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  • 1207 Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian mystic and poet, born in Khorassan, Afghanistan (d. 1273)
  • 1207 Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet, scholar and mystic, born in Balkh, [modern Afghanistan] (d. 1273) [1]
  • 1227 Nicholas IV [Girolamo Masci], Italian Pope (1288-92) who was the 1st Franciscan elected, born in Lisciano, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1292)
  • 1530 Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician, wrote the first book on sports medicine “De Arte Gymnastica”, born in Forlì, Italy (d. 1606)
  • 1550 Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician, teacher of Johannes Kepler, born in Göppingen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1631)
  • 1622 Johann Sebastiani, German baroque composer, born in Weimar, Electorate of Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1683)
  • 1627 Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe’s fictional character, is born (according to the famous novel)
  • 1631 William Stoughton, American judge (Salem witch trials, 1692), born in England or Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1701)
  • 1685 Gunther Jacob, Bohemian organist, composer, choirmaster, and Benedictine monk, born in Krajková, Sanjak of Prizren, Ottoman Empire (d. 1734)
  • 1700 Stanisław Konarski, Polish political writer and Catholic priest who influenced education reform in Poland, born in Żarczyce Duże, Poland (d. 1773)
  • 1710 John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British Whig statesman and politician, born in Streatham, England (d. 1771)
  • 1715 Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher, psychologist and Catholic priest, born in Grenoble, France (d. 1780)

French finance minister of Louis XVI whose decisions contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution, born in Geneva, Switzerland

  • 1743 Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, Portuguese composer (Dixit Dominus), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1822)
  • 1752 Justin Heinrich Knecht, German composer, organist, and music theorist, born in Free Imperial Ciry of Biberach an der Riss, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
  • 1765 José María Morelos, Mexican revolutionary priest and independence leader, born in Valladolid, Mexico (d. 1815)
  • 1788 FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British Army officer (commander of the British forces during the Crimean War), born in Badminton, England (d. 1855)
  • 1800 Decimus Burton, British architect (Hyde Park, Palm House Kew Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1881)
  • 1803 Ferdinand Berthier, French deaf educator (founder of the Société Centrale des Sourds-muets), born in Louhans, France (d. 1886)
  • 1805 Samuel Peter Heintzelman, American Major General (Union Army), born in Manheim, Pennsylvania (d. 1880)
  • 1811 Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Queen of Prussia as wife of German Emperor, born in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (d. 1890)
  • 1824 Peter Milne, Scottish composer and violinist, known as the “Tarland Minstrel”, born in Kincardine O’Neil, Scotland (d. 1908)
  • 1827 Ellis H. Roberts, American Treasurer of the United States (1897-1905) and politician (Rep-R-New York), born in Utica, New York (d. 1918)
  • 1827 Kenner Garrard, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bourbon County, Kentucky (d. 1879)
  • 1832 Frederick Roberts “Bobs”, British military commander and governor of Natal (Second Afghan War, Boer War), born in Cawnpore, British India (d. 1914)
  • 1833 Ferdinand von Saar, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1906)
  • 1840 Johan Svendsen, Norwegian composer, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1911)
  • 1847 Wilhelmina Drucker [Lensing], Dutch feminist and writer (Women’s Mutual Protection Society), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1925)
  • 1852 Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist, conductor, composer, and music teacher (Royal College of Music, 1882-1924), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1924)
  • 1856 Andrejs Jurjans, Latvian composer, born in Ērgļi, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1922)
  • 1857 Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge), born in Matziken, East Prussia (d. 1928)
  • 1861 William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company), and owner of MLB Chicago Cubs, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1932)
  • 1862 Georgy Eduardovich Konyus (Conus), Russian composer, and music theorist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1933)

German admiral and commander of the High Seas Fleet in World War I (Battle of Jutland), born in Obernkirchen, Electorate of Hesse

