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Births
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 - VladimÃr 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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