| 1979 | Summer Altice, born in Fountain Valley, California, fashion model, actress, 'Playboy' magazine Playmate, appeared in films, 'The Scorpion King', 'Grind' |
| 1978 | Estella Warren, born in Peterborough, Canada, actress, fashion model, Maxim Magazine's Hottest Woman 2000, Victoria's Secret model |
| 1977 | Becky Ruehl, Lakeside Park, Kentucky, diver, Olympics-4th-1996 |
| 1977 | Helen Mahmastol, Miss Universe-Estonia 1996 |
| 1973 | Tony Graziani, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 1971 | Corey Haim, Toronto, actor, Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive |
| 1971 | Pete Bercich, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1971 | Steve Stenstrom, quarterback for the Chicago Bears |
| 1970 | Kimberly Ann Cooley, Grand Forks ND, Miss America-ND 1996 |
| 1970 | Martha Byrne, actress, Lily Grimaldi-As the World Turns |
| 1970 | Raymont Harris, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears |
| 1970 | Shannon Noelle DePuy, Lynchburg, Virginia, Miss Virg-America, 1991-top 10 |
| 1969 | Rodney Culver, NFL running back for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1969 | Stephen Grant, NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts |
| 1967 | Lamar Lathon, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1966 | Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, Willem II |
| 1965 | Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer, Pearl Jam-Justine |
| 1964 | Andy Gabel, born in Chicago, Illinois, short track skater 1994 Olympics |
| 1964 | Petr Klima, born in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1963 | Carol Peterka, Little Falls, Minnesota, team handball back court, 1992, 1996 Olympics |
| 1963 | Jim Harbaugh, NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts |
| 1962 | Jerry Reynolds, NBA guard and forward for the Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1962 | Keiji Muto, born in Fujiyoshida, Japan, professional wrestler, trained by Hiro Matsuda, appeared on World Championship Wrestling television editions, ring name, The Great Mota |
| 1960 | William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician, Shamen-Move Any Mountain |
| 1960 | Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela |
| 1958 | Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Powerslave |
| 1958 | Denise McConnell, Weisbaden Germany, playmate, March, 1979 |
| 1958 | Joan Severance, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Hear No Evil, See No Evil |
| 1956 | Michele Alboretto, formula-1 racer, Ferrari |
| 1955 | Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast |
| 1954 | Brian Teacher, San Diego Cal, tennis star |
| 1953 | John Callahan, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest |
| 1953 | Tatsumi Fujinami, wrestler, WWF/NWA |
| 1952 | Hans Abrahamsen, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, composer, musician, played French horn, studied at Royal Danish Academy of Music, compositions employ New Simplicity style |
| 1952 | Bill Kristol, American Politician |
| 1951 | Johnny Contardo, born in Boston, Massachusetts, lead singer for Sha Na Na, appeared in hit musical Grease as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers |
| 1949 | Luther Grosvenor, rocker, Spooky Tooth |
| 1949 | Wally Edwards, cricketer, three Tests Australia vs. England 1974 |
| 1948 | Jack Ham, NFL linebacker, Steelers |
| 1948 | Les Moonves, American Businessman |
| 1948 | David Davis, British Politician |
| 1947 | Bill Rodgers, marathon runner, Boston, New York |
| 1947 | Susan Lucci, born in Scarsdale, New York, actress, All My Children, Mafia Princess |
| 1946 | Tony Craig, Kulasa, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, That Boy Next Door |
| 1945 | Georges Aperghis, composer |
| 1945 | Richard C Wohlhuter, 800m runner 1976 Olympics bronze |
| 1945 | Ronald Bushy, rocker, Iron Butterfly-Ina gada davida |
| 1944 | D J D Dees, pharmacist/Dutch minister of WVC, VVD |
| 1944 | Enneus Heerma, Dutch minister of Housing, CDA |
| 1944 | Hans Tentije, Johann Kramer, Dutch poet, Nachtwit |
| 1944 | U C Joshi, cricketer, Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India |
| 1944 | Wesley Clark, American Soldier |
| 1943 | Derek Small, rocker, Spinal Tap |
| 1943 | Harry Shearer, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, SNL, Simpsons, Pure Luck |
| 1943 | Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist, Kinks-Long Tall Sally |
| 1943 | Roelof den Ambtman, Dutch actor and director, One Evening at Eva |
| 1943 | Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden, 1973- |
| 1943 | Stephen Wallace, director, For Love Affair, Hunger, Mail Order Bride |
| 1942 | Friedrich Schenker, composer |
| 1942 | Jerry Koosman, pitcher for the New York Mets |
| 1941 | Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress, Walking Tall, Beguilled |
| 1941 | Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer, If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire |
| 1940 | Eugene Record, U.S. singer, Chi Lites-Give it Away |
| 1940 | Jorma Kaukonen, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna |
| 1939 | Johnny Kidd, Frederick Heath, London, rocker, Johnny Kidd and Pirates |
| 1937 | Karol Joseph Bobko, New York City, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-6, STS-51D, STS-51J |
| 1936 | Bobby Ross, NFL coach for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1936 | Claude Albert Coppens, composer |
| 1936 | Frederic Forrest, Waxahachie, Texas, actor, Music Box, Lonesone Dove |
| 1936 | James Stacy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fred-Adv of Ozzie and Harriet |
| 1935 | Esther Phillips, EM Jones, U.S. singer, When a Woman Loves a Man |
| 1935 | Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer, the Golden Boy |
| 1933 | Akihito, emperor of Japan, 1989- |
| 1932 | Revjames Cleveland, rocker |
| 1932 | Tertius Metcalf, businessman |
| 1931 | Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World |
| 1930 | Barbara Ruick, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Apache War Smoke, Tu Para Mi |
| 1929 | Dick Weber, pro bowler, 16, 300 games |
| 1927 | Joseph Castaldo, composer |
| 1926 | Dusan Kostic, composer |
| 1926 | James Dewar, journalist/documentary film-maker |
