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1727 – James Wolfe, British Army officer who defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec, born in Westerham, England (d. 1759)
1732 – František “Franz” Xaver Brixi, Czech classical composer and kapellmeister, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1771)
1777 – Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor (Frederick II of Prussia equestrian statue), born in Arolsen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1857)
1905 – Lev Schnirelmann, Gomel, Russian Empire, mathematician (d. 1938)
1909 – René Étiemble, French scholar, novelist and translator (work on Rimbaud), born in Mayenne, France (d. 2002)
1928 – Dan Rostenkowski, American politician (Rep-D-Il, 1959-94), convicted of mail fraud, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
1945 – Slobodan Praljak, Bosnian Croat general and war criminal, born in Čapljina, Independent State of Croatia (d. 2017)
1964 – Christopher John Gray, English Anglican priest who was murdered in front of his own vicarage, born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1996)
1968 – Anky van Grunsven, Dutch equestrian rider (Olympic gold dressage 2000, 04, 08; World C’ship gold 1994, 2006), born in Erp, Netherlands
1970 – Eric Whitacre, American Grammy Award-winning choral conductor and composer (Lux Aurumque; Deep Field), born in Reno, Nevada

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1700 – Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (d. 1758)
1717 – Pope Pius VI [Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi], Italian Pope (1775-99), born in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Papal States (d. 1799)
1907 – Glenn McCarthy, American oil tycoon and businessman (d. 1988)
1912 – Herman W. Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist (d. 1982)
1913 – Tony Martin [Alvin Morris], American singer (“It’s a Blue World; “To Each His Own”), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
1929 – Stuart Hall, British radio and television presenter (It’s a Knock-out), and convicted sex offender (2013), born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
1934 – John Ashley, actor (Clipper-Straightaway), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1943 – Trevor Lucas, Australian folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Fairport Convention), born in Bungaree, Victoria (d. 1989)
1964 – Tim Royes, English-American music video director, born in London (d. 2007)
1984 – Georgia Moffett, British actress, born in London

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1706 – Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (Institutions de Physique; translation of Newton’s Principia), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1749)
1824 – Thomas Starr King, American Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity), born in New York City (d. 1864)
1842 – Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continuous groups), born in Nordfjordeid, Norway (d. 1899)
1894 – Hans Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1952)
1934 – Ray Wilson, English footballer (1966 World Cup team), born in Shirebrook, England (d. 2018)
1943 – Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and avant-garde, symphonic rock, and film score composer, born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
1944 – Bernard Hill, English actor (Yosser Hughes-Boys from the Blackstuff, King Théoden-The Lord of the Rings), born in Manchester, England
1948 – James Alexander, American RandB bassist (The Bar-Kays – “Soul Finger”; “Shaft”), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1951 – Ken Hitchcock, Canadian NHL hockey coach, 1995-2019 (Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1978 – Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace), born in Peterborough, Ontario

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1427 – Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (1447-92), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1492)
1508 – Andrea Palladio [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], Italian architect (Il Redentore, Venice), born in Padua, Italy (d. 1580)
1859 – Sergei Lyapunov, Russian pianist and composer (Lezghinka), born in Yaroslavl, Russian Empire (d. 1924)
1870 – Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1948)
1893 – Titanic Thompson, American gambler and hustler, born in Monett, Missouri (d. 1974)
1926 – Richard Crenna, American actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
1970 – Robert Griffith, American NFL football strong safety, 1994-2006 (Minnesota Vikings, and 2 other teams), born in Lanham. Maryland
1984 – Francisco Sandaza, Spanish Footballer
1984 – Omahyra Mota, Dominican model/actress
1993 – Yuri Chinen, Japanese pop singer (Hey! Say! JUMP), and actor, born in Hamamatsu, Japan

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1818 – Samuel Gibbs French, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Mullica Hill, New Jersey (d. 1910)
1849 – Friedrich von Bernhardi, German general and military historian (Germany and the Next War), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1930)
1903 – Herbert Sally Frankel, South African-born economist, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1996)
1905 – James Burnham, American philosopher, political theorist and Trotskyist (The Managerial Revolution, Coming Defeat of Communism), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
1919 – Norman Aldridge, English toxicologist (solved global poisoning mysteries), born in Nuneaton, England (d. 1996)
1943 – Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian NHL ice hockey winger, 1963-79 (Montreal Canadiens, 10 Stanley Cups), born in Drummondville, Quebec
1944 – Max Romeo [Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, born in St. D’Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica
1947 – Duncan Hales, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (4 Tests; Canterbury RFU, Manawatu RFU), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand (d. 2024)
1964 – Akram Raza, Pakistan cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 13 wickets; 49 ODIs, 38 wickets; Lahore City, Habib Bank), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1981 – Shangela [D.J. Pierce], American drag queen, comedian, actor, dancer, and TV personality (RuPaul’s Drag Race), born in Paris, Texas

