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1827 – Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), born in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands (d. 1902)
1921 – Calvert DeForest, American comedian (Larry “Bud” Melman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1947 – Spencer Christian, American TV weatherman (Good Morning America), born in Newport News, Virginia
1949 – Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder (WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991; Nottinghamshire), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (d. 2015)
1950 – Egon Pajenk, Austrian soccer defender (3 caps; SK Rapid Wien 266 games), born in Fohnsdorf, Austria (d. 2022)
1950 – Alan Turner, Australian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 136; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia
1954 – Saúl Lorenzo Rivero, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (9 caps; Liverpool de Montevideo, Atlético Español México), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
1958 – Ken Green, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Danburry, Connecticut
1979 – Michelle Williams, American singer and member of RandB girl group Destiny’s Child (“Say My Name”), born in Rockford, Illinois
1985 – Matthew Murphy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wombats), born in Liverpool, England

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1559 – Lawrence of Brindisi [Giulio Cesare Russo], Italian theologian, Capuchin monk, and Roman Catholic saint, born in Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1619)
1644 – Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar, linguist (Nederduitsche Spraekkunst), poet, and lexicographer, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1711) [O.S. birthday July 12]
1894 – Oskar Maria Graf, German-American writer (Wir sind Gefangene (We Are Prisoners)), born in Berg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1967)
1919 – Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman, born in Oamaru, New Zealand (d. 2007)
1924 – Bill Perkins, American cool jazz tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Bud Shank; The Tonight Show Band, 1970-82), and recording engineer, born in San Francisco, California, (d. 2003)
1927 – George Hunter, South African boxer (Olympic gold light heavyweight 1948), born in Brakpan, South Africa (d. 2004)
1944 – Guich Koock, actor (Harley Puckett-Carter Country), born in Austin, Texas
1963 – Emilio Butragueno, Spanish soccer striker (69 caps; Real Madrid 341 games), born in Madrid, Spain
1973 – Daniel Jones, Australian rock musician (Savage Garden – “Truly, Madly, Deeply”), born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
1978 – Damien Bonnard, French actor (Les Misérables, Block Pass), born in Alès, France

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1797 – Franz Schoberlechner, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)
1896 – Jean Rivier, French composer and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1946-66), born in Villemonble, France (d. 1987)
1901 – Allyn Joslyn, American actor (They Won’t Forget; Cafe Society), born in Milford, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
1929 – Helen Merrill [Jelena Ana Milcetic], American jazz vocalist and standards singer, born in New York City
1940 – Denis Menke, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1969, 70; Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds), born in Bancroft, Iowa (d. 2020)
1942 – Mike Hegan, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1969 NY Yankees; World Series 1972 Oakland A’s), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
1949 – Ludmila Smirnova, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic silver USSR 1972; World C’ship silver x 5), born in Moscow, Russia
1973 – Stephen Clarke, Canadian swimmer (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
1973 – Ali Landry, American actress and pageant winner (Miss USA 1996), born in Cecilia, Louisiana
1992 – Jessica Barden, English actress (The End of the F***ing World), born in Northallerton, England

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1811 – James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine and Governor (Jamaica), born in London (d. 1863)
1900 – Maurice Gilliams, Belgian writer and poet (Maria’s Life), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1982)
1901 – Heinie Manush, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star 1934 Washington Sens; AL batting champion 1926 Detroit Tigers), born in Tuscumbia, Alabama (d. 1971)
1924 – Robert D. Maurer, American scientist and co-inventor of optical fiber, born in St. Louis, Missouri
1928 – Pavel Kohout, Czech-Austrian playwright (Poor Murderer), poet, novelist (I Am Snowing), and dissident (Charter 77), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1933 – Cormac McCarthy, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Road, All the Pretty Horses; No Country for Old Men), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2023)
1938 – Natalie Wood [Zacharenko], American actress (Miracle on 34th Street; Gypsy; Rebel Without A Cause; West Side Story), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1981)
1952 – Keiko Matsuzaka, Japanese actress (The Sting of Death, The Gate of Youth), born in Tokyo, Japan
1975 – Judy Greer [Evans], American actress (Archer), born in Detroit, Michigan
1982 – Percy Daggs III, American actor (Wallace in “Veronica Mars”), born in Long Beach, California

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1800 – Juan José Flores, General and first President of Ecuador (1839-1845), born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (d. 1864)
1890 – George II, King of Greece (1922-24 and 1935-47), born at Tatoi Palace in Parnitha, Kingdom of Greece (d. 1947)
1900 – Roscoe [Charles Barnet] Harvey, British soldier, born in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (d. 1996)
1905 – Boyd Neel, English conductor (Story of an Orchestra), born in Blackheath, London (d. 1981)
1936 – Lucha Reyes ‘Morena de Oro’, Peruvian singer (Siempre criolla), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1973)
1938 – Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist (Hoyle–Narlikar theory), born in Maharashtra, India
1941 – Neelie Kroes, Dutch politician (VVD) (European Commissioner, 2004-14; Minister of Transport, 1982-89; House of Representatives, 1971-78, 1981-82, 1986) , born in Rotterdam, Netherlands-
1961 – Lisa Lampanelli, American stand-up comedian, insult comic, and actress (New York Friars’ Club, The Howard Stern Show, The Celebrity Apprentice 5), born in Trumbull, Connecticut
1973 – Saïd Taghmaoui, French actor (La Haine, Wonder Woman), born in Villepinte, France
1982 – Jared Padalecki, American actor (Supernatural, Gilmore Girls, Fire Country), born in San Antonio, Texas

