| 1977 | Jayme Dickman, South Bend, Indiana, 3x20 rifle 1996 Olympics |
| 1977 | Suangsuda Rodprasert, Miss Thailand Universe 1997 |
| 1975 | Tifini Hale, born in Palm Springs, California, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why |
| 1974 | Hilary Swank, born in Bellingham, Washington, actress, Karate Kid 4 |
| 1973 | Andrea Gaudenzi, born in Faenza, Italy, tennis star, 1990 French Open junior |
| 1973 | Cara Jackson, born in Chandler, Arizona, Miss America-Arizona 1996 |
| 1973 | Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks |
| 1972 | Clif Groce, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts |
| 1972 | Damon House, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Jim McIlvaine, NBA center, Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics |
| 1972 | Olga Chernyak, born in Kiev, Ukraine, U.S. fencer-foil 1996 Olympics |
| 1971 | Ron Blazier, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1971 | Tom Green, born in Pembroke, Canada, actor, media personality, rapper, host of Tom Green's House Tonight' internet talk show, autobiography, 'Hollywood Causes Cancer' |
| 1970 | Ed Hawthorne, NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins |
| 1970 | Joe Montford, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| 1970 | Tom McManus, NFL linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1970 | Werner Hippler, WLAF TE for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1969 | Duane Bock, born in Southampton, New York, golfer, 1991 Low Amateur New York State Open |
| 1969 | Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper, limited-over 1993 |
| 1969 | Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions |
| 1968 | Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes |
| 1968 | Michael Brandon, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1968 | Terry Crews, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins |
| 1965 | Tex Axile, rocker, Transvision Vamp-Velveteen |
| 1965 | Tim Munton, cricketer, England pace bowler in two Tests 1992 |
| 1964 | Vivica Fox, American Actress |
| 1963 | Chris Mullin, born in Brooklyn, New York, NBA forward, Warriors, Pacers, Olympics gold 92 |
| 1963 | Ingrid Butts, born in Denver, Colorado, cross country skier 1994 Olympics |
| 1963 | Lisa Kudrow, born in Encino, California, actress, Phoebe-Friends, Romy and Michele |
| 1962 | Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land |
| 1962 | Monique Gabrielle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Flashdance, Night Shift |
| 1962 | Tom Pagnozzi, born in Tucson, Arizona, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1962 | Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov, Rus Lt-colonel/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-21 |
| 1962 | Alton Brown, American Entertainer |
| 1961 | Laurence Fishburne, born in Augusta, Georgia, actor, director, producer, known for role of Morpheus in 'The Matrix' movie, stars on 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' television show |
| 1961 | Reggie Roby, NFL punter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1960 | Richard Linklater, American Director |
| 1959 | Petra Felke, born in East Germany, javelin thrower, world record 1988 |
| 1958 | Daley Thompson, born in London, Decathalete, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics |
| 1958 | Kate Bush, born in Plumstead, England, singer and songwriter, Wild Things |
| 1958 | Richard Burgi, born in Montclair, New Jersey, actor, Chad Rollo-Another World |
| 1957 | Bert Oosterbosch, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, racing cyclist, won World amateur team time trial championship, won World Professional individual pursuit title, successful track and road racer |
| 1957 | Bill Cartwright, basketball player, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls |
| 1957 | Mark Tymchyshyn, Minneapolis, actor, Gavin-As The World Turns |
| 1957 | Rat Scabies, Chris Miller, Surrey England, rock drummer, Damned |
| 1956 | Anita Hill, professor of law, Clarence Thomas' nemesis |
| 1956 | Delta Burke, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Suzanne-Designing Women |
| 1956 | Phil Fearon, rocker, Galaxy, Kandidate-I Don't Want to Lose You |
| 1954 | Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something |
| 1953 | Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-9 |
| 1950 | Frank Stallone, New York City, Sylvestor's brother/actor, Barfly, Outlaw Force |
| 1950 | Wime de Craene, Flemish chansonnier/composer |
| 1949 | Joyce Jones, U.S. singer, 1st Choice |
| 1948 | Jean Reno, born in Casablanca, Morocco, Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jimenez, actor, films include 'The Pink Panther', 'The DaVinci Code', 'Ronin' |
| 1947 | Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, body builder, Commando, Terminator |
| 1947 | Margo Sappington, born in Baytown, Texas, actress, Oh Calcutta |
| 1947 | William Atherton, born in Connecticut, actor, Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Class of 44 |
| 1946 | Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, rock bassist, Jethro Tull |
| 1945 | David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist, David Letterman Show |
| 1944 | Frances de la Tour, actress, Bejeweled, Wombling Free |
| 1944 | Teresa Cahill, opera singer |
| 1941 | Count Desmond, Edward Benjamin, Binghamton, New York, sword swallower |
| 1941 | Paul Anka, born in Ottawa, Ontario, singer, Put Your Head on My Shoulder |
