- 1511 Janus Secundus, Dutch born new Latin poet (Basia), born in The Hague (d. 1536)
- 1567 Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (d. 1625)
- 1601 Jean Eudes, French missionary (d. 1680)
William III (1650-1702)
William of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-1702) and Stadtholder, born in The Hague, Dutch Republic
- 1663 Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, German musician and composer (Georg Frideric Handel's master), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1712) baptism date
- 1679 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker and son of Antonius, born in Cremona, Italy (d. 1742)
- 1719 Leopold Mozart, German composer and teacher of his son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Augsburg (d. 1787)
- 1740 Johann van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven's father and first teacher (d. 1792)
- 1746 Giulio Gabrielli the Younger, Italian Cardinal (served Pius VII), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1822)
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
American inventor and engineer (first commercial steamboat), born in Little Britain, Pennsylvania
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat (1771-1802)
French anatomist and physiologist (tissue theory), born in Paris
- 1774 Gaspare Spontini, Italian opera composer and conductor (La Vestale), born in Maiolati, Papal State (now Maiolati Spontini, Italy) (d. 1851)
- 1776 Henri Dutrochet, French physiologist (discovered & named process of osmosis), born in Néon, France (d. 1847)
- 1778 Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian piano virtuoso and composer, born in Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) (d. 1837)
- 1779 Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (d. 1850)
- 1796 Carlo Conti, Italian composer, born in Arpino, Lazio, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1868)
Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Scottish geologist (Principles of Geology), born in Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland
- 1800 Heinrich Dorn, German composer and opera conductor, born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia) (d. 1892)
- 1802 August Pott, German philologist (Etymology Forschungen), born in Nettelrede, Germany (d. 1887)
- 1803 Jacob Abbott, American writer (d. 1879)
- 1805 Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, German composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1847)
- 1812 Maria Christina of Savoy, queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1836)
- 1814 Michael Kelly Lawler, Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in County Kildare, Ireland (d. 1882)
- 1816 John Curwen, English Congregationalist minister and founder of Tonic sol-fa music system, born in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire (d. 1880)
- 1822 William Harrow, American lawyer and a controversial Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Winchester, Kentucky (d. 1872)
- 1823 Robert Fruin, Dutch historian (80 year war), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1899)
- 1825 August Reissmann, Prussian composer, born in Frankenstein, Silesia (now Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland) (d. 1903)
- 1827 Isaac Wistar, American lawyer, author, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1905)
- 1828 James Birdseye MacPherson, American Major General (Union Army), born in Clyde, Ohio (d. 1864)
- 1829 Giulio Roberti, Italian composer, born in Barge, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1891)
- 1833 Antonius von der Linde, Dutch-German librarian and historian (history of chess), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1897)
- 1838 August Senoa, Croatian writer (Zlatarevo zlato), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1881)
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
French impressionist painter (Water Lilies, Haystacks, Poplars), born in Paris, France
- 1842 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d. 1959)
- 1845 Allen Hill, English cricket fast bowler (took 1st wicket in Test cricket; 2 Tests, 7 wickets; Yorkshire CCC), born in Kirkheaton, England (d. 1910)
- 1845 Ernst Perabo, German-American composer and pianist, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1920)
- 1845 Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician and politician (Fondamenti per la teorica delle funzioni di variabili reali), born in Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1918)
- 1859 Alexander Samsonov, Russian general (Battle of Tennenberg), born in Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1914)
