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Famous Birthdays on July 17


  • 1487 Ismail I, Shah of Persia, converted Iran from Sunni to Shi’ah, born in Ardabīl, Iran (d. 1524)
  • 1674 Isaac Watts, English writer, preacher and hymnist (Horae Lyrican), born in Southampton, England (d. 1748)
  • 1702 Johann Schneider, German composer and pupil of Bach, born in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg (d. 1788)
  • 1744 Elbridge Gerry, American statesman who invented gerrymandering and 5th Vice President of the United States, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay (d. 1814)
  • 1763 Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, Dutch theologist and Minister of Education, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1840)

German-American businessman (first multi-millionaire in the United States), born in Walldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire

  • 1775 August Harder, German composer, born in Schönerstädt, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1813)
  • 1797 Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1856)
  • 1817 Ignace Leybach, French pianist and composer, born in Gambsheim, Alsace, France (d. 1891)
  • 1827 Frederick Able, English chemist and inventor (cordiet), born in Woolwich, England (d. 1902)
  • 1831 Xianfeng, Emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, born in Old Summer Palace, Beijing, Qing dynasty, China (d. 1861)
  • 1832 (Johan) August Söderman, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1876)
  • 1839 Ephraim Shay, American inventor of Shay type of geared steam locomotive, born in Huron, Ohio (d. 1916)
  • 1839 Friedrich Gernsheim, German composer, born in Worms, Grand Duchy of Hesse und bei Rhine (d. 1916)
  • 1846 Tokugawa Iemochi, 14th Japanese shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1858-66), born in Minato, Japan (d. 1866)
  • 1859 Luis Muñoz Rivera, Puerto Rican journalist (founded Federalist Party), born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (d. 1916)
  • 1871 Lyonel Feininger, German-American cartoonist and painter, born in New York City (d. 1956)
  • 1875 Donald Tovey, British musicologist (Essays in Musical Analysis), pianist, and composer (The Bride of Dionysus), born in Eton, England (d. 1940)
  • 1876 Maxim Litvinov [Meir Genoch Moiseyevich Wallach], Russian statesman, revolutionary and diplomat (People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.1930-39, Soviet Ambassador to the US 1940-43), born in Białystok, Russian Empire (d. 1951)
  • 1876 Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, lived to be 115 years old, born in Flint, Georgia (d. 1991)
  • 1876 Vittorio Gnecchi, Italian composer (Cassandra), born in Milan, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1954)
  • 1878 Henri Zagwijn, Dutch composer and musicologist, born in Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands (d. 1954)
  • 1883 Bart de Ligt, Dutch pacificist and anti-militarist (Acting Peace), born in Schalkwijk, Netherlands (d. 1938)
  • 1883 Mauritz Stiller [Moshe Stiller], Swedish actor and director (The Saga of Gösta Berling, Erotikon), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1928)
  • 1885 Benjamin Dale, British composer (Before the Paling of the Stars; The Flowing Tide), and educator (Royal Academy), born in Upper Holloway, Islington, England (d. 1943)
  • 1888 Shmuel Agnon, Israeli writer (Day Before Yesterday, Nobel Prize for Literature 1966), born in Buczacz, Polish Galicia (d. 1970) [1]

American detective writer (Perry Mason), born in Malden, Massachusetts

  • 1889 Joe Dawson, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1912), born in Odon, Indiana (d. 1946)
  • 1892 Mary Clare, British actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent), born in London, England (d. 1970)
  • 1894 Georges Lemaître, Belgian Catholic Priest, astronomer and physics professor, who initially proposed the universe expansion and big-bang theories, born in Charleroi, Belgium (d. 1966)
  • 1897 Elbert Parr Tuttle, American lawyer, judge and civil rights champion (one of the Fifth Circuit Four), born in Pasadena, California (d. 1996) [1]
  • 1898 Berenice Abbott, American photographer (The World of Atget; Changing New York), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1991)
  • 1898 G. Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (Edison Laboratories; Armed Forces Radio Service; Nuremberg Trials; National Voice Library), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1985)
  • 1898 Osmond Borradaile, Canadian cinematographer, known for “The Four Feathers”, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1999)

American actor (Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in New York City

