Philip III (1578-1621)
King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1592 Abraham Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1652)
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695)
Dutch mathematician, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) and scientist (dynamics), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1638 Diogo Dias Melgás, Portuguese composer of sacred polyphonic music, born in Cuba, Alentejo, Portugal (d. 1700)
- 1668 Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1741)
- 1676 Ernst Christian Hesse, German composer, born in Großengottern, Germany (d. 1762)
- 1714 Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader, born in Muckhart, Perthshire (d. 1788)
- 1718 Emanuele Barbella, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1777)
- 1721 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English army leader, born in London (d. 1765)
- 1723 John Wainwright, English composer and organist (d. 1768)
William Cavendish-Bentinck (1738-1809)
3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig: 1783, 1807-09), born in Nottinghamshire, England
- 1741 Emperor Momozono, 116th Emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1762)
- 1762 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect and archaeologist, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1839)
- 1782 Carlo Coccia, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1873)
- 1788 David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1870)
- 1797 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77), born in Bouc-Bel-Air, France (d. 1877)
- 1803 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1887)
- 1809 George Willem Vreede, Dutch lawyer and politician, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1880)
- 1813 Junius Spencer Morgan, American merchant and philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts (d. 1890)
- 1818 Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover, born in Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1907)
- 1819 Charles Hallé, Anglo-German pianist, conductor and founder (Halle Orchestra), born in Hagen, Westphalia (d. 1895)
- 1820 Harry T. Hays, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilson County, Tennessee (d. 1876)
- 1827 Augustus Pitt Rivers, English archaeologist, born in Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Wetherby, Yorkshire (d. 1900)
- 1831 Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer and ambassador in Abyssinia, born in Vegesack, Bremen, Germany (d. 1896)
- 1832 James Hewett Ledlie, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Utica, New York (d. 1882)
- 1842 Sven August Körling, Swedish composer, born in Misterhult, Sweden (d. 1919)
- 1843 Gustave Leon Huberti, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1910)
- 1852 Henrique Oswald, Brazilian composer, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)
- 1856 Therese Zamara, Austrian harpist and music teacher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1927)
- 1857 Edgar Stillman Kelley, American composer (Gulliver), born in Sparta, Wisconsin (d. 1944)
- 1857 Victor Horsley, English physician and neuroscientist, born in London (d. 1916)
- 1862 Pyotr Stolypin, 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906-11), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Confederation (d. 1911)
- 1866 Anne Sullivan [Johanna Macy], American teacher who educated Helen Keller, born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts (d. 1936)
- 1868 Peter Behrens, German architect, born in Hamburg, North German Confederation (d. 1940)
- 1870 Syd Gregory, Australian cricket batsman & captain (58 Tests, 4 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 201; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1929)
- 1870 Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter, born in Saratov, Russia (d. 1905)
- 1872 Abdullah Yusuf Ali, British-Indian Islamic scholar and translator (translated Qu'ran into English), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1953)
- 1873 Viktor Josef Keldorfer, Austrian composer, born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1959)
- 1874 Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and Canada, born in Kensington Palace, London (d. 1957)
- 1876 Cecil Chubb, English barrister, gifted Stonehenge to the British nation, born in Shrewton (d. 1934)
- 1876 Murray Bisset, South African cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1899 & 1910), born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony (d. 1931)
- 1877 Daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament scholar, born in Schiedam, Netherlands (d. 1935)
- 1879 James Branch Cabell, American novelist and essayist (Restless Heads), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1958)
- 1882 Moritz Schlick, Austrian philosopher, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1936)
- 1886 Edward C. Tolman, American psychologist (behaviorism), born in West Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1959)
- 1886 Ernst Robert Curtius, German literature historian, born in Thann, Haut-Rhin (d. 1956)
Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975)
English historian (A Study of History), born in London
- 1889 Efim Bogoljubov, Russian-German chess player, born in Stanislavchyk, Tarashcha Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1952)
- 1889 James Stephenson, British actor (Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew), born in Selby, Yorkshire, England (d. 1941)
B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Indian politician, jurist (architect of the Constitution of India) and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement, born in Mhow, India
