| 1984 | Avril Lavigne, born in Belleville, Canada, singer, songwriter, albums have sold over 16 million copies, albums include, 'Let Go', 'Under My Skin', 'The Best Damn Thing' |
| 1975 | Ed Gray, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks |
| 1975 | Tajama Abraham, WNBA center, Sacramento Monarchs |
| 1974 | Edward Thomas, CFL linebacker, Montreal Alouettes |
| 1974 | Lina Gaviria, Miss Universe-Colombia 1996 |
| 1973 | Larry McSeed, CFL linebacker, Montreal Alouettes |
| 1973 | Tina Nicholson, WNBA guard for the Cleveland Rockers |
| 1972 | Clara Hughes, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, cyclist, Olympics-2 bronze-96 |
| 1972 | Gwyneth Paltrow, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Pallbearer, Emma, Hard Eight |
| 1972 | Laurie Shepard, Cordele, Georgia, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets |
| 1972 | Malachy Loye, cricketer, Northamptonshire and England "A" batsman |
| 1971 | Alonzo Spellman, NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears |
| 1971 | Erik Smit, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht |
| 1971 | Patrick Muldoon, California, actor, Austin-Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place |
| 1971 | Ron Florine, NFL/WLAF tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores |
| 1970 | Dwayne Davis, WLAF safety for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1970 | Mark Caldero, Oklahoma City, vocalist, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up |
| 1969 | Laura Wilson, Utica, New York, cross country skier 1994 Olympics |
| 1969 | Lester Holmes, NFL guard for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1969 | Robert Jones, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 1968 | Mark Bradtke, born in Adelaide, Australia, basketball center, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Rob Moore, NFL wide receiver, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals |
| 1968 | Scott Conover, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions |
| 1966 | Stephanie D Wilson, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut |
| 1965 | Steve Kerr, NBA guard, Chicago Bulls |
| 1965 | Peter MacKay, Canadian Politician |
| 1964 | Stephan Jenkins, American Musician |
| 1963 | Caren Metschuck, born in East Germany, 100m butterfly swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold |
| 1962 | Dennis Paulson, San Gabriel California, PGA golfer, 1994 Freeport-McMoRan-4th |
| 1962 | Gavin Larsen, cricketer, New Zealand medium-pace all-rounder |
| 1961 | Christopher J Perry, Edenton, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 Kemper Open-2nd |
| 1961 | Irvine Welsh, Scottish Novelist |
| 1961 | Andy Lau, born in Hong Kong, China, singer, film actor, producer, Cantopop genre, appeared in over 100 films, 300 TVB television mini-series |
| 1960 | Nick della Casa, British/Brazillian/Argentine cameraman, Emmy Award |
| 1959 | Beth Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 3000m speed skater 1980 Olympics bronze |
| 1958 | Shaun Cassidy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/singer, Hardy Boys, Breaking Away |
| 1957 | Bill Athey, cricketer, England batsman in 23 Tests 1980-88 |
| 1957 | Richard Vagg, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics |
| 1953 | Benjamin Gene Brown, born in San Francisco, California, 4X400 runner 1976 Olympics gold |
| 1953 | Diane Abbott, born in London, England, Labour Party Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington |
| 1953 | Greg Ham, Australia, rock saxophonist/flutist, Men At Work |
| 1953 | Heather Watts, born in Los Angeles, California, ballerina, Dancing on My Grave |
| 1953 | Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaica, reggae bassist, Sly and Robbie-DJ Riot |
| 1952 | Bob Curiano, rock bassist, Mink Deville |
| 1952 | Del Russel, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Richard-Arnie |
| 1952 | Doemitri Dorin Prunariu, Romania, cosmonaut, Soyuz 40 |
| 1952 | Ed Case, born in Hilo, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district |
| 1950 | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japan, actor, Lt A J Shimamura-Nash Bridges |
| 1949 | Mike Schmidt, born in Dayton, Ohio, 3rd baseman and home run hitter, Phillies |
| 1949 | Robb Weller, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Home Show |
| 1948 | Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' |
| 1948 | Michael Houlihan, director, Horniman Museum and Gardens |
| 1947 | A Martinez, born in Glendale California, actor, Whiz Kids, LA Law, Santa Barbara |
