Pre-1600 •
1210 –
Afonso III of Portugal (died 1279) •
1282 –
Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (died 1348) •
1310 –
Preczlaw of Pogarell,
Cardinal and
Bishop of Wrocław (died 1376) •
1352 –
Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (died 1410) •
1479 –
Guru Amar Das, Indian 3rd
Sikh Guru (died 1574) •
1504 –
Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (died 1579) •
1530 –
Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, French nobleman (died 1574) •
1542 –
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (died 1623) •
1582 –
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (died 1628)
1601–1900 •
1684 –
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, French wife of
Adrien Maurice de Noailles (died 1739) •
1747 –
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1792) •
1749 –
Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French pianist and composer (died 1794) •
1764 –
Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (died 1812) •
1800 –
Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (died 1864) •
1813 –
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and author (died 1855) •
1818 –
Karl Marx, German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (died 1883) •
1826 –
Eugénie de Montijo, French wife of
Napoleon III (died 1920) •
1830 –
John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the
John B. Stetson Company (died 1906) •
1832 –
Hubert Howe Bancroft, American ethnologist and historian (died 1918) •
1833 –
Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and academic (died 1905) •
1834 –
Viktor Hartmann, Russian painter and architect (died 1873) •
1843 –
William George Beers, Canadian dentist and patriot (died 1900) •
1846 –
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1916) •
1858 –
John L. Leal, American physician (died 1914) •
1859 –
Charles B. Hanford, American Shakespearean actor (died 1926) •
1864 –
Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (died 1922) •
1865 –
Helen Maud Merrill, American litterateur and poet (died 1943) •
1866 –
Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (died 1938) •
1869 –
Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (died 1937) • 1869 –
Hans Pfitzner, German composer and conductor (died 1949) •
1873 –
Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of
William McKinley (died 1901) •
1874 –
Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th
Premier of New South Wales (died 1941) •
1882 –
Sylvia Pankhurst, English women's suffrage movement leader and socialist activist (died 1960) •
1883 –
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd
Governor-General of India (died 1950) • 1883 –
Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician (died 1966) •
1884 –
Chief Bender, American baseball player and coach (died 1954) •
1885 –
Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924) •
1887 –
Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain,
Medal of Honor recipient (died 1941) •
1889 –
Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973) •
1890 –
Christopher Morley, American journalist and author (died 1957) •
1892 –
Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist (died 1968) •
1898 –
Elsie Eaves, American engineer (died 1983) • 1898 –
Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont blues singer and guitar player (died 1959) •
1899 –
Freeman Gosden, American actor and screenwriter (died 1982) •
1900 –
Helen Redfield, American geneticist (died 1988)
1901–present •
1901 –
Janne Mustonen, Finnish politician (died 1964) •
1903 –
James Beard, American chef and author (died 1985) •
1905 –
Floyd Gottfredson, American author and illustrator (died 1986) •
1907 –
Daryna Dmytrivna Polotniuk, Bukovinian (Ukrainian) journalist and author (died 1982) •
1910 –
Leo Lionni, American author and illustrator (died 1999) •
1911 –
Andor Lilienthal, Russian-Hungarian chess player (died 2010) • 1911 –
Pritilata Waddedar, Indian educator and activist (died 1932) •
1913 –
Duane Carter, American race car driver (died 1993) •
1914 –
Tyrone Power, American actor (died 1958) •
1915 –
Alice Faye, American actress and singer (died 1998) •
1916 –
Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th
President of India (died 1994) •
1919 –
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th
Prime Minister of Greece (died 1999) •
1921 –
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999) •
1922 –
Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish nurse and humanitarian (died 2003) •
1923 –
William C. Campbell, American golfer (died 2013) • 1923 –
Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Canadian mathematician (died 2017) •
1925 –
Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 1978) •
1927 –
Pat Carroll, American actress (died 2022) •
1929 –
Ilene Woods, American actress (died 2010) •
1932 –
Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (died 2014) •
1933 –
Collie Smith, Jamaican cricketer (died 1959) •