  • 1865 Bonnor Middleton, South African cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 24 wickets; Western Province), born in Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, England (d. 1913)
  • 1869 Ernie Jones, Australian cricket fast bowler (19 Tests, 64 wickets; first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test), born in Auburn, South Australia (d. 1943)
  • 1870 Jean Perrin, French physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926), born in Lille, France (d. 1942)
  • 1870 Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; head of J.P. Morgan during the Wall Street Crash, father of Corliss Lamont, born in Claverack, New York (d. 1948)
  • 1871 Jan Fabricius, Dutch-English playwright (Dolle Hans), born in Assen, Netherlands (d. 1964)
  • 1871 Ruben Liljefors, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1936)
  • 1876 Katherine Griffith [Kiernan], American actress (Pollyanna, Fast Company), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1921)
  • 1879 Ernst Isler, Swiss organist and critic, born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1944)
  • 1879 Henri Casadesus, French violist, viola d’amour player, and composer (Preludes for Viola d’amour), born in Paris, France (d. 1947)
  • 1882 George Bancroft, American actor (Underworld), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1956)
  • 1882 Hans Geiger, German physicist (co-inventor of the Geiger counter), born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, German Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1883 Bernhard Rust, German Nazi politician and Minister of Science, Education and National Culture (1934-45), born in Hanover, German Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1883 Robert Lightfoot, English Anglican theologist and exegetist (St John’s Gospel), born in England (d. 1953)
  • 1887 Lil Dagover [Marie Seubert;], German silent and sound screen actress (Destiny; Spiders), born in Madiun, Dutch East Indies (d. 1980)
  • 1893 Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, American politician (REP-Maryland 1939-53), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland (d. 1964)
  • 1895 Lewis Milestone [Leib Milstein], Moldovan-American Academy Award-winning film director (All Quiet on the Western Front; Of Mice and Men; Ocean’s 11), born in Kishinev, Russian Empire (now Chișinău, Moldova) (d. 1980)
  • 1896 Jolie Gabor [Janka Tilleman], Hungarian-American jeweler and mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa, & Eva, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1997) [birth date disputed]
  • 1898 Felix Kersten, Baltic-German Finnish masseuse physical therapist and personal trainer to Heinrich Himmler who helped save people from Finns from Nazi persecution, born in Tartu, Imperial Russia (d. 1960)
  • 1898 Princess Charlotte of Monaco, illegitimate daughter of Louis II and mother of Prince Rainier III, born in Constantine, French Algeria (d. 1977)
  • 1898 Renée Adorée [Jeanne de la Fontein], French actress (The Big Parade), born in Lille, Nord, France (d. 1933)
  • 1898 [Julius] Johannes Rontgen, German Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, German Empire (d. 1932)
  • 1899 Hendrik Marsman, Dutch poet (Herinnering aan Holland – Remembrance of Holland; Vrees – Fear), writer, and critic, born in Zeist, Netherlands (d. 1940)
  • 1901 Philip Dorn, Dutch actor (Enemy Agent, I Remember Mama), born in Scheveningen, Netherlands (d. 1975)
  • 1902 Piet Lieftinck, Dutch politician (Minister of Finance 1945-52 – oversaw rebuilding of Dutch economy after WWII), born in Muiden, Netherlands (d. 1989)
  • 1904 Frank Lawton, British actor (Devil Doll, Invisible Ray), born in London, England (d. 1969)
  • 1904 Ralph Forbes [Taylor], British screen and stage actor (Romeo and Juliet; Piccadilly Jim; Daniel Boone), born in Wandsworth, London, England (d. 1951)
  • 1905 Michael Powell, English director, screenwriter, producer (Red Shoes), born in Bekesbourne, England (d. 1990)
  • 1905 Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1977 for work on amorphous semiconductors), born in Leeds, England (d. 1996)
  • 1905 Savitri Devi [Maximiani Portas], Greek French Nazi writer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1982)
  • 1906 Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair [Eamonn O Gallagher], Irish composer, born in Dundalk, Ireland (d. 1982)
  • 1906 John I M Stewart [pseudonym Michael Innes], Scottish detective writer (Comedy of Terrors), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1994)
  • 1907 Arnold Elston, American composer, and educator, born in New York City (d. 1971)
  • 1907 Harry Bluestone, British-American jazz and session violinist, bandleader, and music publisher, born in London, England (d. 1992)
  • 1908 David Oistrakh, Soviet violinist considered one of the pre-eminent violinists of the 20th century (Moscow Conservatory), born in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
  • 1908 Edzard Schaper, German author (Der Henker ‘The Hangman’; The Fourth King) who wrote about Estonia and Christianity and was sentenced to death by both the Soviet Union and Germany, born in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, German Empire (d. 1984)
  • 1908 Herbert Maxwell Strong, American physicist and inventor (1st to synthesize diamonds as part of Project Superpressure), born in Wooster, Ohio (d. 2002) [1]
  • 1911 Ed Danowski, American football quarterback and halfback (NFL Championship 1934, 38; New York Giants; Pro Bowl 1938), born in Jamesport, New York (d. 1997)
  • 1912 Oliver Anderson, English novelist (Rotten Borough), born in Snitterby, England (d. 1996)
  • 1915 Lester Maddox, American politician (Governor-D-Georgia 1967-71) and restaurant owner, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2003)
  • 1915 Robert Morris, American lawyer, born in Jersey City (d. 1996)
  • 1916 Roland Bengtsson, Swedish guitarist, lute player and double bassist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2005)

