- 1276 Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1328)
- 1433 Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (d. 1499)
- 1507 Viglius [Wigle Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch statesman and jurist (minister to Charles V), born in Swicham (d. 1577)
- 1545 Giovanale Ancina, Italian priest and composer, born in Fossano, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1604)
- 1562 George Abbott, English theologist and the Archbishop of Canterbury (1611-1633), born in Guildford, Surrey, England (d. 1633)
- 1582 Dmitry Ivanovich [Dmitry of Uglich], Russian Tsarevich and son of Ivan IV "the Terrible" (d. 1591)
- 1605 Thomas Browne, English philosopher and writer (Garden of Cyrus), born in London (d. 1682)
- 1610 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (d. 1688)
- 1652 Louis Le Quointe, Flemish organist and composer (Bouquet de fleurs), born in Ypres, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1717)
- 1658 Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
- 1669 Wirich Philipp von Daun, Austrian nobleman and field marshal, Viceroy of Naples, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, born in Vienna, Habsburg Empire (d. 1741)
- 1680 John Abernethy, Irish Protestant minister (d. 1740)
- 1684 Johann Christoph Frauenholtz, Alsatian composer, baptized in Ahorn, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1754)
- 1688 William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)
- 1690 Giuseppe Maria Carretti, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1774)
- 1718 Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Marshal of France (d. 1804)
- 1720 John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist, born in Province of New Jersey (d. 1772)
- 1721 Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist (d. 1800)
- 1784 John McLoughlin, Canadian Hudson's Bay Co pioneer and fur trader in Oregon Country, born in Rivière du Loup, Quebec (d. 1857)
- 1784 Leigh Hunt, English poet, critic and journalist (Romantic Movement, "Jenny Kissed Me”), born in Southgate, England (d. 1859)
- 1810 Cassius Marcellus Clay, American Major General (Union Army), born in Madison County, Kentucky (d. 1903)
- 1819 Samuel McGowan, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Laurens County, South Carolina (d. 1897)
- 1824 František Pivoda, Moravian composer, born in Žeravice, Austrian Empire (d. 1898)
- 1824 Rufus Saxton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Greenfield, Massachusetts (d. 1908)
- 1828 Adolfo Fumagalli, Italian piano virtuoso and composer, often for just the left hand, born in Inzago, Italy (d. 1856)
- 1834 Francis Channing Barlow, American lawyer, Union general (US Civil War, meet with General John Brown Gordon at Gettysburg), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1896)
- 1850 Annie Smith Peck, American mountain climber/explorer/diplomat, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1935)
- 1851 Empress Myeongseong, Empress of Korea (d. 1895)
- 1858 George Albert Boulenger, Belgian naturalist (d. 1937)
- 1860 Affie Jarvis, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 18 dismissals; South Australia), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 1933)
- 1862 Auguste Lumière, French engineer and filmmaker who made the 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory), born in Besançon, France (d. 1954)
- 1863 John Huston Finley, American academic and editor (NY Times 1937-38, President of the American Geographical Society), born in Grand Ridge, Illinois (d. 1940)
- 1866 Clarence Lucas, Canadian composer, librettist, conductor, and music professor, born in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario (d. 1947)
- 1868 Bertha Knight Landes, American politician (1st female mayor of any major US city - Mayor of Seattle 1926-28), born in Ware, Massachusetts (d. 1943)
- 1871 Walter Bradford Cannon, American physiologist (Wisdom of the Body, coined term "fight or flight response"), born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (d. 1945)
- 1873 Bart King, American cricket pioneer (North America's greatest all-rounder; helped develop art of swing bowling), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
Jaap Eden (1873-1925)
Dutch athlete (World Cycling C'ship gold 10k 1894, sprint 1895; World Speed Skating C'ship gold allround 1893, 95, 96), born in Groningen, Netherlands
- 1876 Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1907, 08; NL wins leader 1909; MLB ERA leader 1906; Chicago Cubs), born in Nyesville, Indiana (d. 1948)
- 1878 Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram), born in Langenfelde near Hamburg (d. 1980)
