| 1976 | Priscilla Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, playmate March, 1996 |
| 1976 | Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 |
| 1975 | Bert Berry, linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts |
| 1974 | Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1974 | Natasha Henstridge, Canadian Actress |
| 1973 | Marcus Jones, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1972 | Ben Affleck, born in Berkeley, California, actor, director, screenwriter, Academy-award winner for Good Will Hunting, 1987, founded production company LivePlanet with actor Matt Damon |
| 1972 | Freddie Solomon, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1972 | Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1972 | Ken Walter, punter for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1972 | Mikey Graham, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone |
| 1971 | Perry Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1970 | Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ |
| 1970 | Anthony Anderson, American Actor |
| 1969 | Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1969 | James Black, Regina, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1969 | Mark Heese, born in Toronto, Ontario, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1969 | Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 |
| 1969 | Yancey Thigpen, NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1968 | Luciana Bemvenuti, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, golfer, 1994 Jamie Farr-36th |
| 1968 | Vassili Pankov, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics |
| 1968 | Debra Messing, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, appeared on 'Will & Grace', 'The Starter Wife', television shows |
| 1967 | Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels |
| 1967 | Moulay Brahim Boutaib, born in Morocco, 10k runner 1988 Olympics gold |
| 1967 | Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1966 | Fred Strickland, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1966 | Leo Goeas, guard for the Baltimore Ravens |
| 1965 | Jon Evans, Nottimgham ENG, Australasia golfer |
| 1964 | Debi Mazar, born in Queens, New York, actress, Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law |
| 1964 | MCA, Adam Yauch, rock vocalist, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight |
| 1963 | Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars |
| 1963 | Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper, 36 Tests 1988-94 |
| 1963 | Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel, Israel, Women's foil fencer, 1996 Olympics |
| 1962 | Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 |
| 1962 | Igor Dorokhin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics, |
| 1961 | Joan Delk, born in Tampa, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1995 First Bank Edina Realty-66th |
| 1961 | Matt Johnson, rocker, The The-Infected Soul Mining |
| 1960 | Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, SF, tennis player, Denver-1985 |
| 1960 | Ron van de Berg, soccer player, Sparta |
| 1960 | Tommy Aldridge, heavy metal rocker, Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man |
| 1959 | Scott D. Altman, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, sk: STS-90 |
| 1957 | Zeljko Ivanek, Lujubljana Yugoslavia, actor, Mass Appeal |
| 1956 | Gordon Bruks, England, Dr/cosmonaut |
| 1955 | Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold |
| 1955 | Larry Mathews, born in Burbank, California, actor, Ritchie-Dick Van Dyke Show |
| 1952 | Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist, Franc Boeijen Group |
| 1951 | Bobby Caldwell, New York City, rocker |
| 1951 | John Childs, cricketer, England left-arm spinner, two Tests vs. WI 1988 |
| 1950 | Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, Engl, Princess/olympic equestrian |
| 1950 | Tess Harper, Mammoth Sp AR, actress, Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies |
| 1950 | Thomas Aldrich, country drummer, Black Oak Arkansas |
| 1950 | Andres Serrano, American Photographer |
| 1949 | Ann Ryerson, born in Wisconsin, actress, Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin |
| 1949 | Carlien Brouwer, translator/missing since Jan 6, 1994 |
| 1949 | Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' |
| 1947 | Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman |
| 1947 | Geraldo Velez, jazz congas, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance |
| 1947 | Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., born in Macon, Georgia, USN/astronaut, STS-33 |
| 1946 | Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, songwriter, MacArthur Park, Up Up and Away |
| 1946 | Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston Texas, 4 time Mayor-Houston |
| 1945 | Charlemagne Palestine, composer |
| 1945 | Gene Upshaw, NFL guard, Oakland, NFLPA leader |
| 1945 | Thomas C. Sawyer, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1987 - 2003 |
| 1945 | Khaleda Zia, born in Dinajpur District, India, first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1991 - 1996, listed in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2006 |
| 1944 | Frederick Knight, U.S. singer, I've been lonely so long |
| 1944 | Linda Ellerbee, born in Bryan, Texas, newscaster, Weekend, NBC Overnight |
| 1943 | Barbara Bouchet, born in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia, actress, Casino Royale |
| 1943 | Eni Faleomavaega, born in Vailoatai Village, American Samoa, Representative-D-American Samoa 1989 |
| 1942 | Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group |
| 1941 | Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer, Hee Haw |
| 1941 | Viktor Mikhailovich Pisarev, Russian cosmonaut |
| 1939 | H Onno C R Ruding, director, Amrobank, Dutch Financial minister, CDA |
| 1939 | Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer, Daddy don't run so fast |
| 1938 | Maxine Waters, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Representative-D-California 1991 - |
| 1938 | Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court justice |
| 1937 | Ronnie Flippo, born in Florence, Alabama, Representative-D-New York 1977 - 1991 |
| 1936 | Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist |
| 1935 | Abby Dalton, born in Las Vegas Nevada, actress, Joey Bishop Show |
| 1935 | Jim Dale, born in Rothwell, England, Broadway actor, Barnum, My One and Only |
| 1935 | Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr., civil rights activist, National Urban League |
| 1934 | Reg Scarlett, WI cricket off-spinner, 3 Tests 1960 |
| 1934 | Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut |
| 1933 | Bobby Helms, rock vocalist, Jingle Bell Rock |
| 1933 | Floyd Ashton, U.S. singer, Tams-What Child of Fool |
