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  • 384 Flavius Honorius, Eastern Roman Republic emperor (395-423), born in Constantinople (d. 423)
  • 1349 Albert III, Duke of Austria (1365-95), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1395)
  • 1427 Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, English politician, born in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire (d. 1464)
  • 1466 Ashikaga Yoshitane, 10th Japanese shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1490-3, 1508-21), born in Japan (d. 1523)
  • 1558 Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier, born in Nomeny, Meurthe-et-Moselle (d. 1602)
  • 1583 Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian keyboard virtuoso (organist at St. Peter’s Basilica, 1608-28 and 1634-43), and late Renaissance/early Baroque composer, born in Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara (d. 1643)
  • 1585 Armand Jean du Plessicide de Richelieu, French statesman and Cardinal (chief minister to Louis XIII 1624-42), born in Paris, France (d. 1642)
  • 1618 Joan Cererols, Catalan musician, composer and Benedictine monk (Requiem; Missa de Batalla), born in Martorell, Spain (d. 1680)
  • 1629 Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1691)
  • 1646 Zeger Bernhard van Espen, Flemish theologist, born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1728)
  • 1664 Johann Christoph Pez, German Baroque composer, born in Munich, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1716)
  • 1687 Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault, French composer, born in Verdun, France (d. 1745)
  • 1700 Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, daughter of Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, born in Rudolstadt (d. 1780)
  • 1711 Thomas Hutchinson, Loyalist politician of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay British America (d. 1780)
  • 1731 Francisco Javier Clavijero, Mexican Jesuit teacher and writer, born in Veracruz, Mexico (d. 1787)
  • 1752 Johann Friedrich Christmann, German composer, born in Ludwigsburg, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)

British naval commander (mutinied against on HMS Bounty), born in Plymouth (probable), England

  • 1755 Benjamin Bourne, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island), born in Bristol, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British America (d. 1808)
  • 1769 Cornelis Felix van Maanen, Dutch minister of Justice (1807-42), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1846)
  • 1789 William Cranch Bond, American astronomer (codiscovered Hyperion), born in Falmouth, Maine (d. 1859)
  • 1794 William Lonsdale, English geologist and paleontologist (fossil coral), born in Bath, Somerset, England (d. 1871)
  • 1807 Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish Anglican clergyman and philologist, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1886)
  • 1809 William Radford, U.S. Navy rear admiral, born in Fincastle, Virginia (d. 1890)
  • 1817 Speed Smith Fry, American lawyer, judge, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Mercer County, Kentucky (d. 1892)
  • 1819 Martin Luther Smith, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Danby, New York (d. 1866)
  • 1822 Napoléon JKP Bonaparte, French prince and member of National Convention, born in Trieste, Austrian Empire (d. 1891)
  • 1826 Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907), born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1907)
  • 1826 Thomas John Lucas, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Dearborn County, Indiana (d. 1908)

Russian novelist (Anna Karenina, War and Peace), born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia

  • 1834 Joseph Henry Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1903)
  • 1834 William MacRae, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1882)
  • 1840 Gentil Theodoor Antheunis, Flemish poet and songwriter, born in Oudenaarde, Belgium (d. 1907)
  • 1850 Harishchandra, Indian poet, dramatist and commonly referred as “father of modern Hindi”, born in Vārānasi, India (d. 1885)
  • 1850 Jane Ellen Harrison, British anthropologist and linguist, born in Cottingham, Yorkshire (d. 1928)
  • 1850 Leopoldo Miguez, Brazilian composer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (d. 1902)

Australian cricket fast bowler (“The Demon” – 18 Tests, 94 wickets @ 18.41), born in Sydney, Australia

  • 1855 Anthony Francis Lucas, Croatian-American oil exploration pioneer, born in Split, Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
  • 1855 Houston Stewart Chamberlain, British-German philosopher (wrote works about political philosophy and natural science), born in Southsea, Hampshire, England (d. 1927)
  • 1858 Benjamin Kidd, English sociologist (Social Evolution), born in County Clare, Ireland (d. 1916)
  • 1865 Edwin H. Lemare, British organist and composer (Andantino in D-flat, also known as “Moonlight and Roses”), born in Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight (d. 1934)
  • 1868 Mary Austin, American nature writer and early feminist (Land of Little Rain), born in Carlinville, Illinois (d. 1934)
  • 1872 Delilah Beasley, American author and the 1st Black female newspaper columnist (Oakland Tribune, The Negro Trail-Blazers of California), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1934)
  • 1872 Edward Burlingame Hill, American composer and educator (Harvard, 1908-40), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1960)
  • 1872 Josef Stránský, Czech conductor (New York Philharmonic, 1911-23), born in Humpolec, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1936)
  • 1873 Max Reinhardt [Goldmann], Austrian-American theatrical and film director (Oedipus Rex; A Midsummer’s Night Dream), and founder of the Salzburg Festival, born in Baden, Austria-Hungary (d. 1943)
  • 1875 Jack O’Connor, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 13 wickets, BB 5/40; NSW CA, SA CA), born in Boorowa, Australia (d. 1941)

