- 912 Otto I, the Great, German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73)
- 1221 Alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile & Leon (1252-84)
- 1402 Jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468)
- 1417 William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487)
- 1553 Prospero Alpini, Italian botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)
- 1632 Jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707)
- 1641 Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720)
- 1669 Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens)
- 1690 Ernst J earl van Biron, Russian duke of Koerland/regent of Ivan VI
- 1705 Thomas Birch, English historian (d. 1766)
- 1715 Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer (d. 1799)
- 1719 Spranger Barry, Irish Shakespearean actor, born in Skinner's Row, Dublin (d. 1777)
- 1748 Etienne Joseph Floquet, French opera composer, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1785)
- 1749 Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 1760 Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple)
- 1765 Thomas Attwood, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1838)
- 1785 Joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53)
- 1794 Joan F Van Oordt, vicar (Groninger direction)
- 1797 Gábor Mátray, Hungarian composer and musicologist, born in Nagykata, Hungary (d. 1875)
- 1800 Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/author (Povesti)
Franklin Pierce
1804 Franklin Pierce, 14th US President (Democrat: 1853-57), born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire (d. 1869)
Franklin Pierce
- 1809 Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1891)
- 1815 William Dennison, postmaster/general (Union), (d. 1882)
- 1819 Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1901)
- 1819 Josiah Dwight Whitney, Northampton Massachusetts, American Geologist who led the California Geological Survey (Mount Whitney and Whitney Glacier are named for him)
- 1820 John Willis Ellis, Governor (Confederacy) (d. 1861)
- 1820 Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884)
- 1821 Charles Meryon, British/French etcher
- 1830 Kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austria sculptor
Johannes van der Waals
1837 Johannes van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid and Gas States), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1923)
Johannes van der Waals
- 1842 James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain)
- 1843 Josef Sucher, Hungarian composer and conductor (Aus alten Märchen), born in Döbör, Hungary
- 1855 Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1928)
- 1858 Frank Hearne, cricketer (brother of George and Alec, England and South Africa)
Billy the Kid
1859 Billy the Kid [William H Bonney], American frontier outlaw, born in NYC, New York (d. 1881)
Billy the Kid
- 1860 Karl Branting, Swedish statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)
- 1861 Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (d. 1939)
- 1862 Alberto Williams, Argentine pianist and composer (Etrerno Reposo), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1952)
- 1862 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism)
- 1864 Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (d. 1936)
- 1865 Howard Taylor, American tennis player (US National C'ships doubles 1879; singles 1884, 86, 87, 88 runner-up), born in NYC, New York (d. 1920)
- 1869 Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer who invented devices for radio broadcasting, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1942)
- 1875 Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, author and literary critic, born in Poltava, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
- 1876 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (Atlántida), born in Cádiz, Spain (d. 1946)
- 1878 Ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WWII)
- 1878 Holcombe Ward, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1904; President USLTA 1937-47), born in New York, NY (d. 1967)
- 1878 André Caplet, French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic; Le miroir de Jesus), born on a boat sailing between Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) and Honfleur (Calvados) in France (d. 1925)
- 1882 Johan C T Kikkert, Dutch painter/etcher/critic
- 1883 Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological/writer (Along the water front)
- 1883 Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (Epic of Culture in New World)
Boris Karloff
1887 Boris Karloff [William H. Pratt], English actor (The Mummy, Frankenstein), born in Camberwell, London (d. 1969)
Boris Karloff
- 1887 Paul Malengreau, Belgian organist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1813-53), born in at Trélon, Nord, France
- 1887 Eduardo Corrochio, Spanish-born dancer (d. 1943)
- 1887 Henry Moseley, English physicist (d. 1915)
- 1888 Harpo Marx [Adolph], American actor and comedian (Marx brothers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1964)
- 1888 Nana Bryant, American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus; Our Miss Brooks - "Mrs. Nestor"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1955)
- 1889 Harry Sunderland, Australian rugby league identity (d. 1964)
Alexander Patch
1889 Alexander Patch, American WWII general (Guadalcanal Campaign, Operation Dragoon), born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona (d. 1945)
Alexander Patch
- 1890 El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
- 1892 Erté, French artist (d. 1990)
- 1894 Ture Persson, Swedish sprinter (Olympic silver 1912)
- 1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher
- 1896 Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1946-53)
