| 1994 | Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen and Antonio Sabatto Jr |
| 1994 | Sara Grayson, daughter of actress Katey Sagal |
| 1975 | Alshermond Singleton, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1975 | Edgar Renteria, born in Barranquilla, Colombia, infielder for the Florida Marlins |
| 1975 | Jimmy van Fessem, soccer player, Willem II |
| 1975 | Charlize Theron, South African Actress |
| 1974 | Jeff Buckey, tackle for the Miami Dolphins |
| 1974 | Philippe De Rouville, Victoriaville, NHL goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1973 | Bo Hanson, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Kimmo Rinatnen, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics |
| 1972 | Oscar Gray, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1972 | Tony Bouie, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1972 | Willy Tate, NFL/WLAF tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores |
| 1971 | Chris T Jones, NFL tackle/wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1971 | Dominic Cork, cricketer, England all-rounder Hat-trick vs. WI 1995 |
| 1971 | Kevin Gaines, WLAF DB for the London Monarchs |
| 1971 | Sydney Penny, actress, Danni-New Gidget, Thorn Birds, All My Children |
| 1970 | Eric Namesnik, U.S., 400m medley swimmer, Olympics-silver-1992, 96 |
| 1970 | Joe Cocozzo, NFL guard for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1969 | Dave Smits, soccer player, Willem II |
| 1969 | David Hollander, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Lewis and Clark, What's Happenings? |
| 1969 | Keith Cash, NFL tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders |
| 1969 | Ludovit Tatos, born in Lynnwood, Washington, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Travis Brown, born in Durango, Colorado, cyclist 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Leslie Lyness, born in Paoli, Pennsylvania, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Tomas Carbonell, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star |
| 1967 | Charlotte Lewis, born in Kensington, London, actress, Golden Child, Pirates |
| 1967 | Jason Grimsley, born in Cleveland, Texas, pitcher for the California Angels |
| 1966 | Kristin Hersch, U.S. singer and songwriter, Throwing Muses |
| 1966 | Tony Stargell, NFL cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears |
| 1966 | Jimmy Wales, American Businessman |
| 1966 | Kristin Hersh, American Musician |
| 1965 | Caroline S. Keggi, born in El Paso, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1994 Dinah Shore-19th |
| 1965 | Elizabeth Manley, born in Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 |
| 1964 | Patti Liscio, born in Santa Maria, California, golfer, 1994 Chicago Challenge-49th |
| 1963 | Marcus Lewis, born in Pontiac, Michigan, singer, Sing me a Song |
| 1963 | Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, lives only 3 days |
| 1963 | Patrick Newman, born in St. Catharines, Ontario, rower, 1988, 1996 Olympics |
| 1961 | Walter Swimburn, Irish jockey, Derby 1981 |
| 1961 | Yelena Davydova, U.S.S.R., gymnast, 1980 Olympics gold |
| 1960 | David Duchovny, born in New York City, actor, Fox Mulder-X Files |
| 1960 | Jacquie O'Sullivan, rocker, Bananarama-Venus |
| 1959 | Ali Shah, cricketer, Zimbabwe all-rounder in two Tests 1992 |
| 1958 | Alberto Salazar, marathoner, New York City Marathon Winner |
| 1958 | Bruce Dickinson, heavy metal rocker, Iron Maiden-Run to Hills |
| 1958 | Larisa Karlova, U.S.S.R., team handball player, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics |
| 1957 | Aleksandr Ditiatin, born in U.S.S.R., gymnast, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics |
| 1956 | Kent V. Rominger, born in Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. Navy /astronaut, STS-73, 80, 85 |
| 1955 | Wayne Knight, American Actor |
| 1954 | Caroline Aaron, born in Richmond, Virginia, actress, Crimes and Misdemeanors |
| 1952 | Richard Joswick, rocker, Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods |
| 1952 | Alexei Sayle, born in Anfield, England, actor, comedian, author, films include, 'Gorky Park', 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', wrote, 'Mister Roberts' |
| 1951 | Gary Hall, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-bronze/2 silver-1968, 72 |
| 1950 | David James Wottle, 800m runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1950 | Rodney Crowell, born in Houston, Texas, country singer, She's Crazy for Leavin' |
| 1950 | Alan Keyes, born in Long Island, New York, politician, Republican party, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for international Organization Affairs |
| 1949 | Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese Politician |
| 1948 | Greg Chappell, cricketer, bro of Ian Elegant Aussie batsman 1970-84 |
| 1947 | Mosibudi Mangena, South African black leader, On Your Own |
| 1945 | Alan Page, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1945 | Kerry Chater, rocker, Gary Puckett and Union Gap-Young Girl |
| 1945 | Patrice Mestral, composer |
| 1944 | David Rasche, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Sledge Hammer |
| 1944 | John Glover, born in Kingston, New York, actor, 52 Pick-Up, Something Special |
| 1944 | Robert Mueller, American Public Servant |
| 1944 | Dave Morgan, English Celebrity |
| 1943 | Alain Corneau, director, Choice of Arms |
| 1943 | Lana Cantrell, born in Sydney, Australia, singer, Those Were the Days |
| 1942 | Anjanette Comer, born in Dawson, Texas, actress, Baby, Lepke |
| 1942 | B J Thomas, born in Houston, Texas, singer, Raindrops, Growing Pains Theme |
| 1942 | Carlos Monzon, boxer/actor, La Mary, Sonar Sonar |
| 1942 | Garrison Keillor, born in Minnesota, PBS radio personality, Prairie Home Companion |