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1766 – Friedrich Fleischmann, German composer, born in Marktheidenfeld, Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1798)
1890 – Charles Erwin Wilson, American engineer (President and CEO of General Motors) and politician (United States Secretary of Defense 1953-57), born in Minerva, Ohio (d. 1961)
1909 – Lupe Vélez [María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez], Mexican-American actress (Joe Palooka), born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico (d. 1944)
1914 – Jo [Jozef Maria Laurens Theo] Cals, Prime Minister of Netherlands (1965-66) and Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences, born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1971)
1950 – Glenn Hughes, American disco singer (Village People), born in New York City (d. 2001)
1950 – Jack Layton, Canadian politician, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2011)
1950 – Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos), born in Greece
1955 – Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor, born in Vienna, Austria
1962 – Jack Irons, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1982-83 and 1986-88; Pearl Jam, 1994-98), born in Los Angeles, California
1994 – Taylor Russell, Canadian actress (Bones and All), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

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1839 – Friedrich Gernsheim, German composer, born in Worms, Grand Duchy of Hesse und bei Rhine (d. 1916)
1902 – Christina Stead, Australia, novelist (Man Who Loved Children), born in Rockdale, Australia (d. 1983)
1915 – Catherine “Cass” Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
1920 – Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster’s Million; Lucky Jordan), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1928 – Joe Morello, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Blue Rondo à la Turk”), born in Springfield, Massachussets (d. 2011)
1963 – Regina Belle, American pop, and RandB singer-songwriter, and Grammy Award winner (with Peabo Bryson – “A Whole New World”), born in Engelwood, New Jersey
1971 – Calbert Cheaney, American NBA player (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Evansville, Indiana
1978 – Émilie Simon, French pop singer-songwriter and electronic music composer, born in Montpellier, France
1983 – Brooke Kinsella, British actress (Kelly Taylor in “EastEnders”), born in London
1984 – Sotiris Leontiou, Greek footballer, born in Ioannina, Greece

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1877 – Béla Schick, Hungarian-American paediatrician (Schick test), born in Balatonboglár, Hungary (d. 1967)
1882 – Felix Locher, Swiss insurance salesman, mapping system inventor, and late in life, actor (Frankenstein’s Daughter), born in Berne, Switzerland (d. 1969)
1896 – Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German human biologist and Nazi physician, born in Wildeck, German Empire (d. 1969)
1896 – Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician and 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1946-52), born in Oslo, Sweden–Norway (d. 1968)
1918 – George Mueller, NASA Systems Engineer (managed 1969 Moon landing), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2015)
1923 – Reg Prentice, British politician (Member of Parliament, 1957-87), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2001)
1935 – Tom Rosenthal, British publisher and broadcaster, born in London (d. 2014)
1944 – Thomas Boggs, American rock drummer (The Box Tops, 1968-70 – “Sweet Cream Ladies”), born in Wynne, Arkansas (d. 2008)
1948 – Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli-American violinist (Leventritt Prize, 1967), conductor (St. Paul Chamber, 1980-87; National Arts Centre (Canada), 1999-2015), and pedagogue, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1973 – Tim Ryan, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Niles, Ohio

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1798 – Charles H. Bell, American admiral (Union Navy), born in New York (d. 1875)
1865 – Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian mathematician, born in Ybbs, Austria (d. 1945)
1902 – Raymond Hackett, American husband of Blanche Sweet and actor (Faithless Lover), born in New York City (d. 1958)
1902 – Jean Rey, Belgian politician (President of the European Commission 1967-70), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1983)
1918 – Aubrey Buxton, English TV executive (ITV, created “Survival”), born in Oxford, England (d. 2009)
1922 – Jef Houthuys, Belgian trade unionist (chairman Belgian labor union ACV 1968-87), born in Opwijk, Belgian (d. 1991)
1929 – Larry Lamb, British newspaper editor (The Sun, 1969-72 and 1975-81; Daily Express, 1983-86; The Australian, 1991-92), born in Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
1938 – Carmen Callil, Australian publisher working in the UK (Virago Press), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
1961 – Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress (Blaze, Jungle2Jungle), born in London, Ontario
1972 – Scott Foley, American actor (Scandal, Felicity), born in Kansas City, Kansas

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1893 – Clarence J. Brown, American newspaper publisher and politician (US Rep-R-Ohio 1939-65), born in Blanchester, Ohio (d. 1965)
1904 – Zita Johann, Austrian-American actress (The Mummy, Raiders of the Living Dead), born in Deutschbentschek, Austria-Hungary (d. 1993)
1927 – Joan Tisch [née Hyman], American billionaire, philanthropist and volunteer with the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
1947 – Claudia Kennedy, U.S. Army officer (first female three star general in US army), born in Frankfurt, Germany
1947 – Steve Stone, American sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1952 – Stan Shaw, American actor (Mississippi, Roots Next Generation), born in Chicago, Illinois
1952 – George E. Lewis, American trombonist avant-garde jazz, electronic and contemporary classical composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
1954 – Jos Zoomer, Dutch rock drummer (Vandenberg), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1966 – Ellen Reid, Canadian keyboard and accordion player (Crash Test Dummies – “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”), born in Selkirk, Manitoba
1967 – Leonardo Lavalle, Mexican tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1991 runner-up), born in Mexico City, Mexico

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