  • 1901 Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and writer, leader in Polish Futurist movement and communist, born in Klimontów, Poland (d. 1938)
  • 1902 Arnold Pihlak, Estonian soccer forward (44 caps; FK Austria Wien), born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 1985)
  • 1902 Christina Stead, Australia, novelist (Man Who Loved Children), born in Rockdale, Australia (d. 1983)
  • 1903 Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, Russian Soviet composer, born in Starozhilovka, Russia (d. 1971)
  • 1904 Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist, educator, and conductor (Collegium Musicum Antverpiense), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1973)
  • 1905 Bill Gargan, American actor (The Bells of St. Mary’s; You Only Live Once), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1979)
  • 1906 John Carroll [Julian LaFaye], American actor (Flying Tigers, Go West), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1979)
  • 1908 (Alfons) “Fud” Candrix, Belgian jazz saxophonist, violinist, and bandleader, born in Tongeren, Belgium (d. 1974)
  • 1908 Jack Douglas [Douglas Crickard], American humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), and comedy writer (The Jack Paar Show; Laugh-In), born in Lynbrook, New York (d. 1989)
  • 1908 Rudolf Petzold, German-English educator and composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1991)
  • 1909 Hardy Amies, English royal dressmaker (Queen Elizabeth II), born in London, England (d. 2003)
  • 1911 Ted Anderson, English footballer, 1929-48 (Torquay United, West Ham United, and 3 other teams), born in Tynemouth, England (d. 1979)
  • 1911 Yang Jiang, Chinese writer (Six Chapters From My Life ‘Downunder,’), born in Beijing (d. 2016)
  • 1912 Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and TV host (People are Funny), born in Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2010)
  • 1913 Bertrand Goldberg, American architect known for Marina City, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
  • 1913 Everett Helm, American music critic and composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1999)
  • 1913 Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and communist (convicted for Holocaust denial), born in Marseille, France (d. 2012)
  • 1914 Eleanor Steber, American soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 1990)
  • 1914 James Purdy, American writer (The House of the Solitary Maggot), born near Fremont, Ohio, (d. 2009)
  • 1914 Lucille Benson, American actress (Halloween II; 194;1 Bosom Buddies), born in Scottsboro, Alabama (d. 1984)
  • 1915 Catherine “Cass” Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
  • 1915 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1932, 36; silver springboard 1928, bronze 1936), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1995)
  • 1915 Esther Williamson Ballou, American organist, composer and educator, born in Elmira, New York (d. 1973)
  • 1915 Habib Rajab, South African trader and collector of oriental art who fought against a takeover of the Grey Street complex by White traders, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1973)
  • 1917 Kenan Evren, Turkish soldier and politician, (President of Turkey 1980-1989 by military coup), born in Alaşehir, Manisa Province (d. 2015)
  • 1917 Lou Boudreau, American Baseball HOF shortstop (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series & AL MVP 1948; Cleveland Indians) and manager (Cleveland, Boston RS, KC A’s), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2001)
  • 1918 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan army colonel and President of Guatemala (1970-74), born in Barberena, Guatemala (d. 2003)
  • 1919 Alex Moir, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (17 Tests, 28 wickets, BB 6/155; Otago), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2000)
  • 1920 Bill Monroe, American newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2011)
  • 1920 Esperanza Baur, Mexican film actress, and John Wayne’s second wife, born in Mexico City (d. 1961)

American physicist (inventor of the laser), born in New York City

  • 1920 Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster’s Million; Lucky Jordan), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
  • 1920 Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish sports administrator (7th President International Olympic Committee 1980-2001), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2010)
  • 1920 Nils Bohlin, Swedish mechanical engineer and inventor of the three-point seat belt, born in Härnösand, Sweden (d. 2002)
  • 1920 Rudolf Kárpáti, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold sabre team 1948, 52, 56, 60; individual 1956, 60; World C’ship gold x 7), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1999)
  • 1921 Acquanetta [Mildred Davenport], American actress nicknamed “The Venezuelan Volcano” (Tarzan & Leopard Woman), born in Newberry, South Carolina (d. 2004)
  • 1921 František Zvarík, Slovakian stage actor (Slovak National Theatre), born in Vrútky, Slovakia (d. 2008)
  • 1921 George Barnes, American swing-jazz and session guitarist, and electric guitar pioneer, born in South Chicago Heights, Illinois (d. 1977)
  • 1921 Mary Osborne, American jazz guitarist (Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk), born in Minot, North Dakota (d. 1992) [1]

American baseball second baseman (first woman to play in men’s Negro League), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