| 1947 | Denis Lawson, actor, Return of Jedi, Born Kicking, Chain |
| 1947 | Jacques Wallage, sociologist/Dutch undersecretary of Education |
| 1947 | Liz Torres, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Mahalia Sanchez-John Larroquette Show |
| 1947 | Meat Loaf, Marvin Lee Aday, Dallas, rocker, Bat Out of Hell |
| 1947 | Vic Snyder, American Politician |
| 1946 | Peter H. Kostmayer, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1981 and 1983 - 1993 |
| 1945 | Misha Dichter, Shanghai China, pianist, Tchaikowsy 2nd prize-1966 |
| 1944 | IDG Garnett, British Vice-Admiral |
| 1943 | Anna Gael, Gyarmarthy, Budapest Hungary, Lady Weymouth |
| 1943 | Randy Bachman, Winnipeg, rocker, Bachman-Turner Overdrive-Roll On |
| 1943 | Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful |
| 1942 | Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London |
| 1941 | Don Cornelius, TV show host, Soul Train |
| 1941 | Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star |
| 1940 | Josephine Barstow, opera singer |
| 1939 | Jim Ross Lightfoot, born in Sioux City, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa 1985 - 1997 |
| 1939 | Kathy Whitworth, Monahans, Texas, golfer, 7 time LPGA Player of Year |
| 1939 | Nicholas Haslam, interior designer |
| 1938 | Alexander Graham, Lord Mayor of London |
| 1936 | Gordon Honeycombe, broadcaster/author |
| 1936 | Yuri Nikolayevich Stepanov, Russian cosmonaut |
| 1935 | Jerome Shipp, U.S., basketball 1964 Olympic gold |
| 1934 | Barbara Howar, Nashville, reporter, Washington Post, Entertainment Tonight |
| 1934 | Claude Jarman, Jr., born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Rio Grande, Inside Straight |
| 1934 | DAER Peake, CEO, Kleinwort Benson Group |
| 1934 | Dick Schaap, sportscaster/author, Bo Knows Bo, Instant Replay |
| 1934 | Greg Morris, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Mission Impossible, Vega$ |
| 1934 | Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Gus-Our House, Cocoon |
| 1933 | Kathleen Nolan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Real McCoys, Janie, Broadside |
| 1932 | Mario Bertoncini, composer |
| 1932 | Peter Holmes, CEO, Shell Transport and Trading Company |
| 1932 | Roger C Carmel, actor, Harry Mudd-Star Trek, In-Laws |
| 1931 | Gerald Warner, deputy secretary, Cabinet Office |
| 1930 | Igor Kipnis, Berlin Germany, harpsichordist/professor, Fairfield |
| 1930 | Roger Birch, Chief Constable, Sussex |
| 1929 | Sada Thompson, Des Moines, Iowa, actress, Family, Pursuit of Happiness |
| 1928 | Earring George Mayweather, blues Harmonica Player |
| 1928 | G H Martin, British keeper of Public Records |
| 1928 | Margaret Rule, consultant, Mary Rose Trust |
| 1927 | Boris Porena, born in Rome, Italy, Italian composer, didactical expert, studied under Goffredo Petrassi, influenced by neoclassical poetics, wrote texts about music including Musica-Societa which includes social and political analysis |
| 1927 | Eli van der Merwe Louw, South Africa minister of Transport/Manpower |
| 1927 | Patrick O'Neal, actor, King Rat, Night of the Iguana |
| 1927 | Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter |
| 1926 | Jayne Meadows, Wu Chang China, Mrs. Steve Allen, actress, Dark Delusion |
| 1925 | Patrick Steptoe, scientist, perfected in vitro fertilization |
| 1925 | Viscount Rothermere, English press magnate, Daily Mail, Evening News |
| 1924 | Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer |
| 1924 | Josef Skvorecky, Czechoslovakian Writer |
| 1923 | Mary McCarty, Winfield, Kansas, actress and singer, Starch-Trapper John MD |
| 1922 | Arthur Penn, Philadelphia, director, Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde |
| 1922 | Carl Ballantine, actor, McHale's Navy |
| 1922 | James Wilson, composer |
| 1921 | D E Nineham, theologian |
| 1921 | Milos Jancso, Vac Hungary, director, My Way Home |
| 1920 | J K Gill, president, Saatchi and Saatchi |
| 1920 | William Conrad, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Bullwinkle Show, Cannon |
| 1919 | Charles H. Percy, born in Pensacola, Florida, Senator-R-Illinois 1967 - 1985 |
| 1919 | John Meade, born in Ireland, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam, a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1776 for John Meade, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland |
| 1918 | Jame McCallion, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Mi Taylor-National Velvet |
| 1918 | Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords |
| 1918 | Martin Ryle, Britain, radio astronomer/astronomer royal, 1972-82 |
