| 1979 | Foxy Brown, American Musician |
| 1978 | Natalia Cigliuti, born in New York, actress, Lindsay-Saved By Bell: New Class |
| 1976 | Danny Blankers, soccer player, PSV/Willem II |
| 1976 | Michael Nakamura, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Justin Whalin, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Jimmy-Lois and Clark, Charles in Charge |
| 1973 | Greg Rusedski, born in Montreal, Quebec, tennis star, 1995 Seoul |
| 1972 | Eric Zeier, NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns |
| 1972 | Frank Rocca, CFL corner for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1971 | Anthony Goldwire, NBA guard for the Denver Nuggets |
| 1971 | Holli Rene Hyche, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, runner |
| 1971 | Pavel Patera, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics |
| 1971 | Sandra Natasha Abreu, Miss Universe-Dominican Republic 1996 |
| 1970 | Igor Korolev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHLer, Team Russia, Winnipeg |
| 1970 | Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Torrance Small, NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints |
| 1970 | Macy Gray, born in Canton, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, Grammy-Award winner, films, 'Idlewild', 'Training Day', hit song, 'I Try', famous album, 'On How Life Is' |
| 1969 | Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback for the New York Giants |
| 1969 | Cece Peniston, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Miss Black AZ/singer, Finally |
| 1969 | Douglas Pirini, Auckland New Zealand, decathlete 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Helen Labdan, born in Bracknell, England, model, page 3 |
| 1968 | Gene Patrick, born in Philadelphia, actor, Gemini: Twin Stars |
| 1968 | Pat Meares, born in Salina, Kansas, infielder for the Minnesota Twins |
| 1967 | Amy Lynn Baxter, model, Penthouse Pet 1990 |
| 1966 | Joan Guetschow, born in Akron, Ohio, biathelete 1994 Olympics |
| 1965 | Johan Garrels, soccer player, Alphense Boys, RKC |
| 1964 | Rosie Perez, born in Brooklyn, actress, Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump |
| 1963 | Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player, Feyenoord |
| 1963 | Mark Chesnutt, born in Beaumont, Texas, country singer, Too Cold at Home |
| 1962 | Kevin Willis, NBA center for the Houston Rockets |
| 1962 | Elizabeth Vargas, American Journalist |
| 1961 | Pal Waaktaar, born in Oslo, Norway, rock guitarist and vocalist, A-ha |
| 1961 | Peggy MacIntaggart, born in Midland, Ontario, playmate, January, 1990 |
| 1961 | Pai Waaktaar, rocker, Aha-Take on Me |
| 1960 | Michael Winslow, born in Spokane, Washington, actor/comedian, Police Academy |
| 1958 | Jeff Foxworthy, comedian, Jeff Foxworthy - The Jeff Foxworthy Show |
| 1957 | "Curley" Joe Smyth, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad |
| 1957 | Gwyn Evans, born in Maesteg, Wales, professional rugby player, played for Maesteg RFC, Barbarian FC, toured with the British and Irish Lions |
| 1957 | Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer, Intelligence Park |
| 1956 | Pam Allen, Billings, Montana, LPGA golfer, 1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th |
| 1955 | Anne Henning, U.S., 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1955 | Carl Erwin Walz, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-51, 65, 79 |
| 1954 | Banner Thomas, rocker, Molly Hatchet |
| 1954 | Jon Erikson, U.S., 1st to triple cross English Channel, 1981 |
| 1954 | Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist, Missing Persons |
| 1954 | Carly Fiorina, American Businessman |
| 1953 | Katherine Cannon, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Father Murphy, Survivors |
| 1953 | Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner 1980 Olympics bronze |
| 1951 | Barry Troyna, teacher/educational sociologist |
| 1950 | Ria Oomen-Ruijten, born in Echt, the Netherlands, politician, member of the European Parliament, member of the Christian Democratic Appeal |
| 1950 | Robyn Davidson, born in Miles, Australia, author, travel writer, wrote 'Tracks' |
| 1949 | Jimmy Litherland, rocker, Mitarbeit |
| 1949 | Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, South Africa Kwazulu politician |
