. 1989)
1908 – Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (d. 1978)
1908 – Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999)
1909 – Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (d. 1989)
1909 – Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian (d. 1985)
1911 – Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician (d. 2004)
          10th Prime Minister of Thailand
1912 – Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954)
1912 – Raphael Blau, American screenwriter (d. 1996)
1913 – Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (d. 1976)
1913 – Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
1913 – Angus Wilson, English author and academic (d. 1991)
1915 – Morris Weiss, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
1916 – Johnny Claes, Belgian race car driver (d. 1956)
1916 – Laurie Daniels, Australian public servant (d. 1994)
1919 – Ginette Neveu, French violinist (d. 1949)
1919 – Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican baseball player
1920 – Mike Douglas, American singer, entertainer and talk show host (d. 2006)
1920 – Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)
1921 – Alex Haley, American historian and author (d. 1992)
1922 – John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1923 – Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor (d. 2015)
1925 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
1925 – Arlene Dahl, American actress
1925:  Carl T. Rowan  [American journalist] (d. 23 Sep 2000)
1926:  John Gokongwei  [Chinese Filipino businessman]
          Owner of Robinsons Malls
          Chairman of JG Summit Holdings
1926 – Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist
          Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – Claus von Bülow, Danish-English lawyer
1927 – Raymond Leppard, English harpsichord player and conductor
1927 – Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (d. 2007)
1930:  William O'Neill  [American politician] (d. 24 Nov 2007)
          84th Governor of Connecticut, 1980-1991
1930 – Paul Soles, Canadian actor and producer
1932 – Fernando Arrabal, Spanish actor, director, and playwright
1932 – Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician (d. 2003)
          founded Canwest
1932 – Geoffrey Cass, English businessman
1932 – Peter Eisenman, American architect
          designed the City of Culture of Galicia
1932 – John Gorrie, English director and screenwriter
1933 – Jerry Falwell, American minister and evangelist (d. 15 May 2007)
1933 – Jerzy Grotowski, Polish director and producer (d. 1999)
1933 – Tamás Vásáry, Hungarian pianist and conductor
1934 – Bob Hepple, South African lawyer and academic
1936 – Andre Dubus II, American author (d. 24 Feb 1999)
1936 – Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
1936 – Jonathan Spence, English-American historian and academic
1937 – Anna Massey, English actress (d. 2011)
1937 – Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman (d. 2014)
          founded IDG
1939 – Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (d. 2003)
1940 – Lennie Pond, American race car driver
1941 – Alla Kushnir, Russian–Israeli chess player (d. 2013)
1942 – Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player
          (Manfred Mann and The Manfreds)
1943 – Abigail Folger, American heiress and activist (d. 1969)
1943:  Kenny Gamble  [American musician]
          (Gamble and Huff)
1943 – Jim Kale, Canadian bass player (The Guess Who)
1943 – Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician
          10th President of Pakistan
1943 – Denis Payton, English saxophonist (d. 2006)
          (The Dave Clark Five)
1944 – Hans Knudsen, Danish canoe racer
1944 – Martin Linton, Swedish-English politician
1944 – Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor and director
1944 – Frederick W. Smith, American businessman
          founded FedEx
1946 – John Conlee, American singer
1946 – Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author
1947 – Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
1947 – Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
1948 – Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
1948 – Jan Palach, Czech activist (d. 1969)
1949 – Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
          (Raspberries)
1949 – Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician
1949:  Craig McCaw  [American businessman]
          founder of McCaw Cellular and Clearwire Corporation.
1949:  David Rubenstein  [American businessman]
          co-founder and co-chief executive officer of The Carlyle Group
1950 – Elya Baskin, Latvian-American actor
1950 – Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
          (Iron Butterfly)
1950 – Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer (d. 2003)
          designed the AN-94 rifle
1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer
          co-founded Apple Inc.

