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1610 – Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1649)
1631 – Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer (d. 1712)
1713 – Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer (d. 1797)
1716 – Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1781)
1720 – Johann Uz, German poet and judge (d. 1796)
1790 – John Ross, American tribal chief (d. 1866)
1797 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)
1800 – George Bancroft, American historian and politician (d. 17 Jan 1891)
      17th United States Secretary of the Navy
1804 – Townsend Harris, American merchant and politician (d. 1878)
1804 – Allan Kardec, French author, founded spiritism (d. 1869)
1828 – Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (d. 1897)
1829:  Diane de Beausacq  [French writer] (d. 19 Dec 1899)
1837 – Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician (d. 1885)
      8th President of Argentina
1846 – James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic (d. 1918)
1848 – Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (d. 1929)
1856:  Timothy Thomas Fortune  [American journalist] (d. 2 Jun 1928)
1858 – Eleonora Duse, Italian-American actress (d. 1924)
1862 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1902)
1863 – Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (d. 1935)
1867:  Pierre Bonnard  [French Artist] (d. 23 Jan 1947)
1867:  Willis Polk  [American architect] (d. 10 Sep 1924)

1869 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)
1871:  Stijn Streuvels  [Belgian writer] (d. 15 Aug 1969)
1874 – Charles Middleton, American actor (d. 1949)
1877:  Virginia Gildersleeve  [American academic] (d. 7 Jul 1965)
1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor and singer (d. 1938)
1880 – Karl Ruberl, Austrian-American swimmer (d. 1966)
1881 – Percival Gourgaud, Australian public servant (d. 1958)
1882 – A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. 1974)
1885 – Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)
1886 – Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic (d. 1914)
1888 – Wade Boteler, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1943)
1889 – Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist (d. 1938)
      1935 Nobel Peace Prize
1894 – Elmer Robinson, American lawyer and politician (d. 1982)
      33rd Mayor of San Francisco
1894 – Walter Warlimont, German general (d. 1976)
1895 – Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (d. 1969)
1895 – Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)
1896 – Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and critic (d. 1987)
1897 – Louis Aragon, French author and poet (d. 1982)
1898 – Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
1898 – Adolf Reichwein, German economist and educator (d. 1944)
1899 – Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer (d. 1966)
1900 – Thomas Wolfe, American author and academic (d. 1938)
1901 – Jean Grémillon, French director, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1959)
1904 – Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (d. 1998)
1906 – Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (d. 1997)
1908 – Johnny Burke, American songwriter (d. 1964)
1910:  John E. Hines  [American Episcopal bishop] (d. 19 Jul 1997)
      22nd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, 1965-1974
1911 – Michael Hordern, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
1915 – Ray Stark, American film producer (d. 2004)
1916 – James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
1919 – James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic (d. 2013)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1919 – Jean Lefebvre, French-Moroccan actor (d. 2004)
1921 – Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1996)
1923 – Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician
      1st Premier of Dominica (d. 2004)
1924 – Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (d. 1993)
1924 – Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter (d. 2012)
1925 – Gore Vidal, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 31 Jul 2012)
1925 – George Wein, American pianist and producer
      co-founded the Newport Folk Festival
1928 – Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
1928 – Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (d. 2006)
1928 – Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician
      2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
1931 – Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 – Terence English, South African-English surgeon and academic
1932 – Karl-Hans Kern, German politician (d. 2014)
1933 – Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player
1934 – Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
1934 – Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas, Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 2015)
1934 – Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (d. 1990)
1934 – Koo Nimo, Ghanaian singer and guitarist
1935 – Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut
1936 – Steve Reich, American composer
1938 – Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1960)
1938 – David Hart Dyke, English captain
1938 – Jack Hodgins, Canadian author and academic
1938 – Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
1938 – Dave Obey, American politician
1939 – Bob Armstrong, American wrestler and trainer
1940 – Sheila Fearn, English actress
1940 – Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1940 – Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Andrea de Adamich, Italian race car driver and sportscaster
1941 – John Elliott, Australian businessman
1941 – Ruggero Raimondi, Italian actor and singer
1942:  Laurel Lea  [Australian singer] (d. 31 Jan 1992)
1942 – Alan Rachins, American actor and screenwriter
1943 – Jeff Bingaman, American solder and politician
      25th Attorney General of New Mexico
1944 – Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic
1944 – Roy Horn, German-American magician and actor
1944:  Preneet Kaur  [Indian politician]
      Minister of State for External Affairs, 2009-2014
1945 – Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster
1945 – Christopher Bruce, English dancer and choreographer
1945 – Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician
1947 – John Perry Barlow, American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist
1947 – Fred DeLuca, American businessman, co-founded Subway (d. 2015)
1947 – Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (d. 2014)
1947:  Charlie Melancon  [American politician]
      U.S. Representative, D. LA, 2005-2011
1947 – Takis Michalos, Greek water polo player and coach (d. 2010)

