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  • 1321 Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland, born in Tower of London, London (d. 1362)
  • 1522 Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Parma, illegitimate daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, born in Oudenaarde, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1586)
  • 1546 Johann Steuerlein, German composer, born in Schmalkalden, County of Hennenberg (d. 1613)
  • 1554 Elisabeth of Austria, Queen consort of France (1570-74), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1592)
  • 1586 Thomas Hooker, American colonial clergyman (known as “the father of Connecticut”), born in Marefield, Leicestershire, England (d. 1647)
  • 1653 Thomas Pitt, British merchant and Governor of Madras, born in Blandford St. Mary, Dorset, England (d. 1726)
  • 1654 Antonio Maria Pacchioni, Baroque composer, baptized in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1738)
  • 1675 Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials, born in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1720)
  • 1704 Jack Broughton, English bare knuckle boxer (Champion of England 1736-50; published first boxing code), born in Cirencester, England (d. 1789)
  • 1717 Pedro III, King of Portugal and the Algarves (1777-86) and consort of Queen Maria I of Portugal, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1786)
  • 1718 Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland, born in Chelsea, London (d. 1794)
  • 1755 Sarah Kemble Siddons, English tragic actress (Fatal Marriage), born in Brecon, Wales (d. 1831)
  • 1764 János Lavotta, Hungarian violinist and composer, born in Pusté Úľany, Slovakia, Habsburg Empire (d. 1820)
  • 1775 William Crotch, English composer, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1847)
  • 1793 Pavel Ivanovich Pestel, Russian officer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1826)
  • 1794 Sylvester Graham, Minister and noted vegetarian (developed Graham cracker), born in Suffield, Connecticut (d. 1851)

American admiral (“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”), born in Campbell’s Station, Tennessee

  • 1805 Robert FitzRoy, British naval officer and scientist, born in Ampton, Suffolk, England (d. 1865)

American circus promoter and showman (Barnum & Bailey), born in Bethel, Connecticut

  • 1820 William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish mechanical engineer and physicist, born in Edinburgh (d. 1872)
  • 1828 Paul Gabriël, Dutch water colors painter and etcher, born in Amsterdam (d. 1903)
  • 1829 Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican lawyer and diplomat (Secretary of Foreign Affairs), born in Oaxaca, Mexico (d. 1910)
  • 1841 William C. Whitney, American financier and 31st United States Secretary of the Navy, born in Conway, Massachusetts (d. 1904)
  • 1843 Mandell Creighton, British historian and a bishop of the Church of England, born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England (d. 1901)
  • 1847 Agnes Zimmermann, German composer, born in Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1925)
  • 1849 William T. Stead, British newspaper editor (The Pall Mall Gazette – exposed child prostitution), born in Embleton, England (d. 1912)
  • 1852 Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, born in Bergantino, Italy (d. 1913)

British businessman, diamond merchant and imperialist politician who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1890-96), born in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

  • 1857 Clara Zetkin, German feminist, Socialist, and Communist leader, born in Wiederau, Saxony (d. 1933)
  • 1860 Robert Bacon, American politician (39th United States Secretary of State), born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (d. 1919)

American astronomer and inventor of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating), born in Windsor, Vermont

  • 1868 William Henry Singer, American painter and collector (Singer Museum, Laren), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)

French politician (served 3 times as Prime Minister of France), born in Troyes, France

Nazi physician (Kaiser Wilhelm Institute), born in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany

  • 1874 Gerhard von Keussler, German composer, born in Gulbene, Latvia (d. 1949)
  • 1878 Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist, conductor and composer (3 Blind Mice), born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 1958)
  • 1879 Dwight F. Davis, American politician (49th United States Secretary of War) and founder of Davis Cup, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1945)
  • 1879 Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor (Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich 1906-49), educator (Conservatory of Zürich, 1914-39), and composer (Schutzgeister; Li-Tai-Pe), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1962)
  • 1879 Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1959)
  • 1880 Jan Kubelik, Czech composer and violinist, born in Michle, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1940)
  • 1881 August Hlond, Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic church, born in Brzęczkowice, German Empire (d. 1948)
  • 1882 Inayat Khan, Indian singer, musicologist, and philosopher (founder of Sufi Order – London, 1914), born in Vadodra, Bombay State, British India (d. 1927)
  • 1885 André Lhote, French painter and art historian (Traité du paysage), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1962)
  • 1886 Felix Timmermans, Flemish painter and illustrator (Pallieter), born in Lier, Belgium (d. 1947)

