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709 – Emperor Kōnin of Japan (d. 782)

1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont (d. 1568)

1630 – Eleonora Gonzaga  [Italian nobility] (d. 1686)

      wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

1647 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (d. 1706)

1714:  William Shenstone  [English poet] (d. 11 Feb 1763)

1727 – Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (d. 1773)

1736 – Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch  (d. 1800)

      German harpsichord player and composer

1756 – Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1837)

1772 – Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (d. 1806)

1774 – Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837)

1785 – David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (d. 1841)

1786:  Carl Maria von Weber  (d. 5 Jun 1826)
      [German composer and musician]  Britannica

1787 – Louis Daguerre, French physicist and photographer  (d. 1851)
      developed the daguerreotype

1800:  John Nelson Darby  [Anglo-Irish religious leader] (d. 29 Apr 1882)

     founder of the Exclusive Brethren

1804 – Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician  (d. 1878)

      6th Prime Minister of Italy

1810 – Asa Gray, American botanist and academic (d. 1888)

1823:  Charles Buxton  (d. 10 Aug 1871)

      English brewer, philanthropist, writer and member of Parliament

1832 – Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld  (d. 1901)

      Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer

1836 – Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (d. 29 May 1911)

      English playwright, poet, and illustrator

1839 – August Kundt, German physicist and educator (d. 1894)
1856 – Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (d. 1929)
1860 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski  (d. 1941)
      Polish pianist, composer, and politician
      2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
1861 – Dorothy Dix, American journalist and author (d. 16 Dec 1951)

1874 – Clarence Day, American author and poet (d. 1935)

1876 – Victor Hémery, French racing driver (d. 1950)

1880 – Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect  (d. 1952)

      designed the Central Sofia Market Hall

1882 – Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano (d. 1963)

1882 – Wyndham Lewis, English painter and author (d. 1957)
1882 – Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author (d. 1973)

1883 – Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (d. 1981)

1886 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician  (d. 1967)

      47th Prime Minister of Hungary

1886:  Charles Edward Wilson  [American businessman] (3 Jan 1972)

      President of the General Electric Company, 1940-1942, 1945-1950

1888 – Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Indian yoga instructor (d. 1989)

1888:  Frances Marion  (d. 12 May 1973)

      American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter

1888 – Gustaf Molander, Finnish-Swedish actor and director (d. 1973)

1889 – Stanislav Kosior, Polish-Russian politician (d. 1939)

1897 – Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett  (d. 1974)

      English physicist and academic

      Nobel Prize laureate

1898 – Joris Ivens, Dutch director and producer (d. 1989)

1898 – Antun Branko Šimić  (d. 1925)

      Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet

1899 – Eugene Ormandy  (d. 12 Mar 1985)

      Hungarian-American violinist and conductor

1899:  Howard Thurman  (d. 10 Apr 1981)

      African American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader

1901 – George Gallup, American statistician and academic (d. 1984)

1901 – V. Shantaram, Indian actor and filmmaker (d. 1984)

1906 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer  (d. 1988)

      designed the mini car

1906 – Klaus Mann, German-American author, playwright, and critic (d. 1949)

1906 – George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic  (d. 1997)

      Nobel Prize laureate

1907 – Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (d. 1998)

1907 – Compay Segundo, Cuban musician  (d. 2003)

      (Buena Vista Social Club)

1908 – Imogene Coca, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
1909 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer  (d. 1976)

      co-founded Capitol Records

1911 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (d. 2000)

1912 – Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977)

1913 – Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (d. 1999)

1914 – Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler  (d. 1969)

      the 36th Yokozuna

1915 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004)

1917 – Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (d. 1957)

1918 – Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician  (d. 2007)

      Victoria Cross recipient

1919 – Jocelyn Brando, American actress (d. 2005)

1919 – Georgia Carroll, American singer and actress (d. 2011)

1920 – Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian politician  (d. 2008)

      77th Prime Minister of Egypt

1920 – Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (d. 2000)

