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Births

1398 - Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)

1591 - Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)

1643 - Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1695)

1663 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)

1682 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)

1692 - Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)

1707 - Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (d. 1793)

1714 - René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)

1714 - Hyde Parker, British admiral (d. 1782)

1725 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (d. 1798)

1752 - John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)

1778 - José de San Martín, Argentine general and liberator of South America

1841 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter, graphic artist and sculptor (d. 1919)

 
 

1842 - Karl May, German writer (d. 1912)

1845 - George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)

1860 - Sir William Ashley, Economic historian. (d. 1927)

1873 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. 1921)

1877 - Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)

1888 - John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1959)

1890 - Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)

1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986)

1895 - Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (d. 1984)

1901 - Zeppo Marx, American actor (d. 1979)

1908 - Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist (d. 2001)

1910 - Millicent Fenwick, American fashion editor and politician (d. 1992)

1913 - Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)

 
 

1913 - Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)

1916 - Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)

1917 - Anthony Burgess, English author (d. 1993)

1918 - Barney Ewell, American athlete (d. 1996)

1918 - Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)

1919 - Karl Pribram, Austrian neuroscientist

1921 - Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (d. 1970)

1928 - Larry Gelbart, American comedy writer

1929 - Christopher George, American actor (d. 1983)

1932 - Faron Young, American singer (d.1996)

1934 - Tony Lema, American pro golfer (d. 1966)

1935 - Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host

1937 - Tom Courtenay, British actor

1937 - Bob Schieffer, American broadcast journalist

1937 - Barbara Piasecka Johnson, widow of John Seward Johnson I

1938 - Diane Baker, American actress

1938 - Herb Elliott, Australian runner

1940 - Billy Packer, American sports broadcaster

1940 - Ron Santo, baseball player

1942 - Karen Grassle, American actress

1942 - Carl Eller, former American football player

1943 - Wilson Piazza, Brazilian footballer

1943 - George Harrison, British musician (the Beatles) (d. 2001)

1946 - Franz Xaver Kroetz, German dramatist

1947 - Lee Evans, American athlete

1947 - Doug Yule, American bass guitarist, (The Velvet Underground)

1948 - Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor

1949 - Ric Flair, American professional wrestler

1950 - Neil Jordan, Irish director

1950 - Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina

1951 - Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner

1951 - James Brown, American sportscaster

1952 - Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)

1953 - José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain

1954 - John Doe, American musician

1958 - Kurt Rambis, American basketball player

1959 - Mike Peters, Welsh musician (The Alarm)

1960 - Grimaud, Maltese-born singer and songwriter

1960 - Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player

1961 - Todd Blackledge, American football player

1962 - Birgit Fischer, German kayaker

1963 - Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality

1964 - Lee Evans, British Comedian

1964 - Don Majkowski, American football player

1966 - Alexis Denisof, American actor

1966 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)

1966 - Téa Leoni, American actress

1968 - Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress

1969 - Paul Trimboli, Australian footballer

1971 - Sean Astin, American actor

1971 - Dave Harris, American disc jockey

1971 - Daniel Powter, Canadian musician

1973 - Justin Jeffre, American singer (98 Degrees)

1976 - Rashida Jones, American actress, writer, model, musician

1977 - Sarah Jezebel Deva, English singer

1977 - Josh Wolff, American footballer

1978 - Sara Sinha, English singer and guitarist

1981 - Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer

1982 - Chris Baird, Irish footballer

1982 - Bert McCracken, American singer (The Used)

1985 - Joakim Noah, American basketball player

1986 - Justin Berfield, American actor

1986 - James and Oliver Phelps, British actors

1998 - Brendon Baerg, American actor

 

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