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1847 – Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Icelandic composer (Lofsöngur – National Anthem of Iceland), born in Seltjarnarnes, Iceland (d. 1927)
1883 – Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (1931-32 and 1935-36) and Head of Vichy France (1942-44), born in Châteldon, France (d. 1945)
1891 – Esther Forbes, American novelist (Johnny Tremain), born in Westborough, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1906 – Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1973)
1924 – Henk van Stipriaan, Dutch journalist and VARA radio host, born in Hamburg (d. 1989)
1939 – Klaus Schmiegel, German-American chemist (invented Prozac), born in Chemnitz, Germany
1946 – David Duckham, English rugby union outside back (36 Tests England, 3 British and Irish Lions; Coventry RFC), born in Coventry, England (d. 2023)
1956 – Noel Mugavin, Australian rules football player, born in Koroit, Victoria
1971 – Bobby Hurley, American basketball guard (Sacramento Kings) and coach (Uni of Buffalo, Arizona State Uni), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1973 – Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete, born in Szeged, Hungary

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1850 – Lafcadio Hearn, American author (Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan), born in Leucas, Greece (d. 1904)
1882 – Eduard Spranger, German psychologist and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1963)
1916 – Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitar pioneer, accordionist, and composer, born in Borge, Østfold, Norway (d. 1998)
1922 – Herbert Ziergiebel, German writer, born in Nordhorn, Germany (d. 1988)
1931 – Ryszard Kwiatkowski, Polish composer (Polyphonic Music), born in Jaranów, Włocławek, Poland (d. 1993)
1951 – Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mjr USAF and NASA astronaut (STS 40, 59), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Geek the Girl), born in Mishawaka, Indiana
1975 – Porter Collins, American rower (World C’ship gold 1995 M4+, 1998-99 M8+), born in New York City
1976 – Leigh Nash, American pop singer and songwriter (Sixpence None The Richer -“Kiss Me”), born in New Braunfels, Texas
1984 – Khloé Kardashian, American reality television star (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, California

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1817 – Branwell Brontë [Patrick Branwell Brontë], English painter and writer and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily and Anne, born in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England (d. 1848)
1821 – Bartolomé Mitre [Martínez], Argentine general, author, statesman and President (1862-1868), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1906)
1902 – Hugues Cuénod, Swiss tenor and musical educator, born in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Switzerland (d. 2010)
1922 – Eleanor Parker, American actress (Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker), born in Cedarville, Ohio (d. 2013)
1923 – Barbara Graham, American criminal convicted of murder, born in Oakland, California (d. 1955)
1923 – David Haslam, British rear admiral (hydrographer), born in Derby, England (d. 2009)
1934 – Dave Grusin, American jazz pianist and Academy and Grammy Award-winning composer specializing in film scores (The Milagro Beanfield War; Ishtar), born in Littleton, Colorado
1937 – Bob Thompson, African-American painter, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1966)
1938 – Gene Gaines, American Canadian Football HOF defensive back (CFL All Star 1965, 66, 67; Grey Cup 1968, 69 Ottawa Rough Riders, 1970, 74 Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
1951 – Gary Gilmour, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 54 wickets, HS 101; NSWCA), born in Waratah, Australia (d. 2014)

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1897 – Hans Barth, German-born American composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1956)
1912 – Virginia Lacy Jones, American librarian and presidential advisor, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1984)
1936 – B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (1998-99) who liberalized Indonesia’s press and political party laws, born in Parepare, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
1943 – Gerrit “Ger” Zijlstra, Dutch sculptor, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
1945 – Labi Siffre, British singer-songwriter and poet (It Must Be Love), born in Hammersmith, London, England
1951 – Lee Wilkof, American stage and screen character actor (WEB; Delta House; Hart to Hart; Max Headroom), born in Canton, Ohio
1954 – John C. Kimmel, American horse trainer, born in East Orange, New Jersey
1970 – Ariel Gore, American journalist and author, born in Carmel, California
1974 – Vernon Crawford, American football linebacker (New England Patriots), born in Texas City, Texas
1975 – Chenoa [María Laura Corradini Falomir], Argentine-Spanish singer (Atrévete), born in Mar del Plata, Argentina

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1795 – Ernst Heinrich Weber, German anatomist and physiologist (one of the founders of experimental psychology), born in Wittenberg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1878)
1882 – Athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1953)
1888 – Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect and furniture designer (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavilion), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1964)
1906 – Pierre Fournier, French cellist, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire, 1937-49), born in Paris, France (d. 1986)
1911 – Ernesto Sábato, Argentinian writer (Sábato Report), born in Rojas, Argentina (d. 2011)
1919 – Albert “Al” Molinaro, American actor (The Odd Couple, Happy Days), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 2015)
1947 – Mick Fleetwood, British rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac – “Go Your Own Way”; “Tusk”; “The Chain”), born in Redruth, Cornwall, England
1953 – Ivo Lill, Estonian glass artist, born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2019)
1972 – Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower (Olympic Bronze 1992), born in Jesenice, SR Slovenia
1988 – Micah Richards, English soccer defender (13 caps; Manchester City, Aston Villa) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, BBC Sport, CBS Sports), born in Birmingham, England

