Date | Event |
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86 |
Antoninus Pius, Lanuvium, 15th Roman emperor (138-161) |
866 |
Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912)/writer (Problematica) |
1377 |
Albert IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1404) |
1551 |
Henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France (1573/4-89) |
1655 |
Jan Luyts, Netherlands, scholar/physicist/mathematician/astronomer |
1705 |
Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/band master |
1714 |
Charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1786) |
1737 |
Charles Carroll, signed Decl of Ind |
1749 |
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (The History of Astronomy), (d. 1822) |
1754 |
John Ross Key, commissioned officer in the Continental Army, judge, lawyer and the father of Francis Scott Key (d. 1821) |
1759 |
William Kirby, English entomologist (d. 1850) |
1769 |
Joseph Comb, missionary to Molukkas |
1770 |
Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker |
1778 |
Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1868) |
1796 |
Hartley Coleridge, English poet (d. 1849) |
1799 |
René Caillé, French explorer (d. 1838) |
1800 |
William Wister McKean, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1865 |
1802 |
Louis Kossuth, Hungary, President of Hungary (1849) |
1803 |
Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1884) |
1811 |
Orson Pratt, American religious leader (d. 1881) |
1822 |
Joseph Rodman West, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) |
1824 |
Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer |
1828 |
Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1880) |
1837 |
Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld, composer |
1862 |
Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula) |
1867 |
Arthur Rackham, England, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales) |
1871 |
Fritz Schaudinn, German animal expert (examined syphilis) |
1882 |
Paul-Marie Masson, composer |
1882 |
Christopher Stone, first disc jockey in the United Kingdom (d. 1965) |
1887 |
Lovie Austin, American jazz pianist (d. 1972) |
1887 |
Lynne Overman, American actor (d. 1943) |
1888 |
Porter Hall, Cincinnati OH, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity) |
1888 |
J. W. Alexander, American mathematician (d. 1971) |
1889 |
Ernest Truex, KC Mo, actor (Pop-Pete & Gladys, Mr Peepers) |
1889 |
Sarah Delany, author/teacher |
1894 |
Cornelis Rijnsdorp, writer (Kings Children) |
1898 |
Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71) |
1900 |
Ricardo Cortez [Jacob Krantz], New York City, New York, American actor and director (The Maltese Falcon) |
1900 |
Solomon Pimsleur, composer |
1901 |
Joseph Pasternak, film producer (Anchors Aweigh, Date With Judy) |
1902 |
James Van Alen, created Simplified Scoring System for tennis |
1902 |
Pieter John Bouman, sociologist/historian |
1904 |
Bergen Evans, Ohio, English professor ($64,000 Question) |
1904 |
Karen Aabye, Danish author (Less bedstemor there jomfru) |
1905 |
Betty Garde, Phila, actress (Aggie-Real McCoys) |
1905 |
James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser |
1905 |
Leon Jaworski, American Watergate scandal special prosecutor (d. 1982) |
1906 |
Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer |
1906 |
Massimo Freccia, composer |
1907 |
Lewis F Powell Jr, Va, Supreme Court justice (1972-87) |
1908 |
Mika Waltari, novelist (Egyptian) |
1908 |
Tatsuo Shimabuku, founder of Isshinryu Karate (d. 1975) |
1909 |
Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile pioneer (d. 1998) |
1910 |
Margaret Lindsay, Dubuque Iowa, actress (Take a Guess) |
1911 |
Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer |
1911 |
Weldon Hart, composer |
1911 |
William Golding, Cornwall England, novelist (Lord of the Flies-Nobel 1983), (d. 1993) |
1912 |
Kurt Sanderling, Arys Germany, conductor (E Berlin Symph 1960-77) |
1912 |
Emma "Nono" Batenburg, actress (Noah) |
1913 |
Frances Farmer, Seattle Washington, actress (Son of Fury, Among the Living) |
1914 |
Rogers Morton, Louisville Ky, US Secretary of Interior (1968-75) |
1915 |
Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer and comedian (d. 1973) |
1917 |
Joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer (Spinout, Big City) |
1919 |
Blanche Thebom, Monessen Penn, mezzo-soprano (Amneris-Aida) |
1919 |
Harry Shorto, linguist |
1920 |
Karen Khachiturian, composer |
1921 |
Billy Ward, US songwriter/singer/pianist/arranger (Dominoes) |
1921 |
Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator & writer (d. 1997) |
1922 |
Catherine Mary Hall, nurse |
1922 |
