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1782:  Lewis Cass  [American soldier and politician] (d. 17 Jun 1866)

      22nd United States Secretary of State, 1857-1860
      38th President pro tempore of the Senate, 1854
      U.S. Senator, D. MI, 1849-1857
      United States Ambassador to France, 1836-1842
      14th United States Secretary of War, 1831-1836
      2nd Territorial Governor of Michigan,1813-1831

Notable

1201 – Robert de Sorbon, French theologian (d. 1274)
      founded the Collège de Sorbonne
1221 – Salimbene di Adam, Italian historian and scholar (d. 1290)
1261 – Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
1328 – Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)
1581 – Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician, poet, and scholar (d. 1638)
1586 – Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (d. 1632)
1704 – Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777)
1709:  John Clayton  [English clergyman] (d. 25 Sep 1773)
1757 – Charles X of France (d. 1836)
1796 – Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English egyptologist and sculptor (d. 1878)
1835 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor (d. 1921)
1837 – Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist and academic (d. 1902)
1840 – Simeon Solomon, English painter (d. 1905)
1852 – Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic (d. 1919)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1855 – Paul Wiesner, German sailor (d. 1930)
1858 – Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (d. 1935)
1859 – Alfred Dreyfus, French colonel (d. 1935)
1863 – Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (d. 1930)
1871 – Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar (d. 1922)
1871 – Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (d. 1940)
1873 – Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (d. 1944)
1873 – Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
1873 – Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American businessman (d. 1939)
      founded Walgreens
1874 – Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist and painter (d. 1947)
1877 – Gopabandhu Das, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1928)
1879 – Max von Laue, German physicist and academic (d. 1960)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1880 – Charlie Faust, American baseball player (d. 1915)
1884:  Helene Deutsch  [Austrian-born Polish American psychoanalyst] (d. 29 Mar 1982)
1886 – Rube Marquard, American baseball player and manager (d. 1980)
1888 – Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (d. 1938)
1888 – Irving Cummings, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1959)
1890 – Aimee Semple McPherson  [Canadian-American evangelist] (d. 27 Sep 1944)
      founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1892 – Ivo Andrić, Serbian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
1893 – Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (d. 1945)
1897 – M. Bhaktavatsalam, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1987)
      6th Chief Minister of Madras State
1898 – Tawfiq al-Hakim, Egyptian author and playwright (d. 1987)
1899 – Bruce Catton, American historian and author (d. 28 Aug 1978)
1900 – Joseph Friedman, American inventor (d. 1982)
      invented the bendy straw
1900 – Frank O'Grady, Australian public servant (d. 1981)
1900 – Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (d. 1976)
1900 – Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist (d. 1990)
1902 – Freddie Young, English cinematographer (d. 1998)
1903 – Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1979)
1906 – J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (d. 1985)
1906 – Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician (d. 2001)
      1st President of Senegal
1907 – Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone  (d. 2001)
      English academic and politician
      Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1907 – Jacques Tati, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1907 – Horst Wessel, German SS officer and composer (d. 1930)
1908 – Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic (d. 1961)
1908 – Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant (d. 1944)
1908 – Lee Wiley, American singer (d. 1975)
1909 – Donald Coggan, English archbishop (d. 2000)
1911 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006)
1914 – Edward Andrews, American actor (d. 1985)
1915 – Clifford M. Hardin, American academic and politician (d. 2010)
      17th United States Secretary of Agriculture
1915 – Belva Plain, American author (d. 2010)
1918 – E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (d. 2007)
1918 – Charles Read, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)
1918 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2013)
1920 – Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1976)
1920 – Yusef Lateef, American saxophonist, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
1920 – Jason Wingreen, American actor and screenwriter
1921 – Michel Boisrond, French director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1921 – Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 2014)
1922 – Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (d. 1997)
1922 – Fyvush Finkel, American actor

