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Births
VIP
1925 – Margaret Thatcher [English lawyer and politician] (d. 8 Apr 2013)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1979-1990
Notable
1162 – Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)
1381 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1415)
Lord High Treasurer of England
1453 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (d. 1471)
1474 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (d. 1515)
1499 – Claude of France (d. 1524)
1566 – Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1643)
1613 – Luisa de Guzmán (d. 1666)
Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal
1696 – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey (d. 1743)
English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal
1713 – Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (d. 1784)
1756 – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier (d. 1833)
English admiral and politician
36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland
1768 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin (d. 1839)
French admiral and explorer
1788: Thomas Erskine [Scottish theologian]
1797: Thomas Haynes Bayly [English poet and dramatist] (d. 22 Apr 1839)
1820 – John William Dawson (d. 1899)
Canadian geologist and academic
1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)
1825 – Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer (d. 1895)
founded House of Worth
1833: Edward Blake [Canadian politician] (d. 1 Mar 1912)
2nd Premier of Ontario, 1771-1772
1844 – Ernest Myers, English poet and author (d. 1921)
1853 – Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (d. 1929)
1861: Minna Antrim [American writer] (d. 1950)
1862 – Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (d. 1900)
1866: Georg Groddeck [German physician and writer] (d. 10 Jun 1934)
1870 – Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (d. 1945)
1872 – Leon Leonwood Bean, American inventor, author, and outdoorsman (d. 1967)
founder of L.L.Bean
1874 – József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (d. 1948)
1876 – Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. 1914)
1878: Karle Wilson Baker [American poet and author] (d. 8 Nov 1960)
1878 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (d. 1952)
1879 – Edward Hennig, American gymnast (d. 1960)
1880 – Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (d. 1932)
1887 – Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician (d. 1947)
President of Slovakia
1890 – Conrad Richter, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
1891 – Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988)
1894 – Frank O'Connor, Australian public servant (d. 1972)
1895 – Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (d. 1978)
1896 – E. Beatrice Riley, Australian super-centenarian (d. 2009)
1900 – Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997)
1902 – Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (d. 1973)
1902 – Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (d. 1987)
1904 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (d. 1978)
1905 – Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
1905 – Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
1906 – Dick Randall, Australian public servant (d. 1982)
1909 – Herblock, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)
1909 – Art Tatum, American pianist (d. 1956)
1911 – Ashok Kumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer (d. 2001)
1911 – Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian writer (d. 1938)
1912 – Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor and filmmaker (d. 1989)
1913 – Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 2004)
1915 – Terry Frost, English painter and academic (d. 2003)
1917 – George Osmond, American talent manager (d. 2007)
1917 – Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (d. 1985)
1918 – Robert Walker, American actor and singer (d. 1951)
1919 – R. Kanagasuntheram, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (d. 2010)
1920 – Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007)
1921 – Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991)
1923 – John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1994)
1923 – Cyril Shaps, English actor (d. 2003)
1923 – Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright
1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)
1924 – Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
1924 – Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (d. 2002)
1924 – Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician (d. 1994)
44th President of Argentina
1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (d. 3 Aug 1966)
1925 – Armand Mouyal, French épée fencer (d. 1988)
1925 – Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
1926 – Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (d. 2002)
1926 – Killer Kowalski, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2008)
1926 – Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013)
1926 – Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
1927 – Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer
1929 – Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and educator
1929 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (d. 2010)
1930 – Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1978)
1931 – Raymond Kopa, French footballer
1931 – Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
1932 – Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (d. 1995)
1933 – Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill (d. 2012)
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
1933 – Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2007)
1934 – Jack Colvin, American actor and director (d. 2005)
1934 – Roger Gibbs, English businessman
1934 – Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
1935 – Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter
1935 – Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
1936 – Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (d. 1996)
1936: Robert Ingpen [Australian artist]
1937 – Sami Frey, French actor
1938 – Hugo Young, English journalist and author (d. 2003)
1939 – Larry Bowie, American football player (d. 2012)
1939 – T. J. Cloutier, American poker player
1939 – Melinda Dillon, American actress
1940 – Chris Farlowe, English singer
(Colosseum and Atomic Rooster)
1940 – Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist
1941 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(Simon & Garfunkel)
