Pre-1600 •
889 –
Li Bian, emperor of
Southern Tang (died 943) •
1355 –
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, English politician,
Lord High Constable of England (died 1397) •
1414 –
Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen (died 1451) •
1502 –
Pope Gregory XIII (died 1585)
1601–1900 •
1634 –
Adam Krieger, German organist and composer (died 1666) •
1647 –
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (died 1677) •
1685 –
Jonas Alströmer, Swedish agronomist and businessman (died 1761) •
1706 –
Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (died 1751) •
1713 –
Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian opera director and manager (died 1785) •
1718 –
Israel Putnam, American general (died 1790) •
1746 –
George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician (died 1823) •
1768 –
Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king (died 1844) •
1797 –
Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845–1846) (died 1849) •
1800 –
Millard Fillmore, American politician, 13th
President of the United States (died 1874) •
1814 –
Robert Nicoll, Scottish poet (died 1837) •
1815 –
Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather, American writer (died 1882) •
1827 –
Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer, created
Universal Standard Time (died 1915) •
1830 –
Albert Bierstadt, American painter (died 1902) •
1831 –
Heinrich von Stephan, German postman, founded the
Universal Postal Union (died 1897) •
1832 –
James Munro, Scottish-Australian publisher and politician, 15th
Premier of Victoria (died 1908) •
1834 –
Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the
Reis telephone (died 1874) •
1837 –
Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, founded the
White Star Line Shipping Company (died 1899) •
1844 –
Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (died 1879) •
1852 –
Quianu Robinson, New Mexican Congressman and political ally of
Conrad Hilton (died 1919) •
1856 –
Evald Relander, Finnish teacher, agronomist and banker (died 1926) •
1858 –
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Belarusian lexicographer and journalist (died 1922) •
1863 –
Anna Murray Vail, American botanist and first librarian of the
New York Botanical Garden (died 1955) •
1871 –
Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (died 1956) •
1873 –
Charles Péguy, French poet and journalist (died 1914) • 1873 –
Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-American film producer, co-founded
Paramount Pictures (died 1976) •
1875 –
Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (died 1945) •
1876 –
William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer (died 1906) •
1877 –
William Clarence Matthews, American baseball player, coach, and lawyer (died 1928) •
1889 –
Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina (died 1982) •
1890 –
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, American soldier, pulp magazine writer, and pioneer of the American comic book (died 1965) •
1891 –
Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (died 1960) •
1895 –
Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded
Qantas Airways Limited (died 1974) •
1898 –
Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (disputed; (died 1941) •
1899 –
Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (died 1963) • 1899 –
F. Orlin Tremaine, American magazine executive, writer, and magazine editor (
Astounding Stories) (died 1956) •
1900 –
John Brownlee, Australian actor and singer (died 1969)
1901–present •
1903 –
Alan Napier, English actor (died 1988) • 1903 –
Hooley Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1963) •
1904 –
Joseph Whitty,
Irish Republican died while on
hunger strike at
Curragh Internment camp (died 1923) •
1908 –
Red Allen, American trumpet player (died 1967) •
1910 –
Orval Faubus, American soldier and politician, 36th
Governor of Arkansas (died 1994) •
1912 –
Charles Addams, American cartoonist, created
The Addams Family (died 1988) •
1913 –
Francis de Wolff, English actor (died 1984) • 1913 –
Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 1993) •
1916 –
W. L. Jeyasingham, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (died 1989) • 1916 –
Babe Pratt, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1988) •
1920 –
Vincent Gardenia, Italian-American actor (died 1992) •
1921 –
Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, Colombian politician (died 1997) • 1921 –
Chester Kallman, American poet and translator (died 1975) •
1922 –
Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (died 2014) • 1922 –
Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (died 2000) •
1923 –
Hugh Kenner, Canadian scholar and critic (died 2003) • 1923 –
Vaklush Tolev, Bulgarian theologian, educator, public figure and lecturer (died 2013) •
1924 –
Geoffrey Bayldon, English actor (died 2017) •
1925 –
Gerald Durrell, Indian-English zookeeper, conservationist and author, founded
Durrell Wildlife Park (died 1995) •
1926 –
Kim Jong-pil, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 11th
Prime Minister of South Korea (died 2018) •
1928 –
William Peter Blatty, American author and screenwriter (died 2017) •
1929 –
Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (died 2012) • 1929 –
Terry Moore, American actress •
1931 –
Mirja Hietamies, Finnish skier (died 2013) •
1933 –
Elliott Kastner, American-English film producer (died 2010) •
1934 –
Jean Corbeil, Canadian lawyer and politician, 29th
Canadian Minister of Labour (died 2002) • 1934 –
Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 5th
President of Cyprus (died 2008) •
1935 –
Kenny Davern, American clarinet player and saxophonist (died 2006) • 1935 –
