Pre-1600 •
1571 –
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō (died 1637) •
1578 –
Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe, Danish noblewoman (died 1646)
1601–1900 •
1715 –
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist (died 1739) •
1752 –
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1840) •
1797 –
José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician (died 1867) •
1811 –
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician (died 1893) • 1811 –
Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese-American showmen, the original
conjoined twins (died 1874) •
1852 –
Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th
United States Vice President (died 1918) •
1854 –
Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (died 1932) •
1869 –
Archibald Warden, English tennis player (died 1943) •
1871 –
Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author (died 1943) •
1875 –
Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter (died 1912) •
1881 –
Al Cabrera, Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager (died 1964) • 1881 –
Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (died 1944) • 1881 –
Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (died 1963) •
1888 –
Irving Berlin, Belarusian-American pianist and composer (died 1989) • 1888 –
Willis Augustus Lee, American admiral (died 1945) •
1889 –
Paul Nash, British painter (died 1946) •
1890 –
Willie Applegarth, English-American sprinter (died 1958) • 1890 –
Helge Løvland, Norwegian decathlete (died 1984) •
1894 –
Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (died 1991) •
1895 –
Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (died 1978) • 1895 –
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher and speaker (died 1986) • 1895 –
William Grant Still, American composer and conductor (died 1978) •
1896 –
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer and academic (died 1955) •
1897 –
Robert E. Gross, American businessman (died 1961)
1901–present •
1901 –
Rose Ausländer, poet and author (died 1988) • 1901 –
Gladys Rockmore Davis, American painter (died 1967) •
1903 –
Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager (died 1993) •
1904 –
Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist (died 1989) •
1905 –
Lise de Baissac, Mauritian
SOE agent, war hero (died 2004) • 1905 –
Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate (died 1964) •
1907 –
Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach (died 1989) •
1911 –
Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (died 1985) •
1912 –
Saadat Hasan Manto, Pakistani author and screenwriter (died 1955) •
1916 –
Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) •
1918 –
Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988) •
1924 –
Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) •
1925 –
Edward J. King, American politician, 66th
Governor of Massachusetts (died 2006) •
1927 –
Bernard Fox, British actor (died 2016) • 1927 –
Gene Savoy, American explorer, author, and scholar (died 2007) •
1929 –
Gerhard Klingenberg, Austrian actor (died 2024) •
1930 –
Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist and academic (died 2002) • 1930 –
Basil H. Losten, American Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch (died 2024) •
1932 –
Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer (died 2026) •
1933 –
Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader •
1934 –
Jim Jeffords, American lawyer and politician (died 2014) • 1934 –
Jack Twyman, American basketball player (died 2012) •
1937 –
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer •
1941 –
Eric Burdon, English musician • 1941 –
Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2024) •
1943 –
Nancy Greene, Canadian skier and politician •
1945 –
Hilda Pérez Carvajal, Venezuelan biologist •
1947 –
Butch Trucks, American drummer (died 2017) •
1948 –
Nirj Deva, British politician • 1948 –
Pam Ferris, Welsh actress •
1950 –
Jeremy Paxman, English journalist and author • 1950 –
Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (died 2014) •
1951 –
Ed Stelmach, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th
Premier of Alberta •
1954 –
John Gregory, English footballer and manager •
1955 –
James L. Dolan, American businessman •
1957 –
Mike Nesbitt, Northern Irish journalist and politician •
1958 –
Sayuri Kume, Japanese singer-songwriter •
1963 –
Natasha Richardson, English actress (died 2009) •
1964 –
Tim Blake Nelson, American actor • 1964 –
Bobby Witt, American baseball player •
1967 –
Alberto García Aspe, Mexican footballer and manager •
1969 –
Mitch Healey, Australian rugby league player and coach • 1969 –
Simon Vroemen, Dutch runner •
1970 –
Harold Ford Jr., American lawyer and politician •
1974 –
Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league player •
1975 –
Francisco Cordero, Dominican baseball player • 1975 –
Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese terrorist,
September 11 attacks (died 2001) •
1976 –
Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper and record producer/executive •
1977 –
Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan footballer • 1977 –
Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster • 1977 –
Bobby Roode, Canadian professional wrestler •
1978 –
Laetitia Casta, French model and actress • 1978 –
Judy Ann Santos, Filipino actress •
1981 –
Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player •
1981 –
JP Karliak, American actor, voice actor and comedian •
1982 –
Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer (died 2013) •
1983 –
Matt Leinart, American football player • 1983 –
Steven Sotloff, American-Israeli journalist (died 2014) • 1983 –
Holly Valance, Australian actress, singer and model •
1984 –
Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer •
1985 –
Beau Ryan, Australian rugby league player and television host •
1986 –
Abou Diaby, French footballer • 1986 –
Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer •
1987 –
Lim Seul-ong, South Korean singer and actor •
1988 –
Jeremy Maclin, American football player • 1988 –
Brad Marchand, Canadian ice hockey player •
1989 –
Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer • 1989 –
Cam Newton, American football player •
1992 –
Thibaut Courtois, Belgian footballer • 1992 –
Pablo Sarabia, Spanish footballer • 1992 –
Bobi, Portuguese
Rafeiro do Alentejo,
oldest recorded dog (died 2023) •
1993 –
Maurice Harkless, American-Puerto Rican basketball player • 1993 –
Miguel Sanó, Dominican baseball player •
1994 –
Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopian runner • 1994 –
Nene Macdonald, Papua New Guinean rugby league player •
1995 –
Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer • 1995 –
Sachia Vickery, American tennis player • 1995 –
Shira Haas, Israeli actress •
1996 –
Adin Hill, Canadian ice hockey player •
1997 –
Coi Leray, American rapper and singer • 1997 –
Lana Condor, American actress •
1998 –
Viktória Kužmová, Slovak tennis player •
1999 –
Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress •
2000 –
Yūki Tsunoda, Japanese racing driver •
2000 –
Wang Chuqin, Chinese table tennis player •
2003 –
Fermín López, Spanish footballer •
2006 –
Konsta Helenius, Finnish ice hockey player ==Deaths==