American Baseball HOF first baseman (World Series 1907, 08; 2 x NL stolen base leader; NL runs leader 1906 Chicago Orphans/Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, Boston RS), born in Salida, California

  • 1877 Jesús Castillo, Guatemalan composer (Quiché Vinak), born in San Juan Ostuncalco, (d. 1946)
  • 1878 Adelaide Crapsey, American poet, invented poetic form the cinquain, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1914) [1]
  • 1878 Sergio Osmeña, Philippine politician, 4th President of the Philippines (1944-46), born in Cebu, Spanish East Indies (d. 1961)
  • 1882 Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (NBC Radio; RKO newsreels), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1962)
  • 1887 Alf Landon, American politician, Governor of Kansas (1933-37) and Republican Presidential nominee in 1936, born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
  • 1887 Raymond Walburn, American actor (Christmas in July), born in Plymouth, Indiana (d. 1969)

American founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, born in Henryville, Indiana

  • 1892 Bruno Stürmer, German conductor, composer and educator, born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 1958)
  • 1892 Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American silent film actress (The Dragon Painter), born in Tokyo, Empire of Japan (d. 1961)
  • 1894 Arthur Freed, American Academy Award-winning lyricist and film producer (An American in Paris; Gigi; Singin’ in the Rain), born in Charlestown, South Carolina (d. 1973)
  • 1894 Bert Oldfield, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (54 Tests, 130 dismissals, 4 x 50; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1976)
  • 1896 Fritz Reutter, German composer and pedagogue, born in Löbtau, Saxony, German Empire (d. 1963)

American Baseball HOF infielder (3 x MLB All-Star; 4 x World Series; NL MVP 1931; NY Giants, St.L Cardinals) and manager (St.L Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), born in New York City

  • 1899 Brassaï [Gyula Halász], Hungarian-French artist, born in Brassó, Austria-Hungary (d. 1984)
  • 1899 Louis Cheslock, British-born American violinist, composer and educator of Polish heritage (Peabody Institute, 1916-76), born in London (d. 1981)
  • 1899 Neil Hamilton, American stage and screen actor (The White Rose; When Strangers Marry; Batman (TV series) – “Commissioner Gordon”), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 1984)
  • 1899 Waite Hoyt, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1923, 27, 28; AL wins leader 1927; NY Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
  • 1900 James Hilton, English novelist and screenwriter (Goodbye Mr Chips), born in Leigh, England (d. 1954)
  • 1903 Phyllis Whitney, American mystery writer, born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2008)
  • 1903 Stuart Hall, British character actor (Cavalcade; The Dawn Patrol), born in Hove, Sussex, England (d. 1990)
  • 1905 Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, Indian religious leader and scholar (head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram), born in Rajahmundry, British India (d. 1981)
  • 1905 Vytautas Bacevičius [Bacewicz], Lithuanian avant garde composer (Della Guerra Symphony), born in Łódź, Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1970)
  • 1907 Leon Edel, American biographer (Henry James: A Biography 1953–1972 – Pulitzer 1963), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1997)
  • 1907 Truman “Pinky” Tomlin, American singer and actor (Sing While You’re Able; With Love and Kisses), born in Eros, Arkansas (d. 1987)
  • 1908 Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (La belle estate), born in Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy (d. 1950)
  • 1908 John Heaton, American sledder (Olympic silver skeleton 1928, 48, bronze bobsled 1932; American team’s flag bearer 1948), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1976)
  • 1909 Jane Baxter [Fedora Kathleen Alice Forde], German actress (We Live Again), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1996)
  • 1911 John Gorton, Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1968-71), born in Wellington New Zealand (disputed) (d. 2002)
  • 1911 Paul Goodman, American poet and social critic known for “Growing Up Absurd”, born in New York City (d. 1972)
  • 1915 Guus Oster, Dutch stage and screen actor and director (Voorbij, Voorbij; Kiss Me Kate), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1984)
  • 1915 Richard B. Sellars, American business executive (Johnson & Johnson, 1939-79), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2010)
  • 1915 Richard Webb, American actor (Captain Midnight, Out of the Past), born in Bloomington, Illinois (d. 1993)
  • 1917 Rolf Wenkhaus, German actor (Spoiling the Game, S.A.-Mann Brand), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1942)
  • 1918 Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder, sportscaster, LV bookmaker (The NFL Today; fired for racist remarks), born in Steubenville, Ohio (d. 1996)
  • 1918 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian President (1992-99), born in Novara, Italy (d. 2012)
  • 1919 Gottfried Dienst, Swiss football referee, referred FIFA 1966 World Cup final, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1998)
  • 1919 Jacques Marin, French character actor (The Vintage, Charade), born in Paris, France (d. 2001)
  • 1920 Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician known for his work in computational mathematics, born in Nanjing, China (d. 1993)
  • 1920 Michael Aldridge, British actor (Last of the Summer Wine; Murder in Cathedral), born in Glastonbury, England (d. 1994)
  • 1921 Andrzej Dobrowolski, Polish classical and experimental composer, born in Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine) (d. 1990)
  • 1922 Anthony Parsons, British diplomat and British Ambassador to Iran during Iranian Revolution (1974-79), born in Windsor, England (d. 1996) [1]
  • 1922 Hans Dehmelt, German-born American physicist (Nobel Prize 1989), born in Gorlitz (d. 2017)
  • 1922 Hoyt Curtin, American composer (Hanna-Barbera cartoon themes, including “The Flintstones”, and “The Jetsons”), born in Downey, California (d. 2000)
  • 1922 Manolis Glezos, Greek politician, writer and resistance hero (took down Nazi flag from Acropolis), born in Apiranthos, Naxos, Greece (d. 2020)

