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42 BC – Tiberius, Roman emperor (d. 37)

1436 – Leonardo Loredan, Italian ruler (d. 1521)

1531 – Anna d'Este, Italian noble (d. 1607)

1569 – Paul Sartorius, German organist and composer (d. 1609)

1603 – Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (d. 1673)

1643 – Jean Chardin, French-English jeweler and explorer (d. 1703)

1648 – Charles Duncombe, English banker and politician (d. 1711)

1715 – Girolamo Abos, Maltese-Italian composer and educator (d. 1760)

1717 – Jean le Rond d'Alembert  (d. 1793)

      French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher

1720 – Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (d. 1788)

1750 – Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough  (d. 1818)

      English lawyer, judge, and politician

      Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

1753 – James McHenry, Irish-American surgeon and politician  (d. 1816)

      3rd United States Secretary of War

1758 – Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (d. 1841)

1806 – Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, American educator and author (d. 1887)

1811 – John Bright, English politician  (d. 1889)

      Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

1836 – Kalākaua of Hawaii (d. 1891)

1839 – Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, author, and politician (d. 1908)

1841 – Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (d. 1923)

1847 – Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician  (d. 1927)

      10th Premier of Quebec

1851 – Minnie Hauk, American-Swiss soprano (d. 1929)

1853:  Mildred Aldrich  [American journalist and writer] (d. 19 Feb 1928)

1856 – Jürgen Kröger, German architect (d. 1928)

1862 – Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (d. 1944)

1873 – W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1958)

1878 – Maxie Long, American runner (d. 1959)

1881:  Joel Henry Hildebrand  [American educator and chemist] (d. 30 Apr 1983)

1883 – Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (d. 1972)

1886 – Jalmari Eskola, Finnish runner (d. 1958)

1888 – Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan pianist and composer (d. 1957)

1889 – George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1961)

1889 – Dietrich Kraiß, German general (d. 1944)

1890 – Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician  (d. 1956)

      6th President of the Philippines

1892 – Guo Moruo, Chinese poet, author, and historian (d. 1978)

1892 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (d. 1953)

1894 – Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi  (d. 1972)

      Austrian philosopher and politician

1895:  Michael Arlen  [Armenian writer] (d. 23 Jun 1956)
1895 – Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1963)

1896 – Joan Lindsay, Australian author and critic (d. 1984)

1896 – Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant and politician  (d. 1980)

      Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

1896 – Lawrence Tibbett, American actor and singer (d. 1960)

1897 – Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Indian-Pakistani academic  (d. 1951)

      created the name for Pakistan

1899 – Mary Margaret McBride, American radio host (d. 1976)

1901:  Jesse Stone  [American musician] (d. 1 Apr 1999)
1904 – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian journalist and politician  (d. 1996)

      1st President of Nigeria

1905 – Eddie Condon, American guitarist and banjo player (d. 4 Aug 1973)

1907 – Burgess Meredith   (d. 9 Sep 1997)

      American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter

1909 – Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani religious leader (d. 1982)

1912 – George O. Petrie, American actor and director (d. 1997)

1912 – W. E. D. Ross, Canadian writer (d. 1995)

1913 – Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (d. 2015)

1914 – Eddie Chapman, English spy (d. 1997)

1915 – Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, American singer and accordion player (d. 2007)

1915 – Jean Fritz, Chinese-American author

1916 – Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor (d. 1996)

1916 – Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988)

1916 – Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983)

1922 – Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer  (d. 2015)

      founded the Amdahl Corporation

1922 – José Saramago, Portuguese-Spanish author and playwright  (d. 2010)

      Nobel Prize laureate

1924 – Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (d. 2013)

1924 – Mel Patton, American sprinter and coach (d. 2014)

1927 – Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)

1928 – Clu Gulager, American actor and director

1929 – Peter Boizot, English businessman and philanthropist

      founded PizzaExpress

1929 – Mira Rani Devi of Madaripur, Author and reformist

1929:  Renate Rubinstein  [German-Dutch writer and journalist] (d. 23 Nov 1990)

1930 – Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author, poet, and academic (d. 21 Mar 2013)

1930 – Paul Foytack, American baseball player

1930 – Salvatore Riina, Italian mobster

1931 – Luciano Bottaro, Italian author and illustrator (d. 2006)

1931 – Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (d. 2011)

1933 – Garnet Mimms, American singer

1935 – Elizabeth Drew, American journalist and author

1935 – Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah  (d. 2010)

