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Births
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 - MartÃn 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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