Pre-1600 •
1075 –
Al-Zamakhshari, Persian scholar and theologian (died 1144) •
1495 –
Mary Tudor, Queen of France (died 1533) •
1548 –
Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (died 1616) •
1552 –
Polykarp Leyser the Elder, German theologian (died 1610) •
1554 –
Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (died 1588) •
1555 –
Francis, Duke of Anjou (died 1584) •
1578 –
Adam Elsheimer, German painter (died 1610) •
1590 –
Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (died 1649) •
1597 –
Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, French religious leader, founded the
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal (died 1659)
1601–1900 •
1603 –
Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate (died 1697) •
1609 –
Frederick III of Denmark (died 1670) •
1634 –
Madame de La Fayette, French author (died 1693) •
1640 –
Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (died 1719) •
1657 –
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (died 1743) •
1690 –
Christian Goldbach, Prussian-German mathematician and academic (died 1764) •
1701 –
Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the
Swedish East India Company (died 1776) •
1733 –
Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, German author and bookseller (died 1811) •
1780 –
Miloš Obrenović, Serbian prince (died 1860) •
1782 –
John C. Calhoun, American lawyer and politician, 7th
Vice President of the United States (died 1850) •
1789 –
Charlotte Elliott, English poet, hymn writer, editor (died 1871) •
1798 –
Francis Lieber, German-American jurist and philosopher (died 1872) •
1800 –
Harriet Smithson, Irish actress, the first wife and muse of
Hector Berlioz (died 1854) •
1813 –
Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and playwright (died 1864) •
1814 –
Jacob Bunn, American businessman (died 1897) •
1819 –
James McCulloch, Scottish-Australian politician, 5th
Premier of Victoria (died 1893) •
1820 –
John Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist (died 1891) •
1823 –
Antoine Chanzy, French general (died 1883) •
1828 –
Randal Cremer, English activist and politician,
Nobel Prize laureate (died 1908) •
1837 –
Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th
President of the United States (died 1908) •
1840 –
William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (died 1901) •
1842 –
Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet and critic (died 1898) •
1844 –
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and academic (died 1908) •
1845 –
Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (died 1904) •
1848 –
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, American architect and engineer (died 1938) •
1857 –
Harriet Converse Moody, American businesswoman and arts patron (died 1932) •
1858 –
Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the
Diesel engine (died 1913) •
1862 –
Eugène Jansson, Swedish painter (died 1915) •
1863 –
William Sulzer, American lawyer and politician, 39th
Governor of New York (died 1941) •
1869 –
Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1940) •
1870 –
Agnes Sime Baxter, Canadian mathematician (died 1917) •
1874 –
Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian-French philosopher and theologian (died 1948) •
1877 –
Edgar Cayce, American mystic and psychic (died 1945) • 1877 –
Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and engineer (died 1945) •
1878 –
Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (died 1956) •
1880 –
Kalle Hakala, Finnish politician (died 1947) •
1882 –
Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer and educator (died 1973) •
1884 –
Bernard Cronin, English-Australian journalist and author (died 1968) •
1886 –
Edward Everett Horton, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1970) •
1890 –
Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (died 1969) •
1893 –
Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (died 1978) • 1893 –
Wilfred Owen, English soldier and poet (died 1918) •
1899 –
Marjorie Abbatt, English toy-maker and businesswoman (died 1991)
1901–present •
1901 –
Manly Palmer Hall, Canadian mystic, author and philosopher (died 1990) • 1901 –
William Johnson, American painter (died 1970) •
1903 –
Galeazzo Ciano, Italian journalist and politician,
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1944) • 1903 –
E. O. Plauen, German cartoonist (died 1944) •
1904 –
Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet and author (died 1926) •
1905 –
Thomas Townsend Brown, American physicist and engineer (died 1985) • 1905 –
Robert Donat, English actor (died 1958) •
1907 –
John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (died 1997) •
1908 –
Loulou Gasté, French composer (died 1995) •
1909 –
Ernest Gallo, American businessman, co-founded the
E & J Gallo Winery (died 2007) • 1909 –
C. Walter Hodges, English author and illustrator (died 2004) •
1911 –
Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1967) •
1912 –
Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (died 2010) •
1913 –
René Clément, French director and screenwriter (died 1996) • 1913 –
Werner Mölders, German colonel and pilot (died 1941) •
1915 –
Richard Condon, American author and screenwriter (died 1996) •
1918 –
Mitchell WerBell III, American
mercenary (died 1983) •
1922 –
Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician,
Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (died 2015) • 1922 –
Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist and academic (died 2006) • 1922 –
Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian-Dutch visual artist (died 2020) • 1922 –
Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (died 2011) •
1923 –
Andy Granatelli, American race car driver and businessman (died 2013) •
