| 1992 | Cole Sprouse, born in Arezzo, Italy, actor, Patrick Kelly-Grace Under Fire |
| 1992 | Dylan Sprouse, born in Arezzo, Italy, actor, Patrick Kelly-Grace Under Fire |
| 1979 | Brandi Siegel, born in Miami, Florida, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics |
| 1975 | Beau Morgan, running back for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1975 | Kaipo Spenser, born in Wailuku, HI, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1974 | Canute Curtis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1973 | Alex Molden, cornerback for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1973 | Eddie Cade, NFL full safety for the New England Patriots |
| 1973 | Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Greg Frers, CFL safety for the BC Lions |
| 1970 | Orlando Trustfull, soccer player, Feyenoord |
| 1970 | Owen McMahon, Australian 470 class yachter 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Steven Jack, cricketer, South African pace bowler 1994-95 |
| 1970 | Tim McRae, born in Daytona, Florida, 154 lbs, 70 kg, weightlifter, 1992, 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Lee O'Leary, born in Compton, California, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox |
| 1969 | Max Cavalera, Brazilian rock vocalist and guitarist, Sepultura |
| 1969 | Norm Casola, CFL slot back for the Toronto Argonauts |
| 1968 | Darcy Arreola, born in La Mesa, California, 1.5k runner |
| 1968 | James Francis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1968 | Marcus Schenkenberg, model, Calvin Klein |
| 1968 | Daniel Dae Kim, South Korean Actor |
| 1967 | Carrie Flemmer, born in Stettler, Alberta, softball catcher 1996 Olympics |
| 1967 | Kembra Pfahler, born in Hermosa Beach, California, actress, Gotham Gold |
| 1967 | Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star |
| 1967 | Michael Lawrence Marsh, born in Los Angeles, California, sprinter, 1992, 1996 Olympics |
| 1967 | Mike Marsh, U.S., 200m runner, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics |
| 1966 | Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler, WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior |
| 1965 | Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives" |
| 1965 | Trena Trice, WNBA forward and center, New York Liberty |
| 1964 | B. J. Surhoff, born in Bronx, New York, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles |
| 1964 | Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end, Az Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1962 | Paul Williams, rock guitarist, Flock of Seagulls |
| 1962 | Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP |
| 1962 | Wesley Snipes, born in Orlando, Florida, actor, New Jack City, Passenger 57 |
| 1961 | Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, 44th President of the United States, former U.S. Senator from Illinois 2005 - 2008 |
| 1960 | Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals, Ratt-Round and Round |
| 1960 | Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Statesman |
| 1960 | Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Leader |
| 1958 | Greg Foster, born in Maywood, Illinois, 110m hurdler 1984 Olympics silver |
| 1958 | Mary Decker Tabb Slaney, New Jersey, olympic track star, mile record 4:16.71 |
| 1957 | Rob Andrews, born in Camden, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1990 - |
| 1956 | Meg Whitman, born in Long Island, New York, formerly, CEO of eBay, billionaire, Republican, 2010 candidate for Governor of California |
| 1955 | Andrew M. Allen, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Captain USMC/astronaut, STS-46, 62, 75 |
| 1955 | Billy Bob Thornton, actor, Sling Blade |
| 1955 | Charles D "Sam" Gemar, Yankton, South Dakota, army/astronaut, STS-38, 48, 62 |
| 1955 | Alberto Gonzales, American Public Servant |
| 1953 | Jimmy McCulloch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, hard rock genre, played lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977, member of band One in a Million |
| 1952 | Bobby Buntrock, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Harold Baxter-Hazel |
| 1952 | Daniel Bautista, born in Mexico, 20k walker 1976 Olympics gold |
| 1952 | Kristoffer Tabori, Siegel, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rappaccini's Daughter |
| 1951 | Lane Evans, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 2007 |
| 1949 | John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins |
| 1948 | Jim Slattery, born in Good Intent, Kansas, Representative-D-Kansas 1983 - 1995 |
| 1947 | Kenneth Dryden, NHL goalie, Montreal Canadiens, 6 Stanley Cups |
| 1947 | Paul Leyton, rocker, Seekers |
| 1946 | Maureen Cox Starkey, 1st wife of Beatle Ringo Starr |
| 1945 | Fred Hansen, U.S., pole vaulter 1964 Olympic gold |
| 1945 | John Qace Hardbattle, political activist |
| 1944 | Richard Belzer, KOed by Hulk Hogan/comedian, How to be a Stand Up |
| 1943 | David Carr, rock keyboardist, Fortunes Leyton, London |
| 1943 | Michael J McCulley, born in San Diego, California, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-34 |
| 1943 | Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman, Olympics |
| 1943 | Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer, King Cousins, actress, Katie-My 3 Sons |
| 1942 | David Russell Lange, PM, L, New Zealand, 1984-89 |