  • 1922 Donald Davie, English Movement poet and literary critic, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995) [1]
  • 1923 John Cooper, English race car designer (Cooper Car Company; developed the “Mini”), born in Surbiton, England (d. 2000)
  • 1926 Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian pro wrestler (NWA 1956-57, WWA heavyweight champion), born in Roanne, Rhône-Alpes, France (d. 2010)
  • 1927 Jean Casadesus, French concert pianist, born in Paris (d. 1972)
  • 1928 Jean Muir, British fashion designer and dressmaker, born in London (d. 1995)
  • 1928 Joe Morello, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Blue Rondo à la Turk”), born in Springfield, Massachussets (d. 2011)
  • 1928 Vince Guaraldi, American jazz pianist and composer (“Cast Your Fate to the Wind”; Peanuts TV specials), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1976)
  • 1929 Roy McMillan, American baseball infielder, coach and manager (MLB All Star 1956-57; Gold Glove 1957-59; Cincinnati Reds), born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1997)
  • 1929 Sergei Godunov, Russian mathematician, born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR (d. 2023)
  • 1930 Ryōhei Hirose, Japanese composer who incorporated both traditional and western instrumentation, born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan (d. 2008)
  • 1932 Bobby Leonard, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (ABA C’ship 1970, 72, 73; Indiana Pacers) & point guard (Minneapolis/LA Lakers, Chicago Packers/Zephyrs), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Hal Riney, American advertising executive, born in Seattle Washington (d. 2008)
  • 1932 Joanne Gilbert, American actress (The Great Man, High Cost of Loving), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1932 Johnny Kerr, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 59, 63; Syracuse Nats/Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns) and broadcaster (Chicago Bulls), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
  • 1932 Niccolo Castiglioni, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1996)
  • 1932 Quino [Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón], Argentine cartoonist (Mafalda), born in Mendoza, Argentina (d. 2020)
  • 1932 Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical (Missa Pro Pace), and film score composer (Bram Stoker’s Dracula; The Pianist), born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (d. 2013)
  • 1933 Bruce Wells, English boxer (European amateur light middleweight champion 1953) and actor (Dr. Who 1965-73), born in Harlesden, Middlesex (d. 2009)
  • 1933 James Lloydovich Patterson, Soviet-American child actor (Circus) and poet (Chronicle of the Left Hand), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1933 Tony Pithey, Rhodesian cricket batsman (17 Tests for South Africa; top score 154, 1965), born in Mutare, Zimbabwe (d. 2006)
  • 1934 Lucio Tan, Chinese-born Filipino businessman (head of Philippine Airlines and Asia Brewery Inc.), born in Amoy, China
  • 1934 Philippe Capdenat, French classical composer, born in Bordeaux, France
  • 1934 Rainer Kirsch, German writer, playwright (Heinrich Schlaghands Höllenfahrt), and poet, born in Döbeln, Germany (d. 2015)
  • 1934 Willie Ito, American animator for Disney Studios (“Lady and the Tramp” spaghetti kiss); Warner Brothers; Hanna-Barbara), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1935 Diahann Carroll [Carol Diann Johnson] American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (No Strings; Julia; Claudine; Dynasty – “Dominique”), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2019)

Canadian actor (The Dirty Dozen; M*A*S*H (film): Ordinary People; The Hunger Games films), born in St. John, New Brunswick [1]

