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1609 – Judith Leyster, Dutch Golden Age painter, born and baptized in Haarlem, Dutch Republic (now the Netherlands) (d. 1660)
1914 – Carmen Dragon, American composer (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), and conductor (Hollywood Bowl Symphony), born in Antioch, California (d. 1984)
1931 – Darryl Hickman, American actor (Human Comedy, Tea and Sympathy), born in Hollywood, California
1938 – Luis Aragonés, Spanish soccer forward (11 caps; Atlético Madrid) and manager (Spain 2004-08; Atlético Madrid, Barcelona), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2014)
1942 – John Sattler, Australian rugby league prop (4 Tests; NSWRL Premiership 1967, 68, 70, 71 South Sydney), born in Maitland, Australia (d. 2023)
1946 – Douglas H. Bosco, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1983-91), born in Brooklyn, New York
1956 – Nnenna Freelon (née Pierce), American jazz singer, composer, and arranger, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1966 – Shikao Suga, Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Tokyo, Japan
1972 – Ed Templeton, American skateboarder (Toy Machine), born in Garden Grove, California
1990 – Shana Swash, English actress (EastEnders), born in London Borough of Camden, London

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1833 – Thomas George Bonney, English geologist, born in Rugeley, United Kingdom (d. 1923)
1870 – Hilaire Belloc, Anglo-French author (Path to Rome), born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, France (d. 1953)
1890 – Judith Lowry, American actress (The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds), born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma (d. 1976)
1907 – Ross Alexander, American stage and film actor (Boulder Dam, Captain Blood), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1937)
1927 – Gisele Halimi, Tunisian-French lawyer, feminist and author, born in Tunis, French Tunisia (d. 2020)
1975 – Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
1975 – Fred Mascherino, American musician (Taking Back Sunday), born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
1976 – Fernando Ricksen, Dutch soccer midfielder (12 caps; Glasgow Rangers), born in Hoensbroek, Limburg (d. 2019)
1980 – Dolph Ziggler [Nicholas Theodore Nemeth], American professional wrestler, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1993 – Jordan Spieth, American golfer (US Masters, US Open 2015; British Open 2017), born in Dallas, Texas

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1791 – Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)
1863 – Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer, born in Valmiera, Russian Empire (d. 1948)
1894 – Lodewijk Rogier, Dutch historian (Henric van Veldeken), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1974)
1907 – Gioconda de Vito, Italian-British violinist, born in Martina Franca, Italy (d. 1994)
1934 – Ken Pogue, Canadian actor (Adderly, Katts and Dog), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2015)
1936 – Kathryn Hays, American actress (Kim Hughes-As the World Turns), born in New York City
1948 – Norair Nurikian, Bulgarian weightlifter (Olympic gold men’s 60kg 1972, 56kg 1976), born in Sliven, Bulgaria
1980 – Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-23), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1984 – Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper, born in Limassol, Cyprus
1985 – Audrey De Montigny, French Canadian pop singer (Canadian Idol, 2003; “Même Les Anges”), and real estate agent, born in Sainte-Julienne, Quebec

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1016 – Casimir I the Restorer, Polish nobleman (Duke of Poland, 1040-58), born in Kraków, Poland (d. c. 1058)
1780 – Christian Theodor Weinlig, German composer, teacher and choir master, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1842)
1857 – Frank Sprague, American inventor who installed the first U.S. electric trolley system in Richmond, Virgina, born in Milford, Connecticut (d. 1934)
1866 – Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist, born in London (d. 1947)
1925 – Jerry Paris, American director (Happy Days) and actor (Dick Van Dyke Show – “Jerry”), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1986)
1946 – José Areas, Nicaraguan percussionist (Santana, 1969-77, 1987-89), born in Leon, Nicaragua
1955 – Bantubonke Holomisa, South African Minister of Defense of Transkei, born in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape
1963 – Denis Coderre, French Canadian politician, born in Joliette, Quebec, Canada
1966 – Lynda Lemay, French Canadian chanson singer, born in Portneuf, Quebec
1985 – Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian auto racer (Formula E champion 2014-15), born in Heidelberg, West Germany

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1798 – John Adams Dix, American Major General (Union Army), born in Boscawen, New Hampshire (d. 1879)
1888 – Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 100, 12 wickets; South Australia, Western Australia), born in Sevenhill, Clare, Australia (d. 1973)
1910 – Harry Horner, Austro-Hungarian-born American stage and film designer (The Heiress), born in Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1994)
1920 – Alexander H. Cohen, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe), born in New York City (d. 2000)
1950 – Goutam Ghose, Indian director (Patang, Voyage Beyond, Paar), born in Kolkata, India
1951 – Lynval Golding, Jamaican-born British new wave rock and ska guitarist (The Specials; Fun Boy Three), born in Saint Catherine, Colony of Jamaica
1962 – Kevin Butler, American College Football HOF placekicker (University of Georgia; Super Bowl 1985 Chicago Bears), born in Savannah, Georgia
1975 – Gloria Pizzichini, Italian tennis player
1976 – Christian Ahrens, American rower (Olympic gold eight 2004; World C’ship gold M8+ 1997, 98, 99; M4+ 1995), born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
1990 – Evan James Springsteen, American rocker and Bruce Springsteen’s son, born in Los Angeles, California

