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  • 1289 Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, King of Hungary (1301-05) and King of Bohemia and Poland (1305-06), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1306)
  • 1459 Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer, designed the Erdapfel, the oldest terrestrial globe in the world, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1507)
  • 1510 John Caius, English physician, born in Norwich, England (d. 1573)
  • 1510 Rowland Taylor, English clergyman, born in Northumberland, England (d. 1555)
  • 1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (China), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1610)
  • 1573 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater, born in Cowdray House, Sussex, England (d. 1624)
  • 1591 Settimia Caccini, Italian soprano, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. c. 1638)
  • 1610 Charles de Sainte-Maure, first Duke of Montausier, French military officer and royal tutor of the dauphin under King Louis XIV, born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1690) [1] [2]
  • 1618 Miguel Gómez Camargo, Spanish baroque composer, born in Avila, Spain (d. 1690)
  • 1706 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1772)
  • 1708 Jean François Gaultier, French physician and botanist (kings physician for New France), born in La Croix-Avranchin, France (d. 1756) [1]
  • 1716 George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman, born in Dover, England (d. 1771)
  • 1738 Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, second child of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1789)
  • 1744 James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1813)
  • 1767 Henri Christophe, President of Haiti (1807-11) and King of Haiti (1811-20), born in Grenada (d. 1820)

British army officer who successfully defended Upper Canada in War of 1812, born in St Peter Port, Guernsey

  • 1773 Louis-Philippe, King of France (1830-48), born in Palais Royal, Paris (d. 1850)
  • 1777 William Russell, English composer and organist, born in London (d. 1813)
  • 1801 Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman, born in Saint-Omer, France (d. 1888)
  • 1803 Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Prussian physicist and meteorologist, born in Legnica, Poland (d. 1879)
  • 1806 Andreas Randel, Swedish composer, born in Ramdala, Blekinge, Sweden (d. 1864)
  • 1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1863)
  • 1816 William Batchelder Bradbury, American composer, born in York, Maine (d. 1868)
  • 1818 Joseph Rummel, German pianist, and composer, born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, German Confederation (d. 1880)
  • 1819 Willem Albert Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer at Eureka factury, born in Loenen, Netherlands (d. 1892)
  • 1820 Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale’, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887)
  • 1824 Henry Chadwick, English-American Baseball HOF pioneer (1st rule book; created game stats eg. BA, ERA; box scores), born in Exeter, England (d. 1908)
  • 1827 Cark Reidel, German composer and conductor, born in Cronenberg, Rhime Provence, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1888)
  • 1831 Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers), born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1916)
  • 1838 Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer, born in Cairo Montenotte, Italy (d. 1910)

American entrepreneur and engineer (air brakes, alternating current system) who was a pioneer of the electrical industry (Westinghouse Electric), born in Central Bridge, New York [1]

  • 1847 Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor, born in Marburg, Germany (d. 1921)
  • 1849 Basil Zaharoff, Greek arms dealer (merchant of death), born in Muğla, Turkey (d. 1936)
  • 1862 Albert J. Beveridge, American politician and historian (Progressive leader, Senator Indiana 1899-1911), born in Highland County, Ohio (d. 1927)
  • 1866 Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-American inventor and radio pioneer – reputedly broadcast 1st program of voice and music, born in East Bolton, Quebec (d. 1932)
  • 1867 Victor Barton, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 23; Kent CCC, Hampshire CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (Southampton), born in Netley, England (d. 1906)
  • 1873 Oscar Sonneck, American editor (The Musical Quarterly), musicologist, and librarian (Library of Congress, 1902-17), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1928)
  • 1874 Frank G. Allen, American businessman and politician, 51st Governor of Massachusetts (1929-31), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 1950)
  • 1876 Ernest Lapointe, French Canadian politician, Attorney General of Canada (1935-41), born in Saint-Éloi, Quebec (d. 1941)
  • 1880 Julia Culp, Dutch mezzo-soprano, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1970)
  • 1882 Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (Symphony No. 3 – Song Of The Night), born in Tymoszówka, Russian Empire (now Tymoshivka, Ukraine) (d. 1937)
  • 1884 Lloyd Spooner, American sports shooter (4 x Olympic gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze 1920), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1966)
  • 1886 Edwin Fischer, Swiss concert pianist and conductor, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1960)
  • 1887 George Brown, English cricket wicketkeeper/batsman (7 Tests; Hampshire), born in Cowley, Oxford, England (d. 1964)

