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Births
51 - Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)
1402 - David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (b. 1378)
1632 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (d. 1723)
1675 - Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)
1710 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)
1788 - Sarah Hale, American poet (d. 1879)
1804 - Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (d. 1891)
1811 - Ferdinand Hiller, German composer (d. 1885)
1855 - James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)
1868 - Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (d. 1969)
1872 - Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (d. 1957)
1875 - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (d. 1958)
1891 - Rafael Molina-Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (d. 1961)
1901 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born actress and dancer (d. 1959)
1903 - Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)
1904 - Moss Hart, American dramatist (d. 1961)
1909 - Bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966)
1915 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (d. 1984)
1915 - Bob Kane, cartoonist (d. 1998)
1915 - Roger Milliken, textile heir
1923 - Denise Levertov, English-born poet (d 1997)
1925 - Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. 2003)
1926 - Y. A. Tittle, American football player
1927 - Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer (d.1992)
1929 - George Crumb, American composer
1929 - Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer
1930 - The Big Bopper, American singer (d. 1959)
1930 - Johan Galtung, Norwegian scientist
1930 - Sultan Ahmad Shah, King of Malaysia
1931 - Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer
1932 - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 - Robert Mundell, Canadian economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1935 - Malcolm Bilson, American fortepianist and music professor
1936 - Bill Wyman, English musician (The Rolling Stones)
1939 - F. Murray Abraham, American actor
1945 - Anthony Christian, English Artist
1946 - Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (Steppenwolf)
1947 - Kevin Kline, American actor
1948 - Kweisi Mfume, American civil rights activist, U.S. Congressman from Maryland
1950 - Steven Greenberg, Composer of Funkytown by Lipps, Inc.
1953 - Steven Hatfill, "Person of interest" in the 2001 anthrax attacks
1954 - Mike Rounds, Governor of South Dakota
1957 - Ron Gardenhire, baseball manager
1960 - Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golf player
1960 - Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999)
1961 - Mary Bono, U.S. Congresswoman from California
1962 - B.D. Wong, American actor
1962 - Dave Blaney, American NASCAR driver
1966 - Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate
1971 - Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress
1971 - Caprice Bourret, American model and actress
1972 - Scott Peterson, American murderer
1972 - Pat Williams, American football player
1973 - Levi Leipheimer, American professional cyclist
1975 - Juan Pablo Ãngel, Columbian footballer
1979 - Ben Gillies, Australian musician (Silverchair)
1980 - James Killian, American football player
1980 - Monica, American singer
1981 - Tila "Tequila" Nguyen, American model
1981 - Zac Posen, American fashion designer
1985 - Wayne Rooney, English footballer
1989 - Eliza Taylor-Cotter, Australian Actress
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