1948:  Michael Medved  [American author, radio show host, film critic]
1948:  Allyson Schwartz  [American politician]
      U.S. Representative, D. PA, 2005-2015

1949 – Lindsey Buckingham, American musician
      (Fleetwood Mac)
1949 – J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter
1949 – Laurie Simmons, American artist
1950 – Pamela Hensley, American actress
1950:  John Patrick Shanley  [American playwright]
1951 – Keb' Mo', American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1951:  Kathryn Sullivan  [American geologist and astronaut]
      Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and
      Administrator of NOAA, 2014-present
1951 – Dave Winfield, American baseball player and sportscaster
1953:  Karen Bass  [American politician]
      U.S. Representative, D. CA, 2011-present

1954 – Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player and sportscaster
1954 – Eddie DeGarmo, American musician
      (DeGarmo and Key)
1954 – Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and activist
1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American musician (d. 1990)
      (Double Trouble) (d. 1990)
1955 – John S. Lesmeister, American educator and politician
      30th North Dakota State Treasurer (d. 2006)
1955 – Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter
      (The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule) (d. 2000)
1956 – Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat
      6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
1957 – Tim Westwood, English radio and television host
1958 – Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor
1958 – Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer
1959:  Lyor Cohen  [American businessman]
1959 – Fred Couples, American golfer

1959 – Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1959 – Jack Wagner, American actor and singer
1959:  Marc Wallice (born Marc Goldberg) [American porn actor]
1960 – Kevin Eldon, English actor and screenwriter
1961 – Maxx Payne, American wrestler and actor
1961 – Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
1961 – Ludger Stühlmeyer, German cantor, composer and musicologist
1962 – Tommy Lee, Greek-American musician
      (Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem, and Rock Star Supernova)
1963 – Benny Anders, American basketball player
1964 – Clive Owen, English actor and producer
1965 – Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer
1965 – Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
1966 – Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – Rob Liefeld, American author and illustrator
1967 – Chris Collingwood, English-American musician
      (Fountains of Wayne)
1967:  Denis Villeneuve  [French-Canadian film director and writer]
1968 – Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager
1968 – Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach
1968 – Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager
1968 – Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower
1969 – Garry Herbert, English rower and sportscaster
1969 – Yuriko Ishida, Japanese actress and essayist
1969 – Sulev Iva, Estonian linguist and author
1969:  Janel Moloney  [American actress]
1969 – Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
      (No Doubt)
1969 – Tetsuya, Japanese musician
      (L'Arc-en-Ciel)
1969:  Jennifer Todd  [American film producer]

1970 – Elmar Liitmaa, Estonian guitarist and songwriter
      (Terminaator)
1970:  Kirsten Nelson  [American actress and director]
1970 – Jimmy Ray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Sara Zarr, American author
1971 – Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
1971:  Sean Duffy  [American politician]
      U.S. Representative, R. WI, 2011-present
1971 – Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor
      (Backstreet Boys)
1971 – Black Thought, American hip hop artist (The Roots)
1972 – Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014)
1972 – Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
1972 – Guy Oseary, Israeli–American businessman
1973 – Keiko Agena, American actress
1973 – Neve Campbell, Canadian actress and producer
1973 – Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player and coach
1973 – Lena Headey, British actress
1973 – Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist (Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Dingobats)
1974 – Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1974 – Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
1975 – India Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