American tennis player (US Open mixed doubles 1908; US Open men’s singles 1917 runner-up) and figure skater (US C’ship gold singles 1918, 25, 27), born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • 1886 Willem Drees, Dutch politician (co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA); Prime Minister, 1948-58), known as “Daddy Drees”, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1988)
  • 1890 Frederick Lewis Allen, American social historian and editor of Harper’s Magazine, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
  • 1891 John H. Northrop, American biochemist (crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946)), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1987)
  • 1891 Tin Ujević, Croatian poet (Žedan kamen na studencu), born in Vrgorac, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1955)
  • 1895 Gordon Jacob, English composer, born in London (d. 1984)
  • 1897 Paul Ben-Haim [Frankenburger], Israeli composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1984)
  • 1899 Anna Arnold Hedgeman, African-American social activist (NYC cabinet), born in Marshalltown, Iowa (d. 1990)
  • 1899 Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, Chilean composer, born in La Cruz, Chile (d. 1987)
  • 1899 Marcel Achard, French playwright (Jean de la Lune), born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France (d. 1974)
  • 1900 Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal of Utrecht Netherlands, born in Nijkerk, Netherlands (d. 1987)
  • 1901 Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist, educator and composer, born in Christiana, Norway (d. 1976)
  • 1901 Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1992)
  • 1902 Frank Waters, American writer, born in Colorado Springs (d. 1995)
  • 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American politician (Sen-R) and ambassador (West Germany, Vietnam & UN), born in Nahant, Massachusetts (d. 1985)
  • 1903 Irwin Fischer, American organist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), composer, and pedagogue (American Conservatory of Music), born in Iowa City (d. 1977)
  • 1904 Don Goddard, American news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59), born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1994)
  • 1904 Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist (evolutionary theory), born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2005)
  • 1904 Franz Syberg, Danish organist and composer, born in Kerteminde, Funen, Denmark (d. 1955)
  • 1904 Harold Acton, English-Italian historian and art collector, born in Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy (d. 1994)
  • 1904 Josephine Wilson, British actress (The Lady Vanishes, We Dive at Dawn), born in Bromley, England (d. 1990)
  • 1904 Milburn Stone, American actor (Gunsmoke, Pickup on South Street), born in Burrton, Kansas (d. 1980)
  • 1905 Isa Miranda [Ines Sampietro], Italian model and actress (La Ronde), born in Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1982)
  • 1905 Jock “Herbie” Cameron, South African cricket wicketkeeper and captain (26 Tests; 51 dismissals, 10 x 50; Eastern Province, Transvaal, Western Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1935)
  • 1909 Andrei Gromyko, Soviet politician (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, 1985-88), and diplomat (Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1957–85), born in Staryya Hramyki, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1989) [NS 7/18]
  • 1910 Robert K. Meston, American sociologist (functionalism), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
  • 1913 Smiley Lewis [Overton Amos Lemons], American R&B singer, and guitarist (“The Bells Are Ringing”; “One Night (Of Sin)”; “I Hear You Knocking”), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1966)
  • 1915 John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1936), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
  • 1918 George Rochberg, American composer (Concord Quartet), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2005)
  • 1920 Issachar Miron, Israeli composer, born in Kutno, Poland (d. 2015)
  • 1920 Mary Louise Hancock, American politician and activist, born in Franklin, New Hampshire (d. 2017)
  • 1923 Arno Motulsky, German-born founder of medical genetics, known as the “father of pharmacogenomics”, born in Fischhausen, East Prussia, Weimar Germany (d. 2018)
  • 1923 George Moore, Australian jockey (Epsom Derby 1967, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 1959, Prix du Jockey Club 1960, Irish 1000 Guineas 1959, 5 x Doomben 10,000, 3 x Sydney Cup), born in Mackay, Australia (d. 2008)
  • 1923 John McKay, American College Football HOF coach (4 x NCAA C’ship 1962, 67, 72, 74 ; 5 x Rose Bowl USC; NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976-84), born in Everettville, West Virginia (d. 2001)
  • 1924 János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2013)
  • 1924 Niels Jannasch, Canadian historian and museum curator, born in Holzminden, Germany (d. 2001)
  • 1926 Diana Lynn [Dolores Eartha Loehr], American actress (Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1971)
  • 1926 Kenneth Gaburo, American composer, born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 1993)
  • 1927 Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
  • 1927 W. M. Diggelmann, Swiss writer (appeared in The self-destruction of W. M. Diggelmann), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1979)
  • 1928 Pierre Mauroy, Prime Minister of France (1981-84), born in Cartignies, Nord, France (d. 2013)
  • 1928 Warren Oates, American actor (Dillinger, East of Eden, Stoney Burke), born in Depoy, Muhlenberg County (d. 1982)
  • 1929 Katherine Helmond, American actress and director (Soap, Mona-Who’s the Boss), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2019)
  • 1929 Mary Maxwell Gates, American businesswoman, philanthropist/mother of Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1994)