| 1942 | Masa Saito, wrestler, AWA/WWF/NJPW/CWFI |
| 1941 | Thomas F. Hartnett, born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1981 - 1986 |
| 1941 | Bob Etheridge, American Politician |
| 1940 | Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress, Making It, Peyton Place |
| 1940 | Tom Barlow, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-Kentucky 1993 - 1995 |
| 1939 | Verna Bloom, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, actress, After Hours, Badge 373 |
| 1938 | Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist |
| 1938 | Helen Caldicott, born in Melbourne, Australia, physician/anti-war activist |
| 1937 | Don Wilson, cricketer, England slow left-armer between 1963-71 |
| 1936 | Charles Pope, U.S. soul singer, Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me |
| 1936 | Rahsaan Kirk, Roland rocker |
| 1936 | Richard L[ouis] Tierney, U.S., sci-fi author, Winds of Zarr |
| 1933 | Jerry [Eugene] Pournelle, U.S., sci-fi author, Mercenary, Red Dragon |
| 1933 | Jerry Pournelle, American Journalist |
| 1932 | Ann Harding, U.S., actress, East is West, Janie |
| 1932 | Maria M L "Marijke" Bakker, Dutch actress, Mammaloe-Pipo the Clown |
| 1930 | Velio Tormis, born in Estonia, composed music based on traditional ancient Estonian folksongs, most important composer in 20th century Estonia |
| 1929 | Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day |
| 1929 | James Pilditch, designer |
| 1929 | Richard T. Schulze, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1975 - 1993 |
| 1929 | Ruth Carter-Stapleton, Plains, Georgia, 1st sister/evangelist |
| 1928 | Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner, Gold Medal 1960, 1964 Olympics |
| 1928 | Amazing [James] Randi, born in Toronto, Ontario, skeptic magician, Nova |
| 1928 | Herbert H. Bateman, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Representative-R-Virginia 1982 - 2000 |
| 1928 | James Randi, Canadian Entertainer |
| 1927 | Carl Switzer, born in Illinois, actor, Alfalfa-Our Gang |
| 1927 | Edwin W. Edwards, born in Marksville, Louisiana, Governor Louisiana 1972 - 1980 1984 - 1988 and 1992 - 1996, Democrat |
| 1927 | Edwin W. Edwards, Politician |
| 1927 | Edwin Edwards, American Politician |
| 1926 | Amo Houghton, born in Corning, New York, Representative-R-New York, 1987 - 2005 |
| 1926 | Stan Freberg, born in Los Angeles, California, satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice, Bertie |
| 1925 | Felice Bryant, Milwaukee, rock writer, Bye Bye Love |
| 1925 | Julian Orbon De Soto, composer |
| 1921 | Karel Husa, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, composer, Trojan Women |
| 1921 | M J bin Gorion, writer |
| 1920 | Jan Walravens, Flemish writer, Motionless at Sea |
| 1918 | Cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter |
| 1914 | Ted Moore, South Africa, cinematographer, James Bond |
| 1911 | R. Nicholas Ray, born in Galesville WI, director, Rebel Without a Cause |
| 1907 | Ben Carter, born in New York City, actor, Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill |
| 1906 | Gerhard Frommel, composer |
| 1906 | Nelson Goodman, American Philosopher |
| 1904 | Ralph J Bunche, founder/diplomat, UN, Nobel 1950 |
| 1904 | Ralph Bunche, American Diplomat |
| 1903 | Louis Leakey, anthropologist, 1964 Richard Hooper Medal |
| 1903 | Saburo Moroi, composer |
| 1900 | Taylor Caldwell, novelist |
| 1899 | Ricci Riano, England |
| 1897 | Franz J Weinrich, Heinrich Lerse, German writer, Himmlisches |
| 1896 | Ernesto Lecuona, Havana Cuba, composer, Malaguena |
| 1895 | Edward Gill, baseball player |
| 1887 | Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician |
| 1887 | Luckey Roberts, composer |
| 1886 | Louis Hazeltine, inventor, neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible |
| 1885 | Billie Burke, born in Washington D.C., actress, Glinda-Wizard of Oz |
| 1885 | Gordon Harker, born in London, England, actor, Facts of Love, Champagne |
| 1885 | Dornford Yates, British Novelist |
| 1883 | J Ringelnatz, writer |
| 1880 | Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology, sexual hormones |
| 1879 | J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler, 1902-07 |
| 1876 | Mata Hari, Margaretha G Zelle, dancer, courtesan and spy, WW I |
| 1872 | Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1926-31 |
| 1870 | 19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone, 4 still born |
| 1870 | Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole, vicar of Denmark |
| 1870 | Gustav Krupp, German Businessman |
| 1868 | Granville Bantock, English composer and conductor, Hebridean Symphony |
| 1867 | Emil Nolde, Hansen, German painter/graphic artist |
| 1848 | Alice James, American Writer |
| 1836 | Evander McIvor Law, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1833 | Powell Clayton, born in Bethel Pennsylvania, Brigadier General Union volunteers, Arkansas Governor 1868 - 1871, Republican |
| 1829 | Thomas Ewing, Jr., Major General, Union volunteers |
| 1826 | Carl AE Ahlqvist, A Oksanen, Finnish poet, Suomalainen Runousoppi |
| 1823 | Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer |
| 1818 | Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist |
| 1783 | John Heathcoat, inventor, lace-making machinery |
| 1779 | Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography |
| 1751 | Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V |
| 1746 | Daniel W. Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian |
| 1742 | Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General |
| 1598 | Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry", Hercules |
| 317 | Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome, 337-61 |
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