1975 – Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1975 – Talib Kweli, American rapper (Black Star and Reflection Eternal)
1975 – Nakako Tsuzuki, Japanese figure skater
1975:  Alanna Ubach  [American actress]
1976 – Herman Li, Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer (DragonForce and Demoniac)
1976 – Seann William Scott, American actor and producer
1977 – Daniel Hollie, American wrestler
1977 – Shazia Mirza, English comedian, actress, and journalist
1977 – Eric Munson, American baseball player and coach
1977 – Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer
1978 – Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer
1978 – Neil Clement, English footballer
1978 – Corey Hill, American mixed martial artist (d. 2015)
1978 – Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
1978 – Aminishiki Ryūji, Japanese sumo wrestler
1978 – Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
1978 – Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
1978 – Vienna Teng, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Carlo Alban, Ecuadorian-American actor
1979 – Yuri Ebihara, Japanese model and actress
1979 – Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
      (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, Ataxia, and The Bicycle Thief)
1979 – John Morrison, American wrestler and actor
1980 – Anquan Boldin, American football player
1980 – Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author
1980 – Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
      (The Script and Mytown)
1980 – Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer
1980 – Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
1981 – Danny Coid, English footballer
1981 – Seth Gabel, American actor
1981 – Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
1981 – Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
1981 – Matt Sparrow, English footballer
1981 – Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
1982 – Clémence Poésy, French model and actress
1982 – Erik von Detten, American actor
1983 – Fred, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1983 – Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer
1983 – Hiroki Suzuki, Japanese actor and singer
1983:  Tessa Thompson  [American actress and musician]
1984 – Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress (Baby V.O.X.)
1984 – Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress
1984 – Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer
1984 – Chris Marquette, American actor
1984 – Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Courtney Lee, American basketball player
1986 – Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer
1987 – Robert Grabarz, English high jumper
1987 – Martin Plowman, English racing driver
1987 – Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican model and actress
      Miss Universe 2006
1988 – ASAP Rocky, American rapper and producer (ASAP Mob)
1988:  Alicia Vikander  [Swedish actress and dancer]
1989 – Nate Montana, American football player
1990 – Johan Le Bon, French cyclist
1990 – Rhian Ramos, Filipino actress and singer
1991 – Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
1991 – Aki Takajō, Japanese singer
      (AKB48, JKT48, and French Kiss)
1993 – Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer
1994 – Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player
1994 – Charlie Wernham, English comedian and actor
1996 – Adair Tishler, American actress and singer
1997 – Juri Takahashi, Japanese idol and singer (AKB48)

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900 – Muhammad ibn Zayd, Tabaristan emir
1078 – Iziaslav I of Kiev (b. 1024)
1226 – Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint (b. 1181)
1283 – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (b. 1238)
1369 – Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)
1568 – Elisabeth of Valois (b. 1545)
1596 – Florent Chrestien, French poet (b. 1541)
1611 – Charles, Duke of Mayenne (b. 1554)
1629 – Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian commander and politician (b. 1570)
1649 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)
1653 – Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and academic (b. 1612)
1656 – Myles Standish, English-American captain (b. 1584)
1690 – Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician

      2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)
1701 – Joseph Williamson, English politician (b. 1633)
1801 – Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician

      Minister of Defence for France (b. 1724)
1833 – François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (b. 1754)
1838 – Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)
1860 – Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (b. 1778)
1867 – Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (b. 1819)
1873 – Kintpuash, American tribal leader (b. 1837)
1877 – James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (b. 1814)
1881 – Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (b. 1811)
1890 – Joseph Hergenröther, German historian and cardinal (b. 1824)
1891 – Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1842)
1896 – William Morris, English author and poet (b. 1834)
1907 – Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (b. 1835)
1929 – Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. 1894)
1929 – Gustav Stresemann, German politician, Chancellor of Germany

      Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
1931 – Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1865)
1936 – John Heisman, American football player and coach (b. 1869)
1953 – Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (b. 1883)
1959 – Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (b. 1892)
1965 – Zachary Scott, American actor (b. 1914)
1966 – Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1896)
1967 – Woody Guthrie, American musician (Almanac Singers) (b. 14 Jul 1912
1967 – Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
1969 – Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1902)
1979 – Ray Genet, Swiss-American mountaineer (b. 1931)
1979 – Hannelore Schmatz, German mountaineer (b. 1940)
1979 – Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1936)
1980 – Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (b. 1907)
1981 – Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (b. 1887)
1985 – Maurice Copeland, American actor (b. 1911)
1986 – Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
1987 – Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
1987 – Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (b. 1947)
1988 – Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian politician, Minister President of Bavaria (b. 1915)
1990 – Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monegasque businessman (b. 1960)
1990 – Eleanor Steber, American soprano (b. 1914)
1993 – Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (b. 1940)
1993 – Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1960)
1993 – Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1958)
1994 – John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (b. 1923)
1994 – Dub Taylor, American actor and singer (b. 1907)
1995 – Ma. Po. Si., Indian author and politician (b. 1906)
1997 – Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (b. 1908)
1998 – Roddy McDowall, English-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1928)
1999 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1921)
2000 – Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Cars) (b. 1947)
2001 – Costas Hajihristos, Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2002 – Robert Krausz, Hungarian-American businessman (b. 1936)
2002 – Bruce Paltrow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
2003 – Florence Stanley, American actress and director (b. 1924)
2003 – William Steig, American sculptor, author, and illustrator (b. 1907)
2004 – John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)
2004 – Janet Leigh, American actress, singer, and author (b. 1927)
2005 – Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2006 – Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (b. 1919)
2006 – John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1916)
2006 – Peter Norman, Australian runner (b. 1942)
2006 – Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (b. 1937)
2007 – M. N. Vijayan, Indian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1930)
2008 – Johnny "J", Mexican-American rapper and producer (b. 1969)
2008 – Karam ud Din, Pakistani lieutenant (b. 1941)
2009 – Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (b. 1929)
2009 – Fatima el-Sharif, Libyan wife of Idris of Libya (b. 1911)
2010 – Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1925)
2010 – Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1921)
2012 – Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian theologian and scholar (b. 1931)
2012 – Robert F. Christy, American physicist and astrophysicist (b. 1916)
2012 – Billy Hullin, Welsh rugby player (b. 1942)
2012 – Kathi McDonald, American singer (Big Brother and the Holding Company) (b. 1948)
2012 – Albie Roles, English footballer (b. 1921)
2012 – Peter J. Schmitt, American politician (b. 1950)
2013 – Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (b. 1978)
2013 – Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (b. 1944)
2013 – Bob Chance, American baseball player (b. 1940)
2013 – Frank D'Rone, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)
2013 – Chuck Smith, American pastor, founded the Calvary Chapel movement (b. 1927)
2013 – Joan Thirsk, English cryptologist, historian, and academic (b. 1922)
2014 – Peer Augustinski, German actor (b. 1940)
2014 – Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (b. 1963)
2014 – Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (b. 1933)
2014 – Jean-Jacques Marcel, French footballer (b. 1931)
2014 – Kevin Metheny, American businessman (b. 1954)
2014 – Ward Ruyslinck, Belgian author (b. 1929)

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1871 – Cordell Hull  [American captain, lawyer, and politician] (d. 23 Jul 1955)
      47th United States Secretary of State, 1933-1944
      U.S. Senator, D. TN, 1931-1933
      U.S. Representative, D. TN, 1923-1931
      Nobel Peace Prize, 1945

1921 – Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)

