| 1989 | Oliver Bernsen, son of Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays |
| 1983 | Jordan Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop |
| 1983 | Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, percussionist, keyboardist, singer, member of band, Hanson, famous song, 'MMMBop', lead singer for the Tinted Windows band |
| 1982 | Kate Maberly, actress, Secret Garden |
| 1976 | Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer, born in Auckland, New Zealand, 3k ind pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Justine Joyce, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Chris Sullivan, defensive end for the New England Patriots |
| 1972 | Antowain Smith, running back for the Buffalo Bills |
| 1972 | Aris Brimanis, born in Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1972 | Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Tom Barndt, NFL/WLAF guard for the Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores |
| 1971 | Ernie Brown, CFL defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders |
| 1970 | Meredith Salenger, actress, Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss |
| 1970 | Thomas McLemore, NFL tight end for the Indianapolis Colts |
| 1969 | Greg Biekert, NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1969 | Larry Johnson, NBA forward for the Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks |
| 1969 | Laura Leighton, actress, Sydney-Melrose Place, Other Woman |
| 1969 | Ty[rel] Bennion, born in Seattle, Washington rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Megan Follows, actress, Chase, Anne of Green Gables |
| 1967 | Edward M. Fincke, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Captain USAF/astronaut |
| 1967 | Melissa Brennan Reeves, born in Eatontown, New Jersey, actress, Jen-Days of our Lives |
| 1967 | Vijay Yadav, cricketer, Indian wicket-keeper between More and Mongia |
| 1966 | Darcy Wakaluk, born in Pincher Creek, NHL goalie for the Dallas Stars |
| 1966 | Tertius Bosch, cricketer, South African pace bowler 1992 |
| 1965 | John Stephenson, cricketer, England opening bat in one Test vs. Australia 1989 |
| 1965 | Kevin Brown, born in Mcintyre, Georgia, pitcher for the Florida Marlins |
| 1965 | Kiana Tom, American Model |
| 1965 | Billy Sherwood, American Musician |
| 1965 | Kevin Williamson, American Author |
| 1964 | Donald Evans, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets |
| 1963 | Bruce Reid, cricketer, brilliant left-arm Australia pace bowler 1985-92 |
| 1963 | Pedro Duque, born in Madrid, Spain, engineer and astronaut, STS-78 alt, sk:95 |
| 1962 | Kirby Puckett, centerfielder for the Minnesota Twins |
| 1961 | Gary Dell'Abate, producer, Howard Stern Show |
| 1961 | Grigoriy Kornev, Russian speed walker, world record 5 km |
| 1961 | Russell Todd, actor, Jamie Frame-Another World |
| 1960 | George Horvath, born in Sweden, pentathlete, 1980 Olympic |
| 1960 | Helen Hopkins, born in Donneybrook, Australia, golfer, Australian International 1983 |
| 1959 | Patrick Dupond, born in Paris, dancer, La Bayadere |
| 1958 | Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre, Prince of Monaco/bobsledder 1988 Olympics |
| 1957 | Tad Williams, American Writer |
| 1956 | Natalya Dmitriyevna Kuleshova, born in Russia, cosmonaut |
| 1956 | Tessa Sanderson, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British javelin thrower 1984 Olympics gold |
| 1955 | Boon Gould, rock guitarist, Level 42-Hot Water |
| 1954 | Adrian Zmed, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, TJ Hooker, Dance Fever |
| 1954 | Jann Browne, country singer, Mexican Wind |
| 1953 | Tim McKee, U.S., 400m medley swimmer, 1972 Olympics silver |
| 1952 | David Byrne, guitarist and vocalist, Talking Heads-Burning Down the House |
| 1951 | Rick Dees, radio disc jock, KIIS LA |
| 1950 | Michael Ford, son of President Gerald and Betty Ford |
