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1993 Aurelia Clasina Lucia Wildeboer, daughter of Pieter and Mirtle
1978 Mike Bryan, born in Oxnard, California, tennis star, USTA National 18 doubles
1976 God Shammgod, NBA guard, Washington Wizards
1976 Nayla Micherif, Miss Brazil Universe 1997
1975 John Macready, born in Los Angeles, California, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96
1974 Alana Blahoski, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics
1972 Gwendolyn Wentland, born in Flint, Michigan, high jumper
1971 Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yankees, Sea Mariners
1970 Andre Agassi, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, tennis star, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, U.S. Open 1994
1970 Arnaud Briand, hockey forward, Team France 1998
1970 Derrick Frazier, NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
1970 J. R. Phillips, born in West Covina, California, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
1970 Leuea Tagoai, CFL defensive end for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1970 Mark McMillian, NFL cornerback, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs
1970 Uma Thurman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction
1970 William Martin III, born in Charleston, South Carolina, finn yachter, Olympics-23rd-1996
1969 Arthur Marshall, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants
1968 Browning Nagle, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons
1968 Carnie Wilson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Wilson Phillips-Hold On
1967 Curtis Joseph, born in Keswick, Ontario, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers
1967 Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg, born in Kirkland, Washington, rower, Olympics-4th-92, 96
1967 Mary McCagg, born in Seattle, Washington rower, Olympics-4th-92, 96
1967 Rachel Williams, born in Greenwich Village, New York, model, Absolut Vodka, Elle
1966 John VanderWal, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies
1966 Phil Tufnell, cricketer, England slow lefty and slower fieldsman
1965 Reggie Miller, NBA player for the Indiana Pacers
1962 Bruce Driver, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers
1962 Dieter Hegen, born in Kaufbeuren GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998
1962 Robert Druppers, runner, world record 1 km indoor
1960 Gerard Joling, Dutch singer, Love is in Your Eyes
1960 Joseph Guzaldo, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stir Crazy
1960 William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open
1958 Daniel Day-Lewis, born in England, actor, Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot
1958 Eve Plumb, born in Burbank, actress, Jan-Brady Bunch, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka
1958 Michelle Pfeiffer, born in Midway City, California, actress, Married to the Mob
1958 Simon Edwards, rocker, Fairground Attraction-Find My Love
1957 Richie C. Robertson, rock bassist/vocalist, Fabulous Poodles
1956 Ron Verlin, rocker, Shooting Star
1955 Jerry Seinfeld, comedian/actor, Jerry-Seinfeld
1955 Kate Mulgrew, born in Dubuque, Iowa, actress, Captain Janeway-Star Trek Voyager
1954 Bill Paxon, born in Akron, New York, Representative-R-New York 1989 - 1999
1954 Deborah Iyall, rocker, Romeo Void
1953 Dale Earnhardt, auto racer, 6-time NASCAR national champion
1953 Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin, born in Kirya Russia, cosmonaut, STS-71, TM-27
1952 Deborah Van Valkenburgh, born in Schnectady, actress, Too Close for Comfort
1952 Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl
1952 David Icke, English Athlete
1950 Debbie Stabenow, American Politician
1949 Anita Dobson, born in England, actress, Annie Watts-EastEnders
1949 Eddie Hart, U.S., 100m runner, Olympic-1972
1949 Francis Rossi, born in England, guitarist and vocalist, Status Quo-Down Down
1948 Reb Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break
1947 Jim Ryun, U.S., 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics
1947 John Laurence Miller, born in San Francisco, California, golfer, U.S. Open 1973, British Open 1976
1947 Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells
1946 Franc Roddam, director, K2, Bride, Aria, Quadrophenia
1945 Hugh Hopper, rocker, Soft Machine
1945 Richard Warwick, actor, Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If
1945 [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell, [Montgomery], singer, Ain't No Mountain High Enough
1944 Benedikte, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX
1944 Jim Hart, Evanston, Illinois, NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals
1944 Francis Lee, English Athlete
1944 Richard Kline, American Actor
1943 Duane Allen, born in Taylortown, Texas, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira
1942 Klaus Voorman, rock bassist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn
1941 Jonah Barrington, British World champion squash player, 1966-73
1940 Brian Taber, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian between Grout and Marsh
1936 April Stevens, born in Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple
1936 Jacob Rothschild, English banker/multi-millionaire
1936 Lane Smith, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Perry White-Lois and Clark
1936 Richard Lynch, actor, Xavier-Battlestar Galactica
1936 Zubin Mehta, born in Bombay, India, conductor, New York Philharmonic
1935 Len Weinrib, New York City, comedian, Spike Jones Show
1935 Otto M Zykan, composer
1934 Pedro Pires, premier, Cape Verde, 1975-91
1933 Darijan Bozic, composer
1933 Keith Baxter, born in South Wales, actor, Barretts at Wimpole Street
1933 Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist
1933 Rod Marvin McKuen, born in Oakland, California, singer/composer, Alone, Beatsville
1932 King Hu, film director
1932 Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin, Russian cosmonaut, Voshkod 2 backup
1931 Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 17, 28