- 1882 Vincas Krevė-Mickevičius, Lithuanian poet, philologist and playwright (founder of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences), born in Subartonys, Lithuania (d. 1954)
- 1885 Charles E. Merrill, American investment banker (Merrill Lynch), born in Green Cove Springs, Florida (d. 1956)
- 1889 Uncle Art Satherley, British-American record producer (Academy of Country Music Award, 1968), born in Bristol, England (d. 1986)
- 1892 Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish pianist and composer, born in Jyväskylä (d. 1955)
- 1895 Frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d. 1999)
- 1895 Louis Mumford, American cultural historian, city planner and writer, born in Flushing, Queens (d. 1990)
- 1896 Bob O'Farrell, American baseball catcher (World Series, NL MVP 1926, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (St.L Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds), born in Waukegan, Illinois (d. 1988)
- 1896 Nat Holman, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA, NIT C'ships 1950 CCNY), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1897 Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)
- 1899 Hal B. Wallis [Aaron Blum Wolowicz], American movie producer (Casablanca; Maltese Falcon; Martin & Lewis; Elvis movies; Barefoot in the Park), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1986)
Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974)
Guatemalan novelist (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67), journalist and poet, born in Guatemala City
Bill Ponsford (1900-1991)
Australian cricket batsman (29 Tests @ 48 22, 7 x 100s; 1st-class 13,819 runs @ 65.18; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1900 Erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990)
- 1900 Roy Worters, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Hart Memorial Trophy 1929; Vezina Trophy 1931; NY Americans), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1957)
- 1901 Arleigh Burke, American admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross), born in Boulder, Colorado (d. 1996)
- 1903 Tor Johnson [Tore Johansson], Swedish wrestler and actor (Bride of the Monster), born in Kalmar län, Sweden (d. 1971)
- 1903 Vittorio Giannini, American violinist, composer (The Medead), and educator (Curtis Institute, 1956-64), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
- 1907 Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. 1962)
- 1908 Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz double bassist and composer (Elegy), born in London (d. 1987)
- 1908 [Nils] Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian classical pianist and composer, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1981)
- 1909 Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)
- 1909 Robert Beatty, Canadian actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Where Eagles Dare), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (d. 1992)
- 1910 Dan Tobin, American stage and screen character actor (I Married Joan; Perry Mason), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1982)
- 1910 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, India, astrophysicist (Nobel Prize 1983 for work on structure and evolution of the stars), born in Lahore, British India (d. 1995)
- 1910 Vic Ghezzi, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1941), born in Rumson, New Jersey (d. 1976)
- 1911 George Cates, American composer and orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2002)
- 1911 Hilde Spiel, Austrian writer, born in Vienna (d. 1990)
- 1913 Vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le Ragazze di San Frediano), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1991)
- 1913 Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)
- 1914 Harold Gimblett, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; 265 career FC sixes; Somerset CCC), born in Bicknoller, England (d. 1978)
- 1914 Juanita Moore, American actress (Imitation Of Life), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2014)
- 1915 Farid al-Atrash [El-Atrache], Syrian composer, musician, virtuoso oud player, and actor (Akher kedba), born in Jebel Ed-Druz, Southern Syria (d. 1974)
- 1916 David Lewis, American actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
- 1916 Emil Gilels, Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition - 1st prize, 1938), born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1985)
- 1916 Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Swedish composer (Facettes; Aniara), born in Växjö, Sweden (d. 1968)
