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Births
1599 - Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German protestant military leader (d. 1623)
1778 - Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. 1852)
1833 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1918)
1842 - Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist (d. 1923)
1853 - Chulalongkorn, Rama V, King of Thailand (d. 1910)
1873 - Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (d. 1949)
1873 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (d. 1944)
1878 - Upton Sinclair, American writer and politician (d. 1968)
1889 - Charles Reidpath, American athlete (d. 1975)
1917 - Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and executive
1917 - Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (d. 1992)
1922 - William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)
1923 - Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-born poet (d. 1997)
1924 - Gogi Grant, American singer
1925 - Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII, King of Thailand (d. 1946)
1927 - Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer
1927 - Rachel Roberts, English actress (d. 1980)
1928 - Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and advice columnist
1929 - Anne Meara, American comic and actress
1934 - Sophia Loren, Italian actress
1937 - Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
1941 - Dale Chihuly, American glass artist
1947 - Chuck Panozzo, American musician (Styx)
1947 - Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995)
1948 - George R. R. Martin, American writer
1951 - Guy Lafleur, Canadian hockey player
1954 - Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner
1956 - Gary Cole, American actor
1965 - Robert Rusler, American actor
1966 - Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese-born rock musician
1967 - Kristen Johnston, American actress
1968 - Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
1968 - Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
1971 - Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer
1975 - Asia Argento, Italian actress
1975 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
1976 - Yui Horie, Japanese voice actress and singer
1976 - Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur
1977 - Namie Amuro, Japanese singer
1978 - Jason Bay, Canadian Major League Baseball player
1978 - Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer
1979 - Phil Waugh, Australian Rugby Union player
1980 - Mariacarla Boscono, Italian fashion model
1981 - Joanie Dodds, ANTM contestant
1981 - Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
1981 - Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1991 - Spencer Locke, American actress
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