Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680)
French politician and Superintendent of Finances (1653-61) who became fabulously wealthy and later imprisoned for maladministration of state funds, born in Paris
Samuel Pepys (1633-1703)
English navy administrator and Member of Parliament famous for his Diary of the English Restoration period, born in London
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
German-British baroque composer and organist (Messiah; Water Music), born in Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, Germany
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812)
German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, born in Frankfurt
- 1756 Joannes van der Linden, Dutch lawyer and judge (Ware Pleiter), born in Zuid-Scharwoude, North Holland (d. 1835)
- 1776 John Walter II, English newspaper owner (who made The Times into an important newspaper, 1812-47), born in London, England (d. 1847)
- 1787 Emma Willard, American women's rights activist and educator who founded the 1st school for women's higher education in the US, born in Berlin, Connecticut (d. 1870)
- 1792 István Ferenczy, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1856)
- 1803 John Sutter, German-Swiss-American colonist who established Sutter's Fort in what is now Sacramento and where gold was first discovered in California, born in Kandern, Margraviate of Baden, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1880)
- 1811 George Washington Hewitt, American composer (d. 1893)
- 1817 George Frederic Watts, British painter and sculptor of the Symbolist movement ("Hope"; "Love and Life"), born in London (d. 1904)
- 1818 Jeremy Francis Gilmer, American general and engineer (Chief Engineer for Confederate War Dept, planned defense of Atlanta), born in Guilford County, North Carolina (d. 1883)
- 1824 Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar), born in Malacca, Dutch Malaya (d. 1894)
- 1824 Lewis Cass Hunt, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brown County Wisconsin (d. 1886)
- 1831 Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1915)
- 1834 Gustav Nachtigal, German physician and explorer (consul in Tunis, secured protectorates for Germany in central Africa), born in Eichstedt, Brandenburg (d. 1885)
- 1838 Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1901)
- 1840 Carl Menger, Austrian economist (marginal utility theory, subjective theory of value), born in Neu-Sandez in Galicia, Austrian Empire (d. 1921)
- 1842 Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (d. 1906)
- 1848 Thomas Payne Westendorf, American songwriter ("I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"), born in Bowling Green, Virginia (d. 1923)
- 1850 César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918)
- 1863 Franz Stuck, German painter (The Sin), born in Tettenweis, Bavaria (d. 1928)
- 1865 Barney Dreyfuss, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-32; World Series 1909, 25), born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 1932)
W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
American civil rights activist, writer (Souls of Black Folk) and co-founder of the NAACP, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
- 1869 Nadezhda Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary (Central Committee member, Soviet Minister for Education, wife of Vladimir Lenin), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1939)
- 1873 Dmitri Arakishvili, Soviet and Georgian composer, born in Vladikavkaz, Russia (d. 1953)
- 1873 Joseph Allen Sr. American actor, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1952)
- 1873 Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (d. 1929)
- 1874 Konstantin Päts, Estonian Prime Minister (1921-23, 1932-33) and dictator (1933-40), born in Tahkuranna Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1956)
- 1876 Maude Royden, English suffragist and preacher, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1956)
- 1876 Wadih Sabra, Lebanese composer (Kulluna lil Watan), born in Beirut (d. 1952)
- 1878 Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. 1935)
- 1879 Agnes Arber, English biologist and philosopher (Mind & the Eye, 1st woman botanist elected to the Royal Society), born in London, England (d. 1960)
- 1880 Edgar Istel, German composer, born in Mainz (d. 1948)
- 1881 Titus Brandsma, Dutch priest and philosopher (spoke out against Nazi ideology, killed at Dachau), born in Oegeklooster, Netherlands (d. 1942)
- 1882 Ladislav Vycpalek, Czech composer, born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1969)
- 1883 Karl Jaspers, German existentialist philosopher born in Oldenburg Germany (d. 1969)
- 1884 Frank Cellier, British actor (Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade), born in Surbiton, Surrey, England (d. 1948)
- 1884 Herman Courtens, Belgian painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1956)
- 1886 Albert Edward Sammons, British concert violinist and composer, born in Fulham, England (d. 1957)
- 1886 Ventura García Calderón, Peruvian diplomat and author, born in Paris, France (d. 1959)