- 1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian and educator (known for his "frontier thesis"), born in Portage, Wisconsin (d. 1932)
Leo Baekeland (1863-1944)
Belgian-American chemist and inventor (bakelite plastics), born in Ghent, Belgium
- 1875 Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (d. 1899)
- 1875 Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Conrad Pilater), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1944)
Norman Brookes (1877-1968)
Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1907, 14), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1877 René de Clerq, Flemish poet and author (Emergency Horn), born in Deerlijk, Belgium (d. 1932)
- 1878 Julie Manet, French painter, daughter of Berthe Morisot (d. 1966)
- 1878 Leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957)
- 1879 Geoffrey Turton Shaw, British church composer, born in London, England (d. 1943)
- 1880 Eugene O'Brien, American actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), born inBoulder, Colorado (d. 1966)
- 1883 Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek politician and general (Prime Minister of Greece 1945, 50, 51-52), born in Karditsa, Greece (d. 1953)
- 1885 Sonia Delaunay, Russian-born French artist (Orphism), born in Hradyzk, Russian Empire (d. 1979)
- 1887 Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian musicologist, conductor, and composer, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1971)
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)
1st Prime Minister of India (1947-64) and important leader of the Indian independence movement, born in Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
Frederick Banting (1891-1941)
Canadian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, born in Alliston, Ontario
- 1892 Ted Meredith, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m in world record 1:51.9s 1912), born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania (d. 1957)
- 1893 Carlo Emilio Gadda, Italian engineer and writer (Madonna dei filosofi), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1973)
- 1893 Piet Moeskops, Dutch track cyclist (world sprint champion 1921-24, 26), born in Loosduinen, Netherlands (d. 1964)
- 1894 Harold Collett Dent, British journalist and educator (d. 1995)
- 1894 Seena Owen, American silent screen actress (Queen Kelly), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1966)
- 1895 Louise Huff, American actress (What Women Want), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1973)
- 1895 Walter Freeman, American physician (d. 1972)
- 1896 Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (1953-61), born in Boone, Iowa (d. 1979)
- 1897 John Steuart Curry, American painter and lithographer (Baptism in Kansas), born in Dunavant, Kansas (d. 1946)
- 1898 Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-French writer and filmmaker (d. 1944)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
American composer (Billy the Kid; Appalachian Spring), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1900 Clara Fasano, Italian-American sculptor, born in Castellaneta, Italy (d. 1990)
- 1901 (John) Morton Downey, American pop tenor, known as "The Irish Nightengale", songwriter, radio and television host, born in Wallingford, Connecticut (d. 1985)
- 1904 Aleksey Semyonovich Zhivotov, Russian composer, born in Kazan, Russia (d. 1964)
- 1904 Dick Powell, American singer, radio and screen actor (Cry Danger; Dick Powell Theater), producer and director (The Enemy Below), born in Mountain View, Arkansas (d. 1963)
- 1904 Harold Larwood, England cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, Bodyline Series v Australia 1932-33), born in Nuncargate, England (d. 1995)
- 1904 Marya Mannes, American author (The Reporter), born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)
- 1905 John Henry Barbee, American blues guitarist and singer, born in Henning, Tennessee (d. 1964)
- 1905 Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian author and journalist (founded news agency Antara), born in Muara Sipongi, Tapanuli, Dutch East Indies (d. 1968)
- 1906 Louise Brooks, American silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora's Box), born in Cherryvale, Kansas (d. 1985)
- 1907 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children book author (Pippi Longstocking), born in Vimmerby, Sweden (d. 2002)
- 1907 Howard William Hunter, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1995)
- 1907 Pedro Arrupe, Spanish Jesuit priest (1st responder after the bombing of Hiroshima), born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1991)