- 1916 Toby Rowland, American theatrical manager (London), b0rn in Libby, Montana (d. 1994)
- 1918 Charles Evans, British mountaineer and surgeon (deputy leader 1953 British Everest expedition, led 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1995)
- 1918 Louis Althusser, French Marxist philosopher ("For Marx"; "Reading Capital") who strangled his wife, born in Birmendreïs, French Algeria (d. 1990)
- 1920 LaWanda Page [Alberta Peal], American actress (Aunt Esther-Sanford & Sons), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2002)
- 1920 Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher (d. 2003)
- 1921 George Nader, American actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2002)
- 1921 Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish soccer striker (33 caps; AC Milan; Olympic gold 1948), born in Hörnefors, Sweden (d. 1995)
- 1922 Jack Anderson, American journalist (Washington Post), born in Long Beach, California (d. 1922)
- 1925 Bernard Hepton, British actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII), born in Bradford, England
- 1925 Victor Zorza, journalist/Russian specialist
- 1926 Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian pop singer-songwriter (Eurovision, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1974), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 2009)
- 1926 Joel Feinberg, American moral philosopher (d. 2004)
- 1927 Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter/director (Cobra)
- 1928 Buff Cobb [Patrizia Cobb Chapman], American actress and TV personality (Masquerade Party), born in Florence, Tuscany (d. 2010)
- 1929 Balbir Singh Snr., Indian field hockey centre forward (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56) and coach (World Cup gold 1975), born in Haripur Khalsa, India (d. 2020)
- 1929 Dumitru Capoianu, Romanian conductor and classical and film composer (The Little Man), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2012)
- 1930 Thomas ap Rees, British botanist, born in Frome, England (d. 1996)
- 1931 Atsushi Miyagi, Japanese tennis player (US Open doubles 1955 [with Kosei Kamo] first Japanese players to win a Grand Slam event), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2021)
- 1931 John le Carré [pen name for David Cornwell], English novelist (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold), born in Poole, England (d. 2020)
- 1931 László Kalmár, Hungarian composer (Triangles), born in Budapest (d. 1995)
- 1932 Robert Reed, American actor (Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse), born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1992)
- 1933 Brian Booth, Australian cricket batsman (29 Tests @ 42.21, 5 x 100s, 10 x 50s; NSW), born in Bathurst, Australia (d. 2023)
- 1933 Wilfried Dietrich, German FR, super-heavyweight (Olympic gold 1960)
- 1934 Dave Guard, American folk singer, songwriter and arranger (Kingston Trio - "Tom Dooley"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1991)
- 1934 Des Hoare, cricketer (Australian quickie in Test in 1961 v W Indies)
- 1934 Lloyd Haynes, American actor (Room 222- "Pete Dixon"), and screenwriter, born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 1986) [1]
Yakubu Gowon (88 years old)
1934 Nigerian army chief, dictator and head of state (1966–75), born in Kanke, Nigeria
James Bevel (1936-2008)
American civil rights activist (Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Direct Action), born in Itta Bena, Mississippi
- 1936 Johnetta Betsch Cole, educator/president (Spellman College)/(Sen-D-KY)
- 1936 Sylvia Browne, American author and self-proclaimed medium dubbed "America's most controversial psychic", born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2013)
- 1936 Tony Lo Bianco, actor (Ann Jillian Story, Hizzoner!), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1937 Marilyn Bell, Canadian open water swimmer (first to swim across Lake Ontario), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1937 Nicholas Palmer, television writer/producer
Peter Max (85 years old)
1937 American psychedelic artist (Dynamite Chicken), born in Berlin, Germany
- 1937 Sean Garrison, American actor (Up Periscope, Splendor in the Grass), born in NYC, New York
- 1938 Ton Regtien, Dutch student leader
- 1939 Masabumi Kikuchi, Japanese jazz pianist, synthesizer player, and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2015)
- 1940 Jerzy Kulej, Polish light welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Częstochowa, Poland (d. 2012)
