Date | Event |
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1388 |
Claudius Clavus, Danish geographer |
1486 |
Agrippa von Nettesheim, German occultist/alchemist/royal astrologer |
1531 |
Philipp Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geography/cartographer |
1543 |
Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (d. 1615) |
1547 |
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch Grand Pensionary |
1580 |
Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645) |
1644 |
Gijsbert Cuper, Dutch classicist/regent |
1656 |
Thomas Baker, British antiquarian (d. 1746) |
1713 |
Johann Kies, German mathematician (d. 1781) |
1721 |
Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge (d. 1807) |
1722 |
Joseph Paul Ziegler, composer |
1737 |
Johann Michael Haydn, composer |
1742 |
James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) |
1748 |
Johann Paul Schulthesius, composer |
1760 |
M Luigi CZS Cherubini, Italian prodigy/composer |
1761 |
Pavel Lambert Masek, composer |
1768 |
Georg Johann Schinn, composer |
1769 |
Alexander von Humboldt, Berlin, German naturalist and explorer (Kosmos), (d. 1859) |
1771 |
Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and statesman (d. 1829) |
1792 |
Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane |
1804 |
John Gould, British ornithologist (d. 1881) |
1804 |
Louis Desiré Maigret, French Catholic prelate (d. 1882) |
1817 |
Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Imense China) |
1819 |
Henry Jackson Hunt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889 |
1835 |
J A de Smit-Rog, oldest citizen of Netherlands (Died 1940) |
1835 |
Joseph Hayes, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1912 |
1835 |
YES de Smit-Rog, oldest citizen of Netherlands (Died 5/30/1940) |
1836 |
Abraham PC Van Karnebeek, Dutch Foreign Minister (Liberal, 1918-27) |
1837 |
Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (d. 1903) |
1838 |
John Pelham, Major (Confederate Army), died in 1863 |
1840 |
George Elbridge Whiting, composer |
1847 |
William Edward Ayrton, London, English Physicist and Inventor |
1849 |
Ivan Pavlov, Russia, physiologist/pioneer in psychology (Nobel 1904) |
1860 |
Hamlin Garland, American writer (d. 1940) |
1864 |
Lord Robert Cecil, Viscount of Chelwood, UK, helps form League of Nations (Nobel 1937) |
1867 |
Charles Dana Gibson, illustrator, drew "Gibson Girl" |
1869 |
Kid Nichols, American baseball player (d. 1953) |
1879 |
Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent |
1880 |
Paul Fechter, German writer (Der Zauberer Gottes) |
1880 |
Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov), Orthodox missionary and writer (d. 1961) |
1880 |
Archie Hahn, American athlete (d. 1955) |
1882 |
Harald Fryklof, composer |
1883 |
Martin Dibelius, German theologist (Die Lade Jahwes) |
1885 |
Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d'aspetto) |
1886 |
Jan Garrique Masaryk, Czech, statesman/minister to London (1918-35) |
1887 |
Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist |
1887 |
Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ (1908-10) |
1891 |
Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (d. 1983) |
1898 |
Ernest Nash, German-born archaeologist (d. 1974) |
1899 |
Hal Wallis, movie producer (Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park) |
1900 |
Sidney Marion, MA, entertainer |
1902 |
Giorgos Papasideris Greek musician (d. 1977) |
1904 |
Anton Zischka, Austrian writer (Lebendiges Europa) |
1904 |
Gaston Vandermeulen, Flemish actor (Heilig Experiment) |
1904 |
Richard Mohaupt, Breslau Germany, composer (Bucolica) |
1907 |
A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico |
1907 |
Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS) |
1908 |
Bernie Green, NYC, orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show) |
1909 |
Peter Scott, British naturalist and explorer (d. 1989) |
1910 |
Jack Hawkins, London UK, actor (Ben-Four Just Men, Zulu, Malta Story) |
1910 |
Gaston Deferre, French politician |
1910 |
Lehman Engel, Jackson Miss, conductor/comp (Streetcar Named Desire) |
1910 |
Yiannis Latsis, Greek shipping tycoon (d. 2003) |
1913 |
Jacobo Arbenz, president of Guatemala (1951-54); overthrown by CIA |