- 1907 William Steig, American cartoonist (The New Yorker, 1930-2003) and children's author (Shrek!; Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; Doctor De Soto), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2003) [1]
- 1908 Harrison Salisbury, American journalist and author (New York Times correspondent in Moscow), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1993)
Joseph McCarthy (1909-1957)
American Senator (Rep - Wisconsin) who claimed communists infiltrated the US government, born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin
- 1910 Eric Malpass, English writer (Pentecost family books), born in Derby, England (d. 1996)
- 1910 Norman MacCaig, Scottish poet, born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)
- 1910 Rosemary DeCamp, American actress (Love That Bob, That Girl), born in Prescott Arizona (d. 2001)
- 1912 Barbara Hutton 'poor little rich girl', American heiress (Woolworth fortune), born in New York City (d. 1979)
- 1914 Eric Crozier, British theater producer and librettist (worked with Benjamin Britten), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- 1914 Florentine Rost van Tonningen-Heubel, Dutch black widow and Nazi supporter (d. 2007)
- 1914 Ken Carson, American western singer (Garry Moore Show), born in Coalgate, Oklahoma (d. 1994)
- 1915 Edward Digby Baltzell, American Ivy League sociologist (coined term WASP), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- 1915 Mabel Fairbanks, Seminole-African American figure skater and coach (US Figure Skating Hall of Fame), born in Florida Everglades (d. 2001) [1]
- 1915 Martha Tilton, American big band singer (Benny Goodman; Jimmy Dorsey), born in Corpus Christi, Texas (d. 2006) [1]
- 1916 George Fierstone, British jazz and session drummer (The Skyrockets), born in London, England (d. 1984)
- 1916 Sherwood Schwartz, American television screenwriter and producer (The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2011)
- 1918 John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1939, 46 / 13 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Sydney, NSW (d. 1999)
- 1919 Lisa Otto, German soprano (Berlin State Opera, 1951-85), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2013)
- 1920 Johnny Desmond [Giovanni De Simone], American radio and big band singer (Bob Crosby; Gene Krupa; Your Hit Parade; Glenn Miller's Army Air Forces Orchestra), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1985) [1]
- 1921 Brian Keith, American actor (Family Affair, Loneliest Runner, The Parent Trap), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1997)
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922-2016)
Egyptian politician and 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992- 96), born in Cairo, Egypt
- 1922 Marina Candael, Flemish dancer and choreography (Rhapsody in Blue), born Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 2003)
- 1922 Veronica Lake [Constance Ockleman], American actress (Sullivan's Travels, I Married a Witch), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1973)
- 1923 Margaret Courtenay, Welsh stage and screen actress, singer and entertainer (Royal Flash; Duet for One), born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1996)
- 1924 Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist
- 1924 Billy Jim Layton, American composer and academic, born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 2004)
- 1924 Kenneth J. Gray, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1955-74, 85-89), born in West Frankfort, Illinois (d. 2014)
- 1924 Leonid Kogan, Soviet Russian violinist (Lenin Prize, 1952), born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine) (d. 1982)
- 1924 Phyllis Avery, American actress (Ruby Gentry, George Gobel Show, Mr Novak), born in NYC, New York (d. 2011)
- 1927 McLean Stevenson, American actor (M*A*S*H, 1972-75 - "Col. Henry Blake"; Hello Larry), born in Normal, Illinois (d. 1996)
- 1927 Narciso Yepes, Spanish classical guitarist (Orquesta Nacionale 1947), born in Lorca ,Spain
- 1927 Sir Lawrence "Lawrie" Barratt, British businessman and housing developer (Barratt Developments), born in England (d. 2012)
- 1928 Kathleen Hughes, American actress (It Came From Outer Space), born in Hollywood, California
- 1928 Leopoldine "Leonie" Rysanek, Austrian dramatic soprano (Vienna State Opera 1954-96; Metropolitan Opera, 1959-96), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1998)
- 1929 Gilbert Rogin, American journalist and author (The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
- 1929 Horst Janssen, German graphic artist and printmaker, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1995)
- 1929 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book & film, "Fear Strikes Out"), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2017)