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1796 – Carlo Conti, Italian composer, born in Arpino, Lazio, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1868)
1904 – Aleksey Semyonovich Zhivotov, Russian composer, born in Kazan, Russia (d. 1964)
1912 – Barbara Hutton ‘poor little rich girl’, American heiress (Woolworth fortune), born in New York City (d. 1979)
1930 – Monique Mercure [Marie Monique Émond], French Canadian actress (Naked Lunch; J.A. Martin Photographer), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
1930 – Michael Robbins, British actor and comedian (On the Buses, The Great Muppet Caper), born in London, England (d. 1992)
1948 – Robert Ginty, American actor (The Paper Chase: Coming Home; The Exterminator), and director, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
1955 – Jack Sikma, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Kankalee, Illinois
1962 – Satomi Kōrogi, Japanese voice actress, born in Tokyo
1964 – Andrew Banfield, British pop and RandB singer (The Pasadenas – “Riding On A Train”; “I’m Doing Fine Now”), born in London, England
1969 – David Lindsay-Abaire, American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter (Rabbit Hole, Kimberly Akimbo), born in Boston, Massachusetts

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1799 – Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1877)
1880 – Rudolf Karel, Czech composer (Three Hairs of the Wise Old Man), born in Pilseň, Czech Republic (d. 1945)
1887 – Gertrude Astor [Eyster], American silent and sound screen character actress (The Strong Man: Hell Bound), born in Lakewood, Ohio (d. 1977)
1905 – James William Fulbright, American politician (Sen-D-Mo), born in Sumner, Missouri (d. 1995)
1923 – Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2014)
1925 – Sir Alistair Horne, British historian and journalist (A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962), born in London (d. 2017)
1954 – Dennis Stratton, British rock guitarist (Iron Maiden), born in London
1959 – Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer, born in Barcelona, Spain
1959 – Thomas Quasthoff, German singer, born in Hildesheim, Germany
1971 – Michael Barber, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Winfield, West Virginia

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1861 – James Naismith, Canadian-American physical educator and inventor (basketball, football helmet), born in Almonte, Ontario (d. 1939)
1917 – Edgar Whitcomb, American politician and Governor of Indiana (1969-73), born in Hayden, Indiana (d. 2016)
1919 – Alan Lissette, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Auckland, Northern Districts), born in Morrinsville, New Zealand (d. 1973)
1946 – George Young, Scottish-Australian rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2017)
1955 – Paul Romer, American economist (Nobel Prize 2018, endogenous growth theory), born in Denver, Colorado
1961 – Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy
1963 – Laurene Powell Jobs, American businesswoman and philanthropist (Emerson Collective, widow of Steve Jobs), born in West Milford, New Jersey
1973 – Taje Allen, American football player (St Louis Rams), born in Lubbock, Texas
1986 – Ben Rector, American folk-Americana singer-songwriter (Brand New), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1988 – Emma Stone, American actress (The Amazing Spider-Man, La La Land), born in Scottsdale, Arizona

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1741 – Joan Derk, Baron van der Capellen tot den Pol, Leader of democratic Patriots, born in Tiel, Netherlands (d. 1784)
1833 – Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian homeopath doctor and founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, born in Paikpara village, Howrah, India (d. 1904)
1897 – Jacob Bjerknes, Norwegian-American meteorologist (USAF in London), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1975)
1910 – Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician and leader of Egypt’s Wafd Party (d. 1999)
1911 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel Prize 1979), born in Heraklion, Greece (d. 1996)
1919 – Jorge de Sena, Portuguese novelist and poet (Reino da Estupidez), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1978)
1960 – Bruce Baumgartner, American wrestler (Olympic gold 1984, 92), born in Haledon, New Jersey
1963 – Craig Saavedra, American filmmaker (Starry Night Entertainment), born in Los Angeles, California
1972 – Samantha Janus, British singer and actress (EastEnders), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
1982 – Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress, model and singer, born in Kita, Tokyo, Japan

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1815 – Philipp Fahrbach the Elder, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1885)
1886 – Leo G. Carroll, English actor (Topper; Strangers On A Train; The Man From U.N.C.L.E.), born in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire (d. 1972)
1944 – Jon Anderson, British progressive rock singer and songwriter (Yes – “Roundabout”; “Close To The Edge”; Jon and Vangelis), born in Accrington, Lancashire, England
1959 – Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter (Divinyls – “I Touch Myself”), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia (d. 2013)
1960 – Hong Sang-soo, South Korean filmmaker (Right Now, Wrong Then), born in Seoul
1971 – Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores), born in Akron, Ohio
1974 – Chris Murray, Canadian NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Port Hardy, British Columbia
1975 – Zadie Smith, British novelist (White Teeth; On Beauty; Swing Time), born in Brent, London, England
1976 – Steve Jones, Northern Irish footballer, born in Derry, Northern Ireland
2002 – Dominic Sessa, American actor (The Holdovers), born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

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