| 1983 | Amber Tamblyn, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Emily Bowen-General Hospital |
| 1978 | Heather Brink, Lincoln, Nebraska, gymnast 1996 Olympics |
| 1977 | Anca Barna, Cluj, Romania, tennis star, semifinals 1995 ITF Poland |
| 1977 | Cesarina Mejia, Miss Dominican Republic Universe 1997 |
| 1977 | Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics |
| 1976 | Terrance Cauthen, Trenton, New Jersey, lightweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1975 | Carmen Klomp, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie, California, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders |
| 1974 | Keram Malichi-Sanchez, actor, No Contest, Catwalk, Boulevard |
| 1973 | John Davis, WLAF tight end, Amsterdam Admirals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1973 | Shanice, Wilson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Discovery, Loving You |
| 1973 | Voshon Lenard, NBA guard for the Miami Heat |
| 1973 | Natalie Appleton, Canadian Musician |
| 1972 | Chad Cascadden, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets |
| 1972 | Gabriel Mann, born in Middlebury, Vermont, actor, fashion model, appeared in films, 'The Bourne Supremacy', 'Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist' |
| 1971 | Raphael Wiggins, born in Oakland California, rapper, Lifelines |
| 1971 | Sofia Coppola, born in New York City, New York, writer, actress, producer, appeared in 'The Godfather', produced, 'Lost In Translation', 'The Virgin Suicides' |
| 1970 | Natasha Ryan, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Amy-Ladies' Man |
| 1970 | Sylvester Stanley, WLAF defensive tackle for the Rhein Fire |
| 1969 | David William Wood, Boston, rocker, New Kids-Lovin' You Forever |
| 1969 | Cate Blanchett, born in Ivanhoe, Australia, actress, Academy-Award winning performance in 'The Aviator', other films include, 'Elizabeth', 'The Lord of the Rings' |
| 1968 | Hiroshi Matsuura, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 |
| 1967 | Natasha Elaine Kaiser-Brown, Des Moines Iowa, 400m runner |
| 1967 | Shaun Creighton, Australian distance runner 1996 Olympics |
| 1967 | Tony Siragusa, NFL defensive tackle, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens |
| 1967 | Valeria Marini, Rome, Italy, sports commentator, Italian Soccer |
| 1966 | Fab Morvan, France, Lip Syncher, Milli Vanilli |
| 1966 | Fabrice Morvan, Guadeloupe, singer, Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know |
| 1966 | Leroy Blugh, CFL defensive end for the Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1966 | Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers |
| 1966 | Pooh Richardson, NBA guard for the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1965 | Curt Harnett, born in Toronto, Ontario, sprint cyclist, Olympics-bronze-92/96 |
| 1965 | Dave Widell, NFL center/guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1965 | Joey Cora, Caguas Puerto Rico, infielder for the Seattle Mariners |
| 1965 | Kelvin Martin, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1964 | James M. Kelly, Burlington Iowa, Captain USAF/astronaut |
| 1964 | Nancy Sorel, actress, Generations, Black Foix |
| 1963 | Pat Borders, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the California Angels |
| 1962 | C C Deville, rocker, Poison-Talk Dirty to Me |
| 1962 | Ian Astbury, Merseyside, rock vocalist, Cult-Fire Woman |
| 1962 | Martin Rongen, Dutch pop drummer, Rowwen Heze-Boem |
| 1961 | Tim Roth, born in London, England, actor, Reservoir Dogs, Vincent and Theo |
| 1960 | Carlyle Best, cricketer, WI batsman late 80's |
| 1960 | Frank Nobilo, Auckland New Zealand, Australasia golfer |
| 1959 | Connie Brighton, Wichita Falls, Texas, playmate, Sept, 1982 |
| 1959 | Mike Quick, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1959 | Patrick Bruel, Algerian/French actor/rock vocalist, Coup of Sirocco |
| 1957 | William G. Gregory, born in Lockport, New York, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-67 |