      Iraqi-Lebanese cleric, educator, and author

1935 – Magdi Yacoub, Egyptian-English surgeon and academic

1936 – John Moore, Australian businessman and politician

      46th Australian Minister for Defence

1937 – Alan Budd, English economist and academic

1938 – Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (d. 23 Jan 2002)

1939 – Michael Billington, English author and critic

1940 – Donna McKechnie, American actress, singer, and dancer

1941 - Angelo Gilardino, Italian composer

1941 – Gerry Marshall, English race car driver (d. 2005)

1941 – Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter and producer

1942 – Willie Carson, Scottish jockey

1942 – Joanna Pettet, English-Canadian actress

1944 – Oliver Braddick, English psychologist and academic

1945 – Teenie Hodges, American guitarist and songwriter  (d. 2014)

      (Hi Rhythm Section)

1945 – Lynn Hunt, American historian, author, and academic

1946 – Colin Burgess, Australian drummer

      (The Masters Apprentices, AC/DC, and His Majesty)

1946:  Dennis Kozlowski  [American businessman]

      former CEO of Tyco International, 1992-2002

1946 – Terence McKenna, American botanist, philosopher, and author (d. 2000)

1946 – Ole Olsen, Danish motorcycle racer

1946 – Jo Jo White, American basketball player and coach

1947 – Omar Ruiz Hernández, Cuban journalist and activist

1947 – Ebby Thust, German boxing promoter

1948 – Horst Bertram, German footballer and manager

1948 – Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist

1948 – Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic

1949 – Arrow, Montserratian singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

1950:  William Kent Krueger  [American author]

1950 – David Leisure, American actor

1950:  Harvey Martin  [American football player] (d. 24 Dec 2001)

1950 – John Swartzwelder, American screenwriter and author

1950 – David Wilson-Johnson, English opera singer

1950 – Manuel Zamora, Filipino politician

1951 – Miguel Sandoval, American actor and director

1952:  Rick Atkinson  [American author]

1952 – Peter Keefe, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2010)

1952 – Robin McKinley, American author
1952 – Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer

      created Mario and The Legend of Zelda

1953 – Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, actor, and author

1954:  Allison Anders  [American filmmaker]
1954 – Andrea Barrett, American author and academic

1954 – Luis Conte, Cuban drummer

      (Jaguares and Pat Metheny Group)

1954 – Dick Gross, Australian politician

1955 – Pierre Larouche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1955 – Héctor Cúper, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager

1955 – Jun Kunimura, Japanese actor

1955:  Kevin Shelley  [American politician]

      28th California Secretary of State, 2003-2005

1956 – Terry Labonte, American race car driver

1957 – Jacques Gamblin, French actor

1958 – Marg Helgenberger, American actress

1958 – Boris Krivokapić, Serbian author and academic

1959 – Glenda Bailey, English journalist

1959 – Francis M. Fesmire, American cardiologist and physician (d. 2014)

1959:  Sheryl WuDunn  [American businesswoman and writer]
1961 – Frank Bruno, English boxer

1961 – Corinne Hermès, French singer

1961 – Chris Pitman, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

      (Guns N' Roses, Replicants, and Zaum)

1962 – Mani, English bass player

      (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and Freebass)

1962 – Josh Silver, American keyboard player and producer

      (Type O Negative and Fallout)

1963 – Steve Argüelles, English drummer and producer

      (Loose Tubes and Human Chain)

1963 – Zina Garrison, American tennis player and coach

1964 – Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, English businessman and politician

1964 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress, director, and screenwriter

1964 – Dwight Gooden, American baseball player

1964 – Diana Krall, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist

1964 – Harry Lennix, American actor and producer

1964 – Maeve Quinlan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

1965 – Mika Aaltonen, Finnish footballer

1965 – Mark Benton, English actor

1966 – Joey Cape, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

      (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut,

            The Playing Favorites, and Scorpios)

1966 – Dave Kushner, American guitarist

      (Velvet Revolver, Electric Love Hogs, Loaded, and DKFXP)

1966 – Christian Lorenz, German keyboard player

      (Rammstein and Feeling B)

1966 – Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor and producer

1966 – Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer

1967 – Craig Arnold, American poet and academic (d. 2009)

1967 – Lisa Bonet, American actress

1968 – Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (d. 2014)
1968 – Vlado Šola, Croatian handball player
1968 – Melvin Stewart, American swimmer
1970 – Lilico, Swedish television personality and critic
1970 – Logan Mader, Canadian-American guitarist and producer
      (Machine Head and Soulfly)
1970 – Martha Plimpton, American actress and singer

