Pre-1600 •
189 –
Publius Septimius Geta, Roman emperor (died 211) •
1556 –
Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (died 1621)
1601–1900 •
1671 –
Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (died 1734) •
1678 –
Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, designed the
Basilica of Superga (died 1736) •
1693 –
Clement XIII, pope of the
Catholic Church (died 1769) •
1715 –
Ewald Christian von Kleist, German soldier and poet (died 1759) •
1730 –
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French soldier and politician (died 1807) •
1765 –
Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, invented
photography (died 1833) •
1785 –
Alessandro Manzoni, Italian author and poet (died 1873) •
1792 –
John Herschel, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1871) •
1811 –
Increase A. Lapham, American scientist (died 1875) •
1837 –
Henry Draper, American physician and astronomer (died 1882) •
1839 –
Ludwig Mond, German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the
metal carbonyls (died 1909) •
1841 –
William Rockhill Nelson, American businessman and publisher, founded
The Kansas City Star (died 1915) •
1843 –
Marriott Henry Brosius, American senator (died 1901) •
1849 –
Luther Burbank, American botanist (died 1926) •
1850 –
Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician,
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1921) • 1850 –
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Austrian-Czech politician, 1st
President of Czechoslovakia (died 1937) •
1857 –
Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940) •
1858 –
Cecilie Thoresen Krog, Norwegian women's rights pioneer (died 1911) •
1872 –
Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (died 1944) •
1875 –
Maurice Ravel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1937) •
1885 –
Milton Avery, American painter (died 1965) • 1885 –
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (died 1971) •
1886 –
Virginia Pearson, American actress (died 1958) • 1886 –
G. I. Taylor, English mathematician and physicist (died 1975) • 1886 –
Wilson Dallam Wallis, American anthropologist (died 1970) •
1888 –
William L. Laurence, Lithuanian-American journalist (died 1977) •
1895 –
Dorothy de Rothschild, English philanthropist and activist (died 1988)
1901–present •
1902 –
Heinz Rühmann, German actor (died 1994) •
1903 –
Maud Lewis, Canadian folk artist (died 1970) •
1904 –
Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (died 1969) • 1904 –
Reinhard Heydrich, German
SS officer and a principle architect of the
Holocaust (died 1942) • 1904 –
Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author (died 1993) •
1908 –
Anna Magnani, Italian actress (died 1973) •
1915 –
Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French general and politician,
Prime Minister of France (died 2000) •
1917 –
Janet Collins, American ballerina and choreographer (died 2003) • 1917 –
Betty Holberton, American engineer and programmer (died 2001) •
1922 –
Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician and academic (died 2004) • 1922 –
Peter Murphy, English footballer (died 1975) • 1922 –
Andy Phillip, American basketball player and coach (died 2001) •
1925 –
Richard Vernon, British actor (died 1997) •
1927 –
James Broderick, American actor and director (died 1982) •
1929 –
Dan Jacobson, South African-English author and critic (died 2014) •
1930 –
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and politician (died 2017) •
1933 –
Jackie Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer and accountant (died 1998) • 1933 –
Ed Bouchee, American baseball player (died 2013) •
1934 –
Nari Contractor, Indian cricketer • 1934 –
Gray Morrow, American illustrator and comic book artist (died 2002) • 1934 –
Willard Scott, American television personality and actor (died 2021) •
1938 –
David Baltimore, American biologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025) • 1938 –
Janet Guthrie, American race car driver •
1940 –
Daniel J. Travanti, American actor • 1943 –
Chris White, English singer-songwriter and bass player • 1944 –
Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997) • 1945 –
Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2006) • 1945 –
Elizabeth Moon, American author •
1946 –
Matthew Fisher, English musician, songwriter, and producer • 1946 –
Peter Wolf, American singer-songwriter and musician •
1950 –
Billy Joe DuPree, American football player • 1950 –
Franco Harris, American football player and businessman (died 2022) • 1950 –
J. R. Richard, American baseball player and minister (died 2021) •
1952 –
William Boyd, British author and screenwriter • 1952 –
Ernie Isley, American guitarist and songwriter • 1952 –
Lynn Swann, American football player, sportscaster, and politician •
1956 –
Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer •
1957 –
Robert Harris, English journalist and author •
1958 –
Rick Bass, American author and environmentalist • 1958 –
Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2014) • 1958 –
Merv Neagle, Australian footballer and coach (died 2012) •
1959 –
Tom Lehman, American golfer • 1959 –
Donna Murphy, American actress and singer • 1960 –
Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player and coach •
1961 –
Mary Beth Evans, American actress •
1963 –
Mike Eagles, Canadian ice hockey player and coach • 1963 –
E. L. James, English author • 1964 –
Wanda Sykes, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter •
1965 –
Jesper Parnevik, Swedish golfer •
1966 –
Terry Carkner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach • 1966 –
Jeff Feagles, American football player •
1967 –
Zheng Haixia, Chinese basketball player and coach • 1967 –
Ruthie Henshall, English actress, singer, and dancer •
1968 –
Jeff Kent, American baseball player •
1969 –
Brian Jamieson •
1970 –
Rachel Weisz, English actress • 1971 –
Peter Sarsgaard, American actor •
1972 –
Craig Polla-Mounter, Australian rugby league player •
1973 –
Jason Bright, Australian race car driver • 1973 –
Jay Duplass, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter •
1975 –
Audrey Marie Anderson, American actress and model • 1977 –
Ronan O'Gara, Irish rugby player and coach •
1979 –
Rodrigo Braña, Argentine footballer •
1980 –
Eric Godard, Canadian ice hockey player • 1980 –
Laura Prepon, American actress •
1984 –
Steve Burtt Jr., American-Ukrainian basketball player • 1984 –
Mathieu Flamini, French footballer • 1984 –
Jacob Lillyman, Australian rugby league player • 1984 –
Brandon T. Jackson, American actor and comedian •
1986 –
Ryan Ciminelli, American bowler •
1987 –
Niclas Bergfors, Swedish ice hockey player •
1990 –
Jeff Withey, American basketball player •
1991 –
Ian Clark, American basketball player •
1992 –
Bel Powley, English actress • 1994 –
Jake Layman, American basketball player • 1994 –
Jordan Pickford, English footballer •
1995 –
Jerome Binnom-Williams, English footballer • 1995 –
Aboubakar Kamara, French footballer • 1995 –
Haley Lu Richardson, American actress • 1996 –
Pablo López, Venezuelan baseball player •
1997 –
Taher Mohamed, Egyptian footballer • 1997 –
Dylan Strome, Canadian ice hockey player •
1998 –
Amanda Gorman, American poet and activist •
2000 –
Rasmus Sandin, Swedish ice hockey player • 2000 –
Sebastian Schwaighofer, Austrian politician •
2007 –
Kiyan Anthony, American basketball player ==Deaths==