Valery Kubasov, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2014) • 1935 –
Li Shengjiao, Chinese diplomat and international jurist (died 2017) •
1936 –
Hunter Davies, Scottish author and journalist •
1938 –
Bob Boland, Australian rugby league player and coach • 1938 –
Lou Graham, American golfer • 1938 –
Rory Storm, English singer-songwriter (died 1972) •
1941 –
Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (died 2004) • 1941 –
John Steiner, English actor (died 2022) • 1941 –
John E. Walker, English chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate •
1942 –
Vasily Alekseyev, Russian-German weightlifter and coach (died 2011) •
1943 –
Sadako Sasaki, Japanese survivor of the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima, known for
one thousand origami cranes (died 1955) •
1944 –
Mike McGear, British performing artist and rock photographer • 1944 –
Kotaro Suzumura, Japanese economist and academic (died 2020) •
1945 –
Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (died 1990) • 1945 –
Raila Odinga, Kenyan engineer and politician, 2nd
Prime Minister of Kenya (died 2025) • 1945 –
Peter Schowtka, German politician (died 2022) •
1946 –
Michele Elliott, author, psychologist and founder of child protection charity
Kidscape • 1946 –
Jann Wenner, American publisher, co-founded
Rolling Stone •
1947 –
Tony Elliott, English publisher, founded
Time Out (died 2020) •
1948 –
Kenny Loggins, American singer-songwriter •
1950 –
Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2016) •
1952 –
Sammo Hung, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and martial artist •
1953 –
Robert Longo, American painter and sculptor •
1954 –
Alan Butcher, English cricketer and coach •
1955 –
Mamata Shankar, Indian-Bengali actress •
1956 –
David Caruso, American actor •
1957 –
Nicholson Baker, American novelist and essayist • 1957 –
Katie Couric, American television journalist, anchor, and author •
1959 –
Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, English accountant and politician • 1959 –
Kathy Valentine, American bass player and songwriter •
1960 –
Loretta Sanchez, American politician •
1961 –
John Thune, American lawyer and politician •
1962 –
Aleksandr Dugin, Russian political analyst and strategist known for his
fascist views • 1962 –
Ron Rivera, American football player and coach •
1963 –
Rand Paul, American politician and physician •
1964 –
Nicolas Cage, American actor •
1965 –
Five for Fighting, American singer-songwriter and pianist • 1965 –
Alessandro Lambruschini, Italian runner •
1967 –
Nick Clegg, English academic and politician,
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom • 1967 –
Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster •
1969 –
Marco Simone, Italian footballer and manager •
1970 –
Andy Burnham, English politician •
1971 –
Kevin Rahm, American actor • 1971 –
Jeremy Renner, American actor •
1972 –
Donald Brashear, American-Canadian ice hockey player and mixed martial artist •
1974 –
Alenka Bikar, Slovenian sprinter and politician •
1976 –
Vic Darchinyan, Armenian-Australian boxer • 1976 –
Éric Gagné, Canadian baseball player • 1976 –
Alfonso Soriano, Dominican baseball player •
1977 –
Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian (died 2021) • 1977 –
Sofi Oksanen, Finnish author and playwright • 1977 –
Brent Sopel, Canadian ice hockey player •
1978 –
Dean Cosker, English cricketer and umpire • 1978 –
Israel Keyes, American serial killer (died 2012) •
1979 –
Reggie Austin, American actor • 1979 –
Aloe Blacc, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist •
1980 –
Reece Simmonds, Australian rugby league player •
1981 –
Alex Auld, Canadian ice hockey player • 1981 –
Marquis Daniels, American basketball player • 1981 –
Travis Friend, Zimbabwean cricketer •
1982 –
Lauren Cohan, American-English actress • 1982 –
Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player • 1982 –
Hannah Stockbauer, German swimmer •
1983 –
Brett Dalton, American actor • 1983 –
Edwin Encarnación, Dominican baseball player • 1983 –
Cappie Pondexter, American basketball player •
1984 –
Jon Lester, American baseball player •
1985 –
Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver • 1985 –
Wayne Routledge, English footballer •
1987 –
Davide Astori, Italian footballer (died 2018) • 1987 –
Stefan Babović, Serbian footballer • 1987 –
Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress •
1988 –
Haley Bennett, American actress and singer • 1988 –
Scott Pendlebury, Australian footballer •
1990 –
Liam Aiken, American actor • 1990 –
Gentleman Jack Gallagher, English mixed martial artist and wrestler • 1990 –
Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper •
1991 –
Tucker Barnhart, American baseball player • 1991 –
Eden Hazard, Belgian footballer • 1991 –
Caster Semenya, South African sprinter • 1991 –
Michael Walters, Australian footballer •
1992 –
Erik Gudbranson, Canadian ice hockey player • 1992 –
Tohu Harris, New Zealand rugby league player •
1994 –
Jarnell Stokes, American basketball player • 1994 –
Lee Sun-bin, South Korean actress and singer • 1994 –
MacKenzie Weegar, Canadian ice hockey player •
1995 –
Jordan Bell, American basketball player • 1995 –
Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstani tennis player •
1996 –
Alex Nedeljkovic, American ice hockey player •
1997 –
Ozzie Albies, Curaçaoan baseball player • 1997 –
Lamar Jackson, American football player •
2000 –
Marcus Scribner, American actor •
2003 –
Ryan Dunn, American basketball player •
2007 –
Chloe Chua, Singaporean violinist, 2018 joint 1st prize winner of the
Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists •
2012 –
Blue Ivy Carter, American singer and actress ==Deaths==