1914 |
Kay Medford, NYC, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love) |
1914 |
Michael Spisak, composer |
1914 |
Pietro Germi, Genoa Italy, actor/director (Divorce Italian Style) |
1914 |
Lída Baarová, Czech actress (d. 2000) |
1914 |
Clayton Moore, Chicago Illinois, American actor (d. 1999) |
1914 |
Robert McCloskey, American author (d. 2003) |
1914 |
Robert S. Dietz, Westfield New Jersey, American Geophysicist who proposed a theory of seafloor spreading in 1961 |
1915 |
Douglas Kennedy, NY, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold) |
1916 |
Eric Bentley, England, critic/writer (In Search of Theater) |
1918 |
Jack Somack, Chicago Illinois, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show) |
1918 |
Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver (d. 1967) |
1919 |
Deryck Victor Cooke, composer |
1920 |
Bud Palmer, Hollywood California, NBAer (NY Knicks)/sportscaster |
1920 |
Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician (d. 1998) |
1921 |
Hughes Rudd, TV newscaster (CBS/ABC) |
1922 |
Michel Auclair, [Vujovic], Germany, actor (Story of a Love Story) |
1924 |
Jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster (NY Yankees, SD Padres), (d. 2014) |
1924 |
John Michael Grimes, set Designer |
1924 |
Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and author (d. 1994) |
1925 |
M L de Braauw, Dutch minister (DS'70) |
1925 |
Ruth Mompati, S Afr sec of Nelson Mandela/W Sisulu |
1926 |
Hovhannes Gorgeni Ter-T'at'evosyan, composer |
1926 |
Richard Elsasser, composer |
1927 |
Martin Caidin, American aviation writer (d. 1997) |
1928 |
Albert Shanker, American labor leader (Amer Fed of Teachers) |
1928 |
Sir Angus Ogilvy, London, United Kingdom, husband of English princess Alexandra |
1928 |
John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer/climber |
1929 |
John Gutfreund, American investment banker and former CEO of Salomon Brothers Inc (King of Wall Street) |
1929 |
Mel Hancock, (Rep-R-Missouri) |
1929 |
Larry Collins, American writer (d. 2005) |
1929 |
Maurice Vachon, French Canadian professional wrestler |
1930 |
Allan Bloom, American academic (d. 1992) |
1932 |
Harry Sinden, NHL player/coach (Team Canada) |
1932 |
Joshua Culbreath, Penn, 400m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1956) |
1932 |
John Tembo, Malawian politician |
1933 |
Harve Presnell, Modesto California, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown) |
1933 |
Zoe Caldwell, Australia, actress (Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) |
1934 |
Hans Faverey, Dutch poet |
1934 |
Kate Millett, St Paul Minn, feminist/author (Sexual Politics) |
1934 |
Sarah Kofman, philosopher |
1935 |
Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (d. 2008) |
1936 |
Stan Williams, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers) |
1936 |
Terence Daniel Donovan, photographer |
1936 |
Nicol Williamson, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scottish actor (Excalibur, Spawn) |
1936 |
Walter Koenig, Chicago Ill, actor (Checkov-Star Trek) |
1936 |
Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
1936 |
Harry Danielsen, Norwegian politician |
1937 |
Renzo Piano, Italian architect |
1939 |
DeWitt T Weaver Jr, Danville KY, PGA golfer (1972 Southern Open) |
1939 |
Piet R Stoffelen, Dutch ambassador/MP (PvdA) |
1940 |
Larry Brown, NBA player/NBA coach (NY Knicks) |
1940 |
Leo H Ferrier, Suriname writer (Atman) |
1941 |
Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan musician |
1942 |
Kuldar Sink, composer |
1942 |
Oliver Eugene Lake, jazz saxophonist and composer |
1942 |
Bernard MacLaverty, Northern Irish writer |
1944 |
Joey Heatherton, Rockville Center NY, dancer/actress (Bluebeard) |
1945 |
Martin Tyler, British sports broadcaster |
1946 |
Jim Angle, American television reporter |
1947 |
Joan Thirkettle, journalist |
1947 |
Jon "Bowser" Bauman, Queens NY, singer (Sha Na Na) |
1947 |
Sam Neill, Northern Ireland, actor (Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Piano) |
1947 |
Wolfgang Schwartz, Austria, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1968) |
1948 |
Fred "Sonic" Smith, guitarist |
1949 |
Steve Gaines, Seneca Mo, rock vocalist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) |
