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| *[[1873]] - [[Henri Barbusse]], French novelist and journalist | *[[1873]] - [[Henri Barbusse]], French novelist and journalist | ||
| *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English dramatist | *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English dramatist | ||
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| + | *[[1155]] - [[Jien]], Japanese poet and historian (d. [[1225]]) | ||
| + | *[[1443]] - [[Edmund, Earl of Rutland]], brother of Kings [[Edward IV of England]] and [[Richard III of England]] | ||
| + | *[[1551]] - [[Martin Delrio]], Flemish theologian and occultist (d. [[1601]]) | ||
| + | *[[1628]] - Archduke [[Ferdinand Charles of Austria]], Regent of the Tyrol (d. [[1662]]) | ||
| + | *[[1682]] - [[Bartholomew Roberts]], AKA Black Bart, notorious Welsh pirate (d. [[1722]]) | ||
| + | *[[1706]] - [[Andreas Felix von Oefele]], German historian and librarian (d. [[1780]]) | ||
| + | *[[1718]] - [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], English diplomat and politician (d. [[1778]]) | ||
| + | *[[1743]] - [[Seth Warner]], American revolutionary leader (d. [[1784]]) | ||
| + | *[[1749]] - [[Edward Jenner]], English medical researcher (d. [[1823]]) | ||
| + | *[[1758]] - [[John St Aubyn]], British fossil collector (d. [[1839]]) | ||
| + | *[[1768]] - [[Caroline of Brunswick]], Queen consort of the United Kingdom (d. [[1821]]) | ||
| + | * 1768 - [[Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey]], English general (d. [[1854]]) | ||
| + | *[[1794]] - [[Anna Brownell Jameson]], British writer (d. [[1860]]) | ||
| + | *[[1821]] - [[Sebastian Kneipp]], German naturopathist (d. [[1897]]) | ||
| + | *[[1836]] - [[Wilhelm Steinitz]], Austrian chess player (d. [[1900]]) | ||
| + | * 1836 - [[Virginie Loveling]], Belgian writer and poet (d. [[1923]]) | ||
| + | *[[1844]] - [[Julius Wellhausen]], German biblical scholar (d. [[1918]]) | ||
| + | *[[1866]] - [[Erik Satie]], French composer (d. [[1925]]) | ||
| + | *[[1868]] - [[Horace Elgin Dodge]], American automobile manufacturer (d. [[1920]]) | ||
| + | *[[1873]] - [[Henri Barbusse]], French novelist and journalist (d. [[1935]]) | ||
| + | * 1873 - [[Dorothy Richardson]], English writer (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| + | *[[1879]] - [[Simon Petlyura]], Ukrainian independence fighter (d. [[1926]]) | ||
| + | *[[1886]] - [[Alfonso XIII of Spain]] (d. [[1941]]) | ||
| + | *[[1888]] - [[Tich Freeman]], English cricketer (d. [[1965]]) | ||
| + | *[[1891]] - [[Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife]] (d. [[1959]]) | ||
| + | *[[1897]] - [[Odd Hassel]], Norwegian chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. [[1981]]) | ||
| + | *[[1898]] - [[Alfred Joseph Casson]], Canadian painter (d. [[1992]]) | ||
| + | *[[1900]] - [[Ruhollah Khomeini]], Iranian Muslim cleric (d. [[1989]]) | ||
| + | *[[1901]] - [[Werner Egk]], German composer (d. [[1983]]) | ||
| + | *[[1903]] - [[Cool Papa Bell]], baseball player (d. [[1991]]) | ||
| + | *[[1904]] - [[Jean Gabin]], French actor (d. [[1976]]) | ||
| + | *[[1906]] - [[Zinka Milanov]], Croatian soprano (d. [[1989]]) | ||
| + | *[[1911]] - [[Lisa Fonssagrives]], Swedish-born supermodel (d. [[1992]]) | ||