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1683 – Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist notorious for stealing the work of others, born in Herblay, France (d. 1745)
1888 – Lee Moran, American actor (Circus Clown), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
1901 – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish poet, novelist, recognized as one of the most important representatives of modernism in Turkish literature (A Mind at Peace, The Time Regulation Institute), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1962)
1904 – Willie Mae “Mother” Smith (née Ford), American gospel singer, evangelist, and folk artist, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi (d. 1994)
1935 – György Kárpáti, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1954 – Kevin Locke [Tȟokéya Inážiŋ], Lakota Native American flute player, storyteller, educator, and cultural ambassador, born in Southern California (d. 2022)
1955 – Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer (The Ballad of Little Jo), born in Queens, New York
1964 – Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold vault 1984, 88; World C’ship gold x 4), born in Hangzhou, China
1966 – (Jonathan) “Chico” DeBarge, American singer and keyboard player (DeBarge), born in Detroit, Michigan
1973 – Marie N [Naumova], Latvian pop and jazz singer, born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union

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1869 – Hendrikus Colijn, Dutch army officer and Anti-Revolution Party (ARP) politician (Prime Minister, 1925-26 and 1933-39), born in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1871 – William McDougall, English psychologist and polymath, born in Tonge, Middleton (d. 1938)
1887 – Julian S. Huxley, English biologist/philosopher, Darwin’s Bulldog, born in London, England (d. 1975)
1906 – (Samuel) Billy Wilder, Austrian-American filmmaker (Stalag 17: Some Like It Hot; The Lost Weekend; The Apartment), born in Sucha, Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka, Poland) (d. 2002)
1912 – Vit Nejedly, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1945)
1936 – Ferran Olivella, Spanish soccer defender (18 caps Spain, 2 Catalonia; FC Barcelona 214 games), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2023)
1940 – Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian author and director (Under the Olive Trees, Close Up, Taste of Cherry), born in Tehran (d. 2016)
1952 – Graham Greene, First Nations actor (Dances with Wolves), born in Ohsweken, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario
1958 – Ruby Turner, Jamacaian-British rock singer (“No Where to Run”), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
1961 – Jimmy Somerville, Scottish rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Bronski Beat; Communards), born in Glasgow, Soctland

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1759 – Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1817)
1868 – Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist, born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (d. 1946)
1894 – Milward Kennedy, British public servant and mystery writer, born in England (d. 1968)
1914 – Jan Decadt, Flemish composer, born in Ypres (d. 1995)
1926 – Conrad Hall, Tahitian-American cinematographer, born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (d. 2003)
1926 – Louis Ottens, Dutch engineer, developed the audio cassette tape, and worked on the compact disc, born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1948 – Tim Wood, American figure skater (World C’ship gold singles 1969, 70; Olympic silver 1968), born in Highland Park, Michigan
1955 – Leigh McCloskey, American actor (Dallas, Executive Suite, Gen Hosp), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 – Joko Widodo, Indonesian politician (President of Indonesia 2014-), born in Surakarta, Indonesia
1974 – Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver (V8 Supercar Champion), born in Melbourne, Australia

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1674 – Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (Tamerlane), Poet Laureate (1715-18), born in Little Barford, Bedfordshire (d. 1718)
1717 – Jacques Saly, French sculptor, born in Valenciennes, France (d. 1776)
1824 – George Edmund Street, English architect, born in Woodford, London (d. 1881)
1890 – Cum Posey, American Baseball HOF executive (owner NgL Homestead Grays; 9 x consecutive NL pennants 1937–45); and Basketball HOF guard (5 x Coloured World C’ships), born in Homestead, Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
1896 – Wilfred Pelletier, Canadian conductor (Voice of Firestone), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1982)
1928 – Martin Landau, American actor (Ed Wood; North By Northwest; Mission Impossible; Space 1999), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
1948 – Alan Longmuir, Scottish pop-rock musician (Bay City Rollers – “Saturday Night”), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
1967 – Joey Cathcart, American rock guitarist (Nelson – “Love and Affection”), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1968 – Robert Rodriguez, American director (El Mariachi, Sin City, Grindhouse), born in San Antonio, Texas
1981 – Ardian Gashi, Kosovar soccer midfielder (14 caps Norway, 2 Kosovar; Vålerenga IF, Helsingborg IF 124 games), born in Đakovica, Kosovar

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1606 – James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman, born in Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1649)
1613 – Christiaan de Placker, Flemish poet and composer, born in Poperinge, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium) (d. 1691)
1741 – Reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver and art collector, born in Amsterdam (d. 1816)
1861 – José Rizal, Filipino nationalist and novelist (‘Noli Me Tángere’, ‘El Filibusterismo’), born in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1896)
1909 – Edwin Gerschefski, American pianist, composer and teacher (Saugauck Suite), born in Meriden, Connecticut (d. 1992)
1925 – Alfred Nzo, South African General Secretary of the ANC (1969-91), born in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2000)
1929 – Thelma Barlow (née Pigott), British actress (Coronation Street, 1971-97 – “Mavis”; Dinnerladies), and garden book writer, born in Middlesbrough, England
1932 – Marisa Pavan, Italian actress (Solomon and Sheba; The Rose Tattoo), born in Cagliari, Sardinia
1942 – Neil Chalmers, director (National History Museum, London)
1983 – Macklemore [Benjamin Hammond Haggerty], American rapper and singer-songwriter (“Thrift Shop”; “Can’t Hold Us”), born in Seattle, Washington

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