  • 1935 Juan Carlos Murúa, Argentine soccer defender (10 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda, AA Argentinos Juniors, CA Platense), born in Misiones Province, Argentina (d. 2023)
  • 1935 Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach), American bassoonist, Grammy Award-winning composer, classical music parodist (No-No Nonette; Concerto for Horn & Hardart; Silent Running), and broadcaster, born in Ames, Iowa (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1936 Bill Groman, American football wide receiver (All-AFL 1960; AFL C’ship 1960, 61, 64, 65; Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills), born in Tiffin, Ohio (d. 2020)
  • 1937 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, Venezuelan playwright and writer ‘Maestro of the Telenovelas’, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1995)
  • 1938 Deron Johnson, American professional baseball player and coach, born in San Diego, California
  • 1938 Stan Bronstein, American rock saxophonist (Elephant’s Memory), born in New York City (d. 2020)
  • 1939 Andrée Champagne, French Canadian actress ( Les Belles Histoires des pays d’en haut), and politician (Member of Parliament, 1984-93), born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
  • 1939 Ma Shui-long, Taiwanese classical composer (The Peacock Flies Southeast), born in Keelung, Taiwan (d. 2015)
  • 1939 Spencer Davis [Davies], English guitarist (Spencer Davis Group – “Gimme Some Lovin'”), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2020)
  • 1939 Warwick Hutton, British artist and illustrator of children’s books, born in England (d. 1994)
  • 1940 Phyllis Davis, American actress (Love American Style, Vega$), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2013)
  • 1940 Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian (The Goodies), born in Buxton, England (d. 2020)
  • 1941 Bob Taylor, English cricket wicketkeeper (57 Tests, 174 dismissals, 3 x 50s; Derbyshire CCC), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
  • 1941 Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), born in Fresno, California (d. 2022)
  • 1941 Morimichi Takagi, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (NPB All-Star 1966–67, 73, 79; Chunichi Dragons), born in Gifu, Japan (d. 2020)
  • 1942 Connie Hawkins, American professional basketball player, 1961-76 ABA MVP-1968 (Harlem Globetrotters, 1963-66; Phoenix Suns, L.A. Lakers), born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
  • 1942 Don Kessinger, American baseball shortstop (6 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove 1969, 70; Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago WS), born in Forrest City, Arkansas
  • 1942 Gale Garnett, New Zealand-Canadian folk singer-songwriter (“We’ll Sing in the Sunshine”), and actress, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1942 Peter Sissons, British newsreader, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2019)
  • 1944 Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer, Captain of winning World Cup team (1970), born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 2016)
  • 1944 Catherine Schell [Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott], Hungarian-born British actress (two Pink Panther films), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1944 Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricket batsman (50 Tests, 5 x 100s; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1945 Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, born in Claridge’s, London
  • 1945 Eric McCredie, Scottish pop bassist (Middle Of The Road – “Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep”), born in Patrick, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2007)
  • 1945 István Juhász, Hungarian soccer midfielder (23 caps; Ferencváros; Olympic gold 1968), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2024)
  • 1946 Alun Armstrong, English actor (New Tricks), born in Anfield Plain, County Durham
  • 1946 Jeffrey Holland [Parkes], British comic actor (Hi-de-Hi!; You Rang, M’Lord?; Oh, Doctor Beeching!), born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
  • 1946 Peter Cormack, Scottish soccer midfielder (9 caps; Hibernian; Liverpool 125 games) and manager (Partick Thistle FC), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2024)
  • 1947 Abraham Laboriel, Sr, Mexican-American session and jazz bassist, born in Mexico City
  • 1947 Anders Koppel, Danish Hammond B-3 organist (Savage Rose; Bazaar), and composer of ballet and film scores and classical concert pieces, born in Copenhagen, Denmark

1947 British wife of King Charles III, and Queen of the United Kingdom, born in London, England

  • 1947 Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet – “Ballroom Blitz”), born in Kingsbury, London (d. 2002)
  • 1947 Wolfgang Flür, German percusionist (Kraftwerk, 1973-87), born in Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1948 Brian Glascock, British rock drummer (Motels – “Only The Lonely”), born in Islington, England
  • 1948 Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), born in Stockton, California
  • 1948 Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 2015)
  • 1948 Ron Asheton, American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter (The Stooges), born in Washington D.C. (d. 2009)
  • 1949 (Terence) “Geezer” Butler, English rock bassist (Black Sabbath), born in Birmingham, England
  • 1949 Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster, born in Malverne, New York
  • 1949 Gennadi Touretski, Russian swimming coach (Soviet Union, Australia national teams; Alexander Popov, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2020)
  • 1949 Mike Vale [Vucish], American rock bassist and songwriter (Tommy James & The Shondells, 1966-71 – “Crystal Blue Persuasion”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1949 Rod Nordland, American reporter and author (Waiting for the Monsoon), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
  • 1950 Derek de Lint, Dutch actor, born in The Hague, Netherlands
  • 1950 P.J. Soles, German-born American actress, born in Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1950 Phoebe Snow [Laub], American singer-songwriter (“Poetry Man”), born in New York City (d. 2011)
  • 1951 Lucie Arnaz, American actress (Here’s Lucy – “Kim”: The Jazz Singer), and singer, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1952 Chet McCracken, American drummer (Doobie Brothers, 1979-82), born in Seattle, Washington

