Pre-1600 •
1201 –
Robert de Sorbon, French minister and theologian, founded the
Collège de Sorbonne (died 1274) •
1221 –
Salimbene di Adam, Italian historian and scholar (died 1290) •
1261 –
Denis of Portugal (died 1325) •
1328 –
Peter I of Cyprus (died 1369) •
1581 –
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician, poet, and scholar (died 1638) •
1586 –
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (died 1632) •
1593 –
Nicolaes Tulp, Dutch anatomist and politician (died 1674)
1601–1900 •
1609 –
Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of Portland, English noble (died 1688) •
1623 –
Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (died 1688) •
1704 –
Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (died 1777) •
1757 –
Charles X of France (died 1836) •
1796 –
Joseph Bonomi the Younger, British Egyptologist and sculptor (died 1878) •
1823 –
Mary Ann Shadd, American-Canadian
abolitionist (died 1893) •
1826 –
Agathon Meurman, Finnish politician and journalist (died 1909) •
1835 –
Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor (died 1921) •
1837 –
Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist and academic (died 1902) •
1840 –
Simeon Solomon, English painter (died 1905) •
1845 –
Carl Gustav Thulin, Swedish shipowner (died 1918) •
1850 –
Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (died 1930) •
1852 –
Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919) •
1858 –
Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (died 1935) •
1859 –
Alfred Dreyfus, French colonel (died 1935) •
1863 –
Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (died 1930) •
1864 –
Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general (died 1927) •
1871 –
Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (died 1940) •
1873 –
Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1944) • 1873 –
Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (died 1916) • 1873 –
Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American pharmacist and businessman, founded
Walgreens (died 1939) •
1874 –
Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist and painter (died 1947) •
1877 –
Gopabandhu Das, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (died 1928) •
1879 –
Max von Laue, German physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1960) •
1880 –
Charlie Faust, American baseball player (died 1915) •
1883 –
Maria Filotti, Greek-Romanian actress (died 1956) •
1886 –
Rube Marquard, American baseball player and manager (died 1980) •
1888 –
Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (died 1938) • 1888 –
Irving Cummings, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1959) •
1890 –
Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (died 1944) •
1892 –
Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975) •
1893 –
Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (died 1945) •
1895 –
Eugene Bullard, American pilot (died 1961) •
1897 –
M. Bhaktavatsalam, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th
Chief Minister of Madras State (died 1987) •
1898 –
Tawfiq al-Hakim, Egyptian author and playwright (died 1987) • 1898 –
Joe Sewell, American baseball player (died 1990) •
1899 –
Bruce Catton, American historian and author (died 1978) •
1900 –
Joseph Friedman, American inventor (died 1982) • 1900 –
Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (died 1976) • 1900 –
Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (died 1990)
1901–present •
1901 –
Alice Lee Jemison, Seneca political activist and journalist (died 1964) •
1902 –
Freddie Young, English cinematographer (died 1998) •
1903 –
Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (died 1979) •
1906 –
J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (died 1985) • 1906 –
Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st
President of Senegal (died 2001) •
1907 –
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician,
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (died 2001) • 1907 –
Jacques Tati, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982) • 1907 –
Horst Wessel, German
SA officer (died 1930) •
1908 –
Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic (died 1961) • 1908 –
Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant (died 1944) •
1909 –
Donald Coggan, English archbishop (died 2000) •
1911 –
Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (died 2006) •
1914 –
Edward Andrews, American actor (died 1985) •
1915 –
Clifford M. Hardin, American academic and politician, 17th
United States Secretary of Agriculture (died 2010) • 1915 –
Belva Plain, American author (died 2010) •
1918 –
E. Howard Hunt, American
CIA officer and author (died 2007) •
1926 –
Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (died 2015) •
1927 –
John Margetson, English scholar and diplomat,
British Ambassador to the Netherlands (died 2020) •
1928 –
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer and educator (died 2016) •
1931 –
Tony Booth, English actor (died 2017) •
1933 –
Peter Mansfield, English physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017) • 1933 –
Melvin Sokolsky, American fashion photographer (died 2022) • 1933 –
Bill Tidy, English soldier and cartoonist (died 2023) •
1934 –
Jill Ker Conway, Australian historian and author (died 2018) • 1934 –
Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer •
1935 –
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent • 1935 –
Don McCullin, English photographer and journalist •
1936 –
Brian Blessed, English actor • 1936 –
Mick Young, Australian politician (died 1996) •
1938 –
Heinz Fischer, Austrian academic and politician, 11th
President of Austria •
1939 –
Nicholas Grimshaw, English architect and academic (died 2025) • 1939 –
John Pilger, Australian-English journalist, director, and producer (died 2023) •
1940 –
John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1980) • 1952 –
Dennis Stratton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist •
1953 –
Sally Burgess, South African-English soprano and educator • 1953 –
Hank Pfister, American tennis player • 1953 –
Tony Shalhoub, American actor and producer •
1966 –
David Cameron, English politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom • 1966 –
Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher, founded
Plaza Magazine •
1967 –
Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player • 1967 –
Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (died 2005) • 1967 –
Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian footballer •
1968 –
Guto Bebb, Welsh businessman and politician • 1968 –
Anbumani Ramadoss, Indian politician •
1969 –
Darren Britt, Australian rugby league player • 1969 –
Simon Fairweather, Australian archer • 1969 –
PJ Harvey, English musician, singer-songwriter, writer, poet, and composer •
1973 –
Steve Burns, American actor, television host and musician • 1973 –
Fabio Lione, Italian singer-songwriter and keyboard player •
1974 –
Keith Booth, American basketball player and coach • 1974 –
Shmuel Herzfeld, American rabbi •
1975 –
Haylie Ecker, Australian violinist • 1975 –
Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor • 1976 –
Lee Peacock, Scottish footballer and coach • 1976 –
Özlem Türköne, Turkish journalist and politician • 1976 –
Nick Swardson, American actor and comedian •
1983 –
Farhaan Behardien, South African cricketer • 1983 –
Trevor Daley, Canadian ice hockey player • 1983 –
Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player • 1983 –
Spencer Grammer, American actress • 1986 –
Jan Christian Vestre, Norwegian businessman and politician • 1986 –
Stephane Zubar, French footballer •
1987 –
Craig Brackins, American basketball player • 1987 –
Samantha Murray Sharan, British tennis player • 1987 –
Henry Walker, American basketball player •
1988 –
Starling Marte, Dominican baseball player • 1988 –
David Tyrrell, Australian rugby league player •
1989 –
Russell Packer, New Zealand rugby league player •
1990 –
Kevin Kampl, German-Slovene footballer • 1990 –
Jake Lamb, American baseball player •
1992 –
Jerian Grant, American basketball player • 1992 –
Sam Mewis, American soccer player • 1992 –
Tyler James Williams, American actor • 1993 –
Jayden Hodges, Australian rugby league player • 1993 –
George Kittle, American football player • 1993 –
Scotty McCreery, American singer and songwriter •
1994 –
Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress •
1997 –
Jharrel Jerome, American actor •
2000 –
Penei Sewell, American football player •
2001 –
Kyla Leibel, Canadian swimmer •
2002 –
Ben Shelton, American tennis player ==Deaths==