American jazz drummer and bandleader (Buddy Rich Band – “Away We Go”), born in Brooklyn, New York City

  • 1917 Chung Hee Park, Korean general and President of South Korea (1961-79), assassinated in office, born in Gumi, Japanese Korea (d. 1979)
  • 1917 Irving B. Kahn, American inventor of the teleprompter, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1994)
  • 1917 Yuri “Petrovich” Lyubimov, Soviet director (Taganka Theatre), born in Yaroslavl, Russia (d. 2014)
  • 1918 Lewis Nixon, American WWII soldier (depicted in “Band of Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1996)
  • 1919 Patricia Neway, American soprano (Consul; Maria Golovia), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2012)
  • 1920 Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American concert cellist and educator (Yale School of Music, 1958-2018), born in Natal, Brazil (d. 2018)
  • 1920 Ghazar Saryan, Armenian composer (Symphonic Panels on motifs by Saryan; Day of Peace), and educator (Komitas State Conservatory, 1960-86), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (d. 1998)
  • 1920 Torbjörn Lundquist, Swedish classical and film score composer, conductor, and musicologist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2000)
  • 1921 Deborah Kerr, American actress (The King & I, Night of Iguana), born in Helensburg Scotland (d. 2007)
  • 1921 Eileen Chang, Chinese-American writer, scriptwriter and feminist, born in Shanghai, China (d. 1995)
  • 1921 Pedro Knight, Cuban-American trumpeter, husband and manager of legendary singer Celia Cruz, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2007)
  • 1922 Alan Stretton, Australian general who managed the response to Cyclone Tracey in Darwin, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2012)
  • 1922 Allan Rae, West Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 109; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2005)
  • 1924 Charles Quinlivan, American actor (Seven Guns to Mesa, Mr. Garlund), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1974)

American author (Breakfast At Tiffany’s; In Cold Blood), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

  • 1925 Félix Luna, Argentine historian and lyricist, born in La Rioja Province, Argentina (d. 2009)
  • 1925 Gwyn A. Williams, Welsh historian and socialist, born in Dowlais, Wales (d. 1995)
  • 1926 Peder Holm, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)
  • 1926 Robin Roberts, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; won 28 consecutive complete games 1952-53; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2010)
  • 1927 Hossein Dehlavi, Persian composer, conductor and teacher (Sarbaz; Plectrum Orchestra), born in Tehran, Persia (d. 2019)
  • 1927 Ivor Noël Hume, English-born archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg who excavated Martin’s Hundred and is known as “the Babe Ruth of historical archaeology”, born in London (d. 2017) [1]
  • 1927 W. S. Merwin, American poet (17th United States Poet Laureate), born in New York City (d. 2019)