| 1948 | Charles "Claydes" Smith, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, guitarist, Kool and The Gang |
| 1947 | Jane Curtin, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate and Allie |
| 1947 | Sylvester, rocker, Do Ya Wanna Funk |
| 1947 | John Kline, American Politician |
| 1946 | Bryan D O'Connor, Orange Cal, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-61B, STS-40 |
| 1946 | Buizen Beernd, Bennie Jolink, singer/guitarist/pianist, Normal |
| 1944 | Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist |
| 1944 | Linda Kaye Henning, Cal, actress, Betty Joe-Petticoat Junction |
| 1944 | M N Aubrey Mokoape, South Africa's Vice President, Azanian People Org |
| 1944 | Roger Waters, born in Cambridge, England, rock bassist, Pink Floyd-Wall |
| 1944 | Swoosie Kurtz, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actress, Slap Shot, Garp, Sisters |
| 1942 | Dave Bargeron, born in New York City, rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears |
| 1942 | Les Burns, local councillor |
| 1942 | Mel McDaniel, born in Checotah, Oklahoma, singer, Baby's got her Blue Jeans On |
| 1941 | Monica Mason, England, ballerina |
| 1941 | Willibrord Frequin, Dutch TV reporter |
| 1941 | Danny K. Davis, American Politician |
| 1940 | Jackie Trent, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, singer, actress, songwriter, wrote famous theme tune for TV soap, 'Neighbours' |
| 1939 | David Allan Coe, country musician, Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy |
| 1938 | Alan Charles Downes, cameraman |
| 1938 | Joan Tower, born in New Rochelle, New York, composer, Breakfast Rhythms |
| 1937 | Irina Bayanovna Solovyova, Russian cosmonaut |
| 1937 | Jo Anne Worley, born in Lowell, Indiana, comedienne, Laugh-in |
| 1937 | John Bernard, Dutch TV weatherman |
| 1935 | Bob Bouber, Boris Blom, Dutch singer, ZZ and Masks, actor |
| 1935 | Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager |
| 1934 | Jody McCrea, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ben Matheson-Wichita Town |
| 1932 | Earl of Cawdor, British large landowner |
| 1932 | Gilles Tremblay, composer |
| 1931 | Sander M. Levin, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1983 - |
| 1931 | Sandy Levin, American Politician |
| 1930 | Andre Beullens, Flemish painter |
| 1929 | Tsang-houe' Hsu, composer |
| 1928 | Evgeny Svetlanov, born in Moscow, Russia, conductor, Siberian Fantasy |
| 1928 | Rudolph Plukfelder, U.S.S.R., light heavyweight 1964 Olympic gold |
| 1928 | Robert M. Pirsig, American Philosopher |
| 1927 | Keith Humble, composer |
| 1926 | Arthur William Oldham, composer |
| 1926 | Claus von Amsberg, prince of Netherlands |
| 1925 | Jimmy Reed, born in Mississippi, blues singer, Soulin', Big Boss Man |
| 1924 | John Melcher, Sioux City, Iowa, Representative-D-Montana 1969 - 1977, Senator-D-Montana 1977 - 1989 |
| 1923 | Peter II Karadjordjevic, King of Yugoslavia, 1934-45 |
| 1923 | William Kraft, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer/percussionist |
| 1921 | Robert Millar, journalist |
| 1917 | George Mann, captain English cricket team |
| 1916 | Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, English landowner |
| 1915 | Franz Josef Strauss, Germany, nazi/minister of defense, 1956-62 |
| 1912 | Stephen Murray, born in Partney, England, actor, Alice in Wonderland |
| 1912 | Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves |
| 1912 | Wayne Barlow, composer |
| 1911 | Bentley Bridgewater, British Museum secretary |
| 1910 | Frank Fidler, artist |
| 1909 | John Ridgely, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Northern Pursuit, Air Force |
| 1908 | Anthony Wagner, genealogist |
| 1908 | Paul Lavalle, born in Beacon, New York, bandleader, Cities Service Band of America |
| 1907 | Elizabeth Morna MacTaggart Ferrars, crime writer |
| 1907 | John A Kelly, U.S. marathon runner, Berlin 1936, Boston 1935..1991 |
| 1906 | Alexander Bodon, Hungarian/Dutch architect, RAI building |
| 1906 | John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher |
| 1906 | Raymond Keane, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Midnight Sun, Love Eagle |
| 1906 | John Coolidge, American Celebrity |
| 1904 | Karlo Arvi Kivimaa, Finnish writer, Groenende Cross |
| 1904 | Lyubomir Pipkov, composer |