| + | * 1911 - [[Maureen O'Sullivan]], Irish actress (d. [[1998]]) | ||
| + | *[[1913]] - [[Hans Ruesch]], Swiss racing driver (d. [[2007]]) | ||
| + | *[[1918]] - [[Birgit Nilsson]], Swedish soprano (d. [[2005]]) | ||
| + | *[[1919]] - [[Antonio Aguilar]], Mexican singer and actor (d. [[2007]]) | ||
| + | * 1919 - [[Merle Miller]], American biographer (d. [[1986]]) | ||
| + | *[[1921]] - [[Dennis Brain]], English French horn player (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| + | * 1921 - [[Bob Merrill]], American composer and lyricist (d. [[1998]]) | ||
| + | *[[1931]] - [[Marshall Applewhite]], American cult leader (d. [[1997]]) | ||
| + | *[[1935]] - [[Dennis Potter]], English writer (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| + | *[[1936]] - [[Dennis Hopper]], American actor and director | ||
| + | *[[1937]] - [[Hazel R. O'Leary]], [[United States Secretary of Energy]] | ||
| + | *[[1938]] - [[Jason Bernard]], American actor (d. [[1996]]) | ||
| + | *[[1939]] - [[Gary Paulsen]], American author | ||
| + | *[[1940]] - [[Alan Kay]], American computer scientist | ||
| + | * 1940 - [[Reynato Puno]], Filipino [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] Chief Justice | ||
| + | *[[1941]] - [[David Cope]], American composer and author | ||
| + | *[[1941]] - [[Ben Nelson]]. American politician | ||
| + | *[[1942]] - [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], American musician | ||
| + | *[[1943]] - [[Johnny Warren]], Australian Footballer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| + | * 1943 - [[Vicky Moscholiou]], Greek singer (d. [[2005]]) | ||
| + | *[[1945]] - [[Tony Roche]], Australian tennis player | ||
| + | *[[1946]] - [[Udo Lindenberg]], German musician | ||
| + | * 1946 - [[F. Paul Wilson]], American novelist | ||
| + | *[[1948]] - [[Dick Gaughan]], Scottish musician, singer and songwriter | ||
| + | *[[1949]] - [[Bill Bruford]], English musician ([[Yes (band)|Yes]]) | ||
| + | *[[1950]] - [[Howard Ashman]], American lyricist (d. [[1991]]) | ||
| + | * 1950 - [[Janez Drnovšek]], Slovenian politician | ||
| + | *[[1951]] - [[Simon Hughes]], British politician | ||
| + | *[[1952]] - [[Howard Hampton]], leader of the [[New Democratic Party of Ontario]] | ||
| + | *[[1955]] - [[Bill Paxton]], American actor and film director | ||
| + | *[[1956]] - [[Sugar Ray Leonard]], American boxer | ||
| + | * 1956 - [[Bob Saget]], American actor | ||
| + | * 1956 - [[Dave Sim]], Canadian cartoonist | ||
| + | *[[1957]] - [[Pascual Pérez (baseball)|Pascual Pérez]], Dominican baseball player | ||
| + | *[[1958]] - [[Paul Di'Anno]], English singer ([[Iron Maiden]]) | ||
| + | *[[1959]] - [[Marcelo Loffreda]], Argentine rugby player and coach | ||
| + | * 1959 - [[Jim Nantz]], American broadcaster | ||
| + | *[[1960]] - [[Lou DiBella]], American boxing promoter | ||
| + | *[[1961]] - [[Enya]], Irish singer and songwriter | ||
| + | *[[1962]] - [[Craig Ferguson]], Scottish actor and comedian | ||
| + | * 1962 - [[Lise Lyng Falkenberg]], Danish writer | ||
| + | *[[1963]] - [[Page McConnell]], American musician and songwriter ([[Phish]]) | ||
| + | *[[1964]] - [[Menno Oosting]], Dutch tennis player (d. [[1999]]) | ||
| + | *[[1965]] - [[Richard Baumhammers]], American spree killer | ||
| + | * 1965 - [[Trent Reznor]], American musician ([[Nine Inch Nails]]) | ||
