Pre-1600 •
1467 –
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish duke (died 1526) •
1491 –
Innocenzo Cybo, Italian cardinal (died 1550) •
1509 –
Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman (died 1572) •
1530 –
Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler (died 1584) •
1540 –
Lady Catherine Grey, English noblewoman (died 1568) •
1561 –
Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (died 1632)
1601–1900 •
1605 –
Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (died 1638) •
1624 –
François de la Chaise, French priest (died 1709) •
1662 –
John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (died 1724) •
1707 –
Louis I of Spain (died 1724) •
1724 –
George Stubbs, English painter and academic (died 1806) •
1741 –
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (died 1792) •
1744 –
Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic (died 1803) •
1758 –
Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer (died 1810) •
1767 –
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (died 1794) •
1776 –
Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (died 1853) •
1786 –
Ludwig I of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (died 1868) •
1793 –
John Neal, American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist (died 1876) •
1796 –
James Lick, American carpenter and piano builder (died 1876) •
1802 –
Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (died 1850) •
1803 –
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (died 1880) •
1812 –
Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (died 1880) •
1817 –
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the
Religious of the Assumption (died 1898) •
1829 –
Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (died 1909) •
1836 –
Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (died 1902) •
1840 –
George C. Magoun, American businessman (died 1893) •
1841 –
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917) •
1845 –
Ludwig II of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (died 1886) •
1850 –
Charles Richet, French physiologist and occultist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935) •
1867 –
James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Germany (died 1951) •
1869 –
Tom Kiely, British-Irish decathlete (died 1951) •
1875 –
Agnes Mowinckel, Norwegian actress (died 1963) •
1877 –
Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation (died 1965) •
1878 –
Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (died 1935) •
1882 –
Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish journalist and politician, 2nd
President of Ireland (died 1966) •
1889 –
Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th
Premier of New South Wales (died 1969) •
1891 –
David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator (died 1956) •
1893 –
Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (died 1962) •
1898 –
Helmut Hasse, German mathematician and academic (died 1975) • 1898 –
Arthur Wood, English cricketer (died 1973) •
1899 –
Paul Herman Buck, American historian and author (died 1978) •
1900 –
Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie, Scottish architect (died 1970) • 1900 –
Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
1901–present •
1902 –
Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator (died 1972) •
1903 –
Arpad Elo, Hungarian-American chess player, created the
Elo rating system (died 1992) •
1905 –
Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (died 1938) •
1906 –
Jim Smith, English cricketer (died 1979) •
1909 –
Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1993) • 1909 –
Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (died 1971) •
1910 –
George Cisar, American baseball player (died 2010) • 1910 –
Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet (died 2012) •
1911 –
Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd
Minister of Defence for Vietnam (died 2013) •
1912 –
Erich Honecker, German politician (died 1994) •
1913 –
Don DeFore, American actor (died 1993) • 1913 –
Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (died 1973) •
1916 –
Van Johnson, American actor (died 2008) • 1916 –
Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003) • 1916 –
Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (died 2000) •
1917 –
Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (died 2008) •
1918 –
Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1990) • 1918 –
Richard Greene, English actor (died 1985) •
1919 –
William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (died 2010) • 1919 –
George Wallace, American lawyer, and politician, 45th
Governor of Alabama (died 1998) • 1921 –
Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, 20th
Canadian Minister of Labour (died 1999) • 1921 –
Brian Moore, Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (died 1999) •
1923 –
Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (died 2013) • 1923 –
Allyre Sirois, Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2012) •
1924 –
Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (died 2006) •
1925 –
Thea Astley, Australian journalist and author (died 2004) • 1925 –
Hilmar Hoffmann, German film and culture academic (died 2018) • 1925 –
Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (died 2001) •
1927 –
Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (died 2003) • 1930 –
György Enyedi, Hungarian economist and geographer (died 2012) • 1930 –
Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (died 2003) • 1930 –
Crispin Tickell, English academic and diplomat,
British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (died 2022) •
1931 –
Regis Philbin, American actor and television host (died 2020) •
1933 –
Patrick F. McManus, American journalist and author (died 2018) • 1933 –
Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer (died 2023) •
1934 –
Lise Bacon, Canadian judge and politician,
Deputy Premier of Quebec (died 2025) • 1934 –
Eddie Ilarde, Filipino journalist and politician (died 2020) •
1935 –
Charles Wright, American poet •
1936 –
Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman, founded the
Image Institute of Technology & Management (died 2009) •
1937 –
Jimmy Hannan, Australian television host and singer (died 2019) • 1937 –
Virginia Euwer Wolff, American author •
1938 –
David Canary, American actor (died 2015) • 1938 –
Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author (died 2025) •
1940 –
Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor (died 2004) •
1941 –
Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach (died 2020) • 1941 –
Ludwig Müller, German footballer (died 2021) •
1942 –
Nathan Deal, American lawyer, and politician, 82nd
Governor of Georgia • 1942 –
Pat Ingoldsby, Irish poet and television presenter (died 2025) • 1942 –
Ivan Koloff, Canadian wrestler (died 2017) •
1944 –
Conrad Black, Canadian historian and author • 1944 –
Jacques Demers, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician • 1944 –
Anthony Heald, American actor • 1960 –
Georg Zellhofer, Austrian footballer and manager •
1961 –
Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor • 1961 –
Ally Walker, American actress • 1965 –
Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricketer and coach • 1965 –
Mia Zapata, American singer (died 1993) •
1966 –
Albert Belle, American baseball player • 1966 –
Robert Maschio, American actor • 1970 –
Jo Dee Messina, American singer-songwriter •
1973 –
Fatih Akın, German director, producer, and screenwriter •
1974 –
Eric Millegan, American actor • 1976 –
Javed Qadeer, Pakistani cricketer and coach • 1976 –
Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor •
1977 –
Masumi Asano, Japanese voice actress and producer • 1977 –
Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player • 1977 –
Jonathan Togo, American actor •
1983 –
James Rossiter, English race car driver •
1984 –
Florian Mohr, German footballer • 1984 –
Anya Monzikova, Russian-American model and actress •
1986 –
Rodney Ferguson, American footballer •
1987 –
Stacey Farber, Canadian actress • 1987 –
Velimir Jovanović, Serbian footballer • 1987 –
Blake Lively, American model and actress •
1989 –
Hiram Mier, Mexican footballer • 1989 –
Jaakko Ohtonen, Finnish actor •
1990 –
Max Muncy, American baseball player •
1992 –
Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer and actress • 1992 –
Ricardo Rodriguez, Swiss footballer •
1994 –
Edmunds Augstkalns, Latvian ice hockey player • 1994 –
Caris LeVert, American basketball player •
1995 –
Ong Seong-wu, South Korean singer and actor • 1995 –
Dowoon, South Korean musician •
1998 –
China Anne McClain, American actress and singer •
2003 –
Rebeka Jančová, Slovak alpine ski racer •
2004 –
Evann Girault, French-Nigerien sabre fencer •
2006 –
Kimi Antonelli, Italian racing driver ==Deaths==