Jewish Auschwitz survivor and author (Night), Nobel Prize winner 1986, born in Sighet, Romania

  • 1929 Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino Senator, lawmaker and women’s rights activist who led the drafting of the international women’s bill of rights, born in Lingayen, Philippine Islands (d. 2017)
  • 1930 Ben Cooper, American western actor (The Rose Tattoo; Outcast; Arizona Raiders), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2020)
  • 1931 Angeline “Angie” Dickinson [Brown], American actress (Police Woman), born in Kulm, North Dakota
  • 1931 Sahba Akhtar [Akhtar Ali Rehmat], Pakistani poet and film songwriter (Nadaan, Mashal), born in Jammu, British India (d. 1996) [1]
  • 1932 Johnny Podres, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955 MVP, 59, 63, 65; 4 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), born in Witherbee, New York (d. 2008)
  • 1932 Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo), born in Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan (d. 2022)
  • 1933 Barbara Knox, British actress (Rita Tanner in “Coronation Street”), born in Oldham, England
  • 1933 Emily “Cissy” Houston (née Drinkard), American Grammy Award-winning soul and gospel singer, and Whitney’s mother, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1933 Mars Rafikov, Russian cosmonaut (one of the 20 original cosmonauts), born in Jalal-Abad, Soviet Union (d. 2000)
  • 1934 Anna Kashfi [Joan O’Callaghan], Welsh actress and 1st wife of actor Marlon Brando, born in Darjeeling, India (d. 2015)
  • 1934 Udo Jürgens [Bockelmann], Austrian-Swiss pop singer-songwriter (Eurovision Song Contest, 1966), born in Klagenfurt, Federal State of Austria (d. 2014)
  • 1935 Jill Corey [Norma Jean Speranza], American pop singer (Your Hit Parade), born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
  • 1935 Johnny Mathis, American pop vocalist (“Chances Are”; “Wild Is The Wind”; The Twelfth of Never”), born in Gilmer, Texas
  • 1936 Butler Derrick, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1974-95), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
  • 1936 Jim Sasser, American politician (US Ambassador to China, 1996-99′; US Senator-D-Tennessee, 1977-95), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2024)
  • 1937 Jean-Pierre Azéma, French historian who wrote about France’s World War Ⅱ history (From Munich to the Liberation), born in Paris, France (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1937 Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer (Jacob the Liar), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1997)
  • 1937 Valentin Silvestrov, Ukranian pianist and contemporary classical composer (Melodies of Instances; Quiet Songs), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
  • 1938 Salvatore Michael Caruana, American criminal (FBI Most Wanted List), missing since 1987, birthplace unknown
  • 1939 Len Cariou, Canadian actor (Sweeney Todd), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • 1940 Harry Winston Jerome, Canadian 100m runner (Olympic bronze 1964), born in Sask, Canada
  • 1940 Horst Weigang, German soccer goalkeeper (12 caps East Germany; Lokomotive Leipzig, Rot-Weiß Erfurt), born in Langenbielau, Germany (d. 2024)
  • 1940 Lori Burton [Dolores Squeglia], American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • 1942 (Angus) “Gus” Dudgeon, British pop record producer (Elton John, David Bowie), born in Woking, Surrey (d. 2002)
  • 1942 Dewey Martin, Canadian rock drummer (Buffalo Springfield – “For What It’s Worth”), born in Chesterville, Ontario (d. 2009)
  • 1942 Frankie Lymon, American pop singer (The Teenagers – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”), born in New York City (d. 1968)
  • 1942 Mike Harrison, British progressive rock keyboardist and singer (Spooky Tooth – “It’s All About”), born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England (d. 2018)
  • 1942 Sture Pettersson, Swedish cyclist (World C’ship gold Team Time trial 1967, 68, 69; Olympic silver 1968, bronze 1964), born in Vårgårda, Sweden (d. 1983)
  • 1943 Ian Ogilvy, English actor (Return of the Saint), born in Woking, England
  • 1943 Jody Powell, American White House press secretary for Jimmy Carter, born in Cordele, Georgia (d. 2009)
