| 1989 | Lil' Romeo, American Musician |
| 1982 | Erika Christensen, American Actress |
| 1973 | Roy Rogers, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics |
| 1972 | Colleen Thornburn, born in Toronto, Ontario, softball catcher 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Elizabeth Wolfgramm, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, member of The Jets family group, composed of siblings |
| 1972 | Pierre Allard, hockey forward, Team France 1998 |
| 1971 | Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, U.S. tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1971 | Tricia Ann Luedtke, Oostburg Wisconsin, Miss Wisc-America-1991 |
| 1970 | Scott Brumfield, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1969 | Scott Ford, Norbrooke Germany, golfer, 1994 Trafalgar CPGA-2nd |
| 1967 | Randy Baldwin, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1967 | Tabitha Soren, born in San Antonio, Texas, MTV reporter, This Week in Rock |
| 1966 | Lee Ann Womack, American Musician |
| 1965 | James Tomkins, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Kevin Dillon, New York, actor, Heaven Help Us, Remote Control, Platoon |
| 1965 | Kyra Sedgwick, actress, Phenomenon, Singles, Julia-Another World |
| 1963 | Joey Tempest, rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown |
| 1963 | John Stamos, born in Cypress, California, actor, General Hospital, Full House |
| 1962 | Eric Lutes, born in Charlestown, Rhode Island, actor, Del-Caroline in the City |
| 1962 | Kim Shipman, born in Athens, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning Classic-25th |
| 1962 | Michael J Massimino, born in Oceanside, New York, PhD/astronaut |
| 1962 | Nancy Ramsbottom, born in Birmingham, Alabama, LPGA golfer, 1994 McCall's-2nd |
| 1962 | Valerie Kaprisky, born in Paris, France, actress, Breathless, Public Woman |
| 1962 | Tammy Bruce, American Author |
| 1961 | Danuta Bartoszek, born in Pyrzyce, Poland, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics |
| 1960 | Bobby Hebert, NFL quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 1960 | Dan "Woody" Woodgate, rocker |
| 1960 | Morten Andersen, NFL kicker for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 1960 | Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher for the New York Mets |
| 1960 | Daniel Woodgate, born in London, England, drummer, member of band, Madness, known by his nickname Woody |
| 1959 | Ricky Pierce, NBA guard and forward, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1958 | Gary Gaetti, Centralia, Illinois, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1957 | Darby Hinton, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Israel-Daniel Boone |
| 1957 | Paul-Jan Bakker, cricketer, Hampshire and Netherlands pace bowler |
| 1956 | Adam Arkin, Brooklyn, actor, Busting Loose, Pearl, Northern Exposure |
| 1956 | Cindy Nelson, U.S., skier 1976 Olympics bronze |
| 1955 | Peter Gallagher, Armonk, New York, actor, Player, Summer Lovers, Dreamchild |
| 1953 | Mary Matalin, American Celebrity |
| 1952 | Jonathan Frakes, actor, Commander William T Riker-Star Trek Next Gen |
| 1951 | John Deacon, British pop guitarist, Queen-Somebody to Love |
| 1951 | Lillian Muller, Grimstad Norway, playmate of year, Aug, 1975 |
| 1951 | Randi Oakes, Randalia Iowa, actress, Officer Bonnie Clark-CHiPs |
| 1950 | Graeme Beard, cricketer, NSW medium-pace all-rounder 3 Tests 1980 |
| 1948 | Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, 1993-01 |
| 1947 | Gerald McRaney, Collins Mississippi, actor, Simon and Simon, Major Dad |
| 1946 | Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS-61C, 31, 45, 60 |
| 1946 | Dawn Steel, born in America, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction' |
| 1946 | William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, 42nd U.S. President, D, 1993-01 |
| 1946 | William J. Clinton, American President |
| 1945 | Ian Gillian, heavy metal rocker, Deep Purple-Knocking at Backdoor |
| 1945 | Jane Blalock, champion golfer |
| 1944 | Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man |
| 1944 | Samuel J de Beer, South Africa vicar/underminister of Education |
| 1943 | Billy J Kramer, Liverpool, rock vocalist, The Dakotas-Bad to Me |
| 1942 | Fred Thompson, senator, R-Tennessee, actor, 'In the Line of Fire' |
| 1942 | Michiel Patijn, Dutch Assistant Secretary of State of Foreign affairs, 1994- |
| 1940 | Jan Claire, actor, American Anthem |
| 1940 | Jill St. John, Oppenheim, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Diamonds are Forever |
| 1940 | Johnny Nash, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, I Can See Clearly Now |
| 1939 | Ginger [Peter] Baker, England, drummer, Cream-White Room |
| 1939 | Ginger Baker, British Musician |
| 1938 | Diana Muldaur, New York City, actress, McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law |
| 1938 | Valentin Mankin, U.S.S.R., finn class yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics |
| 1935 | Bobby Richardson, South Carolina, 2nd baseman, New York Yankees |
| 1935 | F Story Musgrave, Boston, MD/astronaut, STS-6, 51-F, 33, 44, 61, 80 |
| 1935 | Story Musgrave, American Astronaut |
| 1934 | Bill Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold |
| 1934 | David Durenberger, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Senator-R-Minnesota 1978 - 1995 |
| 1934 | Renee Richards, Richard Rankind, trans-sexual tennis player |
| 1934 | William Cleary, Cambridge Massachusetts, hockey center, Olympic-gold/silv-56, 60 |
| 1933 | Debra Paget, born in Denver, Colorado, actress 'Love Me Tender' |
| 1933 | Vladimir Borisovich Alekseyev, Russia, cosmonaut |
