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711 BC - Jimmu, Japanese emperor (d. 585 DC)
1440 - Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian
1457 - Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)
1480 - Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)
1599 - Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)
1610 - Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists
1622 - Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized
1658 - Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter
1660 - Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer
1672 - Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. 1731)
1682 - Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Venice, painter (Fortune Teller)
1713 - Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer
1721 - John Reid, composer
1728 - John Hunter, Scottish surgeon (d. 1793)
1743 - Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. 1820)
1754 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838)
1755 - Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer
1756 - Joannes van der Linden, lawyer/judge (Ware Pleiter)
1757 - John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician
1764 - Talleyrand, France/Napolean's foreign minster

Economist and Demographer Thomas Robert Malthus (1766) 1766 - Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist and demographer (Law of Malthus)
1768 - Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835)
1769 - Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)
1778 - Fernando Sor, composer
1787 - James P Carrell, composer
1805 - David Dudley Field, lawyer/law codifier
1805 - Peter G L Dirichlet, Germany, number theorist/analysist
1807 - Bartolommea Capitanio, Italian monastery founder (Liefdezusters)
1813 - Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname (1855-59)
1820 - Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer
1822 - Lev A Mej, Russian nobleman/poet
1829 - Gerard Keller, writer (Netherlands Spectator)
1831 - John Aaron Rawlins, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1869
1833 - William Whedbee Kirkland, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1915
1835 - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1908)
1837 - Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer
1840 - Georg Jacobi, composer
1849 - Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father
1852 - Johan L E Dreyer, Danish astronomer (New gen catalogue of nebulae)
1855 - Paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)
1859 - Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist
1859 - William Strang, Scottish painter/engraver
1861 - Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian)
1862 - Karel Weis, composer
1870 - Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer
1874 - Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)
1876 - Fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933)
1877 - Jazeps Medins, composer
1879 - Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949)
1881 - Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin)
1883 - Bainbridge Crist, composer
1883 - Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager
1884 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (d. 1961)

US First Lady Elizabeth Truman (1885) 1885 - Elizabeth Virginia [Bess] Truman, US 1st lady (1945-52)
1887 - Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I
1888 - Georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier
1888 - Heintje Davids, [Hendrika], Dutch revue star
1891 - Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)
1892 - Grant Wood, US, painter (American Gothic)
1892 - Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice (1941-54)
1893 - Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romania, communist/foreign minister (1945-52)
1895 - Fred Essler, Austria, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk)
1898 - Neville Pearson, English publisher
1902 - Blair Moody, New Haven Ct, (Sen-Mich)
1902 - Karl Menger, Austria/US mathematician (theory of dimension)
1903 - Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black)
1906 - Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)
1907 - Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004)
1908 - Gerald Strang, Claresholm Canada, composer
1908 - Pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV)
1908 - Sulo Nurmela, Finland, 4 X 100K relay skier (Olympic-gold-1936)