  • 1943 Johann Deisenhofer, German biochemist (1988 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for determining structure of proteins essential to photosynthesis), born in Zusamaltheim, Germany
  • 1943 Marilyn McCoo, American soul singer (the 5th Dimension; “You Don’t Have To Be A Star”) and TV host (Solid Gold), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 1944 Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1944 Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish soccer forward (23 caps; Celtic FC), born in Viewpark, Scotland (d. 2006)
  • 1945 Bob Lassiter [Glodowski], American radio personality sometimes known as ‘Mad Dog’, born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2006)
  • 1945 Ehud Olmert, Israeli politician (Prime Minister of Israel, 1988-92), born near Binyamina, Palestine
  • 1946 Héctor Lavoe [Pérez], Puerto Rican salsa singer, born in Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 1993)
  • 1946 Jochen Mass, German auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1989; Spanish F1 GP 1975; European Touring Car C’ship 1972) and broadcaster (RTL), born in Dorfen, Germany (d. 2025)
  • 1946 Paul Sheahan, Australian cricket batsman (31 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 127; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1946 Raël [Claude Vorilhon] French founder of Raelism, a UFO religion, born in Vichy, France
  • 1946 Sylvia Peterson, American pop vocalist (Chiffons – “He’s So Fine”), born in The Bronx, New York City
  • 1946 William Thurston, American mathematician (Fields Medal, 1982), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
  • 1947 Marc Bolan, British rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex – “Bang A Gong (Get It On)”; “Jeepster”), born in London (d. 1977)
  • 1947 Miguel de Oliveira, Brazilian boxer (WBC light middleweight champion 1975), born in Sao Paulo, Brazil (d. 2021)
  • 1947 Rula Lenska [Róża Łubieńska], British stage and screen actress (Coronation Street; The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), born in St Neots, England
  • 1949 Eleanor Alberga, Jamaican contemporary music composer, based in London (Arise, Athena!), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1949 Michel Tognini, French test pilot and astronaut (Soyuz TM-15, sk: STS 93), born in Vincennes, France
  • 1950 Renato Zero [Fiacchini], Italian pop, rock and soul singer (Madame), born in Rome, Italy
  • 1950 Victoria Tennant, English actress (All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War), born in London, England
  • 1951 Barry Marshall, Australian physician, (1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcers), born in Kalgoorlie, Australia
  • 1951 Catie Ball, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100m medley relay 1968; WR 100/200m breastroke), born in Jacksonville, Florida
  • 1951 Simon Hawke [Nicholas Yermakov], American sci-fi author (Epiphany, Jehad, Clique), born in New York
  • 1952 Darrell Hair, Australian cricket umpire (78 Tests; 139 ODIs, 6 T20Is), born in Mudgee, Australia
  • 1952 Frank Zincavage, American new wave bassist (Romeo Void – “Never Say Never”), born in the USA
  • 1952 Jack Wild, British actor (Oliver!, H.R. Pufnstuf), born in Lancashire, England (d. 2006)
  • 1952 John Lombardo, American songwriter and guitarist (10,000 Maniacs), born in Jamestown, New York
  • 1953 Deborah Allen, American country singer (Jim Stafford Show), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1953 S.M. Stirling, Canadian-American author (Draka series), born in Metz, France
  • 1954 Barry Williams, American actor (Greg-Brady Bunch), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1954 Calvin Levels, American actor (Knightwatch), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1954 John Drew, American basketball small forward (NBA All-Star 1976, 80; Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz), born in Vredenburgh, Alabama (d. 2022)
  • 1954 Patrice Rushen, American jazz and R&B pianist and singer and songwriter (“Forget Me Nots”), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1955 Frankie Kennedy, Irish folk flute player (Altan), born in Belfast, Northern, Ireland (d. 1994)
  • 1956 Maria Esmeralda, Belgian princess, daughter of Leopold III and Lilian Baels, born at Château of Stuyvenberg, Laeken, Belgium

