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  • 1409 Elisabeth II of Bohemia. Queen consort of Hungary, born in Visegrád, Hungary (d. 1442)
  • 1471 Frederick I, King of Denmark and Norway (1523-33), born in Gottorp, Denmark (d. 1533)
  • 1520 Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma, Italian diplomat, Catholic cardinal, and patron of the arts, born in Valentano, Republic of Florence (d. 1589)
  • 1573 William Laud, English Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1645)
  • 1576 John Marston, English poet and playwright known for “The Malcontent”, baptized in Oxfordshire (d. 1634)
  • 1577 Ferdinand of Bavaria, German prince elector and Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, born in Munich (d. 1650)
  • 1589 Maria Maddalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany as consort of Cosimo II, born in Graz (d. 1631)
  • 1698 Henri Madin, French composer, born in Verdun, France (d. 1748)
  • 1713 Granville Elliott, British military officer (Battle of Minden), born in Barnes, England (d. 1759)
  • 1728 Caesar Rodney, American judge and Founding Father (signed US Declaration of Independence, born in Dover, Delaware (d. 1784) [1]
  • 1734 Ralph Abercromby, British general (commanded of British forces in West Indies, North Holland and Egypt), born at Menstrie Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (d. 1801)
  • 1744 Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman, born in Rylsky Uyezd, Rusiia (d. 1819)
  • 1746 William Billings, American hymn composer (Rose of Sharon), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1800)
  • 1748 Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18) and King of Norway (1814-18), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1818)
  • 1758 Paul Wineberger, German cellist, organist, kapellmeister, and composer, born in Mergentheim, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1821)
  • 1769 Solomon Sibley, American politician, Senator from Michigan Territory, first mayor of Detroit, born in Sutton, Massachusetts (d. 1846)

  • 1774 Ferdinando Orlandi, Italian musician, singing teacher, and composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma (d. 1848)
  • 1786 Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician involved in the Patriote movement, born in Montréal, Quebec (d. 1871)
  • 1797 Piet Uys [Petrus Lafras Uys], Dutch Afrikaner Voortrekker pioneer (the Great Trek from Cape of Good Hope to interior South Africa), born in Potberg, Swellendam, British Cape Colony (d. 1838) [birthdate disputed, baptized on 23 Oct]
  • 1798 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French musical instrument inventor, luthier and violin maker (Octobass), born in Mirecourt, France (d. 1875)
  • 1801 Adolf Muller Sr., Austrian composer of operettas, born in Tolna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1886)
  • 1802 Wilhelm Bernhard Molique, German violinist and composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1869)
  • 1817 Bushrod Rust Johnson, American general in the Confederate Army, served under General Lee, born in Belmont County, Ohio (d. 1880)
  • 1821 Richard Heron Anderson, American general in the Confederate Army and during the Mexican-American War, born in the High Hills of Santee, South Carolina (d. 1879)
  • 1821 William Still, African-American abolitionist, businessman and conductor of the Underground Railroad, born in Shamong Township, New Jersey (d. 1902)
  • 1826 William Brimage Bate, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) and 23rd Governor of Tennessee (1882-86), born in Castalian Springs, Tennessee (d. 1905)
  • 1835 Felix Draeseke, German composer (Christus: Mysterium in a Prelude and Three Oratorios), born in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1913)
  • 1841 Nicholas I, last and only King of Montenegro (1910-18), born in Njeguši, Montenegro (d. 1921)
  • 1849 James Whitcomb Riley, American author and poet (The Raggedy Man), born in Greenfield, Indiana (d. 1916)
  • 1854 Christiaan R de Wet, South African rebel leader, politician and general in the Boer War, born in Smithfield, Orange Free State (d. 1922)
  • 1857 Moses Walker, American baseball catcher (first African-American open about his heritage to play MLB; Toledo Blue Stockings), born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio (d. 1924)