| 1948 | Tom Coburn, American Politician |
| 1947 | Billy Crystal, born in Long Beach, New York, comedian, Soap, SNL, City Slickers |
| 1947 | Jan te Veldhuis, Dutch MP, VVD |
| 1947 | Janis Schmitt, born in St. Louis, Missouri, playmate, February 1978 |
| 1947 | William J. Jefferson, born in Lake Providence, Lousiana, Representative-D-Louisiana 1991 - 2009 |
| 1946 | Jasper Carrott, English comedian, Jane and the Lost City, Detectives |
| 1946 | Steve Kanaly, born in Burbank, California, actor, Fleshburn, Ray Krebbs-Dallas |
| 1946 | Wes Unseld, NBA all-star, Baltimore Bullets, MVP 1969 |
| 1945 | Herman[us J] van Veen, Netherlands, cabaretier, singer, composer and writer |
| 1945 | Michael Martin Murphey, born in Dallas, Texas, country singer, Wildfire |
| 1945 | Walt Parazaider, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock saxophonist, Chicago |
| 1944 | Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1943 | Jim Pons, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together |
| 1942 | Jerry Jeff Walker, born in Oneonta, New York, country singer, Mr. Bojangles |
| 1942 | John Whittaker, English real estate developer, Peel Holdings |
| 1941 | Wolfgang Petersen, born in Emden, Germany, actor, Shattered, Enemy Mine |
| 1940 | Eleanor Fount, English actress, Women in Love, Bedazzled |
| 1940 | Rita Tushingham, born in Liverpool, England, actress, Green Eyes, Dr. Zhivago |
| 1939 | Bertrand Blier, born in Paris, France, novelist and director, Going Places |
| 1939 | William Benjamin Lenoir, born in Miami, Florida, astronaut, STS-5 |
| 1938 | Johnny Gleeson, cricketer, mystery spinner for Australia 1966-72 |
| 1937 | Peter van der Merwe, cricketer, South African captain of mid-1960's |
| 1936 | Bob Charles, born in Carterton, New Zealand, PGA golfer, 1963 Houston Open |
| 1935 | Jo van den Booren, composer |
| 1934 | Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Captain USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17 |
| 1934 | Shirley Scott, swing/blues organist, with Stanley Turrentine |
| 1934 | Dionigi Tettamanzi, Italian Clergyman |
| 1934 | Eleanor Bron, British Actress |
| 1933 | Michael Caine, born in London, actor, Alfie |
| 1933 | Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World |
| 1931 | Bob Goalby, golfer, British Open-1968, Canadian Open-1968, New Zealand 1970 |
| 1931 | Phil Phillips [Baptiste], rock vocalist, Sea Of Love |
| 1930 | Dieter Schnebel, German vicar/composer |
| 1930 | Ray Flockton, cricketer, prolific NSW batsman of 50's |
| 1928 | Frank Borman, born in Gary, Indiana, astronaut, Gemini 7, Apollo 8, CEO, Eastern Airline |
| 1927 | Bill Rexford, auto racer |
| 1927 | Joop F. Wolff, Dutch editor, Truth, Dutch politician, CPN |
| 1926 | Francois d'Assise Morel, composer |
| 1925 | John Barrington Wain, born in England, novelist and poet, Hurry on Down |
| 1925 | John Wain, English Poet |
| 1923 | Diane Arbus, photographer and innovator |
| 1922 | Colin Fletcher, author, Walking Through Time |
| 1922 | Les Baxter, U.S., singer, orchestra leader and composer, Born Again |
| 1921 | Lis Hartel, born in Denmark, equestrian dressage, Olympics silver 1952, 1956 |
| 1921 | Ada Louise Huxtable, American Critic |
| 1920 | Dorothy Tyler-Odam, born in Great Britain, high jumper, Olympics silver 1936, 1948 |
| 1920 | Hank Ketcham, cartoonist, Dennis the Menace |
| 1919 | Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show |
| 1919 | Max Shulman, novelist, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap |
| 1918 | Dennis Patrick, born in Philadelphia, actor, Dear Dead Delilah, Dallas, Rituals |
| 1917 | Macha Louis Rosenthal, critic and poet |
| 1915 | Alexander Brott, composer |
| 1915 | Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona, Spain, composer, Monte Carlo |
| 1915 | Kenneth Rowntree, painter |
| 1914 | Fiorenzo Marini, born in Italy, epee, 1960 Olympics gold |