1951 – Vincent Bilodeau, Canadian actor
1952 – Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)
1952 – Manfred Krüger, German footballer
1952 – Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer (Devo)
1953 – Cory Quirino, Filipino author, host
          national director of Miss World Philippines
1953 – Hulk Hogan, American wrestler and actor
1953 – Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer
1954 – Vance Heafner, American golfer (d. 2012)
1954 – Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter
1954 – M. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer and coach
1954 – Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
1954 – Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire
1955 – Marc Bureau, Canadian politician
          16th Mayor of Gatineau
1955 – Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician
          Member of Parliament for North Down
1956 – Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician and academic
1957 – Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
          (Skrewdriver)
1957:  Ines de La Fressange  [French model]
1957:  David Henry Hwang  [American writer]
1957 – Richie Ramone, American drummer (Ramones)
1957:  Masayoshi Son  [Korean Japanese businessman]
          Founder & CEO of SoftBank
          chairman of Sprint Corporation
1958:  Dan Kildee  [American politician]
          U.S. Representative, D. MI, 2013-present
1958 – Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player
          (Public Image Ltd and The Damage Manual)
1959 – Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
          (Soda Stereo)
1959 – Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese investor
1959 – Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005)
1959 – Richard Scudamore, English businessman
1959 – László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
1961 – David Brooks  [American journalist and author]
1961 – Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach
1961 – Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer
1961 – Jukka Tapanimäki, Finnish game programmer (d. 2000)
1962 – Brian Azzarello, American author
1962 – Charles Cecil, English video game designer
          co-founded Revolution Software
1962 – John Micklethwait, English journalist
1962 – Rob Minkoff, American director and producer
1963 – Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player
1964 – Jim Lee, South Korean-American author and illustrator
1965 – Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1965 – Embeth Davidtz, American actress
1965 – Viola Davis, American actress
1965 – Duane Martin, American actor and producer
1965 – Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer
1966 – Nigel Martyn, English footballer and coach
1967 – Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
          (Héroes del Silencio)
1967 – Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist
          (Norske Store Orkester)
1967 – Eric Maleson, Brazilian bobsled racer
          founded the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation
1967 – Joe Rogan, American comedian, actor, and television host
1968 – Anna Gunn, American actress
1968 – Charlie Sexton, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
1969 – Ashley Jensen, Scottish actress
1969:  Joshua Prince-Ramus  [American architect]
1970:  Charles M. Blow  [American journalist]
1973:  Kristin Armstrong  [American road bicycle racer]
1973 – Nigel Harman, English actor
1974 – Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater
1974 – Anju Jain, Indian cricketer and coach
1974 – Chris Messina, American actor
1974 – Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (d. 2002)
1974 – Carolyn Murphy  [American model and actress]
1975 – Chris Cummings, Canadian country music artist
1975:  Ben Elliot  [English businessman]
          nephew of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
1975:  Roger Craig Smith  [American voice actor]
1975 – Davey von Bohlen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
          (Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Maritime, and Vermont)
1976 – Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager
1976 – Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
1976 – Will Friedle, American actor
1976 – Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Tõnis Kalde, Estonian footballer
1976 – Erick Lindgren, American poker player
1976 – Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey player
1977 – Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer
1978 – Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
1978 – Jermain Taylor, American boxer
1979 – Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer
1980 – Daniel Lloyd, English cyclist
1980 – Lee Suggs, American football player
1981 – Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
1981 – Sandi Thom, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Alan Halsall, English actor
1983 – Pavel 183, Russian painter (d. 2013)
1983 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
1983 – Luke Lewis, Australian rugby league player
1984:  Melky Cabrera  [Dominican baseball player]
1985 – J-Boog, American rapper, producer, and actor (B2K)
1985 – Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan model and actress
1986 – Mokhtar Benmoussa, Algerian footballer
1986 – Kaori Fukuhara, Japanese voice actress
1986 – Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player
1987 – Alyssa Alano, Filipino actress, comedian, singer, and host
          (Viva Hot Babes)
1987 – Shouta Aoi, Japanese voice actor
1987 – Drew Storen, American baseball player
1987:  Jemima West  [Anglo-French actress]
1988 – Patty Mills, Australian basketball player
1988 – Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player
1989 – Gui Gui, Taiwanese singer and actress (Hey Girl)
1989 – Junior Heffernan, Irish bicyclist and triathlete (d. 2013)
1989 – Sebastian Huke, German footballer
1989 – Rebekah Kim, South Korean singer, dancer, model and rapper (After School)
1993:  Alyson Stoner  [American actress]

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1967:  Cindy Overman Covert

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223 – Jia Xu, Chinese politician (b. 147)
353 – Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)
449 – Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople
1204 – Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)
1259 – Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1208)
1456 – John Hunyadi, Hungarian general (b. 1387)
1464 – Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (b. 1401)
1494 – Hans Memling, Flemish painter (b. 1430)
1519 – Johann Tetzel, German preacher (b. 1465)
1556 – John Bell  [English bishop] (b. before 1490)
          Legal counsel for Henry VIII of England
          Bishop of Worcester (1539-1543)
1563 – Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer (b. 1500)
1578 – Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and cosmographer(b. 1502)
1596 – Hamnet Shakespeare, English son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
1614 – Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)
1656 – Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
1774 – Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (b. 1722)
1813 – Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (b. 1745)
1851 – Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
1854 – Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
1868 – Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian composer (b. 1815)
1886 – Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
1890 – John Henry Newman, English cardinal (b. 1801)
1892 – Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
1903 – Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
1908 – Khudiram Bose, Indian activist (b. 1889)
1919 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1835)
          founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall
1921 – Mary Sumner, English philanthropist (b. 1828)
          founded the Mothers' Union
1936 – Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
1937 – Edith Wharton, American author (b. 1862)
1939 – Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
1939 – Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
1953 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (b. 1892)
1956 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
1961 – Antanas Škėma, Polish-American actor, director, playwright, and author (b. 1910)
1963 – Otto Wahle, Austrian swimmer (b. 1879)
1965 – Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)
1972 – Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic (b. 1899)
          Nobel Prize laureate
1974 – Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuelan conductor and composer (b. 1887)
1975 – Rachel Katznelson-Shazar, Belarusian wife of Zalman Shazar (b. 1885)
1979 – J. G. Farrell, English author (b. 1935)
1980 – Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)
1982 – Tom Drake, American actor and singer (b. 1918)
1988 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (b. 1929)
1989 – John Meillon, Australian actor (b. 1934)
1994 – Peter Cushing, English actor (b. 1913)
1995 – Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
1996 – Tassos Isaac, Cypriot activist (b. 1972)
1996 – Rafael Kubelík, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1914)
1996 – Ambrosio Padilla, Filipino basketball player, baseball player, and politician (b. 1910)
2000 – Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (b. 1916)
2003 – Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)
2003 – Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)
2004 – K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (b. 1925)
2006 – Mike Douglas, American singer, entertainer and talk show host (b. 1920)
2008 – George Furth, American actor (b. 1932)
2009 – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist (b. 1921)
          founded the Special Olympics
2010 – Bruno Schleinstein, German actor (b. 1932)
2011 – Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter (Warrant) (b. 1964)
2012 – Michael Dokes, American boxer (b. 1958)
2012 – Von Freeman, American saxophonist (b. 1923)
2012 – Bhadriraju Krishnamurti, Indian linguist and academic (b. 1928)
2012 – Bill Rafferty, American comedian and impressionist (b. 1944)
2013 – Raymond Delisle, French cyclist (b. 1943)
2013 – Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist (b. 1919)
2014 – Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
2014 – Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (b. 1951)

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