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Spanish King of Castile and Leon (1350-69), born in Burgos, Spain

  • 1609 Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), born in Antwerp (d. 1668)
  • 1687 Francesco Maria Vallara, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1740)
  • 1693 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer and organist, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1745)
  • 1705 David Hartley, English philosopher and Founder of the Associationist School of Psychology, born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England (d. 1757)
  • 1720 Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and Member of Parliament, born in Cardington, Bedfordshire (d. 1796)
  • 1748 Jacques-Louis David, French Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat), born in Paris (d. 1825)
  • 1767 Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, German pianist, composer and publisher, born in Wachenhausen, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1822)
  • 1769 Bonifacio Asioli, Italian composer and music writer, born in Correggio, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1832)
  • 1772 Henri de La Rochejacquelin, French Royalist Army leader, born in Mauléon, Kingdom of France (d. 1794)
  • 1775 William C. C. Clairborne, American military officer, and politician (US Senator from Louisiana, 1817; 1st Governor of Louisiana, 1812-16), born in Sussex County, British Colony of Virginia (d. 1817) [birthdate disputed, may be 1773]

English novelist (Frankenstein), born in London

  • 1805 Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1869)
  • 1808 Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Mother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, born in Munich (d. 1892)
  • 1809 Adolf Friedrich Hesse, German composer, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1863)
  • 1813 Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria, born in Augsburg, Germany (d. 1862)
  • 1818 Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (1876-78), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1895)
  • 1820 George Frederick Root, American songwriter (The Battle Cry of Freedom), born in Sheffield, Massachusetts (d. 1895)
  • 1821 Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian warrior; Garibaldi’s wife (War of Tatters), born in Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil (d. 1849)
  • 1837 Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, US 1st Lady (1881-85), born in Culpeper Court House, Virginia (d. 1880)
  • 1839 Gulstan Ropert, French Roman Catholic prelate, born in Kerfago, Brittany, France (d. 1903)
  • 1842 Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia, Eldest child of Alexander II of Russia, born in Catherine Palace, Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1849)
  • 1842 Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, French pianist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1907)
  • 1844 Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum), born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1904)
  • 1848 Andrew Onderdonk, American railway contractor (Canadian Pacific Railway), born in New York City (d. 1905)
  • 1849 J. M. Dent, British publisher (Everyman’s Library), born in Darlington, England (d. 1926)
  • 1852 Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff, Dutch physical chemist (Nobel 1901), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1911)
  • 1856 Carle David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician and physicist, born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1927)
  • 1860 (Giuseppe) “Joe” Petrosino, Italian-American NYPD lieutenant and organized crime fighter, born in Padula, Campania, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now Italy) (d. 1909)
  • 1860 Isaac Levitan, Russian classical painter, born in Kybartai, Lithuania (d. 1900)
  • 1863 Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Russian photographer and chemist, born in Muron, Russia (d. 1944)
  • 1866 Georges Minne, Belgian sculptor, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1941)
  • 1870 Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia, Firstborn daughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1891)
  • 1871 Doppo Kunikida, Japanese novelist and romantic poet (Kyushi / A Poor man’s Death; Musashino / The Musashi Plain), born in Chōshi, Japan (d. 1908) [1]

New Zealand physicist and father of nuclear physics (Nobel 1908), born in Brightwater, New Zealand

  • 1878 Paul Hazard [Paul-Gustave-Marie-Camille Hazard], French critic and literature historian, born in Nordpeene, France (d. 1944)
  • 1882 Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi and writer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1943)
  • 1883 Theo Van Doesburg [Christian Emil Marie Küpper], Dutch painter and architect (Style), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1931)
  • 1884 Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926), born in Fleräng, Valbo, Gävleborg, Sweden (d. 1971)
  • 1887 Adam Kuckhoff, German writer and resistance fighter, born in Aachen, Germany (d. 1943)
  • 1889 Eduardo Ciannelli, Italian actor (Foreign Correspondent, Gunga Din), born in Ischia, Italy (d. 1969)

American politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (1928-32) and Senator (1932-35), born in Winnfield, Louisiana