Damon [Francis] Knight, US, sci-fi author (CV, Beyond the Barrier) |
1922 |
Dana Zatopek, Czechoslavakia, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1952) |
1922 |
Emil Zatopek, Czechoslavakia, 5K/10K/marathon (Olympic-gold-1952) |
1924 |
Ernest Tomlinson, composer |
1926 |
Arthur Wills, composer |
1926 |
Edwin "Duke" Snider, Bkln Dodger centerfielder (406 HRs) |
1926 |
Lurieen Wallace, (Gov-D-Ala, 1966-68) |
1926 |
Pierre Janssen, art museum director |
1926 |
James Lipton, American actor, writer and host of Inside the Actors Studio |
1927 |
William Hickey, Brooklyn, New York, American actor (Prizzi's Honor, The Nightmare Before Christmas) |
1927 |
Rosemary Harris, English actress |
1928 |
Adam West, Walla Walla Wash, actor (Batman, Last Precinct) |
1929 |
10th duke of Richmond, English large landowner/art collector |
1929 |
Margaret S Roukema, (Rep-R-New Jersey, 1981- ) |
1929 |
Timothy Colman, Engl manufacturer/multi-millionaire (Reckitt & Colman) |
1930 |
Muhal Richard Abrams, composer |
1930 |
Rosemary Harris, Ashby Suffolk England, actress (Holocaust) |
1930 |
Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (d. 2002) |
1930 |
Bullett Bob Turley, Troy, Illinois, MLB pitcher (World Series MVP, 1958), (d. 2013) |
1931 |
Brook Benton, soul vocalist (Rainy Night in Georgia) |
1931 |
Ray Danton, NYC, actor/director (Longest Day, Psychic Killer) |
1931 |
Jean-Claude Carrière, French screenwriter and actor |
1932 |
Mike Royko, Chicago, journalist (Chic Daily News)/author (Boss) |
1933 |
David McCallum, Glasgow Scot, actor (Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE) |
1934 |
Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles) |
1935 |
Esmond Bulmer, English cider brewer/Conservative Lower house leader |
1935 |
Nick Massi, Newark NJ, rocker (4 Seasons-Sherry) |
1935 |
Robert Kruger, (Sen-D Texas) |
1935 |
Thomas W Ewing, (Rep-R-Illinois) |
1935 |
Benjamin Hacker, American naval aviator (d. 2003) |
1936 |
Al Oerter, Astoria NY, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-56, 60, 64, 68) |
1937 |
Abner Haynes, American football player |
1938 |
Zygmunt Krauze, composer |
1940 |
Bill Medley, Santa Ana Cal, rocker (Righteous Bros-Up Where We Belong) |
1940 |
Paul Williams, Omaha NE, singer/composer/actor (Planet of the Apes) |
1940 |
Sylvia Tyson, rocker |
1941 |
"Mama" Cass Elliot, Balt Maryland, rock vocalist (Mamas & The Papas) |
1941 |
Jim Fox, England, pentathlete (Olympics-1972) |
1941 |
Umberto Bossi, Italian politician |
1942 |
Freda Payne, Detroit Michigan, American singer and actress |
1943 |
Chris Joyce, photographer |
1943 |
Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1964) |
1943 |
Joe Morgan, Bonham, Texas, American MLB 2nd baseman (Reds)/commentator (ESPN) |
1944 |
Ard Schenk, 500, 1500, 5000k speed skater (Olympics-gold-1972) |
1944 |
Anders Björck, Swedish politician |
1944 |
Jean Succar Kuri, Lebanese-born Mexican businessman |
1945 |
David Bromberg, Phila, musician (Demon in Disguise) |
1945 |
Jane Blalock, Portsmouth NH, LPGA golfer (1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore |
1945 |
Randolph Mantooth, Sacramento California, actor (Emergency, Loving) |
1946 |
Hans van de Berg, actor (Ciske the Rat) |
1946 |
John Coghlan, London, rock drummer (Status Quo) |
1946 |
Brian Henton, English racing driver |
1947 |
Lol Creme, [Lawrence Creme], England, rock vocalist/guitarist (10cc) |
1947 |
Larry Brown, NFL runningback (3rd to rush over 4,000 yards) |
1947 |
Steve Bartlett, (Rep-R-TX, 1983- ) |
1947 |
Tanith Lee, UK, sci-fi author (Don't Bite the Sun) |
1948 |
Jeremy Irons, Isle of Wight, England, actor (Reversal of Fortune, The Lion KIng) |
1948 |
Michael Cooper, SF California, sodomizer (FBI Most Wanted List) |
1948 |
Nadezhda Tkachenko, USSR, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1980) |
1948 |
Mihai Timofti, Director, actor, musician from Moldova-Chisinau |
1949 |
Twiggy Lawson, [Leslie Hornby], England, model/actress (Boyfriend, W) |
1949 |
Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founder Innocence Project |
1950 |
Joan Lunden, Fair Oaks California, news host (Good Morning America) |
1950 |
Rudy Ramos, Lawton Oklahoma, actor (Wind-High Chaparral) |
1951 |
Daniel Lanois, Canadian record producer |
1952 |
Nile Rodgers, Bronx NY, rock guitarist (Honeydrippers) |
1952 |
Rhys Chatham, composer |
1952 |
Scott Colomby, Bkln, actor (Stash-Sons & Daughters, Szysznyk) |
1952 |
Bernard de Dryver, Belgian racing driver |
1952 |
Gunnar Hökmark, Swedish politician |
1955 |
Rex Smith, Jacksonville, Florida, American actor and singer (Pirates of Penzance, You Take My Breath Away) |
1955 |
Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (d. 2006) |
1956 |
Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver |
1957 |
Richard M Linnehan, Lowell Mass, astronaut (STS 78, sk: 90) |
1958 |
Lita Ford, London England, vocalist (Kiss Me Deadly, Runaways) |
1958 |
Kevin Hooks, Phila, actor (Sounder, Aaron Loves Angela) |
1958 |
Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer |
1960 |
Julianna Young, Ft Campbell KY, playmate (Nov, 1993) |
1960 |
Loïc Bigois, French engineer |
1962 |
Randy Myers, Vancouver WA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles) |
1962 |
Tonja Walker, Huntington WV, actress (Alex-One Life to Live) |
1962 |
Cheri Oteri, American actress and comedian |
1962 |
Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter |
1963 |
Alessandra Martines, Italian entertainer |
1963 |
Jarvis Cocker, English musician (Pulp) |
1963 |
David Seaman, English footballer |
1964 |
Kim Richards, LI NY, actress (Nanny & Prof, James at 15) |
1964 |
Trisha Yearwood, Monticello GA, country singer (Sweetest Gift) |
1964 |
Patrick Marber, British playwright |
1964 |
Bob Papa, American sportscaster |
1965 |
Debbye Turner, Miss America (1990) |
1965 |
Katrina McClain, Charleston SC, basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96) |
1965 |
Alexandra Vandernoot, Belgian actress |
1965 |
Sabine Paturel, French singer |
1966 |
El Samurai, [Osamu Matsuda], wrestler (WAR/NJPW) |
1966 |
Michael Campbell, CFL defensive tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats) |
1966 |
Soledad O'Brien, American journalist |
1966 |
Eric Robert Rudolph, American criminal |
1966 |
Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese professional wrestler |
1967 |
Jim Abbott, Flint, Michigan, American MLB pitcher (California Angels, NY Yankees) |
1967 |
Alexander Karelin, Russian wrestler |
1969 |
Candy Dulfer, Amsterdam Holland, saxophonist (Lily Was Here) |
1969 |
Alkinoos Ioannidis, Greek-Cypriot singer and composer |
1969 |
Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer |
1970 |
Antii Tormenen, Espoo FIN, NHL forward (Finland Oly-B-98, Ottawa) |
1970 |
Takanori Nishikawa, Japanese pop/rock singer |
1970 |
Victor Williams, American actor |
1971 |
Colleen Coyne, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Oly-98) |
1971 |
Jeremy Nunley, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end (Houston Oilers) |
1971 |
Sanaa Lathan, American actress |
1972 |
Amy Frazier, St Louis Mo, tennis star |
1972 |
David Tamburrino, Saratoga Springs NY, speed skater (Olympics-1994) |
1972 |
Eric van de Merwe, soccer player (Dordrecht '90) |
1972 |
Fred McCrary, NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles) |
1973 |
Jeremy Jordan, singer |
1973 |
Nick Colgan, Irish footballer |
1973 |
Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian racing car driver |
1974 |
Victoria Silverstedt, Skelleftehamn, Västerbottens län, Swedish model (1997 Playmate of the Year) |
1974 |
Jimmy Fallon, American actor and comedian |
1976 |
La Chanda Jenkins, Miss District of Columbia USA (1996) |
1976 |
Alison Sweeney, American actress |
1976 |
Jim Ward, American musician (At the Drive-In, Sparta) |
1976 |
Jessica York, television personality |
1977 |
Ryan Dusick, American drummer (Maroon 5) |
1977 |
Akash Chopra, Indian cricketer |
1978 |
Michelle Alves, Brazilian supermodel |
1978 |
Nick Johnson, baseball player |
1978 |
Nigel Mitchell, Quizmania and Capital Disney presenter |
1978 |
Jorge López Montaña, Spanish footballer |
1979 |
Dannielle Brent, British actress |
1979 |
Noémie Lenoir, French supermodel and actress |
1980 |
Sara Quin, Canadian singer/songwriter (Tegan and Sara) |
1980 |
Tegan Quin, Canadian singer/songwriter (Tegan and Sara) |
1981 |
Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist |
1981 |
Scott Baker, American baseball player |
1981 |
Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player |
1982 |
Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player |
1982 |
Columbus Short, American actor and choreographer |
1982 |
Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player |
1982 |
Nicole Voss, American model |
1983 |
Matt Wiman, American mixed martial artist |
1983 |
Joey Devine, American baseball player |
1983 |
Charlie Haeger, American baseball player |
1984 |
Eamon, American pop singer |
1984 |
Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor |
1986 |
Gerald Ciolek, German cyclist |
1986 |
Ken Gushi, Japanese racing driver |
1986 |
Peter Vack, American voice actor |
1987 |
Danielle Panabaker, American actress |
1990 |
Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress |
1991 |
Demelza Reveley, Australian model |
1994 |
Alex Etel, British actor |
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