Pre-1600 •
1412 –
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (died 1464) •
1570 –
Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (died 1636) •
1599 –
Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (died 1636)
1601–1900 •
1601 –
Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667) •
1624 –
Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (died 1701) •
1647 –
Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed
pressure cooking (died 1712) •
1679 –
Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (died 1758) •
1760 –
Pope Leo XII (died 1829) •
1764 –
Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (died 1838) •
1771 –
Henry Maudslay, English engineer (died 1831) •
1773 –
Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (died 1858) •
1778 –
James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th
United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1860) •
1800 –
Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (died 1865) •
1818 –
Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (died 1892) •
1827 –
Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1906) •
1834 –
Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (died 1906) •
1836 –
Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (died 1918) •
1844 –
George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881) •
1845 –
William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd
Governor of Massachusetts (died 1924) •
1847 –
John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st
Premier of Western Australia (died 1918) •
1848 –
Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the
Chicago Daily News (died 1929) •
1854 –
Milan I of Serbia (died 1901) •
1857 –
Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (died 1937) •
1860 –
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the
Nipkow disk (died 1940) • 1860 –
Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (died 1940) •
1862 –
Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (died 1918) •
1867 –
Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (died 1939) • 1867 –
Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (died 1934) •
1868 –
Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (died 1958) •
1873 –
Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (died 1928) •
1874 –
Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (died 1928) •
1880 –
Gorch Fock, German author and poet (died 1916) • 1880 –
George Herriman, American cartoonist (died 1944) •
1881 –
Bede Jarrett, English Dominican priest (died 1934) • 1881 –
James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (died 1949) •
1882 –
Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (died 1919) •
1887 –
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician,
German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1977) •
1890 –
Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (died 1973) •
1891 –
Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (died 1983) • 1891 –
Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (died 1973) •
1893 –
Wilfred Kitching, English 7th
General of The Salvation Army (died 1977) • 1893 –
Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (died 1967) • 1893 –
Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (died 1992) •
1895 –
László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (died 1951) • 1895 –
Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1966) •
1896 –
Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (died 1995) •
1897 –
Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (died 1965) •
1900 –
Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (died 1999)
1901–present •
1902 –
Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (died 1973) • 1902 –
Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (died 2003) • 1902 –
Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (died 1982) •
1903 –
Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded
Eisner & Iger (died 1990) •
1904 –
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, paramount leader and 1st
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1997) •
1908 –
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (died 2004) • 1908 –
Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (died 1993) •
1909 –
Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (died 2000) • 1909 –
Mel Hein, American football player and coach (died 1992) •
1913 –
Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (died 2008) • 1913 –
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (died 1993) •
1914 –
Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (died 1992) • 1914 –
Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (died 1989) •
1915 –
David Dellinger, American activist (died 2004) • 1915 –
James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the
electron microscope (died 2007) • 1915 –
Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th
Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (died 2005) •
1917 –
John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001) •
1918 –
Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (died 2004) •
1920 –
Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012) • 1920 –
Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016) •
1921 –
Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (died 2003) • 1921 –
Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (died 2012) •
1922 –
Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996) • 1922 –
Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (died 2011) • 1922 –
Frank Kelly Freas, American science fiction and fantasy artist (died 2005) •
1924 –
James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (died 1989) • 1924 –
Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (died 1995) •
1925 –
Honor Blackman, English actress and republican (died 2020) •
1926 –
Marc Bohan, French fashion designer (died 2023) • 1926 –
Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (died 2011) •
1928 –
Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015) • 1928 –
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007) •
1929 –
Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (died 1991) • 1929 –
Roy Clay, American computer scientist (died 2024) • 1929 –
Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (died 2017) •
1930 –
Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (died 2013) •
1932 –
Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut (died 2020) •
1933 –
Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (died 1994) •
1934 –
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (died 2012) • 1939 –
Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player •
1940 –
Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (died 2025) •
1941 –
Bill Parcells, American football player and coach •
1943 –
Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural
First Minister of Wales • 1943 –
Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the
Intel 4004 •
1944 –
Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic •
1945 –
David Chase, American screenwriter and producer •
1947 –
Cindy Williams, American actress and producer (died 2023) •
1948 –
David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist •
1949 –
Joop Donkervoort, Dutch businessman • 1949 –
Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author • 1963 –
James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer •
1966 –
GZA, American rapper and producer •
1971 –
Richard Armitage, English actor • 1973 –
Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer • 1976 –
Randy Wolf, American baseball player •
1977 –
Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer • 1977 –
Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer •
1978 –
James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter •
1983 –
Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist • 1983 –
Jahri Evans, American football player •
1984 –
Lee Camp, English footballer • 1984 –
Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer •
1985 –
Luke Russert, American journalist • 1985 –
Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler • 1985 –
Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler • 1985 –
Salih Yoluç, Turkish race car driver •
1986 –
Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer • 1986 –
Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler • 1987 –
Apollo Crews, American wrestler •
1989 –
Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer •
1990 –
Randall Cobb, American football player • 1990 –
Drew Hutchison, American baseball player • 1990 –
Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player • 1990 –
Adam Thielen, American football player •
1991 –
Federico Macheda, Italian footballer • 1991 –
Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player •
1992 –
Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player •
1993 –
Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025) • 1993 –
Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist •
1994 –
Israel Broussard, American actor •
1996 –
Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer • 1996 –
Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter •
1997 –
Maxx Crosby, American football player • 1997 –
Fanum, American streamer • 1997 –
Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer •
2001 –
LaMelo Ball, American basketball player •
2003 –
Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer •
2005 –
Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast ==Deaths==