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| *[[1880]] - [[Montague Summers]], English writer (d. [[1948]]) | *[[1880]] - [[Montague Summers]], English writer (d. [[1948]]) | ||
| - | * 1880 - [[Mohammed Nadir Shah]], Afghan king (d. [[1933]]) | ||
| - | *[[1882]] - [[Frances Perkins]], American politician (d. [[1965]]) | ||
| - | *[[1887]] - [[Bernardo Houssay]], Argentine physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] (d. [[1971]]) | ||
| - | *[[1894]] - [[Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla]], Indian industrialist (d. [[1983]]) | ||
| - | *[[1910]] - [[Paul Sweezy]], American economist and editor (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| *[[1911]] - [[Martin Denny]], American musician (d. [[2005]]) | *[[1911]] - [[Martin Denny]], American musician (d. [[2005]]) | ||
| *[[1913]] - [[Stefan Heym]], German author (d. [[2001]]) | *[[1913]] - [[Stefan Heym]], German author (d. [[2001]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1906 - The Four Million, O. Henry's second short story collection, is published.
- 1925 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York, New York by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Births
- 1880 - Montague Summers, English writer (d. 1948)
- 1911 - Martin Denny, American musician (d. 2005)
- 1913 - Stefan Heym, German author (d. 2001)
- 1915 - Harry Morgan, American actor
- 1917 - Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
- 1921 - Chuck Connors, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1921 - Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
- 1923 - Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and novelist (d. 2000)
- 1924 - Kenneth Noland, American painter
- 1926 - Junior Samples, American musician (d. 1983)
- 1927 - Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, Nobel laureate
- 1929 - Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
- 1930 - Claude Bolling, French jazz composer/pianist
- 1930 - Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress/comedian (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Spede Pasanen, Finnish comedian (d. 2001)
- 1932 - Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
- 1934 - David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (d. 2007)
- 1934 - Vladimir Posner, Russian journalist
- 1936 - John Madden, American football coach and broadcaster
- 1937 - Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet
- 1938 - Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster
- 1941 - Paul Theroux, American author
- 1942 - Ian Callaghan, English footballer
- 1943 - Andrzej Badeński, Polish athlete
- 1946 - David Angell, American television producer (d. 2001)
- 1947 - Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician
- 1950 - Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player
- 1950 - Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (P-Funk and The Temptations) (d. 1992)
- 1951 - David Helvarg, American journalist and environmental activist
- 1951 - Steven Seagal, American actor
- 1954 - Peter MacNicol, American actor
- 1955 - Lesley Garrett, British soprano
- 1957 - John M. Ford, American science fiction author and poet (d. 2006)
- 1957 - Steve Gustafson, American rock bassist (10,000 Maniacs)
- 1958 - Bob Bell, British engineer
- 1958 - Yefim Bronfman, Russian-born pianist
- 1958 - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, American music producer, musician, and film producer
- 1959 - Yvan Loubier, Quebec politician
- 1959 - Brian Setzer, American musician (Stray Cats)
- 1960 - Steve Bisciotti, American owner of the Baltimore Ravens
- 1960 - Katrina Leskanich, American singer (Katrina and the Waves)
- 1961 - Joe Cole (roadie), roadie for American band Black Flag, Henry Rollins' best friend (d. 1991)
- 1962 - Steve Tasker, American football player
- 1963 - Warren DeMartini, American rock guitarist (Ratt)
- 1963 - Doris Leuthard, member of the Swiss Federal Council
- 1965 - Tim Alexander, American musician
- 1967 - Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1968 - Orlando Jones, American actor and comedian
- 1969 - Billy Jayne, American actor
- 1969 - Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
- 1970 - Matt Barlow, American former heavy metal singer (Iced Earth), now law enforcer
- 1970 - Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 - Leonard Dorin, Canadian boxer
- 1970 - Kenny Lattimore, American singer
- 1970 - Mike Mushok, American rock guitarist (Staind)
- 1970 - Q-Tip, American rapper
- 1971 - Al Reyes, Dominican baseball player
- 1973 - Guillaume Canet, French actor and film director
- 1973 - Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer
- 1973 - Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer and musician (Arab Strap)
- 1973 - Christopher Simmons, American designer
- 1974 - Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
- 1975 - Chris Carrabba, American singer (Dashboard Confessional)
- 1976 - Sara Renner, Canadian cross country skier
- 1979 - Shemekia Copeland, American singer
- 1979 - Rachel Corrie, American activist (d. 2003)
- 1979 - Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese artist
