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1185 – Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), born in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1223)
1649 – Andreas Kneller, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1724)
1813 – Stephen A. Douglas, American politician, US senator from Illinois (Lincoln-Douglas debates), born in Brandon, Vermont (d. 1861)
1818 – John Gill Shorter, American politician (17th Governor of Alabama), born in Monticello, Georgia (d. 1872)
1907 – Lee Miller, American photographer (War correspondent for Vogue in WWII), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1977)
1937 – Don Massengale, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1967 runner-up), born in Jackson, Texas (d. 2007)
1939 – Bill Hagerty, British journalist and editor of The People (1991-92), born in Ilford, England (d. 2025)
1961 – George Lopez, Mexican-American actor and comedian, born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles
1968 – Stan Frazier, American drummer, record producer, and singer-songwriter (Sugar Ray, 1986-2012 – “Every Morning”), born in Newport Beach, California
1981 – Joanna Krupa, Polish-American supermodel, actress and television personality (The Real Housewives of Miami, Top Model), born in Warsaw, Poland

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1518 – Antoine of Navarre [de Bourbon], King of Navarre, 1555-62), born in La Fère, Picardy, France (d. 1562)
1912 – Miguel Querol Gavalda, Spanish musicologist and composer, born in Ulldecona, Spain (d. 2002)
1915 – Dick Dudley, American TV host (Village Barn), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2000)
1926 – Charlotte Rae [Lubotsky], American character actress (Diff’rent Strokes, 1978-79, and The Facts Of Life, 1978-86 – “Mrs. Garrett”), comedienne, singer, and dancer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2018)
1935 – Dick Conway, New Zealand rugby union flanker/#8 (10 Tests; Otago RFU, Bay of Plenty RU), born in Whakatāne, New Zealand (d. 2022)
1945 – Alan Dukes, Irish Fine Gael politician, born in Drimnagh, Dublin, Ireland
1958 – Ken Olandt, American actor (April Fool’s Day, Imposter, Leprechaun), born in Richmond, California
1979 – Zoltan Gera, former Hungarian footballer and current manager of Vasas SC (Hungarian Player of the Year 2002, 04, 05), born in Pécs, Hungary
1987 – David Luiz Moreira Marinho, Brazilian football player (Chelsea, Brazil national team), born in Diadema, Brazil
1990 – Machine Gun Kelly [Colson Baker], American singer-songwriter and actor (Tickets to My Downfall), born in Houston, Texas

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1729 – Catherine the Great [Catherine II], German-born Empress of Russia (1762-96) who expanded the Russian empire, born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1796)
1892 – Jaroslav Kvapil, Czech composer, born in Fryšták, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1959)
1915 – Werner Groebli, Swiss ice skating clown, (Frick in ice skating act Frick and Frack), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2008)
1920 – Bruno Maderna, Italian conductor, and avant garde composer (Quadrivium; Satyricon), born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1973)
1932 – Elaine May, American comedienne, writer and actress (New Leaf, Primary Colors), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1936 – Bob Cleary, American hockey HOF center (Olympic gold 1960; Harvard University), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
1944 – Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988, 92 Olympics; 1986, 90 World C’ships), born in Bega, Australia
1956 – Rick DeMont, American 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
1966 – Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
1991 – Karolis Chvedukas, Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK Sūduva 163 games, Waterford FC), born in Marijampolė, Lithuania (d. 2023)

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1494 – John Agricola [Schneider], German theologian, a friend of Martin Luther, born in Eisleben, Germany (d. 1566)
1723 – Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress, born in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina (d. 1781)
1909 – Guido Alberti, Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent), born in Benevento, Italy (d. 1996)
1927 – Karl Alexander Müller, Swiss superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987), born in Basel. Switzerland (d. 2023)
1928 – Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2007)
1937 – George Takei, American actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets), born in Los Angeles, California
1938 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1956; 400m 1964), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017)
1951 – Luther Vandross, American soul singer, songwriter (“Endless Love”; “Dance With My Father”), and vocal arranger (David Bowie – Young Americans), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2005)
1966 – David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, born in Sydney, Australia
1997 – Alexander Zverev, German tennis player (ATP Finals 2018; US Open 2020 and French Open 2024 runner-up), born in Hamburg, Germany

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1830 – Karl Josef Rudolph Cornely, German Jesuit biblical scholar, born in Breyell, Germany (d. 1908)
1858 – May Robson [Mary J Robison], Australian actress (Apple Annie), born in Moama, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1942)
1898 – Constance Talmadge, American comedienne and actress (Intolerance; Her Primitive Lover), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1973)
1915 – Dorian Le Gallienne, Australian composer (Four Holy Sonnets of John Donne; Jinker Ride), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1963)
1927 – Don Barbour, American singer (The Four Freshmen), born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (d. 1961)
1928 – Richard L. Garwin, American polymathic physicist who worked on the hydrogen bomb, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2025)
1944 – Saleem Altaf, Pakistan cricket medium-pace bowler (21 Tests, 46 wickets; Lahore, Punjab Uni, Pakistan Int. Airlines), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1970 – Kelly Holmes, British athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m 2004), born in Hildenborough, England
1983 – Victoria Yeates, English actress (Call the Midwife, Fantastic Beasts), born in Bournemouth, England
2001 – PinkPantheress [Victoria Walker], English-Kenyan singer-songwriter and record producer (“Stateside”, “Boy’s a Liar”, “Tonight”), first woman to win a BRIT Award for Best Producer, born in Bath, England

