1454 - Catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510) 1501 - Yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570) 1507 - Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium) 1562 - Lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia) 1577 - Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. 1629) 1638 - Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II of England (d. 1705) 1697 - Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood) 1703 - Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784) 1712 - Charles-Michel de lÉpée, French philanthropist and developer of Signed French (d. 1789) 1714 - Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (d. 1783) 1721 - Willem Crul, admiral (West-Indies) 1734 - Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, composer 1737 - Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer 1741 - Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer 1752 - Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer 1753 - Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer 1778 - Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (d. 1856) 1787 - Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night) 1814 - Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d. 1878) 1817 - John Bigelow, American statesman and author (d. 1911) 1823 - Joseph Alexander Cooper, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 1825 - Edward Augustus Wild, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1891 1828 - Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician 1834 - Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer 1835 - Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist 1839 - Stanislaw Duniecki, composer 1840 - Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) 1841 - Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (d. 1902) 1843 - Henry Ware Eliot American industrialist, philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot (d. 1919) 1844 - Karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor) 1845 - José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, Portuguese novelist (d. 1900) 1846 - Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate (d. 1911) 1852 - Johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria 1856 - Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) 1858 - Alfred Capus, French author (d. 1922) 1862 - Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer 1869 - Ben Lindsey, American judge and social reformer (d. 1934) 1870 - Winthrop Ames, American theatrical director (d. 1937) 1871 - Cornelis J Cor van Ast, actor/director (Ghost Hotel) 1874 - Joe Gans, American boxer (d. 1910) 1876 - Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. 1936) 1877 - Harley Granville-Barker, London, dramatist/producer/critic 1878 - Georg Kaiser, writer 1880 - Leonard S Woolf, English author/husband of Virginia Woolf 1880 - Elsie J. Oxenham, British childrens author (d. 1960) 262nd Pope John XXIII262nd Pope John XXIII (1881) 1881 - Pope John XXIII [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63) 1881 - Peder Gram, composer 1883 - Percy Marmont, London England, actor (Capt Apache) 1883 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic (d. 1939) 1886 - Percy Holmes, cricketer (Engl, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks) 1886 - Rex Maupin, St Joseph Mo, orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV) 1887 - Nikolai Vavilov, Russian geneticist (d. 1943) 1890 - Isaac Rosenberg, English war poet and artist (d. 1918) 1895 - Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet 1895 - Ludvik Svoboda, Czech general/politician 1895 - Wilhelm Kempff, Juterbog Germany, pianist (Unter dem Zimbelstern) 1895 - Helen Hooven Santmyer, American writer (d. 1986) 1896 - Virgil Thomson, KC Mo, composer/music critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts) 1899 - Vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman) 1899 - William R Burnett, US, author (Little Caesar) 1900 - Arthur Schwartz, composer (Girl from Paris, Excuse my Dust) 1900 - Helen Gahagan Douglas, Nixons 1st opponent/(Rep-D-Ca) 1900 - Rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (d. 1947) 1901 - Tibor Serly, Losonc Hungary, violinist/composer (American Elegy) 1901 - Arthur Liebehenschel, Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp (d. 1948) 1902 - Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins (#2), hall of famer 1903 - Martin Soames, traveller 1903 - William Dehart Hubbard, Cin Ohio, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1924) 1904 - Herbert Reynolds Inch, composer 1904 - Jessie Royce Landis, [Medbury], Chicago, actress (North by Northwest) 1904 - Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1932) 1904 - Ba Jin, Chinese novelist (d. 2005) 1904 - Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (d. 2000) 1907 - John Stuart Hindmarsh, British racing driver and