  • 1929 Tony Lock, English cricket spin bowler (49 Tests, 174 wickets, BB 7/35, 2 x 50; Surrey CCC, Western Australia, Leicestershire CCC), born in Limpsfield, England (d. 1995)
  • 1930 Tommy Cook, American radio and screen actor, film producer, and screenwriter (Missile to the Moon; Rollercoaster), born in Duluth, Minnesota
  • 1930 Yutaka Makino, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2005)
  • 1931 Ismail Mahomed, South African and Namibian Chief Justice, 1st permanent black judge on South African Supreme Court, born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2000)
  • 1931 James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke, Irish American gangster (inspiration for Jimmy Conway character in Goodfellas), born in New York City (d. 1996)
  • 1932 Billy Laughlin, American child actor (Froggy- Our Gang), born in San Gabriel, California (d. 1948)
  • 1932 Gyula Horn, Hungarian prime minister (1994-8), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2013)
  • 1932 Kevin Prendergast, Irish thoroughbred race horse trainer (British Champion Trainer 1963; 8 x Irish Classics; 2,000 Guineas Stakes 1977), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2025)
  • 1932 Teddy Millington-Drake, English painter, born in London (d. 1994)
  • 1933 Terence Cooper, British actor (Casino Royale), born in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (d. 1997)
  • 1934 Diane Andersen, Danish-Belgian concert pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1934 Philip Madoc, Welsh actor (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George), born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 2012)
  • 1935 Dave Shriver, American rock bassist (Eddie Cochran, Trini Lopez), and music director, born in Elkhart, Indiana (d. 2012)
  • 1935 Edward McInnes, German scholar, born in Maybole, Ayrshire (d. 1996)
  • 1935 John Gilmore, American true crime author (Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
  • 1936 James Mirrlees, Scottish economist (Nobel Prize for Economic Science, 1996), born in Minnigaff, Scotland ( d. 2018)
  • 1936 Shirley Knight, American actress (Endless Love, Desperate Housewives), born in Goessel, Kansas (d. 2020)
  • 1936 Tommy LiPuma, American Grammy Award-winning jazz record producer (George Benson; Natalie Cole; Diana Krall), and record label executive (A&M, Verve, GRP), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2017)
  • 1937 Brooke Hayward, American author (Haywire), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1937 Nita Lowey, American politician and representative of New York (Democratic: 1988-2020) who was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, born in New York City (d. 2025)
  • 1938 Stanley Silverman, American composer, arranger, and guitarist, born in New York City
  • 1939 Booker Edgerson, American football player, born in Baxter County, Arkansas
  • 1939 Brian O’Brien, Irish rugby union centre (3 Tests; Munster RFC) and selector (Ireland, British & Irish Lions), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2023)
  • 1940 Arthur Blythe, American jazz saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
  • 1940 Chuck Close, American painter and photographer, born in Monroe, Washington (d. 2021)
  • 1940 Karen Shepherd, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in Silver City, New Mexico
  • 1941 Barbara Frischmuth, Austrian writer, born in Altaussee, Salzkammergut, Austria
  • 1942 Hannes Löhr, German footballer and manager, born in Eitorf, Rhine Province, Germany
  • 1943 (Jaime Royal) “Robbie” Robertson, Canadian-Mohawk singer-songwriter and rock guitarist (The Band – “The Weight”; “Up On Cripple Creek”), and soundtrack composer (Martin Scorsese films), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2023) [1] [2]
  • 1943 Curt Blefary [Le Roy], American baseball player (1965 AL rookie of year, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1945 Dick Scoppettone, American rocker (Harpers Bizarre), born in Santa Cruz, California
  • 1945 Ebbe Skovdahl, Danish soccer manager (Brøndby IF, Benfica, Aberdeen), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)
  • 1945 Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican politician and Attorney General of the Republic of Mexico, born in Zacualpan, Mexico
  • 1945 Jeffrey Kramer, American actor (Ted Stein-Struck by Lightning), born in New York City
  • 1945 Jim Fuller, American college football coach and athletics administrator (coach 1977-83; AD 2003-08 Jacksonville State University), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2021)
  • 1946 Gerard ‘t Hooft, Dutch physicist (1999 Nobel Prize for Physics -for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions), born in Den Helder, Netherlands
  • 1946 Gwyneth Powell, British actress (Grange Hill – “Mrs McClusky”, born in Levenshulme, Manchester, England (d. 2022)
  • 1946 Paul Smith, British fashion designer (Paul Smith), born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
  • 1946 Pierre-Marc Johnson, Québéc lawyer, physician and politician (24th Premier of Quebec), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1947 Atanas Golomeev, Bulgarian basketball center (FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer 1973 Academic Sofia, 1975 Levski Sofia; FIBA European Selection 1971, 73, 75, 77), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2023)
  • 1948 Julie Nixon Eisenhower, American author and the youngest daughter of Richard Nixon, born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1948 William Hootkins, American actor, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2005)
  • 1949 Marilyn Cole, English Playmate model (Jan, 1972, Playmate of the Year 1973), born in Portsmouth, England
  • 1949 Tommy Eyre, British touring and session keyboardist, and musical director (Joe Cocker, Gerry Rafferty, Wham!), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2001)
  • 1950 Gary Matthews, American baseball player (1973 NL rookie of year), born in San Fernando, California