Swiss French architect, city planner and artist (Urbanisme), born in La Chaux-de-Fonds

  • 1887 Maria Jeritza [Marie Jedličková], Czech soprano known as the Moravian Thunderbolt (Vienna Opera, 1912-34, 1953-56; Metropolitan Opera, 1921-32, 1951), born in Brno, Moravia, Austrian Empire (d. 1982) &)
  • 1887 Martin Luis Guzman, Mexican novelist (Eagle & the Serpent), born in Chihuahua, Mexico (d. 1976)
  • 1888 Max Butting, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1976)
  • 1888 Roland Garros, French pioneering aviator and WWI pilot, born in Saint-Denis, Réunion(d. 1918)
  • 1889 Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Nights and Days), born in Russów, Russian Empire (d. 1965)
  • 1893 Earle Hodgins, American film and television fast-talking character actor (Guestward Ho!), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1964)
  • 1895 Caroline Gordon, American writer (Green Centuries), born in Todd County, Kentucky (d. 1981)
  • 1896 Frutuoso de Lima Viana, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in Itajubá, Brazil (d. 1976)
  • 1896 Otto Siegl, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1978)
  • 1897 Jerome Cowan, American actor (Blondie, Tab Hunter Show), born in New York City (d. 1972)
  • 1900 Stan Nichols, English cricket all-rounder, 1930-39 (14 Tests, 2 x 50, 41 wickets; Essex CCC), born in Stondon Massey, England (d. 1961)
  • 1902 Mihovil Logar, Serbian composer  (A Would-be Lady), born in Rijeka, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1998)
  • 1903 Ernest Walton, Irish physicist (Nobel Prize 1951 for work building earliest particle accelerator), born in Abbeyside, Ireland (d. 1995)
  • 1904 Horst Lange, German writer (The Long Lament), born in Liegnitz, Silesia (d. 1971)
  • 1905 Feodor Chaliapin Jr, Russian actor (The Name of the Rose; The King’s Whore), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1992) [1]

American tennis player (19 Grand Slam titles), born in Centerville California

American actress (Sunrise, A Star Is Born), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1908 Carole Lombard [Jane Alice Peters], American actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1942)
  • 1908 Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician who worked on partial differential equations, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1989)
  • 1910 Barbara Castle, British Labour politician, first woman to be First Secretary of State, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 2002)
  • 1912 Anthony Cuthbert Baines, English music scholar, born in Chepstow Villas, England (d. 1997)
  • 1912 Joop Zwart, Dutch political activist and resistance fighter, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1991)
  • 1913 Meret Oppenheim, German born Swiss surrealist artist and photographer (Object: Le Déjeuner en fourrure), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1985)

Norwegian anthropologist and explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku), born in Larvik, Norway

  • 1915 Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and red carpet queen, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2007)
  • 1915 Edgardo Martín, Cuban classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2004)

American civil rights activist (Freedom Summer, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), born in Montgomery County, Mississippi [1]

  • 1919 Tommy Lawton, English soccer centre-forward (23 caps; Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal), born in Farnworth, England (d. 1996)
  • 1920 John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, British judge, Master of the Rolls (1982-92), born in London (d. 2005)
  • 1920 Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor, part of Forma 1, born in Mazara del Vallo, Sicily (d. 2005)
  • 1921 Evgenii Landis, Soviet Russian mathematician, born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1997)
  • 1922 Joe Frazier, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (NY Mets 1976–77), born in Liberty, North Carolina (d. 2011)
  • 1923 Yaşar Kemal, Turkish writer (Memed, My Hawk), born in Hemite, Osmaniye, Ottoman Empire (d. 2015)
  • 1925 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), born in New York City (d. 2005)
  • 1926 Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
  • 1926 Cyril Reuben, Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony), born in Splott, Cardiff, Wales (d. 1996)
  • 1927 Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002)
  • 1927 Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (Mozart Interpretation), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
  • 1927 Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
  • 1928 Flora MacNeil, Scottish traditional Gaelic folksong singer, born in Castlebay, Scotland (d. 2015)
  • 1929 Les Favell, Australian cricket batsman (19 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101; South Australia), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1987)
  • 1929 Phil Krueger, American football quarterback (Southeast Missouri State), college coach (Fresno State, Utah State) and NFL executive (GM Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in LaSalle, Illinois (d. 2020)

