| 1977 | James Van Der Beek, actor, Dawson's Creek |
| 1977 | Petr Devyatkin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics |
| 1976 | Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer |
| 1975 | Brett Conway, NFL kicker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1975 | Kenny Wheaton, cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1974 | Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1974 | Toran James, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1973 | Kendell Watkins, NFL tight end for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1973 | Nanette Pearson, born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Miss America-Utah, 1997 |
| 1973 | Boris Kodjoe, Austrian Actor |
| 1972 | Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team |
| 1972 | Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker, Amsterdam Admirals |
| 1971 | Bob Boughner, born in Windsor, NHL defenseman, Buffalo Sabres |
| 1971 | Marc Tobert, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1970 | Harry Decheiver, soccer player, RKC |
| 1970 | Jason Elam, NFL kicker, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 |
| 1970 | Rhett Harty, born in Pasedena California, U.S. soccer player, 1992 Olympics |
| 1970 | Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward, Belarus, 1998 Olympics |
| 1970 | Constantine Karamanlis, Greek Leader |
| 1969 | Andrea Parker, actress, Miss Parker-The Pretender |
| 1968 | Clare Wood, born in Zululand, South Africa, tennis star, 1986 Futures-Lisbon |
| 1968 | Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1967 | Brent Fedyk, born in Yorkton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars |
| 1967 | Dale Joseph, CFL defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1966 | Elliot Boult, born in Blenheim, New Zealand, Australasia golfer |
| 1966 | Holly Ann Salo, born in Keani, Alaska, Miss Alaska-America, 1991 |
| 1966 | Laura McCabe, cross country skier, 1994 Olympics |
| 1965 | Kenny Smith, NBA guard for the Houston Rockets |
| 1964 | Cheryl "Salt" James, singer, Salt-N-Pepa |
| 1964 | Cheryl James, American Musician |
| 1963 | Gursharan Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90 |
| 1963 | Kathy Ireland, model and actress, Alien From, Louisiana, Side Out |
| 1963 | Mike Lalor, Buffalo, NHL defenseman, Dallas Stars |
| 1962 | Shaun Gayle, NFL strong safety for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1962 | William Fuller, NFL defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers |
| 1961 | Larry Murphy, born in Scarborough, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1961 | Camryn Manheim, American Actress |
| 1960 | Buck Williams, NBA forward for the Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks |
| 1959 | Aidan Quinn, actor, Avalon, Desperately Seeking Susan, Mission |
| 1958 | Andreas Maurer, West Germany, tennis star |
| 1958 | Gary Numan, Gary Webb, born in Hammersmith, England, vocalist, Replicas |
| 1957 | Cynthia Rothrock, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actress, Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory |
| 1957 | Ruth Wysocki, Alhambra California, 800m/1500m runner |
| 1954 | Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies |
| 1954 | David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold |
| 1954 | Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper, 1976 Olympic gold |
| 1953 | Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder, AL MVP 1978 |
| 1953 | Kathleen Ann Shower, born in Brookville, Ohio, Playmate of the Year, May, 1985 |
| 1952 | Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-14 |
| 1951 | Philippe Henri Edmonds, cricketer, in Zambia England slow left-arm |
| 1949 | Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner, 1972 Olympic-silver |
| 1948 | Little Peggy March, Margaret Battavio, vocalist, I Will Follow Him |
| 1947 | Mike Allsup, born in Modesto, California, rock guitarist, Three Dog Night |
| 1946 | Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricket off-spinner, 14 Tests 1969-83 |
| 1946 | Randy Meisner, rock bassist and vocalist, Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy |
| 1945 | Graeme Watson, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72 |
| 1945 | Jim Chapman, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-Texas 1985 - 1997 |
| 1945 | Keith Jarrett, pianist and composer |
| 1945 | Micky Dolenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Circus Boy and singer, Monkees |
| 1945 | Anselm Kiefer, German Artist |
| 1944 | Carole Bayer Sager, born in New York, aka Mrs. Burt Bachrach, singer, Arthur |
| 1943 | Lynn Redgrave, born in London, actress, Georgie Girl, Weight-Watcher |
| 1942 | Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner, 1964 Olympic gold |
| 1942 | Ralph Ellis, England, rhythm, Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good |
| 1942 | Richie Allen, baseball player, AL MVP 1972 |
| 1942 | Richie Allen, American Athlete |
| 1941 | Ivana Loudova, born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czech Republic, composer, wrote chamber, orchestral, children's choral works, including 'Little Christmas Cantata' |
| 1941 | Yvar Emilian Mikhashoff, composer |
| 1940 | Leslie Isben Rogge, one of FBI's most wanted |
| 1940 | Susan Clark, born in Sarnia, Ontario, actress, Night Moves, Webster |
| 1940 | Theo Laseroms, The Tank, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord |
| 1939 | George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy |
| 1939 | Jim Bouton, born in Newark, New Jersey, pitcher, New York Yankees, author of Ball Four |
| 1939 | Lydia Skoblikova, U.S.S.R., speed skater, Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64 |
| 1939 | Mike Lowry, born in St. John, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1979 - 1989, Governor of Washington 1993 - 1997 |
| 1939 | Robert Tear, born in Barry, Wales, tenor, Welsh National Opera 1970 |
| 1939 | Yannis Vlachopoulos, composer |
| 1938 | Lew DeWitt, born in Virginia, country singer, Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall |
| 1937 | Juvenal Hayarimana, president of Rwanda, 1973-94 |
