- 1079 Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)
- 1518 Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)
- 1586 Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen
- 1605 Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)
- 1617 Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)
- 1646 Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)
- 1653 Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar
- 1673 John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)
- 1694 Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher (d. 1746)
- 1705 Gustaaf Imhoff, gov of Ceylon (1736-40)/gov of Neth-Indies (1743-50)
- 1720 Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (d. 1796)
- 1732 Johann C Adelung, German linguist/librarian
- 1746 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church songs)
- 1763 Charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1805 Antoon Jurgens, Dutch margarine manufacturer
- 1807 Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (d. 1892)
- 1812 John Rodgers II, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1882)
- 1814 Esther Morris [Esther Hobart McQuigg], American suffragist, anti-slavery activist, and 1st female justice of the peace in the US, born in Tioga County, New York (d. 1902)
- 1819 Charles Anderson Dana, Asst Secy War, (Union) (d. 1897)
- 1820 Winfield Scott "Old Swet" Featherston, Army Brigadier General (Confederate)
- 1823 Theodule Augustin Ribot, painter
- 1824 Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse), Tsarina of Russia (d. 1880)
- 1835 James William Forsyth, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 1906)
- 1839 Nelson Appleton Miles, American Major General (Union Army), born in Westminster, Massachusetts (d. 1925)
- 1857 Henry Osborn, Conn, paleontologist/author (52 Years of Research)
- 1861 William Bateson, English biologist (originator of term "genetics")
- 1866 Matthew A Henson, 1st African American to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909)
- 1875 Artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (d. 1955)
- 1879 Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary, peasant leader
- 1879 "Dr. Bob" Smith, American physician and co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont (d. 1950)
- 1880 Earle Page, Australian politician (d. 1961)
- 1881 Paul L E von Kleist, German general-fieldmarshal (Eastern Front)
- 1884 Sara Teasdale, American poet (1st Pulitzer Prize-1918-"Love Songs")
- 1887 J C Heldring, Dutch businessman
- 1896 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, writer (Yearling), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1898 Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans)
- 1900 Josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange
- 1901 Ernest Lawrence, American nuclear scientist and inventor (Cyclotron - Nobel 1939), born in Canton, South Dakota (d. 1958)
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1902 Paul Dirac, English physicist (quantum electrodynamics, Nobel 1933), born in Bristol, England (d. 1984)
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- 1903 August Cool, Belgian union leader/minister of state
- 1905 Wachtang Ananjan, writer
- 1906 Andre Demedts, Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days)
- 1908 Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65)
- 1908 Chivu Stoica, premier of Romania (1955-61)
- 1910 Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962)
- 1912 Daniel Mann, director (Willard, Butterfield 8), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1913 Daan Wildschut, painter/glazenier/author
- 1913 Robert T Stafford, (Sen-R-VT, 1971-88)
- 1914 Arthur Holt, politician
- 1914 Unity Mitford, English fascist sympathizer and one of the Mitford sisters, born in London (d. 1948)
- 1915 Jumbo Elliott, American track coach (d. 1981)
- 1919 Dino De Laurentiis, producer (King Kong), born in Torre Annunziata, Italy
- 1920 Don Cook, foreign Correspondent
- 1921 John Herbert Chapman, British physicist (d. 1979)
- 1921 Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, Indian medical scientist (d. 2001)
- 1922 Michael Parkin, journalist
- 1922 Rudi Gernreich, designer (1st women's topless swimsuit, miniskirt)
- 1922 Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian
- 1925 Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist
- 1925 Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak politician (d. 2003)
- 1927 Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet (Lady of the Night: A flower)
- 1927 Jim Weaver, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon), born in Brookings, South Dakota
- 1927 Yuri Kasakow, Russian writer, born in Moscow (d. 1982)
- 1928 Ken Scowcroft, English insurance magnate/multi-millionaire
- 1929 Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (Great Train Robbery of 1963), born in Stockwell
- 1929 Larisa Bogoraz, Soviet dissident (d. 2004)
- 1930 Joan Mondale, wife of US vice-president Walter Mondale (1977-81)
- 1930 Terry Nation, writer (Dr Who, Blake 7)
- 1932 Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian dictator
- 1934 Julian C Dixon, (Rep-D-California, 1979- )
- 1935 Ron Marlenee, (Rep-R-MT, 1977- )
- 1935 Sandy Horn, lesbian activist
- 1935 John Laws, Australia radio personality
- 1936 Don Bowden, 1st American to run a sub 4 min mile (1957), born in San José, California
- 1939 Alexander Watson, American ambassador and diplomat
- 1946 Robin M Tallon, (Rep-D-SC, 1983- )
- 1946 James W. Lewis, American convicted extortionist
- 1948 Svetlana Y Savitskaya, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7, T-12, T-15A)
- 1949 Bela Magyari, Hungarian cosmonaut
- 1951 Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994)
- 1952 Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author
- 1958 Deborah Norville, news anchor (Today Show, Inside Edition)
- 1959 Ronald Weigel, German DR speed walker (5 km indoor)
- 1960 Ulrich Maly, German politician
- 1963 Kyoko Chan Cox, American daughter of Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox, born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1963 Jon Turteltaub, American director
- 1964 Anastasia Ashman, American writer and digital strategist (GlobalNiche), born in Berkeley, California
- 1964 Giuseppe Conte, Italian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (2018-), born in Volturara Appula, Italy
- 1965 Kate Langbroek, Australian media personality
- 1967 Lee Unkrich, American director and film editor
- 1972 Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
- 1979 Paris Latsis, Greek shipping heir
- 1980 Pat Noonan, American footballer
- 1982 David Florence, British canoeist
- 1984 Devon McTavish, American footballer
- 1988 Beatrice, Princes of York, British daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, born in London