General and President of Syria (1971-2000), born in Qardaha, Alawite State, Syria

Australian cricket all-rounder and captain (62 Tests, 3 x 100s, 248 wickets; NSW CA) and broadcaster (9 Network, BBC), born in Penrith, Australia

  • 1930 Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993)
  • 1931 Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
  • 1931 Riccardo Giacconi, Italian American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize for Physics 2002 for X-ray astronomy, born in Genoa, Italy (d. 2018)
  • 1932 Fay Spain, American film and television actress (The Godfather Part II, Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 1983)
  • 1935 Charito Solis, Filipino actress known for “Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!”, born in Manila, Philippines(d. 1998)
  • 1935 Vicente Cantatore, Argentine soccer manager (Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
  • 1936 Anna Quayle, British actress (A Hard Day’s Night, Stop the World – I want to Get Off), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2019)
  • 1936 Rob Touber [Noordervliet], Dutch television music and variety director, and record producer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1975)
  • 1938 Serge Nubret, French bodybuilder known as ‘The Black Panther’, Mr Universe 1976, born in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe (d. 2011)
  • 1939 Doug Bereuter, American politician (Rep-R-Nebraska, 1979-2004), born in York, Nebraska
  • 1939 John LaFalce, American politician (US Representative from New York-D, 1975-2003), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2025)
  • 1939 Melvyn Bragg, British broadcaster (The South Bank Show, 1978–2010), born in Carlisle, England
  • 1940 Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2021)
  • 1940 Ellen Travolta, American actress (Grease; Charles in Charge), born in Englewood, New Jersey
  • 1940 John Warnock, American computer scientist, and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2023)
  • 1940 Wyche Fowler Jr, American attorney and politician (US Representative-D-GA, 1977-87; US Senator from Georgia, 1987-93), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1942 Britt Ekland [Eklund] Swiss actress (Wicker Man; The Night They Raided Minsky’s;; Asylum), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1942 Fred Travalena, American comedian and impressionist (Buy & Cell), born in New York City (d. 2009)
  • 1942 Jerry Grote, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, World Series 1969; New York Mets), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1943 Alexander Shilov, Russian portrait painter, born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1943 Cees Veerman, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (Cats – “Sure He’s a Cat”), born in Volendam, Holland (d. 2014)
  • 1943 Michael Durrell, American actor (Shannon,; V, Alice; Chiefs), born in Brooklyn, New York City
  • 1943 Udo Zimmermann, German composer (Weiße Rose – White Rose), conductor, and opera director, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2021)
  • 1944 Carlos Pace, Brazilian auto racer (1 x F1 GP win, 6 x podiums, 58 C’ship points), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1977)
  • 1944 Merzak Allouache, Algerian director known for “Salut Cousin”, “Amour a Paris”, born in Algiers, Algeria
  • 1945 Dominic Barbara, American celebrity attorney for Howard Stern, Jessica Hahn and Joey Buttafuoco, born in New York
  • 1945 Ivan Graziani, Italian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy (d. 1997)
  • 1946 Aleksandr Dronov, Russian Chess Grandmaster (3 x World Correspondence Champion), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2023)
  • 1946 Eddie Villanueva, Filippino radio-TV evangelist, Jesus is Lord Church Director and owner of the ZOE Broadcasting Network, born in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines
  • 1946 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
  • 1946 Lloyd Doggett, American attorney and Democratic politician (US Representative from Texas, 1995 -, born in Austin, Texas
  • 1946 Millie Small, Jamaican ska singer, and songwriter (“My Boy Lollipop”), born in Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2020)
  • 1946 Vinod Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor (Mera Gaon Mera Desh), born in Peshawar (d. 2017)
  • 1947 Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1968, 72, 76), born in Hall in Tirol, Austria
  • 1947 Paul Martinez, British session bass player and songwriter (Cat Stevens; Robert Plant; Groove Holmes), born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  • 1948 Dan Hamburg, American politician (US Rep-D-California, 1993-95), and environmentalist, born in St. Louis, Missouri