1920 – Ron Suart, English football player and manager (d. 2015)

1922 – Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician  (d. 1967)

      70th President of Nicaragua

1923 – Anne Sargent, American actress (d. 2007)

1923 – Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.  (d. 21 Jul 1998)

      American admiral, pilot, and astronaut

1923 – Ted Stevens  [American soldier, lawyer, and politician] (d. 9 Aug 2010)

      U.S. Senator, R. AK, 1968-2009

1924 – Les Lye, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2009)

1925:  Gene Mauch  [American baseball player and manager] (d. 8 Aug 2005)
1927 – Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks) (d. 2003)
      American singer-songwriter (The Midnighters)
1927:  John Britton  [English mathematician] (13 Jun 1994)

1928 – Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician  (d. 2004)

      5th Prime Minister of the Philippines

1928 – Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist

1932 – Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1973)

1933 – Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (d. 2008)

1934 – Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat

1935 – Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (d. 1997)

1936 – Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal

1936 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player  (d. 1995)

      (Old and New Dreams, New York Contemporary Five, and Codona)

1937 – Ülle Kukk, Estonian botanist and conservationist

1938 – Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012)

1938 – Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician

      Prime Minister of Madagascar

1939 – Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, author, and critic

1939 – Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington

      English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords

1939? – Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress
1939:  John O'Keefe  [American-British neuroscientist]

      Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2014 

1939 – Brenda Vaccaro, American actress

1940 – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Omani sultan

1940 – Haim Harari, Israeli Scientist

1941 – Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 2014)

1941 – David Hemmings, English actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2003)

1942 – Linda Evans, American actress

1942 – Susan Sullivan, American actress

1943 – Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal

1944 – Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer

      founded JOOP!

1945:  Wilma Mankiller  [American Cherokee activist] (d. 6 Apr 2010)

      principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, 1985-1995

1945 – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician

      6th President of Sri Lanka

1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American author

1946 – Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

1947 – Timothy Maude, American general (d. 2001)

1948 – Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

     (Ultima Thule)

1948 – Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer

1948 – Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2014)

1948 – Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (d. 1985)

1949 – Ahmed Zaki, Egyptian actor (d. 2005)

1950 – Dennis Haskins, American actor

1950:  Graham Parker  [English singer-songwriter]

1950 – Michael Swanwick, American science fiction author

1951 – Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author

1951 – Pete Morelli, American football official

1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician

      36th Premier of Queensland

1952 – Claudio Capone, Italian voice actor (d. 2008)

1952 – Delroy Lindo, English actor and director

1953 – Alan Moore, English author and illustrator

1953 – Kevin Nealon, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

1953 – Kath Soucie, American actress

1954 – Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer

1954 – John Parr, English musician

1955 – Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor

1956 – Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer and painter (d. 1995)

1956:  Warren Moon  [American football player]

1957 – Seán Mac Falls, Irish poet

1957:  J. C. Watts  [American football player and politician]

      U.S. Representative, R. OK, 1995-2003

1958 – Daniel Brailovsky, Argentinian footballer and manager

1958:  Laura Miller  [American politician]

      Mayor of Dallas, Texas, D, 2002-2007

1958 – Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter

1959 – Cindy Blackman, American drummer

1959 – Ulrich Noethen, German actor

1959 – Karla Faye Tucker, American murderer (d. 1998)

1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Irish footballer and manager

1960 – Elizabeth Perkins, American actress

1960 – Shari Shattuck, American actress and author

1960 – Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter

1960 – Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter

1961 – Nick Chinlund, American actor

1961 – Jan Kuehnemund, American guitarist (Vixen) (d. 2013)

1961 – Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer

1961:  Anthony Warlow  [Australian opera and musical theatre performer]

1962 – Bart Bryant, American golfer

1962 – Kirk Hammett, American guitarist and songwriter

      (Metallica, Spastik Children, and Exodus)

1962 – Jamie Moyer, American baseball player and sportscaster

1963 – Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986)