1931 Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan, Scotish skiffle vocalist/guitarist
1931 Lonnie Donegan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, vocalist
1931 William Ball, actor, Suburban Commando
1930 Alf Valentine, cricketer, great West Indian lefty spinner
1930 Alfred Lewis Valentine, Jamaican cricket player
1929 Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer
1929 Vaclav Kucera, composer
1929 Walter Kempowski, German writer, Tadelloser and Wolff
1929 [John] Jeremy Thorpe, British MP, Liberal
1929 Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman
1929 Jeremy Thorpe, British Politician
1928 Big Jay McNeely, rocker
1928 Carl Gardner, born in Tyler, Texas, rock vocalist, Coasters-Searchin
1927 Betsy Ancker-Johnson, physicist and auto company executive
1927 Dorothy Manley, England, 100m sprint 1948 Olympics silver
1926 Carrie P. Meek, born in Tallahassee, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1993 - 2003
1925 Ab Abspoel, Dutch actor and director, Surprise Attack, Elevator
1925 Danny Davis, rocker, Nashville Brass
1924 Al Balding, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, Quebec Open-1952
1924 Renee Jeanmaire, Paris, France, dancer, Hans Christian Anderson
1923 Irvin Kershner, Philadelphia, director, Never Say Never Again
1923 Maxine Audley, born in London, actress, Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards
1922 George Allen, football coach, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins
1922 Parren Mitchell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1971 - 1987
1922 Tommy Noonan, Washington, actor, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises
1922 Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/U.S. jazz musician/composer
1922 Toots Thielemans, Belgian Musician
1921 Cornelis de Jager, Dutch astronomer, Sun
1920 Edward Blishen, writer teacher/broadcaster
1920 Harold Samuel Shapero, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, 9 Minute Opera
1919 Celeste Holm, born in New York City, actress, Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve
1918 Mervyn Roye Harvey, cricketer, brother of Neil, Test for Australia
1915 Donald Mills, singer, Mills Brothers
1914 Ewan Roberts, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actress, Pvt Benjamin
1913 Jack Alexander Bently, trombonist
1913 Thomas Chalmers, broadcaster
1912 Italo Valenti, Italian sculptor
1912 Richard Carlson, Minnesota, actor, All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi
1912 Terence de Vere White, novelist/critic
1910 John Beavan, newspaper editor
1909 Daniel Raphael Mayer, journalist/resistance leader
1909 Tom Ewell, [S Yewell Tompkins], Kentucky, actor, Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch
1909 Iyad Allawi, Iraqi Statesman
1909 Karen Armstrong, English Writer
1909 James Sanborn, American Sculptor
1909 Shirley Franklin, American Politician
1908 Jack [Stewart] Williamson, U.S., sci-fi author, Cometeers
1908 Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter
1907 Fred Zinneman, born in Austria, director, From Here to Eternity, Julia
1907 Tino Rossi, Ajaccio France, singer, Deux Amours, Marlene
1907 Fred Zinnemann, American Director
1904 Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate
1904 Russ Morgan, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard
1903 Frank Parker, born in New York City, singer, Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party
1902 Theodore Chanler, composer
1901 George Osborne Sayles, historian
1901 Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1926-89
1899 Duke Ellington, Washington D.C., [Edward Kennedy], bandleader, Take A Train
1899 Karl Yngve Skold, composer
1899 Natalie Talmadge, actress, Our Hospitality
1896 Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer
1896 Walter Mehring, writer
1895 Malcolm Sargent, English conductor, Promenade Concerts
1894 Paul Horbiger, born in Budapest, Hungary, actor, Liebelei
1893 Elisaveta Bagrjana, [Beltsheva], Bulgaria, poet
1893 Harold C Urey, Indiana, physicist, Deuterium, Nobel 1934
1893 Harold C. Urey, Physicist
1885 Egon E Kisch, Czechoslovakian writer/journalist, Rasende Reporter
1885 Wallingford Riegger, born in Albany, Georgia, composer, Bacchangle
1882 Hendrik N Werkman, painter/printer/resistance fighter, Hot printing
1879 Thomas Beecham, born in England, composer, found London Philharmonic
1873 Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star, Rotterdam Stage
1872 Eyvind Alnaes, composer
1871 Louis William Stern, German/US philosopher, Intelligence of Children
1863 William Randolph Hearst, publisher, SF Examiner, Seattle P-I
1862 Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer
1860 Lorado Taft, U.S., sculptor, Black Hawk
1857 Edouard Rod, France/Swiss writer, Mishel' Tes'e
1857 Frantisek Ondricek, composer
1855 Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer, Bewitched Lake,
1855 Edmund van der Straeten, composer
1854 Henri Poincare, France, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher
1842 Karl Millocker, Austria conductor and composer, Beggar Student
1830 Adolph Sutro, San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels
1818 Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia, 1855-81
1815 Abram Duryee, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1890
1806 Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher
1803 Paul Cullen, Irish Clergyman
1783 David Cox, English painter, Treatise on landscape painting
1780 Charles Nodier, French writer, La fee aux miettes
1771 Matthaus Stegmayer, composer
1745 Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court, 1796-1800
1727 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer, ballet d'action
1667 John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer, Alexander Pope
1660 Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer
1642 Christian Weise, German writer, Niederlandische Bauer
1636 Esaias Reusner, composer
1584 Melchior Teschner, composer
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