- 1892 Giorgio Cesana, Italian coxswain (Olympic gold 1906), born in Venice (d. 1967)
- 1892 V. Gordon Childe, British archaeologist and prehistorian, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1957)
- 1895 Mary Marquet, Russian actress (Matter of Resistance), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1979)
- 1895 Wiktor Labunski, Polish-American composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1974)
- 1897 Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger, British sociologist and criminologist, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1988)
- 1897 Claire Windsor, American actress (The Blot), born in Cawker City, Kansas (d. 1972)
- 1897 Olga Chekhova, Russian-German actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children), born in Aleksandropol, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1980)
- 1898 Lee Tracy, American actor (Dinner at Eight, Martin Kane Private Eye), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1968)
- 1900 Salvatore Baccaloni, Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1969)
- 1901 Martin Kessel, German writer, born in Plauen (d. 1990)
- 1902 Ken Loeffler, American College and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (National Invitation Tournament 1952; NCAA Basketball Tournament 1954, La Salle Explorers), born in Rumson, New Jersey (d. 1975)
- 1902 Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-American rabbi (head of Lubavitcher Jews), born in Nikolaev, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
- 1902 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1974)
John Gielgud (1904-2000)
British stage and screen actor and director (Arthur, Hamlet, Ages of Man), born in London
- 1904 Lionel Birkett, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago), born in Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1998)
- 1904 Reinout Willem van Bemmelen, Dutch geologist, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1983)
- 1904 Sonia Gaskell, Russian-Dutch choreographer (Diaghilev), born in Vilkaviškis, Lithuania (d. 1974)
- 1905 Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator, born in Hamburg, Arkansas (d. 1999)
- 1905 Slinger Nitschke, Australian cricket batsman (S Aus & Test), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1982)
- 1906 Hunter Johnson, American composer, born near Benson, North Carolina (d. 1998)
François Duvalier (1907-1971)
Dictator and President of Haiti (1957-71), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- 1907 Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- 1907 Phyllis Konstam, British actress (Murder, Skin Game), born in London, England (d. 1976)
- 1910 Werner Wolf Glaser, German-Swedish composer, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2006)
- 1912 Belinda Quirey, British dance historian and teacher (d. 1996)
- 1912 Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra), born in Amsterdam (d. 1982)
- 1912 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), born in Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, France (d. 1994)
- 1913 Jean Fournet, French conductor, born in Rouen, France (d. 2008)
- 1913 John Howard, American actor (The Philadelphia Story, My Three Sons), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
- 1916 C. R. Rangachari, Indian cricketer (India 1947-48), born in Mammandur, British India (d. 1993)
- 1916 Denis ApIvor, British composer, born in Collinstown, County Westmeath, Ireland (d. 2004)
- 1916 Emerson Buckley, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1989)
- 1917 Marvin Miller, American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
- 1917 Valerie Hobson, British actress (Great Expectations), born in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland (d. 1998)
- 1918 Mary Healy, American actress (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, He Married his Wife), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2016)
- 1919 Mendelis Bašs, Latvian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2012)
- 1920 Eduardo Maturana, Chilean composer, born in Valparaíso, Chile (d. 2003)
- 1921 Rosanell Eaton, American voting rights advocate, born near Louisburg, North Carolina (d. 2018)
- 1921 Thomas Schelling, American economist, (Nobel Prize 2005 - game-theory analysis), born in Oakland, California (d. 2016)
- 1922 Ali Akbar Khan, Indian classical sarod player, composer, and music educator, born in Shibpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh) (d. 2009)
- 1922 David Alexandrovich Toradze, Soviet composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1983)
- 1922 Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1995)
- 1923 Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentine golfer (British Open 1967; US Masters 1968 runner-up),, born in Villa Ballester, Argentina (d. 2017)
- 1924 Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky], American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, arranger, and composer, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
- 1925 Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80), born in Umtali, Manicaland, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2010)
- 1925 Bill Harris, American R&B and jazz guitarist (Clovers - "Ting-A-Ling"; "Devil Or Angel"), born in Nashville, North Carolina (d. 1988)
- 1925 Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist ("The Happy Blues"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1974)
- 1925 H. G. Kischenchand, Indian cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52)