| 1933 | Lori Nelson, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, actress, Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire |
| 1933 | Stanley Milgram, American Psychologist |
| 1932 | Robert L[ull] Forward, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragon's Egg, Starquake |
| 1931 | Janice Rule, born in Norwood, Ohio, actress, Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife |
| 1931 | Mario Kuri-Aldana, composer |
| 1928 | Nicolas Roeg, born in London, England, cinematographer/director, Aria, Eureka |
| 1927 | Eddie Leadbeater, cricketer, England leg-spinner with an avg of 109 |
| 1926 | Georgiann Johnson, Decorah Iowa, actress, Marge-Mr Peepers |
| 1926 | Lewis T. Preston, banker |
| 1926 | Lyutsian Abramovich Prigozhn, composer |
| 1925 | Billy Pinkney, Sumter, South Carolina, rock bassist/vocalist, Drifters |
| 1925 | Gertrude Shope, South African head, ANC female section |
| 1925 | Mike Connors, Krekor Ohanian, Fresno, California, actor, Mannix |
| 1925 | Rose Marie, actress/comedienne, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show |
| 1925 | Oscar Peterson, born in Montreal, Canada, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award winner |
| 1924 | Phyllis Schlafly, St. Louis, right-winger/Eagle Forum president |
| 1924 | Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright, Man for All Seasons, Dr. Zhivago |
| 1924 | Robert Bolt, British Playwright |
| 1923 | Rose Marie, born in New York City, actress, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show |
| 1923 | Simon Peres, premier of Israel |
| 1922 | Lukas Foss, Fuchs, Berlin Germany, composer, Prairie |
| 1919 | Huntz Hall, New York City, actor, Cyclone, Gas Pump Girls, The Rating Game |
| 1918 | Fay Honey Knopp, activist |
| 1918 | Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, composer |
| 1915 | Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese/Dutch folklorist |
| 1915 | Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish author/resistance fighter, Mensch op Weg |
| 1915 | Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Johnny Angel, Double Life |
| 1914 | Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer |
| 1914 | Paul Rand, American Designer |
| 1912 | Julia Child, born in Pasadena, California, chef, French Chef |
| 1912 | Wendy Hiller, England, actress, Major Barbara, David Copperfield |
| 1912 | Wijnanda M C "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Reve Sr |
| 1910 | Hugo Winterhalter, composer |
| 1910 | Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria, 1966-70 |
| 1910 | Signe Hasso, actress, QB VII, Taxi 13, Black Bird, Crisis |
| 1909 | Raymond O'Malley, teacher |
| 1907 | Paul Vincze, medallist |
| 1904 | Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer, Kukla Fran and Ollie, Muppet Show |
| 1902 | Jan RT Campert, writer, Song the 18 dead |
| 1901 | Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama, 1940-41, 49-51, 68 |
| 1901 | Hans Lorbeer, writer |
| 1900 | Estelle Brody, New York City, actress, Safari, Kitty, Plaything |
| 1898 | Lillian Carter, President Carter's, 1977-1981, mom |
| 1897 | Marion Eugene Bauer, composer |
| 1896 | Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor |
| 1893 | Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer |
| 1893 | Harlow H Curtice, President of General Motors, 1953-8 |
| 1893 | Harlow H. Curtice, Businessman |
| 1892 | Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer |
| 1892 | Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist, Nobel 1929 |
| 1890 | Jacques Ibert, born in Paris, France, composer, Escales |
| 1888 | Albert Spalding, composer |
| 1887 | Edna Ferber, U.S., author, American Beauty, Cimarron |
| 1886 | Bill Whitty, cricketer, Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12 |
| 1885 | Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer |
| 1885 | Edna Ferber, author, playwright |
| 1885 | Mary Nash, Troy, New York, actress, Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By |
| 1879 | Ethel Barrymore, Philadelphia, actress, Constant Wife, Corn is Green |
| 1878 | Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general, White Armies, WW II |
| 1876 | Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist |
| 1875 | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast |
| 1874 | Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert |
| 1872 | Harold Fraser-Simson, composer |
| 1872 | Rubin Goldmark, composer |
| 1872 | Sri Aurobindo, Indian Philosopher |
| 1866 | Charles-Jean Vallee-Poussin, mathematician, d'analyse |
| 1865 | Johan B. Schepers, Frisian writer, Braga |
| 1860 | Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady, 1921-23 |
| 1860 | Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer |
| 1860 | Florence Harding, American First Lady |
| 1856 | J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament |
| 1851 | [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress, Scapegoat |
| 1845 | Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator, Beauty and Beast |
| 1839 | Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer |
| 1829 | Eduard de Hartog, composer |
| 1823 | Orris Sanford Ferry, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1822 | Wilhelm Rust, composer |
| 1822 | Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian |
| 1803 | James Douglas, father of British Columbia |
| 1794 | Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist, System mycologicum |
| 1791 | Duff Green, American Politician |
| 1788 | Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director |
| 1787 | Alexander Aliabiev, composer |
| 1785 | Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer, Confessions of English Opium Eater |
| 1782 | Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary, Souvenirs |
| 1776 | Gottlieb Schick, German painter, Apollo under the Hirten |
| 1776 | Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer |
| 1771 | Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet, Lady of Lake |
| 1769 | Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba, emperor 1804 - 1813, 1814 - 1815 |
| 1754 | Benjamin Hawkins, American Diplomat |
| 1741 | Thomas Norris, composer |
| 1740 | Matthias Claudius, born in Reinfeld, Germany, pseudonym, Asmus, writer, poet, poem, Death and the Maiden, used by Franz Schubert |
| 1736 | Johann Christoph Kellner, composer |
| 1727 | Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer |
| 1725 | Ferdinando Bertoni, composer |
| 1702 | Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher |
| 1688 | Frederick-William I, king of Prussia, 1713-1740 |
| 1619 | Hubertus Quellinus, Quellien, Flemish cartoonist/copper plate |
| 1432 | Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet, Morgante |
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