| 1926 | Robert Bly, U.S., poet/editor/translator, Loving a Woman in 2 Worlds |
| 1925 | Harry Guardino, New York City, actor, Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St. Blues |
| 1925 | Pierre Beregovoy, French premier, 1992-93 |
| 1924 | Floyd Kalber, born in Omaha, Nebraska, newscaster, NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973 |
| 1923 | James Stockdale, Admiral, Vietnam, Ross Perot's 1992 running mate |
| 1923 | Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster |
| 1923 | Leonard Stern, New York City, producer/TV writer, Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart |
| 1923 | Lucas M Mangope, 1st president of Bophuthatswana, 1977-94 |
| 1923 | Milt Okun, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Starland Vocal Band Show |
| 1923 | Ruth Roman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas |
| 1922 | Ian Powell Bancroft, civil servant |
| 1922 | Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower, 2 Gold Medals 1948 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1948 Olympics |
| 1921 | Gerald S O'Loughlin, New York City, actor, Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels |
| 1918 | Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany, SPD, 1974- |
| 1918 | Jose Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer, Holiday for Lovers |
| 1914 | Dezider Kardos, composer |
| 1913 | Hans Henkemans, composer |
| 1913 | Leo A. Ketelaars, Dutch oratorio vocalist |
| 1911 | James Gregory, Bronx New York City, actor, My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller |
| 1911 | Niels Jerne, immunologist |
| 1909 | Barney Ross, New York City, Welterweight Boxing Champ, 1934 |
| 1909 | Don Cleverley, cricketer, two Tests for New Zealand 1932 and 1946, took 0-130 |
| 1909 | Maurice Denham, Beckenham England, actor, Mr Love, Damn the Defiant |
| 1908 | Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer, Life Magazine |
| 1907 | Don McNeill, Galena, Illinois, host, Don McNeill TV Club |
| 1907 | James Roosevelt, American Politician |
| 1906 | Ross Lee Finney, Wells Minnesota, composer, Landscapes Remembered |
| 1905 | Arn Bjornsson, composer |
| 1903 | Fredi [Fredericka] Carolyn Washington, actress, Black and Tan |
| 1903 | Michael Kalatozov, Russian producer, When the Cranes Fly |
| 1901 | Gene Sarazen, golfer, PGA 1922, 23, 33 |
| 1900 | Marc Allegret, French director, Voyage ouch Congo |
| 1897 | Julien Carette, Paris, France, actor, Sylvia and the Phantom |
| 1896 | Alberto Hemsi, composer |
| 1896 | G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer |
| 1896 | Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Sicilian writer, Der Leopard |
| 1894 | Arthur Gilligan, cricketer, England captain in 1920's |
| 1893 | Ann O'Neal, Missouri, actress, Nana-Professional Father |
| 1888 | Eric Blore, English/US actor, Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad |
| 1888 | Friedrich Wolf, writer |
| 1887 | Eric Blore, born in London, England, actor, Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad |
| 1887 | John Cromwell, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor and director, Spitfire, Of Human Bondage |
| 1886 | Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer, Message from the Madhouse |
| 1883 | Hubert M E Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier, 1939-45 |
| 1867 | Madame C J Walker, Louisiana, cosmetic mogul |
| 1865 | Albrecht MAPJ, duke of Wurttemberg/general-Field Marshal |
| 1862 | Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian, History of Belgium |
| 1860 | Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine, You and I |
| 1858 | Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright, Life in Russian Theater |
| 1855 | Alan Gray, born in York, England, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise' |
| 1853 | Giacomo Puccini, Italy, composer |
| 1853 | Maria Teresa Carreno, composer |
| 1853 | William Henry Moody, American Politician |
| 1845 | Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle, dr, found Notre Dame Hosp Montreal |
| 1845 | Gustave Ador, union president of Austria, 1919 |
| 1834 | Thomas R Malthus, English vicar/economist, moral restraint |
| 1830 | Adam Minchejmer, composer |
| 1828 | Mathilde Wesendonk, German writer/poet, Tagebuchblatter |
| 1827 | Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff, Austrian Admiral, Helgoland/Lissa |
| 1823 | Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer |
| 1818 | David Addison Weisiger, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1815 | Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat |
| 1812 | Samuel Smiles, born in Scotland, author, Self-Help, Character, Duty |
| 1812 | William Hauser, composer |
| 1808 | Thomas Turner, Commander Union Navy |
| 1805 | Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, founder, Mormon Church |
| 1804 | Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French critic/writer, Informal Talk |
| 1795 | Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer, Atlas Universel |
| 1790 | Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics |
| 1780 | Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher |
| 1777 | Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia, 1801-25 |
| 1750 | Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony, 1806-27 |
| 1749 | Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer |
| 1734 | Filinto Elisio, Francisco M do Nascimento, Portuguese poet |
| 1732 | Richard Arkwright, inventor, spinning frame |
| 1716 | Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer |
| 1714 | Johann Siebenkas, composer |
| 1709 | Jean-Noel Hamal, composer |
| 1699 | Joseph Gibbs, composer |
| 1689 | Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer |
| 1644 | Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer |
| 1597 | Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" |
| 1582 | Severo Bonini, composer |
| 1548 | Pieter C Bockenberg, historian, Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae |
| 1544 | Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange, 1561-71 |
| 1174 | Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach |
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