| 1979 | Natasha Fisher, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 1997 |
| 1978 | Aimee Michelle Voshell, Felton Delaware, Miss America-Delaware 1997 |
| 1978 | Larissa Meek, Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997 |
| 1976 | Chris Renaud, Fredericton New Brunswick, swimmer 1996 Olympics |
| 1976 | Kasia Kulesza, born in Warsaw, Poland, Canadian synchro swimmer, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics |
| 1976 | Stephanie Worcester, Miss USA-Maine 1997 |
| 1974 | Brad Boston, Sarnia Ontario, soling yachter 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Devin Wyman, defensive tackle for the New England Patriots |
| 1973 | Jermane Mayberry, guard and tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1973 | Joe Carollo, WLAF G for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1973 | Leigh Sherer, Jasper Alabama, Miss America, Alabama-Top 10-1996 |
| 1972 | Michael Roan, NFL tight end/halfback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers |
| 1972 | Amanda Marshall, born in Toronto, Canada, singer, multi-platinum album, 'Tuesday's Child', others include, 'Everybody's Got a Story' |
| 1971 | Dennis de Brown, soccer player, Sparta |
| 1970 | Jacco Elringh, Netherlands, tennis star |
| 1969 | Amanda Hope, born in Austin, Texas, playmate, Jul, 1992 |
| 1969 | Brady Katytman, Greece, New York, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Jerry Simons, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Vitesse |
| 1968 | Darren Joseph, CFL fullback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1967 | Shaun Van Allen, Shaunavon, NHL center, Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| 1966 | Dan Truman, St. George Utah, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle |
| 1965 | Alphons Arts, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles |
| 1965 | Will Perdue, NBA center for the San Antonio Spurs |
| 1964 | Jordi Arrese, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, won silver Olympic medal at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona |
| 1963 | Elizabeth Brown, minister healer/writer |
| 1963 | Greg Holmes, Covina Cal, tennis star |
| 1963 | Greg Steele, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over |
| 1962 | Carl Banks, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants |
| 1961 | Rebecca De Mornay, born in Santa Rose, California, actress, Hand that Rocks Cradle |
| 1961 | Tony MacAlpine, heavy metal rocker, Solo-Edge of Insanity |
| 1959 | Chris Hadfield, Sarnia Ontario Canada, RCAF/astronaut, STS-74, sk: 99 |
| 1959 | Eddi Reader, rocker, Fairground Attraction-Find My Love |
| 1959 | Stephen Wolfram, English Scientist |
| 1958 | Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Thriller, Bad |
| 1957 | Pim Kops, rock musician, Dike, Bloedend Heart |
| 1956 | Edddie Murray, NFL kicker, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings |
| 1956 | Kelly Murray, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 985 Alberta Open |
| 1956 | Mark Morris, American Dancer |
| 1956 | GG Allin, American Musician |
| 1955 | Diamanda Galas, born America, composer, musician, politically charged performance artist, keyboardist, singer, has a voice range of three and a half octaves |
| 1954 | Julio Fernandez, jazz guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance |
| 1954 | Michael P[aul] Kube-McDowell, U.S., sci-fi author, Enigma, Empery |
| 1953 | Rick Downey, rocker drummer/vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult |
| 1950 | Mark McHale, WLAF offensive line coach for the Amsterdam Admirals |
| 1950 | Dick Spring, Irish Politician |
| 1950 | Dave Reichert, American Politician |
| 1949 | Peter John Wiegold, composer |
| 1948 | Charles David Walker, astronaut, STS-12 STS-16 STS-23 |
| 1947 | Temple Grandin, American Educator |
| 1946 | Bob Beamon, born in Jamaica, New York, long jumper, Olympics gold 68, 29' 2 " 8.9m |
| 1946 | Humphrey Carpenter, English Author |
| 1945 | Chris Copping, Essex England, rock bassist, Procol Harum |
| 1945 | Wyomia Tyus, born in Griffin, Georgia, 100m runner, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics |
| 1943 | Mohamed Amin, born in Kenya, cameraman, photojournalist, known for photos of Ethiopian famine, fall of Idi Amin, wrote, 'Journey Through Pakistan' |
| 1943 | Richard Halligan, Troy, New York, rock vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears |
| 1942 | Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician |
| 1941 | Robin Leach, born in London, England, TV host, Life Styles of Rich and Famous |
| 1940 | James Brady, press secretary, wounded during Reagan assassin attempt |
| 1940 | Wilhelm Ruska, Holland, judo champ, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1939 | William Friedkin, Chicago, dir, Exorcist, Cruising, French Connection |
| 1939 | Joel Schumacher, American Director |
| 1938 | Elliott Gould, Queens, New York, actor, M*A*S*H, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice |
| 1938 | Bob Rubin, American Businessman |
| 1938 | Robert E. Rubin, American Businessman |
| 1937 | James Florio, born in Brooklyn, New York, Representative-D-New Jersey 1975 - 1990, Governor-D-New Jersey,1990 - 1994 |
| 1936 | Gilbert Amy, French composer, Coeur de Fumee |
| 1936 | John McCain, born in Panama, Representative-R-Arizona 1983 - 1986, Senator-R-Arizona 1987 - |
| 1935 | Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch essayist/mathematician |
