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  • 1158 Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond through his marriage to Constance, Duchess of Brittany, born in Oxford, England (d. 1186)

Mongol Emperor (1260-94) and founder of the Yuan dynasty in China (1271-94), born in Mongolia

  • 1434 Yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy, daughter of King Charles VII of France, born in Tours, France (d. 1478)
  • 1555 Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of William of Orange, born in Châtillon-sur-Loing, France (d. 1620)
  • 1591 Michael Lohr, German composer, born in Marienberg, Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1654)
  • 1596 Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer and publisher (1st to use heliocentric theories of Nicolaus Copernicus, Atlas Major), born in Alkmaar (d. 1673)
  • 1598 Eleonora Gonzaga, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Emperor Ferdinand II, born in Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (d. 1655)
  • 1605 Daniel von Czepko, German poet, born in Koszowice, Silesia, (d. 1660)
  • 1641 Adrian van Wijck, Dutch archpriest of Delft who opposed Jansenism, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1719) [1]
  • 1642 Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist, composer, and theorist (Musico prattico), born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1678)
  • 1647 Joseph Dudley, American President of the Dominion of New England and first Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1720) [1] [2]
  • 1650 Jeremy Collier, British bishop and leader of the Non-jurors (Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage), born in Stow cum Quy, England (d. 1726) [1] [2]
  • 1684 Johann Theodor Römhild, German organist and composer, born in Salzungen, Thuringia, Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1756)
  • 1703 Jean-Marie Leclair le cadet (the younger), French composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1777)
  • 1712 Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1759)
  • 1740 Go-Sakuramachi [Toshiko], 117th Empress of Japan (1762-71) and 8th woman to rule Japan, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1813)
  • 1745 John Sevier, American soldier and Governor of Tennessee (1796-1801, 1803-09), born in Augusta County, Virginia (d. 1815)
  • 1768 William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (Rights of Wallace, invented the eidograph), born at Dysart, Scotland (d. 1843)
  • 1771 Kōkaku [Morohito], 119th Emperor of Japan (1779-1817), born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1840)
  • 1781 Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later also known as Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna of Russia, born in Coburg, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1860)
  • 1782 Jacques-Fereol Mazas, French violinist, composer, and conductor, born in Lavaur, France (d. 1849)
  • 1791 Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (Encke Comet), born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1865)
  • 1791 Theodor Körner, German soldier and poet (Zriny, Leyer und Schwerdt), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1813)
  • 1795 Alexander Twilight, minister and politician, first African American to graduate and to hold public office, born in Corinth Vermont (d. 1857)
  • 1800 William Holmes McGuffey, American professor (wrote elementary school McGuffey Readers – 120 million copies sold), born in Claysville, Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
  • 1804 David Van de Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1879)
  • 1816 Elihu B. Washburne, American politician and diplomat, Minister to France (1869-77), born in Livermore, Massachusetts (d. 1887)
  • 1816 Julius White, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Cazenovia, New York (d. 1890)
  • 1817 Léon Kreutzer, French composer and music critic, born in Paris France (d. 1868)
  • 1819 Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, French physicist known for the Fizeau Effect and Doppler Effect, born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1896) [1]
  • 1820 Thomas Kilby Smith, American lawyer, diplomat and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1887)

American civil rights activist (1872 presidential candidate, woman’s suffrage movement), born in Homer, Ohio

  • 1842 Karl Munzinger, Swiss conductor and composer, born in Balsthal, Switzerland (d. 1911)
  • 1849 Mikhail Ivanov, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1927)
  • 1852 William Stewart Halsted, American pioneering surgeon (introduced anesthesia and antisepsis while addicted to cocaine and opium), born in New York City (d. 1922) [1]
  • 1853 Marcel Planiol, French law scholar, born in Nantes, France (d. 1931)
  • 1854 Cornelis Lely, Dutch civil engineer (Zuiderzee dam and dyke works), and politician (Governor of Suriname, 1902-05; Senator, 1910-13), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1929)
  • 1856 William Archer, Scottish critic and playwright (Green Goddess, translated and popularised Ibsen), born in Perth, Scotland (d. 1924)
  • 1861 Robert Bosch, German engineer, inventor (automotive ignition device), and industrialist, born in Albeck, Kingdom of Württemberg (now Germany) (d. 1942)
  • 1863 Alexandre Yersin, Swiss French bacteriologist (discovered bubonic plague bacillus), born in Aubonne, Switzerland (d. 1943)
  • 1863 Mary Church Terrell, American educator and civil rights activist (co-founder and President National Association of Colored Women), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1954)
  • 1865 Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), born in Tarnaörs Hungary (d. 1947)
  • 1866 Édouard Combe, Swiss composer, born in Aigle, Switzerland (d. 1942)
  • 1867 Draga Mašin, Queen of Serbia and wife of King Alexander I, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia (d. 1903) [1]