American actor (Charly, Spider-Man) and spokesman for AT&T, born in La Jolla, California

  • 1923 Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, American virologist, (1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on transmissibility of kuru), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2008) [1]
  • 1924 Bettejane “Jane” Greer, American actress (Out of the Past, Prisoner of Zenda, Clown), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2001)
  • 1924 Sylvia Miles, American actress (Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely), born in New York City (d. 2019)
  • 1926 Annie Kriegel, French historian of communist history, born in Paris, France (d. 1995)
  • 1926 Jake Carey, American actor (Rock Rock Rock!, Go, Johnny, Go!), born in Pulaski, Virginia (d. 1997)
  • 1926 Robert Reese, American actor, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1992)
  • 1926 Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Egyptian Muslim scholar (“Sharia and Life” on Al Jazeera), born in Saft Turab, Egypt (d. 2022)
  • 1927 Elvin Jones, American jazz drummer (John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”), born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 2004)
  • 1928 Sol LeWitt, American sculptor and conceptual artist (Loopy Doopy (Red and Purple)), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2007)
  • 1929 Aleksei Maslennikov, Russian tenor (Bolshoi Theater, 1953-88), born in Novocherkassk, Russia (d. 2016)
  • 1929 Claude Nougaro, French jazz singer and songwriter, born in Toulouse, France (d. 2004)
  • 1929 Stan Parris, American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1973-74, 81-91), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2010)

American drug kingpin (fictionalised in 2007 film “American Gangster“), born in La Grange, North Carolina

  • 1930 Paolo Castaldi, Italian composer and essay writer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2021)
  • 1931 Bill Persky, American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (The Dick Van Dyke Show), producer (That Girl), and television director, born in New York City
  • 1934 Sonia Sanchez, American playwright and poet (The Bronx is Next), born in Birmingham, Alabama
  • 1935 (Chaim) Topol, Israeli stage and screen actor (Fiddler on the Roof), born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1935 Gopal Baratham, Singaporean author known for “A Candle or the Sun” and neurosurgeon, born in Singapore (d. 2002)
  • 1936 Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter, Austrian organist and composer, born in Hargelsberg, Austria (d. 2003)
  • 1936 Bobby Baun, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1956-73 (Toronto Maple Leafs, and 2 other teams), born in Lanigan, Saskatchewan (d. 2023)
  • 1936 Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rican boxer (World Light Welterweight Champion 1959-60; World Lightweight Champion 1962-65, 65-68), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2022)
  • 1936 Mikhail Tal, Soviet Latvian World Chess Champion (1960-61), born in Riga, Latvia, USSR (d. 1992)
  • 1938 Don Hogan Charles, American photographer and first African-American photographer hired by The New York Times, born in New York City (d. 2017)
  • 1938 Richard Sharp, English rugby union flyhalf (14 Tests England, 2 British & Irish Lions; Cornwall RFC, Wasps RFC, Bristol RFC), born in Bangalore, India
  • 1939 Howard “Buck” McKeon, (Rep-R-California 1993-2015), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1940 Joe Negroni, American pop vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers – “Why Do Fools Fall In Love”), born in New York City (d. 1978)
  • 1941 Curtis Otto Bismark Curtis-Smith, American pianist, composer, and educator, born in Walla Walla, Washington (d. 2014)
  • 1941 Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist (created C programming language, helped developed Unix), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 2011)
  • 1941 Karin von Aroldingen, German ballet dancer (NYC Ballet Co), born in Griez, Germany (d. 2018)