1963 – Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach

1963 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster

1963 – Joost Zwagerman, Dutch author and poet (d. 2015)

1964 – Rita Cosby, American journalist and author

1965:  Brene Brown  [American scholar, author, and public speaker]
1966:  Darren Flutie  [Canadian football player]

1966:  Ron Johnson  [Canadian politician]

1967 – Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1968 – Barry Hunter, Irish footballer and manager

1968 – Kaido Kaaberma, Estonian fencer

1968 – George Kotsiopoulos, American stylist and fashion consultant
1968 – Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter

      (College Boyz)

1968 – Gary Sheffield, American baseball player

1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

1969 – Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach

1969 – Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor

1969 – Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014)

1969 – Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

1970 – Elizabeth Anne Allen, American actress

1970 – Mike Epps, American comedian, actor, and producer

1970 – Megyn Kelly, American lawyer and journalist

1970 – Johan Liiva, Swedish singer-songwriter

      (Arch Enemy, Carnage, NonExist, and Hearse)

1970 – Marina Watanabe, Japanese actress, singer, and television personality

1970 – Peta Wilson, Australian actress

1971 – Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic

1971:  Tom Reed  [American politician]

      U.S. Representative, R. NY, 2010-present

1972 – Jessi Alexander, American singer-songwriter

1972 – Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater

1973 – Nic Pothas, South African cricketer and coach

1974 – Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach

1974 – Chloë Sevigny, American actress and fashion designer

1974 – Petter Solberg, Norwegian race car driver

1975 – Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer

1975 – David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player

1975 – Pastor Troy, American rapper, producer, and actor

1975 – Jason Williams, American basketball player

1976 – Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter

      (Dimmu Borgir Chrome Division, Ov Hell, and Fimbulwinter)

1976 – Dominic Armato, American voice actor

1976 – Sage Francis, American rapper (Non-Prophets)

1976 – Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer

1976 – Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress

1977 – John David Jackson (stage name Fabolous)

      American rapper and producer

1977:  Miranda Raison  [English actress]

1978 – Damien Johnson, Irish footballer

1979:  Nate Parker  [American actor, director, producer, and writer]

1980 – Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist  (d. 2001)

      hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175

1980:  Mathew Baynton  [English actor, musician and writer]

1980 – Luke Chadwick, English footballer

1980 – Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer

1980 – François Duval, Belgian race car driver

1980 – Denny Hamlin, American race car driver

1980 – Dustin Kensrue, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

      (Thrice)

1980 – Junichi Okada, Japanese singer and actor (V6)

1981 – Shin Ji, South Korean singer-songwriter (Koyote)

1981 – Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor (17:28)

1981 – Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress and comedian

1981 – Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress

1981 – Maggie Stiefvater, American author
1981 – Allison Tolman, American actress

1981 – Christina Vidal, American actress and singer

1982 – Greg Estandia, American football player

1982:  Damon Wayans, Jr.  [American actor, writer, and comedian]

1983 – Michael Dawson, English footballer

1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian programmer
      created DeCSS
1983:  Robert Kazinsky  [English actor]

1984 – Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer (W-inds)

1984 – Johnny Christ, American bass player (Avenged Sevenfold)

1984 – Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer

1985 – Allyson Felix, American sprinter
1985 – Christian Siriano, American fashion designer
1987 – Jake Abel, American actor

1987 – Hitomi Harada, Japanese voice actress and singer

1988 – Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player

1989 – Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player

1991 – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player

1992 – Nathan Kress, American actor

1993 – Makoto Okunaka, Japanese singer, dancer, and actress (Passpo)

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1886 – Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician  (b. 1829)

      21st President of the United States

1965 – Henry A. Wallace, American academic and politician  (b. 1888)