  • 1866 Martha McChesney Berry, American educator who founded Berry School for Children, born near Rome, Georgia (d. 1942)
  • 1866 Wlodimir Ledochowski, Polish-Austrian priest, director of the Society of Jesus, born in Loosdorf, Sustria-Hungary (d. 1942)

American tennis player (US Nationals 1895), born in Newton Centre, Massachusetts

  • 1870 “Uncle” Dave Macon, American vaudeville and Grand Ole Opry banjo player, singer-songwriter and comedian, born in Smartt Station, Tennessee (d. 1952)
  • 1876 Louis Tancred, South African cricket batsman (14 Tests, 2 x 50; Transvaal), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1934)
  • 1879 Joe Hill [Joel Hägglund], Swedish-American labor activist and protest songwriter (“The Preacher and the Slave”; “There Is Power in a Union”), born in Jevla, Sweden (d. 1915)
  • 1879 Joseph Bovet, Swiss composer and conductor (Fribourg folk music), born in Sâles, Switzerland (d. 1951)
  • 1880 Jaume Pahissa, Spanish-Catalan composer (Gala Placidia; Aurora de esperanza), and musicologist, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1969)
  • 1881 Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general, leader of the Bolshevik White movement, born in Kiev, Russia (d. 1918)
  • 1884 Harold Geiger, American balloon and airplane pilot, and U.S. Army aviation pioneer, born in East Orange, New Jersey (d. 1927)
  • 1886 Johannes Tielrooy, Dutch literary figure (biography of Chateaubriand), born in Texel, Netherlands (d. 1953)
  • 1887 A.C. “Jack” Russell, English cricket batsman (10 Tests, 5 x 100s; Essex CCC), born in Leyton, England (d. 1961)
  • 1887 Gastone De Zuccoli, Italian organist, composer (Autunno; Messa Francescana), and pedagogue, born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1958)
  • 1887 Jack Mulhall, American actor and producer (The Three Musketeers, The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand), born in Wappingers Falls, New York (d. 1979)
  • 1888 Cecil Coles, Scottish organist and composer (Behind the Lines), born in Tongland, Scotland (d. 1918)
  • 1888 Henry A. Wallace, American editor and politician (33rd US Vice-President 1941-45, founded Progressive Party), born near Orient, Iowa (d. 1965) [1]
  • 1892 Dwain Esper, American film director (The Seventh Commandment), born in Washington State (d. 1982)
  • 1894 Del Lord, Canadian director of The Three Stooges films, born in Grimsby, Ontario (d. 1970)
  • 1894 Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher (suite of fifteen aspects), and legal scholar (Vrije Universiteit, 1926-65), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1977)
  • 1896 Cyril Allcott, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (6 Tests, 113 runs @ 22.6, 6 wickets; Auckland), born in Lower Moutere, New Zealand (d. 1973)

American religious leader, and Black separatist (Nation of Islam, 1934-75), born in Sandersville, Georgia

  • 1898 Alfred Wallenstein, American cellist and conductor (Chicago Symphony, 1922-29), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1983)

German Nazi and head of the Gestapo, born in Munich, Germany

  • 1901 Frank Boucher, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Ottawa Sens, Vancouver Maroons, NY Rangers), coach (Stanley Cup 1939–40 NY Rangers) and executive (GM NY Rangers), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1977)
  • 1901 Ralph Rainger [Reichenthal], American song and film composer (“Thanks for the Memory”, “Love In Bloom”), born in New York City (d. 1942)
  • 1901 Souvanna Phouma, Prince and Prime Minister of Laos (1951–54, 1956–58, 1960 and 1962–75), born in Luang Phrabang, Laos (d. 1984)

American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 34; NL MVP 1932; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

