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Births
VIP
Notable
524 – Kan B'alam I, Mayan ruler (d. 583)
1161 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (d. 1502)
1593 – Gottfried Scheidt, German organist and composer (d. 1661)
1599 – Christian the Younger of Brunswick (d. 1623)
1608 – Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest and mystic
founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (d. 1657)
1685 – Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1751)
1746 – Maurice Benyovszky, Slovak-Hungarian explorer (d. 1786)
1758 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian emperor (d. 1806)
1778 – Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (d. 1852)
Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer
1800 – Benjamin Franklin White, American singer (d. 1879)
1820 – John F. Reynolds, American general (d. 1863)
1831 – Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (d. 1917)
1833: Charles H. Grosvenor [American politician] (d. 30 Oct 1917)
U.S. Representative, R. OH, 1885-1891, 1893-1907
1833 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian soldier and journalist (d. 1918)
Nobel Prize laureate
1842 – James Dewar, Scottish-English chemist and physicist (d. 1923)
1844 – William H. Illingworth, American photographer (d. 1893)
1851 – Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (d. 1929)
1853 – Chulalongkorn, Thai king (d. 1910)
1861 – Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher (d. 1955)
8th Librarian of Congress
1872 – Maurice Gamelin, French general (d. 1958)
1873 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor and filmmaker (d. 1949)
1873 – Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
1878 – Upton Sinclair, American novelist and journalist, (d. 1968)
1880 – Louise Peete, American murderer (d. 1947)
1880 – Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, musicologist and critic (d. 1968)
1884 – Maxwell Perkins, American editor (d. 1947)
1885 – Enrico Mizzi, Maltese politician (d. 1950)
6th Prime Minister of Malta
1886 – Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1945)
1889 – Oskar Kaplur, Estonian wrestler (d. 1962)
1889 – Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (d. 1975)
1890 – Linda Eenpalu, Estonian politician and activist (d. 1967)
1892 – Roy Turk, American songwriter (d. 1934)
1893 – Colin Fraser Barron, Scottish-Canadian soldier (d. 1958)
Victoria Cross recipient
1893 – Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (d. 1962)
1899 – Leo Strauss, German-American political scientist and philosopher (d. 1973)
1902 – Stevie Smith, English author and poet (d. 1971)
1906 – Jean Dréville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1911 – Shriram Sharma, Indian philosopher and activist (d. 1991)
1913 – John Collins, American guitarist (d. 2001)
1913 – Sidney Dillon Ripley, American ornithologist (d. 2001)
1914 – Johannes Hint, Estonian building engineer (d. 1985)
1914 – Kenneth More, English actor and singer (d. 1982)
1915 – K. H. Ting, Chinese bishop (d. 2012)
1916 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician (d. 2003)
Prime Minister of Pakistan
1917 – Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
1917 – Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994)
1917 – Don Starr, American actor (d. 2005)
1917 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)
1920 – Alberto de Lacerda, Mozambican-Portuguese poet and radio host (d. 2007)
1920 – Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
founded Jay Ward Productions
1921 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013)
1922 – William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)
1923 – Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-American poet and author (d. 1997)
1923 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Indian actor and producer (d. 2014)
1923 – Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer and actress
1924 – Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1924 – Jackie Paris, American singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
1925 – James Bernard, English composer and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1925 – Ananda Mahidol, Thai king (d. 1946)
1925 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (d. 1986)
(The Coasters and The Robins)
1926 – Libero Liberati, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
1927 – Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (d. 1966)
1927 – John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 2010)
1927 – Red Mitchell, American bassist, composer, and poet (d. 1992)
1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh-American actress and singer (d. 1980)
1928 – Olga Ferri, Argentinian dancer and choreographer (d. 2012)
1928 – Donald Hall, American poet, editor, and literary critic
1928 – Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. 2000)
1929 – Anne Meara, American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1929 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist and clarinet player
1930 – Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
1931: Malachy McCourt [Irish-American actor, writer, and politician]
1931 – Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1931: Ned Tanen [American businessman] (d. 5 Jan 2009)
1933 – W.B. Brydon, English actor
1933 – Steve McCall, American drummer (Air) (d. 1989)
1933 – Dennis Viollet, English footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1934 – Takayuki Kubota, Japanese-American martial artist and actor
1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian-Swiss actress and singer
1934 – David Marquand, English academic and politician
1934 – Jeff Morris, American actor (d. 2004)
1934 – Rajinder Puri, Indian cartoonist, columnist and political activist (d. 2015)