1925 –
Alessandro Alessandroni, Italian musician (died 2017) • 1925 –
James Pickles, English journalist, lawyer, and judge (died 2010) •
1926 –
Peter Graves, American actor and director (died 2010) •
1927 –
John Kander, American pianist and composer •
1937 –
Rudi Altig, German cyclist and sportscaster (died 2016) • 1937 –
Mark Donohue, American race car driver (died 1975) •
1938 –
Carl Gottlieb, American actor and screenwriter • 1938 –
Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (died 2017) • 1938 –
Kenny Lynch, English singer-songwriter and actor (died 2019) • 1938 –
Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver (died 2017) • 1938 –
Machiko Soga, Japanese actress (died 2006) •
1939 –
Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager • 1939 –
Jean-Pierre Wallez, French violinist and conductor •
1941 –
Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (died 2006) •
1942 –
Kathleen Collins, American filmmaker and playwright (died 1988) • 1942 –
Jeff Mullins, American basketball player and coach •
1943 –
Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (died 2006) •
1944 –
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd
Transportation Minister of Israel (died 2012) • 1944 –
Frank McRae, American football player and actor (died 2021) • 1944 –
Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded
Dick Smith Electronics and
Australian Geographic •
1945 –
Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer (died 2020) • 1945 –
Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host (died 2026) • 1945 –
Susan Tyrrell, American actress (died 2012) • 1945 –
Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2009) •
1946 –
Michel Leclère, French race car driver •
1947 –
Patrick Barlow, English actor and playwright • 1947 –
Patrick Chesnais, French actor, director, and screenwriter • 1947 –
David Lloyd, English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster • 1947 –
Drew Struzan, American artist, illustrator and poster/cover designer (died 2025) • 1947 –
B. J. Wilson, English rock drummer (died 1990) •
1948 –
Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach • 1948 –
Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer • 1948 –
Eknath Solkar, Indian cricketer (died 2005) •
1949 –
Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician,
Norwegian Minister of Culture •
1950 –
James Conlon, American conductor and educator • 1950 –
Brad Dourif, American actor •
1960 –
Richard Biggs, American actor (died 2004) • 1960 –
Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach • 1960 –
James Plaskett, Cypriot-English chess player •
1961 –
Grant Hart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) •
1962 –
Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor, producer, screenwriter, musician and martial artist •
1964 –
Bonnie Blair, American speed skater • 1964 –
Courtney Pine, English saxophonist and clarinet player •
1965 –
David Cubitt, English-Canadian actor • 1970 –
Queen Latifah, American rapper, producer, and actress • 1977 –
Fernando Rodney, Dominican-American baseball player • 1977 –
Willy Sagnol, French footballer and manager • 1977 –
Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player and coach •
1978 –
Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player • 1978 –
Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2014) • 1978 –
Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer • 1978 –
Hu Jun, Chinese actor • 1978 –
Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster • 1978 –
Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager •
1979 –
Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and television personality • 1980 –
Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater •
1981 –
Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete • 1981 –
Fabian Cancellara, Swiss cyclist • 1981 –
Leslie Djhone, French sprinter • 1981 –
Jang Na-ra, South Korean singer and actress • 1981 –
Kasib Powell, American basketball player • 1981 –
Tom Starke, German footballer • 1981 –
Doug Warren, American soccer player • 1981 –
Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player •
1982 –
Chad Cordero, American baseball player • 1982 –
Timo Glock, German race car driver • 1982 –
Matthew Lombardi, Canadian ice hockey player • 1982 –
Mantorras, Angolan footballer • 1982 –
Adam Pally, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter • 1984 –
Vonzell Solomon, American singer and actress •
1985 –
Ana Beatriz, Brazilian race car driver • 1985 –
Duane Henry, English actor • 1986 –
Eric Wood, American football player and sportscaster •
1987 –
C. J. Miles, American basketball player • 1987 –
Rebecca Soni, American swimmer •
1989 –
Robert Bortuzzo, Canadian ice hockey player • 1989 –
Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer • 1989 –
Lily Collins, English-American actress • 1991 –
Leury García, Dominican baseball player • 1991 –
Solomon Hill, American basketball player • 1991 –
Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist • 1991 –
J. T. Realmuto, American baseball player •
1992 –
Anthony Barr, American football player • 1992 –
Trey Mancini, American baseball player • 1992 –
Ryan Truex, American race car driver • 1992 –
Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model •
1993 –
Solo Sikoa, American wrestler •
1994 –
Kris Dunn, American basketball player • 1994 –
Ronnie Stanley, American football player •
1995 –
Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player • 1995 –
Julia Goldani Telles, American actress and dancer •
1997 –
Ciara Bravo, American actress • 1997 –
Ivica Zubac, Croatian basketball player •
1998 –
Emmanuel Clase, Dominican baseball player •
1999 –
Diogo Dalot, Portuguese footballer •
2002 –
Brenden Rice, American football player ==Deaths==