| 1932 | John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire |
| 1931 | Willie Shoemaker, jockey, won 8,833 of 40,350 starts |
| 1930 | D[avid] G[uy] Compton, UK, sci-fi author, Synthajoy, Radio Plays |
| 1930 | Frank McCourt, born in Brooklyn, New York, author, teacher, wrote Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Angela's Ashes', a memoir of his impoverished life in Ireland |
| 1928 | Bernard Levin, English Journalist |
| 1927 | Jim Broyhill, born in Lenoir, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1963 - 1986, Senator-R-North Carolina 1986 - |
| 1926 | Arthur Rock, American Businessman |
| 1924 | William Marshall, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Blacula, Something of Value |
| 1923 | Erik Aalbaek Jensen, Danish vicar/author, Perleporten |
| 1922 | Douglas MacKenzie Davey, psychometrist |
| 1921 | Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer, Star Trek |
| 1921 | Philip A. Potter, Dominica Secretary-General World council of Churches |
| 1920 | Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter |
| 1919 | Malcolm Forbes, publisher, Forbes Magazine |
| 1918 | James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist |
| 1917 | Malcolm S. Forbes, American Publisher |
| 1916 | Marie Wilson, Anaheim California, actress, My Friend Irma |
| 1915 | Lardner Ring, Jr., Chicago, screenwriter, Woman of the Year |
| 1915 | Ring Lardner, Jr., writer |
| 1914 | Fumio Hayasaka, composer |
| 1913 | Walter B. Jones, born in Farmville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992 |
| 1910 | Quentin Bell, artist author/teacher |
| 1909 | Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer, Ashes and Diamonds |
| 1907 | Thurston Morton, Sen-Kentucky, 1957 - 1969 |
| 1907 | Zygmunt Mycielsky, composer |
| 1906 | June Collyer, New York City, actress, Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt |
| 1906 | Philo T Farnsworth, Beaver Utah, inventor, electronic TV |
| 1905 | Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II, Navy Cross |
| 1905 | Jacques de Menasce, composer |
| 1904 | Ted Nightingale, former colonial governor |
| 1903 | Claude Dauphin, Corbell France, actor, April in Paris, Deported |
| 1903 | James Gould Cozzens, U.S., novelist, 1949 Pulitzer-Guard of Honor |
| 1903 | Muriel Kirkland, Yonkers, New York, actress, Fast Workers, Hold Your Man |
| 1902 | Ogden Nash, born in Rye, New York, humorous poet, I'm a Stranger Here Myself |
| 1902 | Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, Ultimatum Factory, |
| 1900 | Colleen Moore, Port Huron, Michigan, actress, Scarlet Letter |
| 1899 | Kenneth MacKenna, Canterbury, New Hampshire, actor and director, Those We Love |
| 1899 | Olga Baclanova, born in Moscow, Russia, actress, Freaks, Docks of New York |
| 1896 | Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer |
| 1896 | Walter Lang, composer |
| 1895 | Andrzejewski, writer |
| 1895 | Arnoldt Bronnen, writer |
| 1890 | Yves Alix, French painter/graphic artist |
| 1889 | Arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese and Japanese |
| 1886 | Robert Heger, composer |
| 1885 | Elsie Ferguson, New York, actress, Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages |
| 1885 | Werner Elert, German luthers theologist |
| 1878 | Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, 1st president of Philippines, 1935-42 |
| 1873 | Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor, Alice Adams |
| 1871 | Orville Wright, born in Dayton, Ohio, aviator |
| 1870 | Bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser, Cold War |
| 1860 | John Kane, Scottish-born U.S. primitivist painter, Self-Portrait |
| 1859 | Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager, Chicago White Sox |
| 1859 | Hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian/hagiographer |
| 1858 | Edith Nesbit, England, children books author, Railway Children |
| 1858 | Ludwig Wullner, German actor/baritone, Die Burgschaft, Prometheus |
| 1851 | Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier, 1908-11 |
| 1848 | Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter, Rue de Paris |
| 1844 | Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright, social evils |
| 1839 | Oskar Brefeld, German botanist |
| 1835 | Richard Parks Bland, American Politician |
| 1831 | Stephen Gano Burbridge, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1824 | Georg Goltermann, composer |
| 1816 | Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs |
| 1815 | John Porter McCown, Major General Confederate Army |
| 1813 | William Henry Fry, composer |
| 1808 | James Nasmyth, Scottish Inventor |
| 1785 | Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks |
| 1780 | Pierr-Jean Beranger, born in Paris, France, songwriter, writer, book of memoirs, 'Ma biographie', published in 1858 |
| 1756 | Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime |
| 1743 | Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV |
| 1737 | Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer |
| 1689 | Samuel Richardson, English novelist, Pamela, baptized |
| 1686 | Antonio Tonelli, composer |
| 1686 | Eustace Budgell, English Writer |
| 1646 | John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England |
| 1631 | John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England, All for Love |
| 1596 | Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I |
| 1558 | Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian |
| 1521 | Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian, Descrittione di Tutti |
| 1398 | Inigo Lopez, Spain, marques de Santillana, poet, Comedieta de Ponza |
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