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1876 – E. B. Dwyer, Australian-born cricketer (Sussex), born in Redfern, Australia (d. 1912)
1898 – Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and civil rights activist, born in CHarleston, South Carolina (d. 1987)
1920 – Nina Bara [Frances Bauer], Argentinian actress (Missile to the Moon, Space Patrol), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)
1924 – Ngiratkel Etpison, Palauan businessman and politician (President of Palau, 1989-92), born in Koror, South Seas Mandate (d. 1997)
1935 – Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality who popularized the phrase “But wait, there’s more!”, born in New York City (d. 2021)
1940 – Conny Plank, German record producer and musician, born in Hütschenhausen, Germany (d. 1987)
1941 – Frank Collett [Taglieri], American jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2016)
1948 – Chris Mulkey, American actor (Cloverfield), born in Viroqua, Wisconsin
1977 – Eric Church, American country music singer-songwriter (“Drink In My Hand”, “Springsteen”, “Hell of a View”), born in Granite Falls, North Carolina
1981 – Farrah Franklin, American RandB singer (Destiny’s Child, 1999-2000), and actress, born in Los Angeles, California

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1821 – Abram Sanders Piatt, American farmer, publisher, poet, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1908)
1860 – William Maddock Bayliss, British physiologist, co-discoverer of hormones, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (d. 1924)
1901 – Willi Bredel, German anti-Nazi communist writer (Die Prüfung), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1964)
1924 – Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American stage and screen singer and actor (The Sound of Music; Fiddler On The Roof; The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming; 200 Motels), folk singer (co-founder Newport Folk Festival), and political activist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2015)
1938 – Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1966-90), born in Morija, Lesotho (d. 1996)
1945 – Goldy McJohn [John Goadsby], Canadian rock keyboard and Hammond B-3 organ player (Steppenwolf – “Magic Carpet ride”; ‘Born To Be Wild”), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)
1946 – Lesley Gore [Goldstein], American pop singer (“It’s My Party”; “You Don’t Own Me”), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
1972 – Jill Savery, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1973 – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German film director and screenwriter (The Lives of Others), born in Cologne, Germany
1980 – Miloš Glogovac, Serbian football player, born in Serbia

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1238 – Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80), born in Tønsberg, Norway (d. 1280)
1577 – François de Kinschot, Dutch jurist and chancellor of Brabant, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1654)
1872 – Sidónio Pais, Portuguese politician (4th President of Portugal, 66th Prime Minister of Portugal), born in Caminha, Portugal (d. 1918)
1884 – Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and auto racer (1931 Le Mans), born in Mayfair, London (d. 1964)
1913 – Balraj Sahni [Yudhishthir], Indian Bollywood actor (Dharti Ke Lal), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab (d. 1973)
1924 – Enriko Josif, Serbian composer and pedagogue (Lyric Symphony), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2003)
1924 – Big Maybelle [Mabel Smith], American RandB singer (“A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, “Candy”), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 1972)
1951 – Linda Hoover, American singer-songwriter (“I Mean to Shine”), born in Oakland, New Jersey
1955 – Nick Feldman, British pop-new wave musician (Wang Chung – “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”), born in London
1957 – Paul D Ronney, American aeronautical engineer and NASA astronaut (STS 83 alt), born in Los Angeles, California

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1245 – Philip III “the Bold”, King of France (1270-85), born in Poissy, France (d. 1285)
1767 – Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer and politician (Minister of Finance), born in Middelburg, Netherlands (d. 1828)
1902 – Rudolf Wittelsbach, Swiss pianist and composer, born in Constantinople, Turkey (d. 1972)
1909 – F. E. McWilliam [Frederick Edward], Northern-Irish surrealist sculptor (Four Seasons Group), born in Banbridge, County Down (d. 1992)
1923 – Al Lewis [Alexander Meister], American actor (Car 54, Where Are You?; The Munsters; Used Cars), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2006)
1927 – Lars Hall, Swedish pentathlete (Olympic gold 1952), born in Karlskrona, Sweden (d. 1991)
1947 – Robert Scott, American politician, Rep-D-Virginia (1993-), born in Washington D.C.
1949 – Phil Garner, American baseball infielder (World Series 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates; 3 x MLB All-Star; Oakland A’s, Houston Astros) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros), born in Jefferson City, Tennessee (d. 2026)
1977 – Pell James, American actress (Zodiac, The Lincoln Lawyer), born in Virginia
1983 – Yamini, Tamil singer, born in India

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1584 – Melchior Teschner, German composer, born in Wschowa, Poland (d. 1635)
1893 – Harold Urey, American physical chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), born in Walkerton, Indiana (d. 1981)
1912 – Richard Carlson, American stage and screen actor (All I Desire,; I Led 3 Lives), screenwriter and director (Riders to the Stars), born in Albert Lea, Minnesota (d. 1977)
1930 – Alf Valentine, Jamaican cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2004)
1933 – Darijan Božič, Slovenian composer and conductor, born in Slavonski Brod, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2018)
1950 – Debbie Stabenow, American politician (Senator-D-Michigan 2001-), born in Gladwin, Michigan
1951 – Rick Burleson, American Major League Baseball shortstop (Boston Red Sox, California Angels; 4x All-Star, Gold Glove Award, Red Sox Hall of Fame), born in Lynwood, California
1960 – Phil King, British rock bassist (Lush; Jesus and Mary Chain; The Fallen), born in London
1974 – Anggun [Sasmi], Indonesian-French pop, rock, and world music singer-songwriter (Snow in the Sahara; In Your Mind), television personality, and U.N. global ambassador, born in Jakarta, Indonesia
1984 – Phạm Văn Quyến, Vietnamese former footballer considered one of the most promising young Vietnamese players, born in Hưng Nguyên, Vietnam

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1442 – Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83), born in Rouen, Normandy (d. 1483)
1868 – Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (Voronoi diagram), born in Zhuravki, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1908)
1906 – Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician (Gödel’s incompleteness theorems), born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1978)
1942 – Dave Davis, American ten-pin bowler (PBA Tournament of Champions 1968, 75; PBA National C’ship 1965, 67), born in Hackensack, New Jersey (d. 2022)
1943 – The Fantastic Johnny C [Johnny Corley], American soul singer (“Boogaloo Down Broadway”), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
1964 – Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward-captain (231 caps; Olympic bronze 1996) and coach (NZ, GB women’s teams), born in Maryborough, Australia
1973 – Elisabeth Röhm, German-American actress (Angel, Law and Order), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
1979 – Bahram Radan, Iranian actor (The Passion of Love), born in Tehran, Iran
1983 – David Freese, American Major League Baseball third baseman (St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers; All-Star, World Series champion, World Series MVP), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1988 – Juan Mata, Spanish footballer (Manchester United, Spain), born in Burgos, Spain

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1767 – Andreas Romberg, German violinist and composer (Song of the Clock), born in Vechta, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1821)
1875 – André Baillon, Belgian-French author (Un homme si simple), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1932)
1906 – Yórgos Theotokás, Greek novelist (Leonís), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1966)
1932 – Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born American mathematician and philosopher, born in Vigevano, Italy (d. 1999)
1944 – Cuba Gooding Sr., American pop and soul singer (The Main Ingredient – “Everybody Plays the Fool”), born in New York City (d. 2017)
1963 – Russell T. Davies, Welsh TV writer and executive producer (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), born in Swansea, Wales
1970 – Tim Hanshaw, NFL guard (SF 49ers), born in Spokane, Washington
1975 – Michael Booker, American football cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1980 – Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist (Seven News Brisbane), born in Gold Coast, Australia
1981 – Drew Elliott, American creative director and judge on “America’s Next Top Model”, born in Bloomington, Indiana

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1648 – Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706), born in Ribeira Palace, Lisbon (d. 1706)
1726 – Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, born in Stretta di Morosaglia, France (d. 1807)
1910 – Ernst Tittel, Austrian organist and composer, born in Sternberg, Moravia (d. 1969)
1920 – Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the “Father of the Caribbean” (“Aruba Dushi Tera” – Aruba’s national anthem), born in Oranjestad, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2019)
1930 – Bruce Jay Friedman, American novelist (A Mother’s Kisses), playwright (Scuba Duba) and screenwriter (Splash), born in New York City (d. 2020)
1933 – Ilkka Kuusisto, Finnish opera composer, organist, arts administrator (Finnish National Opera, 1984-92), broadcaster, and educator, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2025)
1949 – Jimmy Hall, American southern rock singer and saxophonist (Wet Willie), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1972 – Juanita du Plessis (née Naudé), Namibian Afrikaans country music singer (“Ska-Rumba”), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
1972 – Natrone Means, American NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Harrisburg, North Carolina
1982 – Brock Gillespie, American basketball player (CB Ciudad de Valladolid), born in Des Moines, Iowa

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1677 – Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Chevaux the Marly), born in Lyon, France (d. 1746)
1767 – Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal, born in Bar-le-Duc, France (d. 1847)
1905 – Walter Hassan, British automotive engineer, born in London (d. 1996)
1939 – Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, British photographer who took the formal wedding portraits of King Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, born in England (d. 2005)
1969 – Nir Shental, Israeli Men’s 470 sailor (Olympic 15th-1996), born in Jaffa, Israel
1975 – Ruben Gomez, American rocker (Menudo-Cannonball), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1978 – Matt Walker, British Paralympic swimmer, born in Stockport, England
1978 – Letícia Birkheuer, Brazilian model and actress, born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
1983 – DeAngelo Williams, American National Football League runningback, born in Wynne, Arkansas
1985 – Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver, born in Rhenen, Netherlands

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1538 – Gugliemo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1550-87), born in Mantua, Italy (d. 1587)
1906 – William Joyce, American-born Irish Fascist politician and NAZI propagandist, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1946)
1926 – Thorbjorn Falldin, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (1976-78, 79-82) and sheep farmer, born in Hogsjo (d. 2016)
1933 – Claire Davenport, English actress (The Elephant Man), born in Sale, Cheshire, England (d. 2002)
1944 – John McDonald, Australian rugby league centre (13 Tests; Queensland; Manly-Warringah RLFC), born in Toowoomba, Australia (d. 2023)
1945 – Greg McMackin, American football coach (Oregon Institute of Technology 1986-89; University of Hawaii 2008-11), born in Springfield, Oregon (d. 2023)
1954 – Vince Ferragamo, American football quarterback (LA Rams, Montreal Alouettes), born in Torrance, California
1965 – Mike Blowers, MLB infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Würzburg, Germany
1984 – Tyson Ritter, American singer and songwriter (The All-American Rejects), born in Stillwater, Oklahoma
1997 – Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer (Evian C’ship 2015, ANA Inspiration 2016, British Open 2024; Olympic gold 2024), born in Seoul, South Korea

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