1935 – David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
1935 – Keith Roberts, English author and illustrator (d. 2000)
1935 – Jim Taylor, American football player and sportscaster
1936 – Andrew Davies, Welsh author, screenwriter, and producer
1936 – Salvador Reyes Monteón, Mexican footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1937 – Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician
Swedish Minister for the Environment
1937 – Geoffrey Dear, Baron Dear, English police officer
1937 – Garry Johnson, English general
1937 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
1938 – Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (Stuff) (d. 1994)
1938 – Jane Manning, English soprano
1939 – Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
1940 – Tarō Asō, Japanese politician
92nd Prime Minister of Japan
1940 – William Finley, American actor (d. 2012)
1940 – Anna Pavord, Welsh-English journalist and author
1941 – Dale Chihuly, American sculptor and educator
1941 – Jim Cullum, Jr., American cornet player
(Jim Cullum Jazz Band)
1941 – Alix de Lannoy, Belgian noblewoman (d. 2012)
mother of Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1941 – Sammy McMillan, Irish footballer
1942 – Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician
President of Gabon (d. 2015)
1942 – Gérald Tremblay, Canadian businessman and politician
41st Mayor of Montreal
1944 – Jeremy Child, English actor
1946 – Pete Coors, American businessman and politician
1946 – Markandey Katju, Indian judge
1947 – Billy Bang, American violinist and composer (d. 2011)
1947 – Jude Deveraux, American author
1947 – Steve Gerber, American author (d. 2008)
1947 – Wojciech Kurtyka, Polish mountaineer
1947 – Mia Martini, Italian singer and actress (d. 1995)
1947 – Chris Ortloff, American journalist and politician
1947 – Bruce Pasternack, American businessman
1947 – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, French journalist and author
1948 – Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host
1948 – Victoria Mallory, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
1948 – George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer
1948 – Chuck Panozzo, American bass player (Styx)
1948 – John Panozzo, American drummer (Styx) (d. 1996)
1949 – Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Anthony Denison, American actor
1951: A. A. Attanasio [American writer]
1951 – Cornelia Behm, German politician
1951 – Joanna Cameron, American actress
1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler (d. 2012)
1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Javier Marías, Spanish journalist, author, and academic
1954 – Anne McIntosh, Scottish politician
1954 – Henry Samueli, American businessman, co-founded Broadcom
1954 – Brinke Stevens, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1954: Peter White [American jazz guitarist]
1955 – Betsy Brantley, American actress
1955 – José Rivero, Spanish golfer
1956 – Jennifer Tour Chayes, American mathematician and computer scientist
1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
1956 – Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
1956 – John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
1956 – Debbi Morgan, American actress
1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter
(Thompson Twins)
1957 – Michael Hurst, New Zealand actor and director
1958 – Arn Anderson, American wrestler and trainer
1958: Ursula Burns [American businesswoman]
1959 – Joseph Alessi, American classical trombonist
principal trombonist for the New York Philharmonic
1959 – Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator
1960 – Lee Hall, English playwright and screenwriter
1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter
(The Beautiful South and The Housemartins)
1960 – Deborah Roberts, American journalist
1961 – Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and journalist
1961 – Caroline Flint, English politician
Minister of State for Europe
1962 – Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
1963 – Robert LaSardo, American actor and producer
1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player
(Pennywise and One Hit Wonder)
1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
1965 – Robert Rusler, American actor and producer
1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Extreme, Satellite Party, DramaGods, and Mourning Widows)
1966 – Douglas Gordon, Scottish photographer
1967 – Martin Harrison, American football player
1967 – Kristen Johnston, American actress
1967 – Alex Jordan, American porn actress and director (d. 1995)
1967 – Gunnar Nelson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nelson)
1967 – Matthew Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Nelson)
1968 – Van Jones, American lawyer and activist
1968 – Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
1968 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
1968 – Ben Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and bass player
(Soundgarden, Hater, and Wellwater Conspiracy)
1968 – Michelle Visage, American singer and radio host (Seduction)
1969 – Victoria Dillard, American actress
1969 – Megumi Kudo, Japanese wrestler
1969 – Patrick Pentland, Irish-Canadian musician and producer (Sloan)
1969 – Tim Rogers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (You Am I)
1969 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
1971 – Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1971 – Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer and manager
1971 – Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer
(Army of Lovers and Nouveau Riche)
1972 – Sergio Di Zio, Canadian actor
1972 – Victor Ponta, Romanian jurist and politician
63rd Prime Minister of Romania
