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  • 331 Julian ‘the Apostate’, Roman Emperor (361-63) tried to re-instate paganism, born in Constantinople (d. 363)
  • 1503 Il Bronzino, Italian Florentine painter in Mannerist style (Eleanor de Toledo & her Son), born in Florence (d. 1572)
  • 1576 Roque Gonzales, Spanish-Guaraní Jesuit missionary to Paraguay, martyr, and Catholic saint, born in Asunción, Spanish Governorate of New Andalusia (d. 1628)
  • 1587 Louis de Geer, Walloon-Swedish entrepreneur, banker, industrialist (weapons of war), and slave trader, born in Liège, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1652)
  • 1594 Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch writer and town physician of Dordrecht (Treasure of Health, Treasure of Disease), born in Dordrecht, Dutch republic (d. 1647) [1] [2]
  • 1612 Dorgon, Manchu prince (Prince-Regent for Shunzhi Emperor, 1643-50) who introduced compulsory wearing of hair in queues for Han men, born in Yenden, China (d. 1650)
  • 1681 Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian, born in Rouen, France (d. 1776)
  • 1685 Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, French Canadian military officer, fur trader, and explorer of North Dakota and the upper Missouri River, born in Trois-Rivières, New France (d. 1749)
  • 1690 Noel-Nicolas Coypel, French Baroque painter and cartoonist, born in Paris (d. 1734)
  • 1729 Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain, Queen of Sardinia, born in the Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain (d. 1785)
  • 1752 Nicolas Appert, French inventor of airtight food preservation (food canning, bouillon tablet), born in Châlons-en-Champagne, France (d. 1841)

1st post-revolutionary King of France (1814-24), born in Versailles, France

  • 1765 Étienne-Jacques MacDonald, Duc de Tarente, French marshal during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, born in Sedan, France (d. 1840)
  • 1771 Jonathan Huntington, Early American composer, born in Windham, British Colony of Connecticut (d. 1838)
  • 1787 Michele Carafa, Italian opera composer (Le nozze di Lammermoor), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1872)
  • 1790 August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer, discovered the Möbius strip, born in Schulpforta, Saxony (d. 1868)
  • 1794 George Grote, British historian (History of Greece), born in Clay Hill, England (d. 1871)
  • 1794 John Barrien Montgomery, American naval commander during American-Mexican War, born in Allentown, New Jersey (d. 1873) [1]
  • 1799 Titian Peale, American artist and naturalist (American Ornithology), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1885)
  • 1808 Alberich Zwyssig, Swiss monk and composer (Swiss psalm – Swiss National Anthem), born in Bauen, Switzerland (d. 1854)
  • 1814 Joseph Finegan, American businessman and Brigadier General in the Confederate Army (Battle of Olustee), born in Clones, Ireland (d. 1885)
  • 1816 August Wilhelm Ambros, Austrian Czech musicologist (History of Music), born in Vysoké Mýto, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1876)
  • 1826 John McArthur, Scottish-American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Erskine, Scotland (d. 1906)
  • 1827 Petko Slaveykov, Bulgarian revolutionary writer, poet and politician, born in Turnovo, Bulgaria (d. 1895)
  • 1834 Stephen Hinsdale Weed, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Potsdam, New York (d. 1863)
  • 1835 Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (1906-09), born in MiIlton Township, Ohio (d. 1915)
  • 1837 Willem Coenen, Dutch composer and pianist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1918)
  • 1854 Louis Lyautey, French general and colonial administrator (Indochina, Morocco) Minister of Defense (1916-17), born in Nancy, France (d. 1934)
  • 1859 Gerhard Schjelderup, Norwegian opera composer and musicologist, born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1933)
  • 1865 John Stanley Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett’s twins), born in Hickson, Ontario (d. 1941)
  • 1866 Voltairine de Cleyre, American anarchist, writer and speaker, born in Leslie, Michigan (d. 1912)
  • 1876 Joseph Vandemeulebroek, Belgian politician (Mayor of Brussels,1939-41 and 1944-56), born in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1958)
  • 1877 Frank Calder, British born Canadian ice hockey executive (first NHL President), born in Bristol, England (d. 1943)
  • 1878 Grace Abbott, American social worker (US Children’s Bureau), born in Grand Island, Nebraska (d. 1939)
  • 1885 Hendrik de Man, Belgian sociologist and politician (Belgian Labour Party), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1953)
  • 1885 Henri de Man, Belgian educator, socialist theoretician (Plan de Man), politician (Chairman of Belgian Workers Party), and memoirist (Après Coup), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1953) [1]
  • 1886 Crane Wilbur, American director and writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), born in Athens, New York (d. 1973)

