Pre-1600 •
225 –
Gordian III, Roman emperor (died 244) •
1029 –
Alp Arslan, Seljuk sultan (probable; (died 1072) •
1292 –
Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (died 1330) •
1436 –
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shōgun (died 1490) •
1488 –
Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (died 1552) •
1499 –
Sebastian Franck, German humanist (probable; (died 1543) •
1500 –
Jean Quintin, French priest, knight and writer (died 1561) •
1502 –
Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-Mexican rancher and missionary (died 1600) •
1526 –
Rafael Bombelli, Italian mathematician (died 1572) •
1554 –
Sebastian, King of Portugal (died 1578) •
1569 –
Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (died 1629) •
1573 –
Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic (died 1624) •
1586 –
Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (died 1630)
1601–1900 •
1664 –
Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (died 1718) •
1703 –
Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (died 1741) •
1716 –
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist (died 1795) • 1716 –
Charles III of Spain (died 1788) •
1732 –
Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician,
President of the Continental Congress (died 1794) •
1741 –
Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author (died 1783) •
1755 –
Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral (died 1824) •
1762 –
Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist (died 1842) •
1775 –
André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (died 1836) •
1781 –
Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (died 1848) •
1783 –
Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (died 1860) •
1799 –
Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th
President of the Republic of Texas (died 1858) •
1812 –
William Fox, English-New Zealand politician, 2nd
Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1893) • 1812 –
Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (died 1896) •
1814 –
David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of
Wilmot Proviso (died 1868) •
1819 –
Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (died 1900) •
1834 –
George D. Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th
Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896) •
1855 –
Ernest Chausson, French composer (died 1899) •
1856 –
Harriot Stanton Blatch, American suffragist and organizer (died 1940) •
1865 –
Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (died 1944) • 1865 –
Wilhelm Ramsay, Finnish geologist and professor (died 1928) •
1870 –
Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer (died 1894) •
1873 –
Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950) •
1874 –
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach (died 1938) •
1876 –
Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (died 1957) •
1878 –
Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor (died 1968) •
1879 –
Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator (died 1968) •
1880 –
Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th
Governor of Delaware (died 1962) •
1882 –
Johnny Torrio, Italian-American mob boss (died 1957) •
1883 –
Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (died 1968) • 1883 –
Forrest Wilson, American journalist and author (died 1942) •
1888 –
Lead Belly, American folk/blues musician and songwriter (died 1949) •
1889 –
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the
Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (died 1969) •
1891 –
Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (died 1967) •
1893 –
Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (died 1946) •
1894 –
Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created
Little Orphan Annie (died 1968) • 1894 –
Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic (died 1976) •
1895 –
Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1985) •
1896 –
George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (died 1996) •
1898 –
U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (died 1947) •
1899 –
Clarice Cliff, English potter (died 1972) • 1899 –
Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (died 1990) •
1900 –
Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist (died 1983) • 1900 –
Colin Clive, English actor (died 1937)
1901–present •
1902 –
Leon Ames, American actor (died 1993) • 1902 –
Kevin Barry, Irish Republican Army volunteer (died 1920) •
1906 –
Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (died 1975) •
1907 –
Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (died 2000) •
1909 –
Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (died 1989) •
1910 –
Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (died 1980) •
1915 –
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th
President of Pakistan (died 2006) •
1918 –
Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2002) • 1918 –
Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (died 2013) •
1920 –
Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1993) • 1920 –
DeForest Kelley, American actor (died 1999) • 1922 –
Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (died 2015) •
1923 –
Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (died 2013) •
1924 –
Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (died 2010) •
1925 –
Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (died 2015) • 1925 –
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician (died 2020) •
1926 –
Patricia Neal, American actress (died 2010) • 1926 –
David Tudor, American pianist and composer (died 1996) •
1927 –
Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (died 2007) •
1928 –
Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (died 1997) •
1929 –
Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian (died 2019) •
1938 –
Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (died 2007) •
1939 –
Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician (died 2000) • 1939 –
Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist •
1940 –
Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress • 1940 –
Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician (died 2022) • 1940 –
Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician,
Prime Minister of Mali (died 2009) •
1942 –
Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer •
1944 –
José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer • 1944 –
Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) • 1944 –
Pat Parker, American poet (died 1989) •
1945 –
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (died 2013) • 1945 –
Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer • 1946 –
Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist •
1947 –
Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster •
1948 –
Nancy Kress, American author and academic • 1948 –
Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician,
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel •
1949 –
Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st
Prime Minister of Sweden •
1950 –
William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th
Tanzanian Minister of Finance (died 2014) • 1950 –
Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerien politician,
President of Niger •
1951 –
Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer •
1952 –
Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet • 1952 –
Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer •
1954 –
Mohammad Dawran, Afghan aviator and military officer • 1954 –
Ken Page, American actor and cabaret singer (died 2024) •
1955 –
McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician,
Premier of the Cayman Islands •
1956 –
Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician,
Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs • 1956 –
Bill Maher, American comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host, and producer • 1956 –
John Naber, American swimmer •
1957 –
Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer •
1958 –
Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer • 1961 –
Yolanda González (activist), Basque militant activist •
1963 –
James Denton, American actor • 1965 –
Greg K., American musician and songwriter • 1965 –
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh • 1965 –
Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer •
1966 –
Chris Morris, American basketball player • 1966 –
Rainn Wilson, American actor • 1971 –
Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th
Yokozuna • 1971 –
Questlove, American musician, record producer, and filmmaker •
1972 –
Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th
Governor of South Carolina •
1973 –
Stephen Crabb, Scottish-Welsh politician,
Secretary of State for Wales • 1973 –
Queen Mathilde of Belgium •
1975 –
David Eckstein, American baseball player • 1975 –
Norberto Fontana, Argentinian racing driver • 1975 –
Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician • 1975 –
Ira Newble, American basketball player •
1976 –
Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish television presenter • 1976 –
Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater •
1977 –
Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach • 1977 –
Sid Wilson, American musician •
1978 –
Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete • 1978 –
Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer •
1979 –
Rob Bourdon, American musician and songwriter • 1980 –
Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer • 1980 –
Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor •
1981 –
Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player • 1981 –
Owen Hargreaves, English footballer • 1981 –
Jason Richardson, American basketball player •
1982 –
Ruchi Sanghvi, Indian computer engineer • 1982 –
Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer •
1983 –
Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player •
1984 –
Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer and television personality • 1984 –
Bonnie McKee, American singer-songwriter •
1986 –
Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and producer •
1988 –
Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer • 1988 –
Jan Muršak, Slovenian ice hockey player •
1989 –
Nick Foles, American football player • 1989 –
Alex Grant, Canadian ice hockey player • 1989 –
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player •
1991 –
Tom Cairney, Scottish footballer • 1991 –
Ciara Hanna, American actress and model • 1991 –
Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player • 1991 –
Jumpol Adulkittiporn, Thai actor •
1993 –
Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer • 1993 –
Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter (died 2024) • 1993 –
DeVante Parker, American football player •
1994 –
Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer • 1994 –
Hampus Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player • 1994 –
Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer •
1995 –
Joey Badass, American rapper and actor • 1995 –
Calum Chambers, English footballer • 1995 –
José María Giménez, Uruguayan footballer • 1995 –
Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer • 1995 –
Kim So-hee, South Korean singer •
2000 –
Tyler Herro, American basketball player •
2002 –
Arnaud Kalimuendo, French footballer •
2003 –
J. J. McCarthy, American football player • 2003 –
Antonia Ružić, Croatian tennis player ==Deaths==