| 1993 | Lindsay Fabes, actor, Charlie Winthrop-Another World |
| 1984 | Ashlee Simpson, born in Waco, Texas, singer, songwriter, actress, appeared on 'The Ashlee Simpson Show' reality series, successful album titled, 'Autobiography' |
| 1979 | Shannyn Sossamon, American Musician |
| 1976 | Kirsi Haenninen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics |
| 1976 | Nate Johnson, born in Seattle, Washington canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1976 | Seann William Scott, American Actor |
| 1973 | Angelica Gavaldon, born in El Centro, California, tennis star, 1995 quarter Australia |
| 1973 | Neve Campbell, actress, Party of 5, Scream |
| 1972 | Christian Peter, defensive tackle for the New York Giants |
| 1972 | Denny Vaughn, orchestra leader, Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour |
| 1972 | Michael Nylander, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL center for the Calgary Flames |
| 1972 | Sandy Martinez, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1971 | Reggie Givens, CFL linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts |
| 1970 | Justine Sowry, Australian field hockey goalie 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Manny Martinez, San Pedro DE, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners |
| 1970 | Roger Bailey, born in Chattahoochee, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies |
| 1970 | Tyji Armstrong, NFL tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1969 | Carl Thomas, NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1969 | Eddie Sutter, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons |
| 1969 | Mike Saunders, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1969 | Shane Butterworth, actor, Timmy-Bad News Bears |
| 1969 | Stephen Scahill, Featherston New Zealand, Australasia golfer |
| 1969 | Travis Hill, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1969 | Gwen Stefani, born in Fullerton, California, singer, fashion designer, leader of band, No Doubt, named Billboard's 37th Hot 100 artist of the decade |
| 1968 | Greg Foster, born in Oakland, California, professional basketball player, center-power forward, played for the Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz |
| 1968 | Marco Roelofsen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen |
| 1966 | Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst, Illinois, catcher for the Montreal Expos |
| 1966 | Frank Hannon, rock guitarist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper |
| 1964 | Clive Owen, born in Coventry, England, appearance in film, 'Closer', won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1963 | Dan Goldie, Sioux City IO, tennis star |
| 1963 | Patrick Flatley, Ontario, right winger, New York Islanders, 4 Gold Medals 1998 Olympics |
| 1962 | Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota |
| 1962 | Tommy Lee, Greece, drummer, Motley Crue, wed H Locklear/Pam Anderson |
| 1960 | Cinzia De Ponti, Fiordeponti, Pescara Italy, Miss Italy 1979 |
| 1959 | Carmen Russo, Genoa Italy, Miss Teenage Italy, 1972 |
| 1959 | Frederick Stephen Couples, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1983 Kemper Open |
| 1959 | Jack Wagner, rocker/actor, General Hospital, Melrose Place |
| 1958 | Karen Morton Palmdale California, playmate, Jul, 1978 |
| 1956 | Hart Bochner, Toronto, actor, Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard |
| 1956 | Peter Frechette, Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Paint it Black, George-Profiler |
| 1955 | Angela Molina, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven |
| 1954 | Dennis Eckersley, born in Oakland California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1954 | Stevie Ray Vaughan, born in Dallas, Texas, guitarist, Sky is Crying, Texas Flood |
| 1954 | Al Sharpton, born in Brooklyn, New York, African American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, 2004 candidate for President, host of 'Keepin' It Real' radio show |
| 1952 | Gary Troup, cricketer, New Zealand lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86 |
| 1951 | Dave Winfield, baseball outfielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins |
| 1951 | Jack Grondin, rock drummer, .38 Special |
| 1951 | Kathryn D Sullivan, Paterson, New Jersey, PhD/astronaut, STS-41-G, 28, 31, 45 |
| 1950 | Laureen Ford, born in Gympie, Queensland, golfer, 1992 Alpine Australia Ladies |
| 1950 | Pamela Hensley, born in Glendale California, actress, Buck Rogers in 25th Century |
| 1950 | Ronnie Laws, U.S. saxophonist/guitarist, Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 1949 | Yekaterina Aleksandrowna Ivanova, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz T-15A |
| 1948 | Allyson Schwartz, American Politician |
| 1947 | 7th earl of Bradford, English large landowner/multi-millionaire |
| 1947 | Lindsey Buckingham, rocker, Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk |
| 1947 | John Perry Barlow, American Writer |
| 1946 | Bob Dotson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, newscaster, Primetime Sunday |
| 1946 | Tristan Keuris, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto' |
| 1945 | Kay Baxter, Woodsfield Ohio, Best Bodybuilder in World, 1983-85 |
| 1945 | Viktor Saneyev, U.S.S.R., triple jumper, Olympic-3 gold/1 silv-1968-80 |
| 1944 | Roy Horn, Las Vegas entertainer, Siegfried and Roy |
| 1943 | Jeff Bingaman, born in El Paso, Texas, Senator-D-New Mexico 1983 - |