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1452 – Richard III of England (d. 1485)
1470 – Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)
1538 – Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)
1644 – François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (d. 1724)
1704 – František Tůma, Czech organist and composer (d. 1774)
1718 – Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic (d. 1800)
1722 – Leopold Widhalm, Austrian instrument maker (d. 1776)
1727 – Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian naturalist (d. 1806)
1737 – Francis Hopkinson, American judge and politician (d. 1791)
1768 – William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (d. 1854)
      English general and politician
1798 – Charles Albert of Sardinia (d. 1849)
1800 – Nat Turner, American slave who led a slave rebellion (d. 1831)
1824 – Henry C. Lord, American businessman (d. 1884)
1828 – Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
      55th Prime Minister of France
1832 – Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist and academic (d. 1917)
1833 – William Corby, American priest and academic (d. 1897)
1847 – Paul von Hindenburg, Polish-German field marshal and politician (d. 1934)
      2nd President of Germany
1851 – Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (d. 1929)
1852 – William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic (d. 1916)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1854 – Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, (d. 1932)
                  philanthropist and pioneering town planner
1857:  A. E. Waite  [American-born British poet, mystic, and occultist] (d. 19 May 1942)
1869 – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist and philosopher (d. 1948)
1871 – Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)
1873 – Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)
1873 – Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)
1879 – Wallace Stevens, American poet (d. 1955)
1882 – Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)
1883 – Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (d. 1950)
1883 – Karl von Terzaghi, Czech-American geologist and engineer (d. 1963)
1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (d. 1977)
1893 – Leroy Shield, American composer and conductor (d. 1962)
1895 – Bud Abbott, American actor and singer (d. 1974)
1895 – Ruth Cheney Streeter, American colonel (d. 1990)
1901 – Alice Prin, French singer, actress, and painter (d. 1953)
1902 – John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (d. 1996)
1902 – Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician (d. 1965)
      18th Chancellor of Austria
1904 – Graham Greene, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
1904 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician (d. 1966)
      2nd Prime Minister of India
1905 – Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal (d. 1981)
1906 – August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (d. 1992)
1906:  Willy Ley  [German-American science writer and historian] (d. 24 Jun 1969)
1907 – Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician (d. 2001)
      52nd President of Bolivia
1907 – Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd
      Scottish-English biochemist and academic (d. 1997)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1911 – Jack Finney, American author and playwright (d. 1995)
1912 – Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)
1913 – Karl Miller, German footballer (d. 1967)
1914 – Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)
1914 – Bernarr Rainbow, English organist, conductor, and historian (d. 1998)
1915 – Chubby Wise, American fiddler (d. 1996)
1915 – Chuck Williams, American author and businessman
      founded Williams-Sonoma
1917 – Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist (d. 2013)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1917 – Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)
1918 – Herb Voland, American actor (d. 1981)
1919 – John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
1919 – Jan Flinterman, Dutch race car driver (d. 1992)
1920 – Albert Renaud, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2012)
1921 – Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (d. 2006)
1925 – Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
1926 – Jan Morris, English-Welsh historian and author
1928 – George McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)
1928 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (d. 2014)
1929 – Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)
1929 – Moses Gunn, American actor (d. 1993)
1929 – Cesare Maestri, Italian mountaineer and author (d. 1992)
1929 – Howard Roberts, American guitarist
      (The Wrecking Crew)
1930 – Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician
      26th Premier of British Columbia
1932 – Maury Wills, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1933 – John Gurdon, English biologist and academic
      Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Phill Niblock, American composer and director
1933 – Enn Nõu, Estonian author
1933 – Michel Plasson, French conductor
1933 – Dave Somerville, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2015)
      (The Diamonds)
1934 – Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote
      South African-English lawyer and judge
1934 – Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
1935 – Peter Frankl, Hungarian-English pianist and educator
1935 – Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 2005)
1936 – Dick Barnett, American basketball player and educator
1936 – Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Filipino lawyer and politician
      20th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
1936 – Connie Dierking, American basketball player (d. 2013)
1936 – David Gale, English actor (d. 1991)
1937 – Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005)
1938 – Nick Gravenites, American singer–songwriter and guitarist
      (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1938 – Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1983)
1938 – Rex Reed, American actor and critic
1940 – Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian-Mexican handball player and coach
1940:  Rex Reed  [American film critic]
1940 – Pantelis Voulgaris, Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Diana Hendry, English poet and author
1942 – Steve Sabol, American director and producer (d. 2012)
      co-founded NFL Films
1943 – Anna Ford, English journalist and academic
1943 – William Margold, American porn actor and director
1943 – Franklin Rosemont, American poet, painter, and historian (d. 2009)
1943;  Patrick Sky (born Patrick Lynch) [American musician
1944 – Vernor Vinge, American computer scientist and author
1945 – Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academic
1945 – Don McLean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politician
1946 – Peter Kellner, English journalist
1946 – Marie-Georges Pascal, French actress (d. 1985)
1946 – Eric Peterson, Canadian actor
1946 – Jo-El Sonnier, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
1947:  Ward Churchill  [American author, professor, and political activist]
1947 – Paul Jackson, English director and producer
1948 – Trevor Brooking, English footballer and manager
1948 – Avery Brooks, American actor and director
1948 – Donna Karan, American fashion designer
      founded DKNY
1948 – Siim Kallas, Estonian politician
      13th Prime Minister of Estonia
1948 – Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress (d. 1998)
      Femina Miss India 1965
1948 – Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter and sculptor (d. 2005)
1949:  Lucy Fisher  [American film producer]
1949 – Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass player
      (Television, Neon Boys, The Heartbreakers, and Dim Stars)
1949:  Annie Leibovitz  [American photographer]

