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Births

1377 - Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)

1443 - Pope Julius II (d. 1513)

1495 - Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)

1537 - Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)

1539 - Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)

1547 - Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625)

1595 - Henry Lawes, English composer (d. 1662)

1661 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (d. 1724)

1687 - Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762)

1782 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (d. 1862)

1803 - Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873)

1820 - Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892)

1822 - Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)

 
 

1830 - Christina Rossetti, British poet (d. 1894)

1839 - George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876)

1841 - Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900)

1855 - Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)

1859 - John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935)

1867 - Józef Pi?sudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)

1868 - Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)

1869 - Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)

1870 - Vít?zslav Novák, Czech composer (d. 1949)

1871 - Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. 1932)

1872 - Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player (d. 1906)

1875 - Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. 1933)

1879 - Clyde Cessna, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1954)

 
 

1886 - Rose Wilder Lane, American writer and reporter (d. 1968)

1890 - David Bomberg, British painter (d. 1957)

1890 - Fritz Lang, Austrian-born film director (d. 1976)

1892 - Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (d. 1973)

1895 - Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician

1896 - Carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)

1898 - Grace Moore, American soprano (d. 1947)

1901 - Walt Disney, American animated film producer (d. 1966)

1901 - Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (d. 1980)

1901 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)

1902 - Strom Thurmond, American politician (d. 2003)

1903 - Johannes Heesters, Dutch singer and actor

1903 - Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969)

1906 - Otto Preminger, Austrian-born director, producer, and actor (d. 1986)

1907 - Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (d. 1993)

1911 - W?adys?aw Szpilman, Polish pianist (d. 2000)

1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (d. 1989)

1927 - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand

1932 - Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1932 - Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman), American singer and pianist

1934 - Joan Didion, American writer

1935 - Calvin Trillin, American writer

1940 - Peter Pohl, Swedish writer

1943 - Eva Joly, Norwegian-born French magistrate

1944 - Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor

1946 - José Carreras, Spanish tenor

1947 - Jim Messina, American musician (Buffalo Springfield)

1947 - Jim Plunkett, American football player

1949 - Ray Comfort, New Zealand evangelist

1950 - Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer (d. 1992)

1950 - Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine-born composer

1953 - Larry Zbyszko, American professional wrestler

1956 - Brian Backer, American actor

1956 - Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist

1957 - Art Monk, American football player

1958 - Dean Erickson, American actor

1960 - Jack Russell, American singer (Great White (band))

1962 - José Cura, Argentine tenor

1963 - Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, British skier

1965 - Johnny Rzeznik American singer (Goo Goo Dolls)

1967 - Gary Allan, American singer

1968 - Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress

1968 - Lisa Marie, American model and actress

1972 - Angela Shelton, American actress & writer

1973 - Lubo? Motl, Czech physicist

1975 - Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player

1976 - Amy Acker, American actress

1979 - Matteo Ferrari, Italy footballer

1979 - Niklas Hagman, Finnish hockey player

1982 - Eddy Curry, American basketball player

1984 - Chris Solinsky, American distance runner

1985 - Josh Smith, American basketball player

1985 - Frankie Muniz, American child actor

1988 - Ross Bagley, American child actor

 

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