Pre-1600 •
1404 –
Sir Philip Courtenay, English noble (died 1463) •
1457 –
Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1508) •
1519 –
Isabella Jagiellon, Queen of Hungary (died 1559) •
1540 –
Catherine, Duchess of Braganza (died 1614)
1601–1900 •
1641 –
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician,
Secretary of State for War (died 1691) •
1659 –
Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian (died 1708) •
1672 –
Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (died 1731) •
1688 –
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1765) •
1689 –
Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (died 1755) •
1701 –
Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist (died 1785) •
1734 –
Caspar Friedrich Wolff, German physiologist and embryologist (died 1794) •
1743 –
Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher (died 1803) •
1751 –
Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1831) •
1752 –
John Nash, English architect (died 1835) •
1764 –
Samuel Whitbread, English politician (died 1815) •
1779 –
Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (died 1869) •
1782 –
Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th
United States Secretary of State (died 1852) •
1793 –
Pratap Singh Bhosle,
Chhatrapati of the
Maratha Empire (died 1847) •
1815 –
Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar (died 1874) •
1835 –
César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic (died 1918) •
1840 –
Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author (died 1921) •
1841 –
Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (died 1894) •
1842 –
A. A. Ames, American physician and politician,
Mayor of Minneapolis (died 1911) •
1843 –
Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (died 1900) •
1848 –
Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (died 1925) •
1849 –
Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st
Prime Minister of Australia (died 1920) •
1850 –
Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd
Mayor of New York City (died 1916) •
1854 –
Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to
Alexander Graham Bell (died 1934) •
1856 –
Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist (died 1931) •
1867 –
Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (died 1916) •
1868 –
Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd
Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948) •
1877 –
Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the
Cuyamel Fruit Company (died 1961) •
1879 –
Henri Giraud, French general and politician (died 1949) •
1880 –
Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (died 1933) • 1880 –
Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (died 1954) •
1881 –
Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded
Éditions Gallimard (died 1975) •
1882 –
A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1956) •
1886 –
Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (died 1962) •
1888 –
Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (died 1989) •
1892 –
Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (died 1957) • 1892 –
Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach (died 1957) • 1892 –
Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (died 1956) •
1893 –
Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic (died 1984) •
1894 –
Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter (died 1976) •
1896 –
C. M. Eddy Jr., American author (died 1967) • 1896 –
Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner (died 1982) •
1898 –
Albert Kivikas, Estonian journalist and author (died 1978)
1901–present •
1901 –
Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1973) •
1903 –
Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (died 1996) •
1904 –
Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (died 2006) • 1904 –
Cary Grant, English-American actor (died 1986) •
1905 –
Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (died 2002) •
1907 –
János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (died 1984) •
1908 –
Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (died 1974) •
1910 –
Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (died 1993) •
1911 –
José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (died 1969) • 1911 –
Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1987) •
1931 –
Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th
President of South Korea (died 2021) •
1932 –
Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (died 2007) •
1933 –
Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th
Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs • 1933 –
David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic (died 2019) • 1933 –
John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter •
1935 –
Eddie Jones, British illustrator (died 1999) • 1935 –
Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director (died 2018) • 1935 –
Jon Stallworthy, English poet, critic, and academic (died 2014) • 1935 –
Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th
Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2007) •
1936 –
Tim Barlow, English actor (died 2023) • 1936 –
David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician,
Secretary of State for Transport •
1937 –
John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020) •
1945 –
Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist •
1946 –
Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler (died 2019) • 1946 –
Joseph Deiss, Swiss economist and politician, 156th
President of the Swiss Confederation • 1946 –
Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician,
President of Guinea-Bissau (died 2013) •
1947 –
Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player and journalist (died 2018) • 1947 –
Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director •
1949 –
Bill Keller, American journalist • 1949 –
Philippe Starck, French interior designer •
1950 –
Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver • 1950 –
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (died 1982) •
1951 –
Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (died 1982) • 1951 –
Bob Latchford, English footballer •
1952 –
Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic • 1952 –
R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist •
1953 –
Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer • 1953 –
Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor •
1954 –
Ted DiBiase, American wrestler •
1955 –
Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer •
1956 –
Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, English banker and politician •
1960 –
Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright • 1963 –
Carl McCoy, English singer-songwriter • 1963 –
Martin O'Malley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st
Governor of Maryland •
1964 –
Brady Anderson, American baseball player • 1964 –
Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster • 1964 –
Virgil Hill, American boxer • 1964 –
Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer • 1973 –
Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer • 1973 –
Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director • 1973 –
Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach •
1974 –
Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter •
1980 –
Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer • 1980 –
Robert Green, English footballer • 1980 –
Kert Haavistu, Estonian footballer and manager • 1980 –
Julius Peppers, American football player • 1980 –
Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter •
1984 –
Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean mass murderer (died 2007) • 1984 –
Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter • 1984 –
Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer • 1984 –
Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer • 1984 –
Michael Kearney, American biochemist and academic • 1984 –
Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer • 1984 –
Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater •
1985 –
Dale Begg-Smith, Canadian-Australian skier • 1985 –
Mark Briscoe, American wrestler • 1985 –
Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer • 1985 –
Hyun Woo, South Korean actor •
1986 –
Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter • 1986 –
Becca Tobin, American actress, singer, and dancer •
1987 –
Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer • 1987 –
Christopher Liebig, German rugby player • 1987 –
Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer •
1988 –
Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter • 1988 –
Angelique Kerber, German tennis player • 1988 –
Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer • 1988 –
Ashleigh Murray, American actress and singer •
1990 –
Gorgui Dieng, Senegalese basketball player • 1990 –
Hayle Ibrahimov, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner • 1990 –
Brett Lawrie, Canadian baseball player • 1990 –
Nacho, Spanish footballer • 1990 –
Gift Ngoepe, South African baseball player • 1990 –
Alex Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player • 1990 –
Zeeko Zaki, Egyptian-American actor •
1992 –
Francesco Bardi, Italian footballer •
1993 –
Sean Keenan, Australian actor • 1993 –
Juan Fernando Quintero, Colombian footballer •
1994 –
Max Fried, American baseball player • 1994 –
Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer • 1994 –
Ilona Kremen, Belarusian tennis player •
1995 –
Bryce Alford, American basketball player • 1995 –
Leonard Fournette, American football player • 1995 –
Samu Castillejo, Spanish footballer •
1997 –
Emil Audero, Indonesian footballer • 1997 –
Denis Malgin, Swiss ice hockey player •
1998 –
Aitana Bonmatí, Spanish footballer • 1998 –
Lisandro Martínez, Argentinian footballer • 1998 –
Éder Militão, Brazilian footballer •
1999 –
Karan Brar, American actor • 1999 –
Tee Higgins, American football player • 1999 –
Djorkaeff Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer • 1999 –
Gary Trent Jr., American basketball player • 1999 –
Mateus Ward, American actor • 2002 –
Ki-Jana Hoever, Dutch footballer • 2002 –
Karim Adeyemi, German footballer • 2003 –
Wendy Shongwe, South African sprinter and soccer player •
2010 –
Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Canadian actress and dancer ==Deaths==