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Births
1631 - Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English statesman (d. 1712)
1745 - Henry James Pye, English poet (d. 1813)
1751 - Johann Heinrich Voÿ, German poet (d. 1826)
1753 - Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815)
1757 - John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834)
1794 - William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869)
1802 - Charles de Bériot, Belgian violinist (d. 1870)
1819 - Alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882)
1839 - Benjamin Waugh, American minister and founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)
1844 - Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist (d. 1906)
1844 - Joshua Slocum, Canadian seaman and adventurer (d. 1909)
1848 - Edward Henry Harriman, American railroad executive (d. 1909)
1887 - Vincent Massey, Governor-General of Canada (d. 1967)
1888 - Georges Bernanos, French writer (d. 1948)
1893 - Russel Crouse, American playwright (d. 1966)
1901 - Muhammad Naguib, President of Egypt (d. 1984)
1902 - Ansel Adams, American photographer (d. 1984)
1904 - Alexei Kosygin, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1980)
1912 - Pierre Boulle, French author (d. 1994)
1914 - John Daly, South African-born broadcaster (d. 2001)
1923 - Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana (d. 1985)
1924 - Gloria Vanderbilt, American clothing designer and entrepreneur
1925 - Robert Altman, American film director
1925 - Heinz Kluncker, German labor union leader
1926 - Richard Matheson, American author
1927 - Roy Cohn, American lawyer, and anti-Communist (d. 1986)
1927 - Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2005)
1927 - Sidney Poitier, American actor
1931 - Amanda Blake, American actress (d. 1989)
1934 - Bobby Unser, American race car driver
1936 - Marj Dusay, American actress
1936 - Larry Hovis, American actor (d. 2003)
1937 - Robert Huber, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 - Roger Penske, American race car driver
1937 - Nancy Wilson, American singer
1938 - Richard Beymer, American actor
1939 - Frank Arundel, English footballer
1941 - Buffy Sainte-Marie, American singer
1942 - Phil Esposito, Canadian hockey player
1943 - Mike Leigh, British film director
1943 - Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler
1944 - Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach
1945 - Brion James, American actor (d. 1999)
1946 - Brenda Blethyn, English actress
1946 - Sandy Duncan, American singer and actress
1946 - John Geils, Jr., American guitarist (J. Geils Band)
1947 - Peter Osgood, English footballer
1947 - Peter Strauss, American actor
1948 - Jennifer O'Neill, Brazilian-born actress
1949 - Ivana Trump, Czech skier, model and socialite
1950 - Ken Shimura, Japanese television performer and actor
1950 - Walter Becker, American jazz-rock guitarist (Steely Dan)
1951 - Edward Albert, American actor
1951 - Gordon Brown, British politician
1951 - Randy California, guitarist (Spirit) (d. 1997)
1954 - Anthony Stewart Head, English actor
1954 - Patty Hearst, American socialite and kidnapping victim
1954 - Jon Brant, American musician (Cheap Trick)
1960 - Joel Hodgson, American comedian, creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000
1963 - Charles Barkley, American basketball player
1963 - Ian Brown, British singer (Stone Roses)
1966 - Cindy Crawford, American model
1967 - Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana) (d. 1994)
1967 - Lili Taylor, American actress
1971 - Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer
1972 - Brent Gretzky, Canadian hockey player; brother of Wayne Gretzky
1975 - Gail Kim, wrestler
1975 - Brian Littrell, American musician (Backstreet Boys)
1976 - Ed Graham, British drummer (The Darkness)
1977 - Stephon Marbury, American basketball player
1977 - T.J. Slaughter, American football player
1978 - Julia Jentsch, German actress
1978 - Lauren Ambrose, American actress
1980 - Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby player
1980 - Artur Boruc, Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper
1981 - Tony Hibbert, English footballer
1981 - Chris Thile, musician
1985 - Yulia Volkova, Russian musician (t.A.T.u.)
1988 - Rihanna, Barbadian R&B singer
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