Pre-1600 •
AD 37 –
Nero, Roman emperor (died 68) •
130 –
Lucius Verus, Roman emperor (died 169) •
1242 –
Prince Munetaka, Japanese
shōgun (died 1274) •
1447 –
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (died 1508) •
1567 –
Christoph Demantius, German composer, poet, and theorist (died 1643)
1601–1900 •
1610 –
David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (died 1690) •
1657 –
Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (died 1726) •
1686 –
Jean-Joseph Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (died 1746) •
1710 –
Francesco Zahra, Maltese painter (died 1773) •
1789 –
Carlos Soublette, Venezuelan general and politician, 11th
President of Venezuela (died 1870) •
1832 –
Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the
Eiffel Tower (died 1923) •
1837 –
E. W. Bullinger, English minister, scholar, and theologian (died 1913) •
1846 –
Amunda Kolderup, Norwegian opera singer (died 1882) •
1852 –
Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1908) •
1859 –
L. L. Zamenhof, Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, created
Esperanto (died 1917) •
1860 –
Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and educator,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1904) • 1860 –
Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager (died 1953) •
1861 –
Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, co-founded the
Duryea Motor Wagon Company (died 1938) • 1861 –
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd
President of Finland (died 1944) •
1863 –
Arthur Dehon Little, American chemist and engineer (died 1935) •
1869 –
Leon Marchlewski, Polish chemist and academic (died 1946) •
1875 –
Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (died 1899) •
1878 –
Hans Carossa, German author and poet (died 1956) •
1885 –
Leonid Pitamic, Slovenian lawyer, philosopher, and academic (died 1971) •
1886 –
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz, Polish politician and resistance fighter (died 1968) • 1886 –
Florence Jepperson Madsen, American
contralto singer and professor of music (died 1977) •
1888 –
Maxwell Anderson, American journalist and playwright (died 1959) •
1890 –
Harry Babcock, American pole vaulter (died 1965) •
1891 –
A.P. Carter, American country singer-songwriter and musician (died 1960) •
1892 –
J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded
Getty Oil (died 1976) •
1894 –
Vibert Douglas, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1988) • 1894 –
Josef Imbach, Swiss sprinter (died 1964) •
1896 –
Betty Smith, American author and playwright (died 1972) •
1899 –
Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (died 1978)
1901–present •
1902 –
Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician, 57th
Governor of Massachusetts (died 1983) •
1903 –
Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd
Yokozuna (died 1938) •
1907 –
Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1993) • 1907 –
Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the
United Nations Headquarters and the
Cathedral of Brasília (died 2012) •
1908 –
Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk, scholar, and author (died 2005) •
1909 –
Sattar Bahlulzade, Azerbaijani-Russian painter (died 1974) • 1909 –
Eliza Atkins Gleason, American librarian (died 2009) •
1910 –
John Hammond, American record producer and critic (died 1987) •
1911 –
Nicholas P. Dallis, American psychiatrist and illustrator (died 1991) • 1911 –
Stan Kenton, American pianist and composer (died 1979) •
1913 –
Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (died 2001) • 1913 –
Muriel Rukeyser, American poet, academic, and activist (died 1980) •
1915 –
Eila Campbell, English geographer and cartographer (died 1994) •
1916 –
Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician,
Governor of Pernambuco (died 2005) • 1916 –
Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (died 1964) • 1916 –
Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004) •
1917 –
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (died 2005) •
1918 –
Jeff Chandler, American actor (died 1961) • 1918 –
Chihiro Iwasaki, Japanese painter and illustrator (died 1974) •
1919 –
Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer and host of the
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (died 1973) •
1920 –
Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (died 2013) • 1920 –
Kurt Schaffenberger, German-American sergeant and illustrator (died 2002) •
1921 –
Alan Freed, American radio host (died 1965) •
1923 –
Pierre Cossette, American producer and manager (died 2009) • 1923 –
Freeman Dyson, English-American physicist and mathematician (died 2020) • 1923 –
Uziel Gal, German-Israeli engineer, designed the
Uzi gun (died 2002) • 1923 –
Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and politician (died 2009) •
1924 –
Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (died 2013) • 1924 –
Ruhi Sarıalp, Turkish triple jumper and educator (died 2001) •
1925 –
Kasey Rogers, American actress and author (died 2006) •
1926 –
Bill Pitt, Australian race car driver (died 2017) •
1928 –
Ernest Ashworth, American singer-songwriter (died 2009) • 1928 –
Ida Haendel, Polish-English violinist and educator (died 2020) • 1928 –
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect (died 2000) •
1930 –
Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (died 2024) •
1931 –
Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (died 2015) •
1932 –
Jesse Belvin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1960) • 1932 –
John Meurig Thomas, Welsh chemist and academic (died 2020) •
1933 –
Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (died 2014) • 1933 –
Tim Conway, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019) • 1933 –
Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (died 2001) •
1936 –
Joe D'Amato, Italian director and producer (died 1999) •
1938 –
Michael Bogdanov, Welsh director and screenwriter (died 2017) • 1938 –
Billy Shaw, American football player (died 2024) •
1939 –
Cindy Birdsong, American singer-songwriter • 1946 –
Comunardo Niccolai, Italian footballer (
Torres,
Cagliari,
national team) (died 2024) •
1948 –
Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (died 1991) • 1948 –
Charlie Scott, American basketball player •
1949 –
Don Johnson, American actor • 1949 –
Brian Roper, English economist and academic •
1950 –
Melanie Chartoff, American actress and comedian • 1972 –
Stuart Townsend, Irish actor • 1976 –
Aaron Miles, American baseball player and coach • 1976 –
Todd Tichenor, American baseball player and umpire •
1977 –
Mehmet Aurélio, Brazilian-Turkish footballer and manager • 1977 –
Geoff Stults, American actor and producer •
1978 –
Ned Brower, American drummer • 1978 –
Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist and songwriter • 1978 –
Jerome McDougle, American football player •
1979 –
Adam Brody, American actor •
1983 –
Delon Armitage, Trinidadian-English rugby player • 1983 –
René Duprée, Canadian professional wrestler • 1983 –
Camilla Luddington, English actress •
1984 –
Martyn Bernard, English high jumper • 1984 –
Martin Škrtel, Slovak footballer •
1985 –
Diogo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer •
1986 –
Kim Junsu, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer • 1986 –
Iveta Mazáčová, Czech sprinter • 1986 –
Keylor Navas, Costa Rican footballer • 1986 –
Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian model •
1987 –
Josh Norman, American football player •
1988 –
Erik Gustafsson, Swedish ice hockey player • 1988 –
Emily Head, English actress • 1988 –
Steven Nzonzi, French footballer •
1989 –
Nichole Bloom, American actress and model •
1991 –
Conor Daly, American race car driver • 1991 –
Yanni Gourde, Canadian ice hockey player • 1991 –
Alana Haim, American musician and actress • 1992 –
Alex Telles, Brazilian footballer •
1993 –
Daniel Ochefu, American basketball player •
1995 –
Jahlil Okafor, American basketball player •
1996 –
Jenifer Brening, German singer • 1996 –
Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ukrainian footballer •
1997 –
Maude Apatow, American actress • 1997 –
Stefania LaVie Owen, New Zealand-American actress •
1998 –
Chandler Canterbury, American actor •
2000 –
Kayvon Thibodeaux, American football player ==Deaths==