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Births

1483 - Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)

1613 - Stjepan Gradi?, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)

1651 - André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)

1664 - Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)

1671 - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (d. 1741)

1725 - Pasquale Paoli, Corsican patriot and military leader (d. 1807)

1812 - Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (d. 1870)

1815 - Robert Volkmann, German composer (d. 1883)

1818 - Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet (d. 1870)

1820 - Nadar, French photographer (d. 1910)

1823 - Joseph Medill, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)

1826 - Gustave Moreau, French painter (d. 1898)

1849 - John William Waterhouse, British painter (d. 1917)

 
 

1878 - Erich Mühsam, German author (d. 1934)

1884 - Walter Huston, Canadian-born actor (d. 1950)

1890 - Anthony Fokker, Dutch designer of aircraft (d. 1939)

1892 - Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American industrialist (d. 1981)

1892 - Lowell Thomas, American travel writer (d. 1981)

1901 - Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Catholic (d. 1925)

1902 - Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (d. 1989)

1903 - Mickey Cochrane, baseball player (d. 1962)

1903 - Doc Edgerton, American electrical engineer (d. 1990)

1909 - Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. 1987)

1911 - Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1979)

1920 - Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1926 - Sergio Franchi, Italian-born singer and actor (d. 1990)

 
 

1926 - Gil Kane, Latvian-born cartoonist (d. 2000)

1926 - Ian Paisley, Northern Irish politician

1927 - Gerry Mulligan, American musician (d. 1996)

1928 - James D. Watson, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1929 - André Previn, German-born composer and conductor

1931 - Ivan Dixon, American actor and director

1933 - Roy Goode, British lawyer

1934 - Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka

1937 - Merle Haggard, American musician

1937 - Billy Dee Williams, American actor

1938 - Paul Daniels, English magician

1938 - Roy Thinnes, American actor

1941 - Phil Austin, American comedian

1941 - Zamfir, Romanian musician

1942 - Barry Levinson, American film producer and director

1944 - Felicity Palmer, English soprano

1947 - John Ratzenberger, American actor

1949 - Horst Ludwig Störmer, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1951 - Bert Blyleven, Dutch Major League Baseball player

1952 - Udo Dirkschneider, German singer (Accept and U.D.O.)

1952 - Marilu Henner, American actress

1954 - Thom Bray, American actor

1955 - Michael Rooker, American actor

1964 - Phil Gayle, English news presenter

1965 - Frank Black, American singer and songwriter (Pixies)

1969 - Bison Dele, American basketball player (disappeared 2002)

1969 - Ari Meyers, Puerto Rican-born American actress

1970 - Olaf Kölzig, South African hockey player

1973 - Donnie Edwards, American football player

1973 - Rie Miyazawa, Japanese actress and singer

1975 - Zach Braff, American actor

1976 - Candace Cameron, American actress

1985 - Garrett Zablocki, American guitarist (Senses Fail)

 

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