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1660 - Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)

1725 - John Newton English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)

1757 - Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)

1783 - Simón Bolívar, South American liberator (d. 1830)

1786 - Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)

1794 - Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865)

1802 - Alexandre Dumas père, French writer (d. 1870)

1803 - Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer (d. 1856)

1826 - Ivan Bloch, Military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902)

1851 - Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935)

1853 - William Gillette, American actor and author (d. 1937)

1857 - Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)

1860 - Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939)

 
 

1864 - Frank Wedekind, German writer (d. 1918)

1874 - Oswald Chambers, Christian writer (d. 1917)

1878 - Lord Dunsany, Irish writer (d. 1957)

1880 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (d. 1959)

1895 - Robert Graves, English author (d. 1985)

1897 - Amelia Earhart, American aviator (disappeared 1937)

1899 - Chief Dan George, Meti actor (d. 1981)

1908 - Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (d. 1985)

1916 - John D. MacDonald, American novelist, (d. 1986)

1917 - Robert Farnon, Canadian-born conductor, composer, and arranger (d. 2005)

1918 - Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist

1920 - Bella Abzug, U.S. Congresswoman (d. 1998)

1929 - Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author

 
 

1931 - Ermanno Olmi, Italian director

1933 - Doug Sanders, American golfer

1935 - Pat Oliphant, Australian political cartoonist

1936 - Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedienne

1940 - Stanley Hauerwas, American theologian

1942 - Chris Sarandon, American actor

1945 - Azim Premji, Indian businessman

1947 - Robert Hays, American actor

1947 - Peter Serkin, American pianist

1949 - Michael Richards, American comedian

1951 - Lynda Carter, American actress

1951 - Chris Smith, British politician

1952 - Gus Van Sant, American film director

1955 - Andrzej ?uczak, Polish stucco decorator, painter, photographer

1957 - Pam Tillis, American singer

1963 - Karl Malone, American basketball player

1964 - Barry Bonds, baseball player

1964 - PJ Phillips, British musician

1965 - Kadeem Hardison, American actor

1968 - Kristin Chenoweth, American singer and actress

1968 - Laura Leighton, American actress

1969 - Rick Fox, Canadian basketball player

1969 - Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer

1970 - Stephanie Adams, American model and author

1975 - Torrie Wilson, American wrestler

1976 - Nate Bump, American baseball player

1979 - Stat Quo, American rapper

1980 - Gauge, American porn star

1981 - Summer Glau, American actress

1982 - Anna Paquin, Canadian-born actress

1982 - Elise Crombez, Belgian supermodel

1984 - John Dhani Lennevald, Swedish singer (former A-Teens member)

1985 - Teagan Presley, American actress

1987 - Mara Wilson, American actress

1990 - Daveigh Chase, American actress

 

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