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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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