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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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