| 1941 | Chubby Checker, Ernest Evans, Philadelphia, rock vocalist, Twist |
| 1940 | Alan O'Day, born in Hollywood, California, rocker |
| 1940 | Jean Ratelle, NHL center, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins |
| 1940 | Mike Troy, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1960 |
| 1938 | Dave Obey, born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1969 - |
| 1938 | Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody |
| 1938 | David Obey, American Politician |
| 1937 | Boldizsar Csiky, composer |
| 1937 | Eli Jacobs, baseball owner for the Baltimore Orioles |
| 1936 | Steve Reich, New York City, composer |
| 1935 | Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker 1964 Olympic gold |
| 1935 | Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16 |
| 1934 | Benjamin Boretz, composer |
| 1934 | Harold Ralph Henning, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1966 Texas Open |
| 1934 | Madlyn Rhue, Washington D.C., actress, Bracken's World, Executive Suite |
| 1933 | Neale A Fraser, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1959 |
| 1930 | David Mayer Epstein, composer |
| 1928 | Christian d'Oriola, France, foils, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics |
| 1928 | Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer, NNationalatl Ballet of Canada |
| 1928 | Shridath Surendranath "Sonny" Ramphal, Guyanese Secretary-General, 1975- |
| 1926 | Marques Haynes, NBA player, World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters |
| 1925 | Gore Vidal, born in West Point, New York, author, Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln |
| 1925 | W Howard Baker, English publisher |
| 1923 | Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Lwow Poland, conductor, Die Zauberflote |
| 1922 | Marcel van Thienen, composer |
| 1921 | Ray Lindwall, cricketer, Australian fast bowler and St. George full-back |
| 1919 | Boyd Bradfield Upchurch, John Boyd, U.S., sci-fi author, IQ Merchant |
| 1919 | Walter Gieseler, composer |
| 1916 | Angeles Alvarino Deleira, biologist/oceanographer/writer |
| 1916 | James Alfred Wight Herriot, veterinarian/novelist |
| 1914 | Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher |
| 1911 | Michael Hordern, Hertfordshire England, actor, Friar Domingo-Shogun |
| 1904 | Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist, Nobel 1987 |
| 1902 | Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/president of Brazil, 1967-69 |
| 1900 | Jay Irving, New York City, cartoonist, Draw Me a Laugh |
| 1900 | Thomas Wolfe, American novelist, Look Homeward Angel |
| 1899 | Gertrude Berg, Harlem New York City, actress, Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs |
| 1897 | Josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife, SC |
| 1897 | Louis Aragon, French poet and writer, Feu de joie, Lesson poetes |
| 1895 | Kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP |
| 1893 | Frantisek Picha, composer |
| 1890 | Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra |
| 1889 | Cv Ossietzky, writer |
| 1888 | Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist, Nobel 1935 |
| 1888 | Claud Allister, born in London, England, actor, Bulldog Drummond |
| 1888 | Roy Webb, born in New York City, New York, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar' |
| 1886 | Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist, Great Adventure |
| 1882 | Gunther von Kluge, German Field Marshal |
| 1881 | Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer |
| 1880 | Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan |
| 1872 | Edward Faber Schneider, composer |
| 1871 | Stijn Streuvels, Frank Lateur, Flemish writer, De Valschaard |
| 1866 | Learmont Drysdale, composer |
| 1865 | Johannes IJWJ Eilerts de Haan, Dutch sea officer, Lucie R, Suriname |
| 1862 | John Briggs, cricketer, mighty England all-rounder late 19th century |
| 1860 | Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner, Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
| 1859 | Elenora Duse, Italy, actress, Hedda Gabler |
| 1858 | Eleonora Duse, Italian Actress |
| 1856 | Timothy Thomas Fortune, American Writer |
| 1854 | William Crawford Gorgas, U.S., Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever |
| 1844 | Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine" |
| 1834 | Vilem Blodek, composer |
| 1828 | Woldemar Bargiel, composer |
| 1814 | Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, Russian poet and writer, Demon and other poems |
| 1807 | Heinrich Panofka, composer |
| 1804 | Townsend Harris, 1st Western consul to reside in Japan |
| 1803 | John Gorrie, inventor, cold-air process of refrigeration |
| 1800 | George Bancroft, historian, Hall of Fame |
| 1792 | Cipriani Potter, composer |
| 1789 | Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral Union Navy |
| 1761 | Dirk earl van Hogendorp, general/Dutch minister of War |
| 1733 | Francois Krafft, composer |
| 1728 | Charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite |
| 1720 | Johann P Uz, German poet, Lyrische Poem |
| 1713 | Antoine Dauvergne, composer |
| 1647 | Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer |
| 1631 | Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer |
| 1605 | Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor |
| 1573 | Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist |
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