  • 1896 Raymond Massey, Canadian-American stage and screen actor (Abe Lincoln In Illinois; Dr. Kildare (TV series)), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1983)
  • 1898 Kiki Cuyler, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates; 4 × NL stolen base leader; MLB All Star 1934 Chicago Cubs), born in Harrisville, Michigan (d. 1950)

American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (Come Back, Little Sheba, Hazel), born in New York City

  • 1900 Franklin Clark Fry, American minister (Lutheran World Relief), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
  • 1901 John Gunther, American author and host (John Gunther’s High Road), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1970)
  • 1901 Roy Wilkins, American civil rights activist and longtime executive director of NAACP, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1981)
  • 1902 Arnold Maria Walter, Canadian composer, born in Hanušovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
  • 1906 Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, British historian, born in London (d. 2002)
  • 1906 [Rose] Joan Blondell, American actress (Grease, The Blue Veil), born in New York City (d. 1979)
  • 1907 John Mauchly, American physicist who with J. Presper Eckert, designed the first general purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1980)
  • 1908 Fred MacMurray, American actor (Double Indemnity, The Apartment, My Three Sons), born in Kankakee, Illinois (d. 1991)
  • 1908 Leonor Fini, Argentine artist, born in Buenos Aires (d. 1996)
  • 1908 Willie Bryant, American jazz singer, bandleader, and disc jockey (Sugar Hill Times), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1964)
  • 1909 Barry Appleby, British cartoonist (The Gambols), born in Birmingham (d. 1996)
  • 1910 Donald Bisset, British children book writer, illustrator (Upside Down Stories) and actor (Battle of the Sexes), born in Brentford, Middlesex, England (d. 1995)
  • 1912 Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1952 for nuclear magnetic resonance), born in Taylorville, Illinois (d. 1997)
  • 1912 Nancy Wake, New Zealand-born World War II secret agent (Special Operations Executive), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2011)
  • 1913 Thomas F. Torrance, Scottish Protestant theologist, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China (d. 2007)
  • 1914 Julie Bishop [Jacqueline Wells], American actress (My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2001)
  • 1914 Sydney Wooderson, English athlete dubbed “The Mighty Atom” (world record 1937), born in Camberwell, London (d. 2006)
  • 1915 Robert Strassburg, American composer, conductor and educator (Leaves of Grass: A Choral Symphony), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2003)
  • 1916 John Thoday, British geneticist, born in Chinley, Derbyshire (d. 2008)
  • 1916 Kenneth Keith, Lord Keith of Castleacre, English banker, born in Castle Acre, England (d. 2004)
  • 1917 Denis Healey, English politician (Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer), born in London, (d. 2015)
  • 1917 William “Pop” Gates, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (Harlem Globetrotters “Legends” Ring 1995), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1999)
  • 1918 Billy Johnson, American baseball player, born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2006)

American Baseball HOF outfielder (last player to bat over .400 in single season; 19 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1946, 49; Triple Crown 1942, 47 Boston Red Sox), born in San Diego, California

  • 1919 Kitty Wells [Ellen Deason], American country singer (“It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2012)
  • 1919 Maurice R. Hilleman, American microbiologist who developed over 36 vaccines including measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia, born in Miles City, Montana (d. 2005)
  • 1920 Ben Cami, Flemish writer and poet (Rose from Mud), born in Durham, England (d. 2004)
  • 1921 Angelo Dundee, American boxing trainer and cornerman (Muhammad Ali 1960–81 & 15 other world boxing champions), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
  • 1922 Lionel Murphy, Australian politician, born in Kensington, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1986)
  • 1922 Regina Resnik, American mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth), born in New York City (d. 2013)
  • 1923 Barbara Mary Ansell, UK founder of paediatric rheumatology, born in Warwick, England (d. 2001)
  • 1923 Charmian Clift, Australian writer and essayist, born in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1969)
  • 1923 Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2016)