American soul singersongwriter (“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”; “Respect”), born in Dawson, Georgia

  • 1942 Danny Kalb, American blues guitarist (The Blues Project), born in Brooklyn, New York City(d. 2022)
  • 1942 Inez Foxx, American R&B singer (“Mockingbird”), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2022)
  • 1942 John Linder, American politician (Rep-R-Georgia 1993-2011), born in Deer River, Minnesota
  • 1942 Luther Simmons, American R&B singer, songwriter and producer (The Main Ingredient – “Everybody Plays The Fool”), born in New York City (d. 2016)
  • 1943 Bill Fay, British folk-rock singer-songwriter (“Be Not So Fearful”), born in London (d. 2025)
  • 1943 Larry Hosford, American folk singer-songwriter (The King Takes The Queen), born in Salinas, California (d. 2016)
  • 1944 Mike Patrick [Michael Carduff], American sportscaster and voice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Football (1987-2005), born in Clarksburg, West Virginia (d. 2025)
  • 1944 Olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1978)
  • 1945 Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue], American R&B singer (“I Love You Anyway”; “Mashed Potato Time”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1945 Olimi III of Tooro, African king of Tooro (1965-95), born at Royal Palace, Kabarole (d. 1995)
  • 1946 Bruce Palmer, Canadian bassist (Buffalo Springfield – “For What It’s Worth”), born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia (d. 2004)
  • 1946 Christopher Francis Palmer, British composer, orchestrator, and musicologist, born in Norfolk, England (d. 1995)
  • 1946 Doug Ingle, American rock vocalist and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly – “In A Gadda Da Vida”), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2024)
  • 1946 Hayato Tani [Hajime Iwatani], Japanese actor (Kii Hantâ, Light Squadron Maskman), born in Kirishima, Japan
  • 1946 Pete Gavin [Rowney], British drummer (Heads Hands & Feet), born in London
  • 1946 Trevor Oakes, British pop-rock guitarist (Showaddywaddy, 1973-2008 – “Three Steps to Heaven”; “Under The Moon Of Love”), born in Leicester, England
  • 1947 David Rosenboom, American composer and educator, born in Fairfield, Iowa
  • 1947 Freddy Weller, American rock guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1967-73 – “We Gotta All Get Together”), and country singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1949 Joe Theismann, American NFL quarterback (Redskins) and sportscaster, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 1949 John Curry, British figure skater (Olympic gold, World C’ship gold, European C’ship gold 1976), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1994)
  • 1949 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian general and politician, President of Indonesia (2004-14), born in Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia
  • 1950 John McFee, American rock and pedal steel guitarist (Van Morrison; Doobie Brothers), born in Santa Cruz California
  • 1951 Alexander Downer, Australian politician as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1996-2007) and diplomat, born in Adelaide, Australia
  • 1951 Corry Konings, Dutch singer (Crying Is Too Late For You) and actress, born in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
  • 1951 Robert Desiderio, American actor (Det Kennedy-Heart of the City), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1951 Tom Wopat, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard; One Life to Live) and singer (Consider It Swung), born in Lodi, Wisconsin
  • 1952 Angela Cartwright, English-American actress (The Sound of Music, Lost in Space), born in Altrincham, England

1952 British rock guitarist, songwriter and producer (Eurythmics – “Here Comes the Rain Again”), born in Sunderland, England