1950 American rock singer-songwriter (Huey Lewis and the News – “If This Is It”, “The Power of Love”), born in New York City

  • 1950 Luís Jardim, Portuguese session and touring percussionist (Asia; Annie Lennox; Seal), born on the island of Madeira (d. 2025)
  • 1950 Michael Monarch, American rock guitarist (Steppenwolf), 1967-69 – “Born to Be Wild”, “Magic Carpet Ride”), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1951 Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer (Catapult), born in the Netherlands
  • 1951 Gilbert Van Binst, Belgian soccer defender (15 caps; SC Anderlecht 262 games), born in Machelen, Belgium (d. 2025)
  • 1951 Johnny Rodgers, American College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1972, U of Nebraska–Lincoln; Grey Cup C’ship 1974, Montreal Alouettes), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1951 Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer and actress, born in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan (d. 2013)
  • 1951 Rich “Goose” Gossage, American Baseball Hall of Fame relief pitcher (World Series 1978 NY Yankees; 9 x MLB All Star; 3 × AL saves leader), born in Colorado Springs
  • 1951 Roger Wicker, American politician (Senator-R-Mississippi 2007-), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi
  • 1952 David Dreier, American entrepreneur and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1952 Michael McNabb, American contemporary instrumental and electroacoustic composer (Dreamsong; Invisible Cities), born in Salinas, California
  • 1952 Terence T. Henricks, USAF colonel and NASA astronaut (STS 44, 55, 70, 78), born in Bryan, Ohio
  • 1952 Timothy Drury, American session and touring keyboardist (Don Henley; Whitesnake; The Eagles), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1953 David Morrow, Australian Rugby League HOF broadcaster (ABC, 2GB), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)
  • 1954 Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist (Aerosmith), born in Brooklyn, New York City
  • 1954 John Wright, New Zealand cricketer (opening batsman 1978-92), born in Darfield, New Zealand
  • 1954 Leni Björklund, Swedish politician (Minister for Defence, 2002-06), born in Örebro, Sweden
  • 1955 Michael Gismondi, American rock bassist (Michael Stanley Band, 1979-87), born in Youngstown, Ohio
  • 1955 Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1979, Wimbledon doubles 1980, 82), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2019)
  • 1956 James Lofton, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (First-team All-Pro 1981; 8 × Pro Bowl; Buffalo Bills, GB Packers, LA Raiders), born in Fort Ord, California
  • 1956 Patricia “Patsy” Pease, American actress (Kimberly-Days of Our Lives), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • 1957 David Hanson, British Labour politician, born in Liverpool
  • 1957 David Pinkney, British Touring car racer, born in Bridlington, England
  • 1957 Doug Wilson, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Ottaw, Ontario, Canada
  • 1958 Meredith Ann Pierce, American sci-fi author (Darkangel), born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1958 Paul Daniel, British opera and symphony conductor, born in Birmingham, England
  • 1958 Peter Tolan, American television writer and producer (Rescue Me, The Larry Sanders Show), born in Scituate, Massachusetts
  • 1958 William “Bill” Watterson, American cartoonist known for being author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes (1985-95), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1959 Gary Callander, Scottish rugby union hooker (6 caps; South of Scotland RFC), born in Kelso, Scotland (d. 2021)
  • 1959 Marc Cohn, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (“Walking in Memphis”), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1959 Theo Verbey, Dutch composer (Fractal Symphony; After the Great War), and educator (Royal Conservatory of The Hague, 1984-2019), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 2019)
  • 1959 Tim Shaw, South African cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991), born in Empangeni, South Africa
  • 1959 Veronica Guerin, Irish crime journalist, born in Dublin (d. 1996)
  • 1960 Brad Loree, Canadian actor and stunt performer, born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
  • 1960 James M. Kelly, American politician (Maryland), born in Baltimore County, Maryland
  • 1961 Isabelle Poulenard, French contemporary soprano, born in Paris
  • 1961 Zlatko Saračević, Croatian handball player (145 caps Yugoslavia, 75 Croatia; Olympic gold 1996 Croatia), born in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2021)