American tennis player (Wimbledon 1953, US Nat C’ship 1954; 5 x Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1924 Kenny Dorham [McKinley], American jazz trumpeter, born in Fairfield, Texas (d. 1972)
  • 1925 Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea), born in Eigenbilzen, Belgium (d. 2006)
  • 1925 Laurent de Brunhoff, French-American writer and illustrator (Babar the Elephant), born in Paris, France (d. 2024)
  • 1926 Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (ring name “The Grand Wizard of Wrestling”), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1983)
  • 1926 Oļģerts Grāvītis, Latvian-Soviet composer, born in Alūksne, Latvia (d. 2015)
  • 1927 Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (I Dream of Jeannie – “Roger”; The Bob Newhart Show – “Howard”), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2018)
  • 1927 Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), born in Haynesville, Louisiana (d. 2004)
  • 1927 Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
  • 1928 Johnny Mann, American music director (Johnny Mann Singers; Stand Up And Cheer), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2014)
  • 1928 Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (Casner Motor Racing Division team), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1965)
  • 1929 Geghuni Chitchian, Armenian pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Leninakan, Armenia SSR, USSR
  • 1930 Ernie Ball, American entrepreneur and musician who pioneered the development of guitar-related products, born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2004)
  • 1930 Noel Harford, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests, 2 x 50; Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay, Franklin), born in Winton, New Zealand (d. 1981)

1930 American business magnate (world’s wealthiest person in 2008), born in Omaha, Nebraska

  • 1931 Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st African-American mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2018)
  • 1931 John Leonard Swigert Jr., American astronaut (Apollo 13), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1982)
  • 1933 Arne Mellnäs, Swedish contemporary classical composer (Aura; Capricorn Flakes; Rolando furioso), and educator (Royal College of Music, 1963-83), born in Stockholm (d. 2002)
  • 1934 Baloo Gupte, Indian cricket leg spin bowler (3 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Bengal, Railways), born in Bombay, India (d. 2005)
  • 1934 Eric Schneider, Dutch actor (Drop Out, Family, Flanagan), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2022)
  • 1934 Luther “Georgia Boy” Johnson [Lucious Johnson], American blues guitarist, singer, and songwrite, born in Davisboro, Georgia (d. 1976)
  • 1935 John Phillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas – “California Dreaming”), born in Parris Island, South Carolina (d. 2001)
  • 1935 Sylvia Earle, American marine biologist, born in Gibbstown, New Jersey
  • 1936 Edward Pałłasz, Polish classical, theater, and film composer, born in Starogard Gdański, Poland (d. 2019)
  • 1936 Fabrizia Ramondino, Italian author, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2008)
  • 1937 Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of eponymous race team, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1970)
  • 1937 Jewel Brown, American jazz and blues singer (Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2024)
  • 1938 Steve Delaney, American broadcast journalist (NBC News; Monitor Radio), born in Dobbs Ferry, New York (d. 2019)
  • 1939 Elizabeth Ashley, American actress (Coma, Evening Shade), born in Ocala, Florida
  • 1939 John Peel [Ravenscroft], British popular music radio presenter (BBC Radio 1, 1967-2004), born in Heswall, England (d. 2004)
  • 1939 John Peel, English DJ and Broadcaster (BBC Radio 1), born in Heswell, Merseyside (d. 2004)
  • 1941 Ben Jones, American politician and actor (The Dukes of Hazzard), born in Tarboro, North Carolina
  • 1941 John McNally, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Searchers – “Needles And Pins”. “When You Walk in the Room”), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1941 Sue MacGregor, BBC 4 radio broadcaster (Woman’s Hour), born in Oxford, England
  • 1942 Jonathan Aitken, English politician (Conservative MP), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1942 Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner (19 Tests 1964-73), born in Lahore, Pakistan
  • 1943 Altovise Davis [née Gore], American entertainer, and final wife of Sammy Davis Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2009)
  • 1943 David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, born in New Bedford, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
  • 1943 Jean-Claude Killy, French alpine skier (3 Olympic gold 1968), born in Paris, France