Irish-American patient (‘Typhoid Mary‘) 1st person in the US known to be immune to typhoid, and carrier of the disease (infected at least 51 people in New York City), born in Cookstown, Ireland

  • 1870 John Lomax, American folk song collector and ethnomusicologist (American Folklore Society), and educator, born in Goodman, Mississippi (d. 1948)
  • 1871 Frantisek Kupka, Czech pioneering abstract artist, born in Opočno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)
  • 1880 John Boyd Orr, Scottish physician (Nobel Peace Prize 1949 – Father of the Food and Agriculture Organization), born in Kilmaurs, Scotland (d. 1971) [1]
  • 1887 Alfieri Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (established Maserati Racing), born in Voghera, Italy (d. 1932)
  • 1888 Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1948)

American journalist and political writer (Public Opinion), born in New York City

  • 1890 Arthur Walter Kramer, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1969)

German field marshal who commanded the 6th Army at Stalingrad and was the highest-ranking German officer to surrender, born in Guxhagen, Germany

  • 1894 Kornelis Heiko Miskotte, Dutch theologist (Edda & Thora), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1976)
  • 1895 Miron Merzhanov, Russian architect who designed buildings for Joseph Stalin in the Black Sea region, born in Nakhichevan-on-Don, Russian Empire (d. 1975) [1]
  • 1897 Paul Delvaux, Belgian surrealist painter, born in Wanze, Belgium (d. 1994)
  • 1897 Walter Pidgeon, Canadian actor (Mrs Miniver, Madame Curie), born in Saint John, New Brunswick (d. 1984)
  • 1899 Louise Nevelson, American sculptor who featured at the 31st Venice Biennale (Sky Cathedral), born in Pereiaslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1988)
  • 1900 Bill Stone, British serviceman; one of the last surviving veterans of World War I, born in Ledstone, England (d. 2009)
  • 1900 Fred Koch, American chemical engineer and entrepreneur (Koch Industries), born in Quanah, Texas (d. 1967)
  • 1901 Adriaan Pitlo, Dutch lawyer, born in Antwerp (d. 1987)
  • 1901 Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel Prize for Literature 1984), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1986) [1]
  • 1902 Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator, regarded as founder of differential geometry in China, born in Pingyang, China (d. 2003) [1] [2]
  • 1904 Meyer Schapiro, Lithuanian-born American art historian, born in Šiauliai, Lithuania, Russian Empire (d. 1996)
  • 1905 Jenö Kenessey, Hungarian conductor and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1976)
  • 1906 Willard McMurry, American blues record label executive (Trumpet Records), born in Lauderdale, Mississippi (d. 1996)
  • 1907 Dominique Aury, French author (The Story of O, Literary Landfalls), born in Rochefort, France (d. 1998) [1]
  • 1907 Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, unfulfilled claimant to the throne of Portugal, born in Seebenstein, Austria (d. 1976)
  • 1907 Herbert Kappler, German head of Nazi police and security services (SS) in Rome during WWII and war criminal responsible for the Ardeatine massacre, born in Stuttgart, German Empire (d. 1978)
  • 1907 Jarmila Novotná, Czech-American soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1940-56), and actress (The Search), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1994)
  • 1909 Marianne Straub, Swiss-born English textile designer and weaver (Festival of Britain, Piccadilly line seat pattern), born in Amriswil, Switzerland (d. 1994)
  • 1909 Susan Travers, English-French Foreign Legion soldier, born in London, England (d. 2003)
  • 1910 Elliot Roosevelt, American general, writer and son of FDR (Murder in the Oval Office), born in New York City (d. 1990)
  • 1910 Soulima Stravinsky, Swiss-American pianist, composer, and son of Igor Stravinsky, born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1994)
  • 1911 Frank Moss, American Democratic politician (Senator Utah 1959-77), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2003) [1]
  • 1912 Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani researcher, critic and linguist specializing in Urdu, born in Jabalpur, India (d. 2005)
  • 1912 Tony Smith, American sculptor and painter (Minimalist art movement), born in South Orange, New Jersey (d. 1980)
  • 1913 Aleksi Machavariani, Soviet Georgian conductor, and composer (Den moei Rodini (Day of My Motherland); Five Monologues), born in Gori, Georgia (d. 1995)
  • 1914 Norman Cazden, American composer, educator, and music theorist, born in New York City (d. 1980)
  • 1914 Omar Ali Saifuddien III, 28th Sultan of Brunei (1950-67), born in Istana Kota, Brunei (d. 1986)
  • 1915 Finn Arnestad, Norwegian contemporary classical composer (Ritagliata), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1994)
  • 1915 Ian Dawson-Shepherd, British campaigner for cerebrally palsied people, born in Port Said, Egypt (d. 1996)