1963 American actress (Carmela Soprano-The Sopranos), born in New York City

  • 1963 Russ Lorenson, American singer and actor, born in Upland, Pennsylvania
  • 1964 Toni Halliday, British rock singer and lyricist (Curve; Chatelaine), born in Parsons Green, London
  • 1965 Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist (88 Fingers), born in Israel
  • 1965 Kathryn Erbe, American actress (Detective Alexandra Eames-Law & Order: Criminal Intent), born in Newton, Massachusetts
  • 1966 Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach (Chelsea), born in Oliena, Italy
  • 1966 Jim Himes, American banker, businessman, and politician (US Rep-D-Connecticut 2009-), born in Lima, Peru
  • 1966 Susannah Doyle, British actress (Drop the Dead Donkey – “Joy”), and playwright, born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
  • 1967 Silvia Ziche, Italian comics artist (Italian Donald Duck comics), born in Thiene, Italy
  • 1968 Alex Zülle, Swiss road racing cyclist, born in Wil, Switzerland
  • 1968 John Ruskin a.k.a. Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian journalist, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1968 Ken Akamatsu, Japanese Manga artist, born in Tokyo
  • 1968 Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1968 Michael Stuhlbarg, American stage and screen character actor (Boardwalk Empire), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1968 Nate Singleton, American NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1968 Shahid Anwar, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani all-rounder 1996 England tour), born in Multan, Pakistan

American businesswoman (CEO of YouTube, 2014-23; Google executive, 1999-2014), considered “the most important person in advertising”, born in Santa Clara County, California

  • 1969 Jenji Kohan, American television writer and producer (Orange is the New Black), born in Los Angeles
  • 1969 John LeClair, American NHL left wing (first American-born player to score 50 goals in 3 straight NHL seasons; Philadelphia Flyers), born in St Albans, Vermont
  • 1969 RZA [Robert Fitzgerald Diggs], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in New York City
  • 1970 Doug Bochtler, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
  • 1970 Mac Dre [Andre Louis Hicks], American rapper and hip hop pioneer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2004)
  • 1971 Derek McInnes, Scottish soccer midfielder (2 caps; Rangers, WBA, Dundee United) and manager (Bristol City, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock), born in Paisley, Scotland
  • 1972 Michael Bays, American actor (Bronx Zoo; Days of Our Live), born in Enrico, California
  • 1972 Robert Esmie, Canadian 4X100m runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1972 Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Zainichi-Korean wrestler (NJPW), born in Kyoto, Japan
  • 1973 Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer (The Cardigans – “Lovefool”), born in Jönköping, Sweden
  • 1973 Marcus Allbäck, Swedish soccer striker (74 caps; Örgryte IS, Heerenveen, Aston Villa, FC Copenhagen), born in Gothenburg, Sweden

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