1922 – Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (d. 2010)
1923 – Donald Sinden, English actor and singer (d. 2014)
1924 – Immanuvel Devendrar, Indian soldier (d. 1957)
1924 – Hachiro Kasuga, Japanese singer (d. 1991)
1926 – Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer
1926:  Ruth Ellis  [British criminal] (d. 13 Jul 1955)
1927 – John Margetson, English diplomat
1928 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer and educator
1930 – Hank Lauricella, American football player and politician (d. 2014)
1931 – Antony Booth, English actor
1931 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (d. 2011)
1932 – Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (d. 2013)
1932 – Robert McBain, English actor and photographer (d. 2004)
1933 – Joe Ashton, English politician
1933 – Peter Mansfield, English physicist and academic
      Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Bill Tidy, English cartoonist
1933 – Judy Tyler, American actress (d. 1957)
1934 – Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American historian and author
1934 – Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer
1935 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
1935 – Don McCullin, English photographer and journalist
1936 – Brian Blessed, English actor
1938 – Heinz Fischer, Austrian academic and politician
      11th President of Austria
1938 – John Sutherland, English journalist, author, and academic
1939 – Nicholas Grimshaw, English architect and academic
1939 – John Pilger, Australian-English journalist, director, and producer
1939 – Stephen Sedley, English lawyer and judge
1939 – O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980)
1940 – Gordon J. Humphrey, American pilot and politician
1940 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 8 Dec 1980)
      (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, Plastic Ono Band, and The Dirty Mac)
1940 – Joe Pepitone, American baseball player and coach
1941 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN
1941 – Trent Lott, American lawyer and politician
1941 – Jean-Jacques Schuhl, French author
1941 – Karam ud Din, Pakistani lieutenant (d. 2008)
1941 – Chucho Valdés, Cuban pianist and composer
1942 – Michael Palmer, American physician and author (d. 2013)
1943 – Douglas Kirby, American psychologist and author (d. 2012)
1943 – Jimmy Montgomery, English footballer and coach
1943 – Mike Peters, American cartoonist
1944 – Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy, English academic and politician
1944 – John Entwistle, English musician (d. 2002)
      (The Who)
1944 – Nona Hendryx, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Labelle)
1945 – Taiguara, Uruguayan-Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
1945 – Amjad Ali Khan, Indian sarod player
1947 – John Doubleday, English sculptor and painter
1947 – France Gall, French singer
1947:  George Grove  [American musician]
      (The Kingston Trio)
1947 – William E. McAnulty, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 2007)
1947 – Tony Zappone, American photographer and journalist
1948 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1848:  Ciaran Carson  [Northern Ireland poet and novelist]
1948:  Paul LePage  [American businessman and politician]
      74th Governor of Maine, 2011-present

1948 – Dave Samuels, American vibraphone player
      (Caribbean Jazz Project)
1949 – Fan Chung, Taiwanese-American mathematician and academic
1949:  Ángeles Mastretta  [Mexican author and journalist]
1950 – Brian Downing, American baseball player
1950 – Yoshiyuki Konishi, Japanese fashion designer
1950 – Reichi Nakaido, Japanese singer and guitarist
      (RC Succession)
1950 – Jody Williams, American academic and activist
      Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – Simon Drew, English illustrator
1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host and manager
1952 – John Rose, English businessman
1952 – Dennis Stratton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Iron Maiden and Lionheart)
1953 – Sally Burgess, South African-English soprano and educator
1953 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor and producer
1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor, singer, and producer