| 1914 | Henry Ralph Carr, soldier |
| 1914 | Jiri Reinberger, composer |
| 1913 | Witold Rudzinski, composer |
| 1913 | Lee Petty, American Celebrity |
| 1912 | John Amery, British Politician |
| 1911 | Pete Piute, Morris Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian, Village Barn |
| 1909 | Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, French writer, Margin |
| 1908 | Maurice, Jean Jacques, Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher |
| 1908 | Nikolay Petrovich Rakov, composer |
| 1907 | Bjorn-Erik Hoijer, Swedish writer, Nu dansar Sara |
| 1906 | Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer |
| 1905 | Raymond Aron, French sociologist and political scientist |
| 1903 | Molla Mustafa Barzani, Iran, Kurd leader, KDP |
| 1895 | Frans Ganshof, Belgian historian |
| 1894 | Josef Schelb, composer |
| 1892 | Olive Netta Parsons, co-founder, Collet's Bookshop |
| 1891 | John P Strijbos, Dutch writer, Wandering through South Africa |
| 1887 | George Creten, Belgian sculptor and painter |
| 1887 | Lawrence Collingwood, composer |
| 1884 | Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist |
| 1884 | Winter Haynes Watts, composer |
| 1883 | Juan Manen, composer |
| 1880 | Oscar, Bachigaloupi, Tourniaire, actor and director, Pink Kate |
| 1879 | Albert Einstein, born in Ulm, Germany, physicist, Nobel 1921 |
| 1878 | Carel T. Scharten, Dutch poet and writer, Forces of the Future |
| 1875 | Isadore Gilbert Mudge, U.S., librarian and author, Thackeray Dictionary |
| 1875 | Norman Houstoun O'Neill, composer |
| 1874 | Anton F. Philips, president-director of Philips |
| 1874 | Mary Carr, born in Philadelphia, actress, Forbidden Trail, Pack Up Your Troubles |
| 1873 | Joannes D. J. Aengenent, sociologist and bishop of Haarlem, 1928-35 |
| 1868 | Emily Murphy, Canadian Activist |
| 1864 | [John] Casey Jones, RR engineer, Ballad of Casey Jones |
| 1862 | Vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/U.S. physicist/meteorology |
| 1854 | Paul Ehrlich, born in Germany, bacteriologist, Nobel-1908 |
| 1854 | Thomas Riley Marshall, D, 28th Vice President, 1913-21 |
| 1854 | Thomas R. Marshall, American Politician |
| 1847 | Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet, Espumas Flutuantes |
| 1844 | King Umberto I, of Italy, 1878-1900 |
| 1844 | Arthur O'Shaughnessy, British Poet |
| 1837 | Charles Ammi Cutter, U.S. librarian, Expansive classification |
| 1835 | Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer |
| 1833 | John Sappington Marmaduke, Major General Confederate Army |
| 1833 | Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1st U.S. woman dentist, 1866 |
| 1831 | Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer |
| 1826 | William Fisk Sherwin, composer |
| 1823 | Roswell Sabine Ripley, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1821 | Jens Worsaae, Denmark, archaeologist |
| 1820 | Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia, 1849-61, Italy, 1861-78 |
| 1816 | Montgomery Dent Corse, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1815 | Josephine Lang, composer |
| 1808 | Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1804 | Johann Strauss, the Elder, Viennese violinist and composer, Radetzky March |
| 1803 | F. G. Klopstock, writer |
| 1800 | James Bogardus, U.S. inventor/builder, made cast-iron buildings |
| 1795 | Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer |
| 1782 | Thomas Hart Benton, rep, "Old Bullion" |
| 1755 | Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer |
| 1727 | Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer |
| 1726 | Josef Antonin Stepan, composer |
| 1692 | Peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist, Leyden jar |
| 1681 | Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer |
| 1623 | Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer |
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