Births
- 846 – Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)
- 1285 – King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)
- 1421 – King Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
- 1478 – Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)
- 1550 – Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (baptism) (d. 1605)
- 1586 – Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670)
- 1608 – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English soldier (d. 1670)
- 1637 – Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714)
- 1640 – Claude Fleury, French historian (d. 1723)
- 1642 – Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (d. 1703)
- 1685 – Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, mother of Louis XV of France (d. 1712)
- 1721 – James Elphinston, British philologist (d. 1809)
- 1721 – Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (d. 1794)
- 1752 – Gabriel Duvall, American jurist, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1844)
- 1778 – Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
- 1792 – King William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
- 1805 – Adolf Reubke, German organ builder (d. 1875)
- 1805 – Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
- 1812 – Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (d. 1884)
- 1823 – Friedrich Max Müller, German orientalist (d. 1900)
- 1833 – John S. Mosby, American Civil War figure (d. 1916)
- 1841 – Frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)
- 1849 – August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
- 1853 – Haraprasad Shastri, Indian scholar and historian (d. 1931)
- 1863 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)
- 1872 – Arthur Henry Adams, Australian writer (d. 1936)
- 1872 – William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)
- 1874 – Lucien Démanet, French gymnast (d. 1979)
- 1875 – Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer (d. 1946)
- 1875 – Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)
- 1876 – Fred Duesenberg, German-born American automobile maker (d. 1932)
- 1886 – Joyce Kilmer, American poet (d. 1918)
- 1887 – Joseph Lamb, American ragtime composer (d. 1960)
- 1887 – Lynn Fontanne, British-American actress (d. 1983)
- 1888 – Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949)
- 1890 – Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946)
- 1890 – Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)
- 1890 – Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)
- 1892 – Osbert Sitwell, British author (d. 1969)
- 1893 – Homer N. Wallin, American vice-admiral (d. 1984)
- 1896 – Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (d. 1983)
- 1898 – Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-born American photojournalist (d. 1995)
- 1898 – Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (d. 1987)
- 1900 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)
- 1903 – Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player (d. 1946)
- 1904 – Ève Curie, French writer (d. 2007)
- 1905 – Elizabeth Yates, American children's author (d. 2001)
- 1908 – Pierre Graber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2003)
- 1908 – Baby Face Nelson, American bank robber (d. 1934)
- 1909 – Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (d. 2002)
- 1913 – Karl Haas, German-American music educator (d. 2005)
- 1913 – Eleanor Holm, American swimmer (d. 2004)
- 1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (d. 1986)
- 1916 – Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic museum curator and politician (d. 1982)
- 1917 – Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese leader of the Lebanese Druze (d. 1977)
- 1917 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-born American entrepreneur (d. 2008)
- 1919 – Paul de Man, Belgian literary critic (d. 1983)
- 1920 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer
- 1920 – George Porter, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
- 1921 – Otto Graham, American football player (d. 2003)
- 1921 – Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
- 1922 – John Brunt, English soldier, Victoria Cross holder (d. 1944)
- 1922 – Benjamin A. Gilman, American politician
- 1924 – Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1928 – Bobby Van, American singer (d. 1980)
- 1929 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German conductor
- 1929 – Frank Springer, American comics artist
- 1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
- 1930 – Daniel Lisulo, Zambian Prime Minister of Zambia
- 1931 – Zeki Müren, Turkish, singer, actor, and composer (d. 1996)
- 1932– Kamleshwar.Indian writer.(d.2007)
- 1933 – Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (d. 2010)
- 1933 – Donald J. Kutyna, former United States air force officer
- 1934 – Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler
- 1935 – Jean Lapointe, Quebec singer and senator
- 1936 – Kenneth Copeland, American televangelist
- 1936 – David Ossman, American comedian
- 1937 – Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2006)
- 1938 – Patrick Bauchau, Belgian actor
- 1940 – Lawrence Bergman, Quebec politician
- 1940 – Richard Edlund, American special effects photographer
- 1941 – Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