Italian Prime Minister (1963-68 and 1974-76), born in Maglie, Italy

  • 1916 Anna Yegorova, Russian pilot (flew 277 sorties WWII in Soviet air force), born in Volodovo, Russia (d. 2009)
  • 1917 Imry Németh, Hungarian athlete (Olympic gold hammer throw 1948, bronze 1952; WR 1959 59.88m), born in Košice, Slovakia (d. 1989)
  • 1920 Alexander Arutiunian [Harut’unyan], Soviet Armenian classical pianist and composer (Trumpet Concerto), born in Yerevan, First Republic of Armenia (d. 2012)
  • 1920 Gerard W. Taylor, South African-British surgeon, born in Natal, South Africa (d. 1995)
  • 1920 Jiri Jaroch, Czech composer, born in Smilkov (d. 1986)

American Emmy award-winning actor (Boys Town, The Black Stallion), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1922 Philip Sherrard, English author and translator of modern Greek, born in Oxford, England (d. 1995)
  • 1923 Samuel V. Wilson, American ex-director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and former Army lieutenant general, born in Rice, Virginia (d. 2017)
  • 1925 Barry Linehan, English actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), born in Romford, England (d. 1996)
  • 1925 Denis Twitchett, British historian and co-editor of the Cambridge History of China, born in London (d. 2006)
  • 1925 Eleonora Rossi Drago [Palmira Omiccioli], Italian actress (Le amiche), born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa (d. 2007)
  • 1926 Henry Silva, American character actor (Ocean’s 11; The Manchurian Candidate; Sharky’s Machine), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)

American jazz saxophonist and composer (“Blue Train”; “My Favorite Things”; “A Love Supreme”), born in Hamlet, North Carolina

  • 1928 Frank Foster, American jazz saxophonist, arranger, composer, band leader (Count Basie; The Loud Minority), and educator, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2011)
  • 1928 Robert Helps, American pianist, prodigy, pedagogue, and composer, born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2001)
  • 1929 Wally Whyton, English musician and broadcaster (BBC 2), born in London, England (d. 1997)
  • 1930 Colin Blakely, Northern-Irish character actor (Shattered, Equus, King Lear), born in Bangor, County Down (d. 1987)
  • 1930 Don Edmunds, American auto racer and car builder (National Sprint Car HOF; built Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon Sky cycle), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 2020)
  • 1930 Irene Reid, American jazz singer (“I Must Be Doing Something Right”), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2008)

American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music (“Georgia On My Mind”; “Mess Around”; “Hit The Road, Jack”), born in Albany, Georgia

  • 1931 Charles Harrison, American industrial designer (view finder), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2018)
  • 1931 Gerald Stairs Merrithew, Canadian high school principal and Progressive Conservative politician (MP 1984-93), born in Saint John, New Brunswick (d. 2004) [1] [2]
  • 1932 Sergio Brighenti, Italian soccer forward (9 caps; Modena, Internazionale, Triestina, Padova, Sampdoria), born in Modena, Italy (d. 2022)
  • 1933 Barry Bingham Jr, American newspaper publisher (The Louisville Courier-Journal, The Louisville Times), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2006)
  • 1934 Joe Tarsia, American audio engineer and studio owner (Sigma Sound Studio), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1934 John Mortimore, English soccer defender (Chelsea 249 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis), born in Farnborough, England (d. 2021)
  • 1934 Per Olov Enquist, Swedish writer (Hour of the Lynx, The Royal Physician’s Visit), born in Hjoggbole, Sweden (d. 2020)
  • 1935 Les McCann, American jazz pianist, soul singer (“Compared to What”), painter, and photographer, born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1935 Pierre Mariétan, Swiss contemporary classical and electro-acoustic music composer (Paysmusique), born in Monthey, Switzerland
  • 1936 Roland Guillas, French soccer midfielder (9 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, FC Grenoble, FC Rouen, FC Bordeaux, FC Lorient), born in Lorient, France (d. 2022)
  • 1936 Valentín Paniagua Corazao, Peruvian constitutional lawyer and President of Peru (2000-01), born in Cuzco, Peru (d. 2006)
  • 1938 Clifford Ann Creed, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship runner-up 1965), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
  • 1938 Romy Schneider, German-French actress (That Most Important Thing: Love; Death Watch), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1982)

