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1627 – Pierre Verdier, French composer working in Sweden, born in Paris, France (d. 1706)
1857 – Zelia Nuttall, American Mexican archeologist and historian (Codex Nuttall), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1933)
1921 – Norman Joseph Woodland, American co-inventor of the barcode, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2012)
1929 – Dow Finsterwald, American golfer (PGA Championship 1958; PGA Player of the Year 1958), born in Athens, Ohio (d. 2022)
1949 – Jimmy Litherland, English rocker (Mitarbeit), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
1952 – (Steven) “Buddy” Miller, American folk and country singer-songwriter, born in Fairborn, Ohio
1975 – Derrek Lee, American baseball first baseman (2 x MLB All Star, 3 x Gold Glove), born in Sacramento, California
1985 – Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedienne (Orange is the New Black), born in Evanston, Illinois
1985 – Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer, born in Malé, Maldives
1989 – Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer, born in Polygyros, Greece

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1874 – Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A’s, Cleveland Naps), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1959)
1877 – Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter and etcher, born in Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1920)
1941 – Julian Hunt, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, British meteorologist and director general of the Met Office (1992-97), born in Ootacamund, India (d. 2026)
1965 – Chris Gore, American film critic and director (My Big Fat Independent Movie), born in Big Rapids, Michigan
1967 – India Hicks, British model, interior designer and author (Island Life, A Slice of England), born in London
1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
1982 – Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
1983 – Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
1987 – Pierre Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre, Monaco
1993 – Gage Golightly, American actress (The Troop), born in Penn Valley, California

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1907 – Leo Castelli, Italian-American art dealer, born in Trieste, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary (d. 1999)
1913 – Stanford Moore, American biochemist (Nobel 1977), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982)
1913 – Mickey Cohen, American gangster (Cohen crime family), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1976)
1927 – John McCarthy, American computer scientist (coined the term “artificial intelligence,” created the Lisp programming language), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
1931 – Antoine Bonifaci, French soccer midfielder (12 caps; OGC Nice, FC Inter Milan, Bologna FC, Torino FC), born in Bezons, France (d. 2021)
1934 – Carlos Timoteo Griguol, Argentine soccer midfielder (Atlanta, Rosario Central) and manager (Ferro Carril Oeste, Real Betis, River Plate), born in Las Palmas, Argentina (d. 2021)
1936 – Judea Pearl, Israeli-American computer scientist (Turing Award), born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
1957 – Khandi Alexander, American dancer, choreographer and actress (Scandal, CSI: Miami), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1976 – Katreeya English, Thai singer and actress (The Gifted, Khon 2 Khom), born in Oxford, England
1979 – Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese auto racer (IndyCar and Indy 500 Rookie of the Year 2004; Formula Dream 2000), born in Aichi, Japan

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1835 – William Gaston Lewis, American engineer and general in the Confederate Army, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1901)
1865 – Wilhelm Bousset, German theologist and historian, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1920)
1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, German automotive engineer (Volkswagen Beetle, Mercedes-Benz SS) and founder of the Porsche car company, born in Maffersdorf, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1951)
1926 – Alison Lurie, American novelist (Pulitzer Prize – Foreign Affairs), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
1935 – Otto Ketting, Dutch trumpeter and composer (Passacaglia), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2012)
1947 – Dick Buerkle, American athlete (WR 1 mile indoor 3:54.93 1978), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)
1965 – Vaden Todd Lewis, American musician (Toadies), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1980 – (Jason) “Cone” McCaslin, Canadian punk rock bassist (Sum 41), born in North York, Ontario
1981 – Fearne Cotton, British television presenter (Top of the Pops, Radio 1), born in London, England
1982 – Kaori Natori, Japanese J-pop, hip-hop, and reggae singer (Spontania), and model, born in Tokyo, Japan

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1753 – Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Italian-French noble, Queen consort (in exile) of France (1795-1810), born at the Royal Palace of Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1810)
1837 – James Harrison Wilson, American topographic engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Shawneetown, Illinois (d. 1925)
1914 – (Lawrence) “Booker T.” Laury, American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1995)
1916 – Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, American tennis player (141 US tennis titles), born in LA, CA, (d. 2014)
1933 – Rick Lewis, American doo-wop tenor (The Silhouettes – “Get A Job”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
1934 – Hilla Becher (née Wobeser), German artist, worked collaboratively with husband Bernd Becher, born in Potsdam Germany (d. 2015)
1935 – Vladimír Válek, Czech violist (Dvořák Chamber Orchestra), and conductor (Prague Symphony. 1975-86; Czechoslovak Radio Symphony, 1985-2011), born in Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia (d. 2025)
1948 – Terry Bradshaw, College/Pro Football HOF quarterback (Louisiana Tech; Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78 [MVP], 79 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1978; First-team All-Pro 1978; 3 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (CBS, FOX), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1953 – Gordon Kennett, English motorcycle speedway rider (World Pairs C’ship [Malcolm Simmons] 1978; World Championship 1978 runner-up), born in Bromley, England (d. 2023)
1975 – Cory Barlog, American video game designer (God of War, God of War Ragnarök), born in Sacramento, California