1949 |
Tommy Seebach, Danish musician (d. 2003) |
1949 |
Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer |
1950 |
Paul Kossoff, London England, rock guitarist (Free) |
1950 |
Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver |
1950 |
Michael Nifong, American attorney |
1951 |
Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut (STS 50) |
1952 |
Margit Schumann, German DR, luge (Olympic-gold-1976) |
1953 |
Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (d. 1998) |
1953 |
Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer |
1954 |
Barry Cowsill, Newport RI, rock bassist (Cowsills-We Can Fly) |
1956 |
Joe Penny, London, actor (Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake & the Fatman) |
1956 |
Kostas Karamanlis, Greek prime-minister |
1956 |
Ray Wilkins, English former footballer |
1956 |
Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek politician |
1957 |
Jerry Don Gleaton, baseball player |
1957 |
Tim Wallach, Huntington Park, California, American MLB player (Montreal Expos 1980-1992) |
1957 |
Kepler Wessels, Bloemfontein South Africa, South African cricketer who played for both Australia and South Africa, the latter as captain. |
1958 |
John Bennett Herrington, Wetumka OK, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut |
1959 |
Mary Crosby, Los Angeles California, actress (Kristin-Dallas, Ice Pirates) |
1959 |
Morten Harket, Konigsberg Norway, rocker (Aha-Take on Me) |
1960 |
Anthony Addabbo, actor (Jason-Generations) |
1960 |
Melissa Leo, American actress |
1960 |
Callum Keith Rennie, Canadian actor |
1961 |
Antonia De Sancha, London England, lover of Brit MP David Mellor |
1963 |
Antonia Real, Spain, 400m freestyle (Olympic-1976) |
1963 |
Jaromir Dragan, Liptovsky CZE, hockey goalie (Team Slovakia 1998) |
1964 |
Faith Ford, Louisiana, actress (Another World, Corky-Murphy Brown) |
1964 |
Kurt Gouveia, NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles) |
1965 |
Troy Neel, baseball player |
1965 |
Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia |
1966 |
Mike Cooley, American guitarist |
1967 |
John Smit, soccer player (NAC) |
1968 |
Dan Cortese, actor/TV host (Jess Hanson-Melrose Place) |
1968 |
Ginger Helgeson Nielson, St Cloud Minn, tennis star |
1968 |
Pete Chilcutt, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) |
1970 |
Satoshi Kojima, wrestler (NJPW) |
1970 |
Ben Garant, American actor |
1970 |
Craig Montoya, American musician (Everclear) |
1970 |
Francesco Casagrande, Italian cyclist |
1971 |
Jonathan "Adam" Holland, Philadelphia, rower (Olympics-1996) |
1971 |
Kimberly Williams, actress (Father of the Bride) |
1971 |
Mario Henry, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons) |
1971 |
Jeff Loomis, American guitarist (Nevermore) |
1971 |
Andre Matos, Brazilian musician |
1972 |
David Bell, Cincinnati Ohio, infielder (St Louis Cardinals) |
1972 |
Donnell Bennett, NFL fullback (KC Chiefs) |
1973 |
Terrell Fletcher, NFL running back (San Diego Chargers) |
1973 |
Tony Bui, Vietnamese film director |
1973 |
Linvoy Primus, English footballer |
1973 |
Mike Ward, Canadian comedian |
1974 |
Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete |
1976 |
Jeremy Dunham, video game journalist |
1976 |
Agustín Calleri, Argentine tennis player |
1978 |
Carmen Kass, Estonian model |
1978 |
Danielle Peck, country music singer |
1978 |
Ben Cohen, English rugby union footballer |
1979 |
Jesse Marunde, American Strongman/Athlete (d. 2007) |
1981 |
Miyavi, Japanese singer and actor |
1982 |
Hiroki Narimiya, Japanese actor |
1983 |
Frostee Rucker, National Football League defensive end |
1983 |
Amy Winehouse, Southgate, London, singer ("Stronger Than Me, Rehab), (d. 2011) |
1984 |
Adam Lamberg, American actor |
1984 |
Melissa McGhee, American singer |
1985 |
Paolo Gregoletto, American bassist (Trivium) |
1985 |
Aya Ueto, Japanese actress and singer |
1985 |
Delmon Young, American baseball player |
1986 |
Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) |
1986 |
A.J. Trauth, American actor |
1986 |
Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer |
1988 |
Kirsten Haglund, American Beauty Queen |
1989 |
Jesse James, American actor |
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