| 1993 | Primera, an Andean condor, hatched at Cleveland Zoo, 5th born in captivity |
| 1986 | Kaitlin Cullum, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Libby Kelly-Grace Under Fire |
| 1980 | Kelly Dutra, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1996 |
| 1977 | Cliff Bayer, born in New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics |
| 1976 | Tyce Routson, Bellevue Wash, diver 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Adam Treu, guard and tackle for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1974 | Carrie Zarse, born in Chicago, Illinois, diver 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Jere Lehtinen, Espoo Fin, NHL right wing, Dallas Stars, Olympic-bronze-98 |
| 1973 | Michael Cheever, corner for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1972 | Jose Simon, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons |
| 1972 | Mitch Berger, punter for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1972 | Shawn King, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers |
| 1971 | LaMonte Coleman, NFL fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1970 | Carlos Yancy, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots |
| 1970 | Glenn Medeiros, singer, Someday Love |
| 1969 | Melissa Gurney, born in California, tennis player, Virginia Slims of, South Dakota, 1986 |
| 1969 | Todd Lewis, born in Flint, Michigan, 10k runner |
| 1968 | Jean Charest, Canadian Lawyer |
| 1967 | Sherry Strinfield, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, actress, known for role as Dr. Susan Lewis on medical television drama, ER |
| 1967 | Bill Huard, Welland, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars |
| 1967 | Crystal Carson, born in Spaulding NE, actress, Cartel, Julia-General Hospital |
| 1967 | Jeff Cease, born in Nashville, guitarist, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker |
| 1967 | Olaf Hampel, WLAF offensive linebacker, Frankfurt Galaxy, Rhein Fire |
| 1967 | Sherry Stringfield, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, actress, Laura-NYPD Blue, ER |
| 1966 | John Randle, golfer, 1992 Canadian Tour Fall-3rd |
| 1965 | Danielle Spencer, born in Bronx, actress, Dee Thomas-What's Happening |
| 1965 | Patrick Jeffrey, born in Morristown, New Jersey, diver, Olympics-5th-96 |
| 1965 | Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers |
| 1965 | Uwe Krupp, born in Cologne, Germany, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Germany 98 |
| 1964 | Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA |
| 1963 | Duval Love, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1961 | Bernie Nicholls, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1961 | Curt Smith, born in Bath, England, rock bassist/vocalist, Tears For Fears |
| 1961 | Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch |
| 1961 | Natalya Shaposhnikova, born in U.S.S.R., sidehorse vaulter, 1980 Olympics gold |
| 1960 | Juli Inkster, born in Santa Cruz, California, LPGA golfer, Dinah Shore-1984, 89 |
| 1960 | Nate Carr, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, freestyle wrestler 1988 Olympics bronze |
| 1959 | Andy McClusky, rocker, Orchestal Manoeveres in the Dark-Electricity |
| 1958 | Victor M Gerena, born in New York City, security guard robbed $7 million, FBI wanted |
| 1957 | Astro, Terrence Wilson, England, rock vocalist, UB40-Red Red Wine |
| 1955 | Loren Lloyd Roberts, born in San Luis Obispo, California, PGA golfer, Nestle-1994, 95 |
| 1951 | Ivar Formo, born in Norway, 50K cross country skier 1976 Olympics gold |
| 1951 | Raelene Boyle, born in Australia, sprinter, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1950 | Derrick Simpson, born in Kingston Jamaica, rocker, Black Uhuru |
| 1950 | Leon Frissen, born in Beek, Netherlands, Queen's Governor of the province of Limburg, Netherlands, or Queen's Commissioner |
| 1950 | Mercedes R. Lackey, U.S., sci-fi author, Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn |
| 1950 | Nancy Allen, born in New York City, actress, Carrie, 1941, Robocop, Dress to Kill |
| 1950 | Mercedes Lackey, American Author |
| 1949 | John Illsley, born in Leicester, England, rock bassist, Dire Straits |
| 1948 | Patrick Morza, born in Morges, Switzerland, rock keyboardist, Yes |
| 1947 | Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] |
| 1947 | Marianne Delgorge, singer and actress, Ice Cream Soda |
| 1947 | Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin |
| 1946 | Ellison S. Onizuka, born in Hawaii, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-51C, 51L-Chal disaster |
| 1946 | Robert Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Clinton |
| 1945 | Betty Stove, born in Netherlands, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1972 |
| 1945 | Colin Blunstone, born in England, rocker, Zombies-Never Even Thought |
| 1945 | George Pataki, American Politician |
| 1945 | George E. Pataki, American Politician |
| 1944 | Chris Wood, rocker, Traffic |
| 1944 | Jeff Beck, born in Surrey, England, singer/guitarist, Jeff Beck Group |
| 1943 | Georg Stanford Brown, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Terry Webster-Rookies |
| 1942 | Gerhart Roth, writer |
| 1942 | Michele Lee, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug |
| 1942 | Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way |
| 1941 | Graham McKenzie, cricketer, prolific Australian pace bowler 1961-71 |
| 1939 | Henry Lawrence Garett III, born in Miami, Florida, Sect of Navy, 1989 - 1992 |
| 1938 | Boris Lagutin, U.S.S.R., light-middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics |
| 1938 | Lowell Cross, composer |
| 1937 | Anita Desai, Indian Novelist |
| 1935 | Pete Hamill, born in Brooklyn, New York, journalist, New York Post |
| 1935 | Terry Riley, born in Colfax, California, composer, Spectra |
| 1932 | David McTaggart, co-founder, Greenpeace |
| 1932 | Peter Bart, American Editor |
| 1931 | Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era |
| 1931 | Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 |
| 1930 | Claude Chabrol, born in Paris, France, director, Les Cousins, Ophelia |
| 1930 | Herbert C. Klein, born in Newark, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1993 - 1995 |
| 1927 | Martin Lewis Perl, American Physicist |
| 1925 | Len Jagger, English businessman/multi-millionaire |
| 1924 | Ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka, 1989-93 |
| 1923 | Jack Carter, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Amazing Dobermans, Octagon |
| 1922 | Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik |
| 1922 | Rietje [Maria SC] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik |
| 1922 | Roy Elihu Travis, born in New York City, composer, Passion of Dedipus |
| 1920 | Bernhard Krol, composer |
| 1920 | James Eric Storrar, fighter Pilot |
| 1919 | Al Molinaro, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days |
| 1916 | John Ciardi, poet and critic, translated Dante |
| 1915 | Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar |
| 1915 | Fred Hoyle, cosmologist, proposed steady-state universe theory |
| 1913 | John Kubris, Czechoslovakian resistance fighter |
| 1913 | Max van Praag, Dutch singer |
| 1912 | Brian Johnston, cricketer, BBC radio commentator and cake connoisseur |
| 1912 | Norman Cousins, editor, Saturday Review |
| 1912 | Selwyn Powell, art editor |
| 1911 | Juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver |
| 1910 | Denis Dowling, baritone |
| 1910 | Irving R. Kaufman, American Judge |
| 1909 | Milton Katims, born in New York City, conductor/violist, WOR-NYC |
| 1909 | William G Penney, British physicist, 1st British Atom Bomb |
| 1908 | Hugo Distler, composer |
| 1907 | Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer |
| 1906 | Pierre Fournier, born in Paris, France, violon cellist, Paris Conservatoire |
| 1904 | Kurt Kusenberg, German writer, Wein Auf Lebenszeit |
| 1903 | Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver |
| 1903 | Phil Harris, born in Linton, Indiana, actor, Anything Goes, Robin Hood |
| 1901 | Harry Partch, born in Oakland, California, composer, Oedipus |
| 1900 | Memphis Minnie, rocker |
| 1899 | Bruce Marshall, writer |
| 1899 | Magdalene Szekely-Lulofs, Dutch writer, Honger tocht |
| 1895 | Jack Dempsey, born in Manassa, Colorado, 'Manassa Mauler', heavyweight boxing champion, 1919 - 1926 |
| 1891 | Irving Pichel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor and director, Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist |
| 1888 | Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect, Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion |
| 1883 | Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist |
| 1879 | Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer |
| 1877 | Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer, Iveren |
| 1873 | Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer |
| 1852 | Victor Adler, Austrian Foreign minister, 1918 |
| 1851 | Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist |
| 1850 | Horatio Herbert Kitchener, England, original Order of Merit member |
| 1848 | Brooks Adams, U.S. philosopher, Theory of Social Revolutions |
| 1847 | Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer |
| 1842 | Ambrose Bierce, U.S., satirist, Devil's Dictionary |
| 1840 | Louis Brassin, composer |
| 1839 | Gustavus Franklin Swift, founded Swift and Co |
| 1838 | Gustav von Schmoller, German economist, Lectern Socialism |
| 1832 | Edward Harland, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1822 | Birkett Davenport Fry, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1820 | Henry Rootes Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1813 | Henry Ward Beecher, Litchfield, Connecticut, clergyman/orator, Independent |
| 1811 | John Archibald Campbell, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy |
| 1808 | Anna Caroline Oury, composer |
| 1804 | Stephan L Endlicher, Austrian priest/botanist |
| 1803 | George James Webb, composer |
| 1797 | John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx |
| 1783 | Johann Heinrich von Thunen, economist/geographer/farmer |
| 1771 | E I Du Pont, France, chemist/scientist, Du Pont |
| 1762 | Johann Paul Wessely, composer |
| 1753 | William Hull, American Soldier |
| 1747 | Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer |
| 1746 | Jean Baptiste Rochefort, composer |
| 1669 | Francois van Aerssen, Dutch Vice-Admiral, Suriname/Algeria |
| 1619 | Rijcklof Volckertsz van Goens, governor-general, Netherlands East Indies |
| 1590 | Samuel Ampzing, poet, Taelbericht der Netherlands Spellinge |
| 1572 | Jan Campanus, composer |
| 1561 | Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden |
| 1546 | Robert Parsons, English jesuit, A Letter Disclosure |
| 1542 | Juan de la Cruz, de Yepes, Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint |
| 1499 | Johannes Brenz, German theologist, Dutch Brentians |
| 1322 | Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg, Joyful Entry |
| 1244 | Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen, 1256-1308 |
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