1948 Northern Irish politician (President of Sinn Féin, 1983-2018), born in the Ballymurphy, Belfast, Northern Ireland

  • 1948 Glenn Branca, American avant-garde composer and guitarist, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
  • 1948 Larry Lloyd, English soccer defender (4 caps; Liverpool, Nottingham Forest) and manager (Wigan Athletic, Notts County), born in Bristol, England (d. 2024)
  • 1948 Paula Scher, American graphic designer, album cover designer (Boston; Bob James), painter and art educator, born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1948 Tim Pickup, Australian rugby league five eighth (11 Tests; North Sydney, Canterbury), RL executive (Adelaide Rams) and boxing manager (Jeff Harding), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
  • 1949 Bobby Farrell, Aruban disco vocalist (Boney M), born in San Nicolaas, Aruba (d. 2010)
  • 1949 Sid McGinnis, American session and touring guitarist (David Letterman; Peter Gabriel; Leonard Cohen; Paul Simon), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1950 David Brin, American sci-fi author (Sundiver; The Postman), born in Glendale, California
  • 1950 Thomas McClary, American soul guitarist and singer (The Commodores), born in Eustis, Florida
  • 1951 Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
  • 1952 Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and writer, born in Bandırma, Turkey
  • 1953 Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord known as “De Lange” (“the tall one”), 1980s largest European drug boss, born in Amsterdam (d. 1991)
  • 1954 David Hidalgo, American Tex-Mex and roots singer-songwriter, guitarist and accordion player (Los Lobos – “Will The Wolf Survive?”; Latin Playboys), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1955 Tony Dungy, American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts; TB Buccaneers; Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year 1997, 2005), born in Jackson, Michigan
  • 1956 Kathleen Webb, American comic book writer for Archies Comics and Mattel, born in Puyallup, Washington
  • 1956 Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2013)
  • 1957 Ann McManus, Scottish television writer and producer (Waterloo Road, Footballers’ Wives), born in Ayr, Scotland (d. 2025)
  • 1958 Joseph Finder, American thriller writer, known for “High Crimes”, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1959 Brian Higgins, American politician (US Representative for New York, 2005-present), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1959 Lai Ching-te, Taiwanese politician (president-elect of Taiwan 2024-), born in Wanli, Taiwan
  • 1959 Robyn Maher, Australian Basketball HOF guard (Olympic bronze 1996; World C’ship bronze 1998; 10 x WNBL C’ship), born in Ballarat, Australia
  • 1959 Walter Ray Williams Jr, American ten-pin bowler (7x Player of the Year), born in San Jose,California
  • 1959 [Dennis Ray] “Oil Can” Boyd, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Meridian, Mississippi
  • 1960 Albert Lewis, American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 1987-90; KC Chiefs, Oakland Raiders), born in Mansfield, Louisiana
  • 1960 Jeffrey Trachta, American actor (Thorne on “The Bold & the Beautiful”), born in Staten Island, New York
  • 1960 Richard Jobson, Scottish filmmaker (New Town Killers), art-punk rock singer-songwriter (Skids – “Scared to Dance”), and TV presenter, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
  • 1961 Kathrin Dörre-Heinig, German athlete (3 x London Marathon, 3 x Tokyo Marathon, 3 x Hamburg Marathon; Olympic bronze 1988), born in Leipzig, Germany
  • 1961 Tim Burgess, English drummer (T’Pau), born in Macclesfield, England

1963 American actress (Cocktail; Back to the Future Part II), born in Wilmington, Delaware

  • 1964 Tom Jager, American swimmer (5 Olympic gold 1984, 88, 92; 50m freestyle world record x 6), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
  • 1965 Jim Sharp, American rodeo rider and professional bull rider, founded Professional Bull Riders, born in Kermit, Texas
  • 1965 Ruben Sierra, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (4 x MLB All Star; Silver Slugger 1989; Texas Rangers, Oakland As, NY Yankees), born in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico
  • 1966 Archi Cianfrocco, infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Rome, New York
  • 1966 Niall Quinn, Irish soccer striker (92 caps, Rep of Ireland; Manchester City, Sunderland), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1966 Tommy Stinson, American rock bassist (The Replacements – “Pleased To Meet Me”), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1966 Vasia Panayopoulou, Greek actress (Erotas), born in Mytilene, Greece
  • 1967 Kennet Andersson, Swedish soccer forward (83 caps; IFK Göteborg, Bologna, Fenerbahçe), born in Eskilstuna, Sweden
  • 1967 Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman and powerlifter, 2001 World’s Strongest Man, born in Drammen, Norway
  • 1969 Byron Black, Zimbabwian tennis player (French Open doubles 1994), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
  • 1969 Robert Person, American MLB pitcher (NY Mets), born in St Louis, Missouri
  • 1970 Amy Jo Johnson, American-Canadian actress (Felicity – “Julie:; Flashpoint), and singer-songwriter, born in in Hyannis, Massachusetts
  • 1970 Darren Oliver, American pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1970 Matt Vogel, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, 1996-present; Kermit the Frog, 2017-present; Big Bird, 2018-present), born in Kansas City, Kansas

1970 American video game designer (Bethesda: Fallout, Elder Scrolls), born in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania

  • 1971 Alan Stubbs, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Everton) and soccer manager (Hibernian, Rotherham), born in Kirkby, England
  • 1971 Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress known for “The Sea Inside” and “Volver”, born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1972 Daniel Cavanagh, English rock musician (Anathema), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1972 Jessica Hausner, Austrian film director (Lovely Rita), born in Vienna, Austria
  • 1972 Ryu Shi-won, South Korean actor (Beautiful Days), and singer, born in Andong, South Korea

1973 Welsh actor (The Fantastic Four), born in Aberdare, Wales

  • 1973 Jeff B. Davis, American comedian and impressionist known for ” Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1973 Rebecca Lobo, American WNBA basketball center (Olympic gold, 1996; NY Liberty), born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1974 Brian Kelly, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Mission Viejo, California
  • 1974 Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen SC Cambuur), born in Scharnegoutum, Friesland, Netherlands

1974 American actor (Six Feet Under), born in Grass Valley, California

  • 1974 Kenny Jönsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Angelholm Sweden
  • 1974 Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer, born in Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
  • 1975 Reon King, West Indian cricket fast bowler (19 Tests, 53 wickets, BB 5/51; Guyana, Durham, Northerns), born in Demerara, Guyana
  • 1976 Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress (Meteor Garden), Mando-pop singer, and television personality, born in Taipei City, Taiwan (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1977 Daniel Brière, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1997- 2015 (Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and 2 other teams), and team executive, 2017-present(Philadelphia), born in Gatineau, Quebec,
  • 1977 Jamie Laurie, American rapper-rocker (Flobots – “Handlebars”), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1977 Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer (1995-2010), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 1977 Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian soccer striker (23 caps; CSKA Sofia, Lille, Levante), born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
  • 1978 Liu Yang, Chinese taikonaut, 1st Chinese woman in space aboard Shenzhou 9, born in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China
  • 1978 Ricky Hatton, English boxer (IBF super lightweight champion 2005–06, 07; WBA welterweight champion 2006), born in Stockport, England (d. 2025)
  • 1979 Richard Seymour, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX NE Patriots; 3×First-team All-Pro; 7×Pro Bowl; Oakland Raiders), born in Gadsden, South Carolina
  • 1980 Abdoulaye Méïté, Ivorian soccer defender (48 caps; Marseille, Bolton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion), born in Colombes, France
  • 1980 Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer (Woking), born in Accra, Ghana
  • 1981 Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian soccer defender (92 caps; Dundee, Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Kayserispor), born in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 1982 MC Lars [Andrew Nielsen], American hip-hop artist (iGeneration), born in Berkeley, California
  • 1982 Michael Arden, American actor, singer and theater director (Parade), born in Midland, Texas
  • 1982 William Butler, Canadian musician (Arcade Fire), born in Truckee, California
  • 1984 Joanna Pacitti, American pop singer (“Let It Slide”), and actress, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1984 Valerie Adams, New Zealand world champion shot putter (2x Olympic gold medalist, 4x World Champion, 4x World Indoor champion), born in Rotorua, New Zealand
  • 1986 Olivia Thirlby, American actress (Juno, Dredd), born in New York City
  • 1986 Yoo Ah-in, South Korean actor (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), born in Daegu, South Korea
  • 1988 Kayky Brito, Brazilian actor known for “O Beijo do Vampiro”, born in São Paulo, Brazil
  • 1988 Maki Horikita, Japanese model and actress known for ” Nobuta wo Produce”, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1994 Loyle Carner [Benjamin Coyle-Larner], English rapper (Not Waving, but Drowning), born in London
  • 1995 Jessica Lunsford, American nine-year-old murder victim who inspired “Jessica’s Law”, born in Gastonia, North Carolina (d. 2005)
  • 2000 Addison Rae [Easterling], American dancer and TikTok star, born in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 2000 Jazz Jennings, American transgender activist, born in South Florida (probable date)
  • 2011 Ryan Kaji, American Youtuber (Ryan’s World), born in California

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