1952 American actor (Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch), born in Baltimore, Maryland

  • 1952 Fran Smith, Jr., American rock bassist (The Hooters – “All You Zombies”; “And We Danced”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1952 Nicolette Larson, American rock vocalist (“Lotta Love”; “I Only Want To Be With You”), born in Helena, Montana (d. 1997)
  • 1952 Robert R. McCammon, American sci-fi author (Baal, Mystery Walk), born in Birmingham, Alabama

Argentine golfer (Tradition 2006, US Senior Open 2008), born in Córdoba, Argentina

  • 1954 J. Michael Straczynski, American television screenwriter, producer, comic book writer and director (Babylon 5; Jeremiah; Changeling), born in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 1955 Paul Stamets, American mycologist and environmentalist, born in Columbiana, Ohio

1956 American NHL Center (NY Islanders), born in Val Marie, Saskatchewan

  • 1956 Julie Bishop, Australian Liberal Party politician and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2013-present), born in Lobethal, South Australia
  • 1956 Robert Romanus, American actor, born in West Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1957 Bruce Crump, American rock drummer (Molly Hatchet), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1958 Wong Kar-wai, Chinese film director (In the Mood for Love), born in Shanghai, China
  • 1959 Janet Lynn Kavandi, American scientist and NASA astronaut (sk:STS 91), born in Carthage, Missouri
  • 1960 Dawn Upshaw, American soprano (Gorecki – Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1960 Jan Wouters, Dutch football player (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 1960 Kim Barnett, English cricketer (England batsman and occasional leggie 1988-89), born in Leek, United Kingdom
  • 1960 Nancy Giles, American actress (Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie), born in New York City
  • 1960 Robin Shou, Hong Kong Chinese-American martial arts actor (Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja), born in British Hong Kong
  • 1960 Scott Norwood, American NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills-Super Bowl XXV goat), born in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 1961 Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1962 Bill Sage, American actor, born in New York
  • 1962 Jay Barrs, American archer (Olympic gold 1988, 92, 96), born in Jacksonville, Florida
  • 1963 Denise Miller, American actress (Billie-Archie Bunker’s Place), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1963 John Ventimiglia, American actor (The Sopranos), born in Queens, New York
  • 1963 Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996-), born in Morija, Basutoland

Finnish ski jumper (4 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Jyväskylä, Finland

  • 1963 Regina Belle, American pop, and R&B singer-songwriter, and Grammy Award winner (with Peabo Bryson – “A Whole New World”), born in Engelwood, New Jersey
  • 1963 Susan Lindauer, American peace activist, accused spy, and author (Extreme Prejudice), born in Alaska
  • 1964 Craig Morgan [Greer], American singer (“My Kind of Livin'”), born in Kingston Springs, Tennessee
  • 1964 Heather Langenkamp, American actress (Marie-Just the 10 of Us), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1965 Alex Winter, English actor (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure), born in London, England
  • 1965 Santiago Segura, Spanish film director and actor, born in Carabanchel, Spain
  • 1966 Lou Barlow, American alt-rock multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (The Folk Implosion, Dinosaur Jr.), born in Dayton, Ohio
  • 1966 Michael Bradley, American golfer (4 PGA Tour wins), born in Largo, Florida
  • 1966 Nemesio Cervantes [El Mencho], Mexican drug lord, most-wanted man in Mexico, responsible for 1/3 all drugs into US, born in Aguililla, Mexico
  • 1966 Sten Tolgfors, Swedish politician, born in Forshaga, Sweden
  • 1967 Kevin Pritchard, American NBA guard & basketball executive (Washington Bullets), born in Bloomington, Indiana
  • 1968 Beth Littleford, American comedian, born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1968 Bitty Schram, American actress, born in New York
  • 1969 Taylor Sheridan, American screenwriter and television producer (Yellowstone, 1923), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • 1969 Tommy Soderstrom, Swedish NHL goalie (Sweden, NY Islanders), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1970 Mandy Smith, English singer (“I Just Can’t Wait”), born in Tottenham, England
  • 1971 Calbert Cheaney, American NBA player (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Evansville, Indiana
  • 1971 Cory Doctorow, Canadian author and activist, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1971 Nico Mattan, Belgian cyclist, born in Izegem, Belgium
  • 1972 Donny Marshall, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1972 Elizabeth Cook, American country music singer-songwriter (Aftermath), born in Wildwood, Florida
  • 1972 Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1972 Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer, born in Kampen, Netherlands

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