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Births
VIP
Notable
64 – Julia Flavia, Roman daughter of Titus (d. 91)
678 – K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab' III, Mayan ruler (d. 730)
1087 – John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1143)
1475 – Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal (d. 1507)
1502 – John Leland, English poet and historian (d. 1552)
1521 – William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (d. 1598)
English academic and politician
Lord High Treasurer
1583 – Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1643)
1594 – Francesco Manelli, Italian theorbo player and composer (d. 1667)
1601 – Jan Brueghel the Younger, Flemish painter (d. 1678)
1604 – Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (d. 1661)
English commander and politician
1676 – Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (d. 1741)
French wife of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
1755: Oliver Evans [American inventor] (d. 15 Apr 1819)
1761 – Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet, writer, and artist (d. 1816)
1766 – Samuel Wilson, American meat-packer (d. 1854)
namesake of Uncle Sam
1775 – Laura Secord, American-Canadian war heroine (d. 1868)
1795: Julius Charles Hare [English clergyman] (d. 3 Jan 1855)
1802 – Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and author (d. 1880)
1813: Valérie de Gasparin [Swiss writer] (d. 1894)
1813 – John Sedgwick, American general (d. 1864)
1819 – Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896)
1830 – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (d. 1916)
1842 – John H. Bankhead, American soldier and politician (d. 1920)
1851 – Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d. 1902)
1857 – Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel and activist (d. 1937)
1857 – Milton S. Hershey, American businessman (d. 1945)
founded The Hershey Company
1860 – John J. Pershing, American general (d. 1948)
1863: Arthur Henderson [British politician] (d. 20 Oct 1935)
Member of Parliament, 1903-1935
1934 Nobel Peace Prize
1865 – William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (d. 1951)
Indian-English field marshal
1866 – Ole Østmo, Norwegian target shooter (d. 1923)
1872 – Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician (d. 1951)
44th Prime Minister of Japan
1873 – Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author (d. 1950)
1874 – Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (d. 1962)
1874 – Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer and painter (d. 1951)
1876 – Sherwood Anderson, American author (d. 1941)
1877 – Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d. 1957)
1877 – Stanley Lord, English captain (d. 1962)
1880 – Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer (d. 1958)
co-founded Famous Players-Lasky
1880 – Marcel Van Crombrugge, Belgian rower (d. 1940)
1882 – Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician (d. 1969)
6th President of Cuba
1883 – LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (d. 1956)
1885 – Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian-German mathematician and academic (d. 1962)
1886 – Amelie Beese, German pilot and sculptor (d. 1925)
1886 – Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic (d. 1975)
Nobel Prize laureate
1887 – Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss biochemist and academic (d. 1976)
Nobel Prize laureate
1890 – Antony Noghès, French-Monacan businessman (d. 1978)
founded the Monaco Grand Prix
1891 – Max Pruss, German captain (d. 1960)
1893 – Larry Shields, American clarinet player (d. 1953)
(Original Dixieland Jass Band)
1894 – J. B. Priestley, English author and playwright (d. 1984)
1894 – Julian Tuwim, Polish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1953)
1895 – Morris Kirksey, American rugby player and sprinter (d. 1981)
1898 – Roger Désormière, French conductor (d. 1963)
1898 – C. Sittampalam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1964)
1899 – Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian politician (d. 1938)
1901 – James McCoubrey, Canadian-American super-centenarian (d. 2013)
1903 – Claudette Colbert, French-American actress and singer (d. 1996)
1904 – Gladys George, American actress and singer (d. 1954)
1908 – Chu Berry, American saxophonist (d. 1941)
1908 – Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright (d. 1987)
1908 – Sicco Mansholt, Dutch politician (d. 1995)
4th President of the European Commission
1908 – Mae Questel, American actress and singer (d. 1998)
1909 – Ray Bowden, English footballer (d. 1998)
1909 – Frits Thors, Dutch journalist (d. 2014)
1911 – Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)
1912 – Maurice K. Goddard, American politician (d. 1995)
1912 – Reta Shaw, American actress and singer (d. 1982)
1914 – Leonard Feather [English-American pianist, composer, and producer] (d. 22 Sep 1994)
best known for his music journalism and other writing
1916 – Roald Dahl, English pilot, author, and screenwriter (d. 25 Nov 1990)
1917 – Carol Kendall, American historian and author (d. 2012)
1917 – Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
1918 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2015)
1918 – Dick Haymes, Argentinian-American actor and singer (d. 1980)
1919 – Mary Midgley, English philosopher and author