1954 – James Fearnley, English accordion player and songwriter
      (The Pogues and The Nips)
1954 – John O'Hurley, American actor
1955 – Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Steve Ovett, English runner and sportscaster
1955 – Peter Saville, English graphic designer and art director
1957 – Don Garber, American businessman
1957 – Ini Kamoze, Jamaican singer-songwriter
1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer
      (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Lard, Acid Horse, and PTP)
1958 – Alan Nunnelee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
1958 – Michael Paré, American actor
1958 – Mike Singletary, American football player and coach
1959 – Andy Atkins, English environmentalist
1959:  Brian Moynihan  [American lawyer and businessman]
      chairman and CEO of Bank of America, 2010-present
1959 – Boris Nemtsov, Russian academic and politician (d. 2015)
      First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
1960 – Maddie Blaustein, American voice actress (d. 2008)
1960 – Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist and composer (Five Peace Band)
1961 – Julian Bailey, English race car driver
1961 – Gyula Hajszán, Hungarian footballer
1961:  Kurt Neumann  [American musician]
1961 – Ellen Wheeler, American actress, director, and producer
1962 – Jorge Burruchaga, Argentinian footballer and manager
1962 – Paul Radisich, New Zealand race car driver
1962 – Hugh Robertson, English soldier and politician
      Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1962 – Ōnokuni Yasushi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 62nd Yokozuna
1963 – Sheila Kelley, American actress and dancer
1963 – Andy Platt, English rugby league player
1964 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Stacey Donovan, American porn actress and model
1964 – John Ralston, Canadian actor
1965 – Jimbo Fisher, American football player and coach
1966 – David Cameron, English politician
      Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1966 – Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher, founded Plaza Magazine
1967 – Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player
1967:  Artur Davis  [American attorney and politician]
      U.S. Representative, D. AL, 2003-2011
1967 – Audie England, American actress and photographer
1967 – Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (d. 2005)
1968 – Troy Davis, American murderer (d. 2011)
1968:  Pete Docter  [American filmmaker]
1969 – Jun Akiyama, Japanese wrestler
1969 – Guto Bebb, Welsh politician
1969 – Darren Britt, Australian rugby league player
1969 – PJ Harvey, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1969 – Christine Hough, Canadian-American figure skater
1969 – Giles Martin, English songwriter and producer
1969 – Steve McQueen, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Savannah, American porn actress and model (d. 1994)
1970 – Kenny Anderson, American basketball player and coach
1970 – Jason Butler Harner, American actor
1970 – Steve Jablonsky, American composer
1970 – Park Sang-min, South Korean actor
1970 – Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer
1971 – Wayne Bartrim, Australian rugby league player
1971 – Jason Jones, American director, producer, and activist
1971 – Stevie Richards, American wrestler
1972 – Sarah Vandenbergh, Australian actress
1972 – Kōki Miyata, Japanese voice actor
1973 – Steve Burns, American actor and singer
1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress
1973 – Fabio Lione, Italian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
      (Rhapsody of Fire, Vision Divine, and Labyrinth)
1973 – Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer and sportscaster
1973:  Simon Sinek  [English-born author]
1974 – Shmuel Herzfeld, American rabbi and activist
1974 – Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor
1975 – Haylie Ecker, Australian violinist Bond
1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
      (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Plastic Ono Band, and Cibo Matto)
1975 – Rale Micic, Serbian-American guitarist and composer
1975 – Mark Viduka, Australian footballer
1976 – William Alexander, American author and educator
1976 – Lee Peacock, Scottish footballer
1976 – Sam Riegel, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1976 – Nick Swardson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Emanuele Belardi, Italian footballer
1977 – Yaki Kadafi, American rapper (Outlawz) (d. 1996)
1977 – Brian Roberts, American baseball player
1978 – Rossa, Indonesian singer
1978 – Nicky Byrne, Irish singer-songwriter and footballer (Westlife)
1978 – Juan Dixon, American basketball player and coach
1979 – Vernon Fox, American football player and coach
1979 – Alex Greenwald, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
      (Phantom Planet and JJAMZ)
1979 – Todd Kelly, Australian race car driver
1979 – Hendrik Odendaal, South African swimmer
1979 – Chris O'Dowd, Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter
1979 – DJ Rashad, American DJ and producer (d. 2014)
1979 – Brandon Routh, American actor
1979 – Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer
1980 – Kert Kütt, Estonian footballer
1980 – Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1981 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor and producer
1981 – Darius Miles, American basketball player
1981 – Maasa Takahashi, Japanese announcer and host
1981 – Urška Žolnir, Slovenian martial artist
1982:  Colin Donnell  [American actor]
1982 – Shi Jun, Chinese footballer
1982 – António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
1983 – Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player
1983 – Spencer Grammer, American actress
1983 – Jang Mi-ran, South Korean weightlifter
1983 – Andreas Zuber, Austrian race car driver
1984 – Ghetts, English rapper
1984 – Djamel Mesbah, Algerian footballer
1985 – Chris Jones, Welsh footballer
1986 – Derek Holland, American baseball player
1986 – Laure Manaudou, French swimmer
1987 – Samantha Murray, English tennis player
1987 – Bill Walker, American basketball player
1989 – Russell Packer, New Zealand rugby league player
1989 – Ana Savić, Croatian tennis player
1990 – Kevin Kampl ,German-Slovene footballer
      formerly played for B04 and currently playing for Borussia Dortmund
1992 – Tyler James Williams, American actor and singer
1993 – Ani Amiraghyan, Armenian tennis player
1993 – Lauren Davis, American tennis player
1993 – Sarah Lahbati, Swiss-Filipino actress and singer
1993 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1993 – Jhoana Marie Tan, Filipino actress and politician
1993 – Robin Quaison, Swedish footballer
1994 – Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress

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1253 – Robert Grosseteste, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1175)
1273 – Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (b. 1227)
1390 – John I of Castile (b. 1358)
1555 – Justus Jonas, German religious reformer (b. 1493)
1562 – Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1523)
1569 – Vladimir of Staritsa (b. 1533)
1581 – Louis Bertrand, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1526)
1691 – William Sacheverell, English politician (b. 1638)
1709 – Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (b. 1640)
      English mistress of Charles II of England
1729 – Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (b. 1654)
1793 – Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, French missionary and linguist (b. 1718)
1797 – Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (b. 1720)
1806 – Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and surveyor (b. 1731)
1808 – John Claiborne, American politician (b. 1777)
1831 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, Russian-Greek politician (b. 1776)
      Governor of Greece
1873 – George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
1897 – Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1818)
      Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1900 – Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
1924 – Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
1934 – Alexander I of Yugoslavia (b. 1888)
1934 – Louis Barthou, French politician (b. 1862)
      78th Prime Minister of France
1937 – Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
1940 – Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
1941 – Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)
1943 – Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic (b. 1865)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Gottlieb Hering, German Nazi concentration camp commandant (b. 1887)
1946 – Frank Castleman, American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877)
1947 – Yukio Sakurauchi (b. 1888), entrepreneur and politician
      cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan
1950 – George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (b. 1895)
1953 – James Finlayson, Scottish-American actor (b. 1887)
1955 – Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (b. 1875)
1956 – Marie Doro, American actress (b. 1882)
1958 – Pope Pius XII (b. 1876)
1959 – Shirō Ishii, Japanese general and biologist (b. 1892)
1962 – Milan Vidmar, Slovenian chess player and engineer (b. 1885)
1967 – Che Guevara, Argentinian physician and guerrilla leader (b. 1928)
1967 – Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist and academic (b. 1897)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1967 – André Maurois, French soldier and author (b. 1885)
1967 – Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness trainer, developed Pilates (b. 1883)
1972 – Miriam Hopkins, American actress and singer (b. 1902)
1974 – Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (b. 1908)
1976 – Walter Warlimont, German general (b. 1894)
1978 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1929)
1982 – Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt, German historian and physician (b. 1893)
1985 – Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Brazilian general and politician (b. 1905)
      28th President of Brazil
1987 – Clare Boothe Luce, American author, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1903)
      United States Ambassador to Italy
1987 – William P. Murphy, American physician and academic (b. 1892)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1988 – Felix Wankel, German engineer, invented the Wankel engine (b. 1902)
1989 – Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (b. 1940)
1995 – Alec Douglas-Home, English-Scottish cricketer and politician (b. 1903)
      Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1996 – Walter Kerr, American author, composer, and critic (b. 1913)
1999 – Milt Jackson, American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1923)
      (Modern Jazz Quartet)
1999 – Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani economist and scholar (b. 1914)
2000 – David Dukes, American actor (b. 1945)
2000 – Patrick Anthony Porteous, Indian-Scottish colonel (b. 1918)
      Victoria Cross recipient
2001 – Dagmar, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1921)
2001 – Herbert Ross, American director, producer, and choreographer (b. 1927)
2002 – Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician (b. 1931)
2002 – Charles Guggenheim, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2002 – Bruno O'Ya, Estonian-Polish actor (b. 1933)
2002 – Aileen Wuornos, American serial killer (b. 1956)
2003 – Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (b. 1926)
2004 – Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1930)
2005 – Louis Nye, American actor and singer (b. 1913)
2005 – Stella Stratigou, Greek actress (b. 1931)
2006 – Paul Hunter, English snooker player (b. 1978)
2006 – Ray Noorda, American businessman (b. 1924)
2006 – Kanshi Ram, Indian politician (b. 1934)
2007 – Enrico Banducci, American businessman, founded hungry i (b. 1922)
2007 – Carol Bruce, American actress and singer (b. 1919)
2008 – Gidget Gein, American bass player (b. 1969)
2009 – Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and educator (b. 1934)
2009 – Horst Szymaniak, German footballer (b. 1934)
2010 – Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist (b. 1911)
      Nobel Prize laureate
2011 – Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989)
2012 – Federico A. Cordero, Puerto Rican guitarist (b. 1928)
2012 – Marina Golub, Russian actress (b. 1957)
2012 – Sammi Kane Kraft, American actress and singer (b. 1992)
2012 – Budd Lynch, American sportscaster (b. 1917)
2012 – George Paciullo, Australian politician (b. 1934)
2012 – Kenny Rollins, American basketball player (b. 1923)
2012 – Harris Savides, American cinematographer (b. 1957)
2013 – Srihari, Indian actor and producer (b. 1964)
2013 – Norma Bengell, Brazilian actress, singer, and director (b. 1935)
2013 – Jillian Lane, Welsh psychic (b. 1960)
2013 – Solomon Lar, Nigerian politician (b. 1933)
      4th Governor of Plateau State
2013 – Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician (b. 1936)
      60th Prime Minister of Belgium
2013 – Edmund Niziurski, Polish sociologist, lawyer, and author (b. 1925)
2013 – Mark "Chopper" Read, Australian criminal and author (b. 1954)
2014 – Boris Buzančić, Croatian actor and politician (b. 1929)
      47th Mayor of Zagreb
2014 – Jan Hooks, American actress and singer (b. 1957)
2014 – Carolyn Kizer, American poet and academic (b. 1925)
2014 – Peter A. Peyser, American soldier and politician (b. 1921)
2014 – Tony Priday, English bridge player and journalist (b. 1922)
2014 – Rita Shane, American soprano (b. 1936)

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