  • 1952 Lee M. Morin, American naval officer and astronaut, born in Manchester, New Hampshire
  • 1952 Manuel Göttsching, German ambient and rock guitarist (Ash Ra Tempel), born in Berlin, Germany
  • 1952 Phil Palmer, British rock and jazz session guitarist, noted for his slide work, born in London
  • 1953 Alisher B. Usmanov, Russian business magnate and investor, born in Chust, Uzbekistan
  • 1953 Raoul Peck, Haitian filmmaker (I Am Not Your Negro; Orwell: 2+2=5), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
  • 1954 Jeffrey Combs, American actor (Re-Animator, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), born in Oxnard, California
  • 1954 Walter Davis, American basketball shooting guard (6 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1978; Olympic gold 1976; Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets), born in Pineville, North Carolina (d. 2023)
  • 1955 John Kricfalusi, Canadian animator, creator of “The Ren & Stimpy Show”, born in Chicoutimi, Quebec
  • 1956 Anatoli Artsebarsky, Russian colonel and cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12), born in Prosyana, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
  • 1956 Avi Wigderson, Israeli mathematician and computer scientist (2023 Turing Prize for randomness), born in Haifa, Israel
  • 1957 Gabriele Tredozi, Italian F1 race engineer for Minardi and Scuderia Toro Rosso, born in Brisighella, Italy
  • 1957 Pierre-Laurent Aimard, French concert pianist, born in Lyon, France
  • 1959 Éric Serra, French musician and composer, born in Saint-Mandé, France
  • 1960 Bob Stoops, American football coach (University of Oklahoma), born in Youngstown, Ohio

1960 English actor (4 Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’ Diary), born in London, England

  • 1960 Mario Batali, American chef and restaurateur, born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1961 Jim Corsi, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A’s), born in Newtonville, Massachusetts
  • 1962 Aleta Rzepecki Sill, American bowler (1983 WIBC single), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1962 Jack Trudeau, American NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers), born in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • 1965 Brenda Epperson, American actress (Ashley Abbott-Young & Restless), born in North Hollywood, California
  • 1965 Dan Majerle, American NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Traverse City, Michigan
  • 1965 Todd Zeile, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers, Texas Rangers, NY Mets) and broadcaster (SportsNet New York), born in Los Angeles, California

1966 American actor and comedian (Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Saturday Night Live), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1966 Alison Sydor, Canadian cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Edmonton, Canada
  • 1966 David Bennent, Swiss actor (Tin Drum, Legend), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 1966 Georg Hackl, German luger, born in West Germany
  • 1966 Kevin Hatcher, American ice hockey defenseman (5 x NHL All-Star; Washington Capitals), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1966 Lance Blanks, American basketball guard (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves), executive (GM Phoenix Suns 2010-13) and broadcaster (ESPN, Longhorn Network), born in Del Rio, Texas (d. 2023)
  • 1967 Akshay Kumar, Indian actor, producer, stuntman and TV personality (Rustom, Baby, Hera Pheri), born in Amritsar, Punjab
  • 1967 B. J. Armstrong, American basketball guard (NBA C’ship 1991-93; NBA All Star 1994 Chicago Bulls), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1967 Laurence Tremolet, French cinematographer and actress (Cyclo, Metisse), born in Rodez, France
  • 1968 Clive Mendonca, English footballer, born in London
  • 1968 Jon Drummond, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1968 Julia Sawalha, English actress (Saffron-Abfab, Chrissy-Buddy’s Song), born in London
  • 1969 Constance Marie, American actress (George Lopez, Switched at Birth), born in East Los Angeles, California
  • 1969 Scott DeFreitas, American actor (Andy Dixon-As the World Turns), born in Newton, Massachusetts
  • 1969 Sean Rooks, American basketball center (LA Lakers), born in New York City
  • 1970 Dan Miceli, American MLB and NPB baseball pitcher, 1993-2006 (Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, and 11 other teams), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1970 Mike Faulkerson, American football fullback (Chicago Bears), born in Kingsport, Tennessee
  • 1970 Natalia Streignard, Venezuelan actress (My Sweet Fat Valentina, La niña de mis ojos), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1971 Henry Thomas, American actor (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1971 Jill Sudduth, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1972 Ben Bronson, American football wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Jasper, Texas
  • 1972 Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor (ER, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), born in Šibenik, Croatia
  • 1972 Mike Hampton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1999, 2001; Gold Glove Award 2003; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; NL wins leader 1999; Houston Astros), born in Brooksville, Florida
  • 1972 Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player, born in Berlicum, Netherlands
  • 1972 Natasha Kaplinsky, British newsreader, born in Brighton, United Kingdom
  • 1973 Kazuhisa Ishii, Japanese baseball player, born in Chiba, Japan
  • 1973 Troy Rudolph, Canadian actor and production assistant (Suburbanators, Viper), born in Calgary, Canada

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