| 1934 | David H Pryor, Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- |
| 1934 | Gene Allison, U.S. R&B-singer, You Can Make It If You Try |
| 1934 | Jean-Pierre Guezek, composer |
| 1934 | John Guy, cricketer, solid left-handed batsman for New Zealand in late 1950's |
| 1933 | Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt |
| 1933 | Ramses Shaffy, Dutch cabaret actor, Zaak MP, Liefdesbekentenissen |
| 1930 | Marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary, CDA |
| 1929 | Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet, The Wound |
| 1928 | Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor, Clay-Rawhide |
| 1928 | Thomas Stewart, San Saba Texas, baritone, La Roche Capriccio |
| 1927 | Marion Williams, U.S. gospel singers, Stars of Faith |
| 1925 | Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain |
| 1924 | Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer, What a Difference a Day Makes |
| 1924 | James W. Wood, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar |
| 1923 | Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder, Test for India 1952-53 |
| 1923 | Lester Albert Trimble, composer |
| 1923 | Reinier Braams, Dutch biophysicist/MP, VVD |
| 1923 | Richard Attenborough, England, actor and director, Gandhi, Young Winston |
| 1922 | Emile Habibi, writer |
| 1922 | Yorgos Sicilianos, composer |
| 1920 | Charles White, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, actor, Airpot 95, Serpico |
| 1920 | Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist |
| 1918 | Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/president Netherlands Bank |
| 1918 | Anthony Crosland, British Politician |
| 1917 | Isabel Sanford, New York City, actress, Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family |
| 1916 | George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor, Battle of Bulge, Hallucination |
| 1916 | Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman |
| 1915 | Denys Hay, historian |
| 1915 | Ingrid Bergman, born in Stockholm, actress, Casablanca, Cactus Flower |
| 1913 | Len Butterfield, cricketer, New Zealand all-rounder, Test |
| 1912 | Barry Sullivan, New York City, actor, Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man |
| 1912 | Emil Schumacher, German painter, Tangible Objects |
| 1910 | Robert Pineda-Duque, composer |
| 1909 | Francis Henry Smith, librarian |
| 1909 | Roy Reuther, Wheeling, West Virginia, labor leader |
| 1907 | Joseph Wechsberg, Austria/U.S. writer, Looking For a Bluebird |
| 1906 | Lurene Tuttle, Pleasant Lake, Indiana, actress, Father of Bride, Julia |
| 1905 | Martinus A Jansen, Bishop of Rotterdam, 1956-70 |
| 1904 | Werner Forssman, German urologist, Nobel 1956 |
| 1903 | Olive Ann Beech, aircraft industry executive |
| 1900 | Oscar Nitzchke, German architect, Alcoa building/Centre Pompidou |
| 1899 | George Macready, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Martin Peyton-Peyton Place |
| 1899 | Lyman L Lemnitzer, Marine Corps general, WW II |
| 1898 | Preston Sturges, Edmund P Biden, Chic, director, Sullivan's Travels |
| 1894 | E Franklin Frazier, sociologist |
| 1892 | Diana Cooper, English Celebrity |
| 1891 | Michael Chekhov, Russia, actor, Abie's Irish Rose, Rhapsody |
| 1884 | Ehm Welk, born in Biesenbrow, Germany, writer, journalist, pseudonym, Thomas Trimm, survived Oranienburg concentration camp, founder, folk high schools |
| 1881 | Edvin Kallstenius, composer |
| 1881 | Valery Nicolas Larbaud, France, novelist/translator, Enfantines |
| 1880 | Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canada, lived past 117 |
| 1879 | Han Yong-woon, Hongsung County Korea, Zen teacher |
| 1877 | Alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord, Jutland, WW II |
| 1876 | Charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor, auto self-starter |
| 1876 | Charles Kettering, American Inventor |
| 1862 | P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet, Blue Bird, Nobel 1911 |
| 1862 | Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Dramatist |
| 1855 | Emil Pauer, composer |
| 1851 | Willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer |
| 1849 | Titus A J van Asch van Wijck, Dutch governor Suriname, 1891-97 |
| 1844 | Edward Carpenter, English Activist |
| 1842 | Alfred Shaw, cricketer, pioneering England Test bowler |
| 1817 | John Leech, English Artist |
| 1815 | Anna Ella Carroll, U.S., civil war writer, Reconstruction |
| 1811 | Henry Bergh, 1st president of SPCA |
| 1809 | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, physician/author, Old Ironsides |
| 1808 | Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer |
| 1780 | Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter, Valpincon Bather |
| 1780 | Richard Rush, American Lawyer |
| 1773 | Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, Arab Music |
| 1686 | Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel, composer |
| 1632 | John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance |
| 1619 | Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron |
| 1609 | Sassoferrato, Giovanni B Salvi, Italian painter, Madonna |
| 1561 | Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician, Trigonometry |
| 1476 | Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder, Kano school of painting |
| 1434 | Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator |
| 1387 | Henry V, king of England, 1413 - 1422, France, 1416 - 1419 |
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