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1775 – Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist (Polarization of light), born in Paris (d. 1812)
1902 – Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1990)
1920 – Marcel Maeyer, Belgian sculptor and graphic artist, born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (d. 1993)
1921 – Peter Twiss, British test pilot (breaking the World Air Speed Record and being the first person to exceed 1,000 mph in flight), born in Lindfield, Sussex (d. 2011)
1942 – Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian politician (Lord Mayor of Brisbane 1985-91), born in Sydney, Australia
1952 – Janis Siegel, American jazz singer (The Manhattan Transfer – “Boy From New York City”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1962 – Eriq La Salle, American actor (Dr Peter Benton-ER), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1968 – Gary Payton, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; NBA All-Star 1994–98, 2000–03; Seattle SuperSonics), born in Oakland, California
1976 – Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player (only female chess player to make world’s top 10), born in Budapest, Hungary
1982 – Gerald Wallace, American basketball player (Charlotte Bobcats), born in Childersburg, Alabama

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1834 – Daniel McCook Jr, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Carrollton, Ohio (d. 1864)
1918 – Pim Lier, Dutch lawyer and illegitimate son of Prince Consort Henry, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2015)
1926 – Bryan Forbes, English film director and producer (The Stepford Wives, King Rat), born in Stratford, England (d. 2013)
1944 – Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania
1953 – Jimmy Bruno, American jazz guitarist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1964 – David Spade, American comedian and actor (SNL; Tommy Boy; Black Sheep; : Just Shoot Me!), born in Birmingham, Michigan
1965 – Alondra Johnson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
1972 – Seth Fisher, American comic book artist and penciller (Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2006)
1977 – Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Kate Ryan [Katrien Verbeeck], Belgian pop singer-songriter, born in Tessenderlo, Belgium

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1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, born in London (d. 1721)
1802 – David Hunter, American Major General (Union Army), born in Troy, New York (d. 1886)
1899 – Ernest Hemingway, American author (The Old Man and the Sea, Nobel Prize for Literature -1954), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1961)
1926 – Paul Burke, American actor (Naked City, Thomas Crown Affair, Neal-Dynasty), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2009)
1931 – Plas Johnson, American be-bop jazz and session saxophonist (sax solo on “The Pink Panther Theme”), born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana
1932 – Ernie Warlick, American football player, born in Hickory, North Carolina (d. 2012)
1948 – Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusuf Islam], British singer-songwriter (“Peace Train”; “Moonshadow”), born in Marylebone, London, England
1955 – Henry Preistman, British rock keyboardist, songwriter, and vocalist (Christians – “Harvest For The World”), born in Kingston upon Hull, England
1968 – Lyle Odelein, Canadian NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Montreal), born in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
1986 – Diane Guerrero, American actress and singer (Encanto), born in Passaic, New Jersey

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1762 – Jakob Haibel, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1826)
1822 – Gregor Mendel, Austrian monk and geneticist (discoverer of laws of heredity), born in Heinzendorf, Austria (d. 1884)
1838 – Augustin Daly, American playwright and theatrical manager, born in Plymouth, North Carolina (d. 1899)
1847 – Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter and print maker, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1935)
1881 – Leon de Smet, Belgian painter (Luminist school), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
1903 – Jef van de Wiele, Belgian pro-Nazi politician, born in Deume, Belgium (d. 1979)
1928 – Charles David Ganao, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1996-1997), born in Djambala, French Equatorial Africa (d. 2012)
1941 – Kurt Raab, German actor who worked with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, born in Bergreichenstein, Germany (d. 1988)
1945 – Betty Burfeindt, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship 1976), born in New York City
1975 – Ray Allen, American basketball guard (10-time NBA All Star), born in Merced, California

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810 – Imam Bukhari [Muḥammad al-Bukhari], Islamic scholar and compiler of Hadith (Sahih al-Bukhari), born in Bukhara, Greater Khorāsān (now in Uzbekistan) (d. 870)
1592 – Erhard Buttner, German organist and composer, born in Römhild, Kingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1625)
1759 – Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint, born in Kursk, Russian Empire (d. 1833) [OS]
1876 – Joseph Fielding Smith Jr., 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1972)
1878 – Robert Herman Woltjer, Dutch Minister of Education, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1955)
1952 – (Larken) Allen Collins, American southern rock guitarist, and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”; “Gimme Three Steps”; Rossington-Collins Band – “Don’t Misunderstand Me”), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1990)
1959 – Terri Treas, American actress (Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers), born in Kansas City, Kansas
1962 – Craig Muni, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Toronto, Ontario
1977 – Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 1997-2015 (Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec
1981 – David Bernard, West Indian cricketer, born in Kingston, Jamaica

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