- 1896 Ruth Etting, American dancer, singer and actress (Roman scandals), born in David City, Nebraska (d. 1978)
- 1897 Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer (d. 1999)
- 1897 Karl Gebhardt, Nazi doctor (d. 1948)
- 1899 Marcel Dalio [Israel Moshe Blauschild], French actor (Sabrina, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Casablanca), born in Paris, France (d. 1983)
- 1899 Norman Hunter, English children's writer (Professor Branestawm), born in London (d. 1995)
- 1902 Aaron Bank, American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces (d. 2004)
- 1906 Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer, born in Abergele, Denbighshire (d. 1990)
- 1907 Lars Leksell, Swedish physician (d. 1986)
- 1908 Leendert P J Braat, Dutch sculptor/screenwriter
- 1908 Nelson S. Bond, American sci-fi writer (d. 2006)
- 1909 Nigel Tranter, author/historian (River Realm, Robert the Bruce)
- 1910 Hal Schumacher, baseball player
- 1911 Peter Saunders, English theater producer (Legend of the Werewolf)
- 1912 Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist
- 1912 George O'Hanlon, American actor (Calvin-Life of Riley, George Jetson), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
- 1914 [Arthur] Wilson "Bob" Tucker, American sci-fi author (Time Masters)
- 1914 Roger Avon, British actor (Doctor Who, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.), born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1998)
- 1915 Ellen Drew [Esther Loretta Ray], American actress (Isle of Dead, Christmas in July), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1915 John Dehner [Forkum], American actor (The Right Stuff, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1992)
- 1915 Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, politician
- 1916 Michael Gough, English actor (Hammer Horror Films, Search for the Nile), born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (d. 2011)
- 1917 Hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, medical writer
- 1919 Cláudio Santoro, Brazilian violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Manaus, Brazil (d. 1989)
- 1919 Peter Strawson, English philosopher
- 1920 Chalmers P Wylie, (Rep-R-OH, 1967- )
- 1920 Herman Nieland, Dutch organist/pianist/composer (Te Deum Laudamus)
- 1920 Paul Celan [Antschell], German/Romanian poet (Collected Prose)
- 1921 Hein Roethof, Dutch journalist and politician (PvdA)
- 1921 Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1960)
- 1922 Manuel Fraga Iribarne, president of Spanish Galicia
- 1923 Angelo John Novarese, record company founder
- 1923 Guy [Gaetano] Molinari, American politician (R-House of Representatives from New York, 1981-1983), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
- 1923 Nadia Gray [Nadia Kujnir-Herescu], Romanian actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1994)
- 1923 Daniel Brewster, American democrat (d. 2007)
- 1923 Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (Hambletonian x 4; Little Brown Jug x 5; Messenger Stakes x 7), born in Gloversville, NY (d. 1986)
- 1924 Colin Turnbull, anthropologist
- 1924 Paul Richards, American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight, Breaking Point), born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
- 1924 Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2003)
- 1925 Johnny Mandel, American composer, arranger and musician (M*A*S*H theme), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- 1926 Christopher Logue, British poet/stage writer (Trials)
- 1926 R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), born in Harmontown, Mississippi (d. 2005)
- 1926 Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher
- 1926 Vann Molyvann, Cambodian architect (New Khmer architecture), born in Ream, Cambodia (d. 2017)
- 1927 Guy Davenport, American author, artist, and scholar (d. 2005)
- 1928 Jakob Jez, Slovenian composer, born in Boštanj, Slovenia
- 1928 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
- 1929 Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian writer
- 1930 Ricou Browning, American director, actor, stuntman and producer (Creature from the Black Lagoon), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
- 1930 Jack McKeon, baseball player
- 1930 Robert Easton [Burke], American actor referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices" (Someone Up There Likes Me), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1930 William E Brock, (Sen-D)/US Secretary of Labor (1985-87)
- 1930 Dick Kazmaier, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1951; Unanimous All-American 1951; Princeton), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 2013)
- 1931 Yevgeni Grischin, USSR, 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1956, 60)
- 1931 Gloria Lynne, American Jazz vocalist (Dell Tones), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2013)
- 1931 Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, born in Tanuan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 2014)
- 1932 Michael Knight, air chief marshall/British leader (NATO)
- 1932 Michel David-Weill, French investment banker
- 1933 Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer ("Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima"), born in Dębica, Poland (d. 2020)
- 1933 Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist & revolutionary, born in Kahak, Iran (d. 1977)
Lew Hoad
1934 Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1956-57, Australian C'ships 1956, French C'ships 1956)), born in Sydney, NSW (d. 1994)
Lew Hoad
- 1934 Michael Wayne, producer (McQ, Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock)
- 1934 Rita Rossi Colwell, oceanographer
- 1934 Robert Towne, producer/screenwriter (Chinatown)