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1786 – Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, Swiss composer, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1868)
1813 – James McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1865)
1889 – Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and aboriginal rights fighter, born in Ranchi, Bihar, Bengal Presidency, British Raj (d. 1970)
1910 – Jamie Whitten, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi), born in Cascilla, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1915 – Joy Davidman, American poet, writer and wife of C. S. Lewis, born in New York City (d. 1960)
1927 – Jim De Courcy, Australian cricketer (Australian batsman 1953), born in Newcastle, New South Wales (d. 2000)
1929 – Peter Hordern, British Conservative Party politician known for promoting monetarism, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)
1937 – Joaquim Carvalho, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (6 caps; Sporting CP), born in Barreiro, Portugal (d. 2022)
1968 – Jorge Rodríguez, Mexican soccer midfielder (40 caps; CD Toluca 201 games), born in Toluca, Mexico (d. 2024)
1974 – Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Georgia

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1586 – John Ford, English dramatist (‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore), born in Ilsington, Devon, England (d. 1639)
1833 – Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1900)
1912 – Isador Caplan, British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, born in Blackpool, England (d. 1995)
1916 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960-65, 1970-77 and 1994-2000) and 1st female head of state, born in Ratnapura, British Ceylon (d. 2000)
1931 – Ruth Etchells, English poet and educator (Principal of St John’s College Durham, 1979-88), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2012)
1952 – Arkan [Željko Ražnatović], Serbian paramilitary leader, born in Brežice, Slovenia (d. 2000)
1958 – Marina Yee, Belgian fashion designer and member of the Antwerp Six, born in Temse, Belgium (d. 2025)
1968 – Adam McKay, American director (The Big Short, Vice), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1982 – Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player, 2003-16 (St. Louis Blues, and 6 other teams), born in Mississauga, Ontario
1989 – (Avriel) “Avi” Kaplan, American pop bass vocalist (Pentatonix, 2011-2017; Avriel and the Sequoias), born in Visalia, California

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1909 – Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, born in Denderbelle (d. 1967)
1915 – Gerard McLarnon, British-Irish actor and writer (The Wrestler’s Honeymoon), born in Clitheroe, Lancashire (d. 1997)
1934 – Geoffrey Owen, British journalist and editor of the Financial Times (1981-90), born in England
1940 – Benoît Bouchard, French Canadian public official and former politician, born in Roberval, Quebec
1947 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [Lew Alcindor], American Basketball Hall of Fame center (6 x NBA champion; NBA Finals MVP 1971, 1985; 6 × NBA MVP; 19 × NBA All-Star), born in New York City
1948 – Lynne Franks, British public relations consultant, born in London
1949 – Melody Patterson, American actress (F Troop), born in Inglewood, California (d. 2015)
1949 – Tom Kelly, American pop songwriter, with Billy Steinberg (“Like A Virgin”; “True Colors”; “I Touch Myself”), and session vocalist, born in Indiana
1957 – Heiko Salzwedel, German cycling coach (est. Australian Institute of Sport Road Cycling/MTB program; German, Danish, British Cycling), born in Schmalkalden, Germany (d. 2021)
1980 – Paul London, American professional wrestler (WWE Smackdown!, ROH: All Star Extravaganza), born in Austin, Texas

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1689 – Ferdinand Zellbell the elder, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1765)
1933 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (Samantha/Serena-Bewitched), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
1947 – Roy Raymond, American businessman and founder of Victoria’s Secret, born in Connecticut (d. 1993)
1948 – Pippa Steel, British actress (Vampire Lovers), born in Flensburg, Germany (d. 1992)
1950 – Amy Wright, American actress (Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist), born in Chicago, Illinois
1952 – Sam McMurray, American actor (Tracey Ullman), born in New York City
1957 – Evelyn Ashford, American athlete (4 x Olympic sprint gold 1984, 88, 92), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1964 – Lee Kernaghan, Australian country music singer-songwriter, and guitarist (“Spirit of the Bush”, “Spirit of the Anzacs”), born in Corryong, Victoria, Australia
1971 – Tim Tindale, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
1972 – Oksana Kostina, Russian gymnast (World C’ship gold USSR All-round 1992), born in Irkutsk, Russia (d. 1993)

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1572 – Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher, born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1632)
1900 – Salvatore Baccaloni, Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew; Rock-a-Bye Baby), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1969)
1904 – Sonia Gaskell, Russian-Dutch choreographer (Diaghilev), born in Vilkaviškis, Lithuania (d. 1974)
1907 – Phyllis Konstam, British actress (Murder, Skin Game), born in London, England (d. 1976)
1914 – Jiri Reinberger, Czech organist and composer, born in Brno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)
1916 – C. R. Rangachari, Indian cricketer (India 1947-48), born in Mammandur, British India (d. 1993)
1925 – Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80), born in Umtali, Manicaland, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2010)
1941 – Pete Rose, American baseball infielder (17 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1973; World Series MVP 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds, 1980 Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1984-89; banned for gambling), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2024)
1980 – Steven Holcomb, American Bobsledder (Olympic gold, 2010), born in Park City, Utah (d. 2017)
1993 – Graham Phillips, American singer and actor (The Good Wife, The Little Mermaid Live!), born in Laguna Beach, California

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