- 1940 Larry Chance [Figueiredo], American doo-wop vocalist (The Earls - "Remember Then"; "I Believe"), born in the Bronx, NYC (d. 2023)
Michael Gambon (1940-2023)
Irish-English stage and screen actor (The Singing Detective; Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series), born in Dublin, Ireland [1]
- 1941 Eddie Daniels, American jazz, session, and classical clarinetist (With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra; Bob James), born in New York City
- 1941 Simon Ward, actor (4 Musketeers, 4 Feathers), born in London, England (d. 2012)
- 1942 Andrew Vachss, American author and attorney
- 1943 Michael Findlay, cricket wicket-keeper (WI early 70's)
- 1943 Robert Morris, American composer, born in Cheltenham, England
- 1943 Robin Holloway, British composer (Seascape And Harvest), and educator (University of Cambridge, 1974-2011), born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
- 1943 Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1944 George McCrae, American soul and disco singer ("Lead Me On"; "Rock Your Baby"), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1944 Keith Adrian [Johnson], Indies/Dutch actor (Intrepid Mr Twist)
- 1944 O Yeong-Su, South Korean actor (Squid Game), born in Kaepung County, Japanese Korea
- 1944 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaican reggae musician (The Wailers -"Get Up Stand Up"; Mystic Man, Legalize It), born in Westmoreland, Jamaica (d. 1987)
- 1944 Vasilis Botinos, Greek soccer winger (12 caps; Olympiacos FC 140 games, 120 goals), born in Volos, Greece (d. 2022)
- 1945 Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist
- 1945 Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead], American actress, drag queen and international icon of bad taste cinema (Pink Flamingos; Hairspray), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1988)
- 1945 Gloria Jones, American R&B and rock singer-songwriter ("Tainted Love"), theater actress (Hair), and keyboardist (T. Rex, 1973-77), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1945 Jeannie C. Riley (née Stephenson), American Grammy and CMA Award-winning pop-country and gospel singer ("Harper Valley P.T.A."), born in Stamford, Texas
John Lithgow (77 years old)
1945 American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actor (3rd Rock From The Sun - "Dick"; Harry & Hendersons; The World According to Garp; Shrek), recording artist, poet, and children's book author, born in Rochester, New York
- 1945 Keith Reid, British poet and lyricist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade of Pale"), born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2023) [1]
- 1945 Patricia Ireland, American feminist (National Organization of Women president, 1991-2001), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1946 Bob Holland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner at age 38)
- 1946 Kenneth Washington, African-American actor (Sgt Richard Baker-Hogan's Heroes, Westworld)
- 1946 Philip Pullman, English writer
- 1947 Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comic strip artist
- 1947 Wilbert Hart, American singer (Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"; "La-La Means I Love You"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1948 Chester "Chet" Biscardi, Italian-American composer, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- 1948 Patrick Simmons, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers - "Blackwater"), born in Aberdeen, Washington
- 1948 Peter Solley, British progressive rock session and touring Hammond organ player and keyboardist (Paladin; Procol Harum, 1975-77; Whitesnake, 1978), born in London, England
- 1949 Jamie McGrigor, British politician
- 1949 Lynn Dickey, American NFL quarterback (All Pro 1983; Green Bay Packers 1976-85), born in Paola, Kansas
- 1951 "Uncle" Floyd [Vivino], American stage and television performer (The Uncle Floyd Show, 1974–98). and world record piano player, born in Paterson, New Jersey
- 1951 Annie Golden, American punk rock singer (The Shirts), and actress (Hair; Assassins: Orange is the New Black), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1951 Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematical physicist, recipient of the Bôcher Memorial Prize, born in Athens, Greece
- 1952 Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexican spanish singer/actress (Nana)
- 1954 Deborah Blum, American writer
- 1954 Joe Bryant, American basketball player
- 1954 Sam Allardyce, English football manager
- 1955 Lonnie Shelton, NBA forward (NY Knick, Seattle Supersonics)
- 1955 Melpo Kosti, Greek actress