- 1887 Cyril Delevanti, British actor (Soylent Green, The Night of the Iguana), born in London, England (d. 1975)
- 1887 Oskar Lindberg, Swedish composer (Requiem), born in Gagnef, Sweden (d. 1955)
- 1889 Frederik M. baron of Asbeck, Dutch lawyer and legal scholar (League of Nations), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1968)
- 1889 Musidora [Jeanne Roques], French actress and director (Les vampires, Judex), born in Paris, France (d. 1957)
Victor Fleming (1889-1949)
American film director (The Wizard of Oz; Gone With The Wind), born in Pasadena, California
- 1891 Harold Horder, Australian Rugby League player (d. 1978)
- 1892 Kathleen Harrison, British actress (Fast Lady, Big Money, West 11), born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England (d. 1995)
- 1895 Richard Goolden, British actor (Two Days to Live, School for Husbands), born in London, England (d. 1981)
- 1898 Reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist (Etruscan, Ancient Greece and Rome), (d. 1961)
- 1899 Erich Kästner, German writer (d. 1974)
- 1899 Norman Taurog, American film director (Skippy), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981)
- 1900 Elinor Remick Warren, American composer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1991)
- 1901 Edgar Ende, German painter (d. 1965)
- 1901 Mien van 't Sant, Dutch author (Mieke serial), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1994)
- 1903 Grigori Aleksandrov, Russian film director (Veselye Rebjata), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia (d. 1983)
- 1904 Leopold Trepper, Polish-Israeli spy (founded CP Palestina), born in Nowy Targ, Poland, Austria-Hungary (d. 1982)
- 1904 William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (Rise & Fall of 3rd Reich), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1993)
- 1905 Leonidas Zoras, Greek conductor and composer, born in Sparta, Greece (d. 1987)
- 1908 Ray Brown, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Triple Crown 1938; Homestead Grays), born in Alger, Ohio (d. 1965)
- 1908 William McMahon, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (Liberal: 1971-72), born in Redfern, New South Wales (d. 1988)
- 1909 Anthony Ross [Rosenthal], American stage (Bus Stop), and screen character actor (The Telltale Clue), born in New York City (d. 1955)
- 1911 G. Mennen Williams, American lawyer, politician (Governor of Michigan, 1949-61), diplomat, and jurist (Chief Justice of Michigan Supreme Court, 1983-86), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1988)
- 1911 Walter Allen, English writer and literary critic, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1995)
- 1913 Charles Leonard, American pentathlete (Olympic silver medal 1936), born in Fort Snelling, Minnesota (d. 2006)
- 1913 Edward Fiennes-Clinton, Australian-born 18th Earl of Lincoln, born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2001)
- 1914 Margaret Farrer, English midwife (Central Midwives Board), born in Rhodesia (d. 1997)
- 1914 Mike Tresh, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1945; Chicago White Sox), born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
- 1914 Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
- 1915 Heinrich Schirmbeck, German author and activist (Das Spiegellabyrinth), brn in Recklinghausen, Germany (d. 2005)
- 1915 Jon Hall, American actor (Ramar of the Jungle), born in Fresno, California (d. 1979)
- 1915 Paul Tibbets, US Air Force retired Brigadier General and Pilot of B-29 "Enola Gay" over Hiroshima (d. 2007)
- 1916 George Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1952), born in Melville, Saskatchewan (d. 1996)
- 1916 Martindale Sidwell, English organist and conductor, born in Little Packington, England (d. 1998)
- 1918 Richard G. Butler, American fascist (d. 2004)
- 1919 Derek Ezra [Baron Ezra], British politician, Liberal Democrat Life Peer and coal executive (Chairman of National Coal Board) (d. 2015)
- 1919 Johnny Carey, Irish professional footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1995)
- 1920 David Wright, South African-British poet (Deafness: A Personal Account), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1994)
- 1920 Hall Overton, American jazz pianist, and jazz and classical composer (Enchanted Pear Tree), born in Bangor, Michigan (d. 1920) [1]
- 1920 John St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan, English peer (St Michael's Mount), born in London (d. 2013)
- 1920 Paul Gérin-Lajoie, French Canadian politician
- 1922 Bill Chappell Jr., American politician (Rep-D-FL, 1969-89), born in Kendrick, Florida (d. 1989)
- 1923 Dante Lavelli, American Pro Football HOF end (NFL C'ship 1950, 54, 55 Cleveland Browns; First-team All-Pro 1953; 3 × Pro Bowl), born in Hudson, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1923 Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet
- 1923 Michael Bilandic, American lawyer, politician (Mayor of Chicago, 1976-79), and jurist (Illinois Supreme Court, 1990-2000), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1978)
