Births

Births

• 1165 – Philip II of France (d. 1223)
• 1535 – Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese general (d. 1619)
• 1567 – Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint (d. 1622)
• 1597 – Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (d. 1672)
• 1643 – Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)
• 1660 – Hubert Gautier, French engineer (d. 1737)
• 1665 – Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1729)
• 1670 – James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general (d. 1734)
• 1725 – Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (d. 1805)
• 1754 – William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (d. 1839)
• 1754 – Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician (d. 1833)
• 1765 – William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
• 1789 – Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. 1857)
• 1798 – Jules Michelet, French historian (d. 1874)
• 1800 – Hiram Walden, American politician (d. 1880)
• 1801 – Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (d. 1876)
• 1813 – Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)
• 1816 – Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)
• 1826 – Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist and educator (d. 1903)
• 1840 – Ferdinand Hamer, Dutch missionary and bishop (d. 1900)
• 1858 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (d. 1889)
• 1862 – Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (d. 1911)
• 1869 – William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish-Australian poet (d. 1963)
• 1872 – Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (d. 1898)
• 1878 – Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (d. 1963)
• 1879 – Claude Grahame-White, English pilot (d. 1959)
• 1884 – Chandler Egan, American golfer (d. 1936)
• 1885 – Édouard Fabre, Canadian runner (d. 1939)
• 1886 – Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English author and poet (d. 1988)
• 1887 – James Paul Moody, English 6th officer of the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
• 1891 – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rician soldier (d. 2007)
• 1892 – Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)
• 1902 – Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author (d. 1972)
• 1903 – Kostas Giannidis, Greek composer, pianist and conductor (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Count Basie Orchestra) (d. 1984)
• 1905 – Bipin Gupta, Indian film actor (d. 1981)
• 1906 – Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)
• 1908 – M. M. Kaye, Indian-English author (d. 2004)
• 1909 – Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1992)
• 1912 – Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
• 1915 – Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (d. 1998)
• 1916 – Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Bill Lee, American playback singer and vocal actor (d. 1980)
• 1917 – Leonid Hurwicz, Russian economist and mathematician (d.2008)
• 1918 – Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Christopher Robin Milne, English soldier and bookseller (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Reuven Feuerstein, Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (d. 2014)
• 1921 – Jaymala Shiledar, Indian actor and singer (d. 2013)
• 1923 – Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Mario Laserna Pinzón, French-Colombian educator and politician (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
• 1924 – Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor (d. 1977)
• 1925 – Judy Grable, American wrestler (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Eduardo Koaik, Brazilian bishop (d. 2012)
• 1927 – Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• 1928 – Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963)
• 1928 – Art Farmer, American trumpet player (The Jazztet) (d. 1999)
• 1928 – Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)
• 1929 – X. J. Kennedy, American poet and author
• 1929 – Marie Severin, American illustrator
• 1930 – Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
• 1930 – Frank Perry, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
• 1932 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1933 – Janet Baker, English soprano
• 1933 – Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (d. 1994)
• 1934 – Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2001)
• 1934 – Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer
• 1935 – Adnan Şenses, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (d. 1999)
• 1936 – Radish Tordia, Georgian painter
• 1937 – Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (d. 2000)
• 1937 – Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian politician, 51st President of Ecuador
• 1937 – Robert Stone, American author
• 1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition)
• 1939 – James Burton, American guitarist (TCB Band)
• 1939 – Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, 3rd President of Botswana
• 1939 – Harold Reid, American singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers)
• 1939 – Clarence Williams III, American actor
• 1940 – Dominick Harrod, English journalist (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian-American mathematician
• 1943 – Hugh Wilson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1943 – Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
• 1943 – Lucius Shepard, American author (d. 2014)
• 1943 – Patrick Demarchelier, French fashion photographer
• 1944 – Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas
• 1944 – Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
• 1944 – Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1945 – Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
• 1945 – Patty McCormack, American actress and singer
• 1945 – Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (d. 2006)
• 1947 – Sándor Erdős, Hungarian fencer
• 1947 – Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Buckinghams)
• 1949 – Loretta Devine, American actress and singer
• 1950 – Arthur Bremer, American attempted murderer
• 1950 – Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model
• 1951 – Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