| 1937 | Pamela McEvoy-Johnston, psychotherapist-board member, WIC |
| 1937 | Raynoma Gordy, Mayberry, U.S. orchestra leader, Rayber Voices |
| 1936 | Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist, Perfect Circle |
| 1936 | Sue Ane Langdon, born in Paterson, New Jersey, actress, Bachelor Father, Arnie |
| 1934 | Christian Wolff, composer |
| 1934 | Ron Taylor, born in Sydney, Australia, cinematographer, Those Amazing Animals |
| 1931 | John McPhee, author, Back to ---- |
| 1931 | Neil Adcock, cricketer, South African pace bowler, 104 wkts 1953-62 |
| 1931 | Neil Postman, American Educator |
| 1928 | Frank Michael Beyer, composer |
| 1928 | Judy Johnson, born in Norfolk, Virginia, singer, Your Show of Shows |
| 1927 | Jaromir Podesva, composer |
| 1925 | Darwin Horacio Vargas-Wallis, composer |
| 1925 | Francisco Rabal, born in Aguilas, Spain, actor, Holy Innocents, Camorra |
| 1925 | Petrus Steenkamp, Dutch politician, KVP/CDA |
| 1925 | Warren G. Bennis, born in New York City, New York, scholar, author, Leadership Studies pioneer, studied group behavior at MIT, prompting interest in the then-nonexistent field of leadership, published 'Revisionist Theory of Leadership', 1961, stating that humanistic, democratic-style leaders can best manage change in the leadership environment |
| 1924 | Sean McClory, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur |
| 1924 | Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer |
| 1924 | Anthony Caro, English Sculptor |
| 1923 | Juan M G "Wancho" Evertsz, premier of Dutch Antilles, NVP, 1973-77 |
| 1923 | Sembene Ousmane, Senegalese author/novelist/director, Doctor Noir |
| 1922 | Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger, NL Batting Champ 1953 |
| 1922 | H. Kipphardt, writer |
| 1921 | Cyd Charisse, Tula Finklea, Amarillo, Texas, dancer/actress, East Side |
| 1921 | Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter |
| 1920 | Eileen Herlie, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, Myrtle Fargate-All My Children |
| 1920 | Eva Dahlbeck, born in Saltsjo-Duvnas, Sweden, actress, Dreams, Lesson in Love |
| 1920 | James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist |
| 1919 | Ivor Keys, musician/teacher |
| 1918 | Alan Hale [MacKahan], Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Skipper-Gilligan's Island |
| 1917 | A Marja, ATE Mooy, Dutch literary, Shreds on the River |
| 1917 | Leslie Fiedler, American Critic |
| 1914 | Jacob B. Bakema, urban developer, St. Louis Missouri |
| 1911 | Alan Hovhaness, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, composer, Lousadzak, Ukiyo |
| 1911 | Elsie Agnes Giorgi, physician/humanitarian |
| 1909 | Anthony Donato, composer |
| 1909 | Claire Trevor, Wemlinger, born in New York City, actress, Marjorie Morningstar |
| 1909 | Hugh Murphy, English multi-millionaire |
| 1907 | Charles Boost, movie critic |
| 1902 | Jennings Randolph, Sen |
| 1899 | Eric Linklater, born in Scotland, novelist/poet, Blue Swallows |
| 1898 | Louise Beavers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other |
| 1898 | Theophilus E. Donges, South African minister of Internal Affairs |
| 1896 | Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician |
| 1894 | Waino V Aaltonen, Finnish sculptor |
| 1892 | Matyas Rakosi, Hungarian party leader/premier, 1952-53 |
| 1891 | Sam Jaffe, born in New York City, actor, Gunga Din, Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey |
| 1890 | Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher |
| 1890 | George M. Humphrey, American Lawyer |
| 1890 | George Humphrey, American Lawyer |
| 1889 | Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official, Everybody's Business |
| 1888 | Stuart Chase, born in New Hampshire, writer/economist, Tragedy of Waste |
| 1886 | Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director, Artis |
| 1886 | Edward Kendall, chemist, isolated cortisone, Nobel 1950 |
| 1883 | Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer |
| 1879 | M. Lichnowsky, writer |
| 1879 | Otto Hahn, German physicist/chemist, Nobel 44, radiothorium/actinium |
| 1876 | Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer, Il dottore Antonio |
| 1872 | Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist and composer |
| 1872 | Anna Held, Polish Entertainer |
| 1865 | Frederick William Goudy, U.S., printer/type designer |
| 1862 | Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds |
| 1859 | Kenneth Grahame, author, Wind, Willows |
| 1859 | Otto Taubmann, composer |
| 1857 | Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer, I pagliacci/Zaza |
| 1857 | Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian Composer |
| 1854 | Tom Felix Horan, cricketer, Ireland Pioneering Australia all-rounder |
| 1853 | Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer, Parisina |
| 1847 | Karl von Bach, German engineer, Maschinenelemente |
| 1843 | Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer |
| 1841 | Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Massachusetts, 59th Supreme Court justice, 1902-32 |
| 1840 | Franco Faccio, Italian composer and conductor |
| 1839 | James Mason Crafts, U.S. chemist, Friedel-Crafts-synthesis |
| 1836 | Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General, Confederate Army |
| 1825 | George William Martin, composer |
| 1815 | Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist and composer |
| 1799 | Simon Cameron, Secretary War Union |
| 1787 | Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery |
| 1783 | Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer |
| 1783 | Hannah Hoes Van Buren, New York, wife of President Martin, 1837-41, died 1819 |
| 1778 | Friedrich August Kanne, composer |
| 1748 | Willem V. Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau |
| 1743 | Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer |
| 1714 | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of J. S. Bach |
| 1607 | Johann Rist, composer |
| 1495 | Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder, Brothers of Mercy |
| 1075 | Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist |
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