Edward I (1239-1307)
King of England (1272-1307) who subdued Wales, warred against Scotland and expelled Jews from England, born in London [or born 18 June]
Charles XII (1682-1718)
King of Sweden (1697-1718), born in Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1691 Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect, born in Piacenza, Duchy of Parma, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1765)
- 1693 Johann Georg Walch, German theologian, born in Meiningen, Germany (d. 1775)
- 1714 César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (geodesic labor), born in Thury-sous-Clermont, Oise, France (d. 1784)
- 1718 George Howard, British field marshal (d. 1796)
- 1742 William Hooper, American attorney and signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1790)
- 1756 Pierre-Joseph Cambon, French member of Committee of Salut Public, born in Montpellier, France (d. 1820)
- 1808 Everhardus Johannes Potgieter, Dutch writer and publisher (The Guide), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1875)
- 1808 Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet (Creation, Humanity, and Messiah) and author, born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1845)
- 1810 Ferdinand Freiligrath, German poet and translator, born in Detmold, Principality of Lippe (d. 1876)
- 1811 Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter and Icelandic historian, born in Hrafnseyri, Arnarfjörður, Iceland (d. 1879)
- 1817 Thomas Maley Harris, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Wood County, West Virginia (d. 1906)
- 1818 Sophie of Württemberg, Queen of Netherlands as wife of William III, born in Ludwigsburg Palace, Stuttgart, Württemberg (d. 1877)
- 1823 John Henry Hobart Ward, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1903)
- 1828 Johan Karel Jakob De Jonge, Dutch historian, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1880)
- 1830 Richard Montgomery Gano, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Bourbon County, Kentucky (d. 1913)
- 1832 William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium), born in London (d. 1919)
- 1837 Strong Vincent, American army officer (died famously at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg), born in Waterford, Pennsylvania (d. 1863)
- 1839 Fr. Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for ritualist activities, born in Cranbrook, Kent (d. 1931)
- 1845 Hendrik Peter Staal, Dutch reformed officer and politician, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1920)
- 1858 Eben Sumner Draper, American businessman and politician (44th Governor of Massachusetts), born in Hopedale, Massachusetts (d. 1914)
- 1861 Omar Bundy, U.S. Army general (Spanish–American War in Cuba), born in New Castle, Indiana (d. 1940)
- 1863 Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, born in Oranienbaum, Russian Empire (d. 1934)
- 1867 Henry Lawson, Australian writer and poet (n the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses), born in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1922)
- 1867 John Robert Gregg, Irish-American inventor of a shorthand system Gregg Shorthand, born in Rockcorry, Ireland (d. 1948)
- 1870 George Cormack, American cereal inventor (Wheaties), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1871 Nicolae Iorga, Romanian writer, literature historian and Prime Minister of Romania, born in Botoșani, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1940)
- 1875 Philipp Abraham Kohnstamm, Dutch philosopher and physicist, born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1951)
- 1878 Albert Thomas, French socialist politician (Minister of Armament WW1), born in Champigny-sur-Marne (d. 1932)
- 1880 Carl Van Vechten, American writer famous for the controversial novel "Nigger Heaven", born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 1964)
- 1882 Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, born in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (d. 1918)
Harold Gillies (1882-1960)
New Zealand father of modern plastic Surgery who pioneered skin graft techniques on injured soldiers in WWI, born in Dunedin, New Zealand [1]
- 1884 Christine Bakker-van Bosse, Dutch feminist and pacifist, born in Batavia (d. 1973)
- 1888 Heinz Guderian, German general during WWII, born in Kulm, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (d. 1954)
- 1898 Carl Hermann, German physicist, born in Wesermünde, Germany (d. 1961)
- 1898 M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist and lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1972)
Martin Bormann (1900-1945)
German Nazi leader (Hitler's secretary, chief of the Party Chancellery), born in Wegeleben, Germany
- 1903 Mikhail Svetlov, Russian poet and writer, born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