- 1923 Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan politician
- 1924 Lejaren Hiller, American composer (Illiac Suite), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
- 1925 Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spinner (1947-58) who averaged 64.08, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2015)
- 1925 Louis Stokes, American politician (Rep-D-OH, 1969-99), born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2015)
- 1926 Regine Crespin, French vocalist (Sheherazade, Les Nuits D'ete)
- 1927 Ivan Hrušovský, Slovak composer and educator (Rytmus), born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 2001)
- 1928 David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, British peer
- 1928 Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev, Siberia USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12, 18A)
- 1929 Elston Howard, American baseball catcher (12 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL MVP 1963; first African-American NY Yankee), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1980)
- 1929 Richard Moryl, American composer, born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1930 Bobby Dillon, American NFL defensive back (second to record 50 interceptions), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1930 Gerry Davis, British screenwriter (Dr Who) (d. 1991)
- 1930 Harry Boldt, German Fed Rep, equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1930 Imre Gyongyossy, filmmaker
- 1930 Jef Geeraerts, Flemish writer (Black Venus)
- 1930 Johnny Seven [Fetto], American actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
- 1931 Tom Wesselmann, American collage artist and sculptor (Great American Nudes) (d. 2004)
- 1932 Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (Star Trek), and the widow of Gene Roddenberry, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008)
- 1933 Donna J. Stone, American poet (Wielder of Words), born in Ohio (d. 1994)
- 1933 Lee Calhoun, Laurel, Mississippi, American 110m hurdler (Olympic gold 1956, 60)
- 1934 Linda Cristal, Argentinian actress (High Chapparal), born in Buenos Aires, Brazil (d. 2020)
- 1937 David Ward, president (Law Society)
- 1937 Lord Tugendhat, British politician (Conservative party)
- 1937 Tom Osborne, college football coach
- 1938 Diane Varsi, San Mateo California, actress (Peyton Place)
- 1938 Jiří Menzel, Czech film director (Closely Watched Trains), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)
- 1938 Sylvia Chase, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1939 Edmund Boyd Fisher, publisher
- 1939 Esteban "Steve" Jordan, American conjunto, Tejano, rock and jazz accordion player, born in Elsa, Texas (d. 2010)
- 1939 Josef Feistmantl, Austrian lugeist (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1940 Jermyn P Brooks, CEO (Price Waterhouse Europe)
- 1940 Peter Fonda, American actor (Easy Rider, Ulee's Gold), born in NYC, New York (d. 2019)
- 1941 Frank Gerstenberg, Edinburgh, principal (George Watson's College)
- 1941 Robin Bynoe, cricketer (WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67)
- 1941 Ron Hunt, baseball player
- 1942 Beau Boulter, American politician and lobbyist (Rep-R-TX, 1985-89), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1942 John Lewis, Head Master (Eton College)
- 1942 Joop van den Ende, Dutch theatrical producer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1943 Bobby Mitchell, American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1972), born in Chatham, Virginia (d. 2018)
- 1943 Fred Biletnikoff, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl 1976 [MVP] Oakland Raiders; First-team All-Pro 1972; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL receptions leader 1971), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
- 1943 Jada Rowland, American actress (Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm), born in NYC, New York
- 1944 Bernard Cornwell, English historical novelist
- 1944 John Sandford, American novelist
- 1944 Johnny Winter [John Dawson], American blues guitarist (Silver Train), born in Leland Miss, (d. 2014)
- 1944 Mike Maxfield, British rocker (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
- 1945 Frank Murray, Northern Ireland police officer and superintendent (RUC Special Branch), known as the "Bionic Man" (d. 1996) [1]
- 1945 John Halsey, British rock drummer (The Rutles - "Barry Wom"), born in Highgate, North London
- 1946 Norman "Rusty" Young, American pedal-steel guitarist, singer and songwriter (Poco - "Rose of Cimarron"; "Crazy Love"), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2021)
- 1947 Anton Mosimann, Swiss chef (Dorchester Hotel), born in Solothurn, Swiss Jura
- 1947 Colin Sanders, British computer engineer (Solid State Logic), born in England (d. 1998)
- 1947 Geoff Cope, cricketer (England off-spinner 1977-78)
- 1947 John McWethy, American journalist (d. 2008)
- 1947 Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician
- 1947 Shakira Caine, Guyana, actress (Man Who be King)/Miss Guyana (1967)