- 1955 Nino DeFranco, Canadian pop guitarist (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
- 1955 Pat Klous, Hutchinson Ks, actress (Marcy-Flying High, Judy-Love Boat)
- 1955 Roland Dyens, French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger (Libra Sonatine), born in French Tunisia. (d. 2016)
- 1956 Bruce Weber, American Basketball Coach, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1956 Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
- 1956 Steve Doocy, American journalist and TV anchor (Fox and Friends), born in Algona, Iowa
- 1956 Sunny Deol, Indian actor
- 1957 Doug Kirby, American travel guide writer (Roadside America), born in Holmdel, New Jersey
- 1957 Karl Wallinger, Welsh rocker and songwriter (The Waterboys, 1983-85; World Party - "Give It All Away"; "Ship Of Fools"), born in Prestatyn, Wales, UK
- 1957 Ray Richmond, American columnist and media critic (Hollywood Reporter; Deadline Hollywood), born in Whittier, California
- 1958 Antoine Trousers, rock drummer/singer (Dike-Bleeding Heart)
- 1958 John Bloom [Joe Bob Briggs], drive-in movie critic
- 1958 Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor born in Santurce, Puerto Rico
- 1958 Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
- 1960 Dan "Woody" Woodgate, British rock drummer (Madness - "Our House"; Voice of Beehive), born in Kensington, West London, England
- 1960 Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (3 LPGA wins), born in Campbell River, British Columbia (d. 2016)
- 1960 Jennifer Holliday, American Grammy and Tony Award-winning stage actress, and pop, R&B, and gospel singer (Dream Girls), born in Houston, Texas
- 1960 Jonathan FeBland, English musician and artist, born in London
- 1961 David Egerton, English rugby union #8 (7 caps; Bath Rugby) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Pinner, England (d. 2021)
- 1961 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, KC Royals)
Evander Holyfield (60 years old)
1962 American boxer (Olympic bronze 1988) and world champion (1990-92), born in Atmore, Alabama
- 1962 Tracy Chevalier, American author
- 1963 Jim Dombrowski, NFL guard (New Orleans Saints)
- 1963 Prince Laurent of Belgium, Château de Belvédère, Laeken, son of King Albert II and Queen Paola
- 1963 Sinitta [Malone], British-American singer ("So Macho"; "Toy Boy"), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1964 Ty Pennington [Gary Tygert Burton], American television host (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1964 Webster Slaughter, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
- 1965 Brad Daugherty, American basketball center (5 x NBA All-Star; Cleveland Cavaliers), NASCAR team owner (JTG Daugherty Racing, winner Daytona 500 2023) and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC, CBS), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina
- 1965 Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
- 1965 Todd Park Mohr, American musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1966 Amy Linker, American actress (Lewis and Clark, Lauren-Square Pegs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1966 Dave Veres, pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Montgomery, Alabama
Jon Favreau (56 years old)
1966 American actor, screenwriter (Swingers), and director (Elf; Iron Man; The Mandalorian), born in Queens, New York City
- 1966 Roger R. Cross, Jamaican-born actor
- 1967 Amy Carter, US President Jimmy Carter's daughter and peace activist, born in Plains, Georgia
- 1967 Yoko Shimomura, Japanese pianist and video game composer, born in Hyogo, Japan
- 1969 DJ Sammy [Samuel Bouriah], Spanish DJ, born in Mallorca
- 1969 Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager, born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- 1969 John Edward, American TV Psychic, born in Glen Cove, New York
- 1969 Pedro Castillo, Peruvian teacher, union leader and politician (President of Peru 2021-22), born in Puña,, Peru
Trey Parker (53 years old)
1969 American animator, producer, actor and composer (South Park; The Book of Mormon), born in Conifer, Colorado
- 1969 Zdeno Ciger, Slovak NHL player (Edmonton Oilers), born in Martin, Czechoslovakia
- 1970 Chamara Dunusinghe, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lanka 1995)
- 1970 Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor
- 1972 Marc Newfield, outfielder (San Diego Padres), born in Sacramento, California
- 1972 Pras [Prakazrel Michel], Haitian-American rapper, songwriter and producer (The Fugees - "Killing Me Softly"), born in Brooklyn, New York
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