1453 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general known as El Gran Capitan, remade the Spain army in the age of the firearm, born at Córdoba (d. 1515)
1529 – Taddeo Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter (Villa dei Farnese at Caprarola), born in Sant’Angelo in Vado (d. 1566)
1866 – James J. Corbett, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1892-97), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1933)
1898 – Violet Carson, British actress (Ena Sharples in “Coronation Street”), born in Manchester, England (d. 1983)
1947 – Al Green, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 2005-), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 – Mohammed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (9/11 attacks ringleader), born in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt (d. 2001)
1972 – Doug Williams [Douglas Durdle], English professional wrestler (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling), born in Reading, England
1977 – David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain
1981 – Clinton Portis, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2003, 08; Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), born in Laurel, Mississippi
1994 – Bianca Ryan, American pop singer and songwriter, 1st winner of “America’s Got Talent”, born in Ocean City, New Jersey