aviator (d. 1938) 1909 - Hugh Davson, physiologist/writer 1909 - Manny Martindale, cricketer (fiery WI pace bowler of 30s) 1910 - Leon Poliakov, historian 1911 - Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (d. 1984) 1913 - Jack Davies, screenwriter 1913 - Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist (d. 1993) Baseball Player Joe DiMaggioBaseball Player Joe DiMaggio (1914) 1914 - Joltin Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper (56 game hitting streak), (d. 1999) 1914 - Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist (Mississippi) 1914 - Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995) 1915 - Augusto Pinochet, general/president (Chile) 1915 - George Mudie, cricketer (WI all-rounder in one Test 1935, 5 & 3-40) 1915 - Ron Hamence, cricketer (Australian batsman post-WWII) 1919 - Chaim Pearl, rabbi 1920 - Ricardo Montalban, Mexican actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II, Naked Gun) 1920 - Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, King of Malaysia (d. 2000) 1920 - Noel Neill, American actress 1922 - Ilja Hurnik, composer 1922 - Gloria Lasso, French-Spanish singer (d. 2005) 1923 - Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV host (AVRO/RTL4) 1923 - Mauno Koivisto, president of Finland (1982-94) 1924 - Paul Desmond, US jazz saxophonist 1924 - Tui St George Tucker, composer 1924 - Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher. 1925 - Jose Napoleon Duarte, president El Salvador 1926 - Jeffrey Hunter, New Orleans, Louisiana, American actor (Star Trek Cage, The Searchers) 1926 - Murray Schisgal, playwright (Luv) 1926 - Poul [William] Anderson, US, sci-fi author (7 Hugos, Mirkheim) 1928 - James Jimmy Johnson, US gospel/blues singer/guitarist 1929 - Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill NC, ator (Combat, Adam 12, Sierra) 1929 - Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer (Sei Studii) 1931 - Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council 1933 - Kathryn Grant Crosby, Houston Texas, actress (Mr Cory, Big Circus) 1933 - Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer (Die Teufel von Loudon) 1933 - Lenny Moore, NFL back (Baltimore Colts) 1933 - Ramiro Cortes, composer 1933 - Rene Enriquez, SF California, actor (Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues) 1936 - Matt Clark, Washington DC, actor/director (Return to Oz, Horror Show) 1936 - Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer 1938 - John Jack Baines, mountaineering publisher 1939 - Martin Feldstein, economist (1977 John Bates Clark Medal) 1939 - Rosanna Schiaffino, Genoa Italy, actress (Minotaur, Mazzabubu) 1940 - Percy Sledge, soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman) 1940 - Richard Furrer, Worgl Germany, astronaut (STS 22) 1940 - Joe Gibbs, American football coach 1941 - Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Indian Muslim Sufi, author, spiritual leader (d. 2001) 1942 - Rosa Von Praunheim, [Holger Mischwitzky], Riga Latvia, dir (Affengeil) 1942 - Tracey Walter, Jersey City NJ, actor (Best of the West) 1943 - Roy Lynes, rocker (Status Quo) 1944 - Ben Stein, American actor 1945 - George Webster, American football player (d. 2007) 1945 - Patrick Nagel, American artist (d. 1984) 1947 - John Larroquette, New Orleans LA, actor (Dan Fielding-Night Court) 1947 - Jonathan Kaplan, Paris France, director (Heart Like a Wheel) 1947 - Linda Laflamme, rocker 1947 - Val Fuentes, rocker (Its A Beautiful Day) 1947 - Tracey Walter, American actor 1948 - Storm Field, [Elliot], NY, weatherman (WABC TV, WCBS TV) 1948 - Jacques P. Dupuis, French Canadian politician 1949 - Kerry OKeeffe, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1971-77) 1949 - Rita Jenrette, San Antonio Tx, wife of Rep John Jenrette (D-SC) 1949 - [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin USSR, dancer/actor (Die Hard) 1950 - Alexis Wright, Australian author 1951 - Bucky Dent, all star shortstop (Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees) 1951 - Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player 1951 - Bill Morrissey, American musician 1951 - Arturo Pérez Reverte, Spanish novelist and war reporter 1952 - Amelia Rorer, LPGA golfer 1952 - Ernest Harden Jr, Detroit Mich, actor (Marcus-Jeffersons) 1952 - Imran Khan Niazi, cricketer (Pakistans greatest all-rounder) and politician 1952 - John Lynch, American politician current governor of New Hampshire 1953 - Monique St Pierre, Weisbaden Germany, playmate of year (Nov, 1978) 1953 - Jeffrey Skilling, American former CEO of Enron 1955 - Bruno Tonioli, Italian born British dancer 1956 - Ena Heese, South African costume designer (Willem of Orange) 1956 - Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke (Olympics 1968) 1956 - Hélène Goudin, Swedish politician 1957 - Chico Walker, baseball player 1957 - Bob Ehrlich, Jr., former Maryland governor 1958 - Gary Coveyou, rocker 