1971 – Tanja Damaske, German javelin thrower and shot putter

1971 – Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer and manager

1971 – Annely Peebo, Estonian soprano and actress

1971 – Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer and coach

1971 – Rikdo Koshi, Japanese illustrator

1971 – Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer and coach

1972 – Missi Pyle, American actress and singer (Smith & Pyle)

1973 – Christian Horner, English race car driver and manager

1973 – Brendan Laney, New Zealand-Scottish rugby player

1973 – Carli Norris, English actress

1974 – Brooke Elliott, American actress and singer

1974 – Eric Judy, American bass player (Modest Mouse)

1974 – Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer and coach

1974 – Paul Scholes, English footballer and sportscaster

1975 – Julio Lugo, Dominican baseball player

1975 – Yuki Uchida, Japanese actress, model, and singer

1976 – Mario Barravecchia, Belgian singer

1976 – Dan Black, English singer-songwriter (The Servant)

1976 – Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer

1976 – Danny Wallace, Scottish comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter

1976 – Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer

1977 – Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian-American figure skater

1977 – Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress and singer

1977 – Mauricio Ochmann, Mexican actor and producer

1977 – Gigi Edgley, Australian actress, singer and songwriter

1978 – Kip Bouknight, American baseball player

1978 – Takashi Nagayama, Japanese actor

1978 – Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer and manager

1978 – Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer (CSS)

1979 – Tony Frias, American soccer player

1979 – Bruce Irons, American surfer

1980 – Moris Carrozzieri, Italian footballer

1980 – Kayte Christensen, American basketball player

1980 – Nicole Gius, Italian skier

1980 – Carol Huynh, Canadian wrestler

1980:  Eric Swalwell  [American politician]
      U.S. Representative, D. CA, 2013-present

1981 – Fernando Cabrera, Puerto Rican baseball player

1981 – Allison Crowe, Canadian singer-songwriter

1981 – Caitlin Glass, American voice actress, singer, and director

1981 – Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter

1981 – Osi Umenyiora, English-American football player

1982 – Nonito Donaire, Filipino-American boxer

1982 – Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player

1982 – Ronald Pognon, French sprinter

1982 – Amar'e Stoudemire, American basketball player

1983 – K, South Korean-Japanese singer

1983 – Chris Gocong, American football player

1983 – Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player

1983 – Britta Steffen, German swimmer

1983 – Victor Vazquez, American rapper

      (Das Racist and Boy Crisis)

1984 – Gemma Atkinson, English model and actress

1984 – Kimberly J. Brown, American actress

1984 – Mark Bunn, English footballer

1985 – Maki Nishiyama, Japanese model and actress

1985 – Saori Yamamoto, Japanese model

1986 – Saeko, Japanese actress

1986 – Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov, Russian footballer

1986 – Maxime Médard, French rugby player

1987 – Eitan Tibi, Israeli footballer

1987 – Jordan Walden, American baseball player

1988 – Janelle Jamer, Filipino host and singer

1988 – Siva Kaneswaran, Irish singer and model (The Wanted)

1989 – Iamsu!, American rapper and producer (The HBK Gang)

1991 – Tomomi Kasai, Japanese actress and singer

      (AKB48 and Queen & Elizabeth)

1993 – Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor

1995 – Changjo, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Teen Top)