| 1956 | Gillian [Marucha] Bradshaw, U.S., sci-fi author, Hawk of May |
| 1956 | Steve Hogarth, Kendal England, vocals, "Brave" |
| 1955 | Peter Kirsten, cricketer, South African middle-order batsman |
| 1955 | [Jose] Dennis Martinez, Nicaragua, pitcher, Orioles, Expos, Indians |
| 1953 | Tom Cochrane, born in Toronto, Canada, rock vocalist and guitarist, Red Rider |
| 1953 | Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian Royalty |
| 1952 | David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer, Talking Heads |
| 1952 | Donald R. McMonagle, born in Flint, Michigan, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-39, 54, 66 |
| 1951 | Jay Beckenstein, saxophonist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance |
| 1951 | Seasan Hubley, Susan, New York City, actress, Vice Squad, Hardcore |
| 1950 | Mark Blum, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Worth Winning, Blind Date, Presidio |
| 1948 | Bob Woolmer, cricketer, England batsman mid-70's |
| 1948 | Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees |
| 1948 | Robert Zemeckis, director, Forrest Gump, Back to the Future |
| 1948 | Walter Olkewicz, Bayonne, New Jersey, actor, Last Resort, Wizards and Warriors |
| 1947 | Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed |
| 1947 | Dick "Dirt" Tidrow, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees |
| 1947 | Karin Struck, born in Germany, author, wrote women's literature, politically liberal, openly opposes abortion, converted to Catholicism, 1996 |
| 1947 | Tamara Dobson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Amazons, Cleopatra Jones |
| 1946 | Alan David Marks, pianist/composer |
| 1946 | Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist, Herman's Hermits-Kinda Hush |
| 1946 | Robert Jarvik, surgeon/inventor, Jarvik 7 artificial heart |
| 1944 | Francesca Annis, born in London, England, actress, Madame Bovary, Dune |
| 1944 | Gene Cornish, Ottawa, rock bassist/vocalist, Fotomaker, Rascals |
| 1944 | George Lucas, Modesto, California, director, Star Wars, Indiana Jones |
| 1944 | Troy Shondell, rocker, Many Sides of Troy Shondell |
| 1943 | Alan Mollohan, born in Fairmont, West Virginia, Representative-D-West Virginia 1983 - |
| 1943 | Dereck "Lek" Leckenby, guitarist |
| 1943 | Elizabeth Ray, Marshall, North Carolina, congressman Wayne Hays lover |
| 1943 | Jack Bruce, Lanarkshire Scotland, bassist, Cream-White Room |
| 1942 | Byron Dorgan, born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1981 - 1992, Senator-D-North Dakota 1992 - |
| 1942 | Gerald Mark Shapiro, composer |
| 1942 | Lord McAlpine, English contractor/multi-millionaire |
| 1942 | Tony Perez, baseball player |
| 1942 | Byron Dorgan, American Politician |
| 1941 | Nasim-ul-Ghani, cricketer, Pakistani left-handed all-rounder 1958-73 |
| 1940 | Chay Blyth, English sailor, Alone in Order to the World |
| 1937 | Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals |
| 1937 | Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer/actor, Floris |
| 1937 | Peter Frederic Williams, composer |
| 1936 | Bobby Darin, Walden Waldo Cassotto, Bronx, singer, Mack the Knife |
| 1934 | Frederik von Pallandt, singer |
| 1933 | John Mortimore, cricketer, England off-spinner 1959-64 |
| 1933 | Lajos Kovacs, Hungary, actor, Wings of Desire |
| 1931 | Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer |
| 1930 | Edward V "Ned" Regan, Planfield, New Jersey, Controller-R-NY, 1978- |
| 1930 | Phillipo Seed, social work academic |
| 1929 | Vladimir Antoshin, U.S.S.R., International Chess Grandmaster, 1964 |
| 1927 | Shirley Spork, LPGA golfer |
| 1926 | Cestmir Gregor, composer |
| 1926 | Eric Morecambe, London, comedian, Morecambe and Wise, Picadilly Palace |
| 1925 | Patrice Munsel, Spokane, Washington soprano, Patrice Munsel Show |
| 1925 | Tristram Ogilvie Cary, composer |
| 1924 | Joly Braga Santos, composer |
| 1923 | Diane Arbus, New York City, photographer, Vogue/Harper's Bazaar |
