Pre-1600 •
1013 –
Teishi, empress of Japan (died 1094) •
1171 –
Alfonso IX, king of León and Galicia (died 1230) •
1195 –
Anthony of Padua, Portuguese priest and saint (died 1231) •
1385 –
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (died 1417) •
1432 –
Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (died 1484) •
1455 –
George, duke of Bavaria (died 1503) •
1507 –
George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince (died 1553) •
1575 –
Bartol Kašić, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (died 1650) •
1589 –
Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (died 1613)
1601–1900 •
1607 –
Herman IV, landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (died 1658) •
1608 –
Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1652) •
1613 –
Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (died 1692) •
1615 –
Marie de Lorraine, duchess of Guise (died 1688) •
1652 –
John Grubb, American politician (died 1708) •
1702 –
Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician (died 1788) •
1717 –
Blind Jack, English engineer (died 1810) •
1736 –
Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer (died 1803) •
1740 –
Matthias Claudius, German poet and author (died 1815) •
1769 –
Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and emperor (died 1821) •
1771 –
Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (died 1832) •
1785 –
Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (died 1859) •
1787 –
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, American writer, editor, abolitionist (died 1860) •
1798 –
Sangolli Rayanna, Indian warrior (died 1831) •
1807 –
Jules Grévy, French lawyer and politician, 4th
President of the French Republic (died 1891) •
1810 –
Louise Colet, French poet (died 1876) •
1824 –
John Chisum, American businessman (died 1884) •
1839 –
Antonín Petrof, Czech piano maker (died 1915) •
1844 –
Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1908) •
1845 –
Walter Crane, English artist and book illustrator (died 1915) •
1856 –
Keir Hardie, Scottish politician and trade unionist (died 1915) •
1857 –
Albert Ballin, German businessman (died 1918) •
1858 –
E. Nesbit, English author and poet (died 1924) •
1859 –
Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (died 1931) •
1860 –
Florence Harding, American publisher, 31st
First Lady of the United States (died 1924) •
1863 –
Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (died 1945) •
1865 –
Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded
Reiki (died 1926) •
1866 –
Italo Santelli, Italian fencer (died 1945) •
1872 –
Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (died 1950) •
1873 –
Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian (died 1942) •
1875 –
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English pianist, violinist, and composer (died 1912) •
1876 –
Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th
Prime Minister of Greece (died 1966) •
1877 –
Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd
Yokozuna (died 1941) •
1879 –
Ethel Barrymore, American actress (died 1959) •
1881 –
Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician (died 1956) •
1882 –
Marion Bauer, American composer and critic (died 1955) • 1882 –
Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and art historian (died 1972) •
1883 –
Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (died 1962) •
1885 –
Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1968) •
1886 –
Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (died 1974) •
1890 –
Jacques Ibert, French composer and educator (died 1962) •
1892 –
Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987) • 1892 –
Abraham Wachner, New Zealand politician, 35th
Mayor of Invercargill (died 1950) •
1893 –
Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and academic (died 1950) •
1896 –
Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957) • 1896 –
Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the
Madonna House Apostolate (died 1985) • 1896 –
Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator (died 1958) •
1898 –
Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet (died 1966) •
1900 –
Estelle Brody, American silent film actress (died 1995) • 1900 –
Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator (died 1982)
1901–present •
1901 –
Arnulfo Arias Madrid, Panamanian politician, 21st President of Panamá (died 1988) • 1901 –
Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1975) •
1902 –
Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (died 1943) •
1904 –
George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the
motorized wheelchair (died 1992) •
1909 –
Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (died 1973) •
1912 –
Julia Child, American chef and author (died 2004) • 1912 –
Wendy Hiller, English actress (died 2003) •
1914 –
Paul Rand, American graphic designer and art director (died 1996) •
1915 –
Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (died 2002) •
1916 –
Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (died 1989) •
1917 –
Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th
Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1999) • 1917 –
Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (died 1980) •
1919 –
Huntz Hall, American actor (died 1999) • 1919 –
Benedict Kiely, Irish journalist and author (died 2007) •
1920 –
Judy Cassab, Austrian-Australian painter (died 2008) •
1921 –
August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (died 2012) •
1922 –
Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator (died 2000) • 1922 –
Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (died 2005) • 1922 –
Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1988) •
1923 –
Rose Marie, American actress and singer (died 2017) •
1924 –
Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (died 1995) • 1924 –
Hedy Epstein, German-American Holocaust survivor and activist (died 2016) • 1924 –
Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (died 2009) • 1924 –
Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (died 2016) •
1925 –
Mike Connors, American actor and producer (died 2017) • 1925 –
Rose Maddox, American singer-songwriter and fiddle player (died 1998) • 1925 –
Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (died 2007) • 1925 –
Bill Pinkney, American singer (died 2007) • 1925 –
Erik Schmidt, Swedish-Estonian painter and author (died 2014) •
1926 –
Julius Katchen, American pianist and composer (died 1969) • 1926 –
Eddie Little Sky, American actor (died 1997) • 1926 –
Sami Michael, Iraqi-Israeli author and playwright (died 2024) • 1926 –
John Silber, American philosopher and academic (died 2012) • 1926 –
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 6th
President of Greece (died 2016) •
1927 –
Eddie Leadbeater, English cricketer (died 2011) • 1927 –
Oliver Popplewell, English cricketer and judge (died 2024) •
1928 –
Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (died 2013) • 1928 –
Malcolm Glazer, American businessman and sports team owner (died 2014) • 1928 –
Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer (died 2018) •
1931 –
Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (died 2014) • 1931 –
Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015) •
1932 –
Abby Dalton, American actress (died 2020) • 1932 –
Robert L. Forward, American physicist and engineer (died 2002) • 1932 –
Jim Lange, American game show host and DJ (died 2014) • 1932 –
Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn, South African-English lawyer and judge (died 2017) •
1933 –
Bobby Helms, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997) • 1933 –
Stanley Milgram, American social psychologist (died 1984) • 1933 –
Mike Seeger, American folk musician and folklorist (died 2009) •
1934 –
Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2007) • 1934 –
Purushottam Upadhyay, Indian musician, singer and composer (died 2024) • 1934 –
Reginald Scarlett, Jamaican cricketer and coach (died 2019) • 1934 –
Darrell K. Sweet, American illustrator (died 2011) • 1934 –
Valentin Varlamov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (died 1980) •
1935 –
Jim Dale, English actor, narrator, singer, director, and composer • 1935 –
Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (died 2014) •
1936 –
Pat Priest, American actress •
1938 –
Stephen Breyer, American lawyer and jurist,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States • 1938 –
Stix Hooper, American jazz drummer • 1938 –
Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist (died 2014) • 1938 –
Maxine Waters, American educator and politician • 1938 –
Janusz Zajdel, Polish engineer and author (died 1985) •
1940 –
Gudrun Ensslin, German militant leader, founded
Red Army Faction (died 1977) •
1941 –
Jim Brothers, American sculptor (died 2013) • 1941 –
Don Rich, American country musician (died 1974) •
1942 –
Pete York, English rock drummer •
1946 –
Jimmy Webb, American singer-songwriter and pianist •
1947 –
Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress •
1948 –
Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress • 1948 –
Tom Johnston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist •
1951 –
Ann Biderman, American screenwriter and producer • 1951 –
Bobby Caldwell, American singer-songwriter (died 2023) • 1951 –
John Childs, English cricketer •
1952 –
Chuck Burgi, American drummer •
1953 –
Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author • 1953 –
Mark Thatcher, English businessman • 1953 –
Wolfgang Hohlbein, German author •
1954 –
Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2004) •
1956 –
Lorraine Desmarais, Canadian pianist and composer • 1956 –
Freedom Neruda, Ivorian journalist • 1956 –
Robert Syms, English businessman and politician •
1957 –
Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor •
1965 –
Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer •
1966 –
Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach • 1966 –
Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach •
1967 –
Tony Hand, Scottish ice hockey player and coach • 1967 –
Peter Hermann, American actor •
1968 –
Debra Messing, American actress •
1974 –
Natasha Henstridge, Canadian model and actress • 1978 –
Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast • 1978 –
Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer • 1978 –
Kerri Walsh Jennings, American volleyball player •
1979 –
Carl Edwards, American race car driver •
1980 –
Fiann Paul, Icelandic explorer •
1981 –
Brendan Hansen, American swimmer • 1981 –
Óliver Pérez, American baseball player •
1982 –
Casey Burgener, American weightlifter • 1982 –
David Harrison, American basketball player •
1983 –
Siobhan Chamberlain, English association football goalkeeper • 1983 –
Rachel Haot, American businesswoman •
1984 –
Jarrod Dyson, American baseball player • 1984 –
Emily Kinney, American actress and singer-songwriter •
1985 –
Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (died 2019) •
1987 –
Ryan D'Imperio, American football player • 1987 –
Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist • 1987 –
Sean McAllister, English footballer •
1988 –
Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer • 1988 –
Boban Marjanović, Serbian basketball player •
1989 –
Joe Jonas, American singer-songwriter • 1989 –
Jordan Rapana, New Zealand rugby league player •
1990 –
Jennifer Lawrence, American actress • 1993 –
Clinton N'Jie, Cameroonian footballer • 1993 –
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English footballer •
1994 –
Lasse Vigen Christensen, Danish footballer • 1994 –
Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer •
1995 –
Chief Keef, American rapper • 1995 –
Setyana Mapasa, Indonesian-Australian badminton player •
1999 –
Paola Reis, BMX rider •
2003 –
Juanlu Sánchez, Spanish footballer ==Deaths==