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Births

1508 - Primo? Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (d. 1586)

1580 - Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (d. 1655)

1588 - Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer (d. 1666)

1595 - King Wladislaus IV of Poland (d. 1648)

1640 - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1705)

1661 - Tsar Feodor III of Russia (d. 1682)

1672 - Tsar Peter I of Russia (d. 1725)

1686 - Andrei Osterman, Russian statesman (d. 1747)

1768 - Samuel Slater, American industrialist (d. 1835)

1810 - Otto Nicolai, German composer (d. 1849)

1812 - Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer (d. 1910)

1843 - Bertha von Suttner, Austrian novelist and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1914)

1845 - Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (d. 1914)

 
 

1849 - Michael Peter Ancher, Danish painter (d. 1927)

1851 - Charles Joseph Bonaparte, French politician (d. 1921)

1865 - Albéric Magnard, French composer (d. 1914)

1865 - Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (d. 1931)

1875 - Henry Hallett Dale, English scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1968)

1882 - Bobby Kerr, Canadian sprinter (d. 1963)

1890 - Leslie Banks, British actor (d. 1952)

1891 - Cole Porter, American composer and lyricist (d. 1964)

1898 - Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1952)

1900 - Fred Waring, American bandleader (d. 1984)

1915 - Les Paul, influential American guitarist

1916 - Robert McNamara, United States Secretary of Defense and president of the World Bank

1921 - Arthur Hertzberg, American Jewish scholar (d. 2006)

 
 

1922 - John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American poet and aviator (d. 1941)

1922 - Fernand Séguin, French Canadian biochemist - Radio and TV animator (d. 1988)

1925 - Keith Laumer, science fiction writer (d. 1993)

1929 - Johnny Ace, American R&B singer (d. 1954)

1930 - Barbara, French singer (d. 1997)

1931 - Jackie Mason, American comedian

1931 - Joe Santos, American actor

1931 - Bill Virdon, Major league baseball player and manager

1934 - Jackie Wilson, American soul and R&B singer (d. 1984)

1937 - Harald Rosenthal, German biologist

1939 - Ileana Cotruba?, Romanian soprano

1939 - Dick Vitale, American sportscaster

1939 - Charles Webb, author

1941 - Jon Lord, organist in Deep Purple

1943 - Joe Haldeman, science fiction writer

1947 - Kiran Bedi, The First Lady Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer

1951 - Dave Parker, Major league baseball player

1951 - James Newton Howard, Film composer

1952 - Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer

1954 - George Pérez, American comic book artist

1954 - Gregory Maguire, American fantasy writer

1956 - Patricia Cornwell, American author

1961 - Michael J. Fox, Canadian-born actor

1961 - Aaron Sorkin, American writer

1963 - Johnny Depp, American actor

1964 - Gloria Reuben, Canadian actress

1973 - Tedy Bruschi, American football player

1975 - Andrew Symonds, Australian cricketer

1975 - Otto Addo, Ghanaian footballer

1977 - Roopa Mishra, Indian civil servant

1978 - Matthew Bellamy, British musician (Muse)

1978 - Miroslav Klose, German footballer

1981 - Natalie Portman, Israeli-born actress

1983 - Alektra Blue, American porn star

1984 - Wesley Sneijder, Dutch Footballer

1984 - Masoud Shojaei, Iranian Footballer

1986 - Adamo Ruggiero, Canadian Actor

1993 - Danielle Chuchran, American child actress

 

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