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766 - Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)
1431 - Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)
1449 - Lorenzo de 'Medici (The Magnificent), Florentine statesman (d. 1492)
1467 - Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland
1484 - Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)
1504 - Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer
1511 - Henry, Duke of Cornwall (d. 1511)
1516 - Margaret Leijonhufvud, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1551)
1520 - Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer
1557 - István Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606)
1600 - Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (d. 1649)
1614 - John Wilkins, English Bishop of Chester (d. 1672)
1618 - Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]
1622 - Isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist
1628 - Christoph Bernhard, German composer
1638 - Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright
1638 - Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (d. 1685)
1648 - Elkanah Settle, English writer (d. 1724)
1652 - Johann Krieger, composer
1655 - Christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)
1684 - Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1748)
1697 - Johann Pfeiffer, composer
1704 - Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)
1709 - Johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder
1711 - Franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (d. 1749)
1714 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas)
1723 - Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer
1729 - Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]
1734 - John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples

American Patriot Paul Revere(1735)1735 - Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)
1745 - "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general
1748 - Giovanni Furno, composer
1750 - Frederick Muhlenberg, American statesman (d. 1801)
1752 - Betsy Ross [Elizabeth Griscom], seamstress widely credited with making the first American flag
1764 - John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster)
1767 - Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish novelist (d. 1849)
1774 - André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860)
1777 - Micah Hawkins, composer
1779 - William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847)

Seamstress Credited with Creating the First American Flag Betsy Ross (1752)1784 - William Beale, composer
1800 - Sydney Nelson, composer
1800 - Vaclav Horak, composer
1809 - John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)
1814 - Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel (d. 1864)
1815 - Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism)
1819 - Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold
1819 - George Foster Shepley, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1823 - Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian poet and revolutionary (d. 1849)
1827 - William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1831 - William Joseph Westbrook, composer
1833 - Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (d. 1902)
1834 - Ludovic Halévy, French playwright (d. 1908)
1838 - William Hugh Young, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1843 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer
1846 - Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926)
1848 - John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)
1852 - Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, French chemist (d. 1904)
1853 - Hans Koessler, composer
1854 - James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)
1862 - Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)
1863 - Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)
1863 - Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)
1864 - Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)
1865 - Giuseppe Ferrata, composer
1867 - Charles Edward Montague, English author/critic (Fiery Particles)
1867 - Lew Fields, comedian (of Weber & Fields)
1868 - Snitz Edwards, American actor (d. 1937)
1873 - Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)
1874 - Hugo Leichtentritt, composer
1874 - Gustave Whitehead, German inventor (d. 1927)
1874 - Frank Knox, American Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)
1875 - Charles Rist, French economist
1875 - N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98)
1876 - Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)
1876 - Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)
1878 - Edwin Franko Goldman, composer
1878 - Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)
1879 - Edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)
1879 - Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)
1879 - Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud)
1879 - William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon)
1880 - Edie Martin, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt), born in London, England
1880 - Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)
1881 - Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)
1881 - Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)
1882 - W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD)
1883 - Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)
1883 - [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director
1885 - Roland Diggle, composer
1887 - Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence
1888 - John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974)
1889 - Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor
1889 - Charles Bickford, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor (John-The Virginian)
1889 - Tadeusz Jarecki, composer
1889 - Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)
1890 - Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence)
1890 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)
1891 - Frank Pettingell, Liverpool England, actor (Gaslight, Goose Steps Out)
1892 - Artur Rodzinski, Spalato, Dalmatia, Poland, conductor/composer

5th President of the Philippines Manuel Roxas (1892)1892 - Manuel Roxas y Acuna, 1st president Philippines
1892 - Miklos Radnai, composer
1894 - Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007)
1894 - Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974)
1895 - J. Edgar Hoover, Washington, D.C., first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924-72)
1895 - Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor, born in NYC, New York
1896 - Maurice Jacobson, composer
1896 - Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)
1896 - Yitzhak Edel, composer
1897 - Walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)
1898 - George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)

First Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover (1895)1898 - Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)
1899 - Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer
1899 - Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)
1899 - Raymond Loucheur, composer
1900 - Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF)
1900 - William Haines, Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney)
1900 - Xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo)
1900 - Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986)
1901 - Christine WI Wittewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch MP (CDD)
1902 - Buster Nupen, cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting)
1902 - Dimiter Nenov, composer
1904 - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982)
1904 - Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1905 - Charles Melvin Price, East St. Louis, Illinois, a longtime member of the US House of Representatives
1905 - Stanisław Mazur, Lemberg, Western Ukraine, Polish mathematician (d. 1981)
1905 - Kamatari Fujiwara, Tokyo, Japan, actor (d. 1985)
1906 - Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932)
1906 - Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974)
1907 - Erich Schmid, composer
1908 - Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)
1909 - Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)
1909 - D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)
1909 - Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)
1909 - Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)
1910 - Russ Bender, actor/writer (Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster)
1911 - Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27]

Baseball Player Hank Greenberg (1911)1911 - Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)
1912 - Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole
1912 - Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader
1912 - Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995)
1913 - Eliot Janeway, financial writer (Economics of Chaos)
1914 - Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944)
1915 - Francois Bondy, writer
1915 - Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner
1916 - Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)
1917 - Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)
1917 - Albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)
1918 - Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)
1918 - Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)
1919 - Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist/pianist/orchestra leader (Devil's Wheel)
1919 - Carole Landis, Fairchild WI, actress (One Million BC, Topper Returns)

Novelist J. D. Salinger (1919)1919 - J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, novelist (Catcher in the Rye), born in NYC, New York
1919 - Rocky Graziano, New York City, US boxer (Middleweight champ) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover)
1920 - Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)
1920 - Roger Peacock, writer
1920 - Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
1921 - Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Algerian/French cross country (Oly-gold-1956), (d. 2013)
1921 - Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher (d. 1986)
1922 - Ernest F Hollings, (Sen-D-SC, 1966- )
1923 - Chalmers Goodlin, US test pilot (XS-1)
1923 - Milton Jackson, US, vibraphonist (Milt of Bags)
1923 - Daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician (d. 1992)
1924 - Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet
1925 - George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears)
1925 - Valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate)
1925 - Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor (d. 1981)
1925 - Raymond Pellegrin, French actor
1926 - Claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist
1926 - Richard Verreau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2005)
1927 - Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)
1927 - Juliusz Luciuk, composer
1927 - Yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer
1927 - Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)
1927 - Calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001)
1927 - Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007)
1927 - Pat Heywood, Scottish actress