Physicist William Shockley (1910) 1910 - William Shockley, London, US physicist (Nobel 1956), racist
1911 - Jean Muir Fullarton, actress
1912 - French J Van den Brande, Flemish actor
1912 - Jose de Capriles, US, fencer (Olympic-1936, 48, 52)
1912 - Margaretta Scott, actress (Crescendo, Where's Charley, Counterblast)
1913 - Arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant
1913 - Guiseppe Dossetti, politician/priest
1914 - Earl Cadogan, British large landowner (Military Cross)
1914 - George Kleinsinger, San Bernardino CA, composer (Tubby the Tuba)
1915 - Lyle Betther, Phila, actor (Harry-Grand Jury, Lone Ranger)
1915 - Aung San, Burmese general and politician (d. 1947)
1916 - James Griffith, Los Angeles California, actor (Sheriff of Cochise)
1917 - Polly Rose, actress (Myrtle-Love That Jill)
1918 - Patty Berg, Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1938 US Amateur)
1919 - Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach (Grambling)
1919 - Joan Edwards, NYC, vocalist (Joan Edwards Show)
1919 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol Tn, country vocalist/actor (pea picker)
1920 - Bryant Boudleaux, Shellman Ga, rock writer (Bye Bye Love)
1920 - Eileen Farrell, Willimantic Conn, opera soprano (Interrupted Melody)
1921 - Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist
1921 - Zao-Wou-Ki, Chinese/French painter/graphic artist
1922 - Lord Pym of Sandy, British minister of foreign affairs
1922 - Gordon Tullock, American economist
1922 - Tristram Coffin, San Marino, California, folklorist (The Book of Christmas Folklore, The Old Ball Game), (d. 2012)
1923 - Chuck Yeagar, US test pilot (1st man to break sound barrier)
1923 - Michael Anthony Bilandic, American politician (d. 2002)
1923 - Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese violinist (d. 2003)
1924 - Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economist/politician
1925 - Gene Ames, singer
1925 - Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author
1926 - Barney Childs, composer
1927 - Harry Wich, Dutch set designer
1929 - Omar Torrijos Herrera, president Panama
1930 - Dotty McGuire, Middletown Oh, vocalist (McGuire Sisters)
1930 - Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
1932 - Susan Oliver, American actress (d. 1990)
1933 - Caroline Blakiston, actress (At Bertram's Hotel)
1933 - Emanuel Ungaro, France, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1969)
1933 - Kim Novak, [Marilyn], Chicago Ill, actress (Vertigo, Of Human Bondage)
1933 - Paul Biya, president of Cameroon (1982- )
1934 - George Segal, actor/banjo player (Carbon Copy, Fun with Dick & Jane)
1935 - Tommy Jacobs, golfer
1935 - Dr. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
1936 - John Harris, British(?) cricket player
1936 - Leamon King, Tulare California, 4X100m relayer (Olympic-gold-1956)
1937 - Sigmund Jaehn, German DR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 31/29)
1937 - Susan Oliver, NYC, actress (Ann-Peyton Place, Star Trek-Cage)
1937 - Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer (d. 1992)
1938 - Oliver Reed, London England, actor (Big Sleep)
1939 - Valery Illych Rozhdestvensky, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 23)
1939 - Beate Klarsfeld, German Nazi hunter
1941 - Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor (North Dallas 40, Walking Tall)
1941 - Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee
1941 - Sigmar Polke, German painter
1942 - Carol Lynley, NYC, actress (Night Stalker, Fantasy Island, Immortal)
1942 - Donald E Williams, Lafayette Ind, Capt USN/astro (STS 51D, STS 34)
1942 - Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees)
1943 - F C Delius, writer
1943 - Leo Frankowski, US, sci-fi author (High Tech Knight, Flying Warlord)

