Pre-1600 •
1494 –
Oronce Finé, French mathematician and cartographer (died 1555) •
1496 –
Joseph ha-Kohen, historian and physician (died 1575) •
1537 –
John III, king of Sweden (died 1592) •
1576 –
John Sarkander, Moravian priest and saint (died 1620)
1601–1900 •
1626 –
Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (died 1692) •
1629 –
Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (died 1684) •
1641 –
Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (died 1724) •
1740 –
Arthur Lee, American physician and diplomat (died 1792) •
1786 –
Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (died 1853) •
1792 –
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French painter and educator (died 1845) •
1806 –
Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1871) •
1812 –
Laura M. Hawley Thurston, American poet and educator (died 1842) •
1838 –
Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian, author, and educator (died 1926) •
1841 –
Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932) •
1851 –
Knut Wicksell, Swedish economist (died 1926) •
1861 –
Ferdinand Bonn, German actor (died 1933) • 1861 –
Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (died 1926) •
1865 –
Elsie de Wolfe, American actress and interior decorator (died 1950) •
1868 –
Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (died 1938) •
1869 –
Charley Grapewin, American actor (died 1956) •
1871 –
Henry Kimball Hadley, American composer and conductor (died 1937) •
1873 –
Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian, author, and academic (died 1948) • 1873 –
Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (died 1936) •
1874 –
Mary Ann Bevan,
English nurse who, after developing
acromegaly, toured the
circus sideshow circuit as "the
ugliest woman in the
world" (died 1933) •
1881 –
Branch Rickey, American baseball player and manager (died 1965) •
1884 –
Ruhana Kuddus, Indonesian activist and journalist (died 1972) •
1886 –
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player and businessman (died 1974) •
1888 –
Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic (died 1980) • 1888 –
Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (died 1956) •
1890 –
Yvonne Arnaud, French pianist, actress and singer (died 1958) • 1890 –
Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967) •
1891 –
Erik Almlöf, Swedish triple jumper (died 1971) •
1894 –
Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th
Prime Minister of Australia (died 1978) •
1898 –
Konstantinos Dovas, Greek general and politician, 156th
Prime Minister of Greece (died 1973) • 1898 –
Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (died 1990) •
1899 –
Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Welsh preacher and physician (died 1981) •
1900 –
Lissy Arna, German actress (died 1964) • 1900 –
Gabby Hartnett, American baseball player and manager (died 1972)
1901–present •
1901 –
Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic, invented the
Van de Graaff generator (died 1967) •
1902 –
Prince George, Duke of Kent (died 1942) • 1902 –
Sidney Hook, American philosopher and author (died 1989) •
1904 –
Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1984) • 1904 –
Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (died 1977) •
1905 –
Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 1992) •
1907 –
Paul Francis Webster, American soldier and songwriter (died 1984) •
1908 –
Dennis Morgan, American actor and singer (died 1994) •
1909 –
Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (died 2000) •
1911 –
Hortense Calisher, American author (died 2009) •
1914 –
Harry F. Byrd Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (died 2013) •
1915 –
Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (died 1995) •
1916 –
Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (died 2010) •
1917 –
David Bohm, American-English physicist, neuropsychologist, and philosopher (died 1992) • 1917 –
Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (died 1997) • 1917 –
Audrey Totter, American actress (died 2013) •
1918 –
Jean Marchand, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 43rd
Secretary of State for Canada (died 1988) •
1920 –
Väinö Linna, Finnish author (died 1992) •
1921 –
George Roy Hill, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002) •
1922 –
Beverly Pepper, American sculptor and painter (died 2020) • 1922 –
William Soeryadjaya, Chinese-Indonesian businessman and co-founder of
Astra International (died 2010) •
1924 –
Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian (died 2011) • 1924 –
Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd
Secretary of State for Canada (died 1980) •
1925 –
Benito Lorenzi, Italian footballer (died 2007) •
1926 –
Marcel Douzima, Central African lawyer and politician (died 2012) •
1926 –
Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician,