1942 – Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager
1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman
1942 – Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer
1942 – Pamela Tiffin, American actress
1943 – Mike Barnicle, American journalist
1943 – Beverley Goodway, English photographer (d. 2012)
1943 – Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team
1944: Charlotte Bunch [American activist and author]
1944 – Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
(Chicago)
1945 – Christophe, French singer-songwriter
1945 – Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician
9th President of Suriname
1945 – Susan Stafford, American game show host and actress
1946 – Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (d. 2013)
1946 – Edwina Currie, English radio host and politician
1946 – Demond Wilson, American actor and pastor
1947 – Susan Blommaert, American actress
1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(Van Halen, Chickenfoot, Montrose, and Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve)
1947 – Jerry Trupiano, American sportscaster
1947 – Alan Wakeman, English saxophonist and clarinet player
(Soft Machine)
1948 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani singer (d. 1997)
1948 – John Ford Coley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(England Dan & John Ford Coley)
1948 – Lacy J. Dalton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Raimundo Fagner, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1949 – Marisol Malaret, Puerto Rican model, Miss Universe 1970
1949 – Tom Mees, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
1949 – Leona Mitchell, American soprano
1949 – Patrick Nève, Belgian race car driver
1949 – Rick Vito, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Fleetwood Mac)
1949 – Mark Winzenried, American runner
1950 – Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
1950 – Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(Fairport Convention and The Albion Band)
1951 – Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
1952 – Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
1952 – Beverly Johnson, American model and actress
1952 – John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor
1953 – Pat Day, American jockey
1953: Bill Schuette [American politician]
53rd Attorney General of Michigan, R, 2011-present
1953 – John Simpson, English lexicographer and scholar
1954 – George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster
1954 – Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
1955 – John Ferenzik, American keyboard player, guitarist, and composer
1956 – Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Don Paige, American runner
1956 – Melvyn Tan, Singapore-English pianist
1956 – Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
1957 – Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
1958 – Maria Cantwell [American politician]
U.S. Senator, D. WA, 2001-present
U.S. Representative, D. WA, 1993-1995
1958 – Derri Daugherty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(The Choir and Lost Dogs)
1958 – Masako Mori, Japanese idol, singer, and actress
1958: Cherrelle (born Cheryl Ann Norton) [American R&B singer]
1958 – Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
(Machine Gun)
1959 – Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and producer
1960 – Joey Belladonna, American singer-songwriter (Anthrax)
1960 – Tim Brewster, American football player and coach
1960 – Ari Fleischer [American journalist]
24th White House Press Secretary, 2001-2003
1960: Vicky Hartzler [American politician]
U.S. Representative, R. MO, 2011-present
1960 – Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
1960 – Peter Keisler, American lawyer and politician
United States Attorney General
1960 – Katsuhisa Namase, Japanese actor
1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
1962 – T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
1962 – Kelly Preston, American actress
1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player and sportscaster
1963 – Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author
1963 – Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
1963 – Scott Andrew Mink, American murderer (d. 2004)
1964 – Allen Covert, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
1964 – Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
1964 – Masaya Onosaka, Japanese voice actor and singer
1964 – Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
1964: Matt Walsh [American actor and comedian]
1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
1966 – Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
1966 – John Regis, English sprinter
1967 – Scott Cooper, American baseball player
1967 – Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
1967 – Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
1967 – Steve Vickers, English footballer
1967 – Kate Walsh, American actress and producer
1968 – Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
1968 – Carlos Marín, Spanish singer and actor (Il Divo)
1969 – Rhett Akins, American singer-songwriter
(The Peach Pickers)
1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress
1969 – Cady McClain, American actress, singer, and author
1970 – Serena Altschul, American journalist
1970: Amy J. Berg [American filmmaker]
1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
1970 – Mel Jackson, American actor, singer, and producer
1970 – Paul Potts, English tenor
1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1953 – Pat Day, American jockey
1953: Bill Schuette [American politician]
53rd Attorney General of Michigan, R, 2011-present
1953 – John Simpson, English lexicographer and scholar
1954 – George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster
1954 – Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
1955 – John Ferenzik, American keyboard player, guitarist, and composer
1956 – Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Don Paige, American runner
1956 – Melvyn Tan, Singapore-English pianist
1956 – Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
1957 – Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
1958 – Maria Cantwell [American politician]
U.S. Senator, D. WA, 2001-present
U.S. Representative, D. WA, 1993-1995
1958 – Derri Daugherty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(The Choir and Lost Dogs)
1958 – Masako Mori, Japanese idol, singer, and actress
1958: Cherrelle (born Cheryl Ann Norton) [American R&B singer]
1958 – Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
(Machine Gun)