1949 – Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
1950 – Ian McNeice, English actor
1950 – Mike Rutherford, English singer-songwriter and bass player
      (Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics)
1951 – Sting, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor
      (The Police)
1951 – Romina Power, American-Italian singer and actress
1952:  John Otway  [English musician]
1952 – Robin Riker, American actress
1952 – Jan Švejnar, Czech-American economist and politician
1952 – Wahed Wafa, Afghan-American singer
1953 – Vanessa Bell Armstrong, American singer
1953 – Muhammad Abdul Bari, Bangladeshi-English physicist and educator
1953 – Lisa St Aubin de Terán, English author
1954 – Lorraine Bracco, American actress and producer
1954:  Hank Johnson  [American politician]
      U.S. Representative, D, GA, 2007-present
1955 – Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
      (The Human League)
1955 – Nancy Rothwell  [British physiologist]
      President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester
1955:  Warren Spector  [American Video game designer]
1956 – Charlie Adler, American voice actor and director
1956 – Peter Bruce, Chemist
1956 – Freddie Jackson, American singer
1956 – Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Russian-German cosmologist and physicist
1956:  Mike Scully  [American television writer and producer]
1957 – John Cook, American golfer
1957 – Wade Dooley, English rugby player and police officer
1957 – Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (The Victims, The Manikins, and Hoodoo Gurus)
1957 – Kate St John, English singer-songwriter and producer
      (The Dream Academy)
1958 – Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1958 – Wayne Toups, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
1958 – Jeffrey Weissman, American actor
1960 – Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Django Bates, English pianist and composer
1960 – Al Connelly, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Glass Tiger)
1960 – Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist
1960:  Chuck Pagano  [American football coach]
1960 – Joe Sacco, American journalist and cartoonist
1960 – Tom Schweich, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
      36th State Auditor of Missouri
1960:  Terence Winter [American film and television writer and producer]
1960 – Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coach
1961 – Jaan Toomik, Estonian director and producer
1962 – Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic singer and drummer
      (The Sugarcubes, Þeyr, KUKL, Reptile Palace Orchestra)
1962 – Jeff Bennett, American voice actor and singer
1962 – El Dandy, Mexican wrestler
1962 – James Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Aziz M. Osman, Singaporean-Malaysian actor and filmmaker
1962 – Mark Rypien, American football player
1963 – Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricketer and accountant
1964 – Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leonean commander (d. 2003)
1964 – Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
1964 – Jaanus Kuum, Estonian-Norwegian cyclist (d. 1998)
1965:  Tom Moody  [Australian cricketer and coach]
1966 – Yokozuna, American wrestler (d. 2000)
1967 – Frankie Fredericks, Namibian sprinter
1967 – Bud Gaugh, American drummer
      (Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Eyes Adrift, Volcano, and Sublime with Rome)
1967:  Dave Goldberg  [American businessman]
      founder of LAUNCH Media
      CEO of SurveyMonkey
1967 – Gary L. Gregg, American political scientist, author, and academic
1967 – Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis player
1967 – Lew Temple, American actor
1967 – Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Benjie Paras, Filipino basketball player and actor
1968 – Victoria Derbyshire, English journalist and radio host
1968 – Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
      (The Tea Party and Jeff Martin 777)
1968 – Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player