- 1930 Alan Moss, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2019)
- 1930 Charles De Sorgher, Belgian bobsledder
- 1930 Dame Elisabeth Frink, Thurlow, Suffolk, English sculptor and printmaker
- 1930 Edward H White II, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1930 Ham Kee-yong, South Korean runner (Boston Marathon 1950), born in Chuncheon, South Korea (d. 2022)
- 1930 Jay Migliori, saxophonist (Supersax), born in Erie, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- 1930 Michael Robbins, British actor and comedian (On the Buses, The Great Muppet Caper), born in London, England (d. 1992)
- 1930 Monique Mercure, French Canadian actress (Naked Lunch), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1930 Ornelio Martina, Antillian author/governor of Curacao
- 1930 Peter Katin, British concert pianist, born in London (d. 2015)
- 1930 Pierre Bergé, French industrialist and co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House, born in Oléron, France (d. 2017)
- 1930 Shirley Crabtree Jr. [Big Daddy], English pro wrestler (record-breaking 64-inch chest), born in Halifax, England (d. 1997)
- 1931 Claudia Jane Archibald, parapsychologist
- 1931 Terence Marsh, British production designer (Oliver!, Dr. Zhivago, Spaceballs), born in London, England (d. 2018)
- 1932 (Hendricus) "Henk" Mochel, Dutch TV host (Rondom Tien), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 2016)
- 1932 Ramon Zupko, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (Fluxus), and educator (Western Michigan University, 1971-96), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
- 1933 Fred W Haise Jr, American USAF officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 13; STS-T-1, -T-3, -T-5), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- 1934 Ellis Marsalis, American jazz pianist & teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1934 Hans Eder, German soccer defender (Hertha BSC) and manager (Hertha BSC 1974, 79, 85), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
- 1934 Kurt Hamrin, Swedish soccer player, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1935 Don Stewart, actor (Guiding Light)
- 1935 Gennadi Aleksandrovich Dolgopolov, cosmonaut
- 1935 Hussein ibn Talal, King of Jordan (1952-99), born in Amman, Jordan (d. 1999)
- 1935 Jakusho Kwong, head of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, born in Santa Rosa, California
- 1936 Cornell Gunter, American R&B singer (The Coasters - "Poison Ivy"; "Yakety-Yak"), born in Coffeyville, Kansas (d. 1990)
- 1937 Jim Brewer, American baseball relief pitcher (World Series 1965; MLB All Star 1973; LA Dodgers), born in Merced, California (d. 1987)
- 1937 Joseph Billingslea, Jr., American R&B singer (The Contours - "Do You Love Me"), born in Hamtramck, Michigan
- 1937 Vittorio Adorni, Italian road racing cyclist (Giro d'Italia general classification 1965), born in San Lazzaro di Parma, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1939 [Walter] Wendy Carlos, American musician and composer (Switched-On Bach), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- 1940 Freddie Garrity, British pop singer (Freddie and the Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Crumpsall, Manchester, England (d. 2006)
- 1941 Hermanus J Kriel, South African minister of Planning (1989- )
- 1942 Jackie Du Preez, Zimbabwe cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, South Africa; Zimbabwe Test selector), born in Harare, Zimbabwe (d. 2020)
- 1943 Peter Norton, American software engineer
- 1944 Aditya Biria, industrialist
- 1945 Paul Hirsch, American film editor
- 1945 Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian First Lady (d. 2005)
- 1946 Sacheen Littlefeather [Marie Louise Cruz]. American indigenous rights activist, who declined Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, born in Salinas, California (d. 2022) [1]
- 1947 Buckwheat Zydeco [Stanley Dural, Jr.], American B-3 organist, accordionist and singer (Where There's Smoke, There's Fire), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 2016)
P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
American journalist and satirist (Parliament of Whores; National Lampoon), born in Toledo, Ohio
Charles III (74 years old)
1948 King of the United Kingdom (2022-) Prince of Wales (1958-2022), born in London, England
- 1948 Ian Stanley, Australian golfer (British Senior Open 2001), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2018)
- 1948 Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior (D66, 1994-)
