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16 - Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)

1098 - Hildegard of Bingen, German abbess, mystic writer, and composer (d. 1179)

1387 - King Henry V of England, (d. 1422)

1507 - Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)

1557 - Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)

1651 - Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716)

1678 - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)

1722 - Gabriel Christie, British general (d. 1799)

1725 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815)

1745 - Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal, (d. 1813)

1782 - Daoguang, Emperor of China (d. 1850)

1823 - Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893)

1827 - Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908)

 
 

1853 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1927)

1859 - Yuan Shikai, Chinese politician and self-proclaimed emperor. (d. 1916)

1875 - James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971)

1881 - Clive Bell, English art critic (d. 1964)

1883 - T. E. Hulme, English writer (d. 1917)

1886 - Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet (d. 1966)

1887 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer and composition teacher (d. 1979)

1888 - F. E. Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

1891 - Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-born German World War II spy (d. 1972)

1893 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director (d. 1956)

1893 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)

1905 - Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980)

1910 - Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003)

 
 

1910 - Erich Kempka, Adolf Hitler's car driver (d. 1975)

1914 - Allen Funt, American radio and television personality (d. 1999)

1916 - M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (d. 2004)

1916 - Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician (d. 1978)

1923 - Lee Kuan Yew, leader of Singapore

1924 - Lauren Bacall, American actress

1925 - Charlie Byrd, American musician (d. 1999)

1925 - B. B. King, American musician

1925 - Charles J. Haughey, President of Ireland (d. 2006)

1927 - Peter Falk, American actor

1930 - Anne Francis, American actress

1934 - Elgin Baylor, American basketball player

1934 - George Chakiris, American actor

1935 - Carl Andre, American artist

1935 - Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist

1937 - Alexander Medved, Russian wrestler

1939 - Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter

1941 - Richard Perle, American political advisor

1943 - James Alan McPherson, American writer

1946 - Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model

1947 - Russ Abbot, British comedian

1948 - Ron Blair, American bassist

1949 - Ed Begley, Jr., American actor

1950 - Loyd Grossman, American television presenter

1953 - Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player

1955 - Janet Ellis, British television presenter

1955 - Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer

1955 - Robin Yount, baseball player

1956 - David Copperfield, American magician

1956 - Mickey Rourke, American actor

1957 - David McCreery, Irish footballer

1958 - Orel Hershiser, baseball player

1958 - Jennifer Tilly, American actress

1960 - Danny John-Jules, British actor

1960 - Kurt Busiek, American comic book writer

1963 - Richard Marx, American singer

1964 - Molly Shannon, American actress

1964 - Mary Coustas, Austalian entertainer

1965 - Katy Kurtzman, American actress, director, and producer

1968 - Marc Anthony, American singer

1971 - Amy Poehler, American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live)

1973 - Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist

1975 - Shannon Noll, Australian singer and actor

1981 - Alexis Bledel, American actress

1984 - Katie Melua, Georgian singer

1986 - Kyla Pratt, American actress

1988 - Teddy Geiger, American singer and songwriter

 

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