| 1982 | Kirsten Dunst, actress, Interview with the Vampire |
| 1975 | Johnny Galecki, born in Bree, Belgium, actor, American Dreamer, David-Roseanne |
| 1974 | Cedric Jones, defensive end for the New York Giants |
| 1974 | Chris Darkins, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1972 | Kendricke Bullard, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots |
| 1972 | Mario Schaden, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 |
| 1971 | B J Tyler, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors |
| 1971 | Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1994 Olympics |
| 1971 | Randy Bierman, WLAF tackle for the Scottish Claymores |
| 1971 | Ryan Hawblitzel, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies |
| 1971 | Ty Hallock, fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1970 | Brad Layton, born in Seymour, Indiana, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Dexter Rogers, St. Petersburg, Florida, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Joey Restivo, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies |
| 1968 | Babette Van Veen, Netherlands, actress, Linda-GTST, Blueberry Hill |
| 1968 | Paulo, Jr., Brazilian pop bassist, Sepultura, Morbid Visions |
| 1968 | Richard Pilon, born in Saskatoon, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders |
| 1968 | Roger Mar, born in Seattle, Washington rapid fire pistol 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Sandra Beikoff, Mackay QLD, golfer, 1990 Sunshine Coast Open |
| 1966 | Aundray Bruce, defensive end for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1966 | David Meggett, NFL running back, New York Giants, New England Patriots |
| 1966 | Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers |
| 1965 | Adrian Pasdar, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, actor, C Oliver Resor-Feds, Top Gun |
| 1965 | Daniela Costian, Australian discus/shot putter 1996 Olympics |
| 1964 | Ian Healy, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian since 1988 |
| 1964 | Jeff Reboulet, born in Dayton, Ohio, infielder for the Minnesota Twins |
| 1963 | Steve Smith, born in Glasgow, Scotland, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1961 | Isiah Thomas, NBA forward, Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP |
| 1959 | Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor, Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden |
| 1959 | Stephen Harper, Canadian Politician |
| 1957 | Duane G. Carey, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, major USAF/astronaut |
| 1956 | Richard Farina, folk singer, Reflections in a Crystal Wind |
| 1956 | Lars von Trier, Danish Director |
| 1955 | Dimitra Papandreau, born in Greece, wife of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreau |
| 1954 | Gunther Tiersch, born in East Germany, 8 man cox, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics |
| 1954 | Jane Campion, New Zealander Director |
| 1953 | Merrill Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie |
| 1948 | Perry King, Alliance, Ohio, actor, Andy Warhol's "Bad" |
| 1948 | Wayne Kramer, jazz artist, Dangerous Madness |
| 1947 | Robert C. Scott, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-Virginia 1993 - |
| 1946 | Donald Schollander, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold-64 |
| 1946 | Karl XVI Gustav F H, King of Sweden, 1973- |
| 1945 | Annie Dillard, American writer, An American Childhood |
| 1945 | Claude van de Berge, Rony MF Pauwels, Flemish writer, Graph Theory |
| 1945 | Michael J. Smith, born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Commander USN, astronaut, 51L-Challenger disaster |
| 1945 | Mimi Farina, rocker, Reflections in a Crystal Wind |
| 1944 | Jill Clayburgh, born in New York City, actress, Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough |
| 1944 | Richard Shoff, rocker, Sandpipers |
| 1943 | Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes |
| 1943 | Bob Livingston, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Representative-R-Louisiana 1977 - 1999 |
| 1943 | Bob Livingston, American Politician |
| 1941 | Johnny Farina, rocker, Santo and Johnny |
| 1941 | Wilfried Jentzsh, composer |
| 1940 | Burt Young, New York City, actor, Convoy, Rocky |
| 1939 | Ellen Taafe Zwilich, born in Miami, Florida, 1st woman composer Pulitzer 1982 |
| 1939 | Pieter van Vollenhoven, husband of Dutch Princess Margriet |
| 1938 | Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, 1980- |
| 1938 | Gary Collins, born in Venice, California, actor, 6th Sense, Home Show |
| 1938 | Larry Niven, U.S., sci-fi author, 5 Hugo, Neutron Star |
| 1936 | Zohra Lampert, actress, Doctors' Hospital, Girl With Something Extra |
| 1933 | Willie Nelson, born in Abbott, Texas, country singer, On the Road Again |
| 1931 | Bill Clay, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Representative-D-Missouri 1969 - 2001 |