- 1948 Robert Ginty, American actor (Paper Chase, White Fire), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1949 James "J.Y." Young, American rock guitarist (Styx), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1949 Phil Baron, American voice actor (Piglet), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1949 Terry Lee Johnson, Alabama, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
- 1951 Alec John Such [Szűcs], American rock bassist (Bon Jovi, 1983-94 - "Wanted Dead or Alive"), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2022)
- 1951 Barry Brandt, American rock drummer (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1951 Frankie Banali, American heavy metal drummer (Quiet Riot - "Cum on Feel the Noize"), born in Queens, NewYork City (d. 2020)
- 1951 Sandahl Bergman, American actress (Conan; All that Jazz), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1951 Stephen Bishop, American singer-songwriter ("On And On"; "Save It For A Rainy Day"), born in San Diego, California
- 1951 Zhang Yimou, Chinese film director (Let Live, Raise the Red Lantern), born in Xi'an, China
- 1952 Ray Sharkey, American actor (Wise Guys, Wired, Caged Fear), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1953 Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France
- 1953 James Guthrie, English music producer and sound engineer (Pink Floyd), born in Edmonton, England
Bernard Hinault (68 years old)
1954 French cyclist and 5-time Tour de France winner, born in Yffiniac, France
Condoleezza Rice (68 years old)
1954 1st female African-American U.S. Secretary of State (2005-09), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1954 Tawatha Agee, American singer-songwriter ("Juicy Fruit"), session and touring vocalist (James Mtume; Dave Matthews Band), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1954 Yanni [Chryssomallis], Greek new age musician (Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance), born in Kalamata, Greece
- 1955 Jack Sikma, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Kankalee, Illinois
- 1955 Willie Hernandez, pitcher (Cy Young Award)
- 1956 Keith Alexander, British soccer forward (3 caps St Lucia; Grimsby Town FC, Lincoln City FC) and manager (Lincoln, Peterborough, Macclesfield), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2010)
- 1956 Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth Va, USN/astro (STS 50, 61, 73, 82)
- 1957 Frank Affolter, Dutch pianist, songwriter and singer ("If Nobody Does"), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1957 Michael J. Fitzgerald, American technical writer and novelist (Song of Falling Leaves), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
- 1957 Sean Slade, American sound engineer, record producer (Radiohead; Hole), and music educator, born in Lansing, Michigan
Bryan Stevenson (63 years old)
1959 American social justice activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, born in Milton, Delaware
- 1959 Paul McGann, English actor (Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who), born in Liverpool, Lancashire
- 1960 Piet Swerts, Belgian classical pianist, composer (Rotations; Zodiac), and educator, born in Tongeren, Belgium
- 1961 D B Sweeney, actor (Cutting Edge, Fire in the Sky, Day in October)
- 1961 Gordon Jennison Noice, American actor
- 1962 Harland Williams, Canadian American actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1962 Laura San Giacoma, American actress (Pretty Woman; Saving Grace), born in Danville, New Jersey
- 1962 Morgan Reeser, American 470 sailor (Olympics-8th-1992, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1962 Satomi Kōrogi, Japanese voice actress, born in Tokyo
- 1962 Stefano Gabbana, Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana), born in Milan, Italy
- 1963 Mike Prior, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1964 (Joseph) "Run" Simmons, American rapper and minister (Run-D.M.C. - "Walk This Way"), born in NYC, New York
- 1964 Andrew Banfield, British pop and R&B singer (The Pasadenas - "Riding On A Train"; "I'm Doing Fine Now"), born in London, England
- 1964 Bill Hemmer, American television news reporter
- 1964 Patrick Warburton, American actor (Seinfeld; The Civilization of Maxwell Bright; The Tick), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1964 Silken Laumann, Canadian rower (Olympic bronze, silver-92, 96), born in Mississauga, Ontario
- 1966 Curt Schilling, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Anchorage, Alaska
- 1966 Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1966 Petra Roßner, German cyclist
- 1967 Letitia Dean, actress (Sharon Watts-EastEnders)
- 1967 Nina Gordon [Shapiro], American singer-songwriter (Veruca Salt - "Volcano Girls"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1968 Bob Christian, NFL running back (Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons)