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Births
1236 - Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)
1436 - Regiomontanus, German mathematician (d. 1476)
1502 - King John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
1519 - Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603)
1542 - Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591)
1576 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss protestant clergyman (d. 1649)
1580 - Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)
1599 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)
1606 - Pierre Corneille, French dramatist (d. 1684)
1622 - Claude-Jean Allouez, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d.1857)
1714 - King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
1755 - Nathan Hale, American writer and patriot (d. 1776)
1756 - John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
1799 - Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837)
1810 - Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German classical scholar (d. 1856)
1829 - Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
1844 - Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905)
1850 - Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
1857 - Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician (d. 1918)
1862 - Henry John Newbolt, English author (d. 1938)
1868 - Robert Falcon Scott, English explorer (d. 1912)
1872 - Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (d. 1918)
1875 - Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1890 - Ted Lewis, American bandleader (d. 1971)
1896 - Henry Allingham, the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland as well as the last founding member of the RAF
1898 - Ninette de Valois, Irish dancer (d. 2001)
1898 - Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
1900 - Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (d. 1957)
1901 - Sukarno, first President of Indonesia (d. 1970)
1902 - Jimmie Lunceford, American bandleader (d. 1947)
1903 - Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (d. 1978)
1906 - Max August Zorn, German-born mathematician (d. 1993)
1907 - Bill Dickey, baseball player, coach, manager, and scout (d. 1993)
1913 - Carlo L. Golino American Scholar (d. 1991)
1917 - Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman
1918 - Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1923 - V.C. Andrews, American author (d. 1986)
1924 - Jinyong, Chinese novelist
1926 - Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)
1929 - Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician ( d. 2005 )
1932 - David Scott, American astronaut
1933 - Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1934 - King Albert II of Belgium
1934 - Roy Innis, American civil rights activist
1936 - Levi Stubbs, American musician (The Four Tops)
1939 - Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer
1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds, American musician
1939 - Ed Giacomin, Professional ice hockey goaltender
1940 - Larry Lujack, American disc jockey
1943 - Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 - Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1945 - David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
1945 - David E. Bonior, American politician
1947 - David Blunkett, English politician
1947 - Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
1948 - Tony Levin, American bassist
1949 - Robert Englund, American actor
1954 - Harvey Fierstein, American actor
1954 - Cynthia Rylant, American author
1955 - Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedian
1956 - Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
1956 - Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer and songwriter.
1959 - Jimmy Jam, American record producer
1959 - Colin Quinn, American comedian
1959 - David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
1960 - Gary Graham, American actor
1960 - Steve Vai, American musician
1961 - Tom Araya, Chilean musician (Slayer)
1963 - Wolfgang Drechsler, German social scientist
1965 - Cam Neely, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 - Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie)
1966 - Murdoc Niccals, musician (Gorillaz)
1967 - Paul Giamatti, American actor
1968 - François Avard, French Canadian writer and scenarist
1969 - Edward Malaga Trillo, Peruvian scientist and former musician
1970 - Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler
1970 - James Shaffer, American musician (Korn)
1972 - Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer (Lacuna Coil)
1974 - Uncle Kracker, American rock and roll musician
1975 - Staci Keanan, American actress
1975 - Niklas Sundström, Professional ice hockey player
1978 - Carl Barat, English singer and guitarist (The Libertines)
1978 - Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988)
1978 - Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
1981 - Johnny Pacar, American actor
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