Nostradamus
1503 Nostradamus [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist and prophet (Les Propheties), born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France (d. 1566)
Nostradamus
Tycho Brahe
1546 Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (Golden nose), born in Knudstrup, Denmark (d. 1601)
Tycho Brahe
- 1625 Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)
- 1631 Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)
- 1640 (baptism date) - Aphra Behn, English playwright and novelist (d. 1689)
- 1678 Daniel Neal, English historian (d. 1743)
- 1720 Justus Möser, German statesman (d. 1794)
- 1775 Philander Chase, American founder of Kenyon College (d. 1852)
- 1775 Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British admiral (d. 1860)
- 1777 Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos the mayo)
- 1780 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, Germ/Russian minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1784 Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Princess of Asturias (d. 1806)
- 1787 Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Empress of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1816)
- 1791 Charles Wolfe, Irish poet (d. 1823)
- 1794 Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (d. 1872)
- 1812 Charles J Canning, English earl/1st viceroy of British-Indies
- 1824 Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (d. 1898)
- 1829 John Mercer Langston, 1st African American to hold US political office
- 1830 Allen Thomas, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1907)
- 1832 Daniel Harris Reynolds, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1902)
- 1837 William Wells, American businessman, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Waterbury, Vermont (d. 1892)
- 1853 Salvador Diaz Miron, Mexican poet (Los Cien Mejores Poemas)
- 1862 Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [OS]
- 1862 John M Acket, Dutch literary (Grammatic Conceptions)
- 1866 Roger Fry, English artist and art critic (d. 1934)
- 1870 Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)
- 1870 Karl Renner, Austrian Chancellor/president (1918-20, 45-50)
- 1883 Morihei Ueshiba "the founder" founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido
- 1884 Regina Ullmann, writer
- 1895 Paul Eluard, French poet (d. 1952)
Jimmy Doolittle
1896 James Doolittle, USAF General who conducted the raid on Tokyo in 1942, born in Alameda, California (d. 1993)
Jimmy Doolittle
- 1897 Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine)
- 1897 Kurt Schuschnigg, Austrian politician (d. 1977)
- 1901 Paul I, King of Greece (1947-64)
- 1908 Mária Szepes, Hungarian authoress (d. 2007)
- 1909 Edward L Tatum, American molecular geneticist and biochemist (Nobel Prize 1958), born in Boulder, Colorado (d. 1975)
- 1909 Phia [Sophia R] Berghout, harpist/founder Eduard of Beinumstichting
- 1911 Ota Adler, Czech/British fur trader/founder (Federal Trust)
- 1911 Hans von Ohain, German-American aerospace engineer (d. 1998)
- 1914 Karl Carstens, German (CDU)/pres Germany (1979-84)
- 1914 Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (d. 1943)
- 1915 Clay Warnick, choral director (Jimmie Rodgers Show), born in Tacoma, Washington
Shirley Jackson
1916 Shirley Jackson, writer (Road Through the Wall), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1965)
Shirley Jackson
- 1917 June Taylor, American choreographer (d. 2004)
- 1918 James T. Aubrey, American television executive (d. 1994)
- 1918 B.K.S. Iyengar, Indian yoga advocate
- 1920 Albertus Meintser, office clerk/resistance fighter
- 1920 Quinton Hazell, businessman
- 1923 Gerard K "Simon" van het Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings, Dear Guys)
- 1923 Leonardus S van Egeraat, Dutch travel expert
- 1927 Jacobus G Rietkerk, Dutch internal minister (VVD) (1982-86)
- 1931 Jon Elia, Pakistani scholar, poet and philosopher (d. 2002)
- 1932 Étienne Tshisekedi, Congolese opposition leader, born in Luluabourg, Central Congo (d. 2017)
- 1934 Petrus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist
- 1936 Robert Alan Ridley Parker, American PhD/astronaut (STS 9, STS 35), born in NYC, New York
- 1938 Leonardo Boff, Brazilian Catholic theologian (liberation theology) and writer, born in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- 1940 Lex Gold, Scottish football administrator
- 1941 Ellen Willis, American journalist (d. 2006)
- 1942 David Band, British banker (BZW) (d. 1996)
- 1946 Anthonius A M "Ton" Kors, Dutch writer (Hannie Schaft)
- 1946 Michael Ovitz, president (Walt Disney Co)
- 1947 Linda Sutton, English artist
- 1947 Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian politician, President of Brazil (2011-16), born in Belo Horizonte
- 1948 Kim Beazley, Australian politician
- 1951 Jan Timman, Dutch chess player
- 1953 Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician
- 1953 Mikael Odenberg, Swedish politician
- 1954 Hans William Schlegel, Oberlingen Germany, Astronaut (STS 55)
- 1954 Steven Glenwood MacLean, astronaut (STS 52), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1957 Gary Ferris, American author
- 1960 Catherine G Coleman, Phd/Capt USAF/astronaut (STS 73), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1960 Bob Paris, American bodybuilder and gay rights advocate
- 1960 James Comey, American lawyer and former FBI director, born in Yonkers, New York
- 1962 Glenda E Gray, South African scientist specializing in HIV research, born in Boksburg, South Africa
- 1967 Ewa Białołęcka, Polish writer
- 1976 Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter
- 1985 Paul Rabil, professional lacrosse player
- 1995 Princess Olimpia Preslavska of Bulgaria