| 1930 | Raoul de Keyser, Dekeyser, Flemish painter |
| 1929 | Peter Carsten, Weissenberg Bavaria, actor, Mr Super Invisible |
| 1927 | Johnny Horton, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker |
| 1927 | Lars Hall, Sweden, Pentathelete 1952 Olympics gold |
| 1926 | Cloris Leachman, born in Des Moines, Iowa, actress, Last Picture Show, Phyllis |
| 1926 | Corinne Calvet, France, actress, Apache Uprising |
| 1926 | Edmund Cooper, UK, sci-fi author, Seed of Light, All Fool's Day |
| 1925 | Corinne Calvet, born in Paris, France, actress, Phantom of Hollywood |
| 1924 | Sheldon Harnick, born in Chicago, lyricist, Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof |
| 1923 | Alan Wharton, cricketer, England batsman once vs. New Zealand 1949, scored 7 and 13 |
| 1923 | George Byatt, playwright |
| 1923 | Percy Heath, American Musician |
| 1922 | Anton Murray, cricketer, South African batsman in 10 Tests 1951-55 |
| 1920 | Duncan Hamilton, driver |
| 1920 | Leen 't Hart, Dutch organist/composer |
| 1919 | Valeer [Valerius V] van Kerkhove, Flemish writer/producer |
| 1918 | W Donald McNeill, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1940 |
| 1917 | Bea Wain, U.S. singer/radio host, Lucky Strike Hit Parade |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, information theorist |
| 1916 | Dugo D Schenker, Suriname/Antillian producer |
| 1916 | Robert Shaw, born in Red Bluff, California, chorale conductor, Robert Shaw Chorale |
| 1914 | Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman |
| 1913 | Bernard Charles Sendall, deputy director general, ITA |
| 1913 | Edith Fowke, folklorist |
| 1912 | Eve Arden, born in Mill Valley, California, actress, Connie-Our Miss Brooks |
| 1912 | Manuel Gutierrez Mellado, soldier/politician |
| 1911 | John-Baptist J Walgrave, Henricus/Humanus, Flemish, theologist |
| 1911 | Luise Rinser, writer |
| 1910 | Al Lewis, actor, Leo-Car 54, Grandpa-Munsters |
| 1909 | Juliana, Queen of Netherlands, 1948-80 |
| 1909 | Richard Grasso, American Businessman |
| 1909 | Mack McLarty, American Politician |
| 1905 | Henrich Schlappi, born in Switzerland, 4 man bobsled 1924 Olympics gold |
| 1903 | Gunther AR Raphael, German composer, Symphony Breve |
| 1902 | Andre-Franeois Marescotti, composer |
| 1902 | Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer |
| 1902 | Theodore William Schultz, American Economist |
| 1899 | Jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal, author, regional novels |
| 1899 | Lucie Mannheim, born in Berlin, actress, East Meets West, 39 Steps |
| 1896 | Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith |
| 1893 | Joachim von Ribbentrop, German SS fuhrer/foreign minister |
| 1891 | Watze Cuperus, Frisian author, Swart mar leaflik |
| 1889 | Acario Cotapos, composer |
| 1889 | Rudolph Hermann Simonsen, composer |
| 1888 | John Crowe Ransom, U.S. poet and critic, God Without Thunder |
| 1886 | Frank Merrik, composer |
| 1885 | Luigi Russolo, composer |
| 1884 | Albert Israel Elkus, composer |
| 1883 | David John de Lloyd, composer |
| 1882 | Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author, To the Invisible |
| 1877 | Alice B. Toklas, American |
| 1874 | Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer |
| 1870 | Franz Lehar, operetta composer, Naughty Marietta |
| 1864 | Frans Netscher, Dutch writer/journalist, Studies of nude model |
| 1858 | Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 1st lady, 1889-1893 |
| 1851 | Indrid Einarsson, Iceland playwright, Nyjarsnottin |
| 1846 | Rosalie Amstein, writer |
| 1837 | Alfred Gaul, composer |
| 1834 | John Lubbock, British Statesman |
| 1830 | Davis Tillson, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1823 | George JD Campbell, Scottish/British Minister to Indies, 1868-74/80-85 |
| 1812 | Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe |
| 1805 | William Kerley Strong, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1797 | Andreas V Michiels, Dutch military governor of West-Sumatra |
| 1796 | Isaac M "Isaac A" Cremieux, French lawyer/minister of Justice |
| 1792 | Johann Friedrich Schwencke, composer |
| 1790 | John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrialist |
| 1777 | Carl Friedrich Gauss, world's great mathematician |
| 1771 | Hosea Ballou, American Clergyman |
| 1770 | David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer, Columbia River |
| 1767 | Jean Henri Appelius, lawyer/minister of Finance |
| 1743 | Robert Jasper van de Capellen, master of Marsch/politician |
| 1717 | Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer |
| 1651 | Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint |
| 1602 | William Lilly, England, astrologer, author, and almanac compiler |
| 1309 | Kazimierz III de Great, King of Poland, 1333-70 |
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