| 1940 | Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor, ZX Spectrum |
| 1940 | Patricia Schroeder, born in Portland, Oregon, Representative-D-Colorado 1973 - 1997 |
| 1940 | Reva Rose, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Temperature's Rising |
| 1940 | Pat Schroeder, American Politician |
| 1939 | Eleanor Smeal, leader, National Organization for Women |
| 1939 | Peter Bogdanovich, born in Kingston, New York, director/producer, Last Picture Show |
| 1938 | Vayachselav Ivanenko, U.S.S.R., 50K walker 1988 Olympics gold |
| 1936 | Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| 1936 | John Burton-Hall, Dorset England, captain, QE2 |
| 1936 | Ralph Taeger, born in Richmond Hill, New York, actor, Klondike, Acapulco, Hondo |
| 1936 | Yuri Alexandrovich Falik, composer |
| 1934 | Andre Prevost, born in Canada, composer, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada |
| 1934 | Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas |
| 1934 | Bud Selig, owner, Milw Brewers, acting baseball commissioner |
| 1933 | Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, Louisiana, actor, 77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper |
| 1931 | Joan Vohs, St. Albans, New York, actress, Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina |
| 1930 | Thomas Sowell, author/activist |
| 1929 | Christine McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, singer, McGuire Sisters-Sugartime |
| 1929 | Sid Kroft, born in Athens, Greece, puppeteer, Barbara Mandrell Show |
| 1927 | Richard Johnson, actor, Never So Few, Restless, Beyond the Door |
| 1926 | Peter T. Thwaites, British Brigadier-General and playwright, 'Love or Money' |
| 1925 | Antoine Duhamel, composer |
| 1925 | Jacques Sernas, born in Lithuania, actor, La Dolce Vita, Helen of Troy |
| 1924 | Christopher Shaw, composer |
| 1924 | William Gass, Fargo ND, novelist/philosopher, Omensetter's Luck |
| 1924 | William H. Gass, American Novelist |
| 1923 | Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian communist/leader of PKI, 1951-65 |
| 1923 | John Richard Brinsley Norton, landowner |
| 1922 | Zbigniew Wiszniewski, composer |
| 1921 | Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director, Free Academy |
| 1921 | Grant Johannesen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, pianist, Ostend 1st prize 1947 |
| 1921 | Jacques Vander Schueren, Belgium, minister of Economic Affairs |
| 1918 | Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player |
| 1916 | Robert van Spaendonk, Dutch resistance fighter |
| 1914 | Lord Killanin, Irish Journalist |
| 1913 | Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer |
| 1913 | Karl Guttmann, Austrian/Netherlands playwright/director, Albee/Pinter |
| 1912 | Anne B Ridler, British poet, Who is my neighbor? |
| 1909 | Cyril Northcote Parkinson, England, historian, Pursuit of Progress |
| 1906 | L'udovit Rajter, composer |
| 1899 | Gerald Moore, England, pianist, Am I Too Loud |
| 1899 | Henricus Moorman, Dutch Vice-Admiral, KVP |
| 1899 | John Woods Duke, composer |
| 1898 | Henry Moore, England, sculptor, Vertebrae |
| 1897 | Jacques de Kadt, Dutch politician/writer, Fascism is War! |
| 1892 | Roy Park, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. England 1920, out 1st ball |
| 1890 | Casey Stengel, baseball manager, Yankees, 1949 - 1960, New York Met's 1st |
| 1889 | Vladimir K Zworykin, U.S.S.R., electronics engineer/inventor, father of TV |
| 1888 | Jean-Jacques Bernard, French writer, Mon pere Tristan Bernard |
| 1888 | Raden Sutomo, Indonesian freedom fighter |
| 1887 | Felix A. Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist, gravity |
| 1887 | Timothy Mara, NFL owner for the New York Giants |
| 1886 | Johan Algot Haquinius, composer |
| 1882 | Holmes Herbert, Mansfield England, actor, The Kiss |
| 1882 | Leo van Puyfielde, Flemish art historian |
| 1880 | Robert Rutherford McCormick, U.S., editor/publisher, Chicago Tribune |
| 1875 | James William Tate, composer |
| 1872 | Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 1868 | Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist |
| 1863 | Henry Ford, Dearborn Township, Michigan, auto maker, Ford |
| 1857 | Thorstein Veblen, U.S., economist, Theory of the Leisure Class-1899 |
| 1856 | Richard B. Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, Life of A Smith |
| 1855 | James Edward Kelly, U.S., sculptor "Sculptor of American History" |
| 1855 | Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrialist |
| 1854 | John Sharp Williams, American Politician |
| 1845 | Jacob C van Marken, Dutch philantropist/CEO, Calve-Delft |
| 1838 | Eugen Richter, German parliament member, Liberal |
| 1837 | Elon John Farnsworth, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1824 | Eugenio Terziani, composer |
| 1818 | Emily Jane Bronte, England, novelist, Wuthering Heights |
| 1818 | John Heemskerk Azn, Dutch minister of Internal minister, 1866..88 |
| 1818 | Emily Bronte, English Novelist |
| 1817 | Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer |
| 1815 | Thomas Jackson Rodman, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1793 | Josepf Francois Snel, composer |
| 1763 | Samuel Rogers, English poet, Italy, a poem |
| 1751 | Maria A. [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist/Wolfgang's sister |
| 1747 | Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer |
| 1511 | Giorgio Vasari, Italy, painter/art historian, Vasari's Lives |
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