| + | *[[1969]] - [[Thom Filicia]], American television personality | ||
| + | * 1969 - [[Alan Doyle]], Canadian musician ([[Great Big Sea]]) | ||
| + | *[[1970]] - [[Jordan Knight]], American singer ([[New Kids on the Block]]) | ||
| + | * 1970 - [[Angelica Agurbash]], Belarusian singer, actress and model | ||
| + | * 1970 - [[Matt Lindland]], American mixed martial arts fighter | ||
| + | *[[1971]] - [[Shaun Hart]], Australian footballer | ||
| + | * 1971 - [[Princess Máxima of the Netherlands]] | ||
| + | *[[1973]] - [[Josh Homme]], American musician and songwriter | ||
| + | * 1973 - [[Matthew McGrory]], American actor (d. [[2005]]) | ||
| + | * 1973 - [[Sasha Alexander]], American television actress | ||
| + | * 1973 - [[Steve Barakatt]], Canadian composer | ||
| + | *[[1974]] - [[Andrea Corr]], Irish singer ([[The Corrs]]) | ||
| + | * 1974 - [[Wiki González]], Venezuelan baseball player | ||
| + | * 1974 - [[Eddie Lewis (soccer)|Eddie Lewis]], American football (soccer) player | ||
| + | * 1974 - [[Sendhil Ramamurthy]], American actor | ||
| + | *[[1975]] - [[Cheick Kongo]], French martial artist | ||
| + | * 1975 - [[Jonti Picking]], British cartoonist | ||
| + | * 1975 - [[Kostas Sommer]], Greek actor | ||
| + | * 1975 - [[Laura Voutilainen]], Finnish singer | ||
| + | * 1975 - [[Alex Wright]], German professional wrestler | ||
| + | *[[1976]] - [[José Guillén]], Dominican baseball player | ||
| + | * 1976 - [[Lee-Hom Wang]], American-born Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, and composer | ||
| + | *[[1978]] - [[John Foster (baseball)|John Foster]], American baseball player | ||
| + | * 1978 - [[Paddy Kenny]], Irish goalkeeper | ||
| + | * 1978 - [[Carlos Pena]], Dominican baseball player | ||
| + | *[[1979]] - [[Wayne Thomas]], English footballer | ||
| + | *[[1980]] - [[Davor Džalto]], Serbian art historian | ||
| + | * 1980 - [[Dallas Taylor (vocalist)|Dallas Taylor]], American Vocalist ([[Underoath]]) | ||
| + | *[[1981]] - [[Beñat Albizuri]], Spanish cyclist | ||
| + | * 1981 - [[R.J. Helton]], American Idol finalist | ||
| + | * 1981 - [[Shiri Maimon]], Israeli singer | ||
| + | * 1981 - [[Leon Osman]], English footballer | ||
| + | * 1981 - [[Giannis Taralidis]], Greek footballer | ||
| + | *[[1982]] - [[Tony Parker]], French-American basketball player | ||
| + | *[[1983]] - [[Channing Frye]], American basketball player | ||
| + | * 1983 - [[Nicky Hofs]], Dutch footballer | ||
| + | *[[1984]] - [[Christine Robinson]], Canadian water polo player | ||
| + | * 1984 - [[Christian Bolaños]], Costa Rican footballer | ||
| + | *[[1985]] - [[Matt Ryan (American football)|Matt Ryan]], American Football player | ||
| + | *[[1985]] - [[Derek Hough]], Professional American dancer and singer | ||
| + | *[[1986]] - [[Tahj Mowry]], American actor | ||
| + | *[[1988]] - [[Nikki Reed]], American actress | ||
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| + | If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. | ||
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| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
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Art and culture
- 1763 - Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil, wealthy heir to a “président” at the Cour des Aides marries Marquis de Sade.
