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* 1201 - Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)
* 1593 - Izaak Walton, English angler (d. 1683)
* 1631 - John Dryden, English Poet Laureate (d. 1700)
* 1648 - Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
* 1653 - John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)
* 1674 - Franti?ek Maxmili?n Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)
* 1722 - Augustus William, Prince of Prussia (d. 1758)
* 1726 - Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (d. 1778)
* 1757 - Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (d. 1834)
* 1776 - Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856)
* 1797 - Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (d. 1855)
* 1805 - Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
* 1809 - William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo
* 1845 - Andr? Besette, Canadian religious figure (d. 1937)
* 1871 - Leonid Andreyev, Russian writer (d. 1919)
* 1872 - Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d. 1962)
* 1874 - Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)
* 1896 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980)
* 1896 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. 1934)
* 1896 - Erich H?ckel, German physicist (d. 1980)
* 1899 - P. L. Travers, Australian author (d. 1996)
* 1901 - Charles Farrell, American actor (d. 1990)
* 1902 - Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)
* 1909 - Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat opposing the Nazi regime (executed) (d. 1944)
* 1911 - William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1996)
* 1914 - Tove Jansson, Finnish author, the creator of the Moomins (d. 2001)
* 1914 - Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor (d. 1963)
* 1919 - Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987)
* 1919 - Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager
* 1920 - Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer
* 1921 - J. James Exon, American politician, 36th Governor of Nebraska & United States Senator from Nebraska
* 1921 - Ernest Angley, televangelist
* 1922 - Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)
* 1925 - David A. Huffman, creator of Huffman coding (d. 1999)
* 1927 - Daniel Keyes, American author
* 1927 - Robert Shaw, English actor (d. 1978)
* 1928 - Bob Cousy, American basketball player
* 1931 - M?rio Zagallo, Brazilian football coach and player
* 1931 - Chuck Essegian, American baseball player
* 1933 - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author
* 1936 - Juli?n Javier, American baseball player
* 1938 - Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician
* 1938 - Rod Laver, Australian tennis player
* 1939 - Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy, former President of the European Commission
* 1939 - Brito, Brazilian footballer
* 1940 - Beverlee McKinsey, American actress
* 1942 - Tommie Agee, American baseball player (d. 2001)
* 1943 - Ken Norton, American boxer
* 1944 - Sam Elliott, American actor
* 1945 - Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist
* 1946 - Jim Kiick, American football player
* 1948 - Bill Campbell, baseball player
* 1949 - Jonathan Kellerman, American writer
* 1952 - Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician
* 1957 - Melanie Griffith, American actress
* 1959 - Kurtis Blow, American rapper
* 1959 - Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor
* 1961 - Amy Stiller, American actress
* 1962 - Kevin Mack, American football player
* 1962 - Louis Lipps, American football player
* 1963 - Whitney Houston, American diva and actress
* 1964 - Brett Hull, Canadian-born hockey player
* 1967 - Deion Sanders, American football player
* 1968 - Gillian Anderson, American actress
* 1968 - Eric Bana, Australian actor
* 1968 - Karyn Parsons, American actress
* 1969 - Troy Percival, baseball player
* 1970 - Rod Brind'Amour, hockey player
* 1970 - Arion Salazar, American musician (Third Eye Blind)
* 1971 - Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist
* 1971 - Mack 10, American rapper
* 1971 - James Kim, technology reporter (d. 2006)
* 1972 - Juanes, Colombian singer
* 1972 - A-Mei, Taiwanese singer
* 1973 - Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor
* 1973 - Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer
* 1974 - Mahesh Babu, Indian film actor
* 1974 - Matt Morris, baseball player
* 1975 - Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player
* 1976 - Jessica Capshaw, American actress
* 1976 - Rhona Mitra, English actress
* 1977 - Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player
* 1977 - Mikael Silvestre, French footballer
* 1977 - Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
* 1978 - Audrey Tautou, French actress
* 1978 - Michael Scofield, Fox River Eight Fugitive
* 1980 - Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor
* 1982 - Danieal Manning, American football player
* 1983 - Ashley Johnson, American actress
* 1985 - Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
* 1985 - Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver
* 1985 - JaMarcus Russell, American football player
* 1985 - Eric Stern, American football player
* 1989 - Stefano Okaka Chuka, Italian footballer
* 1993 - James Laing, Canadian Hockey Player
* 1994 - Forrest Landis, American actor