1959 - Steve Rothery, Brampton, guitarist, (Marillion-Clutching at Straws) 1959 - Charles Kennedy, British politician 1960 - Amy Grant, Augusta, Georgia, American gospel/rock singer (Glory of Love, Baby Baby) Publisher and Lawyer John F. Kennedy Jr.Publisher and Lawyer John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960) 1960 - John F Kennedy Jr, NYC, lawyer, magazine publisher (George) and son of JFK 1960 - Kasey Smith, Queens NY, heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It) 1960 - Mary Ostergren, St Paul Minn, biathelete (Olympics-1994) 1961 - Amy Gibson, actress (General Hospital) 1961 - Kenny Monday, Tulsa Oklahoma, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler (Oly-88, 92, 96) 1962 - Gilbert Delorme, Canadian ice hockey player 1963 - Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns) 1963 - Steve Ave, St Germain Enlay France, US 1500m runner 1963 - Kevin Chamberlin, American actor 1963 - Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer 1964 - Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks) 1964 - Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek MI, PGA golfer (1990 BC Open) 1964 - Wendy Wyland, Jackson Mich, platform diver (Olympic-bronze-1984) 1964 - Mark Lanegan, American musician (Screaming Trees) 1965 - Anthony Newman, NFL safety (New Orleans Saints) 1965 - Cris Carter, NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings) 1965 - Jeff Norton, Acton, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers) 1965 - Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter (Olympics-6th-1996) 1965 - Yasmin Yaz Farooq, Waupun Wisc, rower (Olympics-4th-92, 96) 1965 - Dougray Scott, Scottish television and film actor 1966 - Mark Whiten, Pensacola FL, outfielder (Atlanta Braves, NY Yankees) 1966 - Stacy Lattisaw, Wash DC, disco singer (Million Dollar Baby) 1966 - Tim Armstrong, American musician (Rancid and The Transplants) 1967 - Andrea Stinson, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting) 1967 - Anthony Nesty, swimmer (won Surinames 1st gold olympic medal) 1967 - Curtis Baldwin, Los Angeles California, actor (Calvin-227) 1967 - Kazuya Nakai, Japanese voice actor 1967 - Gregg Turkington, American comedian (as Neil Hamburger) and musician 1968 - John Johnstone, Liverpool NY, pitcher (Houston Astros) 1968 - Jory Husain, Milwaukee Wisc, actor (Jawaharial-Head of the Class) 1968 - Erick Sermon, American rap music artist 1969 - Anthony Peeler, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies) 1969 - Donald Reynolds, WLAF defensive tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1969 - Jacqueline Hennessy, Edmonton, actress (Dead Ringers) 1969 - Jillian Hennessy, Edmonton, twin actress (Claire-Law & Order, Paper) 1970 - Purvis Hunt, NFL/WLAF guard (Houston Oilers, Scottish Claymores) 1970 - Saskia Sibilo, Miss Suriname (1990) 1970 - Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety (NO Saints) Actress Christina ApplegateActress Christina Applegate (1971) 1971 - Christina Applegate, Hollywood, actress (Kelly-Married With Children) 1972 - Kevin Han, Shanghai China, US badminton player (Olympics-96) 1972 - Petteri Nummelin, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman (Team Finland) 1973 - Erick Strickland, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks) 1973 - Yatil Green, wide receiver (Miami Dolphins) 1974 - Cynthia Geyn Brown, San Jose CA, playmate (May, 1995) 1976 - Donovan McNabb, American football player 1976 - Clint Mathis, American soccer player 1977 - Guillermo Cañas, Argentine tennis player 1977 - Marcus Marshall, Australian racing driver 1978 - Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner (Olympics-96) 1978 - Laurie Miller, Miss Alaska Teen USA (1997) 1978 - Ringo Shiina, Japanese musician 1979 - Thea Gilmore, British songwriter 1979 - Michael Lehan, American National Football League player 1980 - Kushan Liyanarachchi, Sri Lankan, prominent Live Buddhism Practitioner 1980 - Josh Lomberger, American professional wrestling backstage interviewer 1980 - Aaron Mokoena, South African soccer player Twin daughter of US President George W. Bush Barbara Pierce BushTwin daughter of US President George W. Bush Barbara Pierce Bush (1981) 1981 - Barbara and Jenna Bush, twin daughters of U.S. President George W. Bush 1981 - Xabi Alonso, Spanish international footballer 1981 - Mauricio Rua, Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist 1981 - Jared Jeffries, American basketball player 1983 - Joey Chestnut, American champion competitive eater 1983 - Kirsty Crawford, Scottish singer/songwriter 1984 - Gaspard Ulliel, French actor 1986 - Craig Gardner, English footballer 1986 - Amber Hagerman, American kidnapping and murder victim, basis of the Amber Alert system (d. 1996) 1986 - Katie Cassidy, American singer and actress 1990 - Yasmin van der Meer, 15 millionth Netherlander
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