American television actor (Green Acres – “Eb”), born in Jackson, Mississippi

  • 1939 Henry Blofeld, English cricket broadcaster (Test Match Special BBC Radio 4; BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra), born in Hoveton, Norfolk, England
  • 1939 Jerry Cole [Jerald Kolbrak], American session guitarist (Wrecking Crew), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 2008)
  • 1939 Roy Buchanan, American blues guitarist, born in Ozark, Arkansas (d. 1988)
  • 1940 Leonard Lopate, American radio host (WNYC, 1985-2017), born in Queens, New York (d. 2025) [1]

1940 Brazilian lawyer and 37th President of Brazil (2016-18), born in Tietê, Brazil

  • 1940 Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer, born in Mashhad, Iran (d. 2020)
  • 1940 Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter, born in Washington D. C. (d. 2002)
  • 1941 George Jackson, American criminal, author, and Black Guerrilla Family gang founder, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1971)
  • 1942 Daniel Perlongo, American classical music composer, and educator, born in Gaastra, Michigan
  • 1942 Dith Pran, Cambodian photojournalist, survivor of the Cambodian genocide, and subject of the movie “The Killing Fields”, born in Siem Reap, Cambodia (d. 2008)
  • 1942 Jeremy Steig, American jazz flutist (“Howlin’ for Judy”; “Wayfaring Stranger”), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2016)
  • 1942 Sila Calderón, Puerto Rican politician (Governor of Puerto Rico, 2001-05), businesswoman, and philanthropist, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1942 Sila María Calderón, Puerto Rican politician and the first woman governor of Puerto Rico (2001-05), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1943 (Wallace) “Scotty” Scott, American R&B singer (The Whispers – “And the Beat Goes On”; “Rock Steady”), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1943 Bob Clement, American politician (Rep-D-Tennessee), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1943 Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer and songwriter (with Willie Nelson – “To All the Girls I Loved Before”), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1943 Steve Boone, American rock bassist and vocalist (Lovin’ Spoonful – “Do You Believe In Magic”), born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  • 1943 Walter Scott, American R&B singer (The Whispers – “And the Beat Goes On”; “Rock Steady”), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2025)
  • 1944 Loren Shriver, American astronaut (STS 51-C, STS 31, STS 46) and USAF aviator, born in Jefferson, Iowa
  • 1945 Igor Ivanov, Russian politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1998-2004; Security Council of the Russian Federation, 2004-07), and academic (Russian International Affairs Council, 2011-present), born in Moscow, USSR
  • 1945 Paul Petersen, American actor (Donna Reed Show – “Jeff Stone”), and child-actor support activist (A Minor Consideration), born in Glendale, California
  • 1945 Ray Batten, English rugby league back-rower (Great Britain 3, England 3 Tests; Leeds 434 games) and coach (Wakefield Trinity), born in York, England (d. 2020)
  • 1946 Aubrey “Po” Powell, British co-founder of album cover design company “Hipgnosis” (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes), born in Sussex, England
  • 1946 Franz Fischler, Austrian politician and EU’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995–2004), born in Absam, Austria [1] [2]
  • 1947 Bill Francis, Welsh rugby league utility back (4 Tests Great Britain, 19 Wales; Wigan, St. Helens, Oldham), born in Featherstone, England (d. 2024)
  • 1947 Christian Escoudé, French Gypsy jazz guitarist, born in Angoulême, France
  • 1947 Don Grolnick, American jazz pianist, composer and session musician (Brecker Brothers; Linda Ronstadt; James Taylor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
  • 1947 Mary Kay Place, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – “Loretta”), and country singer (“Baby Boy”), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1947 Neal Smith, American musician and drummer for rock group “Alice Cooper”, born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1948 “Dangerous” Dan Toler, American rock guitarist (Dickey Betts; Allman Brothers), born in Connersville, Indiana (d. 2013)
  • 1948 Rob van Koningsbruggen, Dutch abstract painter known for his sliding paintings and exploration of color (Canto Collection), born in The Hague, Netherlands [1] [2]
  • 1948 Tomas Ulrich, American classical, jazz and rock cellist and composer (Diller-Quaile String Quartet), born in Columbus, Ohio