Economist Vernon L. Smith(1927)1927 - Vernon L. Smith, American economist (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences)
1928 - Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection)
1928 - Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests)
1929 - Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure
1930 - Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan)
1930 - Ty Hardin, actor (Riptide, Bronco), born in NYC, New York
1930 - Werner Heiden, composer
1930 - Frederick Wiseman, documentary filmmaker, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1931 - Carel Brons, composer
1931 - Siddig El Nigoumi, ceramicist
1932 - Arnfried G D P, Dutch manufacturer (breadcrumbs)/drugs dealer
1932 - Jackie Parker, American football player (d. 2006)
1933 - Anders Bo Leif Linde, composer
1933 - James A Abrahamson, USAF/astronaut
1933 - Joe Orton, England, actor/dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears) (d. 1967)
1933 - Frederick Lowy, Canadian educator
1933 - Norman Yemm, Australian actor
1935 - Harold Martina, Netherland Antilles, pianist/conductor
1935 - Valentin Nikolaevich N Benderov, Russia, cosmonaut
1935 - B. Kliban, American cartoonist (d. 1990)
1936 - Eve Queler, conductor, born in NYC, New York
1936 - Willye B White, US jumper (Olympics-silver-1956)
1936 - James Sinegal, American businessman
1937 - Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg, Polish author (d. 1995)
1938 - Bill Emerson, (Rep-R-MO, 1981- )
1938 - Frank Langella, Bayonne, New Jersey, American actor (Dracula, Frost/Nixon)
1938 - Robert Jankel, British coachbuilder (d. 2005)
1939 - Michèle Mercier, French actress
1940 - Jack Kiefer, Columbia PA, PGA golfer (1994 Ralphs Senior Classic)
1940 - Laszlo Sary, composer
1940 - Richard Henry Orton, composer
1942 - Country Joe McDonald, California, rock guitarist/vocalist (& the Fish)
1942 - Don Novello, [Father Guido Sarducci], Ashtabula Oh, comedian (SNL)
1942 - Gennadi Vassilyevich Sarafanov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
1942 - George Couroupos, composer
1942 - Martin Frost, (Rep-D-TX, 1971- )
1942 - Alassane Ouattara, Former Prime Minister of Ivory Coast
1942 - Judy Stone, Australian pop singer
1943 - Jerilyn Britz, Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1979 US Women's Open)
1943 - Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Indian scientist
1943 - Tony Knowles, 9th Governor of Alaska
1943 - Don Novello, American actor
1944 - Charlie Davis, cricketer (WI batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73)
1944 - Jimmy Hart, American wrestling manager
1944 - Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician
1945 - Jacques Ickx, Belgium, Le Mans auto race (6-time winner)
1945 - Peter Duncan, Australian politician
1946 - Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1960)
1946 - Carl B. Hamilton, Swedish economist and politician
1946 - Rivelino, Brazilian football player
1947 - Alexei Ivanovich Bobrov, Russia, cosmonaut
1947 - Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer
1947 - Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP (PPR)
1947 - Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Rus cosmonaut (Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS 63)
1947 - Jon Corzine, American politician
1947 - Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer
1948 - Pavel Grachev, Russian general
1949 - Nikolai Tikhonovich Moskalenko, Russia, cosmonaut
1949 - Peter Dormer, arts writer
1949 - Daniel E Gawthrop, American composer
1950 - Morgan Fisher, rock keyboardist (British Lions)
1950 - Svetlana Georgievna Beregovkina, Russia, cosmonaut
1950 - Yevgeni Vladimirovich Saley, cosmonaut
1951 - Frans Kellendonk, author (Ruin, The Good for Nothing)
1951 - Ashfaq Hussain, Urdu poet
1951 - Nana Patekar, Indian film and stage actor
1951 - Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver
1953 - Alpha Blondy, [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem)
1953 - Kevin Hangon, composer
1953 - Rochelle S Abramson, violinist
1953 - Greg Carmichael, British guitarist (Acoustic Alchemy)
1954 - Fr David, Paris France, rocker
1954 - Bob Menendez, American politician
1955 - Michael James Sullivan, Gary IN, PGA golfer (1980 Southern Open)
1956 - Anatoli Borisovich Polonsky, Russia, lt-colonel/cosmonaut
1956 - Sergei Vasiliyevich Avdeyev, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-15, SK:TM-28)
1956 - Mark R. Hughes, American entrepreneur (d. 2000)
1956 - Kôji Yakusho, Japanese actor
1957 - Ewa Kasprzyk, Polish actress
1957 - Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer, professor and politician
1958 - Grandmaster Flash, [Joseph Saddler], rocker (Message), born in NYC, New York
1958 - Ren Woods, Portland Oregon, actress (Fanta-Roots)
1959 - Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghanistan, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6)
1959 - Azali Assoumani, Comorian president
1960 - Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns)
