* 1341 - Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (d. 1408)
* 1433 - Charles, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1477)
* 1483 - Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer (d. 1546)
* 1565 - Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer (d. 1646)
* 1566 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English politician (d. 1601)
* 1577 - Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist and politician (d. 1660)
* 1668 - Louis III, Prince of Condé (d. 1710)
* 1668 - François Couperin, French composer (d. 1733)
* 1683 - George II of Great Britain (d. 1760)
* 1695 - John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (d. 1771)
* 1697 - William Hogarth, English artist (d. 1764)
* 1710 - Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman (d. 1792)
* 1728 - Oliver Goldsmith, English playwright (d. 1774)
* 1735 - Granville Sharp, English campaigner for the abolition of slavery (d. 1813)
* 1759 - Friedrich von Schiller, German writer (d. 1805)
* 1801 - Samuel Gridley Howe, American social reformer (d. 1876)
* 1801 - Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer (d. 1872)
* 1844 - Henry Eyster Jacobs, American Lutheran theologian (d. 1932)
* 1845 - Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1894)
* 1850 - Arthur Goring Thomas, English composer (d. 1892)
* 1868 - Gichin Funakoshi, father of Japanese Shotokan Karatedo (d. 1957)
* 1871 - Winston Churchill, American novelist (d. 1947)
* 1878 - Cy Morgan, baseball player (d. 1962)
* 1879 - Vachel Lindsay, American poet (d. 1931)
* 1880 - Jacob Epstein, American-born sculptor (d. 1959)
* 1887 - Arnold Zweig, German author (d. 1968)
* 1888 - Andrei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer (d. 1972)
* 1889 - Claude Rains, English actor (d. 1967)
* 1893 - John P. Marquand, American writer (d. 1960)
* 1895 - John Knudsen Northrop, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1981)
* 1896 - Jimmie Dykes, baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
* 1907 - Jane Froman, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
* 1909 - Paweł Jasienica, Polish historian (d. 1970)
* 1912 - Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager (d. 1999)
* 1918 - Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1919 - Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov, Russian inventor
* 1919 - George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (d. 1997)
* 1919 - Moise Tshombe, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1969)
* 1920 - Rafael del Pino, Spanish entrepreneur
* 1924 - Russell Johnson, American actor (Gilligan's Island)
* 1925 - Richard Burton, Welsh actor (d. 1984)
* 1928 - Ennio Morricone, Italian composer
* 1929 - Marilyn Bergman, American composer and songwriter
* 1932 - Roy Scheider, American actor
* 1933 - Ronald Evans, American astronaut (d. 1990)
* 1935 - Igor Dmitrievich Novikov, Russian astrophysicist
* 1939 - Russell Means, Native American activist
* 1939 - Allan Moffat, Canadian-Australian race car driver
* 1940 - Screaming Lord Sutch, English musician and politician (d. 1999)
* 1941 - Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer and actor (d. 1985)
* 1942 - Robert F. Engle, American economist, Nobel laureate
* 1942 - Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss Federal Councilor
* 1944 - Silvestre Reyes, American politician
* 1944 - Sir Tim Rice, English lyricist
* 1945 - Donna Fargo, American singer
* 1947 - Greg Lake, British musician
* 1947 - Glen Buxton, American musician (Alice Cooper) (d. 1997)
* 1947 - Dave Loggins, American songwriter and singer
* 1948 - Hugh Moffatt, Country music songwriter
* 1948 - Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (d. 2005)
* 1949 - Ann Reinking, American dancer
* 1950 - Debra Hill, American screenwriter and film producer (d. 2005)
* 1952 - Gerry DiNardo, American football coach
* 1954 - Mario Cipollina, American bass player (Huey Lewis & the News)
* 1955 - Jack Clark, baseball player
* 1955 - Roland Emmerich, German film producer and director
* 1956 - Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian Entrepreneur, politicial activist and writer
* 1956 - Sinbad, American actor
* 1958 - Massimo Morsello, Italian singer
* 1958 - Brooks Williams, American musician
* 1958 - Stephen Herek, American film director
* 1959 - Linda Cohn, American sports reporter
* 1959 - Mackenzie Phillips, American actress
* 1960 - Neil Gaiman, English writer
* 1964 - Kenny Rogers, baseball player
* 1965 - Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish racecar driver
* 1965 - Jamie Dixon, NCAA basketball coach
* 1966 - Vanessa Angel, English actress
* 1968 - Steve Brookstein, X Factor Winner
* 1969 - Ellen Pompeo, American actress
* 1969 - Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer
* 1969 - Jens Lehmann, German footballer
* 1970 - Warren G, American rapper
* 1972 - Shawn Green, American baseball player
* 1973 - Patrik Berger, Czech footballer
* 1975 - Jim Adkins, American musician
* 1976 - Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer
* 1976 - Shefki Kuqi, Finnish footballer
* 1977 - Brittany Murphy, American actress
* 1977 - Matt Cepicky, American baseball player
* 1978 - Eve, American rapper
* 1978 - Kyla Cole Slovak adult actress
* 1980 - Troy Bell Basketball player
* 1981 - Tony Blanco, American baseball player
* 1981 - Jason L. Dunham, American Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2004)
* 1981 - Alison Waite, Playmate
* 1982 - Heather Matarazzo, American actress
* 1983 - Miranda Lambert, American singer
* 1983 - Craig Smith, American basketball player
* 1984 - Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player
* 1985 - Giovonnie Samuels, American television actress
* 1986 - Josh Peck American actor
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answer #1
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answered by Parry 3
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