- 1979 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer
- 1979 - Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
- 1980 - Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 - Charlie Hunnam, British actor
- 1980 - Kasey Kahne, American race-car driver
- 1980 - Bryce Soderberg, American rock bassist (Lifehouse)
- 1981 - Liz McClarnon, British singer
- 1981 - Michael Pitt, American actor
- 1981 - Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1982 - Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1982 - Chyler Leigh, American actress
- 1983 - Ryan Merriman, American actor
- 1984 - Mandy Moore, American singer/actress
- 1985 - Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 - Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
- 1987 - Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
- 1988 - Haley Joel Osment, American actor
- 1990 - Alex Pettyfer, English actor
- 1991 - Amanda Michalka, American actress/singer
- 2007 - Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
Deaths
- 948 - King Hugh of Italy
- 879 - Louis the Stammerer, King of the West Franks (b. 846)
- 1533 - King Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)
- 1545 - Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
- 1585 - Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502)
- 1599 - Gabrielle d'Estrée, mistress of King Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
- 1601 - Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)
- 1619 - Thomas Jones, Archbishop of Dublin (b. c1550)
- 1640 - Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer (b. 1578)
- 1646 - Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
- 1704 - William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)
- 1706 - Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)
- 1756 - Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 1661)
- 1760 - Jean Lebeuf, French historian (b. 1687)
- 1786 - John Byron, British naval officer (b. 1723)
- 1813 - Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-born mathematician (b. 1736)
- 1823 - Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (b. 1757)
- 1862 - W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general (b. 1821)
- 1882 - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (b. 1828)
- 1904 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (b. 1830)
- 1909 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet and critic (b. 1837)
- 1919 - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1879)
- 1920 - Moritz Cantor, German mathematician (b. 1829)
- 1931 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet and painter (b. 1883)
- 1945 - Charles Nordhoff, English-born writer (b. 1887)
- 1945 - H.N. Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (b. 1882)
- 1954 - Auguste Lumière, French film pioneer (b. 1862)
- 1954 - Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
- 1955 - Teilhard de Chardin, French paleontologist and theologian (b. 1881)
- 1958 - Chuck Willis, American singer and songwriter (b. 1928)
- 1962 - Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (b. 1886)
- 1962 - Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
- 1965 - Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (b. 1928)
- 1965 - Linda Darnell, American actress (b. 1923)
- 1966 - Evelyn Waugh, English writer (b. 1903)
- 1968 - Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (b. 1899)
- 1969 - Harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (b. 1893)
- 1975 - Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890)
- 1979 - Nino Rota, Italian composer (b. 1911)
- 1980 - Kay Medford, American actress (b. 1914)
- 1986 - Linda Creed, American songwriter (b. 1948)
- 1991 - Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
- 1991 - Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900)
- 1992 - Sam Kinison, American comedian (b. 1953)
- 1993 - Chris Hani, South African activist (b. 1942)
- 1994 - Sam B. Hall, American politician (b. 1924)
- 1995 - Morarji Desai, Indian activist (b. 1896)
- 1997 - Michael Dorris, American author (b. 1945)
- 1999 - Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-born biochemist (b. 1910)
- 1999 - Jean Vander Pyl, American voice actress (b. 1919)
- 2000 - Peter Jones, English comedian (b. 1920)
- 2000 - Larry Linville, American actor (b. 1939)
- 2000 - Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (b. 1928)
- 2002 - Yuji Hyakutake, Japanese astronomer (b. 1950)
- 2003 - Chumy Chúmez, Spanish film director (b. 1927)
- 2003 - Little Eva, American singer (b. 1943)
- 2005 - Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (b. 1923)
- 2005 - Iakovos, Archbishop of America (b. 1911)
- 2005 - Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
Notes
Alfred Kubin
Evelyn Waugh
John O'Brien (novelist)
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Delphine Seyrig
Statute of Anne
Christophe Honoré
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Jacques de Loustal
Gillo Dorfles
Medieval Dutch literature
Anna Bijns
The Great Gatsby
Bernard Moitessier
Auguste and Louis Lumière
Montague Summers
Kahlil Gibran
Giuseppe Pitrè
Walker Evans
Martin Denny
Oliviero Toscani
Nino Rota
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