1st Viscount Alamein, British WWII Field Marshal (African campaign, D-Day) and WWI officer, born in London

  • 1890 Jack Cusack, American pro football pioneer (Canton Bulldogs), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1973)
  • 1891 Guido Pannain Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1977)
  • 1891 Jean Del Val [Gautier], French actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces), born in Reims, France (d. 1975)
  • 1892 Max Deutsch, Austrian-French composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1982)
  • 1894 Eelco van Kleffens, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1939-46) and diplomat, born in Heerenveen, Netherlands (d. 1983)
  • 1894 Sophocles Venizelos, Greek politician, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), born in Chania, Crete (d. 1964)
  • 1895 Gregorio López y Fuentes, Mexican author of the Mexican Revolution known for “El Indio”, born in Zontecomatlán, Mexico (d. 1966)
  • 1895 Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher, born in Oryol, Russian Empire (d. 1975)

Russian psychologist notable for contributions to the understanding of psychological development in children, born in Orsha, Russian Empire

  • 1897 Eddie Baker, American actor (A Man About Town, Collars and Cuffs), born in Davis, West Virginia (d. 1968)
  • 1897 Frank Fay, American vaudeville comedian and actor (God’s Gift to Women, Love Nest), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1961)
  • 1897 Sara Haden, American actress (A Family Affair), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1981)
  • 1898 Harold Bennett, English actor (Are You Being Served? – “Young Mr. Grace”), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1981)
  • 1899 Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer, made technological sound advances in film at MGM, born in Quebec Westmount, Quebec, born in Westmount, Quebec (d. 1971)
  • 1899 Roger Vitrac, French poet and dramatist (Coup of Trafalgar), born in Pinsac, France (d. 1952)
  • 1901 Joyce Wethered, British golfer (English Ladies’ champion 1920–24), born in London, England (d. 1997)
  • 1901 Lee Strasberg, Austrian acting coach and actor (The Godfather: Part II, Somewhere in the Night), born in Budzanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1982)
  • 1901 Max Zehnder, Swiss neo-classical composer, born in Turgi, Switzerland (d. 1972)
  • 1901 Walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU) (Hallstein doctrine, 1st President of the EU 1958-67)), born in Mainz, German Empire (d. 1982)
  • 1902 Eugene Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1963 Nobel Prize for Physics), worked on the Manhattan Project, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1995)
  • 1903 Joseph Kaminski, Russian born Israeli composer, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1972)
  • 1904 Isamu Noguchi, Japanese American sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal, Noguchi table), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1988)
  • 1904 L.F. “Jack” Owen, American blues singer and guitarist (“It Must’ve Been The Devil”), born in Bentonia, Mississippi (d. 1997)
  • 1904 Salomėja Nėris [Salomėja Bačinskaitė – Bučienė], Lithuanian poet, born in Kiršai, Poland (d. 1945)
  • 1905 Adam Ważyk [Adam Wagman], Polish poet and author (Eyes & Mouth), born in Warsaw, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
  • 1905 Arthur Chipperfield, Australian cricketer (batsman and leggie 99 on Test debut), born in Ashfield, New South Wales (d. 1987)
  • 1905 Astrid of Sweden, Queen of the Belgians, first wife of King Leopold III (1934-35), born in Arvfurstens Palace, Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden (d. 1935)
  • 1905 Mischa Auer [Ounskowsky], Russian actor (My Man Godfrey), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1967)
  • 1906 Betty Bronson, American actress (Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1971)
  • 1907 Israel Regardie, English occultist, Aleister Crowley’s secretary, born in London, England (d. 1985)
  • 1909 Gerald Savory, British actor playwright and TV producer (Heart of the Matter), born in London, England (d. 1996)
  • 1911 Charles Walters, American actor, choreographer and director (Lili, Easter parade), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1982)
  • 1911 Christian Fouchet, French diplomat, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1974)
  • 1911 Jimmy DeBerry, American blues guitarist, banjo player, and singer, born in Gumwood, Arkansas (d. 1985)
  • 1911 Nobutaka Shikanai, Japanese media CEO (Fujisankei Communications Group), born in Hokkaido, Japan (d. 1990) [1]
  • 1911 William Tannen, American actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull), born in New York City (d. 1976)
  • 1914 Archie Campbell, American country recording artist, comedian, and writer (Hee Haw), born in Bullsgap, Tennessee (d. 1987)
  • 1915 (Clarence) “Shorty” Cherock, American swing jazz and big band trumpeter (Jimmy Dorsey; Gene Krupa; Nelson Riddle), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1980)
  • 1916 Winson Hudson, American civil rights activist (rural Mississippi), born in Harmony, Mississippi (d. 2004)
  • 1917 Jack Lescoulie, American TV host (Jackie Gleason Show), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1987)
  • 1919 Hershy Kay, American composer (Olympic Hymn, A Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
  • 1919 Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, German journalist, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1996)
  • 1920 Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgish baritone pop and schlager singer (“Bonjour les amies / Hello Friends”), lyricist, translator (“I Want to Hold Your Hand / Komm, gib mir deine Hand”; “She Loves You / Sie liebt dich”), and broadcaster, born in Tétange, Luxembourg (d. 2005)
  • 1921 Albert Bertelsen, Danish painter and graphic artist, born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 2019)
  • 1922 Émile Noël, French European civil servant (helped bring about European Union), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 1996)
  • 1923 Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricket batsman (42 Tests, 5 x 100s, TS 230no; Otago CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2001)
  • 1923 Mike Garcia, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1952, 53, 54; AL ERA leader 1949, 54; World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), born in San Gabriel, California (d. 1986)
  • 1923 Robert Heuston, Irish legal scholar, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1995)
  • 1925 Charles Mackerras, Australian conductor, born in Schenectady, New York (d. 2010)
  • 1925 Colin Mitchell, British army officer (Battle of Crater during Arden uprising), born in Croyden, England (d. 1996)
  • 1925 Libby Newman, American artist, born in Rockland, Delaware (d. 2023)

American actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms, Ice Station Zebra), born in Winnetka, Illinois

  • 1926 [Robin] “Robert” Brown, American actor (Here Come the Brides – “Jason”; Primus), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2022)
  • 1927 Fenella Fielding, English actress (Carry On films), born in London (d. 2018)
  • 1927 Robert Drasnin, American clarinetist, composer, and film and television music supervisor (CBS, 1977-91), born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 2015)
  • 1928 Colin McDonald, Australian cricket batsman (47 Tests, 5 x 100s; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2021)
  • 1928 Ellis Hillman, British Labour party politician, lecturer, and writer (London Under London), born in London (d. 1996)
  • 1928 John Sangster, Australian jazz composer (The Hobbit Suite), born in Sandringham, Australia (d. 1995)
  • 1928 Rance Howard, American actor (Splash, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind), born in Duncan, Oklahoma (d. 2017)
  • 1929 Edgar White, American yachtsman (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1952), born in NYC, New York (d. 2014)
  • 1929 Jackie Ferrara [Jacqueline Hirschhorn], American minimalist sculptor (Amphitheater 1999, Trid 1978), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2025)
  • 1929 Sumner White, US yachtsman (Olympic gold 1952), born in New York City (d. 1988)
  • 1930 Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, born in Tulare, California (d. 2006)
  • 1930 Brian Lenihan, Sr,Irish politician (Member of Parliament (Teachta Dála), 1961-73 and 1977-95), born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland (d. 1995)
  • 1930 David Amram, American classical, jazz, folk, and film score composer (Shakespeare in the Park; Splendor in the Grass; The Manchurian Candidate), musician, conductor, and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1931 Pierre Nora, French historian and scholar known for his work on the role of memory in the writing of history, born in Paris, France (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1931 Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, born in Manchester, Connecticut (d. 2003)
  • 1933 Alan Harrington, Welsh soccer defender (11 caps; Cardiff City 348 games), born in Penarth, Wales (d. 2019)
  • 1934 Alan Curtis, American harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, born in Mason, Michigan (d. 2015)
  • 1934 Jim Inhofe, American politician (US Senator -R- Oklahoma 1995-2023, US Representative -R- Oklahoma 1987-94), and climate change skeptic, born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1934 Marion Montgomery [Marian Runnells], American-British jazz singer (“Maybe the Morning”), born in Natchez, Mississippi, (d. 2002)
  • 1935 Imrat Khan, Indian sitar and surbahar player and composer, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 2018)
  • 1935 Roswell Rudd, American free-jazz trombonist (Archie Shepp) and avant-garde composer (New York Art Quartet), born in Sharon, Connecticut (d. 2017)
  • 1935 Toni Sailer, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold Downhill, Slalom, Giant slalom 1956; World C’ship gold x 7), born in Kitzbühel, Austria (d. 2009)
  • 1936 Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet and translator, born in Ramat Gan, Palestine (d. 2005)
  • 1936 John Wells, English actor (Casino Royale; The Bobo), screenwriter, screenwriter, and satirist (That Was the Week That Was), born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1998)
  • 1937 Peter Cook, British comic and actor (Bedazzled: Yellowbeard; The Princess Bride), born in Torquay England (d. 1995)
  • 1938 Álvaro Cassuto, Portuguese composer and conductor, born in Porto, Portugal

