Pre-1600 •
1243 –
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford, English politician (died 1295) •
1251 –
Francis of Fabriano, Italian writer (died 1322) •
1516 –
Francis I, Duke of Nevers (died 1561) •
1531 –
Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Bishop of Fiesole (died 1595) •
1548 –
Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616)
1601–1900 •
1661 –
Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (died 1733) •
1675 –
William Somervile, English poet and author (died 1742) •
1753 –
Marie Joséphine of Savoy (died 1810) •
1778 –
Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king (died 1846) •
1805 –
Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (died 1851) •
1810 –
Lysander Button, American engineer (died 1898) • 1810 –
William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (died 1897) •
1814 –
Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian (died 1896) •
1820 –
Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (died 1900) •
1830 –
William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (died 1911) •
1838 –
Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (died 1914) • 1838 –
Liliuokalani, Last sovereign monarch of Hawaii (died 1917) •
1839 –
Henry George, American economist and author (died 1897) •
1850 –
Eugene Field, American author and poet (died 1895) • 1850 –
Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the
Spalding Sporting Goods Company (died 1915) • 1850 –
Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (died 1919) •
1852 –
Paul Bourget, French author and critic (died 1935) •
1853 –
Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932) •
1856 –
John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th
Premier of Victoria (died 1936) •
1865 –
Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician (died 1952) •
1866 –
Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1943) •
1873 –
Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (died 1897) •
1877 –
Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1956) •
1878 –
Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop (died 1961) • 1878 –
Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (died 1946) •
1883 –
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (died 1963) •
1884 –
Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (died 1970) •
1892 –
Dezső Kertész, Hungarian actor and film director (died 1965) •
1894 –
Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (died 1939) •
1897 –
Fazlollah Zahedi, Iranian general and statesman, 36th
Prime Minister of Iran (died 1963)
1901–present •
1901 –
Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (died 1975) • 1901 –
Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (died 1977) •
1904 –
August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (died 1963) •
1907 –
Pertev Naili Boratav, Turkish author and educator (died 1998) •
1908 –
Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer (died 2017) •
1910 –
Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (died 1996) • 1910 –
Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (died 2005) •
1911 –
Romare Bearden, American painter and author (died 1988) • 1911 –
William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded
Harrah's Entertainment (died 1978) • 1911 –
Lill Tschudi, Swiss artist (died 2004) •
1912 –
Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (died 1967) •
1913 –
Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (died 2009) • 1913 –
Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (died 1981) •
1915 –
Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (died 2007) •
1916 –
Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (died 2011) •
1917 –
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (died 1995) • 1917 –
Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (died 1997) •
1918 –
Allen Drury, American journalist and author (died 1998) •
1919 –
Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2020) •
1922 –
Arthur Ashkin, American physicist and
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020) • 1922 –
Leigh Kamman, American radio host (died 2014) •
1923 –
René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (died 2002) • 1923 –
Ramón Valdés, Mexican actor and comedian (died 1988) •
1924 –
Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd
President of Kenya (died 2020) •
1925 –
Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (died 1981) •
1927 –
Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (died 2015) • 1927 –
Francis Matthews, English actor (died 2014) • 1927 –
Alice Raftary, American educator of blind adults (died 2014) •
1928 –
Jim Jordan, Canadian educator and politician (died 2012) • 1928 –
Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (died 2014) • 1928 –
Mel Stuart, American director and producer (died 2012) •
1929 –
Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (died 1988) • 1929 –
Beulah Bewley, English physician and academic (died 2018) • 1929 –
Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player (died 2022) • 1929 –
Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor and director (died 2012) •
1931 –
Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (died 1993) • 1931 –
Alan Simpson, American politician,
US Senator from
Wyoming (died 2025) •
1932 –
Walter Davis Jr., American pianist (died 1990) • 1932 –
Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded
Snapple (died 2012) •
1949 –
Hans-Hermann Hoppe, American economist and philosopher • 1949 –
Moira Stuart, British broadcaster •
1950 –
Rosanna DeSoto, American actress • 1950 –
Michael Rother, German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter • 1950 –
Tony Windsor, Australian politician •
1951 –
Jim DeMint, American politician • 1951 –
Mark Harmon, American actor and producer • 1951 –
Mik Kaminski, English musician, rock violinist •
1952 –
Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster •
1955 –
Linda Purl, American actress • 1966 –
Tuc Watkins, American actor •
1969 –
Laurence Brihaye, Belgian rhythmic gymnast • 1969 –
K-Ci, American R&B singer-songwriter •
1975 –
Jill Janus, American singer (died 2018) • 1975 –
MC Chris, American rapper, actor, and screenwriter • 1975 –
Tony Thompson, American singer (died 2007) •
1976 –
Syleena Johnson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress • 1976 –
Aziz Zakari, Ghanaian sprinter •
1977 –
Tiffany Hines, American actress • 1991 –
Mareks Mejeris, Latvian basketball player • 1991 –
Gyasi Zardes, American footballer •
1992 –
Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player • 1992 –
Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer • 1992 –
Alberto Masi, Italian footballer • 1992 –
Emiliano Martínez, Argentine footballer • 1992 –
Ella Toone, English footballer •
1993 –
Tom Anderson, English footballer • 1993 –
Zaza Nadiradze, Georgian sprint canoeist • 1993 –
Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player •
1995 –
Willy Adames, Dominican baseball player • 1995 –
Aleksander Barkov, Russian-Finnish ice hockey player • 1995 –
Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer •
1996 –
Austin Abrams, American actor • 1997 –
Brandon Ingram, American basketball player •
1998 –
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Canadian basketball player • 1998 –
Choi Ye-bin, South Korean actress ==Deaths==