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1689 – Joseph Ames, English bibliographer and antiquarian (Typographical Antiquities), born in Great Yarmouth, England (d. 1759)
1830 – Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet, French general and Minister of War (1899-1900), born in Paris, France (d. 1909)
1843 – Bolko von Hochberg, German diplomat and composer, born in Castle Fürstenstein, Silesia (d. 1926)
1869 – Felice Boghen, Italian composer, born in Florence, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1945)
1925 – Marty Paich, American jazz pianist, conductor, producer, and arranger (Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson), born in Oakland, California (d. 1995)
1928 – Jeanne Moreau, French actress (Going Places, Jules and Jim), born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
1929 – Filaret Denysenko [Mykhailo Denysenko], Ukrainian religious leader and Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, born in Blahodatne, Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR
1942 – [Lily] Susan Todd, British stage actress, director and co-founder of the Monstrous Regiment theatre company, born in Stourbridge, England (d. 2025)
1972 – Kez McCorvey, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Gautier, Mississippi
2002 – Josko Gvardiol, Croatian football player (Manchester City), born in Zagreb, Croatia

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1796 – Karl Ernst Claus, Russian chemist, discovered chemical element ruthenium, born in Dorpat, Russia (modern Estonia) (d. 1864)
1897 – “Blind” Willie Johnson, American gospel blues singer and guitarist (“Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground”), born in Pendleton, Texas (d. 1945) [Note: some sources cite date as 25th]
1911 – Suzanne Danco, Belgian operatic soprano singer, born in Brussels (d. 2000)
1913 – Carl F. H. Henry, American evangelical theologian and publisher, born in Long Island, New York (d. 2003)
1925 – Leslie Silver, English paint manufacturer, Chairman of Leeds United, born in London, England (d. 2014)
1938 – Joe Esposito, American author and friend of Elvis, born in Chicago (d. 2016)
1941 – Eugene Hasenfus, American Marine and gunrunner involved in the Iran-Contra affair, born in Marinette, Wisconsin (d. 2025)
1957 – Francis Wheen, English writer and journalist, born in England
1980 – Ernst Busch, German cabaret and political song singer, and actor (Life of Galileo), born in Kiel, German Empire (d. 1980)
1980 – Subhash Ram Prajapati, Nepalese writer, born in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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1801 – Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, Catalan composer and choirmaster, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1870)
1825 – Imre Madách, Hungarian writer known for “The Tragedy of Man”, born in Alsósztregova, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1864)
1895 – Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier ‘The Master’, born in Getaria, Spain (d. 1972)
1904 – Richard P. Blackmur, American critic and poet (Good European), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1965)
1920 – Edwin Alberian, American TV entertainer (Clarabell the clown), born in New York (d. 1997)
1942 – Edwin Starr [Hatcher], American soul and RandB singer (“War”; “Twenty-Five Miles”), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2003)
1943 – Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek rock singer-songwriter (Exadaktylos; MGC), and actor, born in Athens, Greece
1946 – Vincent Placoly, Martinique writer and playwright (L’eau-de-mort guildive), born in Martinique (d. 1992)
1977 – Phil Neville, English soccer fullback (59 caps; Manchester United, Everton) and manager (England Women 2021–2023, Inter Miami, Portland Timbers), born in Bury, England
1978 – Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer (Dru Hill), born in Baltimore, Maryland

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1758 – Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, French chemist (worked with husband Antoine Lavoisier), born in Montbrison, France (d. 1836)
1809 – Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish-Basque composer (La Paloma), born in Lanciego, Álava, Spain (d. 1865)
1825 – Henry G. Blasdel, American politician (1st Governor of Nevada, 1864-71), and miner, born in Cambridge, Indiana (d. 1900)
1898 – U Razak, Burmese politician, one of 19 independence leaders assassinated on Martyr’s Day, born in Meiktila, British Burma, (d. 1947)
1906 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentine business magnate, owner of world’s largest shipping fleet, and second husband of Jacqueline Kennedy, born in Konak, Turkey (d. 1975)
1928 – Peter Donat, Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story), born in Kentville, Nova Scotia (d. 2018)
1930 – Raymond Van Gestel, Belgian soccer winger (5 caps; Lyra) and athlete (Belgian long jump champion), born in Mol, Belgium (d. 2020)
1955 – Hiromi Ōta, Japanese pop singer (Momen no handkerchief), born in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
1959 – Bernard Tyson, American healthcare advocate and 1st African American CEO of Kaiser Permanente, born in San Francisco Bay Area, California
1997 – Blueface [Johnathan Jamall Porter], American rapper (Respect My Cryppin; Thotiana), born in Los Angeles, California

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1808 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher, born in Athol, Massachusetts (d. 1887)
1904 – Pei Wenzhong, Chinese anthropologist and archaeologist (Peking Man), born in Fengnan, China (d. 1982)
1919 – Ray Eberle, American big band vocalist (Glenn Miller; Gene Krupa), and bandleader, born in Hoosick Falls, New York (d. 1979)
1932 – Richard Lester, American film director (“Hard Day’s Night”, “Help!”, “Petulia”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1947 – Roderic “Rod” Evans, English rocker (The Maze, Deep Purple), born in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
1963 – Caron Wheeler, English singer (Soul II Soul – “Keep on Movin'”), born in Acton, London, England
1970 – T. J. Mathews, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Columbia, Illinois
1974 – Jaime Moreno, Bolivian soccer forward (75 caps; D.C. United 329 games), born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
1992 – Shawn Johnson, American artistic gymnast, born in Des Moines, Iowa
1999 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, American blues guitarist and singer (662), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi

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1672 – Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French playwright and poet, born in Paris (d. 1731)
1882 – Jacob Clay, Dutch philosopher and physicist (cosmic rays as charged particles), born in Berkhout, Netherlands (d. 1955)
1905 – Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mafioso and crime boss of the Bonanno crime family, born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy (d. 2002)
1925 – Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (Difference and Repetition), born in Paris, France (d. 1995)
1926 – Bobby Edwards [Moncrief], American country singer-songwriter (“You’re The Reason”), born in Anniston, Alabama (d. 2012)
1938 – Hargus “Pig” Robbins, American Nashville session piano player (Patsy Cline; Charlie Rich; Roger Miller; Bob Dylan; Ween), born in Spring City, Tennessee (d. 2022)
1944 – Relus ter Beek, Dutch Labour Party politician (House of Representatives, 1971-89; Minister of Defense, 1989-94; Queen’s Commissioner of Drenthe, 1995-2008), born in Coevorden, Netherlands (d. 2008)
1979 – Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer and producer known as the ‘King of Mandopop’, born in New Taipei City, Taiwan
1988 – Ashleigh Murray, American actress (Riverdale), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1999 – Karan Brar, American actor (Diary of a Wimpy Kid; Bunk’d), born in Redmond, Washington

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1818 – Antoine-Aimé Dorion, Canadian politician and jurist (joint premier of Canada 1858, 1863-64), born in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Lower Canada (d. 1891)
1899 – Robert Maynard Hutchins, American educational philosopher (University of Chicago), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1977)
1905 – Peggy Gilbert [Margaret Knechtges], American jazz saxophonist, pianist, and bandleader (Metro Goldwyn Orchestra; Symphonics; Dixie Belles), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 2007)
1925 – Annie Delorie, Dutch opera singer (Nederlandse Opera, 1950-70), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2009)
1949 – Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor (Taxi – “Latka Gravas”), born in New York City (d. 1984)
1954 – Susan Kiefel, Australian lawyer and judge, born in Cairns, Australia
1955 – Katalin Kariko, Hungarian-American biochemist (2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine technology), born in Szolnok, Hungary
1955 – Kazumasa Akiyama, Japanese jazz-fusion guitarist (Dig My Style), born in Tokyo, Japan
1956 – Cristina [Monet Zilkha], American dance-pop singer songwriter (“Sleep It Off”), born in New York City (d. 2020)
1975 – Tom Jenkinson, English bassist, composer, and electronic music producer (Squarepusher), born in Chelmsford, England

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1844 – Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist and 1st Prime Minister of Albania (1912-14), born in Vlorë, Ottoman Empire (d. 1919)
1878 – Harry Carey [Henry DeWitt Carey II], American actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Red River), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1947)
1896 – Ruth Rose, American screenwriter (King Kong), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1978)
1901 – Fulgencio Batista, Dictator and President of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59), born in Banes, Cuba (d. 1973)
1907 – Paul Nitze, American government official, Deputy Secretary of Defence, Secretary of the Navy and policy advisor on the USSR, born in Amherst, Massachusetts (d. 2004)
1923 – Willem Aantjes, Dutch political leader (CDA), had to resign over WWII war record, born in Bleskensgraaf, Netherlands (d. 2015)
1928 – John Fozard, British aeronautical engineer, and aircraft designer (the Hawker Siddeley Harrier), born in Liversedge, England (d. 1996)
1931 – Johannes Rau, German politician (President of Germany, 1999-2004; Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1978-98), born in Wuppertal, Germany (d. 2006)
1958 – Wayne Bergeron, American jazz and session trumpeter (Maynard Ferguson; Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band), and educator, born in Hartford, Connecticut
1982 – Tuncay Şanlı, Turkish footballer, born in Sakarya Province

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1824 – Marie Duplessis [Alphonsine Rose Plessis], French courtesan, born in Nonant-le-Pin, Normandy, France (d. 1847)
1872 – Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer, born in Terek Oblast (d. 1944)
1892 – Rex Ingram [Reginald Hitchcock], Irish director (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1950)
1953 – Kent Hovind, American evangelist and Young Earth Creationist, jailed for not paying taxes, born in the United States
1954 – Jose Dalisay Jr., Filipino writer, born in Romblon, Philippines
1957 – Mario Van Peebles, Mexican actor (Posse, South Bronx Heroes), born in Mexico City
1977 – Simon James Cook, British cricketer, born in Oxford, England
1978 – Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist, born in Latisana, Italy
1986 – Fred Davis, American football player, born in Toledo, Ohio
1990 – Chris Warren Jr., American actor (Sistas, High School Musical), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

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1684 – Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1745)
1824 – Vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1906)
1915 – Mark Goodson, American radio and TV game show producer, with Bill Todman (“I’ve Got A Secret”; “The Price Is Right”; “Password”), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1992)
1920 – Donald Beard, New Zealand cricketer (NZ pace bowler in the 1950’s), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand (d. 1982)
1931 – Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2009)
1940 – Siegmund Nimsgern, German operatic bass-baritone, born in Sankt Wendel, Germany
1949 – Lamar Williams, American musician (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Gulfport, Mississippi (d. 1983)
1969 – Martin Bicknell, English cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 14 wickets; 7 ODIs, 13 wickets; Surrey), born in Guildford, England
1971 – Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier, born in Oslo, Norway
1980 – Cory Gibbs, American soccer defender (19 caps; FC St.Pauli, Feyenoord, Colorado Rapids, NE Revolution, Chicago Fire), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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