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Births
1231 - Emperor Shijo of Japan (d. 1242)
1473 - King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
1628 - François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)
1676 - Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)
1725 - Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806)
1777 - Roger Brooke Taney, 5th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1864)
1780 - Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847)
1804 - Jim Bridger, American trapper and explorer (d. 1881)
1820 - Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)
1834 - Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and inventor (d. 1900)
1846 - Kate Greenaway, English children's author and illustrator (d. 1901)
1856 - [[Mikhail Vrubel[[, Russian painter (d. 1910)
1862 - Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)
1866 - Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939)
1870 - Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)
1880 - Sir Patrick Hastings, British barrister (d. 1952)
1881 - Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
1883 - Urmuz, Romanian writer (d. 1923)
1884 - Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934)
1892 - Benjamin Drake Van Wissen, Australian Engineer.
1894 - Paul Green, American writer (d. 1981)
1901 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (d. 1970)
1902 - Bobby Jones, American golfer (d. 1971)
1907 - Sonny Werblin, former owner of the New York Jets (d. 1991)
1908 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. 1996)
1912 - Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (d. 1987)
1914 - Sammy Baugh, American football player
1916 - Ray Ellington, British singer (d. 1985)
1919 - Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)
1920 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 1975)
1926 - Siegfried Lenz, German writer
1930 - James Irwin, astronaut (d. 1991)
1936 - Ladislav Kupkovic, Slovakian composer
1936 - Ken Mattingly, astronaut
1938 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
1938 - Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien, Northern Irish clergyman
1940 - Mark White, American politician
1941 - Paul Kantner, American musician (Jefferson Airplane)
1942 - John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (d. 1994)
1944 - Pattie Boyd, British photographer and model
1944 - Cito Gaston, baseball player and coach
1944 - John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter
1945 - Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
1945 - Katri Helena, Finnish singer
1947 - James Morrow, author
1948 - William Gibson, American-born writer
1949 - Patrick Duffy, American actor
1949 - Pat Rice, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
1950 - Patrick Adams, American record producer and songwriter
1951 - Donald Findlay, Scottish Lawyer
1951 - Kurt Russell, American actor
1953 - Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001)
1954 - Lesley-Anne Down, English actress
1955 - Gary Sinise, American actor
1956 - Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist
1957 - Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
1957 - Michael Kelly, American journalist (d. 2003)
1959 - Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
1961 - Casey Siemaszko, American actor
1962 - Clare Grogan, Scottish actress-singer
1963 - Nick Peros, Canadian composer
1964 - Rob Lowe, American actor
1965 - John Paines, chairman, British arm of Mensa International
1967 - Billy Corgan, American musician
1967 - Barry Minkow, American businessman
1969 - Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
1971 - Bill Mueller, baseball player
1972 - Mia Hamm, American soccer player
1972 - Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian rock musician
1972 - Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and Celtic musician (Brobdingnagian Bards)
1973 - Caroline Corr, Irish singer and musician
1973 - Rico Blanco, Filipino singer (Rivermaya)
1975 - Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness)
1975 - Andrew "Test" Martin, Canadian professional wrestler
1976 - Stephen Gately, Irish singer, musician, and actor (Boyzone)
1979 - Andrew Ference, Canadian hockey player
1979 - Samoa Joe, American World Champion
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