1972 – Sawa Suzuki, Japanese actress
1973 – Ronald McKinnon, American football player
1973 – Jo Pavey, English runner
1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Moon Bloodgood, American actress
1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
1975 – Jason Robinson, American saxophonist and composer
(Cosmologic, Cross Border Trio, Groundation, and Trummerflora Collective)
1976 – Jon Bernthal, American actor
1976 – Agata Buzek, Polish actress
1976 – Yo Hitoto, Japanese singer
1976 – Yui Horie, Japanese voice actress and singer (Aice5)
1976 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
1976 – Reuben Singh, English businessman
1977 – Namie Amuro, Japanese singer, dancer, and actress
(Super Monkey's and Suite Chic)
1977 – Martin Horntveth, Norwegian drummer (Jaga Jazzist)
1977 – Chris Mooney, American journalist and academic
1977 – The-Dream, American singer and record producer
1978 – Jason Bay, Canadian-American baseball player
1978 – Patrizio Buanne, Austrian-Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1978 – Héctor Camacho, Jr., Puerto Rican-American boxer
1978 – Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
1978 – Dante Hall, American football player
1978 – T. J. Tucker, American baseball player
1978 – Charlie Weber, American actor
1979 – Sean Davis, English footballer
1979 – Rakel Liekki, Finnish porn actress and journalist
1979 – Dan Gillespie Sells, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
(The Feeling and Speedway)
1979 – Wilfried Tevoedjre, Beninese swimmer
1979: Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr. [American drummer]
1980 – Mariacarla Boscono, Italian model
1980 – Ryan Donowho, American actor and producer
1980 – Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
1980 – Jonathan Le Billon, English actor
1980 – Mehrzad Marashi, Iranian-German singer
1980 – Madison Young, American porn actress and director
founded Femina Potens Art Gallery
1981 – Joanie Dodds, American model
1981 – Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
1981 – David McMillan, American football player (d. 2013)
1981 – Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (d. 2014)
1981 – Jordan Tata, American baseball player
1982 – Jason Bacashihua, American ice hockey player
1982 – Aaron Burkart, German race car driver
1982 – Brian Fortuna, American dancer and choreographer
1982 – Sarah Glendening, American actress and singer
1982: Michael Koryta [American author]
1982 – Costa Pantazis, Cypriot-English songwriter and producer
1983 – A-Lin, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1983 – Jon Barnes, English racing driver
1983 – Jessica Alonso Bernardo, Spanish handball player
1983 – Yuna Ito, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – Freya Ross, Scottish runner
1983 – Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater
1984 – Belén Rodríguez, Argentinian model, actress, and television host
1985 – Tessanne Chin, Jamaican-American singer
1985 – Ian Desmond, American baseball player
1985 – Mami Yamasaki, Japanese model and actress
1986 – Aldis Hodge, American actor
1987 – Gain, South Korean singer and actress (Brown Eyed Girls)
1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer (Ocean Grove)
1987 – Sarah Natochenny, American voice actress
1988 – Arisa Sato, Japanese model and weather caster
1990 – Marilou, Canadian singer
1990 – Erich Gonzales, Filipino actress
1990 – Phillip Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Génesis Carmona, Venezuelan model (d. 2014)
1991 – Spencer Locke, American actress
1992 – Amidu Salifu, Ghanaian footballer
1992 – Michał Żyro, Polish footballer
1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
1995 – Sammi Hanratty, American actress and singer
1996 – Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player
1947 – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, French journalist and author
1948 – Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host
1948 – Victoria Mallory, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
1948 – George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer
1948 – Chuck Panozzo, American bass player (Styx)
1948 – John Panozzo, American drummer (Styx) (d. 1996)
1949 – Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Anthony Denison, American actor
1951: A. A. Attanasio [American writer]
1951 – Cornelia Behm, German politician
1951 – Joanna Cameron, American actress
1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler (d. 2012)
1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Javier Marías, Spanish journalist, author, and academic
1954 – Anne McIntosh, Scottish politician
1954 – Henry Samueli, American businessman, co-founded Broadcom
1954 – Brinke Stevens, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1954: Peter White [American jazz guitarist]
1955 – Betsy Brantley, American actress
1955 – José Rivero, Spanish golfer
1956 – Jennifer Tour Chayes, American mathematician and computer scientist
1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
1956 – Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
1956 – John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
1956 – Debbi Morgan, American actress
1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter
(Thompson Twins)
1957 – Michael Hurst, New Zealand actor and director
1958 – Arn Anderson, American wrestler and trainer
1958: Ursula Burns [American businesswoman]
1959 – Joseph Alessi, American classical trombonist
principal trombonist for the New York Philharmonic
1959 – Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator
1960 – Lee Hall, English playwright and screenwriter
1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter
(The Beautiful South and The Housemartins)
1960 – Deborah Roberts, American journalist
