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- 76 - Hadrian, Roman Emperor (builder of Hadrian's Wall)
- 1493 - Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France
- 1666 - Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)
- 1678 - Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop
- 1713 - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, astronomer who mapped the So Hemisphere
- 1733 - Johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized
- 1750 - Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer
- 1754 - Silvestro Palma, composer
- 1767 - Andrew Jackson, Carolinas, General/(D) 7th pres (1829-37)
- 1779 - William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)
- 1790 - Nicola Vaccai, composer
- 1801 - Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer
- 1808 - Gaetano Gaspari, composer
- 1809 - Joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia
- 1810 - Aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen)
- 1811 - Robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886
- 1824 - Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising)
- 1830 - Paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910)
- 1831 - Edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army)
- 1835 - Eduard Strauss, Austria, composer (318 Dance)
- 1836 - Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer
- 1838 - Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)
- 1844 - Bransby Cooper, cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test)
- 1851 - Jozef Surzynski, composer
- 1852 - Augusta Gregory, Ireland, playwright/poet/Yates mistress
- 1858 - Liberty Hyde Bailey, US botanist (Plantbreeding)
- 1864 - Johan Halvorsen, composer
- 1864 - Leslie Stuart, composer
- 1867 - Lionel Pigot Johnson, England, poet/critic (Ireland & Other Poems)
- 1867 - Will Rossiter, composer
- 1871 - Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs)
- 1873 - David Vaughan Thomas, composer
- 1873 - Lee Shubert, producer (theatres in NY & LA named after him)
- 1874 - Harold L Ickes, social activist, New Deal politician
- 1878 - Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)
- 1879 - Gerrit J Heering, Dutch theologist (Fall of Christianity)
- 1884 - Rudolf Piskacek, composer
- 1894 - Slava Vorlova, composer
- 1900 - Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer
- 1901 - J Pat O'Malley, England, actor (Touch of Grace, Gunn, Star!)
- 1901 - Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader
- 1902 - Kitty Masters, actress
- 1902 - Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela)
- 1904 - George Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel)
- 1905 - Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler
- 1905 - Joe E Ross, comedian (Gunther Toody-Car 54, Ritzik-Phil Silvers Show)
- 1907 - Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer/actor (Magic Horn)
- 1907 - Paul Maxey, Wheaton Ill, actor (Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice)
- 1910 - An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race)
- 1912 - Duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot
- 1912 - Lightnin' [Sam] Hopkins, Texas, blues stylist (Ball of Twine)
- 1912 - Louis Paul Boon, Flemish writer (Kapellekensbaan)
- 1913 - Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof)
- 1913 - MacDonald Carey, Sioux City Iowa, actor (One Life to Live, Dream Girl)
- 1915 - David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)
- 1915 - Richard Ward, Glenside Pa, actor (Beacon Hill)
- 1916 - Geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee)
- 1916 - Harry James, Albany Ga, trumpeter (married to Betty Grable)
- 1918 - Janet Leach, potter
- 1918 - Richard Ellmann, US, literary scholar/writer (Oscar Wilde)
- 1919 - John Gregson, Liverpool England, actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World)
- 1919 - Lawrence Tierney, Brooklyn, actor (Abduction, Dillinger)
- 1920 - Ranganandhan Francis, India, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56)
- 1922 - Louis Boon, writer
- 1923 - George Vogel, race horse trainer
- 1923 - Laurence A Tisch, NYC, CEO (Loews Corp)
- 1924 - Juij Bondarew, writer
- 1924 - Lockrem Johnson, composer
- 1926 - Benjamin Burwell Johnson, composer
- 1926 - Norm Van Brocklin, NFL QB/coach (LA Rams), hall of famer
- 1926 - Tim Valentine, (Rep-D-NC, 1983- )
- 1927 - Carl Smith, Maynardville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
- 1927 - Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb, architect
- 1928 - Nicolas Flagello, composer
- 1929 - Tiezo Matsumura, composer
- 1932 - Alan Lavern Bean, Wheeler Texas, Capt USN/astronaut (Ap 12, Skylab 3)
- 1932 - David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire
- 1933 - Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer/jazz pianist (U of Wisconsin)
- 1933 - Ronald Roseman, composer
- 1934 - Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter
- 1934 - Wolfgang Hufschmidt, composer
- 1935 - Jimmy Lee Swaggart, evangelist
- 1935 - Judd Hirsch, Bronx, actor (Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People)
- 1936 - Donald K Sundquist, (Rep-R-Tennessee, 1983- )
- 1938 - Dick Higgins, composer