1919 – George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld
Austrian-English publisher, philanthropist, and politician
1920 – Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author (d. 2012)
1921 – Alexander Schmemann, American priest and educator (d. 1983)
1922 – Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)
1922 – Caroline Duby Glassman, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)
1922 – Yma Sumac, Peruvian-American soprano (d. 2008)
1923 – Édouard Boubat, French photographer and journalist (d. 1999)
1924 – Norman Alden, American actor (d. 2012)
1924 – Harold Blair, Australian tenor (d. 1976)
1924 – Scott Brady, American actor (d. 1985)
1924 – Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor (d. 2009)
1925 – Frank Cashen, American businessman (d. 2014)
1925 – Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)
1926 – Andrew Brimmer, American economist and academic (d. 2012)
1926 – Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1926 – J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012)
1927 – Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician (d. 2010)
175th Prime Minister of Greece
1928 – Robert Indiana, American artist
1929 – Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 2004)
1930 – Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, English publisher (d. 2015)
1931 – Barbara Bain, American actress
1931 – Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player and sportscaster
1931 – Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Australian sprinter and politician
33rd Governor of South Australia
1931: Adrienne Kennedy [African-American playwright]
1932 – Fernando González Pacheco (d. 2014)
Colombian television host, announcer, journalist and actor
1932 – Radoslav Brzobohatý, Czech actor (d. 2012)
1932 – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist and composer (d. 2013)
1933 – Eileen Fulton, American actress
1933 – Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (d. 1977)
1933 – Lewie Steinberg, American bass player
(Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
1934 – Tony Pickard, English tennis player and coach
1936 – Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian activist
founded National Vanguard
1936 – Joe E. Tata, American actor
1937 – Don Bluth, American animator, director, and producer
co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios
1938 – Judith Martin, American journalist and author
1938 – John Smith, Scottish politician (d. 1994)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1939 – Arleen Auger, American soprano (d. 1993)
1939 – Richard Kiel, American actor (d. 2014)
1939: Bill Janklow [American politician] (d. 12 Jan 2012)
U.S. Representative, R. SD, 2003-2004
30th Governor of South Dakota, 1995-2003
27th Governor of South Dakota, 1979-1987
1939: Larry Speakes [American public servant] (d. 10 Jan 2014)
White House Press Secretary (acting), 1981-1987
1939 – Joel-Peter Witkin, American photographer
1940 – Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician
President of Costa Rica
Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Kerry Stokes, Australian businessman
1941 – Tadao Ando, Japanese architect
designed Piccadilly Gardens
1941 – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Turkish judge and politician
10th President of the Republic of Turkey
1941 – David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian singer-songwriter
(Blood, Sweat & Tears)
1942 – Michel Côté, Canadian businessman and politician
1942: Béla Károlyi [Romanian gymnastics coach]
1943: Lincoln Davis [American politician]
U.S. Representative, D. TN, 2003-2011
1943 – Mildred D. Taylor, American author
1944 – Carol Barnes, English journalist (d. 2008)
1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, English actress and producer
1944 – Peter Cetera, American musician and producer
(Chicago)
1944 – Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer
1944 – Leslie Harvey, Scottish guitarist (d. 1972)
(Stone the Crows)
1945 – Noël Godin, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter
1945 – Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (d. 2002)
1946 – Frank Marshall, American director and producer
1948 – Nell Carter, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1948 – Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist and academic
1948 – Sitiveni Rabuka, Fijian general and politician
3rd Prime Minister of Fiji
1949 – John W. Henry, American businessman
1950 – Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish lawyer and politician
8th Prime Minister of Poland
1950 – Jacky Robert, French-American chef
1950 – Klaus Wunder, German footballer
1950 – Patsy Holland, English footballer and manager
1951 – Anne Devlin, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter
1951: Salva Kiir Mayardit [South Sudanese politician]
President of South Sudan, 2011-present
1951 – Jean Smart, American actress and singer
1952 – Randy Jones, American singer
(Village People)
1952 – Don Was, American bass player and producer
(Was (Not Was))
1953 – Iyanla Vanzant, American educator and author
1954 – Steve Kilbey, English-Australian musician
(The Church and Jack Frost)
1955 – Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan
English rower and politician
1955 – Joe Morris, American guitarist and composer
1956 – Alain Ducasse, French-Moroccan chef
