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1881 – Max Weber, Polish-Russian-American painter, born in Białystok, Russian Empire (d. 1961)
1913 – Susan Bosence, British textile designer and blockprinter, born in Luton, Bedfordshire (d. 1996)
1915 – Joy Davidman, American poet, writer and wife of C. S. Lewis, born in New York City (d. 1960)
1918 – Tony Mottola, American jazz guitarist, born in Kearney, New Jersey (d. 2004)
1956 – David Edwards, American golfer (US Masters 1984 3rd; 4 PGA Tour titles), born in Neosho, Missouri
1956 – Melody Thomas Scott, American actress (Nikki-Young and Restless), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 – Saad Hariri, Lebanese-Saudi Prime Minister of Lebanon (2016-present), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1980 – Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey defenseman, 1999-2015 (Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings), born in Recife, Brazil
1985 – Łukasz Fabiański, Polish football goalkeeper (Poland national team), born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
1992 – Chloe Bennet [Chloé Wang], Chinese-American actress (Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D.), born in Chicago, Illinois

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1598 – Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (Almagestum Novum), born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1671)
1930 – Albert “Al” Schmitt, American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
1932 – Arthur “Art” Ellefson, Canadian jazz saxophonist, born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1937 – Daffy Duck, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “Porky’s Duck Hunt”
1945 – Vincent van der Burg, Dutch scientist, lawyer, and politician (CDA), born in Zeist, Netherlands
1947 – Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1959 – Stephen Singleton, English rocker (ABC), born in Sheffield, England
1964 – Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Matt Chamberlain, American session drummer (Tori Amos; Edie Brickell; The Slow Music Project; William Shatner; Wallflowers), born in San Pedro, California
1972 – Jennifer Garner, American actress (Sydney Bristow-Alias), born in Houston, Texas

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1495 – Petrus Apianus [Peter Apian], German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer, born in Leisnig, Saxony (d. 1552)
1900 – Polly Adler, Russian bordello proprieter and author (House is not a Home), born in Yanow, Russia (d. 1962)
1913 – Lester “Les” Tremayne, British radio, film and television actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds), born in London, England (d. 2003)
1920 – Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer (World Press Photo), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
1940 – Dick Versace, American basketball coach (Bradley University, Indiana Pacers), broadcaster (TNT) and executive (GM Memphis Grizzlies), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina (d. 2022)
1946 – Pēteris Vasks, Latvian contemporary classical composer, and double bassist (Distant Light; The Fruit Of Silence), born in Aizpute, Latvia
1951 – Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian writer and photographer, born in Timişoara, Romania
1959 – Anne Kursinski, American equestrian show jumper (Olympic silver 1996), born in Pasadena, California
1974 – Mat Devine, American singer (Kill Hannah), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
1982 – Boris Diaw, French basketball player, born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France

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1772 – Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist, born in Étampes, France (d. 1844)
1933 – Roy Clark, American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show), born in Meherrin, Virginia (d. 2018)
1951 – John L. Phillips, NASA astronaut, born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia
1952 – Donald Harvey, American serial killer, healthcare worker who killed at least 37 patients, born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2017)
1959 – Thomas F. Wilson, American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1965 – Anthony Miller, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys), born in Los Angeles, California
1965 – Michele Redman, American golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Zanesville, Ohio
1967 – Dara Torres, American swimmer, winner of 12 Olympic medals (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), born in Beverly Hills, California
1974 – Danny Pino, American actor (Cold Case), born in Miami, Florida
1980 – James Foster, English cricket wicketkeeper (7 Tests, 18 dismissals; 11 ODIs, 20 dismissals; Essex CCC), born in London, England

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1866 – Anne Sullivan [Johanna Macy], American teacher who educated Helen Keller, born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts (d. 1936)
1905 – Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator, born in Hamburg, Arkansas (d. 1999)
1907 – Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1918 – Mary Healy, American actress (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, He Married his Wife), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2016)
1933 – Morton Subotnick, American electronic music composer (Silver Apples of the Moon; A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur), born in Los Angeles, California
1940 – Julie Christie, British BAFTA and Academy Award-winning actress (Darling; Doctor Zhivago; Away From Her), born in Chukua, Assam, India
1941 – Pete Rose, American baseball utility (17 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1973; World Series 1975 [MVP], 76 Cincinnati Reds, 1980 Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1984-89), banned for gambling, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1951 – Gregory “Greg” Winter, British biochemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018) known for the therapeutic use of antibodies, born in Leicester, England
1952 – Mickey O’Sullivan, Irish Gaelic football manager and player, born in Kenmare, Ireland
1975 – Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist (longest UFC title streak at 2,547 days), born in São Paulo, Brazil