1961 – Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and journalist
1961 – Caroline Flint, English politician
Minister of State for Europe
1962 – Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
1963 – Robert LaSardo, American actor and producer
1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player
(Pennywise and One Hit Wonder)
1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
1965 – Robert Rusler, American actor and producer
1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Extreme, Satellite Party, DramaGods, and Mourning Widows)
1966 – Douglas Gordon, Scottish photographer
1967 – Martin Harrison, American football player
1967 – Kristen Johnston, American actress
1967 – Alex Jordan, American porn actress and director (d. 1995)
1967 – Gunnar Nelson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nelson)
1967 – Matthew Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Nelson)
1968 – Van Jones, American lawyer and activist
1968 – Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
1968 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
1968 – Ben Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and bass player
(Soundgarden, Hater, and Wellwater Conspiracy)
1968 – Michelle Visage, American singer and radio host (Seduction)
1969 – Victoria Dillard, American actress
1969 – Megumi Kudo, Japanese wrestler
1969 – Patrick Pentland, Irish-Canadian musician and producer (Sloan)
1969 – Tim Rogers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (You Am I)
1969 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer
1971 – Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1971 – Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer
1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer and manager
1971 – Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer
(Army of Lovers and Nouveau Riche)
1972 – Sergio Di Zio, Canadian actor
1972 – Victor Ponta, Romanian jurist and politician
63rd Prime Minister of Romania
1972 – Sawa Suzuki, Japanese actress
1973 – Ronald McKinnon, American football player
1973 – Jo Pavey, English runner
1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Moon Bloodgood, American actress
1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
1975 – Jason Robinson, American saxophonist and composer
(Cosmologic, Cross Border Trio, Groundation, and Trummerflora Collective)
1976 – Jon Bernthal, American actor
1976 – Agata Buzek, Polish actress
1976 – Yo Hitoto, Japanese singer
1976 – Yui Horie, Japanese voice actress and singer (Aice5)
1976 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
1976 – Reuben Singh, English businessman
1977 – Namie Amuro, Japanese singer, dancer, and actress
(Super Monkey's and Suite Chic)
1977 – Martin Horntveth, Norwegian drummer (Jaga Jazzist)
1977 – Chris Mooney, American journalist and academic
1977 – The-Dream, American singer and record producer
1978 – Jason Bay, Canadian-American baseball player
1978 – Patrizio Buanne, Austrian-Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1978 – Héctor Camacho, Jr., Puerto Rican-American boxer
1978 – Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
1978 – Dante Hall, American football player
1978 – T. J. Tucker, American baseball player
1978 – Charlie Weber, American actor
1979 – Sean Davis, English footballer
1979 – Rakel Liekki, Finnish porn actress and journalist
1979 – Dan Gillespie Sells, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
(The Feeling and Speedway)
1979 – Wilfried Tevoedjre, Beninese swimmer
1979: Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr. [American drummer]
1980 – Mariacarla Boscono, Italian model
1980 – Ryan Donowho, American actor and producer
1980 – Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
1980 – Jonathan Le Billon, English actor
1980 – Mehrzad Marashi, Iranian-German singer
1980 – Madison Young, American porn actress and director
founded Femina Potens Art Gallery
1981 – Joanie Dodds, American model
1981 – Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
1981 – David McMillan, American football player (d. 2013)
1981 – Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (d. 2014)
1981 – Jordan Tata, American baseball player
1982 – Jason Bacashihua, American ice hockey player
1982 – Aaron Burkart, German race car driver
1982 – Brian Fortuna, American dancer and choreographer
1982 – Sarah Glendening, American actress and singer
1982: Michael Koryta [American author]
1982 – Costa Pantazis, Cypriot-English songwriter and producer
1983 – A-Lin, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1983 – Jon Barnes, English racing driver
1983 – Jessica Alonso Bernardo, Spanish handball player
1983 – Yuna Ito, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – Freya Ross, Scottish runner
1983 – Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater
1984 – Belén Rodríguez, Argentinian model, actress, and television host
1985 – Tessanne Chin, Jamaican-American singer
1985 – Ian Desmond, American baseball player
1985 – Mami Yamasaki, Japanese model and actress
1986 – Aldis Hodge, American actor
1987 – Gain, South Korean singer and actress (Brown Eyed Girls)
1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer (Ocean Grove)
1987 – Sarah Natochenny, American voice actress
1988 – Arisa Sato, Japanese model and weather caster
1990 – Marilou, Canadian singer
1990 – Erich Gonzales, Filipino actress
1990 – Phillip Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Génesis Carmona, Venezuelan model (d. 2014)
1991 – Spencer Locke, American actress
1992 – Amidu Salifu, Ghanaian footballer
1992 – Michał Żyro, Polish footballer
1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
1995 – Sammi Hanratty, American actress and singer
1996 – Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player
Family
Coulee area