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1013 - Hermannus Contractus, learned monk (d. 1054)

1501 - Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)

1504 - Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)

1552 - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1612)

1634 - Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1695)

1635 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (d. 1703)

1670 - Giovanni Bononcini, Italian composer (d. 1747)

1718 - Saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (d. 1808)

1720 - Gilbert White, English ornithologist (d. 1793)

1797 - Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1879)

1811 - William Makepeace Thackeray, English author (d. 1863)

1821 - Pauline Garcia-Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer (d. 1910)

1837 - Vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1873)

 
 

1845 - Tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875)

1848 - William Gilbert Grace, English cricketer (d. 1915)

1853 - Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)

1862 - Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (d. 1933)

1864 - Phillip Snowden, British politician (d. 1937)

1887 - Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician and traitor (d. 1945)

1890 - Frank Forde, fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)

1892 - Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player (d. 1969)

1900 - Nathalie Sarraute, French writer (d. 1999)

1902 - Jessamyn West, American writer (d. 1984)

1902 - Chill Wills, American actor (d. 1978)

1906 - S. I. Hayakawa, American semanticist and politician (d. 1992)

1906 - Clifford Odets, American writer (d. 1963)

 
 

1909 - Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat and President (d. 1989)

1909 - Mohammed Daoud Khan, President of Afghanistan (d. 1978)

1911 - Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor (d. 2003)

1913 - Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (d. 1997)

1918 - Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

1921 - John Glenn, astronaut and politician

1922 - Thomas Kuhn, American philosopher (d. 1996)

1923 - Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (d. 1997)

1925 - Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete

1927 - Kurt Masur, Silesian-born conductor

1929 - Dick Button, American figure skater

1929 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American singer (d. 2000)

1930 - Burt Kwouk, English actor

1933 - Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet

1935 - Jayendra Saraswathi, Hindu religious leader

1937 - Roald Hoffman, Polish-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1937 - Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)

1938 - Paul Verhoeven, Dutch film director

1940 - James Brolin, American actor

1940 - Joe Torre, baseball player and manager

1941 - Martha Reeves, American singer

1942 - Adolf Ogi, member of the Swiss Federal Council

1947 - Steve Forbes, American entrepreneur and politician

1947 - Steven W. Mahoney, Canadian politician

1948 - Hartmut Michel, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1950 - Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur

1950 - Jack Layton, Canadian politician

1951 - Elio Di Rupo, Belgian politician

1960 - Anne-Marie Johnson, American actress

1961 - Elizabeth McGovern, American-born actress

1962 - Jack Irons, American drummer Red Hot Chili Peppers

1963 - Martín Torrijos Espino, President of Panama

1963 - Mike Greenwell, baseball player

1967 - Vin Diesel, American actor

1969 - Masanori Murakawa, Japanese professional wrestler

1975 - Torii Hunter, baseball player

1975 - Daron Malakian, American guitarist (System of a Down)

1978 - Ben Sheets, baseball player

1979 - Joey Mercury, American professional wrestler

1980 - Kristen Bell, American actress

1982 - Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress and Miss World 2000

 

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