| 1941 | Quincey Daniels, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, boxer 1960 Olympics bronze |
| 1941 | Ted Strickland, born in Lucasville, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 2007, Governor of Ohio 2007 - |
| 1940 | Karel Vachek, director, Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities |
| 1940 | Rosemarie "Timi" Yuro, U.S. singer, Hurt |
| 1939 | Frankie Ford, Frank Guzzo, Gretna, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Sea Cruise |
| 1937 | David Vickerman Bedford, composer |
| 1937 | Jacobus H "Koos" van de Merwe, South Africa attorney/CP parliament leader |
| 1936 | Elsberry Hobbs, rocker, Drifters |
| 1935 | Michael Slory, Suriname poet, Bitter Combat |
| 1934 | Dallas Green, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees |
| 1934 | Jonas Savimbi, Angolian leader of Unita |
| 1934 | Rutger Kopland, Rutger van den Hoofdakker, Dutch poet |
| 1933 | Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold |
| 1933 | Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer, Painted Birds |
| 1933 | Sheldon Adelson, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, property developer, billionaire businessman, investing in gambling and leisure businesses, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Forbes' third riches person in the U.S. in 2008 |
| 1931 | Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper, 1950's |
| 1930 | David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader |
| 1930 | John Gorman, printer/socialist historian |
| 1929 | Yasser Arafat, leader, Palestine Liberation Organization |
| 1928 | Udham Singh, born in India, field hockey player, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics |
| 1923 | Arthur Butterworth, composer |
| 1921 | Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien, MVP-1947 |
| 1920 | Helen Thomas, UPI journalist, starts press conferences |
| 1915 | Irving Fields, New York City, pianist, Ilona Massey Show |
| 1914 | Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter |
| 1913 | Wesley Addy, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Bostonians, Loving |
| 1912 | David Raksin, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Modern Times |
| 1912 | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II, saved 10,000s of Jews |
| 1910 | William H. Schuman, born in New York City, composer, American Festival Overture, Juilliard |
| 1909 | Glenn Cunningham, U.S. middle distance runner, 1930's |
| 1909 | Roberto Burle Marx, landscape gardener |
| 1908 | Kurt Eichhorn, conductor |
| 1908 | Leslie Wilkinson, journalist |
| 1908 | Osbert Lancaster, English cartoonist/author, Daily Express |
| 1906 | Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess |
| 1905 | Michael Scott Montague Fordham, Jungian analyst/educator |
| 1904 | Theodore Newton, New Jersey, actor, Ace of Aces, Voltaire |
| 1903 | Helen Kane, Schroeder, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Heads Up, Pointed Heels |
| 1901 | Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter, Hello Dolly |
| 1901 | Louis Armstrong, American Musician |
| 1900 | Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina, 1963-66 |
| 1900 | Douglas L. Mays, cartoonist, Punch |
| 1900 | Elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife |
| 1899 | Ezra Taft Benson, American Leader |
| 1897 | Joseph Calleia, Malta, actor, Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil |
| 1892 | Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, composer |
| 1890 | Erich Weinert, writer |
| 1888 | Philip Greeley Clapp, composer |
| 1883 | Rene "Sascha" Schickele, German writer/founder, Sturmer |
| 1881 | Guy de Pourtales, Swiss/French writer, Nietzsche in Italy |
| 1873 | Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War |
| 1870 | Harry Lauder, born in Scotland, comedian/singer, Roman in the Gloamin |
| 1859 | Knut Hamsun, born in Norway, writer/Nazi, Hunger-Nobel 1920 |
| 1846 | Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer |
| 1843 | Flor van Duyse, composer |
| 1841 | William Henry Hudson, British Author |
| 1839 | Walter Pater, born in London, England, writer, Plato and Platoism |
| 1834 | John Venn, British Philosopher |
| 1832 | Gaspar Nunez de Arce, Spain, poet "Spanish Tennyson" |
| 1825 | Arthur Haygarth, cricketer, Middlesex and Surrey bat, famous biographer |
| 1823 | Oliver Hazard Perry Morton, Indiana Governor 1961 - 1967, Republian |
| 1818 | Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1816 | Israel Vogdes, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1810 | Robert Purvis, American Activist |
| 1805 | William Rowan Hamilton, Irish Mathematician |
| 1799 | Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer |
| 1792 | Percy Bysshe Shelley, born in England, romantic poet, Adonais |
| 1792 | Edward Irving, Scottish Clergyman |
| 1776 | Pierre-Simon Ballanche, French philosopher/poet, Prolegomenes |
| 1776 | Wenzel Sedlak, composer |
| 1755 | Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor, modern pencil |
| 1748 | Maximilian Stadler, composer |
| 1731 | Giuseppe Colla, composer |
| 1705 | Vaclav Matyas Gurecky, composer |
| 1687 | Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz |
| 1667 | Karl H Freiherr von Canstein, German lawyer/Luthers pietist |
| 1664 | Louis Lully, composer |
| 1502 | Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer |
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