- 1903 Ruth Wakefield, American inventor (created the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie), born in East Walpole, Massachusetts (d. 1977)
- 1904 Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
- 1906 Thomas Cowling, British mathematician and astronomer, born in Walthamstow, Essex (d. 1990)
- 1907 Charles Eames, American designer and architect, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1978)
- 1908 Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Colonel and military President of Guatemala (1963-66), born in Guatemala City (d. 1997)
- 1908 Jacob "Jimmy" Herman Huizinga, journalist/Writer
- 1909 Elmer L. Andersen, 30th Governor of Minnesota (1961-63), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1910 Diana Mitford, English biographer, famous beauty, wife of Oswald Mosley and one of the Mitford sisters, born in London (d. 2003)
- 1911 Viktor Nekrasov, Ukrainian journalist and novelist (V okopakh Stalingrada - Front-line Stalingrad; Kira Georgijevna), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1987)
- 1912 Wessel Couzijn, Dutch sculptor and cartoonist (Auschwitz-monument), born in Amsterdam (d. 1984)
- 1913 Felix Hartlaub, German historian and writer, born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1945)
- 1914 John Hersey, American author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall), born in Tientsin, China (d. 1993)
- 1915 Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)
- 1916 Victor Dalby Lord, fictional character on "One Life to Live"
- 1918 Ajahn Chah, Thai Buddhist meditation master, born in Ubon, Thailand (d. 1992)
- 1918 Maldwyn Thomas, Welsh businessman and Liberal Party politician (d. 2002)
- 1919 Kingman Brewster, American educator and president of Yale University, born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
- 1919 Max Dendermonde [Hendrik Hazelhoff], Dutch literary, born in Winschoten, Netherlands (d. 2004)
- 1920 François Jacob, French biologist and bacteriologist (Nobel 1965), born in Nancy, France (d. 2013)
- 1920 Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (US Representative 1960-1971), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York (d. 1981)
- 1920 Patrick Duffy, British politician (L), born in Wigan, Lancashire
- 1924 Gotthold Gloger, German writer and painter, born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany (d. 2001)
- 1924 Henk Hoekstra, Dutch politician (Dutch Communist Party), born in Amsterdam (d. 2009)
- 1926 Alan Walters, British political economist (Chief Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher), born in Leicester, England (d. 2009)
- 1927 Austin Murphy, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania
- 1927 Lucio Fulci, Italian director "Godfather of Gore", born in Rome (d. 1996)
- 1929 Michael L. Strang, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
- 1931 John Baldessari, American artist, born in National City, California
- 1932 John Murtha, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in New Martinsville, West Virginia (d. 2010)
- 1933 Anthony Bevilacqua, Roman Catholic Cardinal (Philadelphia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
- 1933 Harry Browne, American free-market libertarian writer, politician, and investment analyst (d. 2006)
- 1938 Peter Michael, English electronic manufacturer (UEI, Paintbox)
- 1939 Donald Anderson, British Labour Party politician, born in Swansea, Wales
- 1939 Hanna Johansen, Swiss writer, born in Bremen, Germany
George Akerlof (82 years old)
1940 American economist (The Market for Lemons) and 2001 Nobel laureate, born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1940 Tony Marlow, British Conservative Party politician, born in Greenwich, London
- 1942 Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2005, born in Cairo, Egypt
- 1943 Burt Rutan, American aerospace engineer, born in Estacada, Oregon
Newt Gingrich (79 years old)
1943 American politician (Rep-R-GA, 1979-99) and Speaker of the House (1995-97), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- 1945 Ken Livingstone, English politician (Mayor of London 2000-08), born in London
- 1945 Tommy Franks, American general, born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma
- 1946 Marcy Kaptur, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1946 Peter Rosei, Austrian writer (Wer war Edgar Allan?), born in Vienna
- 1955 Gail Jones, Australian author (Dreams of Speaking), born in Harvey, Western Australia
- 1958 Sam Hamad, Syrian-born Canadian politician, born in Damascus, Syria
- 1966 Tory Burch, American fashion designer (Tory Burch LLC), born in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Mildred Fox, Irish Independent politician (1995-2007)
- 1977 Bernardo Federico Tomas, Prince of Netherlands
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