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1453 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general known as El Gran Capitan, remade the Spain army in the age of the firearm, born at Córdoba (d. 1515)
1529 – Taddeo Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter (Villa dei Farnese at Caprarola), born in Sant’Angelo in Vado (d. 1566)
1866 – James J. Corbett, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1892-97), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1933)
1898 – Violet Carson, British actress (Ena Sharples in “Coronation Street”), born in Manchester, England (d. 1983)
1947 – Al Green, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 2005-), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 – Mohammed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (9/11 attacks ringleader), born in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt (d. 2001)
1972 – Doug Williams [Douglas Durdle], English professional wrestler (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling), born in Reading, England
1977 – David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain
1981 – Clinton Portis, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2003, 08; Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), born in Laurel, Mississippi
1994 – Bianca Ryan, American pop singer and songwriter, 1st winner of “America’s Got Talent”, born in Ocean City, New Jersey

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1871 – James E. Ferguson, American Democratic politician and Texan Governor (1915-17), born in Salado, Texas (d. 1944)
1879 – Yoshihito [Taishō], 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26) during the Taishō era, born in Tōgū Palace, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1926)
1899 – Paul E Garber, American founder/1st curator of National Air and Space Museum, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1992)
1912 – Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1996)
1924 – Klaus Hashagen, German composer (Ars Nova Ensemble Nürnberg), born in Java, Indonesia (d. 1998)
1934 – Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2023)
1946 – Tom Coughlin, American NFL coach (New York Giants; 2004-15) and executive (Jacksonville Jaguars; 2017-19), born in Waterloo, New York
1975 – Takahiro Suwa, Japanese professional wrestler (Pro Wrestling NOAH), born in Kagoshima, Japan
1984 – Ted Ligety, American alpine skier (2x Olympic Golds), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1999 – Shamar Joseph, West Indian cricket fast bowler (Test BB 7/68 v Australia 2024; Guyana), born in Baracara, Guyana

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1852 – Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff, Dutch physical chemist (Nobel 1901), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1911)
1888 – Eduardo Ciannelli, Italian character actor (Foreign Correspondent; Gunga Din), born in Ischia, Italy (d. 1969)
1923 – Charmian Clift, Australian writer and essayist, born in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1969)
1934 – Luther “Georgia Boy” Johnson [Lucious Johnson], American blues guitarist, singer, and songwrite, born in Davisboro, Georgia (d. 1976)
1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner (19 Tests 1964-73), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1959 – Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor (Jetto in “The Highwayman”), born in Melbourne, Australia
1960 – Thom Tillis, American politician (Senator-R-North Carolina 2015-), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1963 – Paul Oakenfold, British record producer and DJ, born in Mile End, London
1974 – Rich Cronin, American singer-songwriter (Lyte Funkie Ones), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1979 – Niki Chow, Hong Kong singer and actress (Nothing Gold Can Stay, The Virtuous Queen of Han), born in Hong Kong

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1844 – Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure), born in Hove, Sussex, England (d. 1929)
1900 – Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building, Centre Pompidou), born in Altona, Hamburg, Germany (d. 1991)
1913 – Jackie Mitchell, American baseball pitcher, one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history (Chattanooga Lookouts; National Baseball Hall of Fame, Women’s Sports Hall of Fame), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1987)
1913 – Sylvia Fine (Kaye), American lyricist (“Knock on Wood”, “The Five Pennies”), composer, Peabody Award and Emmy Award television producer (Musical Comedy Tonight), and wife of Danny Kaye, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1991)
1923 – Lester Trimble, American composer, music critic and educator, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
1933 – Arnold Koller, Swiss politician (member of Swiss Federal Councilor), born in St. Gallen, Switzerland
1936 – Gilbert Amy, French composer (Mouvements; Épigrammes), conductor, and educator, born in Paris
1938 – Bobby Carcassés, Cuban jazz and Latin music singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1957 – Pim Kops, Dutch rock piano, organ and accordion player (De Dijk – Bloedend Hart; Avalanche Quartet), born in The Netherlands
1980 – William Levy, Cuban-American model and actor (The Single Mom’s Club), born in Havana, Cuba

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1476 – Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter and calligrapher (Kanō school of painting), born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1559)
1905 – Sam Levene, American Broadway actor (Demon, Gung Ho, Boomerang), born in Russia (d. 1980)
1921 – John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist, and space researcher, born in London, Ontario (d. 1979)
1921 – Johan “Joop” Doderer, Dutch actor (Swiebertje; My Fair Lady), born in Velsen, Netherlands (d. 2005)
1931 – Cristina Deutekom [Stientje Engela], Dutch operatic coloratura soprano, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2014)
1958 – Scott Hamilton, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1984; World C’ship gold 1981, 82, 83, 84), born in Bowling Green, Ohio
1965 – Shania Twain [Eileen Edwards], Canadian Grammy Award-winning country music singer (“You’re Still The One”; “That Don’t Impress Me Much”; “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!”), born in Windsor, Ontario
1973 – Theaster Gates, American installation artist, born in Chicago, Illinois
1980 – Rachel Khoo, English cook, author and broadcaster (The Little Paris Kitchen), born in London, England
1982 – Thiago Motta, Brazilian footballer, born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

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