1968 – Glen Wesley, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1968 – Kelly Willis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Jun Akiyama, Japanese wrestler
1969 – Badly Drawn Boy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Mitch English, American actor and talk show host
1970 – Eddie Guardado, American baseball player
1970 – Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian soprano and producer
1970 – Kelly Ripa, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1970 – Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress and singer
1971 – Tiffany, American singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriter
      (Slipknot and Stone Sour)
1972 – Tara Dawn Holland, American model Miss America 1997
1972 – Aaron McKie, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Proof, American rapper and actor (D12) (d. 2006)
1973 – Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator
1973 – Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress (Aqua)
1973 – Efren Ramirez, American actor
1973 – Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
1973 – Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian singer
1973 – Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
1974 – Adel Ferdosipour, Iranian journalist and sportscaster
1974 – Simon Gregson, English actor
1974 – Bjarke Ingels, Danish architect
1974 – Brian Knight, American baseball player and umpire
1974 – Michelle Krusiec, Taiwanese-American actress and producer
1974 – Matthew Nicholson, Australian cricketer
1974 – Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (d. 2006)
1974 – Sam Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Paul Teutul, Jr., American motorcycle designer
      co-founded Orange County Choppers
1974 – Kevin Van De Wege, American firefighter and politician
1975 – Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper
1975 – Michel Trudeau, Canadian son of Pierre Trudeau (d. 1998)
1976 – Mandisa, American singer
1976 – Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (d. 2005)
1976 – John Thornton, American football player
1978 – Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1978 – Matthew Hancock, English politician, Minister for Portsmouth
1979 – Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player
1979 – Brianna Brown  [American actress and producer]
1979 – Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer
1979 – Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Sounds)
1980 – Shane Andrus, American football player
1980 – Arta Dobroshi, Kosovar-Albanian actress
1980 – Amanda Hale  [British actress]
1981 – Ridzuan Fatah Hasan, Singaporean footballer
1981 – Santi Kolk, Dutch footballer
1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer
1981 – Sidney Samson, Dutch DJ and producer
1982 – Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
1982 – Amber Lee Ettinger, American actress and singer
1982 – George Pettit, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player
      (Alexisonfire and Black Lungs)
1982 – Gary Wilkinson, American basketball player
1984 – Marion Bartoli, French tennis player
1985 – Buster Davis, American football player
1985 – Brandon Jackson, American football player
1986 – Camilla Belle, American actress
1987 – Bojana Bobusic, Australian tennis player
1987 – Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player
1987 – Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
1987 – Joel Reinders, American football player
1987 – Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., American race car driver
1988:  Brittany Howard  [American musician] (Alabama Shakes)
1989 – George Christopher Nash, English rower
1990 – Samantha Barks, Manx-English actress and singer
1990 – Dean Bouzanis, Australian footballer
1990 – Shane Larkin  [American basketball player]
1992 – Sirje Roops, Estonian footballer
1993 – Tara Lynne Barr, American actress
1993 – Luke Thomas, Welsh chef
1993 – Aaro Vainio, Finnish race car driver
1994 – Joana Eidukonytė, Lithuanian tennis player
1994 – Nolan Sotillo  [American actor and singer-songwriter]
1997 – Hana Sugisaki, Japanese actress