- 1863 - Salon des Refusés, Paris, organized by painters who had been refused at the official Salon
- 1965 - 2nd Paris Festival of Free Expression opens at the American Center in Paris
- 1978 - Charlie Chaplin's stolen body found
Births
- 1866 - Erik Satie, French musician and composer
- 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist
- 1935 - Dennis Potter, English dramatist
Births
- 1155 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)
- 1443 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England
- 1551 - Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)
- 1628 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662)
- 1682 - Bartholomew Roberts, AKA Black Bart, notorious Welsh pirate (d. 1722)
- 1706 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
- 1718 - Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778)
- 1743 - Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784)
- 1749 - Edward Jenner, English medical researcher (d. 1823)
- 1758 - John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839)
- 1768 - Caroline of Brunswick, Queen consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1821)
- 1768 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)
- 1794 - Anna Brownell Jameson, British writer (d. 1860)
- 1821 - Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)
- 1836 - Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (d. 1900)
- 1836 - Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923)
- 1844 - Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918)
- 1866 - Erik Satie, French composer (d. 1925)
- 1868 - Horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920)
- 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (d. 1935)
- 1873 - Dorothy Richardson, English writer (d. 1957)
- 1879 - Simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)
- 1886 - Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)
- 1888 - Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. 1965)
- 1891 - Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959)
- 1897 - Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
- 1898 - Alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)
- 1900 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Muslim cleric (d. 1989)
- 1901 - Werner Egk, German composer (d. 1983)
- 1903 - Cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991)
- 1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)
- 1906 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)
- 1911 - Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-born supermodel (d. 1992)
- 1911 - Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (d. 1998)
- 1913 - Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007)
- 1918 - Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano (d. 2005)
- 1919 - Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer and actor (d. 2007)
- 1919 - Merle Miller, American biographer (d. 1986)
- 1921 - Dennis Brain, English French horn player (d. 1957)
- 1921 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (d. 1998)
- 1931 - Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (d. 1997)
- 1935 - Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994)
- 1936 - Dennis Hopper, American actor and director
- 1937 - Hazel R. O'Leary, United States Secretary of Energy
- 1938 - Jason Bernard, American actor (d. 1996)
- 1939 - Gary Paulsen, American author
- 1940 - Alan Kay, American computer scientist
- 1940 - Reynato Puno, Filipino Supreme Court Chief Justice
- 1941 - David Cope, American composer and author
- 1941 - Ben Nelson. American politician
- 1942 - Taj Mahal, American musician
- 1943 - Johnny Warren, Australian Footballer (d. 2004)
- 1943 - Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (d. 2005)
- 1945 - Tony Roche, Australian tennis player
- 1946 - Udo Lindenberg, German musician
- 1946 - F. Paul Wilson, American novelist
- 1948 - Dick Gaughan, Scottish musician, singer and songwriter
- 1949 - Bill Bruford, English musician (Yes)
- 1950 - Howard Ashman, American lyricist (d. 1991)
- 1950 - Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician
- 1951 - Simon Hughes, British politician
- 1952 - Howard Hampton, leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario
- 1955 - Bill Paxton, American actor and film director
- 1956 - Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
- 1956 - Bob Saget, American actor
- 1956 - Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist
- 1957 - Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player
- 1958 - Paul Di'Anno, English singer (Iron Maiden)
- 1959 - Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach
- 1959 - Jim Nantz, American broadcaster
- 1960 - Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter
- 1961 - Enya, Irish singer and songwriter
- 1962 - Craig Ferguson, Scottish actor and comedian
- 1962 - Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish writer
- 1963 - Page McConnell, American musician and songwriter (Phish)
- 1964 - Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
- 1965 - Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer
- 1965 - Trent Reznor, American musician (Nine Inch Nails)
- 1969 - Thom Filicia, American television personality
- 1969 - Alan Doyle, Canadian musician (Great Big Sea)
- 1970 - Jordan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
- 1970 - Angelica Agurbash, Belarusian singer, actress and model
- 1970 - Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
- 1971 - Shaun Hart, Australian footballer
- 1971 - Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
- 1973 - Josh Homme, American musician and songwriter
- 1973 - Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1973 - Sasha Alexander, American television actress
- 1973 - Steve Barakatt, Canadian composer
- 1974 - Andrea Corr, Irish singer (The Corrs)
- 1974 - Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1974 - Eddie Lewis, American football (soccer) player
- 1974 - Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
- 1975 - Cheick Kongo, French martial artist
- 1975 - Jonti Picking, British cartoonist
- 1975 - Kostas Sommer, Greek actor
- 1975 - Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer
- 1975 - Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
- 1976 - José Guillén, Dominican baseball player
- 1976 - Lee-Hom Wang, American-born Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, and composer
- 1978 - John Foster, American baseball player
- 1978 - Paddy Kenny, Irish goalkeeper
- 1978 - Carlos Pena, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 - Wayne Thomas, English footballer
- 1980 - Davor Džalto, Serbian art historian
- 1980 - Dallas Taylor, American Vocalist (Underoath)
- 1981 - Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
- 1981 - R.J. Helton, American Idol finalist
- 1981 - Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer
- 1981 - Leon Osman, English footballer
- 1981 - Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
- 1982 - Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
- 1983 - Channing Frye, American basketball player
- 1983 - Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
- 1984 - Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
- 1984 - Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
- 1985 - Matt Ryan, American Football player
- 1985 - Derek Hough, Professional American dancer and singer
- 1986 - Tahj Mowry, American actor
- 1988 - Nikki Reed, American actress
Deaths
- 1510 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)
- 1999 - James Broughton, American artist (b. 1913)
- 2004 - Jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920)
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