Rod Steiger (1925-2002)
American actor (Illustrated Man, Pawnbroker), born in Westhampton, New York
- 1926 Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author, born in Hastings, New Zealand (d. 2013)
- 1926 Frank Daniel, Czech-born writer, director and teacher (d. 1996)
- 1926 Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1926 Jan Maegaard, Danish composer and musicologist (Triptykon), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2012)
- 1926 Liz Renay [Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins], American actress (Desperate Living), born in Chandler, Arizona (d. 2007)
- 1927 Dany Robin, French actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta), born in Clamart, France (d. 1995)
- 1928 Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 1981-96), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2017)
- 1928 Gene Corrigan, American lacrosse player, coach and college athletics administrator (President of the NCAA 1995-97), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2020)
- 1929 Gerry Anderson, English television producer, (d. 2012)
- 1929 Paavo Berglund, Finnish violinist and conductor (Helsinki Chamber Orchestra; Finnish RSO, 1956-72), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2012)
- 1929 William Edgar Thornton, American medical doctor, USAF officer, and NASA astronaut (STS-8; STS-51-B), born in Faison, North Carolina (d. 2021)
- 1930 Bradford Dillman, American actor (Compulsion, Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2018)
- 1930 George Gekas, American politician (Rep-R-PA, 1983-2003), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- 1930 Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
- 1931 John Clarke, American actor (Days of Our Lives -"Mickey"), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2019)
- 1931 Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1932 Bill Bennett, Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia (1975-86), born in Kelowna, British Columbia (d. 2015)
- 1932 Bob Grant [Robert St Clair Grant], British actor, comedian and writer (on the Buses), born in Hammersmith, London (d. 2003)
- 1932 Joseph Pedott, American advertising executive and entrepreneur (Chia Pet; The Clapper), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
Loretta Lynn (1932-2022)
American country singer-songwriter ("Coal Miner's Daughter"; "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"), born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky
- 1933 Morton Subotnick, American electronic music composer (Silver Apples of the Moon; A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1933 Paddy Hopkirk, Irish rally driver (Monte Carlo Rally 1964), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2022)
- 1934 Bruce Pairaudeau, West Indian cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut), born in Georgetown, British Guiana
- 1934 Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and cultural theorist
- 1935 Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer (Chariots of the Gods), born in Zofingen, Aargau
- 1935 Joan Darling, American actress (Frieda-Owen Marshall), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1935 Susan Cunliffe-Lister [Lady Marsham of Ilton], British disability campaigner and paralympic athlete (longest-serving female member of UK House of Lords), born in Caithness, Scotland (d. 2023) [1]
- 1936 Bobby Nichols, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1964), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1936 Frank Serpico, American policeman who blew whistle on NYPD corruption, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1936 Kenneth Mars, American actor (The Producers), born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)
- 1938 Gloria Randle Scott, American educator/President of Beaumont College, born in Houston, Texas
- 1939 Jennifer Fowler, British classical composer, born in Bunbury, Australia
Julie Christie (83 years old)
1940 British BAFTA and Academy Award-winning actress (Darling; Doctor Zhivago; Away From Her), born in Chukua, Assam, India
- 1940 Patricia Bruder, American actress (Ellen-As the World Turns), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1941 Bob McCammon, Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Fllyers 1978-84, Vancouver Canucks 1987-91), born in Kenora, Ontario (d. 2021)
Pete Rose (82 years old)
1941 American baseball utility (17 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1973; World Series 1975 [MVP], 76 Cincinnati Reds, 1980 Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1984-89), banned for gambling, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1942 Tony Burrows, British pop singer (The Flower Pot Men - "Let's Go To San Francisco"; Edison Lighthouse -"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"), born in Exeter, Devon, England
- 1942 Valentin Lebedev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 35, T-5), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1943 Clarice Elaine Gaylord, American director of research grants (EPA)
- 1944 John Sergeant, British political journalist, radio and television broadcaster, born in Oxford, England
Ritchie Blackmore (78 years old)
1945 English guitarist (Rainbow - "Stone Cold"; Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"), born in Weston-super-Mare, England
- 1945 Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa, born in Lepa, Samoa
- 1946 Patrick Fairley, Scottish guitarist (Marmalade - "Ob La Di, Ob La Da")
- 1946 Tom Monteleone, American writer (Dark Star & Illumination)
- 1947 Bob Massie, Australian cricket swing bowler (6 Tests; 16 wickets on debut v England 1972), born in Perth, Australia