1957 American actress (Cadillac Man, The Nanny), born in Queens, New York

  • 1957 Gladys Portugues, American atress, Mrs Jean-Claude Van Damme (It’s Alive 3), born in New York City
  • 1957 William Christian, American actor (Derek Frye-All My Children), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1958 Biggie Tembo [Rodwell Marasha], Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys), born in Chinhoye, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (d. 1995)
  • 1958 Christopher Cass, American actor (Jack Forbes-Loving), born in Cold Spring Harbor, New York
  • 1958 Marty Stuart, American country guitarist, singer-songwriter and mandolin player (“Tempted”; “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin'”), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi
  • 1959 Basia [Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska], Polish jazz and pop singer (‘Time and Tide”), born in Jaworzno, Poland
  • 1959 Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach (Olimpia Milano), born in Catalania, Italy
  • 1959 Xiomara Castro, Honduran politician (1st female President of Honduras 2022-), born in Santa Bárbara, Honduras
  • 1960 Bill Rieflin, American rock drummer (Nine Inch Nails; R.E.M.; King Crimson, 2013-20), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020)
  • 1960 Blanche Lincoln, American politician (Senator-Arkansas 1999-2011, youngest person elected to the Senate at 38), born in Helena, Arkansas
  • 1961 Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 16 dismissals; Mumbai), born in Mumbai, India
  • 1961 Crystal Bernard, American actress (Amy-It’s a Living, Helen-Wings), born in Garland, Texas
  • 1961 Eric Stoltz, American actor (Anaconda, Pulp Fiction, Mask), born in Whittier, California
  • 1961 Eric van de Poele, Belgian auto racer (3 x 24 Hours of Le Mans, 5 x 24 Hours of Spa class wins), born in Verviers, Belgium
  • 1961 Jorge Ricardo, Brazilian jockey (Brazilian Champion jockey 1982-2006; highest tally winning rider in thoroughbred racing), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1961 Sally Yeh, Hong Kong-Canadian Canto-pop singer (“True Love for the Whole Life”) and actress (Peking Opera Blues), born in Taipei, Taiwan
  • 1962 Dave Magadan, American baseball player (NY Mets, Chicago Cubs), born in Tampa, Florida
  • 1962 Frank Rijkaard, Dutch soccer midfielder (73 caps; Ajax, AC Milan) and manager (Netherlands, Saudi Araboa, FC Barcelona), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1962 Massimo Bottura, Italian restaurateur (Osteria Francescana), born in Modena, Italy
  • 1962 Shaan [Shantanu Mukherjee], Bengali playback and pop singer-songwriter, actor, and TV personality (The Voice India), born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • 1963 Cristina Marsillach, Spanish actress (Barocco), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1964 (Ernest Joseph) “Trey” Anastasio III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Phish), born in Ft. Worth, Texas
  • 1964 Monica Bellucci, Italian actress (Dracula), born in Citta di Castello, Italy
  • 1964 Robby Takac, American rock Bassist (Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris”), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1964 Stephen N. Frick, American naval commander and astronaut, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1965 Kathleen Madigan, American comedian (Kathleen Madigan: Hunting Bigfoot), born in Florissant, Missouri
  • 1965 Omid Djalili, British stand-up comedian, actor of Iranian heritage, born in Chelsea, London
  • 1966 Kerry G. Johnson, African American graphic designer and caricaturist (Spectra), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1967 Yorkis Perez, Dominican pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
  • 1969 Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler whose life is portrayed in film “The Iron Claw”, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1991)
  • 1969 Silas Weir Mitchell, American character actor (Prison Break, Grimm), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1970 Eric Piatkowski, American NBA player (LA Clippers), born in Steubenville, Ohio
  • 1970 Tony Hale, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Veep; Arrested Development), born in West Point, New York
  • 1971 Brentson Buckner, NFL player and coach (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbus, Georgia
  • 1971 Jenna Elfman, American actress (Townies, Dharma & Greg), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1972 Ari Behn (né Bjørshol), Norwegian author (Trist som faen – Sad as hell), playwright, and husband of Princess Martha Louise of Norway (2002-17), born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 2019)

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