1943 American cartoonist (Father Time; Fritz the Cat) and album cover artist (Janis Joplin; Grateful Dead), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1943 Terry Simpson, Canadian ice hockey coach (New York Islanders 1986-89, Philadelphia Flyers 1993-94, Winnipeg Jets 1994-96), born in Brantford, Ontario
  • 1944 Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby union flanker (11 Tests; Canterbury) and coach (Canterbury 1982-86; NZ 1988-91; Argentina 1995-99), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2025)
  • 1944 Charles Colbert, American rock bassist (American Breed – “Bend Me, Shape Me”; Rufus), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1944 Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian (Neerlands Hoop), born in Westernieland, Netherlands
  • 1944 John Surman, English jazz reed player, synthesizer player, and composer, born in Tavistock, Devon, England
  • 1944 Molly Ivins, American political columnist and author, born in Monterey, California (d. 2007)
  • 1944 Tug McGraw, American baseball player and father of Tim McGraw, born in Martinez, California (d. 2004)
  • 1944 William “Smitty” Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode – “When I Die”), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1997)
  • 1945 David Schiff, American composer (Scenes from Adolescence; Speaking in Drums), and music writer, born in New York City
  • 1945 Fred Tackett, American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Little Feat, 1988-2012), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • 1946 Anne-Marie of Greece, Danish princess and daughter of Frederik IX, born in Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark

American actress (Julie in “The Mod Squad”; Twin Peaks), born in New York City [1]

  • 1947 Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 1948 Fred Hampton, American activist (Black Panther Party leader; Rainbow Coalition co-founder), born in Summit, Illinois (d. 1969)
  • 1948 Jean-Louis Georgelin, French Army General (Chief of the Defence Staff, 2006-10), and overseer of Notre-Dame-de-Paris reconstruction (2019-23), born in Aspet, France (d. 2023)
  • 1948 Lewis Black, American stand-up comedian (Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1949 Christopher Collins, American actor (True Identity), voice actor (Cobra Commander-G.I. Joe) and comedian, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
  • 1949 Don Boudria, Canadian politician (MP for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell), born in Hull, Quebec, Canada
  • 1949 Peter Maffay, Romanian-German musician, born in Brașov, Romania
  • 1949 Ted Ammon, American financier and investment banker, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
  • 1950 Antony Gormley, British sculptor (Angel of the North), born in London, England
  • 1950 Leo Windtner, Austrian soccer executive (President Austrian Football Association 2008-21), born in Linz, Austria (d. 2025)
  • 1950 Micky Moody, English guitarist (Whitesnake; Juicy Lucy), born in Middleborough, England
  • 1951 Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and actress (Flight of the Doves), born in Islington, London, England
  • 1951 Timothy Bottoms, American actor (Paper Chase, East of Eden), born in Santa Barbara, California
  • 1952 Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis star, born in Poznan, Poland

1953 American College/Basketball HOF center (9 x NBA All-Star; NBA C’ship 1981, 84, 86 Boston Celtics; 97 Chicago Bulls), born in Shreveport, Louisiana

  • 1953 Ron George, American politician (Member of the Maryland House of Delegates), born in Syracuse, New York

1954 1st and only President of Belarus, born in Kopys, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union

  • 1954 David Paymer, American actor (Love Mary, Mr Saturday Night), born in Oceanside, New York
  • 1954 Gerard Hadders, Dutch postage stamp designer (1991 children stamp), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 1955 Butch Johnson, American archer (Olympic gold team 1996, bronze 2000), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2024)
  • 1955 Martin Jackson, British rocker (Swing Out Sister – “Swing Out”), born in Manchester, England
  • 1955 Marvin Powell Jr., American College Football HOF offensive tackle (USC; First-team All-Pro 1979, 82; 5 x Pro Bowl; NY Jets, TB Buccaneers), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina (d. 2022)
  • 1956 Jayne Irving, English TV hostess (Live at 3), born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
  • 1958 Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and human rights activist, born in New York City (d. 2006)
  • 1959 Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor (Jetto in “The Highwayman”), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1960 Chalino Sánchez, Mexican musician, born in Alturas Del Sur Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico (d. 1992)
  • 1960 Guy A. Lepage, Quebec humorist, television host and producer, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1960 Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, American Medal of Honor recipient, born in Lincoln, Maine (d. 1993)
  • 1960 Thom Tillis, American politician (Senator-R-North Carolina 2015-), born in Jacksonville, Florida
  • 1962 Alexander Litvinenko, Russian KGB officer, born in Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (d. 2006)
  • 1963 Michael Chiklis, American actor (Commish, The Shield), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • 1963 Paul Oakenfold, British record producer and DJ, born in Mile End, London
  • 1964 Stephen Baker, American NFL receiver (NY Giants), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1966 Michael Michele, American actress (Central Park West – “Nikki”), born in Evansville, Indiana
  • 1967 Barbara Kendall, New Zealand mistral sailor (Olympic gold 1992, silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1967 Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model (Victoria’s Secret), born in The Hague, Netherlands
  • 1967 John Moeti, South African soccer midfielder (29 caps; Orlando Pirates FC, SuperSport United FC), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2023)
  • 1967 Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (6 Tests, 11 wickets, BB 4/27; 18 ODIs; Auckland, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Hereford, England
  • 1968 Vladimir Malakhov, Russian NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
  • 1969 Dimitris Sgouros, Greek classical pianist, born in Athens, Greece
  • 1970 Michael Wong, Chinese Malaysian singer, born in Ipoh, Malaysia
  • 1971 Lars Frederiksen, American guitarist (Rancid; UK Subs), born in Campbell, California