      33rd Vice President of the United States

Notable

1154 – Adelaide of Maurienne (b. 1092)
1305 – John II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1239)
1559 – Cuthbert Tunstall, English bishop (b. 1474)
1590 – George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury  (b. 1528)
      English commander and politician, Lord High Steward of Ireland
1724 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Portuguese priest (b. 1685)
1785 – Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (b. 1725)
1797 – Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat  (b. 1719)
      French shipbuilder and merchant
1814 – William Jessop, English engineer (b. 1745)
1830 – Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic
      founded the Illuminati (b. 1748)
1852 – Rose Philippine Duchesne French-American nun and saint (b. 1769)
1889 – William Allingham, Irish-English poet and scholar (b. 1824)
1909 – Renée Vivien, English-French poet (b. 1877)
1922 – Marcel Proust, French author and critic (b. 1871)
1927 – Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona  (b. 1871)
      Italian race car driver, explorer, and politician
1936 – V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1872)
1940 – Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (b. 1876)
1941 – Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet (b. 1879)
1941 – Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist,  (b. 1864)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician  (b. 1867)
      3rd Prime Minister of Australia
1962 – Niels Bohr, Danish footballer, physicist, and academic  (b. 1885)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1969 – Ted Heath, English trombonist and bandleader (b. 1902)
1969 – Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., American businessman and diplomat (b. 1888)
      44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
1972 – Danny Whitten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist  (b. 1943)
      (Crazy Horse)
1976 – Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (b. 1890)
1977 – Victor Francen, Belgian-French actor (b. 1888)
1977 – Kurt Schuschnigg, Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician  (b. 1897)
      15th Federal Chancellor of Austria
1978 – Jim Jones, American cult leader, founded Peoples Temple (b. 1931)
1978 – Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (b. 1925)
1979 – Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1901)
1980 – Conn Smythe, Canadian soldier, ice hockey player, and businessman (b. 1895)
1984 – Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
1986 – Gia Carangi, American model (b. 1960)
1987 – Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (b. 1934)
1991 – Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician  (b. 1913)
      9th President of Czechoslovakia
1994 – Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader  (b. 1907)
      (The Cab Calloway Orchestra)
1994 – Peter Ledger, Australian painter and illustrator (b. 1945)
1995 – Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (b. 1909)
1998 – Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (b. 1936)
1999 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (b. 1910)
1999 – Doug Sahm, American singer and guitarist  (b. 1941)
      (Sir Douglas Quintet and Flaco Jiménez)
2002 – James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928)
2003 – Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (b. 1948)
2004 – Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (b. 1905)
2004 – Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (b. 1929)
2005 – Harold J. Stone, American actor (b. 1911)
2007 – Jim Ford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
2009 – Red Robbins, American basketball player (b. 1944)
2010 – Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (b. 1940)
2010 – Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (b. 1937)
2012 – Emilio Aragón Bermúdez, Spanish clown, singer, and accordion player (b. 1929)
2012 – Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Russian-American chess player (b. 1957)
2012 – Phoebe Hearst Cooke, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
2012 – Neva Jane Langley, American model, Miss America 1953 (b. 1933)
2012 – Philip Ledger, English organist, composer, and academic (b. 1937)
2012 – Kenny Morgans, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1939)
2013 – Mike Cross, American businessman and politician (b. 1944)
2013 – Thomas Howard, American football player (b. 1983)
2013 – Thomas Kennedy, Scottish air marshal (b. 1928)
2013 – Bennett Reimer, American author and academic (b. 1932)
2013 – S. R. D. Vaidyanathan, Indian nadaswaram player and composer (b. 1929)
2013 – Ljubomir Vračarević, Serbian martial artist  (b. 1947)
      founded Real Aikido
2013 – Peter Wintonick, Canadian director and producer (b. 1953)
2014 – Dave Appell, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1922)
2014 – Pepe Eliaschev, Argentinian journalist and author (b. 1945)
2014 – Ahmad Lozi, Jordanian educator and politician  (b. 1925)
      48th Prime Minister of Jordan
2014 – C. Rudhraiya, Indian director and producer (b. 1947)

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