Pre-1600 •
1391 –
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (died 1425) •
1479 –
Philip I, Margrave of Baden (died 1533) •
1494 –
Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1566) •
1550 –
Karin Månsdotter, Swedish queen (died 1612)
1601–1900 •
1604 –
George Ent, English scientist (died 1689) •
1661 –
Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire (died 1700) •
1750 –
Carlo Aurelio Widmann, Venetian nobleman and admiral (died 1798) •
1755 –
Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (died 1832) •
1814 –
Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the
saxophone (died 1894) •
1839 –
Elvire Serrouin, French anarchist and protagonist of the Clichy affair (died ?) •
1841 –
Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915) •
1851 –
Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (died 1902) •
1854 –
John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader (died 1932) •
1861 –
James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented
basketball (died 1939) •
1880 –
Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded
Nissan Motor Company (died 1967) •
1884 –
May Brahe, Australian composer (died 1956) •
1885 –
Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant,
Victoria Cross recipient (died 1935) •
1887 –
Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager (died 1946) •
1897 –
Jack O'Connor, English cricketer (died 1977) •
1900 –
Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (died 1941)
1901–present •
1908 –
Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (died 1959) •
1913 –
Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (died 1951) •
1921 –
Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (died 2006) •
1924 –
Harry Threadgold, English footballer (died 1996) •
1926 –
Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (died 2012) • 1926 –
Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (died 2012) •
1929 –
Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator. (died 2017) •
1930 –
Derrick Bell, American scholar, author and critical race theorist (died 2011) •
1931 –
Mike Nichols, German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014) •
1932 –
François Englert, Belgian physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate •
1933 –
Else Ackermann, German physician and pharmacologist (died 2019) •
1937 –
Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012) •
1938 –
Mack Jones, American baseball player (died 2004) •
1939 –
Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2019) • 1939 –
Michael Schwerner, American activist (died 1964) •
1940 –
Johnny Giles, Irish footballer and manager •
1941 –
Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016) • 1941 –
Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1999) •
1946 –
Sally Field, American actress • 1946 –
George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2017) •
1948 –
Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2016) •
1949 –
Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (died 2024) • 1949 –
Ariel Henry, Haitian prime-minister, neurosurgeon, and politician •
1950 –
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician • 1950 –
Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 2000) •
1952 –
Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter •
1953 –
Frank Hanisch, German footballer • 1953 –
Brian McKechnie, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player •
1955 –
Mark Donaldson, New Zealand rugby player • 1955 –
Maria Shriver, American journalist and author •
1956 –
Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer and footballer •
1960 –
Lance Kerwin, American actor (died 2023) •
1962 –
Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya, Russian pilot and former
cosmonaut •
1963 –
Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998) •
1964 –
Mike Brewer, New Zealand rugby player •
1966 –
Paul Gilbert, American guitarist • 1966 –
Stephanie Vozzo, American professional comic book colorist and music agent •
1967 –
Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster • 1967 –
Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress and model (died 1989) •
1968 –
Kelly Rutherford, American actress • 1968 –
Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded
Yahoo! •
1971 –
Laura Flessel-Colovic, French fencer and politician •
1972 –
Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress •
1973 –
David Giffin, Australian rugby player •
1974 –
Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009) •
1976 –
Sal Vulcano, American comedian and actor •
1978 –
Erik Cole, American ice hockey player • 1978 –
Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver •
1979 –
Adam LaRoche, American baseball player • 1979 –
Lamar Odom, American basketball player • 1979 –
Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player •
1981 –
Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer • 1981 –
Luke Jackson, American basketball player and coach • 1981 –
Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player •
1983 –
Nicole Hosp, Austrian skier •
1984 –
Ricky Romero, American baseball player • 1984 –
Sebastian Schachten, German footballer •
1985 –
Sun Yue, Chinese basketball player •
1986 –
Ben Rector, American singer, songwriter and musician • 1986 –
Conor Sammon, Irish footballer •
1987 –
Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player •
1988 –
John Holland, Puerto Rican-American basketball player • 1988 –
Erik Lund, Swedish footballer • 1988 –
James Paxton, Canadian baseball player • 1988 –
Emma Stone, American actress • 1988 –
Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer •
1989 –
Jozy Altidore, American soccer player • 1989 –
Aaron Hernandez, American football player (died 2017) •
1990 –
André Schürrle, German footballer • 1990 –
Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler • 1990 –
Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer •
1991 –
Doron Lamb, American basketball player •
1992 –
Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player • 1992 –
Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player • 1992 –
Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player • 1992 –
Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress • 1992 –
Stefan Ortega, German footballer •
1993 –
Josh Wakefield, English footballer •
1994 –
Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player •
1995 –
Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player • 1995 –
Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player •
1997 –
Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player • 1997 –
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model • 1997 –
Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player •
2001 –
Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player ==Deaths==