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1888 – Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse), born in Obersinn, Germany (d. 1964)
1903 – Clyde Beatty, American animal trainer and actor (Africa Screams, The Big Cage), born in Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio (d. 1965)
1921 – Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh and consort of Great Britain’s Elizabeth II, born in Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece (d. 2021)
1933 – F. Lee Bailey, American criminal defense attorney (Sam Shepard; Boston Strangler; Patty Hearst; OJ Simpson), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1946 – Paul Gludovatz, Austrian football manager (Austria U-20; SV Ried, TSV Hartberg, SV Eberau), born in Eberau, Austria (d. 2021)
1960 – Balakrishna Nandamuri, Indian actor and politician, born in Madras, India
1961 – Kim Deal, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bass player (Pixies; The Breeders – “Cannonball”), born in Dayton, Ohio
1966 – Doug McKeon, American actor (Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial), born in New Jersey
1967 – Human Beatbox [Darren Robinson], American rapper and actor (Fat Boys – “Jail House Rock”), born in Manning, South Carolina (d. 1995)
1972 – Radmila Šekerinska, Macedonian politician, born in Skopje, Yugoslavia

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1877 – Rudolf Borchardt, German writer, born in Königsberg, Germany (d. 1945)
1912 – Edgar Evans, Welsh tenor (Covent Garden Opera Company), born in Cardiganshire (d. 2007)
1941 – Jon Lord, British keyboardist and composer (Deep Purple – “Smoke On The Water”; Whitesnake), born in Leicester, England (d. 2012)
1942 – Richard Hutton, English cricketer (son of Len, 5 Tests 1971), born in Pudsey, England
1954 – George Pérez, American comic book artist (The Avenger; Teen Titans), born in New York City (d. 2022)
1959 – Gregg Bissonette, American session and touring drummer (David Lee Roth; Ringo’s All-Starr Band), born in Detroit Michigan
1964 – Wayman Tisdale, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) and smooth jazz bassist, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2009)
1970 – Russ Romaniuk, Canadian NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Winnipeg,
1973 – Chris Villarrial, American football player (Chicago Bears) and coach, born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
1977 – Amisha Patel, Indian actress (Humraaz; Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai), born in Bombay, India

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1806 – Gideon Johnson Pillow, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Williamson County, Tennessee (d. 1878)
1894 – Erwin Schulhoff, Czech-Russian composer and pianist (Ogelala) who died in a German concentration camp, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1942)
1914 – Joseph DePietro, American weightlifter (Olympic gold -56kg 1948), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1999)
1916 – Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (L’imperatore di Capri), born in Salò, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2007)
1947 – Annie Haslam, British art-rock singer-songwriter (Renaissance – “Carpet Of The Sun”; “Mother Russia”) and painter, born in Bolton
1965 – Kevin Ritz, American pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Eatonstown, New Jersey
1970 – Troy Vincent, American football cornerback (5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 2002; Philadelphia Eagles) and executive (VP Football Operations NFL), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1975 – Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress and producer (Phir Milenge), born in Mangalore, India
1975 – Levente Gyöngyösi Hungarian contemporary classical composer (“Birth” Symphony), born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1984 – Javier Mascherano, Argentine soccer centre-back, defensive midfielder (147 caps; River Plate, Liverpool, FC Barcelona), born in San Lorenzo, Argentina

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1529 – Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters, born in Paris (d. 1615)
1812 – Theophilus Toulmin Garrard, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Clay County, Kentucky (d. 1902)
1843 – Susan Blow, American educator who pioneered kindergarten education and was known as the “Mother of the Kindergarten”, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1916)
1885 – Percy Brier, Australian composer, born in North Pine, Queensland (d. 1970)
1900 – Glen Gray [Knoblauch], American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (Casa Loma Orchestra), born in Metamora, Illinois (d. 1963)
1917 – Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (The Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950), born in Topeka, Kansas (d. 2000)
1921 – Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
1934 – Philippe Entremont, French pianist and conductor (Vienna Chamber Orchestra, 1976-91), born in Reims, France
1958 – Philippe Boccara, American kayaker (Olympics silver 1996; World C’ship gold 1985, 87, 90-91), born in Le Mans, France
1972 – Karl Urban, New Zealand actor (The Boys; The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), born in Wellington, New Zealand

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1840 – William Francis Bartlett, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts (d. 1876)
1847 – Gerben Postma, Frisian-Dutch poet (Swealtsjeblommen – Swallowtail Flowers) and lexicograper (Lytse Fryske Spraekleare – Little Frisian Language Learner), born in Dantumawâld, Netherlands (d. 1925)
1862 – Henry John Newbolt, English poet and author (Studies Green and Gray), born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England (d. 1938)
1867 – David Abercrombie, Abercrombie and Fitch founder, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1931)
1918 – Kenneth Connor, English comedian and actor, best known for his “Carry On” films, born in Islington, London (d. 1993)
1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian Bollywood director, actor and politician (Yaadein, Mother India, Khandaan), born in Jhelum, Punjab (d. 2005)
1939 – Nganani Enos J Mabuza, South African leader (Inyandza National Movement), born in Barberton, South Africa (d. 1997)
1954 – Cynthia Rylant, American Newberry Medal winning children’s literature author (Missing May), and librarian, born in Hopewell, West Virginia
1967 – Max Casella, American actor (Doogie Howser – “Vinnie”; The Sopranos – “Benny”), born in Washington, D.C.
1978 – Carl Barât, English rock singer (The Libertines; Dirty Pretty Things), born in Basingstoke, North Hampshire, England