1949 American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singersongwriter and rock musician, known as “The Boss” (Born to Run; Born in the USA), born in Long Branch, New Jersey

  • 1949 Floella Benjamin, Trinidadian-British actress, presenter (Play School) and politician, born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 1951 Ron Klink, American broadcaster and politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania 1993-2001), born in Canton, Ohio
  • 1951 Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistani politician (Prime Minister of Pakistan 2022-), born in Lahore, Pakistan
  • 1951 Steven Springer, American reggae, calypso, and rock guitarist and songwriter (Sir Lancelot Pinard), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 2012)
  • 1952 Anshuman Gaekwad, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 201; Baroda) and coach (India; Champions Trophy 2000 runner-up), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2024)
  • 1952 Rolf Smedvig, American classical trumpet player (Boston Symphony, 1971-81; Empire Brass, 1972-2015), and educator (Boston University), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2015)
  • 1954 Cherie Blair [née Booth], English wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, born in Bury, England
  • 1954 George C. Wolfe, American dramatist and director (Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam), born in Frankfort, Kentucky
  • 1954 Vito Di Tano, Italian cyclist (Amateur UCI Cyclo-cross World C’ship 1979, 86), born in Monopoli, Italy (d. 2025)
  • 1956 June Forester, American country singer (Forester Sister – “Mama’s Never Seen Those Eyes”; “Men”), born in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
  • 1956 Lili Carati, Miss Italy 1975 and actress (Alcove), born in Varese, Italy (d. 2014)
  • 1956 Maren Jensen, American actress (Battlestar Galactica – “Athena”), born in Arcadia, California
  • 1956 Paolo Rossi, Italian soccer striker (48 caps; FIFA World Cup 1982 [Golden Boot, Golden Ball]; L.R. Vicenza, Juventus), born in Prato, Italy (d. 2020)
  • 1956 Peter David, American comic book writer (The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man), born in Fort Meade, Maryland (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1957 Kumar Sanu, Indian playback singer, born in Calcutta, India
  • 1957 Tunch Ilkin, American football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1988, 89; Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (Pittsburgh Steelers TV & radio 1998-2020), born in Istanbul, Turkey)d. 2021)
  • 1958 Danielle Dax, British avant-garde rock musician, producer and album art designer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
  • 1958 Larry Mize, American golfer (US Masters 1987), born in Augusta, Georgia
  • 1958 Marvin Lewis, American football coach (DC Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl 2000; Cincinnati Bengals 2003-18), born in McDonald, Pennsylvania
  • 1959 D-Roc the Executioner [Dennis Miles], American heavy metal musician (Body Count), born in the US (d. 2004)
  • 1959 Frank Cottrell-Boyce, English writer known for his children’s fiction, British Children’s Laureate, born in Bootle, England [1]
  • 1959 Jason Alexander [Greenspan], American actor (George Costanza-Seinfeld), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1960 John Rocca, English funk singer (Southern Freeze), born in London
  • 1961 Chi McBride [Kenneth McBride], American actor (Pushing Daisies, The Terminal), born in Chicago Illinois
  • 1961 Elizabeth Peña, American actress (La Bamb; Jacob’s Ladder), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, (d. 2014)
  • 1961 William C. McCool, American US Navy Lt Cmdr, and astronaut (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster), born in San Diego, California (d. 2003)
  • 1962 Jack Pierce, American hurdler (Olympic Bronze 92), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
  • 1962 John Harbaugh, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2012, Baltimore Ravens 2008-20), born in Toledo, Ohio
  • 1963 Gabriele Reinsch, German athlete (women’s discus WR 76.80m 1988), born in Cottbus, Germany
  • 1964 Clayton Blackmore, Welsh soccer defender/midfielder (39 caps; Manchester United 186 games, Middlesborough FC), born in Neath, Wales
  • 1964 Diane Dixon, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1988), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1964 Koshi Inaba, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, and musician (The B’z) years), born in Tsuyama, Japan
  • 1965 Mark Woodforde, Australian tennis player (12 x Grand Slam doubles titles; 5 x GS mixed doubles titles; Olympic gold 1996) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, ESPN), born in Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1966 Pete Harnisch, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1991 Houston Astros; Baltimore Orioles, NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds), born in Commack, New York