| 1904 | Maxie Rosenbloom, born in New York City, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-34 |
| 1903 | Pal Kadosa, Hungarian composer/pianist |
| 1902 | Morgan Beatty, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, news anchor, Du Mont Evening News |
| 1901 | John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas |
| 1900 | Julien Green, US/French writer, Frere Francois |
| 1899 | Billy Rose, theatrical producer, Diamond Horse Show |
| 1896 | Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer |
| 1896 | Mario Praz, Italian literary, La carne, la morte, e il diavolo |
| 1896 | Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer |
| 1893 | Irving Bacon, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, actor, Branded Men, Fort Ti |
| 1892 | Edward V Appleton, English physicist, Appleton-layer |
| 1890 | Clara Kimball Young, born in Illinois, actress, Return of Chandu |
| 1890 | Manfred Gurlitt, composer |
| 1889 | Fritz Kunkel, German physicians, Angewandte Characterize |
| 1888 | Joseph P. Kennedy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, diplomat, father of John F. Kennedy, RFK and Teddy |
| 1888 | Joseph P. Kennedy, American Diplomat |
| 1885 | Franz T Csokor, Austrian author, Writings on the Wall |
| 1885 | Otto Kruger, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Lux Video Theater, High Noon |
| 1884 | Emerson Whithorne, composer |
| 1883 | Lord Birkett, England, judge, Nuremburg Trials |
| 1882 | John Powell, composer |
| 1881 | Charlie Dell, New York City, actor, Pickle in the Middle |
| 1881 | Leo Carrillo, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Pancho-Cisco Kid |
| 1880 | Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer, French governess |
| 1879 | Neal Dodd, born in Iowa, actor, 'You Belong to Me' |
| 1877 | Petar Stojanovic, composer |
| 1876 | John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist, Nobel 1923 |
| 1876 | Willem A Bonger, Dutch sociologist/criminologist, Race and Crime |
| 1869 | Felix Salten, Siegmund Salzmann, Austria journalist, Bambi |
| 1869 | Walford Davies, composer |
| 1863 | Rodolfo Lenz, German/Chilian linguist, El Papiamento |
| 1860 | Jane Addams, U.S., pacifist/social worker/feminist, Nobel 1931 |
| 1855 | Ferdinand B Hummel, composer |
| 1850 | Louis F. H. Apol, painter and etcher |
| 1827 | John Morrison Oliver, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1819 | Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer |
| 1819 | Nicolae Filimon, Romania, writer/critic, Ciocoii Vechi Si Noi |
| 1819 | William Starke Rosecrans, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1817 | Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father |
| 1816 | Francis Stebbins Bartow, Col Confederate Army |
| 1815 | John Richardson Liddell, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1815 | Karol Katski, composer |
| 1814 | George Cartier, C, Canadian co-PM, 1858-62 |
| 1813 | Isaac Butt, Irish Politician |
| 1811 | James Melville Gilliss, founder, Naval Observatory in Washington |
| 1811 | Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, Rozeken Pot |
| 1809 | Bruno Bauer, German Theologian |
| 1805 | Horatio Greenough, U.S., neo-classical sculptor/writer, Form and Function |
| 1797 | Wililam "Extra Billy" Smith, Confederacy Confederate Army |
| 1788 | F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter, Modern Vasari |
| 1781 | Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer |
| 1766 | John Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter |
| 1762 | Theodorus F van Capellen, Vice-Admiral |
| 1757 | Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary |
| 1729 | Mozes Mendelssohn, German englightened philosopher, Haksalah |
| 1711 | Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg, found U.S. Lutheran church |
| 1702 | Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer |
| 1697 | Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant |
| 1648 | Johann Schelle, composer |
| 1644 | Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer |
| 1633 | Sebastian Knupfer, composer |
| 1627 | Pierre Verdier, composer |
| 1620 | Isabella Leonarda, composer |
| 1577 | Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, Aanbidding of the Point |
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