- 1941 – Bill Thomas, American politician
- 1942 – Peter Handke, Austrian writer
- 1945 – Larry Bowa, American baseball player and manager
- 1945 – Dan Harrington, American poker player
- 1945 – Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker
- 1946 – Frankie Beverly, American singer-songwriter and record producer
- 1946 – Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer
- 1947 – Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician
- 1947 – Miroslav Vitous, Czech jazz musician
- 1947 – Henk van Woerden, Dutch painter and writer (d. 2005)
- 1948 – Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German actor and musician
- 1948 – Don Nickles, American politician
- 1948 – Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
- 1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress
- 1949 – Linda Creed, American songwriter (d. 1986)
- 1949 – Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (d. 2007)
- 1949 – Gregory Venables, British Anglican bishop
- 1950 – Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer
- 1950 – Sonia Manzano, American actress and writer
- 1950 – Karlheinz Subklewe, German footballer
- 1951 – Gerry Francis, English football player and manager
- 1952 – Ric Charlesworth, Australian field hockey player
- 1952 – Craig Newmark, American internet entrepreneur
- 1953 – Tom Hulce, American actor
- 1953 – Gary Ward, American baseball player
- 1953 – Gary Goodman, Australian cricket player
- 1953 – Kin Shriner, American actor
- 1953 – Masami Kurumada, Japanese manga artist
- 1955 – Rick Buckler, British drummer (The Jam)
- 1955 – Steven Wright, American comedian
- 1956 – Peter Buck, American guitarist (R.E.M.)
- 1956 – Randy Rhoads, American guitarist (d. 1982)
- 1957 – Adrian Borland, English musician (The Sound) (d. 1999)
- 1958 – Nick Park, British filmmaker and animator
- 1959 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese video game industry executive
- 1961 – David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies)
- 1961 – Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
- 1962 – Janine Turner, American actress
- 1963 – Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor
- 1965 – Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer
- 1966 – Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
- 1967 – Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer
- 1967 – Judd Apatow, American film director, and screenwriter
- 1967 – Lucia Rijker, Dutch boxer and actress
- 1969 – Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
- 1970 – Isabelle Arnould, Belgian swimmer
- 1970 – Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
- 1970 – Adrian Fenty, American politician
- 1970 – Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
- 1970 – Michaela Schaffrath, German actress
- 1971 – José Contreras, Cuban baseball player
- 1971 – Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- 1971 – Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese voice actor
- 1971 – Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
- 1971 – Ryan White, American AIDS victim (d. 1990)
- 1972 – Heather Mizeur, American politician
- 1972 – Monica Santa Maria, Peruvian model and TV host (Nubeluz) (d. 1994)
- 1972 – Rick Short, American baseball player
- 1974 – Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist
- 1974 – Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 – Noel Clarke, English actor and writer
- 1975 – Adrián García Arias, Mexican footballer
- 1976 – Colleen Haskell, American television personality
- 1976 – Alicia Machado, Venezuelan actress and former Miss Universe
- 1976 – Lindsay Price, American actress
- 1977 – Kevin Cash, American baseball player
- 1977 – Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer
- 1977 – Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
- 1978 – K. D. Aubert, American actress
- 1978 – Chris Basak, American baseball player
- 1978 – Darrell Jackson, American football player
- 1978 – Ramiro Pez, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
- 1979 – Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
- 1979 – Yanina González, Paraguayan model
- 1980 – Steve Lovell, British footballer
- 1980 – Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player
- 1981 – Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
- 1982 – Ryan Carnes, American actor
- 1982 – Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
- 1982 – Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1982 – Susie Stoddart, Scottish racing driver
- 1984 – Syndric Steptoe, American football player
- 1985 – Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
- 1985 – Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
- 1985 – Dulce María, Mexican actress and singer
- 1985 – Rudra Pratap Singh, Indian cricketer
- 1986 – Georgia Horsley, English model
- 1986 – Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
- 1988 – Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian musician
- 1988 – Nils Petersen, German footballer
- 1989 – Felix Schiller, German footballer
- 1990 – Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
- 1995 – Joy Gruttmann, German singer
- 1996 – Stefanie Scott, American actress
- 2000 – Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish royal
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