  • 1968 Yvette Fielding, English television presenter (Blue Peter), born in Manchester, England
  • 1969 Jeff Cirillo, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1997 Milwaukee Brewers, 2000 Colorado Rockies), born in Pasadena, California
  • 1969 Patrick Fiori [Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan] French pop-rock singer-songwriter of Armenian descent, born in Marseille
  • 1969 Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver (Autosport National Rally Driver of the Year 1999), born in Lahti, Finland
  • 1970 Ani DiFranco, American alt-folk-pop singer songwriter and founder of Righteous Babe Records, born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1971 Rebecca Roanhorse, Native American (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) award-winning science fiction and fantasy author (Black Sun series; 2x Hugo Award, Nebula Award) and television writer (Murder at the End of the World, Echo), born in Conway, Arkansas [1]
  • 1971 Sean Spicer, American political strategist, White House Press Secretary (2017), born in Barrington, Rhode Island
  • 1972 Jermaine Dupri, American record producer and rapper (Grammy – We Belong Together), born in Asheville, North Carolina
  • 1972 Karl Pilkington, British radio producer, actor, podcaster, and author (An Idiot Abroad, The Ricky Gervais Show), born in Sale, England [1] [2] [3]
  • 1973 Ingrid Fliter, Argentinian concert pianist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1973 Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek filmmaker (The Favourite, Poor Things), born in Athens, Greece
  • 1974 Joshua Oppenheimer, American documentary filmmaker (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence), born in Texas
  • 1975 Chris Hawkins, British radio presenter, DJ, and music pundit (BBC Radio 6 Music), born in Loppington, England
  • 1975 Layzie Bone [Steven Howse], American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1976 Robert James-Collier, British actor (Downton Abbey, Coronation Street), born in Stockport, England
  • 1977 Rachael Yamagata, American singer-songwriter and piano player, born in Arlington, Virginia
  • 1977 Susan Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress (Studio El Fan), born in Beirut, Lebanon (d. 2008)
  • 1978 Anthony Mackie, American stage and screen actor (Brother To Brother; The Hurt Locker – “Sgt. Sanborn”; Captain America -“Falcon”), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1978 Josh ‘Worm’ Miller, American screenwriter (Sonic the Hedgehog, Violent Night), born in St Paul, Minnesota
  • 1978 Keri Lynn Pratt, American film and television actress (Jack & Bobby), born in Concord, New Hampshire
  • 1979 Bryant McKinnie, American NFL Offensive Tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Woodbury, New Jersey
  • 1979 Janelle James, American comedian and actress (Abbott Elementary), born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • 1979 Red [Demetrius Pugh], American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1980 Cameron Litvack, American television producer (Ugly Betty, V), and screenwriter (Charmed), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1981 Natalie Horler, English-German singer (Cascada – “Evacute The Dancefloor”), born in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
  • 1984 Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress (That’s So Raven & Raven’s Home -“Chelsea”), born in Naaldwijk, Netherlands
  • 1984 Louie Stephens, American rock keyboard player and singer (Rooney), born in the USA
  • 1984 Matt Kemp, American MLB baseball outfiekder, 2006-20, 3X All-Star, 2X Gold Glove (Los Angeles Dodgers, and four other teams), born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
  • 1984 Nathan Jendrick, American fitness trainer, health instructor, and author, born in Tacoma, Washington

1985 American stand-up comedian (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj), born in Davis, California

  • 1985 Hossein Ka’abi, Iranian footballer, born in Ahvaz, Iran
  • 1985 Joba Chamberlain, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
  • 1985 Maki Goto, Japanese pop singer, born in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1994 Emily D’Angelo, Canadian mezzo-soprano (Grounded), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1995 Aimi Kobayashi, Japanese concert pianist, born in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
  • 1996 Evgeny Rylov, Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 100/200m backstroke 2021; World C’ship gold 200m 2017, 19), born in Novotroitsk, Russia
  • 2002 Maleah Joi Moon, American singer and stage actor known for “Hell’s Kitchen”, born in Franklin Township, New Jersey

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