• 1951 – Glenn Hughes, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, and Black Country Communion)
• 1951 – Margo Kane, Canadian actress and playwright
• 1951 – Char Margolis, American psychic medium
• 1951 – Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician
• 1951 – Harry Smith, American journalist
• 1952 – Keith Hart, Canadian wrestler
• 1952 – Jiří Paroubek, Czech politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
• 1952 – Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Clash, The Mescaleros, and The Pogues) (d. 2002)
• 1953 – Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
• 1954 – Chip Coffey, American psychic medium
• 1954 – Archie Griffin, American football player
• 1954 – Steve Smith, American drummer (Journey, Montrose, Steps Ahead, The RD Crusaders, and Vital Information)
• 1956 – Kim Cattrall, English-American actress and producer
• 1956 – Jon Tester, American politician
• 1957 – Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (d. 2012)
• 1959 – Jim McMahon, American football player
• 1961 – V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1961 – Stephen Hillenburg, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
• 1961 – David Morales, American DJ and producer
• 1962 – John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach
• 1962 – Tsutomu Miyazaki Japanese serial killer (d. 2008)
• 1962 – Jeff Stryker, American porn actor and director
• 1963 – Richmond Arquette, American actor
• 1963 – Mohammed VI of Morocco
• 1963 – Nigel Pearson, English footballer and manager
• 1964 – Trinity Loren, American porn actress and model (d. 1998)
• 1965 – Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
• 1965 – Caryn Mower, American wrestler, actress, and stuntwoman
• 1966 – John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach
• 1967 – Darren Bewick, Australian footballer
• 1967 – B. D. Foxmoor, Greek rapper and hip hop producer (Active Member)
• 1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
• 1967 – Serj Tankian, Lebanese-American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (System of a Down and Axis of Justice)
• 1968 – Dina Carroll, English singer-songwriter
• 1968 – Goran Ćurko, Serbian footballer
• 1969 – Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
• 1970 – Craig Counsell, American baseball player and coach
• 1970 – Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist
• 1970 – Nathan Jones, Australian wrestler and actor
• 1971 – Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer
• 1971 – Robert Harvey, Australian footballer and coach
• 1971 – Liam Howlett, English keyboard player, DJ, and producer (The Prodigy)
• 1971 – Jaan Tiidemann, Estonian architect
• 1973 – Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
• 1973 – Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1973 – Nikolai Valuev, Russian boxer
• 1974 – Martin Andanar, Filipino journalist
• 1974 – Johnny Reid, Scottish-Canadian singer
• 1975 – Simon Katich, Australian cricketer
• 1975 – Alicia Witt, American actress and singer
• 1976 – Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player
• 1976 – Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player
• 1976 – Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1976 – Nikos Vertis, Dutch-Greek singer
• 1978 – Peter Buxton, English rugby player and manager
• 1978 – Bhumika Chawla, Indian actress
• 1978 – Reuben Droughns, American football player and coach
• 1978 – Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player and coach
• 1978 – Alan Lee, Irish footballer
• 1978 – Jason Marquis, American baseball player
• 1978 – Fay Wolf, American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist
• 1978 – Annie Wu, Taiwanese actress
• 1979 – Kelis, American singer-songwriter
• 1980 – Burney Lamar, American race car driver
• 1980 – Paul Menard, American race car driver
• 1980 – Jasmin Wöhr, German tennis player
• 1981 – Collie Buddz, Bermudian rapper
• 1981 – Jarrod Lyle, Australian golfer
• 1981 – Cameron Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
• 1981 – Tyler Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
• 1982 – Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 – Josh Harrington, American BMX rider
• 1983 – Chantelle Houghton, English model
• 1983 – Brody Jenner, American model and actor
• 1983 – Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
• 1984 – Alizée, French singer
• 1984 – Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
• 1984 – Rachel Potter, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1984 – Melissa Schuman, American actress
• 1984 – Barun Sobti, Indian actor
• 1984 – Eve Torres, American wrestler, model, and dancer
• 1984 – B. J. Upton, American baseball player
• 1984 – Martin Vunk, Estonian footballer
• 1985 – Nicolás Almagro, Spanish tennis player
• 1985 – Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
• 1985 – Melissa M, French singer
• 1985 – Kevin Nee, American strongman
• 1986 – Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
• 1986 – Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
• 1986 – Kiami Davael, American actress
• 1986 – Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
• 1987 – Cody Kasch, American actor
• 1987 – Kim Kibum, South Korean singer and actor (Super Junior)
• 1988 – Paris Bennett, American singer
• 1988 – Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
• 1988 – Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Whitney Sloan, English actress
• 1989 – James Davey, English rugby player
• 1989 – Elarica Gallacher, English actress
• 1989 – Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Rob Knox, English actor (d. 2008)
• 1989 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress and singer
• 1989 – Judd Trump, English snooker player
• 1990 – Bo Burnham, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and actor
• 1990 – Big Chocolate, American singer-songwriter, and producer (Burning the Masses)
• 1990 – Omar El Kaddouri, Belgian-Moroccan footballer
• 1990 – Fabian Heimpel, German rugby player
• 1991 – Demy, Greek singer
• 1991 – Liis Emajõe, Estonian footballer
• 1991 – Tess Gaerthé, Dutch singer
• 1992 – Brad Kavanagh, English singer-songwriter and actor
• 1992 – RJ Mitte, American actor
• 1994 – Jacqueline Emerson, American actress and singer (Devo 2.0)
• 1996 – Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress
• 1999 – Maxim Knight, American actor