  • 1905 Andy Devine, American character actor (Roy Roger’s sidekick – “Cookie”; Stagecoach; Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, 1951-58), born in Flagstaff, Territory of Arizona (d. 1977)
  • 1906 James E. Webb, American government official (Administrator of NASA, 1961-68, James Webb Space Telescope named after him), born in Tally Ho, North Carolina (d. 1992)
  • 1907 Helen MacInnes, Scottish-American spy writer (Agent in Place; The Salzburg Connection), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1985)
  • 1907 Tutta Rolf, Norwegian actress (Whalers), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1994)
  • 1908 Richard Caldicot, British actor (Horse’s Mouth, Strife, Mrs Thursday), born in London, England (d. 1995)
  • 1909 Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist known for the Stormskärs-Maja series, born in Vårdö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (d. 1990)
  • 1909 Erastus Corning 2nd, American politician, longest serving mayor of a major American city as Mayor of Albany (1941-83), born in Albany, New York (d. 1983)
  • 1909 Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian classical pianist, born in Odesa, Russian Enpire (d. 1995)
  • 1910 Henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist and art collector, regarded as “first gentleman of Philadelphia”, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
  • 1911 (Jonathon) “Jo” Jones, American jazz drummer, and percussionist (Count Basie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1985)
  • 1911 Vaughn Monroe, American singer and orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1973)
  • 1912 Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1963–1968,1980–1985), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2002)
  • 1913 Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist (Het Volk (“The People”); Het Parool (“The Password”), and essayist (Kronkels), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1987)
  • 1914 Alfred Drake [Capurro], American singer and actor (Trading Places, Hamlet, Kiss Me Kate), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1992)
  • 1914 Herman Keiser, American golfer (US Masters 1946), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
  • 1914 Sarah Churchill, British actress (Matinee Theatre, All Over Town, Royal Wedding), born in London, England (d. 1982)
  • 1915 Margarita Aliger, Russian poet (Zoja), born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1992) [NS]
  • 1915 Roman Padlewski, Polish violinist, composer, and underground resistance fighter, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1944) [1]
  • 1916 Walt Rostow, American economist and political theorist (The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto), born in New York City (d. 2003)
  • 1917 June Allyson [Eleanor Geisman], American stage and screen actress (Best Foot Forward; Too Young to Kiss; The Glenn Miller Story; The DuPont Show with June Allyson), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2006)
  • 1918 Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic (Cinema Nuovo), born in Fossacesia, Italy (d. 1996)
  • 1918 Helmut Dantine, Austrian-American actor (Shadow of the Cloak), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1982)
  • 1918 Marcus Klingburg, Israeli epidemiologist and soviet spy, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2015)
  • 1919 Gabriel Dell, American actor (The Bowery Boys, The Steve Allen Show), born in New York City (d. 1988)
  • 1919 George Duby, French medieval historian (The Three Orders: Feudal Society Imagined), born in Paris, France (d. 1996)
  • 1919 Zelman Cowen, Australian legal scholar (Governor General of Australia 1977-82), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2011)
  • 1920 Georg Leber, German politician (SPD), born in Obertiefenbach, Germany (d. 2012)
  • 1921 John Gere, English art historian, curator, and Keeper of Prints and Drawings at British Museum (1946-66), born in the United Kingdom (d. 1995) [1]
  • 1922 Grady Hatton, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1952 Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Houston Astros 1966-68), born in Beaumont, Texas (d. 2013)
  • 1922 Martha Stewart [Haworth], American actress (In A Lonely Place; Daisy Kenyon: Doll Face), born in Bardwell, Kentucky (d. 2021)
  • 1922 Reina Prinsen Geerligs, Dutch aspiring poet who became an anti-fascist resistance fighter, born in Semarang, Dutch East Indies (d. 1943)
  • 1923 Irma Grese, German Nazi concentration camp guard known as the “Hyena of Auschwitz”, and convicted war criminal, born in Wrechen, Prussia, German Republic (d. 1945)
  • 1923 Jean-Paul Riopelle, French-Canadian painter (Vent du nord), sculptor (La Défaite), and Québécois member of Les Automatistes, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2002)
  • 1926 Ivan Jirko, Czech composer, music critic and psychiatrist, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1978)
  • 1926 Marcello Abbado, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2020)
  • 1927 Al Martino [Jasper Cini], American pop singer (“Here in My Heart”), and actor (The Godfather), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
  • 1927 R.D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist (anti-psychiatry), and writer (The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1989)
  • 1927 Reid Shelton, American stage and screen actor (Annie – “Daddy Warbucks”; 1st & 10 – “Ernie”), born in Salem, Oregon (d. 1997)
  • 1928 Lorna Wing (née Tolchard), English psychologist, and researcher who introduced term Asperger’s Syndrome, born in Gillingham, England (d. 2014)
  • 1928 Sohrab Sepehri, Persian poet and painter, born in Kashan, Iran (d. 1980)
  • 1929 Graeme Ferguson, Canadian filmmaker, inventor. and executive (IMAX), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2021)
  • 1929 Harold Zirin, American astronomer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
  • 1929 Robert Westall, British author, born in North Shields, United Kingdom (d. 1993)
  • 1931 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Basketball HOF coach (NJCAA C’ship 1966, 67, Moberly Area CC; Kansas State; NBA: Phoenix Suns; Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs), born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 2004)

