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1763 – John Ross, English composer and organist, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1837)
1892 – Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano, born in Verona, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1975)
1921 – Jaroslav Drobný, Czech ice hockey player (Olympic silver 1948) and tennis player (Wimbledon 1954, French Open 1951-52), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 2001)
1932 – Jake Edwin Garn, American politician (US Senate-R-Utah, 1974-93) and NASA astronaut (STS-51-D), born in Richfield, Utah
1944 – Angela Rippon, British journalist, newscaster and television personality (Rip-Off Britain, Top Gear), born in Plymouth, England
1946 – Marina Lewycka, Ukrainian-British novelist (A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Two Caravans), born in Kiel, Germany (d. 2025)
1958 – Jeff Keith, American rock vocalist (Tesla – “Psychotic Supper”), born in Texarkana, Arkansas
1964 – JoAnn Willette, American actress (Constance-Just 10 of Us, Real Genius), born in Lewiston, Maine
1965 – Scott O’Grady, American Air Force fighter pilot, born in Brooklyn, New York
1968 – Charles Anthony, American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

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1573 – Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman and lawyer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1655)
1926 – Earle Hyman, American stage and screen actor (The Cosby Show – “Russell Huxtable”; ThunderCats; Coriolanus), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 2017)
1942 – Vic Fazio, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Winchester, Massachusetts
1947 – Thomas Boswell, American sports columnist (Washington Post), born in Washington, D.C.
1952 – Mark Goodman, American radio host, one of the original five video jockeys on MTV (1981–87), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1955 – Norm Nixon, American NBA point guard (Los Angeles Lakers, San Diego Clippers; 2x NBA champion, 2x All-Star, No. 10 retired by Duquesne Dukes), born in Macon, Georgia
1961 – Neil Buchanan, English television presenter (Finders Keepers), born in Aintree, Liverpool, England
1966 – Gregg Olson, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1977 – Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Indian-Canadian Sikh separatist leader of the Khalistan movement for an independent Sikh state, born in Bhar Singh Pura, Punjab, India (d. 2023)
1993 – Brandon Flynn, American actor (13 Reasons Why), born in Miami, Florida

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1893 – Willi Apel, German-American musicologist (Harvard Dictionary of Music), born in Konitz, West Prussia (d. 1988)
1908 – Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan novelist (La plaça del diamant), born in Barcelona (d. 1983)
1918 – Bobby Byrne, American orchestra leader (Club Seven), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2006)
1918 – George Rhodes, American pianist, composer, arranger, and music director (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), born in Indiana (d. 1985)
1923 – Nicholas Parsons, British presenter and actor described as “the ultimate quiz show host”, born in Grantham, England (d. 2020)
1936 – Judith Chalmers, British television hostess (Wish You Were Here), born in Stockport, England (d. 2026)
1939 – Linda McAlister, American philosopher, professor and co-founder of Hypatia, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1939 – Joe Pitts, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1948 – Séverine [Josiane Grizeau], French singer (Un banc, un arbre, une rue), born in Paris
1951 – Epeli Ganilau, Fijian military commander and politician, Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs, born in Taveuni, Fiji (d. 2023)

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1873 – Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist, born in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary (d. 1944)
1892 – Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (The Train of Life), born in Moscow (d. 1941)
1922 – Robert Galvin, American businessman and chief executive of Motorola (1959-86), born in Marshfield, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
1924 – Robert A. Rushworth, American test pilot (X-15), born in Madison, Maine (d. 1993)
1938 – Olga Szabó-Orbán, Romanian fencer (World C’ship gold women’s foil individual 1962, team 1969; Olympic silver individual 1956, bronze team 1968, 72), born in Cluj, Romania (d. 2022)
1954 – James Fearnley, British celtic-punk accordionist (The Pogues – “The Irish Rover”), born in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England
1955 – Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor (Adam-Little House on the Prairie), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1957 – Yuri Usachyov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-18, TM-23), born in Donetsk, Russia
1970 – Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer (10 LPGA major titles; 8-time LPGA Tour Player of the Year), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1982 – Shi Jun, Chinese footballer, born in Dalian, China

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1551 – Giulio Caccini, Italian composer, violist, tenor, and teacher, born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. 1610)
1621 – Maximilian Henry of Bayern, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Bishop of Hildesheim and Bishop of Liège, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1688)
1740 – Michel-Julien Mathieu, French composer, born in Fontainebleau, France (d. 1777)
1868 – Max Slevogt, German painter, born in Landshut, Germany (d. 1932)
1879 – Chen Duxiu, Chinese revolutionary socialist and author who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party with Li Dazhao and was the 1st General Secretary (1921-27), born in Anqing, Anhui, Qing dynasty of China (d. 1927)
1880 – Ernest Douwes Dekker, Indo-Dutch nationalist and founder of National-India Party, born in Pasuruan, Malang, Indonesia (d. 1950)
1883 – Dick Burnett, American musician (“Man of Constant Sorrow”), born in Monticello, Kentucky (d. 1977)
1932 – Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player (World Champion 1970, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78; Pot Black 1969, 78), born in Tredegar, Wales (d. 2024)
1951 – Jack O’Connell, American politician (Member of the California State Senate), born in Glen Cove, New York
1968 – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian football player and Deputy Secretary General of FIFA, born in Imotski, Croatia