1961 - Irv Eatman, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
1961 - Marcia Cross, actress (Melrose Place)
1961 - Fiona Phillips, British television presenter
1961 - Mark Wingett, British actor
1962 - Ravshanbek Aliyev, Kirgiz, cosmonaut
1962 - Ari Up, German musician (The Slits)
1963 - Glenn Trimble, cricketer (son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986)
1963 - Lance Smith, NFL guard (NY Giants)
1963 - Lina Kačiušytė, Lithuanian swimmer
1964 - DeDee Pfeiffer, actress (Cybill)
1964 - Juliana Donald, American actress
1965 - Andrew O Valmon, Brooklyn NY, 400m runner
1965 - Harry Galbreath, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers)
1965 - Mark Dewey, US baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1966 - Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Oly-br-1998)
1966 - Rawley Valberde, Oceanside California, actor (Amado-Santa Barbara)
1967 - Andy Heck, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawk, Chicago Bears)
1967 - Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
1967 - Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish film director
1967 - John Digweed, English DJ
1967 - Tim Dog, American rapper
1968 - John de Visser, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1968 - Sandy Beasley, Richmond BC, softball outfielder (Olympics-96)
1968 - Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
1968 - Miki Higashino, Japanese composer
1969 - Morris Chestnut, actor (Boyz N the Hood)
1969 - Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward (Team Germany)
1969 - Sophie Okonedo, British actress
1969 - Christi Paul, American news anchor
1969 - Verne Troyer, American actor
1969 - Nicolle Dickson, Australian actress
1970 - Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1970 - Tom Sier, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1970 - Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
1970 - Gabriel Jarret, American actor
1971 - Beno Bryant, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 - Bobby Holik, Jihlava Cze, NHL left wing (NJ Devils, Team Czech Rep)
1971 - Bridget Pettis, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
1971 - Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
1971 - Kevin Mitchell, NFL linebacker (SF 49ers)
1971 - Sammie Henson, American wrestler
1972 - Barron Miles, NFL def back (Pittsburgh Steelers)/WLAF corner (Frankfurt)
1972 - Ivan Droppa, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1972 - Lilian Thuram, French footballer
1972 - DJ Shadow, American DJ and songwriter
1973 - Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player (Ajax, RKC)
1973 - Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star (1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP)
1973 - Justin Armour, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
1973 - Mercury Hayes, wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1973 - Anwar Mansoor Mangrio, Sindhi poet & research scholar.
1974 - Johnie Church, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
1975 - Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
1975 - Chris Anstey, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks)
1975 - Eiichiro Oda, Japanese Manga artist
1975 - Sonali Bendre, Indian model and actress
1975 - Joe Cannon, American soccer player
1976 - Caleb Wyatt, American motocross rider
1976 - Georgina Chapman, British fashion designer and actress
1977 - Hasan Salihamidžić, Bosnian footballer
1977 - Keeley Hawes, British actress
1978 - Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Indian spiritualist
1978 - Nina Bott, German actress
1978 - Phillip Mulryne, Northern Irish footballer
1978 - Tarik O'Regan, British composer
1979 - Koichi Domoto, Japanese artist
1979 - Brody Dalle, Australian singer (The Distillers)
1980 - Elin Nordegren, Swedish model
1981 - Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver
1981 - Abdülkadir Koçak, Turkish boxer
1981 - Jonas Armstrong, Irish actor
1981 - Eden Riegel, American actress
1982 - David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player
1983 - Ali Bastian, English actress and model
1983 - Calum Davenport, English footballer
1983 - Emi Kobayashi, Japanese model
1984 - José Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
1984 - Alok Kapali, Bangladeshi cricketer
1984 - Michael Witt, Australian rugby league footballer
1985 - Steven Davis, Northern Irish footballer
1986 - Glen Davis, American basketball player
1986 - Vidya Balan, Indian actress
1987 - Gilbert Brule, Canadian professional hockey player
1987 - Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
1987 - Devin Setoguchi, Canadian professional hockey player
1989 - Marvin Austin, American football player
1991 - Kathleen Herles, American voice actor
1992 - Jack Wilshere, English footballer
1994 - He Kexin, Chinese gymnast
1996 - Mary Gibbs, American child actress
1998 - Marlene Lawston, American child actress

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