Pre-1600 •
1449 –
Sidonie of Poděbrady, daughter of King of Bohemia (died 1510) •
1487 –
John III of Pernstein, Bohemian land-owner, Governor of Moravia and Count of Kladsko (died 1548) •
1501 –
Anna of Oldenburg, Regent of East Frisia (died 1575) •
1531 –
Richard Topcliffe, English torturer (died 1604)
1601–1900 •
1601 –
John Eudes, French priest and missionary (died 1680) •
1650 –
William III of England, Prince of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 1702) •
1663 –
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, German organist and composer (died 1712) •
1719 –
Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1787) •
1765 –
Robert Fulton, American engineer, early
steamboat pioneer (died 1815) •
1771 –
Marie François Xavier Bichat, French anatomist and physiologist (died 1802) •
1776 –
Henri Dutrochet, French physician, botanist, and physiologist (died 1847) •
1777 –
Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (died 1859) •
1778 –
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1837) •
1779 –
Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (died 1850) •
1797 –
Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (died 1875) •
1803 –
Jacob Abbott, American author (died 1879) •
1805 –
Fanny Hensel, German pianist and composer (died 1847) •
1812 –
Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet (died 1878) • 1812 –
Maria Cristina of Savoy (died 1836) •
1816 –
John Curwen, English minister and educator (died 1880) •
1828 –
James B. McPherson, American general (died 1864) •
1832 –
Henry Strangways, English-Australian politician, 12th
Premier of South Australia (died 1920) •
1838 –
August Šenoa, Croatian author, poet, and critic (died 1881) •
1840 –
Claude Monet, French painter (died 1926) •
1856 –
Madeleine Lemoyne Ellicott, American activist (died 1945) •
1861 –
Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian and author (died 1932) •
1863 –
Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (died 1944) •
1869 –
John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the
St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (died 1944) •
1871 –
Wajed Ali Khan Panni, Bengali aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1936) •
1875 –
Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician (died 1899) • 1875 –
Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author and activist (died 1944) •
1877 –
Norman Brookes, Australian tennis player (died 1968) •
1878 –
Julie Manet, French painter and art collector (died 1966) • 1878 –
Leopold Staff, Ukrainian-Polish poet and academic (died 1957) •
1883 –
Ado Birk, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd
Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942) •
1889 –
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st
Prime Minister of India (died 1964) •
1891 –
Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941) •
1893 –
Addie Viola Smith, American lawyer and trade commissioner (died 1975) •
1895 –
Walter Jackson Freeman II, American physician and psychiatrist (died 1972) •
1897 –
John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (died 1946) •
1898 –
Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-French philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1944) •
1900 –
Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (died 1990)
1901–present •
1904 –
Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (died 1970) • 1904 –
Harold Larwood, English-Australian cricketer (died 1995) • 1904 –
Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 1963) •
1905 –
John Henry Barbee, American singer and guitarist (died 1964) •
1906 –
Louise Brooks, American actress and dancer (died 1985) •
1907 –
Howard W. Hunter, American religious leader, 14th
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1995) • 1907 –
Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author and screenwriter (died 2002) • 1907 –
William Steig, American author, illustrator, and sculptor (died 2003) •
1908 –
Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1957) • 1910 –
Eric Malpass, English author (died 1996) •
1912 –
Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (died 1979) • 1912 –
Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the
Guandu Bridge (died 2003) •
1914 –
Ken Carson, American Western singer (died 1994) •
1915 –
Mabel Fairbanks, American figure skater and coach (died 2001) • 1915 –
Martha Tilton, American singer and actress (died 2006) •
1916 –
Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (died 1994) • 1916 –
Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (died 2011) •
1917 –
Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd
President of South Korea (died 1979) •
1918 –
John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (died 1999) •
1919 –
Johnny Desmond, American singer (died 1985) • 1919 –
Lisa Otto, German soprano and actress (died 2013) •
1920 –
Mary Greyeyes, the first
First Nations woman to join the
Canadian Armed Forces (died 2011) •
1921 –
Ea Jansen, Estonian historian and academic (died 2005) • 1921 –
Brian Keith, American actor and director (died 1997) •
1922 –
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th
Secretary General of the United Nations (died 2016) •
1932 –
Gunter Sachs, German astrologer and photographer (died 2011) •
1933 –
Fred Haise, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut • 1945 –
Brett Lunger, American race car driver •
1946 –
Bharathan, Indian director and screenwriter (died 1998) • 1946 –
Roland Duchâtelet, Belgian businessman and politician •
1947 –
P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist (died 2022) and 14 other
Commonwealth realms • 1948 –
Paul Dacre, English journalist • 1948 –
Michael Dobbs, English author and politician • 1948 –
Robert Ginty, American actor and producer (died 2009) •
1949 –
Raúl di Blasio, Argentinian pianist, composer, and producer • 1949 –
Enzo Cucchi, Italian painter • 1949 –
Gary Grubbs, American actor • 1949 –
Ryo Hayami, Japanese actor • 1949 –
James Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist • 1953 –
Dominique de Villepin, Moroccan-French lawyer and politician, 167th
Prime Minister of France •
1954 –
Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2023) • 1954 –
Bernard Hinault, French cyclist • 1954 –
Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist, academic, and politician, 66th
United States Secretary of State • 1954 –
Eliseo Salazar, Chilean race car driver • 1954 –
Yanni, Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer •
1959 –
Paul Attanasio, American screenwriter and producer • 1959 –
Paul McGann, English actor •
1961 –
D. B. Sweeney, American actor •
1966 –
Charles Hazlewood, English conductor • 1966 –
Petra Rossner, German cyclist •
1967 –
Nina Gordon, American singer-songwriter •
1968 –
Lionel Simmons, American basketball player •
1969 –
Butch Walker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer •
1971 –
Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer and sportscaster • 1971 –
Vikas Khanna, Indian chef and author • 1971 –
Marco Leonardi, Australian-Italian actor •
1972 –
Matt Bloom, American wrestler, trainer, and sportscaster • 1972 –
Josh Duhamel, American model and actor • 1973 –
Andrew Strong, Irish singer and actor •
1974 –
Adina Howard, American singer-songwriter and chef • 1974 –
Sofie Merckx, Belgian politician • 1974 –
David Moscow, American actor • 1974 –
Joe Principe, American singer and bass player •
1975 –
Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer •
1984 –
Lisa De Vanna, Australian footballer • 1984 –
Courtney Johns, Australian footballer • 1984 –
Marija Šerifović, Serbian singer •
1985 –
Thomas Vermaelen, Belgian footballer •
1986 –
Kalisto, Mexican-American wrestler • 1986 –
Danielle Page, American-Serbian basketball player and coach • 1986 –
Cory Michael Smith, American actor • 1989 –
Jake Livermore, English footballer • 1989 –
Stella Maeve, American actress • 1991 –
Taylor Hall, Canadian ice hockey player • 1991 –
Graham Patrick Martin, American actor •
1993 –
Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican baseball player • 1993 –
Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor • 1993 –
Samuel Umtiti, French footballer •
1996 –
Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player • 1996 –
Dawson Knox, American football player •
1997 –
Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer • 1997 –
Christopher Nkunku, French footballer • 1997 –
Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer •
1998 –
Sofia Kenin, American tennis player • 1998 –
DeVonta Smith, American football player •
2000 –
Xiyeon, South Korean singer and actress ==Deaths==