1956 – Anne Geddes, Australian-born photographer and fashion designer
1956 – Kim Genelle, American model and actress
1957 – Vinny Appice, American drummer
(Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven & Hell)
1957 – Judy Blumberg, American ice dancer
1957 – Mal Donaghy, Irish footballer and manager
1957 – Brad Hooker, English-American philosopher and academic
1957 – Eleanor King, English lawyer and judge
1957 – John G. Trueschler, American lawyer and politician
1958 – Bobby Davro, English comedian and actor
1958 – Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor and academic
1958 – Kōji Tamaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
(Anzen Chitai)
1959 – Tatyana Mitkova, Russian journalist
1959: Rajeev Shukla [Indian politician]
Chairman of Indian Premier League, 2008-2013
1960 – Greg Baldwin, American voice actor
1960 – Dave Hardman, American porn actor
1961 – Fiona, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1961 – Bobbie Cryner, American singer-songwriter
1961: Tom Holt [British writer]
1961 – Dave Mustaine, American musician and producer
(Metallica, Megadeth, and MD.45)
1961 – KK Null, Japanese musician
1961 – Peter Roskam, American lawyer and politician
1962 – Hisao Egawa, Japanese voice actor
1962 – Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian poet and author
1963 – Yuri Alexandrov, Russian boxer (d. 2013)
1963 – Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician
1963 – Robin Smith, English cricketer
1964 – Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist, and author
1965 – Annie Duke, American poker player
1965 – Jeff Ross, American comedian, actor, director, and author
1965 – Zak Starkey, English drummer
(The Icicle Works The Semantics, ASAP, The Lightning Seeds,
and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band)
1966 – Maria Furtwängler, German physician and actress
1966 – Louis Mandylor, Australian actor and filmmaker
1967: Shawn Amos [American musician]
1967 – Michael Johnson, American sprinter
1967 – Tim "Ripper" Owens, American musician
(Iced Earth, Judas Priest, Beyond Fear, and Charred Walls of the Damned)
1967 – Stephen Perkins, American drummer and songwriter
(Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros, The Panic Channel, and Methods of Mayhem)
1968 – Roger Howarth, American actor
1968 – Brad Johnson, American football player
1968 – Emma Wiklund, Swedish model and actress
1968 – Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball player and guitarist
1969 – Sirje Kingsepp, Estonian politician
1969 – Ilka Knickenberg, German actress
1969 – Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1970 – Lee Abramson, American bass player and composer
1970 – Martín Herrera, Argentinian footballer
1970 – Louise Lombard, English actress
1970 – Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress
1970 – Jason Scott Sadofsky, American historian and programmer
founded textfiles.com
1971 – Ben Alexander, Australian rugby league player (d. 1992)
1971 – Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player
1971 – Stella McCartney, English fashion designer
1971 – Manabu Namiki, Japanese pianist and composer
1973 – Christine Arron, French runner
1973 – Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer and manager
1973 – Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress
1973 – Kelly Chen, Hong Kong singer and actress
1973 – Olve Eikemo, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Immortal, I, and Old Funeral)
1973 – Carlo Nash, English footballer
1973: Cedric Richmond [American politician]
U.S. Representative, D. LA, 2011-present
1974 – Travis Knight, American basketball player
1974 – Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player
1974: Stephen Lawrence [British murder victim] (d. 22 Apr 1993)
1974 – Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Akihiro Asai, Japanese race car driver
1975 – Joe Don Rooney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Rascal Flatts)
1976 – Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer
1976 – Elvis Mihailenko, Latvian boxer
1976 – Puma Swede, Swedish porn actress and dancer
1976 – José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player
1976: Colin Trevorrow [American film director]
1977 – Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1977 – Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer, director, and producer
1977 – Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer
(Maximum the Hormone)
1978 – Swizz Beatz, American hip hop artist and record producer
1978 – Megan Henning, American actress
1978 – Peter Sunde, Swedish businessman
co-founded Flattr and The Pirate Bay
1979 – Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer
(Hooverphonic)
1979 – Catalina Cruz, American porn actress
1979 – Tony Henry, English footballer
1979 – Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player
1980 – Andreas Biermann, German footballer (d. 2014)
1980 – Han Chae-young, South Korean actress
1980 – Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
1980 – Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
1980 – Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player
1980 – Ben Savage, American actor and director
1981 – Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
1981 – Angelina Love, Canadian-American wrestler
1982 – Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
1982 – Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