- 1948 Bill Alexander, theatre director
- 1948 Doug Moench, American comic book writer
- 1948 Steve Priest, English rock bassist and vocalist (Sweet - "Ballroom Blitz"), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England (d. 2020)
- 1948 Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2020)
- 1949 Anna-Maria Muller, German DR, Luge (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1949 Barbara York, Canadian composer (A Butterfly in Time), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2020)
- 1949 Larry Demps, American soul singer (Dramatics - "In the Rain"; "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get"), born in Detroit, Michigan
Marc Garneau (74 years old)
1949 Canadian astronaut (STS 13, 77), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1949 Terry "Tex" Comer, English bassist and guitarist (ACE), born in Burnley, England
- 1951 Debbie Friedman, American singer-songwriter and arranger of Jewish religious music ("Mi Shebeirach"), born in Utica, New York (d. 2011)
- 1951 Ed "Too Tall" Jones, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl, All Pro 1981-83; Super Bowl 1977; Dallas Cowboys), born in Jackson, Tennessee
- 1951 Nicholas Kenyon, controller (BBC Radio 3)
- 1951 Patricia Richardson, American actress (Double Trouble, Home Improvement), born in Bethesda, Maryland
- 1952 Bradley "Brad" Whitford, American rock guitarist (Aerosmith - "Love In An Elevator", "Last Child"), born in Winchester, Massachusetts
- 1953 Sallie L Baliunas, astrophysicist
- 1953 Satoru Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
- 1954 Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian politician (President of Ukraine, 2005-10; Prime Minister of Ukraine, 1999-2001), born in Khoruzhivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
- 1955 Howard Jones, British rock pianist, and singer-songwriter (Things Can Only Get Better), born in Southampton, England
- 1958 David Sylvian [Batt], British songwriter, vocalist, new wave and improvisational rock guitarist (Japan; Rain Tree Crow), born in Beckenham, England
- 1958 Ria Brieffies, Dutch pop vocalist (Dolly Dots), born in Lutjebroek, Netherlands (d. 2009)
- 1959 Linda Nolan, Irish-British pop singer (The Nolans - "I'm In the Mood for Dancing"), and stage actress, born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1960 Alan Griffin, Australian politician, born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1960 Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, born in Stuttgart, Germany
- 1962 Michael Wilton, American heavy metal guitarist (Queensrÿche), born in San Francisco, California
- 1963 Bobby Bonilla, American outfielder (NY Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Marlins), born in NYC, New York
- 1963 Debbie Kruck, Ms. Fitness USA (1994), born in Danbury, Connecticut
- 1963 Radosław Sikorski, Polish politician, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland
- 1963 Reza Abdoh, Iranian-born American director and playwright, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 1995)
- 1963 Robert Collins, English keyboard player (The Charlatans), born in Rowley Regis, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
- 1964 Dana Katherine Scully, American fictional character (The X-Files), born in Annapolis, Maryland
- 1964 John Norum, Swedish rocker (Europe), born in Vardø, Norway
- 1965 Helena Suková, Czech tennis player (14 Grand Slam doubles & mixed doubles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- 1965 Kristin Davis, American actress (Melrose Place; Sex and the City), born in Boulder, Colorado
Michael Dell (58 years old)
1965 American computer manufacturer (Dell Technologies), born in Houston, Texas
- 1965 Robert "Bob" Ferguson, American politician (Democratic Party) and Attorney General of Washington, born in Seattle, Washington
- 1965 Sylvie Guillem, French ballerina (Royal Ballet), born in Paris, France
- 1966 Didier Queloz, Swiss astronomer (discovered 1st exoplanet), 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, born in Switzerland
- 1966 John Druce, NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers, LA Kings), born in Peterborough, Canada
- 1966 Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (Starship), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
- 1967 Chris Vrenna, American musician, producer, and sound engineer (Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Gord Murphy, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 Pam Blundell, British fashion designer
- 1967 Steve Stricker, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles; US Senior Open, The Tradition 2019), born in Edgerton, Wisconsin
- 1967 Tamsin Greig, English actress, born in Maidstone, United Kingdom
- 1968 Marc Price, American actor (Family Ties - "Skippy"), and stand-up comedian, born in New Jersey
- 1969 Ed McDaniel, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
- 1969 Marc Wauters, Belgian cyclist, born in Hasselt, Belgium
- 1969 Michael Campbell, New Zealand golfer (US Open 2005), born in Hawera, New Zealand
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