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534 – Athalaric, Italian king (b. 516)
939 – Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine (b. 890)
1559 – Jacquet of Mantua, French-Italian composer (b. 1483)
1626 – Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar (b. 1567)
      Spanish academic and diplomat
1629 – Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
1629 – Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal (b. 1575)
1685 – David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)
1708 – Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)
1709 – Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of Ukraine (b. 1639)
1724 – François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
1746 – Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
1764 – William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (b. 1720)
      English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1775 – Chiyo-ni, Japanese poet (b. 1703)
1780 – John André, English soldier (b. 1750)
1782 – Charles Lee, English-American general (b. 1732)
1786 – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel (b. 1725)
      English admiral and politician
1803 – Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician (b. 1722)
      4th Governor of Massachusetts
1804 – Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)
1806 – Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian naturalist (b. 1727)
1850 – Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)
1853 – François Arago, French scientist and politician (b. 1786)
      25th Prime Minister of France
1920 – Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
1927 – Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist (b. 1859)
      Nobel Prize laureate
1938 – Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician (b. 1859)
      24th Prime Minister of Romania
1938 – André Lagache, French racing driver (b. 1885)
1947 – P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
1953 – John Marin, American artist (b. 1870)
1955 – Humphrey Barclay, English Anglican priest (b. 1882)
      Chaplain to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II
1955 – William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
1962 – Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1859)
1968 – Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
1971 – Jessie Arms Botke, California artist (b. 1883)
1971 – Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1911)
1973 – Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
1973 – Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)
1974 – Vasily Shukshin, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
1975 – K. Kamaraj, Indian politician (b. 1903)
1981 – Harry Golden, American journalist and author (b. 1902)
1981 – Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American singer, pianist, and actress (b. 1920)
1985 – Rock Hudson, American actor and singer (b. 1925)
1987 – Madeleine Carroll, British-American actress (b. 1906)
1987 – Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and zoologist
      Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
1988 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer
      designed the Mini (b. 1906)
1989 – Aarne Viisimaa, Estonian tenor and director (b. 1898)
1991 – Hazen Argue, Canadian politician (b. 1921)
1991 – Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople (b. 1914)
1994 – Harriet Nelson, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
1996 – Robert Bourassa, Canadian lawyer and politician
      22nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1933)
1996 – Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian politician
      40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1938)
1998 – Gene Autry, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1907)
1998 – Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver (b. 1924)
1998 – Sanjaasürengiin Zorig, Mongolian politician (b. 1962)
1999 – Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (b. 1921)
2001 – Franz Biebl, German composer (b. 1906)
2001 – Lembit Sibul, Estonian actor and journalist (b. 1947)
2002 – Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)
2003 – John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician
      14th United States Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)
2005 – Bert Eriksson, Belgian activist (b. 1931)
2005 – Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (b. 1918)
2005 – August Wilson, American author and playwright (b. 1945)
2006 – Frances Bergen, American actress (b. 1922)
2006 – Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)
2006 – Tamara Dobson, American actress (b. 1947)
2006 – Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1916)
2006 – Charles Carl Roberts, American murderer (b. 1973)
2007 – Tex Coulter, American football player (b. 1924)
2007 – Christopher Derrick, English author and critic (b. 1921)
2007 – George Grizzard, American actor (b. 1928)
2007 – Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (b. 1913)
2007 – Dan Keating, Irish soldier (b. 1902)
2007 – Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (b. 1954)
2008 – Rob Guest, English-Australian actor and singer (b. 1950)
2008 – Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress (b. 1968)
2010 – Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean wife of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1920)
2011 – Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1946)
2012 – Nguyễn Chí Thiện, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (b. 1939)
2012 – Marjorie Lane, American singer and actress (b. 1912)
2012 – Mohammed Mushaima, Bahraini activist (b. 1988)
2012 – Hideji Ōtaki, Japanese actor (b. 1925)
2012 – Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1933)
2012 – J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (b. 1943)
2012 – Big Jim Sullivan, English guitarist (James Last Orchestra) (b. 1941)
2013 – Gottfried Fischer, German psychologist, therapist, and academic (b. 1944)
2013 – Herman Hugg, American painter and sculptor (b. 1921)
2013 – Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (b. 1955)
2013 – Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
2013 – Kaare Ørnung, Norwegian pianist and educator (b. 1931)
2014 – Robert Flower, Australian footballer (b. 1955)
2014 – Vaughn O. Lang, American general (b. 1927)
2014 – Pedro Peña, Spanish actor (b. 1925)
2014 – Frederic Tamler Sommers, American philosopher and academic (b. 1923)

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