- 1935 Dean A Gallo, (Rep-R-NJ, 1985- )
- 1935 Ken Eastwood, cricketer (opened for Aust v Eng SCG 1971)
- 1935 Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1936 Robert Barnard, British mystery writer
- 1936 Celin Romero, Spanish classical guitarist (the Romeros), born in Málaga, Spain
- 1938 Herbert Achternbusch, actor (Hedes, Mix Wix, Wohin), born in Munich. Germany
- 1938 Esko Nikkari, Finnish actor
- 1939 Betty Everett, American singer (Getting Mighty Crowded)
- 1940 Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, 76), born in Marianao, Cuba
- 1941 Alan Mullery, English soccer player
- 1941 Simon Nolet, French-Canadian ice hockey right winger (Philadelphia Flyers, 1967-74), born in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec, Canada
- 1941 Franco Nero, Italian actor
- 1941 Derek Mahon, Irish Poet (A Disused Shed in Co Wexford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
- 1942 Susan Anspach, American actress (Grace-Yellow Rose, Hair, Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again Sam), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
- 1943 Andrew Goodman, civil rights worker, murdered in 1964
- 1943 Sue Nicholls, British actress
- 1944 Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter (Basic Instinct, Showgirls)
- 1944 Jose Torikens, Dutch journalist (Parool, NRC)
- 1944 Peter Lindbergh [Brodbeck], German fashion photographer and director, born in Lissa, German occupied Poland (d. 2019)
- 1945 Assaf Dayan, Israel, actor (Operation Thunderbolt)
- 1945 Steve Landesberg, comedian and actor (Barney Miller), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1945 Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer
- 1945 Jerry Harris, American sculptor
- 1946 Bobby L Rush, (Rep-D-Illinois)
- 1946 Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
- 1946 Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
- 1946 Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer
- 1947 Geoffery Michael Roberts, vintner
- 1948 Bruce Vilanch, American comedy writer
- 1949 Gayl Jones, American author/poet (Corregidora, Song for Anninho)
- 1950 Cecil Hooker, American country and rockabilly violinist (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy")
- 1950 Charles "Chuck" Schumer, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1981-1999, Sen-D-NY, 1999 -), born in NYC, New York
- 1951 Bernd Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1951 David Rappaport, 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits), born in London, England
- 1951 Jorg Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1952 Francie Larrieu Smith, American 1.5/3/10K track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979)
- 1952 Bill Troiano, American tuba player and teacher (Long Island Tuba Quartet), born in Plainview, New York
- 1953 Martin Kent, cricketer (Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981)
- 1953 Francis Cabrel, French folk and country singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Agen, France
- 1954 Bruce Hornsby, American pop, rock, and bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and piano player (The Way It Is), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
- 1954 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief (Elsevier Magazine)
- 1954 Ken Schrom, baseball player
- 1954 Glenn Brummer, American baseball player
- 1955 Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan], American sci-fi author (Yendi, Jhereg)
- 1955 Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist, classical and film composer (Divenire), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- 1955 Mary Landrieu, American politician (US Senator of Louisiana, 1997-2005) born in Arlington, Virgina
- 1956 Bruce Edgar, cricketer (NZ opener through the 80')
- 1956 Shane Gould, Australian freestyle swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1958 David Wallace, actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus), born in Miami, Florida
- 1958 Martin Snedden, cricketer (NZ medium-pacer of 80's)
- 1959 Brook Jacoby, baseball player
- 1959 Maxwell Caulfield, Derbyshire England, actor (Miles-The Colbys)
- 1959 Dominique Dunne, American actress (d. 1982)
- 1960 Jayananda Warnaweera, cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler)
- 1960 Robin Roberts, American television reporter
- 1961 Merv Hughes, Australian cricket fast bowler (53 Tests, 212 wickets; 33 ODIs), born in Euroa, Australia
- 1961 Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author
- 1961 Nicolas Bacri, Frenck classical music composer, born in Paris
- 1962 Calvin Hayes, British drummer (Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock), born in London
Nicolás Maduro
1962 Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (2013-present), born in Caracas, Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro
- 1963 Dale Sveum, baseball player
- 1963 Joe Ahearne, British television director
- 1963 Mamoru Takuma, Japanese mass murderer and rapist (d. 2004)
- 1963 Gwynne Shotwell, American engineer and businesswoman (SpaceX), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1964 Boyd Kestner, American actor (Outsiders), born in Virginia
- 1964 Jose Gonzales, baseball player
- 1964 Kapila Wijegunewardene, cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler)
- 1964 Frank Rutherford, Bahamian athlete
- 1965 Michael Brainard, American actor (All My Children, Santa Barbara), born in Hollywood, California
- 1965 Rodion Gataullin, Uzbekistan, pole vaulter (Olympic silver 1988)
- 1965 Jennifer Michael Hecht, American poet and historian
- 1966 Charlie Grover, American drummer (Sponge)
- 1966 Jerry Kelly, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1966 Vincent Cassel, French actor