Anglican Archbishop of South Africa and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, South Africa

  • 1932 Bud Daley, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1961, 62 NY Yankees; 4 x MLB All Star KC Athletics), born in Orange, California (d. 2024)
  • 1932 Dick Szymanski, American football center (Pro Bowl 1955, 62, 64; Baltimore Colts) and executive (GM Baltimore Colts 1977-82), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Joannes M Gijsen, Bishop of Roermond, born in Oeffelt, Netherlands (d. 2013)
  • 1933 Paul B. Price, American actor (Busting Loose), born in Carteret, New Jersey (d. 2012)
  • 1934 Amiri Baraka [Everett Leroy Jones], American poet (Somebody Blew Up America), writer (Black Music), and music critic, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2014)
  • 1934 Dan Armstrong American session guitarist, and luthier, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
  • 1934 Feliksas Bajoras, Lithuanian composer (Mourning Music; Exodus I), born in Alytus, Lithuania
  • 1934 Ulrike Meinhof, West German far left militant, born in Oldenburg, Germany (d. 1976)
  • 1934 Willie Naulls, American basketball small forward (NBA C’ship 1964, 65, 66 Boston Celtics; 4 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2018)
  • 1935 Thomas Keneally, Australian writer (Schindler’s List), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1936 Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor (Montreal Symphony, 1977-2002; Orchestre National de France. 1991-2001; Royal Philharmonic, 2009-18), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 1936 Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Dauriya, Russia
  • 1937 Maria Szyszkowska, Polish politician, born in Warsaw, Poland

1938 British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969, French Open 1961, 66), born in Birmingham, England

  • 1938 Carlos Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (30 caps; Universidad de Chile), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
  • 1938 Mal Lucas, Welsh soccer right-half who played 4 internationals; Leyton Orient FC, Norwich City FC, Torquay United FC, born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 2024)
  • 1939 Clive James, Australian television presenter, poet writer, born in Kogarah, Australia (d. 2019)
  • 1939 Colin Cooper, British vocalist and harmonica player (Climax Blues Band – “Couldn’t Get It Right”), born in Stafford, England (d. 2008)
  • 1939 Harold Kroto, English chemist and Nobel laureate (1996), born in Wisbech (d. 2016)
  • 1939 Joel Brodsky, American photographer, created over 400 album covers (The Doors; Isaac Hayes; Ohio Players), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2007)
  • 1939 John Hopcroft, American computer scientist, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1939 Mel Brown, American-Canadian blues guitarist and singer (Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2009)
  • 1940 Bruce F. Vento, American politician (Rep-D-Minnesota, 1977-2000), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2000)
  • 1940 Dino Valenti [Chester “Chet” Powers], American rock guitarist/vocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in Danbury, Connecticut (d. 1994)
  • 1940 Richard H. Stallings, American politician (Rep-D-ID, 1985-93), born in Ogden, Utah
  • 1941 Boris Gaganelov, Bulgarian soccer defender (51 caps; CSKA Sofia 350 games), born in Petrich, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
  • 1941 Enrique Antonio “Tony” Silvester, Panamanian-American R&B singer-songwriter (The Main Ingredient – “Everybody Plays The Fool”), born in Panama (d. 2006)
  • 1941 John Ford Noonan, American playwright (A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 2018)
  • 1941 Larry Young [aka Khalid Yasin], American hard-bop and jazz-fusion Hammond B-3 organist (Unity), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1978)
  • 1941 Martin Murray, British rock guitarist (The Honeycombs, 1963-64 – “Have I the Right?”), born in London
  • 1942 Joy Behar [Occhiuto], American actress and comedian (The View), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1943 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and 7 other teams) and coach (NY Yankees, and 4 other teams), born in Matanzas, Cuba

1943 American political commentator and retired US Marine (Iran–Contra), born in San Antonio, Texas

  • 1944 Donald Tsang, Chief executive of Hong Kong (2005-12), born in Hong Kong
  • 1944 Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter (Crayon Angels: Jesus Was A Cross Maker), born in Studio City, California (d. 1979) [1]
  • 1945 Kevin Godley, English rock drummer, vocalist, producer (10cc – “I’m Not On Love”, “The Things We Do for Love; Godley & Creme – “Cry”), and music video director, born in Manchester, England
  • 1946 Anita Shreve, American writer (Weight of Water, Past the Island; Drifting), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
  • 1946 Bernard Lavilliers [Oulion], French jazz singer and songwriter, born in Saint-Étienne, France
  • 1946 Pengiran Anak Saleha, Queen of Brunei, born in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
  • 1947 Philip Malcolm “Pip” Williams, British record producer and arranger (Status Quo; Moody Blues), born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
  • 1948 Diane Ackerman, American poet and essayist, born in Waukegan, Illinois
  • 1949 Alice Walton, American billionaire, heiress to the Walmart fortune, and richest woman in the world ($116 billion), born in Newport, Arkansas
  • 1949 Dave Hope, American rock and Christian music bassist (Kansas, 1970-83 – “Dust In The Wind”), and Anglican priest, born in Topeka, Kansas
  • 1949 Gabriel Yared, Lebanese-French Grammy and Academy Award-winning film score composer (Betty Blue; The English Patient; The Talented Mr. Ripley; Chocolat), born in Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1949 Kieran Kane, American country singer (O’Kanes – “Can’t Stop My Heart from Loving You”), born in Queens, New York City
  • 1950 Dick Jauron, American football coach (Chicago Bears 1999-2003, AP Coach of the Year 2001; Buffalo Bills 2006-09) and College Football HOF safety (Yale), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2025)
  • 1950 Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian politician, born in Msoga, Tanzania
  • 1950 Maartje van Weegen, Dutch radio and television presenter (NOS Journaal, Met het Oog op Morgen), born in Bussum, Netherlands

1951 American rock singersongwriter (“Jack & Diane”; “Small Town”; “Pink Houses”), co-founder of Farm Aid, and actor (Falling From Grace), born in Seymour, Indiana

  • 1951 Táta Vega [Carmen Rosa Vega], American vocalist (Color Purple soundtrack), born in Queens, Long Island
  • 1952 Graham Yallop, Australian cricket batsman (39 Tests, [7 captain], 8 x 100s, 9 x 50, HS 268; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1952 Ludmilla Tourischeva, Russian gymnast (9 x Olympic medalist USSR, 4 x gold [3 x team, 1 x All Around]; 7 x World C’ship gold), born in Grozny, Russia
  • 1952 Mary Badham, American actress (To Kill a Mockingbird, Let’s Kill Uncle), born in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 1952 Ricky Phillips, American bass guitarist (Styx, 2003-24), born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa

1952 Russian politician (President and Prime Minister), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union

  • 1953 (Hector) “Tico” Torres, American rock drummer (Bon Jovi – “Livin’ On A Prayer”; “It’s My Life”), and painter, born in New York City
  • 1953 Christopher Norris, American actress (Summer of ’42, Eat My Dust), born in New York City
  • 1954 Kenneth Atchley, American ambient music composer, born in California
  • 1955 Yo-Yo Ma, Chinese-American cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts; 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom), born in Paris, France
  • 1956 Brian Sutter, Canadian NHL left wing, 1976-88 (St. Louis Blues), and coach, 1988-2004 (St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, and 2 other teams), born in Viking, Alberta
  • 1956 James Van Patten, American actor (Bo-Chisholms), born in Brooklyn, New York

1957 English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean, Olympic gold 1984), born in Nottingham, England

  • 1958 Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala writer and politician (Presidential of Guatemala 2023-), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 1958 Grant Turner, New Zealand soccer midfielder (42 caps; SC Stop Out, Gisborne City AFC), born in Tauranga, New Zealand (d. 2023)
  • 1958 Judy Landers, American actress (BJ & the Bear, Madame’s Place), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1959 Dylan Baker, American character actor (The Good Wife, Political Animals), born in Syracuse, New York
  • 1959 Jean-Marc Fournier, French Canadian politician, born in Châteauguay, Canada
  • 1959 Lourdes Flores, Peruvian politician, born in Lima, Peru

1959 English recording executive and television producer (X-Factor, American Idol), born in London, England

  • 1960 Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, born in Takasaki, Japan
  • 1960 Viktor Lazlo [Sonia Dronier], French-Belgian pop singer (“Breathless”), born in Lorient, France
  • 1961 Brian Mannix, Australian rock singer (Uncanny X-men – “How Do You Get Your Kicks?”), and actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1961 Matthew Roloff, American reality star, born in San Francisco, California
  • 1961 Thomas “Tom” Perez, American Chair of the Democratic National Committee, born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1961 Tony Sparano, American football coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11; Oakland Raiders 2014), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
  • 1962 Dale Watson, American country music singer-songwriter, and guitarist (“One Tear at a Time”; “I Lie When I Drink”), born in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 1962 Dave Bronconnier, Canadian politician, born in Calgary, Canada
  • 1962 Mickey Flanagan, English stand-up comedian (Was It Something I Said?), born in Whitechapel, East London, England
  • 1962 Richard Lee, American activist and advocate for the legalization of cannabis, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1964 Dan Savage, American sex-columnist and author, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1964 Paul Stewart, British footballer , 1981-2000 (Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool), born in Manchester, England
  • 1964 Rich Delucia, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
  • 1964 Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter (“Stop!”), born in Stratford, England
  • 1965 Juul Ellerman, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Twente), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
  • 1966 Marco Beltrami, Italian-American film composer (3:10 To Yuma; The Hurt Locker; Logan), born on Long Island, New York
  • 1967 Luke Haines, British musician (The Auteurs; Black Box Recorder), born in Walton-on-Thames, England
  • 1969 Javier Álvarez, Spanish singer-songwriter, born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1969 Karen Nyberg, American engineer and NASA astronaut (STS-124, Soyuz TMA-09M), born in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota
  • 1969 Malia Hosaka, Hawaiian professional wrestler (WOW: Women of Wrestling, WCW Monday Nitro), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1969 Martin Haywood, Australian cricketer (NSW opening batsman), born in Tamworth, Australia
  • 1970 Dwayne Provo, Canadian cornerback (New England Patriots), born in North Preston, Canada
  • 1971 Daniel Boucher, Québécois musician, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1971 Johnnie Morton, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Inglewood, California
  • 1972 Ben Younger, American screenwriter and director (Boiler Room, Bleed for This), born in Brooklyn, New York

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