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1545 – Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of King Henry II of France and 3rd wife of Philip II of Spain, born in Fontainbleau, France (d. 1568)
1890 – Frank Murphy, American politician and 56th United States Attorney General, born in Harbor Beach, Michigan (d. 1949)
1913 – Dave Albritton, American high jumper (Olympic silver 1936), born in Danville, Alabama (d. 1994)
1943 – Billy Kidd, American alpine skier (World C’ship gold combined 1970; Olympic silver slalom 1964), born in Burlington, Vermont
1946 – Al Green, American soul singer (“Let’s Stay Together”; “Love And Happiness”), born in Forest City, Arkansas
1950 – Beto Fuscão, Brazilian soccer defender (8 caps; Fluminense, Grêmio, Palmeiras), born in Florianópolis, Brazil (d. 2022)
1950 – Terry Lester, American actor (Young and Restless, As World Turns), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1957 – Gary Kroeger, American comedian (SNL, 1982-85) and actor, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa
1975 – Angus MacLane, American animator, screenwriter, and film director (Pixar; Lightyear), born in Riverside County, California
1992 – Jett Travolta, son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)

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1799 – Henri Druey, Swiss politician and a founding father of constitutional democracy in Switzerland, born in Faoug, Switzerland (d. 1855)
1802 – Francis Libermann, French religious leader (Congregation of Heart), born in Saverne, France (d. 1852)
1903 – Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist (Plan of Labor, Nobel 1969), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
1932 – Dennis Banks, American activist (leader of the American Indian Movement), born in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota (d. 2017)
1944 – Mike Garrett, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1965, USC; AFL All-Star 1966-67, KC Chiefs) and executive (athletic director USC 1993-2010), born in Los Angeles, CA
1961 – Magda Szubanski, Australian actress (Kath and Kim), born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1965 – Elaine Zayak, American figure skater (Olympic 6th 1984), born in Paramus, New Jersey
1977 – Sarah Jane Morris, American actress (Brothers and Sisters), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1988 – Paulo Londra, Argentine rapper and singer (“Adán Y Eva”; “Nena Maldición”), born in Córdoba, Argentina
1996 – Georgia Hall, British golfer (British Open 2018), born in Bournemouth, England

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1869 – Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor, born in Mandal, Norway (d. 1943)
1879 – Leendert Round, Dutch sculptor (entrance Rotterdam Zoo) (d. 1942)
1917 – David Westheimer, American novelist (Von Ryan’s Express), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2005)
1921 – Jim Hearn, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954 NY Giants; MLB All Star 1952), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1998)
1921 – Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, British barrister and diplomat, born in Paddington, London, England (d. 2007)
1925 – Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman and founder of Quebecor, born in Montreal (d. 1997)
1930 – Joseph Burnett-Stuart, CEO (Robert Fleming Holdings)
1961 – Nigel Pulsford, British rock guitarist (Bush – Sixteen Stone), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
1969 – Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer and songwriter (Catatonia), born in Cardiff, Wales
1974 – Anton Glanzelius, Danish actor (My Life as a Dog), born in Copenhagen, Denmark

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401 – Theodosius II, the Younger, Eastern Roman emperor (408-450), born in Constantinople (d. 450)
1903 – Clare Boothe Luce, American politician and U.S. ambassador to Italy, born in New York City (d. 1987)
1906 – Joseph “Fud” Livingston, American jazz clarinetist, arranger, and composer (“Im Thru With Love”), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1957)
1917 – Robert B. Woodward, American organic chemist (Nobel 1965), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1928 – Marilyn Maye, American cabaret and standards singer, born in Wichita, Kansas
1958 – Bob Bell, British engineer and Chief Technical Officer of the Renault Formula One team, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1963 – Doris Leuthard, Swiss politician, President of Switzerland (2017), born in Merenschwand, Switzerland
1970 – Q-Tip [Kamaal Fareed, born Jonathan Davis], American rapper, actor, record producer and DJ, born in Harlem, New York
1979 – Shemekia Copeland, American blues singer (Turn the Heat Up!), born in Harlem, New York
1983 – Ryan Merriman, American actor (The Ring Two), born in Choctaw, Oklahoma

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1773 – Étienne Aignan, French writer, born in Beaugency, France (d. 1824)
1848 – Francis MacKinnon, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Kent CCC) and 35th Chief of MacKinnon clan, born in London, England (d. 1947)
1932 – Carl Perkins, American rockabilly singer and songwriter (“Blue Suede Shoes”; “Honey Don’t”), born in Tiptonville, Tennessee (d. 1998)
1933 – Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor (Fistful of Dollars), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1994)
1936 – Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist and author of SCUM Manifesto who attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol in 1968, born in Ventnor City, New Jersey (d. 1988)
1937 – Marty Krofft, Canadian puppeteer and television producer – with his brother Sid (H.R. Pufnstuf; Land of the Lost; Sigmund and the Sea Monsters; Donny and Marie), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2023)
1950 – Peter Wood, English session and touring rock keyboardist (Sutherland Bros and Quiver; Al Stewart; Joan Armatrading; Lou Reed), born in Middlesex, England (d. 1993)
1984 – Linda Chung, Chinese-Canadian actress and singer, born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
1987 – Sarah of Brunei, wife of Crown Prince of Brunei, born in Bandar Seri Begawan, Sultanate of Brunei
1990 – Kristen Stewart, American actress (Bella Swan-The Twilight Saga), born in Los Angeles, California

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