1934 –
Henri Konan Bédié, Ivorian politician, 2nd
President of Côte d'Ivoire (died 2023) • 1934 –
Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th
Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs (died 2022) •
1935 –
Eddie Linden, Scottish poet and magazine editor (died 2023) • 1935 –
Bernard Pivot, French journalist, talk show host, and producer (died 2024) •
1936 –
Sandy Baron, American actor and comedian (died 2001) •
1937 –
Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist (died 1996) • 1937 –
Delia Derbyshire, English musician, arranger and composer (died 2001) •
1938 –
Michael Murphy, American actor •
1939 –
Ray Gosling, English journalist, author, and activist (died 2013) •
1940 –
Lance Henriksen, American actor •
1942 –
Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician • 1942 –
Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1998) •
1943 –
Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter • 1943 –
Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author •
1944 –
Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer (died 2023) • 1944 –
John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter • 1944 –
Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (died 2015) •
1945 –
Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic •
1946 –
Jim Kelly, American actor, athlete, and martial artist (died 2013) •
1948 –
Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter •
1950 –
Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer •
1952 –
Ed Lee, American politician and attorney, 43rd
Mayor of San Francisco (died 2017) •
1955 –
Jon Butcher, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer •
1956 –
Steve Scott, American runner and coach •
1957 –
Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter •
1958 –
Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster •
1959 –
Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player • 1959 –
Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist • 1959 –
Brian Williams, American journalist •
1960 –
Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster •
1961 –
Marg Downey, Australian actress • 1961 –
Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler and politician •
1963 –
James LaBrie, Canadian singer-songwriter • 1963 –
Simon Rimmer, English chef and author • 1963 –
Scott Westerfeld, American author and composer •
1964 –
Jean-François Copé, French politician, French Minister of Budget • 1964 –
Heike Henkel, German high jumper • 1964 –
Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013) • 1964 –
Minami Takayama, Japanese voice actress and singer •
1966 –
Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer • 1966 –
Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian politician, 46th
Prime Minister of Bulgaria • 1966 –
Josh Weinstein, American screenwriter and producer •
1967 –
Adam Hughes, American author and illustrator • 1967 –
Charles Nagy, American baseball player • 1967 –
Alexis Sinduhije, Burundian journalist and politician •
1971 –
Harold Miner, American basketball player •
1972 –
James Cracknell, English rower • 1972 –
Žigmund Pálffy, Slovak ice hockey player • 1972 –
Mikael Renberg, Swedish ice hockey player •
1975 –
Meb Keflezighi, American runner •
1976 –
Dieter Brummer, Australian actor (died 2021) • 1976 –
Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster •
1977 –
Tiffany Roberts, American footballer •
1979 –
Vincent Kartheiser, American actor •
1980 –
Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer • 1980 –
Hank Green, American entrepreneur, educator, and vlogger •
1981 –
Craig David, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer • 1981 –
Danielle Fishel, American actress •
1982 –
Vanessa Bryant, American philanthropist and model • 1982 –
Corey Parker, Australian rugby league footballer •
1983 –
Henry Cavill, English actor •
1985 –
Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and singer • 1985 –
Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer • 1985 –
P. J. Tucker, American basketball player •
1987 –
Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer •
1988 –
Adele, English singer-songwriter •
1989 –
Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor • 1989 –
Agnes Knochenhauer, Swedish curler •
1991 –
Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer •
1994 –
Celeste, British singer •
1995 –
James Conner, American football player •
1996 –
Christopher Eubanks, American tennis player • 1996 –
Mayar Sherif, Egyptian tennis player •
1997 –
Logan Gilbert, American baseball player • 1997 –
Mitch Marner, Canadian hockey player •
1998 –
Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player •
1999 –
Nathan Chen, American figure skater • 1999 –
Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer •
2003 –
Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player •
2004 –
Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuber • 2004 –
Kirsty Muir, Scottish freestyle skier ==Deaths==