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1884 – Claude Jennings, Australian cricket batsman (6 Tests, HS 32; South Australia, Queensland), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1950)
1884 – Ralph Benatzky, Czech composer, born in Moravské Budějovice, Czech Republic (d. 1957)
1913 – Friedrich Wildgans, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1965)
1916 – Sid Barnes, Australian cricket batsmen (13 Tests, 3 x 100, 5 x 50, HS 234; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1973)
1920 – Kurt Edelhagen, German jazz pianist and big band bandleader, born in Herne, Germany (d. 1982)
1932 – Ronnie Dawson, Irish rugby union hooker and captain (27 Tests Ireland, 6 British and Irish Lions; Wanderers FC, Leinster), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2024)
1943 – Michael Davis, American bass guitarist, and songwriter (MC5 -“Kick Out The Jams”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2012)
1954 – Nancy Stafford [Nancy Elizabeth], American actress (Joan-St Elsewhere, 1977 Miss Florida), born in Wilton Manors, Florida
1969 – Jack Smith, American attorney in the US Justice Department prosecuting Donald Trump, born in New York
1977 – Christian Martucci, American musician (Stone Sour), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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1878 – Frank Buchman, American theologist (Moral Re-Armament), born in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1961)
1881 – Natalia Goncharova, Russian avant-garde artist and painter, born in Nagaevo, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1962)
1909 – William M. Batten, American businessman and CEO (NY Stock Exchange 1976-84), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (d. 1999)
1912 – Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (great iron sculptures), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1993)
1935 – John Geoghan, American Catholic priest, and convicted sex offender, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
1944 – Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band), born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland
1956 – Keith David, American actor (Platoon, There’s Something About Mary), born in New York City
1959 – Rod Connop, Canadian CFL corner (Edmonton Eskimos), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
1965 – Adi Utarini, Indonesian medical researcher (Dengue Fever), born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1981 – William Barton, Australian didgeridoo player, and composer (Kalkadunga), born in Mount Isa, North-West Queensland, Australia

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1771 – Sydney Smith, English preacher, reformer and author, born in Woodford, Essex (d. 1845)
1773 – Michael Gottard Fischer, German composer and organist, born in Alach (d. 1829)
1853 – Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (Merneptah Stele, measured the pyramids), born in London, England (d. 1942)
1906 – Josephine Baker, American-French song and dance revue artist (Folies-Bergere), actress, and civil rights activist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1975)
1918 – Lili St. Cyr [Marie Van Schaack], American striptease performer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1999)
1930 – Michael Melle, South African cricketer (pace bowler of early 1950’s; 7 test matches), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (2003)
1950 – Deniece Williams [Chandler], American pop singer (“Love Won’t Let Me Wait”; “Let’s Hear It For The Boy”), born in Gary, Indiana
1963 – Deb Richard, American golfer (5 LPGA Tour titles), born in Abbeville, Louisiana
1966 – Bill Janovitz, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist (Buffalo Tom), music writer, and real estate agent, born in Queens, New York
1970 – Andrea Congreaves, British WNBA player (Charlotte Sting), born in Epsom, England

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1577 – Giovanni Righi, Italian composer and friar, born in Fabriano, Papal States (d. 1539)
1887 – Howard Johnson, American lyricist (“When the Moon Comes over the Mountain”, “M-O-T-H-E-R”), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1941)
1913 – Barbara Pym, British novelist (Very Private Eye, Excellent Women), born in Oswestry, England (d. 1980)
1924 – June Callwood, Canadian journalist and activist, born in Chatham, Ontario (d. 2007)
1941 – Charlie Watts, British rock and jazz drummer (Rolling Stones, 1963-2021; Charlie Watts Orchestra), born in London, England (d. 2021)
1959 – Lydia Lunch [Koch], American punk rock guitarist, singer (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks), actress, and poet, born in Rochester, New York
1965 – Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey right wing (1,029 NHL games; Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, LA Kings), born in Duncan, British Columbia
1965 – Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journalist (Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota
1974 – Gata Kamsky, American chess Grandmaster (Chess World Cup 2007; FIDE World C’ship 1996 runner-up), born in Novokuznetsk, Russia
1977 – A.J. Styles [Allen Jones], American professional wrestler, born in Camp Lejune, North Carolina

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1911 – Gertrude Michael, American actress (Cleopatra, Menace, Club Havana, caged), born in Talladega, Alabama (d. 1964)
1917 – William Standish Knowles, American chemist and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, born in Taunton, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1932 – Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets; Otago CA), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2023)
1937 – Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress, born in Dublin, Ireland
1944 – Rafael Viñoly, Uruguayan-American architect (20 Fenchurch Street (London); Kimmel Center (Philadelphia); Booth School of Business (Chicago)), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2023)
1949 – Mike Levine, Canadian rock keyboardist, bassist (Triumph), born in Toronto, Ontario
1950 – Charlene [D’Angelo], American pop singer (“I’ve Never Been To Me”), born in Hollywood, California
1961 – (Marcus) “Mark” Curry, American comedian and actor (Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper), born in Oakland, California
1964 – Trischa Zorn-Hudson, American Paralympic swimmer, most successful Paralympian ever with 55 medals (41 gold, 9 silver, and 5 bronze), born in Orange, California
1975 – Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian politician, Prime Minister of Armenia (2018-), born in Ijevan, Soviet Union

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