1995 – Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor and pianist

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Sarah Jorgensen
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1093 – Saint Margaret of Scotland (b. 1045)
1240 – Edmund Rich, English archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
1272 – Henry III of England (b. 1207)
1328 – Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)
1601 – Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (b. 1542)
1613 – Trajano Boccalini, Italian author and educator (b. 1556)
1628 – Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer (b. 1555)
1688 – Bengt Gottfried Forselius, Swedish-Estonian scholar and author (b. 1660)
1695 – Pierre Nicole, French philosopher and author (b. 1625)
1724 – Jack Sheppard, English criminal (b. 1702)
1745 – James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde  (b. 1665)
      Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1773 – John Hawkesworth, English journalist and author (b. 1715)
1779 – Pehr Kalm, Finnish botanist and explorer (b. 1716)
1790 – Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American politician (b. 1723)
1797 – Frederick William II of Prussia (b. 1744)
1802 – André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (b. 1746)
1806 – Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician  (b. 1754)
      founded Cleveland, Ohio
1836 – Christiaan Hendrik Persoon  (b. 1761)
      South African-French mycologist and academic
1878 – Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)
1884 – František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian soldier and physician (b. 1835)
1885 – Louis Riel, Canadian politician (b. 1844)
1903 – Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1895)
1907 – Robert I, Duke of Parma (b. 1848)
1908 – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian politician  (b. 1829)
      4th Premier of Quebec
1911 – A. A. Ames, American physician and politician  (b. 1842)
      9th Mayor of Minneapolis
1911 – Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (b. 1879)
1922 – Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1875)
1939 – Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)
1941 – Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (b. 1902)
1941 – Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
1947 – Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician  (b. 1877)
      founded the Venice Film Festival
1950 – Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon  (b. 1879)
      co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous
1956 – Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler  (b. 1887)
      the 24th Yokozuna
1960 – Clark Gable, American actor and singer (b. 1901)
1961 – Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician  (b. 1882)
      48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1964 – Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (b. 1898)
1966 – Alfred Neuland, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1895)
1971 – Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (b. 1943)
1972 – Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1889)
1973 – Alan Watts, English-American philosopher, author, and educator (b. 1915)
1974 – Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
1976 – Jack Foster, English cricketer (b. 1905)
1976 – Duke Moore, American actor (b. 1913)
1980 – Jayan, Indian soldier and actor (b. 1938)
1982 – Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)
1982 – Arthur Askey, English comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1900)
1982 – Lenny Murphy, Irish activist (b. 1952)
1984 – Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (b. 1906)
1985 – Omayra Sánchez, Colombian girl  (b. 1972)
      killed by the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz
1986 – Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (b. 1923)
1987 – Jim Brewer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1937)
1987 – Zubir Said, Indonesian-Singaporean composer (b. 1907)
1989 – Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
1993 – Lucia Popp, Slovak-German soprano (b. 1939)
1993 – Achille Zavatta, Tunisia-French clown (b. 1915)
1994 – Chet Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist  (b. 1943)
      (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
1994 – Doris Speed, English actress (b. 1899)
1997 – George O. Petrie, American actor and director (b. 1912)
1999 – Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic  (b. 1928)
      Nobel Prize laureate
2000 – Joe C., American rapper and actor (b. 1974)
2000 – Ahmet Kaya, Turkish-French singer-songwriter (b. 1957)
2000 – DJ Screw, American rapper and DJ (Screwed Up Click) (b. 1971)
2001 – Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
2003 – Bettina Goislard, French relief worker (b. 1974)
2005 – Ralph Edwards, American radio and television host and producer (b. 1913)
2005 – Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic (b. 1915)
      Nobel Prize laureate
2005 – Donald Watson, English activist  (b. 1910)
      founded the Vegan Society
2006 – Milton Friedman, American economist and academic  (b. 1912)
      Nobel Prize laureate
2006 – Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist and political scientist (b. 1930)
2007 – Harold Alfond, American businessman (b. 1914)
2007 – Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)
2007 – Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)
2007 – Vernon Scannell, English boxer, poet, and author (b. 1922)
2008 – Jan Krugier; Polish born Swiss art dealer (b. 1928)
2008 – Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)
2009 – Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
2009 – Sergei Magnitsky, Ukrainian-Russian accountant and lawyer (b. 1972)
2009 – Edward Woodward, English actor and singer (b. 1930)
2010 – Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (b. 1913)
2010 – Ronni Chasen, American publicist (b. 1946)
2010 – Donald Nyrop, American businessman (b. 1912)
2010 – Wyngard Tracy, Filipino talent manager (b. 1952)
2012 – John Chapman, Australian evangelist (b. 1930)
2012 – Subhash Dutta, Bangladeshi actor and director (b. 1930)
2012 – Patrick Edlinger, French mountaineer (b. 1960)
2012 – Aliu Mahama, Ghanaian engineer and politician  (b. 1946)
      3rd Vice President of Ghana
2012 – Eliyahu Nawi, Iraqi-Israeli lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1920)
2012 – Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1921)
2013 – Robert Conley, American journalist (b. 1928)
2013 – Billy Hardwick, American bowler (b. 1941)
2013 – William McDonough Kelly, Canadian lieutenant and politician (b. 1925)
2013 – Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat  (b. 1932)
      19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
2013 – Oscar Lanford, American mathematician and academic (b. 1940)
2013 – Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2013 – Louis D. Rubin, Jr., American author, critic, and academic (b. 1923)
2013 – Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1924)
2014 – Héctor Arredondo, Mexican actor (b. 1970)
2014 – Charles Champlin, American historian, author, and critic (b. 1926)
2014 – Jovan Ćirilov, Serbian poet and playwright (b. 1931)
2014 – Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (b. 1935)
2014 – Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (b. 1987)
2014 – Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (b. 1920)
2014 – Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician  (b. 1925)
      74th Governor of Georgia

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