| 1917 | Louis Auchincloss, Lawrence, New York, lawyer/novelist, Watchfires |
| 1916 | Samuel S. Stratton, born in Yonkers, New York, Representative-D-New York 1959 - 1989 |
| 1913 | Albert Ellis, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American psychologist, developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy |
| 1912 | Gerben Wagenaar, resistance fighter/Dutch Communist MP |
| 1912 | Tauno Marttinen, composer |
| 1911 | Peter Muir Doig, politician |
| 1910 | Donald Lindsay, headmaster, Malvern College |
| 1910 | Eve March, California, actress, Curse of the Cat People |
| 1910 | Giles William Playfair, writer |
| 1909 | Jean Berger, born in Hamm, Germany, composer, pianist, professor, studied at Heidelberg, Vienna universities, studied with Paris' Louis Aubert, taught at Middlebury College, University of Colorado at Boulder, among others |
| 1907 | Bernard Miles, British actor, In Which We Serve, Mermaid Theatre |
| 1906 | William Empson, English poet and critic, Milton's God |
| 1905 | Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater 1936 Olympics gold |
| 1905 | Vjekoslav Kaleb, Yugoslavia, writer, Splendor of the Fabric |
| 1902 | Miguel Aleman Valdes, Mexican attorney/president, 1946-52 |
| 1898 | Vincent, Miller, Youmans, U.S. composer/songwriter, Tea for Two |
| 1896 | George H. Bender, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1939 - 1954, Senator-R-Ohio 1954 - 1957 |
| 1896 | Sam Ervin, born in Morganton, North Carolina, Senator-D-North Carolina 1954 - 1974 |
| 1895 | George Raft, born in New York City, actor, Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot |
| 1893 | Joannes DM Cornelissen, Dutch historian, Hooft and Tacitus |
| 1892 | John Mylong, Austria, actor, Robot Monsters |
| 1887 | Anton Roemer, Dutch actor, Potasch and Perlemoer, Boefje |
| 1881 | Ernest Samuel Williams, composer |
| 1881 | Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist/singer/actress |
| 1881 | William J Clothier, 1st President of tennis hall of fame, U.S. Open 1906 |
| 1880 | Jacques Thibaud, Bordeaux France, violinist, Cafe Rogue |
| 1879 | Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author, Heroic Suite |
| 1875 | Grazia Deledda, Italy, novelist, Old Man of the Mtn-Nobel 1926 |
| 1867 | Rosa Lewis, society caterer/owner, Cavandish Hotel-England |
| 1866 | Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer, Fra Cancelliraadens Dage |
| 1864 | Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author |
| 1862 | Louis Botha, Greytown South Africa, 1st Prime Minister of South Africa, 1910 - 1919 |
| 1858 | Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic |
| 1858 | Porsteinn Erlingsson, Iceland, poet, Pyrnar |
| 1840 | Alfred Thayer Mahan, U.S., naval officer, Influence of Sea Power |
| 1840 | Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America |
| 1838 | Antony E J Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice, 1879-83 |
| 1830 | William Babcock Hazen, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1824 | William Nelson, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1821 | Henri-Frederic Amiel, Swiss/French writer, Grains de Mil |
| 1821 | Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher |
| 1817 | Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1st black U.S. senator |
| 1809 | Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral, Confederate Navy |
| 1805 | George Muller, English Clergyman |
| 1803 | Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral Union Navy |
| 1792 | George Cruikshank, London, caricaturist, Oliver Twist |
| 1786 | Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer |
| 1783 | Agustin I de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico, 1822-23 |
| 1776 | Maria E J Versfelt, actress/mistress, General Moreau and Marshal Ney |
| 1772 | S ndor Kisfaludy, Hungary, poet/Austrian army, 1793-1801 |
| 1729 | Michael Dennis, jesuit/author |
| 1722 | Samuel Adams, revolutionary rabble rouser, Lieutenant Governor-Mass, 1789 - 1794 |
| 1696 | Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/religious order founder |
| 1677 | Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer |
| 1657 | Sophia, regent of Russia, 1682-89 |
| 1637 | Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer |
| 1627 | Jacques Bossuet, French Clergyman |
| 1618 | Jacob Alting, Dutch orientalist/theologist |
| 1601 | Louis XIII, king of France, 1610-43 |
| 1600 | John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, baptised |
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