Canadian folk singer (“Sundown”; “The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald”), born in Orillia, Ontario

  • 1939 Auberon Waugh, British author and journalist (Private Eye), born in Dulverton, England (d. 2001)
  • 1940 Jillian Sackler [Gillian Tully], British philanthropist and patron of the arts (The Sackler Wing at the Metropolitan Museum), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1940 Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1984)
  • 1940 William Simons, Welsh actor (Heartbeat – “PC Alf Ventress”), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2019)
  • 1941 Peter Hoagland, American politician (Rep-D-Nebraska 1989-95), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2007)
  • 1942 Bob Gaudio, American pop-rock musician and songwriter (Four Seasons – “Sherry”; “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You”), born in The Bronx, New York City
  • 1942 Khang Khek Leu ‘Comrade Dutch’, Cambodian Khmer Rouge figure convicted of crimes against humanity, born in Choyaot village, Cambodia (d. 2020)
  • 1943 Lauren Hutton [Mary], model/actress (American Gigolo), born in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1943 Richard Anthony Hewson, British musician, producer, arranger, and conductor (RAH Band – “The Crunch”), born in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, England
  • 1944 (Harold Eugene) Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds – “Eight Miles High”), born in Tipton, Missouri (d. 1991)

1944 American Emmy Award-winning actor (Taxi – “Louie”; Ruthless People; Twins; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – “Frank”), and director (“Throw Momma from the Train”, “The War of the Roses”, born in Neptune Township, New Jersey

  • 1944 Jim Boeheim, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Syracuse; John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award 2006), born in Lyons, New York

1944 Canadian TV producer, actor and comedy writer (Saturday Night Live), born in Toronto, Ontario

  • 1944 Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect (Pritzker Prize, 2000), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 1944 Sarolta Monspart, Hungarian orienteering competitor (first non-Scandinavian female to win World C’ship 1972; 14 x national titles), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2021)

American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1969, 73, 75; 12 x MLB All Star; NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago WS), born in Fresno, California [1]

1945 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA All-Star 1969–1980; NBA scoring champion 1969), born in Rayville, Louisiana

  • 1945 Roland Joffe, English director (“The Mission”, “The Killing Fields”), born in London
  • 1946 Lawrence “Black” Ardoin, American zydeco accordionist, drummer, and Vietnam War veteran, born in Duralde, Louisiana (d. 2022)
  • 1946 Martin Barre, British rock guitarist (Jethro Tull – “Aqualung”), born in Kings Heath, Birmingham, England
  • 1946 Terry Branstad, American politician and ambassador, Governor of Iowa (1983-1999, 2011-17), born in Leland, Iowa
  • 1947 Inky Mark, Canadian politician, born in Taishan, China
  • 1947 Rod Clements, English rocker (Lindisfarne), born in North Shields, Tyne and Wear
  • 1947 Steven E. de Souza, American scriptwriter and producer (Die Hard, Commando), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1947 Stewkey [Robert Antoni], American power pop-rock vocalist and keyboard player (Nazz – “Open My Eyes”, “Hello It’s Me), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2023)
  • 1948 Howard Dean, American politician, Governor of Vermont (1991-2003), born in East Hampton, New York
  • 1948 Howard Fineman, American journalist and political commentator (Newsweek; NBC News; AOL Huffington Post Media Group), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
  • 1948 Iain Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – “Arms of Mary”; “(I Don’t Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway”), born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (d. 2019)
  • 1948 Tom Wolf, American politician, Governor of Pennsylvania (2015-23), born in Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania
  • 1949 John Boehner, American politician (Rep-R-Ohio 1991-2015, Speaker of the House 2011-15), born in Reading, Ohio
  • 1950 Roland Matthes, German swimmer (Olympic gold 100, 200m backstroke 1968, 72; WR x 19), born in Pößneck, Thuringia, Germany
  • 1950 Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish auto racer (European Touring Car C’ship 1984) and team owner (TWR, Gloucester Rugby), born in Mauldslie Farm, Scotland (d. 2010)
  • 1951 Butch Davis, American football coach (Cleveland Browns 2007–10; Uni of North Carolina 2017–21; FIU 2017-21), born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
  • 1951 Dean Paul Martin, Jr, American pop singer (Dino, Desi & Billy), and actor (Misfits of Science), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1987)
  • 1951 Jack Vettriano, Scottish painter (The Singing Butler), born in Methil, Scotland
  • 1951 Stephen Root, American actor (“Get Out”, “Barry”), born in Sarasota, Florida
  • 1952 Roman Ogaza, Polish soccer striker (21 caps; Szombierki Bytom, GKS Tychy, Szombierki Bytom, RC Lens), born in Katowice, Poland (d. 2006)
  • 1953 Jilly Johnson (née Gosden), British model and pop vocalist (Blonde on Blonde), born in Queensland, Australia
  • 1953 Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), born in Matosinhos, Portugal (d. 2020)
  • 1954 Jeremy Lloyds, English cricket umpire (5 Tests, 18 ODIs, 1 T20I) and all-rounder (Somerset CCC, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Penang, Malaya (d. 2022)
  • 1954 Jorge Hernández, Cuban boxer Olympic gold light flyweight 1976; World C’ship gold 1974, 78), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
  • 1954 Mark “Chopper” Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2013)
  • 1955 Bill McCreary, Canadian ice hockey referee (Winter Olympics 1998, 2002, 10; Stanley Cup x 15; 1,737 NHL games), born in Guelph, Ontario
  • 1955 Peter Cox, British pop-rock singer-songwriter (Go West – “Call Me”; “King of Wishful Thinking”), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
  • 1955 Yolanda King, American actress (Fluke, Ghosts of Mississippi) and activist, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2007)
  • 1956 Enzo Favata, Italian jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
  • 1957 Debbie Thrower, British journalist and news presenter (BBC National News, Songs of Praise), born in Nairobi, Kenya
  • 1957 Jim Babjak, American guitarist and songwriter (The Smithereens – “Only A Memory”), born in Salzburg, Austria
  • 1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress (Color of Money), born in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1959 Terry Fenwick, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, England), born in Seaham, England
  • 1959 William R. Moses, American actor (Cole-Falcon Crest), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1960 Jonathan Ross, English talk show host (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross), born in London
  • 1960 Kirk Fogg, American TV host of “Legends of the Hidden Temple”, born in Los Angeles, California