| 1922 | Agha Hasan Abedi, banker |
| 1922 | Richard Deacon, actor, Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show |
| 1922 | Franjo Tudjman, Croatian Statesman |
| 1919 | Maarten Vrolijk, Dutch soc-dem party minister, CRM 1965-66 |
| 1918 | Arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper, England 3 times early 50's |
| 1917 | Herta Ryder, literary agent |
| 1917 | Lou Harrison, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, Rapunzel |
| 1915 | Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist, Spike Jones and City Slickers |
| 1912 | Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator |
| 1911 | J Borremans, Belgian politician, communist, MP |
| 1909 | Vladimir Alatortsev, U.S.S.R., International Chess Master, 1950 |
| 1909 | Eleanor Mondale, American Actress |
| 1909 | Helen Fielding, British Author |
| 1909 | Scott McCloud, American Cartoonist |
| 1909 | Jeffrey Eugenides, American Novelist |
| 1909 | Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese Revolutionary |
| 1907 | Dick Bentley, entertainer |
| 1907 | Mohammed Ayub Khan, general/premier/president, Pakistan |
| 1906 | Hastings Kamuzu Banda, president of Malawi, 1964-94 |
| 1906 | James Flavin, Portland Me, actor, Man With a Camera |
| 1900 | Billie Dove, Lilian Bohny, New York City, actress, Black Pirate, Stolen Bride |
| 1900 | Leo Smit, born in Amsterdam, Holland, composer, killed in Poland during the Holocaust |
| 1898 | Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer |
| 1898 | Zutty Singleton, U.S. jazz drummer |
| 1897 | Sidney Bechet, U.S., jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/band leader |
| 1895 | Lew Lehr, Philadelphia, comedian, Stop Me if I heard this One |
| 1895 | Renato Lunelli, composer |
| 1893 | Ivan Alexandrovich Vishnegradsky, composer |
| 1892 | Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer |
| 1892 | Felix Petyrek, composer |
| 1891 | Egon Kornauth, composer |
| 1888 | Miles Mander, Wolverhampton England, actor, Tower of London |
| 1885 | Otto Klemperer, Breslau Germany, conductor and composer, Das Ziel |
| 1883 | Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer, Antwerp Devil |
| 1883 | Julian Eltinge, Massachusetts, vaudeville star/greatest female impersonator |
| 1881 | Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA, 1.82 |
| 1880 | B. C. Forbes, born in New Deer, Scotland, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences' |
| 1870 | Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer |
| 1867 | Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria, 1918-19 |
| 1864 | Eleanor Everest Freer, composer |
| 1853 | Hall Caine, British Novelist |
| 1846 | Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder, Social Weekly newspaper |
| 1846 | Pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier, 1913-18 |
| 1836 | James Patrick Major, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1830 | George Pierce Doles, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1816 | Gualtiero Sanelli, composer |
| 1805 | Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer |
| 1798 | Frantisek Palacky, Czechoslovakian historian |
| 1781 | Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian |
| 1780 | Auguste De Polignac, premier France, Reponse mes adversaires |
| 1771 | Robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist |
| 1755 | George Barrington, Irish Celebrity |
| 1727 | Thomas Gainsborough, English painter, Blue Boy, baptized |
| 1710 | Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden, 1751-70 |
| 1707 | Antonio Teixeira, composer |
| 1701 | William Emerson, English Mathematician |
| 1686 | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor, thermometer |
| 1679 | Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer |
| 1652 | Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer |
| 1316 | Charles IV, King of Bohemia, 1346 - 1378, emperor, 1355 - 1378 |
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