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1774 – Ferdinando Orlandi, Italian musician, singing teacher, and composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma (d. 1848)
1802 – Wilhelm Bernhard Molique, German violinist and composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1869)
1920 – Georg Leber, German politician (SPD), born in Obertiefenbach, Germany (d. 2012)
1926 – Jim Allen, British socialist, screenwriter and playwright (Days of Hope, Perdition), born in Collyhurst, England (d. 1999)
1935 – Thomas Keneally, Australian writer (Schindler’s List), born in Sydney, Australia
1939 – Mel Brown, American-Canadian blues guitarist and singer (Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2009)
1939 – Joel Brodsky, American photographer, created over 400 album covers (The Doors; Isaac Hayes; Ohio Players), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2007)
1947 – Philip Malcolm “Pip” Williams, British record producer and arranger (Status Quo; Moody Blues), born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
1952 – Ludmilla Tourischeva, Russian gymnast (9 x Olympic medalist USSR, 4 x gold [3 x team, 1 x All Around]; 7 x World C’ship gold), born in Grozny, Russia
1973 – Priest Holmes, American football running back (Super Bowl XXXV Baltimore Ravens; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; NFL rushing TD leader 2002, 03; KC Chiefs), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas

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1824 – Henry Chadwick, English-American Baseball HOF pioneer (1st rule book; created game stats eg. BA, ERA; box scores), born in Exeter, England (d. 1908)
1913 – Meret Oppenheim, German born Swiss surrealist artist and photographer (Object: Le Déjeuner en fourrure), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1985)
1921 – Joseph E. Lowery, American activist, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the minister who gave the benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 2020)
1927 – Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
1931 – Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
1935 – Vicente Cantatore, Argentine soccer manager (Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock bassist and vocalist, (Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – “Arms of Mary”; “(I Don’t Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway”), born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1951 – Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
1959 – Brian Higgins, American politician (US Representative for New York, 2005-present), born in Buffalo, New York
1988 – Kayky Brito, Brazilian actor known for “O Beijo do Vampiro”, born in São Paulo, Brazil

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1875 – Cyril Rootham, English organist, composer, and educator, born in Redland, Bristol, England (d. 1938)
1898 – Linus McAtee, American Hall of Fame jockey (Preakness Stakes 1916; Kentucky Derby 1927, 29; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1928), born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1963)
1912 – Fritz Fischer, German physician and Nazi war criminal, born in Berlin (d. 2003)
1923 – Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 1994)
1930 – Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajik politician, First Secretary of The Communist Party (1982-85) and President of Tajikistan (1991-92), born in Leninabad, Tajik SSR (now Khujand, Tajikistan) (d. 1992)
1942 – Richard Street, American RandB musician (The Temptations, 1971-93 – “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
1958 – Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler], American actress (General Hospital), born in Painesville, Ohio (d. 2008)
1961 – Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist, born in Los Angeles, California
1965 – Patrick Roy, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (4-time Stanley Cup, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner), born in Québec City, Québec
1966 – Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal

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1657 – Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, born in Canale di Serino, Avellino, Italy (d. 1747)
1891 – Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, French artist and sculptor, born near Orléans, France (d. 1915)
1892 – Luis Trenker, South Tyrolean film producer, director and actor (Berge in Flammen), born in Urtijëi, Tyrol (d. 1990)
1900 – Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1992)
1904 – Rene Cloke, British illustrator, born in Plymouth, England (d. 1995)
1975 – Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian soccer striker and manager (6 caps; AS Liverno), born in Livorno, Italy
1976 – Mauro Camoranesi, Italian soccer winger and manager (55 caps; Juventus), born in Tandil, Argentina
1976 – Cabral Ibacka, Romanian actor (Catacombs) and television presenter (I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Romania), born in Bucharest, Romania
1978 – Go Soo, South Korean television and movie actor known for “Some” and “Empire of Gold”, born in Nonsan, South Korea
1979 – Caitríona Balfe, Irish actress and model (Claire in “Outlander”; Money Monster, Belfast), born in Dublin, Ireland

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1605 – Li Tzu-ch’eng, Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor, born in Mizhi, Shaanxi province, China (d. 1645)
1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), born in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden (d. 1938)
1897 – Josephine Riley Matthews “Mama Jo”, African-American midwife (delivered over 1300 babies), born in Aiken, South Carolina (d. 1993)
1950 – John Patrick Shanley, American playwright and screenwriter (Doubt: A Parable; Moonstruck), born in the Bronx, New York
1959 – Fred Couples, American golfer (US Masters 1992; Senior Players C’ship 2011; Senior British Open 2012), born in Seattle, Washington
1963 – Dan Goldie, American tennis player and author (“The Investment Answer”, #1 NY Times bestselling book), born in Sioux City Iowa
1966 – Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1966 – Frank Hannon, American blues and rock guitarist (Tesla – The Great Radio Controversy), born in Sacramento, California
1967 – Denis Villeneuve, French Canadian director (Arrival, Dune), born in Bécancour, Canada
1978 – Gerald Asamoah, German soccer forward (43 caps; Schalke 04 279 games, 44 goals), born in Mampong, Ghana

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