1960 American drag queen, actor, singer and TV personality (RuPaul’s Drag Race), born in San Diego, California

  • 1961 Merete Van Kemp, Danish actress (Grace in “Dallas”, “Princess Daisy”), born in Kolding, Denmark
  • 1961 Pat Toomey, American politician (Senator-R-Pennsylvania 2011-, Rep-R-PA 1999-2005), born in Providence, Rhode Island
  • 1961 Robert Stethem, U.S. Navy Seabee diver murdered by terrorists on TWA Flight 847, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1985)
  • 1962 (André) “Dédé” Fortin, Canadian rock and ska singer-songwriter (Les Colocs), born in Saint-Thomas-Didyme, Quebec (d. 2000)
  • 1962 Eric Olson, American actor (Apple’s Way), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1962 Torleif Thedéen, Swedish concert cellist, born in Sweden
  • 1963 Pedro Luis Estrada, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1964 Marina Cherkasova, Russian figure skater (World C’ship gold Pairs 1980; Olympic silver 1980), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1964 Ralph Garman, American actor (The Joe Schmo Show), and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1965 Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens, 1986-89) and film composer (Brazen Hussies), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1965 Danton Supple, British rock record producer and sound mixer (Coldplay; Spandau Ballet), born in London, England
  • 1966 Daisy Fuentes, Cuban-American VJ and TV presenter (America’s Funniest Videos), born in Havana, Cuba
  • 1966 Jeff Buckley, American musician and singer (“Hallelujah”), born in Anaheim, California (d. 1997)
  • 1966 Jeff Nelson, pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1966 Kate Ceberano, Australian singer (“Pash”; “Bedroom Eyes”), and actress, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1966 Richard Fortus, American guitarist (The Psychedelic Furs; Guns N’ Roses, since 2002), born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1966 Sophie Marceau, French actress (Braveheart, L’Amour Braque), born in Paris, France
  • 1967 Ronnie Devoe, American pop and R&B vocalist (New Edition – “Cool It Now”; Bell Biv Devoe – “Do Me!”), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1967 Sheila Lussier, actress (Reform School, My Chauffeur), born in La Mesa, California
  • 1968 Robin Li [Li Yanhong], Chinese founder of the Chinese search engine Baidu, born in Yangquan, Shanxi
  • 1968 Sean Miller, American College basketball coach (Xavier Uni, Uni of Arizona; 3 × Pac-12 Coach of the Year), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
  • 1969 Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor for Lee Chaolan, and Byakuya Kuchiki, born in Kitakyushu, Japan
  • 1970 Paul Allender, British heavy metal guitarist (Cradle of Filth), born in Colchester, England
  • 1972 Kimya Dawson, American folk singer (Moldy Peaches – “Anyone Else but You”), born in Bedford Hills, New York

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