- 1948 Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician
- 1948 Berinthia "Berry" Berenson, American photographer, actress & model, born in New York City (d. 2001)
- 1948 Chester G. Atkins, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1985-93)
- 1948 Larry Ferguson, keyboardist (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), born in Nassau, Bahamas
- 1949 Chris Langham, English comedian and actor (The Thick of It, Help), born in London, England
- 1949 DeAnne Julius, American-English economist
- 1949 John Shea, actor (Honeymoon, New Life, Lois & Clark), born in North Conway, New Hampshire
- 1949 Sonja Kristina [Shaw], English songwriter and actress (Hair; Curved Air), born in Brentwood, England
- 1950 Ansje Beentjes, Dutch actress (Blindgangers), born in Alkmaar,, Netherlands
- 1950 Francis Collins, American scientist who led the Human Genome Project, born in Staunton, Virgibia
- 1950 Randolph Powell, actor (Alan-Dallas, Logan's Run), born in Iowa City, Iowa
- 1951 Gregory "Greg" Winter, British biochemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018) known for the therapeutic use of antibodies, born in Leicester, England
- 1951 Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), born in London
- 1951 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, Zairen rock guitarist (Zaika Langa-Langa) (d. 1996)
- 1952 Kenny Aaronson, American session and touring bass guitarist (Joan Jett; Bob Dylan; Rick Derringer), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1952 Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish Gaelic football manager and player, born in Kenmare, Ireland
- 1953 David Buss, American Evolutionary psychologist
- 1953 Eric Tsang, Hong Kong actor, director and TV host (Super Trio series), born in Hong Kong
- 1954 Bruce Sterling, American sci-fi author (Involution Ocean, Schismatrix)
- 1954 Jon Herington, American session and touring jazz and rock guitarist (Steely Dan), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1954 Shari Redstone, American media executive (ViacomCBS), born in Washington D.C.
- 1955 Simone Griffeth, American actress (Death Race 2000, Amanda's), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1957 Bobbi Brown, American make-up artist (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1957 Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor (Jésus de Montréal), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1957 Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer, born in Arkhangelsk, USSR
- 1957 Richard Jeni, American comedian (d. 2007)
- 1958 John D'Aquino, American actor (seaQuest DSV), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1958 Mike Hulbert, American golfer, broadcaster (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Elmira, New York
- 1958 Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor (12th Doctor in Doctor Who, The Thick of It), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Brad Garrett (63 years old)
1960 American actor and comedian (Everybody Loves Raymond), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Brian Forster, American child actor and fictional drummer (Partridge Family - "Chris" the second one), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960 Gian Piero Ventrone, Italian athletic trainer (Juventus FC, Italy 2004-06, SSC Bari, Atalanta BC, Tottenham Hotspur FC), born in Naples, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1960 Pat Symcox, South African cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )
Robert Carlyle (62 years old)
1961 British actor (Trainspotting, The Full Monty), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Meg Mallon (60 years old)
1963 American golfer (4 major titles; US Open 1991, 2004), born in Natick, Massachusetts
- 1963 Thomas W. Libous, American politician (Senate-R-New York 1989-2015) brought down by scandal, born in Johnson City, New York (d. 2016)
- 1964 Allen James, American 50K walker (Olympics 24th-92, 96), born in Sacramento, California
- 1964 Gina McKee, English actress (Our Friends in the North), born in Peterlee, England
- 1964 Jim Grabb, American professional tennis player, 1986-97 (Grand Slam wins: French Open Doubles, 1989; US Open Doubles, 1992), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1965 Craig McDermott, Australian cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984), born in Ipswich, Australia
- 1965 Stan Humphries, American NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1965 Tom Dey, American film director (Shanghai Noon)
- 1966 André Boisclair, Quebec politician (Parti Québécois)
David Justice (57 years old)
1966 American baseball player (Atlanta Braves), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Greg Maddux (57 years old)
1966 Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (4 x NL Cy Young Award; World Series 1995; 8 x MLB All Star; 18 x Gold Glove; Atlanta Braves), born in San Angelo, Texas
- 1966 Greg Myers, American catcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Riverside, California
- 1967 Alain Côté, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967 Barrett Martin, American rock and jazz drummer and composer, born in Olympia, Washington
- 1967 Jeff Finley, Canadian NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Edmonton,
- 1967 Mike Trombley, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1992-2002 (Minnesota Twins and 2 other teams), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1967 Nicola Berti, Italian International footballer
- 1967 Steve Chiasson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames), born in Barrie, Ontario