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2015) • 1926 –
Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician,
German Federal Minister of Economics (died 2009) •
1927 –
Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark, English engineer and politician (died 2016) • 1927 –
Jim Simpson, American sportscaster (died 2016) • 1927 –
Kim Young-sam, South Korean soldier and politician, 7th
President of South Korea (died 2015) •
1928 –
John Menkes, Austrian-American pediatric and writer (died 2008) •
1929 –
Don Sunderlage, American basketball player (died 1961) •
1931 –
Mala Powers, American actress (died 2007) • 1931 –
Hristina Obradović, Serbian hegumenia and abbess (died 2026) •
1932 –
Antoine Mbary-Daba, Central African politician, bureaucrat, and diplomat (died ). •
1932 –
John Hillerman, American actor (died 2017) •
1933 –
Olavi Salonen, Finnish runner (died 2025) • 1933 –
Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist (died 2024) •
1935 –
Khalid Ibadulla, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster (died 2024) •
1939 –
Kathryn Joosten, American actress (died 2012) • 1939 –
Kim Weston, American soul singer •
1942 –
Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge,
Chief Justice of Pakistan (died 2015) • 1942 –
Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (died 2002) • 1942 –
Jean-Claude Trichet, French banker and economist • 1942 –
Roger Woodward, Australian classical pianist, composer, conductor, teacher and human rights activist. •
1944 –
Ray Martin, Australian television host and journalist •
1945 –
Peter Criss, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer • 1945 –
Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and author (died 2010) •
1946 –
Uri Geller, Israeli-English magician and psychic • 1946 –
Sonny Perdue, American politician, 31st
United States Secretary of Agriculture, 81st
Governor of Georgia • 1946 –
Dick Wolf, American director, producer, and screenwriter •
1948 –
Alan Parsons, English keyboard player and producer • 1948 –
Mitsuko Uchida, Japanese pianist •
1949 –
Soumaïla Cissé, Malian engineer and politician (died 2020) • 1949 –
Cecil Cooper, American baseball player and manager •
1950 –
Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer •
1951 –
Nuala O'Loan, Baroness O'Loan, Northern Irish academic and police ombudsman • 1951 –
Marta Russell, American author and activist (died 2013) •
1952 –
Jenny Agutter, English actress •
1958 –
Doug Nordquist, American high jumper • 1958 –
James Thomson, American biologist and academic •
1959 –
George Coupland, Scottish scientist • 1959 –
Hildegard Körner, German runner • 1959 –
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish physicist and politician, 12th
Prime Minister of Poland •
1960 –
Nalo Hopkinson, Jamaican-Canadian author and educator • 1960 –
Kim Ki-duk, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2020) •
1961 –
Mohammad Fouad, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actor •
1963 –
Joel Gretsch, American actor • 1972 –
Anders Odden, Norwegian guitarist, songwriter, and producer •
1974 –
Die, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer •
1975 –
Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer •
1976 –
Nenad Vučković, Croatian footballer •
1978 –
Yoon Kye-sang, South Korean singer • 1978 –
Andrei Markov, Russian-Canadian ice hockey player • 1978 –
Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer • 1978 –
Bouabdellah Tahri, French runner •
1979 –
Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist •
1980 –
Israel Castro, Mexican footballer • 1980 –
Ashley Cole, English footballer • 1980 –
Anthony da Silva, French-Portuguese footballer • 1980 –
Martín Demichelis, Argentine footballer •
1981 –
Royal Ivey, American basketball player and coach • 1981 –
James Shields, American baseball player •
1982 –
Mohammad Asif, Pakistani cricketer • 1982 –
David Cook, American singer-songwriter •
1983 –
Jonah Hill, American actor, producer, and screenwriter •
1986 –
Chay Genoway, Canadian ice hockey player •
1987 –
Malcolm Jenkins, American football player •
1990 –
JoJo, American singer and actress • 1990 –
Marta Xargay, Spanish basketball player •
1991 –
Rachael Boyle, Scottish footballer • 1991 –
Jorginho, Brazilian footballer • 1991 –
Jillian Rose Reed, American actress •
1992 –
Ksenia Makarova, Russian-American figure skater •
1993 –
Andrea Belotti, Italian footballer • 1993 –
Robeisy Ramírez, Cuban boxer •
1994 –
Calvin Ridley, American football player •
1995 –
Anžejs Pasečņiks, Latvian basketball player •
1996 –
Jarrod Bowen, English football player •
1997 –
De'Aaron Fox, American basketball player • 1997 –
Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer •
1998 –
Kylian Mbappé, French footballer •
2000 –
Gaboro, Assyrian Swedish rapper and songwriter (died 2024) •
2001 –
Facundo Pellistri, Uruguayan footballer ==Deaths==