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Births

1455 - King John II of Portugal (d. 1495)

1520 - Matthias Flacius, Croatian protestant reformer (d. 1575)

1583 - Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English diplomat, poet, and philosopher (d. 1648)

1589 - Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch theologian (d. 1676)

1606 - Edmund Waller, British poet (d. 1687)

1652 - Thomas Otway, British dramatist (d. 1685)

1800 - Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (d. 1862)

1805 - Jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation, (d. 1861)

1831 - George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist, (d. 1897)

1839 - Jamshedji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904)

1845 - Georg Cantor, German mathematician, (d. 1918)

1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor (d. 1922)

1860 - Monte Ward, Baseball player (d. 1925)

 
 

1863 - Arthur Machen, Welsh-born author (d. 1947)

1873 - William Green, American labor union leader (d. 1952)

1886 - Fred A. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)

1886 - Tore ÿrjasæter, Norwegian poet (d. 1968)

1890 - Norman Bethune, Canadian doctor and humanitarian (d. 1939)

1893 - Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (d. 1998)

1895 - Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, Norwegian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)

1895 - Matthew Ridgway, Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (d. 1993)

1911 - Jean Harlow, American actress (d. 1937)

1918 - Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1918 - Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrian (d. 2000)

1920 - Julius Boros, American golfer (d. 1994)

1920 - James Doohan, Canadian-born actor (d. 2005)

 
 

1920 - Ronald Searle, British illustrator

1922 - Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer

1923 - Barney Martin, American actor

1923 - Doc Watson, American musician

1926 - Lys Assia, Swiss singer

1926 - Joseph Anthony Ferrario, American Catholic prelate

1926 - James Merrill, American poet (d. 1995)

1927 - Pierre Aubert, member of the Swiss Federal Council

1930 - Heiner Geiÿler, German politician

1930 - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania

1933 - Lee Radziwill, American fashion executive

1937 - Bobby Driscoll, American actor (d. 1968)

1940 - Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian writer and journalist

1940 - Perry Ellis, fashion designer (d. 1986)

1945 - George Miller, Australian film director

1946 - John Virgo, English snooker player

1947 - Jennifer Warnes, American singer and songwriter

1948 - Snowy White, British guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd)

1949 - Jüri Allik, Estonian psychologist

1949 - Gloria Hendry, American actress

1950 - Tim Kazurinsky, American actor and comedian

1952 - Dermot Morgan, Irish actor and comedian

1953 - Robyn Hitchcock, British musician

1953 - Zico, Brazilian footballer

1955 - Andy Breckman, American comedian and radio personality

1956 - Zbigniew Boniek, Polish soccer player

1958 - Marc Silvestri, American comic book artist and publisher (Top Cow Productions)

1958 - Miranda Richardson, British actress

1959 - Ira Glass, American radio host

1962 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete

1962 - Herschel Walker, American football player

1966 - Tone-Loc, American musician

1968 - Brian Leetch, American ice hockey player

1970 - Julie Bowen, American actress

1973 - Victoria Zdrok, Ukrainian model

1974 - David Faustino, American actor

1977 - Ronan Keating, Irish singer

1978 - Matt Diaz, American baseball player

1981 - Lil' Flip, American rapper

1982 - Jessica Biel, American actress

1985 - Sam Morrow, Northern Irish footballer

1986 - Stacie Orrico, American singer

 

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