1982 – J. G. Quintel, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor
1982 – Rickie Weeks, American baseball player
1982 – Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
1983 – James Bourne, English musician and producer
(Busted, Son of Dork, and McBusted)
1983 – Molly Crabapple, American illustrator
1983 – Ryan Del Monte, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Eduard Ratnikov, Estonian footballer
1984 – Nabil Abou-Harb, American director, screenwriter, and producer
1985 – David Jordan, English singer-songwriter
1985 – Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Australian rugby player
1985 – Emi Suzuki, Chinese-Japanese model and actress
1986 – Steve Colpaert, Belgian footballer
1986 – Derek Hardman, American football player
1986 – Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese race car driver
1986 – Sean Williams, American basketball player
1987 – G.NA, Canadian-South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Edenilson Bergonsi, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Jonathan de Guzmán, Canadian-Dutch footballer
1987 – Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby player
1987 – Ai Kayano, Japanese voice actress and singer
1987 – Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player
1987 – John James Uy, Filipino actor and model
1987: Erin Way [American actress]
1988 – John Park, American singer
1988 – Luis Rentería, Panamanian footballer (d. 2014)
1988 – Keith Treacy, Irish footballer
1989 – Elysée Irié Bi Séhi, Ivorian footballer
1989 – Jon Mannah, Australian rugby player (d. 2013)
1989 – Thomas Müller, German footballer
1989 – William Owusu, Ghanaian footballer
1990 – Aoi Nakabeppu, Japanese model and actress
1990 – Luciano Narsingh, Dutch footballer
1991 – Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russian gymnast
1992 – Remy Põld, Estonian basketball player
1993: Niall Horan [Irish musician]
(One Direction)
1993 – Zhang Huiwen, Chinese actress
1994 – Ayaka Ōhashi, Japanese voice actress
1994 – Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovak tennis player
1995 – Robbie Kay, English actor
1996 – CJ Navato, Filipino actor
1977 – Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer
(Maximum the Hormone)
1978 – Swizz Beatz, American hip hop artist and record producer
1978 – Megan Henning, American actress
1978 – Peter Sunde, Swedish businessman
co-founded Flattr and The Pirate Bay
1979 – Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer
(Hooverphonic)
1979 – Catalina Cruz, American porn actress
1979 – Tony Henry, English footballer
1979 – Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player
1980 – Andreas Biermann, German footballer (d. 2014)
1980 – Han Chae-young, South Korean actress
1980 – Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
1980 – Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
1980 – Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player
1980 – Ben Savage, American actor and director
1981 – Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
1981 – Angelina Love, Canadian-American wrestler
1982 – Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
1982 – Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
1982 – J. G. Quintel, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor
1982 – Rickie Weeks, American baseball player
1982 – Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
1983 – James Bourne, English musician and producer
(Busted, Son of Dork, and McBusted)
1983 – Molly Crabapple, American illustrator
1983 – Ryan Del Monte, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Eduard Ratnikov, Estonian footballer
1984 – Nabil Abou-Harb, American director, screenwriter, and producer
1985 – David Jordan, English singer-songwriter
1985 – Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Australian rugby player
1985 – Emi Suzuki, Chinese-Japanese model and actress
1986 – Steve Colpaert, Belgian footballer
1986 – Derek Hardman, American football player
1986 – Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese race car driver
1986 – Sean Williams, American basketball player
1987 – G.NA, Canadian-South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Edenilson Bergonsi, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Jonathan de Guzmán, Canadian-Dutch footballer
1987 – Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby player
1987 – Ai Kayano, Japanese voice actress and singer
1987 – Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player
1987 – John James Uy, Filipino actor and model
1987: Erin Way [American actress]
1988 – John Park, American singer
1988 – Luis Rentería, Panamanian footballer (d. 2014)
1988 – Keith Treacy, Irish footballer
1989 – Elysée Irié Bi Séhi, Ivorian footballer
1989 – Jon Mannah, Australian rugby player (d. 2013)
1989 – Thomas Müller, German footballer
1989 – William Owusu, Ghanaian footballer
1990 – Aoi Nakabeppu, Japanese model and actress
1990 – Luciano Narsingh, Dutch footballer
1991 – Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russian gymnast
1992 – Remy Põld, Estonian basketball player
1993: Niall Horan [Irish musician]
(One Direction)
1993 – Zhang Huiwen, Chinese actress
1994 – Ayaka Ōhashi, Japanese voice actress
1994 – Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovak tennis player
1995 – Robbie Kay, English actor
1996 – CJ Navato, Filipino actor
Family
Coulee area
1991: John Dingman