1959 – Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and producer
1960 – Joey Belladonna, American singer-songwriter (Anthrax)
1960 – Tim Brewster, American football player and coach
1960 – Ari Fleischer [American journalist]
24th White House Press Secretary, 2001-2003
1960: Vicky Hartzler [American politician]
U.S. Representative, R. MO, 2011-present
1960 – Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
1960 – Peter Keisler, American lawyer and politician
United States Attorney General
1960 – Katsuhisa Namase, Japanese actor
1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
1962 – T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
1962 – Kelly Preston, American actress
1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player and sportscaster
1963 – Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author
1963 – Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
1963 – Scott Andrew Mink, American murderer (d. 2004)
1964 – Allen Covert, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
1964 – Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
1964 – Masaya Onosaka, Japanese voice actor and singer
1964 – Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
1964: Matt Walsh [American actor and comedian]
1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
1966 – Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
1966 – John Regis, English sprinter
1967 – Scott Cooper, American baseball player
1967 – Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
1967 – Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
1967 – Steve Vickers, English footballer
1967 – Kate Walsh, American actress and producer
1968 – Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
1968 – Carlos Marín, Spanish singer and actor (Il Divo)
1969 – Rhett Akins, American singer-songwriter
(The Peach Pickers)
1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress
1969 – Cady McClain, American actress, singer, and author
1970 – Serena Altschul, American journalist
1970: Amy J. Berg [American filmmaker]
1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
1970 – Mel Jackson, American actor, singer, and producer
1970 – Paul Potts, English tenor
1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1971 – Billy Bush, American television and radio host
1971 – Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
1971 – Hitesh Modi, Kenyan cricketer
1971 – Kira Reed, American actress and producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Luis Tosar, Spanish actor, singer, and producer
1972 – Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
1973 – Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
1973 – Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver
1973 – Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
1973 – Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
1974 – Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
1976: Jennifer Sky [American actress]
1977 – Gareth Batty, English cricketer
1977 – Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
(Baptized By Fire, Skeleton Key, and Amfibian)
1977 – Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
1977 – Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
(Broken Social Scene and Junior Blue)
1977 – Paul Pierce, American basketball player
1977 – Kiele Sanchez, American actress
1978 – Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
1980 – Ashanti (Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas) American musician and actress
1980 – David Haye, English boxer
1981 – Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
1981 – Dimitrios Mougios, Greek rower
1981 – Kele Okereke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Bloc Party)
1982 – Mika Hijii, Japanese actress and model
1982: Hanneli Mustaparta [Norwegian model and photographer]
1982 – Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
1983 – Kylie Lindsay, New Zealander squash player
1983 – Katia Winter, Swedish-English actress
1984 – Coldmirror, German video blogger
1984 – Misono, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Day After Tomorrow)
1984 – Frank Simek, American soccer player
1985 – Tsubasa Masuwaka, Japanese model
1989 – Wei Son, Japanese model
1990 – Emma Flood, Norwegian tennis player
1992 – Aaron Dismuke, American voice actor
1992 – Yuko Takayama, Japanese actress
1993 – D-Pryde, Canadian rapper
1993 – Kaito Ishikawa, Japanese voice actor
1994 – Hinako Sano, Japanese actress and model
1971 – Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
1971 – Hitesh Modi, Kenyan cricketer
1971 – Kira Reed, American actress and producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Luis Tosar, Spanish actor, singer, and producer
1972 – Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
1973 – Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
1973 – Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver
1973 – Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
1973 – Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
1974 – Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
1976: Jennifer Sky [American actress]
1977 – Gareth Batty, English cricketer
1977 – Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
(Baptized By Fire, Skeleton Key, and Amfibian)
1977 – Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
1977 – Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
(Broken Social Scene and Junior Blue)
1977 – Paul Pierce, American basketball player
1977 – Kiele Sanchez, American actress
1978 – Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
1980 – Ashanti (Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas) American musician and actress
1980 – David Haye, English boxer
1981 – Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
1981 – Dimitrios Mougios, Greek rower
1981 – Kele Okereke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Bloc Party)
1982 – Mika Hijii, Japanese actress and model
1982: Hanneli Mustaparta [Norwegian model and photographer]
1982 – Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
1983 – Kylie Lindsay, New Zealander squash player
1983 – Katia Winter, Swedish-English actress
1984 – Coldmirror, German video blogger
1984 – Misono, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Day After Tomorrow)
1984 – Frank Simek, American soccer player
1985 – Tsubasa Masuwaka, Japanese model
1989 – Wei Son, Japanese model
1990 – Emma Flood, Norwegian tennis player
1992 – Aaron Dismuke, American voice actor
1992 – Yuko Takayama, Japanese actress
1993 – D-Pryde, Canadian rapper
1993 – Kaito Ishikawa, Japanese voice actor
1994 – Hinako Sano, Japanese actress and model