1972 American actress (Shrek; The Mask; My Best Friend’s Wedding), born in Long Beach, California

  • 1972 Jose Herrera, Dominican MLB baseball outfielder (Oakland A’s), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • 1972 Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer (Lazio, Juventus), born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia
  • 1973 Amy Sherald, American painter (portrait of Michelle Obama), born in Columbus, Georgia
  • 1973 Lisa Ling, American journalist (CNN), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1974 Aaron Barrett, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Reel Big Fish), born in San Bernadino, California
  • 1974 J. J. [Jennifer Joy] Philbin, American producer and screenwriter (The O.C., Only Murders in the Building), born in New York
  • 1974 Jigar Shah, American clean energy administration as director of the US Loans Program, born in Modasa, India [1]
  • 1974 Rich Cronin, American singer-songwriter (Lyte Funkie Ones), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1975 Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian soccer defender (105 caps; Espérance, Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Southampton), born in Tunis, Tunisia
  • 1976 Mike Koplove, American baseball player (Team USA 2008), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1976 Sarah-Jane Potts, British actress (Kinky Boots, Holby City), born in Bradford, England
  • 1977 Elden Henson, American actor (Daredevil), born in Rockville, Maryland
  • 1977 Jens Ludwig, German heavy metal guitarist (Edguy), born in Fulda, Germany
  • 1977 Marlon Byrd, American baseball player, born in Boynton Beach, Florida
  • 1977 Shaun Alexander, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks, NFL MVP 2005), born in Florence, Kemtucky
  • 1978 Cliff Lee, American baseball player, born in Benton, Arkansas
  • 1979 Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player, born in Ciudad Evita, Argentina
  • 1979 Leon Lopez, British actor (Brookside), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1979 Niki Chow, Hong Kong singer and actress (Nothing Gold Can Stay, The Virtuous Queen of Han), born in Hong Kong
  • 1979 Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress known for ” Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles”, born in Hong Kong
  • 1982 Will Davison, Australian racing driver (Bathurst 100 2009, 2016), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1983 Gustavo Eberto, Argentine footballer, born in Paso de los Libres, Argentina (d. 2007)
  • 1983 Jonne Aaron [Liimatainen], Finnish rock vocalist, and songwriter (Negative), born in Tampere, Finland
  • 1983 Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor (Boys Over Flowers, Tokyo Tower), born in Toshima, Tokyo
  • 1984 Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Masvingo, Zimbabwe
  • 1985 Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia
  • 1985 Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic golds, 1 silver), born in Katherine, Australia
  • 1985 Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer, born in Swansea, Wales
  • 1985 Steven Smith, Scottish footballer (Rangers), born in Bellshill, Scotland
  • 1986 Ryan Ross, American guitarist and lyricist (Panic at the Disco), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 1988 Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player, born in Riga, Latvia
  • 1988 Jordan Rodgers, American TV personality and footballer player (The Bachelorette), born in Chico, California
  • 1996 Mikal Bridges, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1996 Trevor Jackson, American actor (Grown-ish), and R&B singer-songwriter (“Drop It”), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 2001 Emily Bear, American composer, musician and singer-songwriter (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical), born in Rockford, Illinois

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