- 1939 - Robert Nye, writer (Facts of Life & other fiction, 3 Views of Man)
- 1940 - Phil Lesh, [Chapman], Calif, rock bassist (Grass Roots, Grateful Dead)
- 1941 - Dick Top, Dutch actor/director (Witch of Haarlem)
- 1941 - Mike Love, Calif, rock saxophonist/vocalist (Beachboys-In My Room)
- 1942 - Hughie Flint, London England, rock drummer (Bonzo Dog Band)
- 1943 - Brenda Scott, Cincinnati Oh, actress (Midge-Road West)
- 1943 - David Cronenberg, Toronto Ontario, director (Shivers, Fly, Brood)
- 1944 - Chi Cheng, Taiwan, sprinter/80m hurdler (Oly-Bronze-68)
- 1944 - David Costell, Pitts, rocker (Gary Lewis & the Playboys-Diamond Ring)
- 1944 - Davld Costell, rocker
- 1944 - Jacques Doillon director/writer (La Fille de Quinze Ans)
- 1944 - Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist (Graceland)
- 1944 - Sly Stone, Dallas, rocker (Sly & the Family Stone-Everyday People)
- 1945 - Mark J Green, Bkln NY, lawyer/author (Closed Enterprise System)
- 1945 - Tracy Smith, runner
- 1946 - Bobby Bond, baseball player (Giants, Yankees, etc)
- 1946 - David Wall, English ballet dancers/director (Royal Academy of Dancing)
- 1946 - Howard Scott, San Pedro Cal, rock guitarist/vocalist (War, Cisco Kid)
- 1947 - David Colley, cricketer (NSW quickie, 3 Tests for Australia 1972)
- 1947 - Larisa Grigoriyevna Pozharskaya, Russian cosmonaut
- 1947 - Ry[land] Cooder, LA, blues guitarist (Crossroads)
- 1947 - Stomu Yamash'ta, composer
- 1947 - Tomas Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968)
- 1949 - John Duttine, actor (Day of the Triffids)
- 1953 - Colin Croft, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler 1977-82)
- 1953 - Judi Spiers, TV presenter
- 1954 - Craig Wasson, Oregon, actor (Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club)
- 1955 - Dee Snider, Massapequa NY, (Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It)
- 1955 - Marcia McCabe, Bryn Mawr Pa, actress (Alicia Grande-1 Live to Live)
- 1955 - Mohsin Khan, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s)
- 1956 - Clay Matthews, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1957 - Park Overall, Tenn, actress (Laverne-Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning)
- 1958 - Laura Carrington, actress (Louisa-Alphabet City)
- 1959 - Eliot Teltscher, Calif, tennis player (US Davis Cup team)
- 1959 - Harold Baines, Easton MD, outfielder (Chic White Sox, Texas Rangers)
- 1960 - Donna Smith, Portland Oregon, playmate (March, 1985)
- 1961 - Craig Ludwig, Rhinelander, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
- 1961 - Fabio [Lanzoni], Italy, romance novels model (Fabio After Dark)
- 1961 - John Melendez, jockey
- 1961 - Terry Cummings, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, Phila 76ers)
- 1962 - Igor Aleinikov, film Maker
- 1962 - Jimmy Baio, Bkln, actor (Billy Tate-Soap, Brass, Playing for Keeps)
- 1962 - Steve Coy, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
- 1962 - Terrence Trent D'Arby, NYC, rock vocalist (Wishing Well)
- 1963 - Bret Michaels, Harrisburg Pa, guitarist (Poison-Talk Dirty to Me)
- 1963 - Don Simington, jockey
- 1964 - Alison Johnson, Tustin CA, WPVA volleyball player (US Open-4th-1993)
- 1964 - Rockwell, [Kennedy Gordy], Det MI, rock vocalist (Someone Watching Me)
- 1964 - Ron Hall, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
- 1965 - Marianne Morris, Middletown OH, LPGA golfer (1995 McDonald's LPGA-3rd)
- 1966 - Chris Bruno, actor (Michael-All My Children, Dennis-Another World)
- 1966 - Karen Weiss, St Paul MN, LPGA golfer (1995 Chick-fil-A Charity-7th)
- 1967 - Kirk Scrafford, NFL tackle (SF 49ers)
- 1968 - John Tardy, US heavy metalist (Obituary, Slowly We Rot)
- 1968 - Rob Anderson, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer (BC Amateur-1990, 92)
- 1968 - Sabrina [Salerno], Genoa Italy, Miss Italy (1984)/singer (Boys)
- 1969 - Louis Riddick, NFL safety (Cleve Browns, Atlanta Falcons)
- 1970 - Chris Dalman, NFL guard/center (SF 49ers)
- 1970 - Diego Nargiso, Naples Italy, tennis pro
- 1970 - Eric Castle, NFL free safety (SD Chargers)
- 1970 - Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing (Calgary Flames)
- 1971 - Patrick Reidy, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)
- 1971 - Reyna Royo, Miss Universe-Panama (1996)
- 1971 - Robbie Pratt, jockey
- 1972 - Casey Cristin Mizell, Miss USA-South Carolina (1997)
- 1972 - David Rhodes, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
- 1972 - Filip Dewulf, Belgium, tennis star
- 1972 - Oliver Gibson, NFL defensive tackle (Pitts Steelers)
- 1972 - Steve Danielson, Honolulu, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
- 1973 - Franca Fehlauer, Hamburg Germany, golfer (Belgian Intl Jr champ 1991)
- 1974 - Imad Baba, Humble Tx, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
- 1975 - Cornell Brown, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
- 1976 - Laurent Gras, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
- 1980 - Deidra Graham, Salt Lake City Utah, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
- 1986 - Tyler Noyes, actor (CJ-One Life to Live)
- 1989 - Caitlin Wachs, actress (Chloe Waters-Profiler)
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