Talk Show Host Jerry Springer (1944) 1944 - Jerry Springer, London England, talk show host (Jerry Springer Show)
1944 - Sal Bando, baseball player (Oakland A's)
1944 - Stockard Channing, NYC, actress (Grease, Big Bus, Without a Trace)
1944 - Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (d. 1983)
1944 - Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor (d. 2006)
1945 - Keith Nichols, jazz pianist
1945 - King Floyd, rocker
1945 - Roy Dyke, Liverpool, rock drummer (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke)
1945 - David Tremlett, English Artist
1946 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director/actor (Ehe der Maria Braun)
1946 - Louis Kondos, Greek actor
1947 - Mike Krzyzewski, basketball coach
1947 - Tony Butler, rock bassist (Big Country-It's a Big Country, Wonderland)
1948 - Allan Legere, Canadian serial killer (Monster of the Miramichi)
1950 - Leonard Pascoe, cricketer (dynamic Aussie quick 1977-82)
1950 - Peter Gabriel, Surrey England, rock vocalist (Genesis, In Your Eyes)
1951 - David Naughton, Hartford Ct, actor (My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations)
1951 - Greg Fulginiti, American mastering engineer
1952 - David Puilum Choi, Hong Kong, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
1952 - Ed Gagliardi, NYC, rock bassist (Foreigner-Cold As Ice)
1952 - Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
1953 - Sharon Wyatt, Lebanon Tenn, actress (Tiffany-General Hospital)
1953 - Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzanian runner (world record 5k indoor)
1953 - Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer
1955 - Jan de Ligt, Dutch saxophonist (I've Got the Bullets)
1955 - Scott Smith, rock bassist (Loverboy-Get Lucky)
1955 - Joe Birkett, American lawyer
1956 - Liam Brady, British soccer player
1956 - Peter Hook, English rock bassist (New Order-Round & Round, Run)
1956 - Richard Eden, actor (Brick-Santa Barbara, Solar Crisis, Robocop)
1956 - Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner
1956 - Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member
1957 - Doris King, Nashville Tenn, vocalist (Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel)
1957 - Thelston Payne, cricket wicket-keeper (WI 1986)
1957 - Denise Austin, American fitness expert
1958 - Mark Fox, congas/percussionist (Haircut 100-Nobody's Fool)
1958 - Pernilla August, Swedish actress
1958 - Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist
1958 - Derek Riggs, British artist
1958 - Tip Tipping, British actor and stuntman (d. 1993)
1959 - Gaston Gingras, National Hockey League defenceman
1959 - Gord Hampson, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 - Kelly McCormick, Anaheim California, diver (Olympic-silver-1984)
1960 - Matt Salinger, Windsor VT, actor (Capt America, Deadly Deception)
1960 - Michael Craig, rock bassist (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me)
1960 - Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
1960 - Gary Patterson, American football coach
1960 - Artur Yusupov, Russian-German chess player
1961 - Henry Rollins, US vocalist/poet (Big Ugly Mouth, Talking From the Box)
1961 - Kyi Hla Han, Yangon, Australasia golfer
1961 - Les Warner, rocker (Cult-Fire Woman)
1962 - Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer (Pan Am-Bronze)
1962 - Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, American politician
1963 - Penelope Ann Miller, actress (Awakenings, Chaplin, Freshman) [or 1/13]
1963 - Roberta Vasquez, Los Angeles California, playmate (November, 1984)
1964 - Evi Strasser, Bavaria German, equestrian (Olympics-96)
1964 - Mark Patton, American actor
1964 - Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician
1965 - Kenny Harrison, Milwaukee Wisc, triple jumper
1965 - Stephen Manley, Los Angeles California, actor (Donny-Married the 1st Year)
1966 - Freedom Williams, rock vocalist (C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now)
1966 - Tally Chanel, Tel Aviv Israel, actress (Warrior Queen)
1967 - Bas Roorda, soccer player (FC Groningen) [or Feb 21]
1967 - Eddie Pye, US baseball infielder (LA Dodgers)
1967 - Melanie Denise Bridges, Derry NH, Miss NH-America (1991)
1967 - Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach
1968 - Matt Mieske, US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1969 - Ahlam, Bahraini singer
1970 - Kevin Stocker, US baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
1970 - Ruben Brown, NFL guard (Buffalo Bills)
1970 - Vernon Patao, 141 lbs (64 kg) US weightlifter (alt-Olympics-1996)
1970 - Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer
1971 - Jim Reid, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
1971 - Mats Sundin, Bromma SWE, NHL center (Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs)
1971 - Shelly Hammonds, NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)
1971 - Todd Williams, US baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers)
1971 - Sonia, British singer
1972 - Charlie Garner, NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
1972 - Juha Ylonen, Helsinki FIN, NHL forward (Oly-Bronze-1998, Phoenix)
1973 - Willie Smith, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
1974 - Anthony Mortas, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
1974 - Gus Hansen, Danish professional poker player

Singer Robbie Williams (1974) 1974 - Robbie Williams, English singer
1974 - Jeff Duran, American radio personality
1975 - Mark Gerald Keddell, Christchurch NZ, 200m (Olympics-96)
1975 - Iván González, Puerto Rican writer and musician
1975 - Ben Collins, English racing car driver (ASCAR-2003)
1976 - Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist
1976 - Feist, Canadian singer and songwriter
1976 - Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator)
1977 - Randy Moss, American football player
1978 - Hamish Glencross, Scottish guitarist My Dying Bride
1978 - Mini Anden, Swedish model and actress
1979 - Julie Nagle, Miss North Dakota Teen USA (1997)
1979 - Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer
1979 - Mena Suvari, American actress
1980 - Kristy Powell, Fla, gymnast (Olympics-96)
1980 - Sebastian Kehl, German footballer
1981 - Luisão, Brazilian footballer
1981 - Liam Miller, Irish footballer
1981 - Luke Ridnour, American basketball player
1982 - Michael Turner, Running Back for the San Diego Chargers
1982 - Lanisha Cole, American model
1985 - Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer
1985 - Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress
1985 - David Padgett, American basketball player
1986 - Luke Moore, English footballer
1986 - Jamie Murray, Scottish tennis player
1989 - Rhys Palmer, Australian footballer
1989 - Rodrigo Possebon, Brazilian Footballer
1989 - Carly McKillip, Canadian actress
1990 - Olivia Allison, British synchronized swimmer
1997 - Michael Jackson Jr, son of Michael Jackson

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