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Births
1429 - Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)
1638 - Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1731)
1699 - John Bartram, American botanist (d. 1777)
1723 - Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)
1749 - Pierre Simon de Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1827)
1754 - Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)
1769 - William Smith, English geologist and cartographer (d. 1839)
1769 - Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832)
1823 - Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
1831 - Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866)
1834 - Julius Reubke, German composer (d. 1858)
1858 - Ludwig Quidde, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1941)
1868 - Dietrich Eckart, early supporter of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and member of Thule Society (d. 1923)
1878 - Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934)
1881 - Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
1881 - Hermann Staudinger, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
1882 - Emmy Noether, German mathematician (d. 1935)
1887 - Juan Gris, Spanish artist (d. 1927)
1887 - Prince Felix Yussupov, Russian assassin of Rasputin (d. 1967)
1899 - Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943)
1900 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychoanalyst (d. 1980)
1905 - Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. 1972)
1905 - Joan Crawford, American actress (d. 1977)
1907 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1992)
1910 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (d. 1998)
1912 - Betty Astell, British actress (d. 2005)
1912 - Wernher von Braun, German-born physicist and engineer (d. 1977)
1915 - Vasily Zaitsev, Russian World War II hero (d. 1991)
1925 - David Watkin, British cinematographer
1929 - Sir Roger Bannister, British runner
1931 - Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player
1931 - Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (d. 2005)
1934 - Mark Rydell, American film and television director
1937 - Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder
1938 - Maynard Jackson, American politician (d. 2003)
1939 - Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer
1941 - Jim Trelease, American educator and children's literature author
1942 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (d. 1980)
1948 - David Olney, American musician
1949 - Ric Ocasek, American musician (The Cars)
1950 - Anthony De Longis, American actor
1951 - Corinne Clery, French actress
1951 - Ron Jaworski, American NFL quarterback, ESPN analyst
1952 - Kim Stanley Robinson, American author
1953 - Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)
1953 - Chaka Khan, American singer
1955 - Moses Malone, American basketball player
1956 - José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portuguese politician, president of the European Commission
1956 - Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross-country skier
1957 - Amanda Plummer, American actress
1960 - Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
1961 - Helmi Johannes, Indonesian television newscaster
1964 - Hope Davis, American actress
1964 - John Pinette, American comedian
1965 - Richard Grieco, American actor and singer
1965 - Marti Pellow, Scottish singer
1965 - Gary Whitehead, American poet
1968 - Damon Albarn, English musician (Blur and Gorillaz)
1968 - Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
1971 - Gail Porter, British television presenter
1971 - Karen McDougal, American model
1971 - Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian supermodel
1972 - Judith Godrèche, French actress and author
1973 - Jason Kidd, American basketball player
1973 - Jerzy Dudek, Polish football goalkeeper
1975 - Alydar, American racehorse (d. 1990)
1976 - Keri Russell, American actress
1978 - Nicholle Tom, American actress
1978 - Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer
1979 - Mark Buehrle, baseball player
1979 - Chad Dittman, American president of the Indoor Football League
1979 - Misty Hyman, American swimmer
1982 - Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish football goalkeeper
1983 - Jerome Thomas, English footballer
1985 - Maurice Drew, American football player
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