| 1981 | Jamelia, English Musician |
| 1975 | Brad Badger, guard for the Washington Redskins |
| 1975 | Jacky Verbeek, Dutch soccer player, RKC |
| 1975 | Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens |
| 1975 | Aaron Funk, Canadian Musician |
| 1974 | ? Rosenkowitz, Cape Town South Africa, 1st sextuplets to survive born to Sue |
| 1974 | Echo Leta Johnson, born in Austin, Texas, playmate, Jan, 1993 |
| 1974 | Goran Lozanovski, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics |
| 1974 | Rod Jones, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1974 | Toderick Malone, WLAF wide receiver for the London Monarchs |
| 1974 | Warren Morris, Alexandria, Louisiana, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1973 | Dave Dickenson, CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders |
| 1973 | Rahul Dravid, cricket batter, prolific Karnataka, Tests for India 96 |
| 1972 | Amber Medlin, Virginia Beach Virginia, Miss America-Virginia 1996 |
| 1972 | Dexter Seigler, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1972 | Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse |
| 1972 | Rey Ordonez, Havana Cuba, infielder for the New York Mets |
| 1972 | Yang Wenyi, Chinese swim star, WR/OR 50m freestyle |
| 1972 | Amanda Peet, American Actress |
| 1971 | Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher for the Boston Red Sox |
| 1971 | Karmeeleyah McGill, WLAF linebacker for the Scottish Claymores |
| 1971 | Noah Cantor, CFL defensive tackle for the Toronto Argonauts |
| 1971 | Stephen Smith, Indianapolis Indiana, high jumper |
| 1971 | Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide |
| 1970 | Franco Davin, Argentina, tennis star |
| 1969 | Darren Anderson, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1969 | Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics |
| 1969 | Reemt Pyka, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 |
| 1968 | Ben Rivera, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies |
| 1968 | Sharon Brown, born in New York City, actress, Chantal-Generations |
| 1967 | Jeff Bankett, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Tyler-1 Life to Live |
| 1967 | Richmond Webb, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins |
| 1967 | Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames |
| 1966 | Christian Pouget, hockey forward, Team France 1998 |
| 1965 | Barbara Belding, San Diego Cal, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-17th-1994 |
| 1965 | Karl Van Calcar, Torrance California, 3k steeplechase |
| 1965 | Loredana Romito, Benevento Italy, model/actress, Fatal Temptation |
| 1965 | Olivia Barash, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Laura-Out of the Blue |
| 1965 | Steve Vancil, Oregon City Ore, golfer, 1989 City of Portland |
| 1963 | Jason Connery, born in London, England, actor, Robin Hood |
| 1963 | Kate Gompert, born in Ames lowa, professional tennis player, career record 77 - 78, ranked 18th in the World for singles in July, 1987 |
| 1963 | Petra Schneider, E German swimming star, world record 400m |
| 1963 | Tracy Caulkins, Winona, Minnesota, swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1984 |
| 1962 | Donn Pall, Evergreen Park Illinois, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins |
| 1962 | Julie Moran, TV hostess, Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day |
| 1962 | Kim Coles, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Synclaire-Living Single |
| 1961 | Paul Skansi, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1960 | Stanley Tucci, American Actor |
| 1960 | Michael R. Turner, American Politician |
| 1959 | Brett Bodine, born in Chemung, New York, auto racer, former NASCAR Winston Cup driver, current Sprint Cup, pace car driver, employed as Director of Cost and Research by NASCAR |
| 1958 | Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Jun, 1982 |
| 1958 | Vicki Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Bangles |
| 1957 | Darryl Dawkins, NBA center, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets |
| 1956 | Kuniaki Kobayashi, wrestler, WAR/NJPW |
| 1954 | Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress, Factory, Hunk |
| 1953 | Anna Marchesini, Italian entertainer |
| 1952 | Ben Daniel Crenshaw, born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1976 Bing Crosby |
| 1952 | Lee Ritenour, born in Los Angeles, California, jazz musician |
| 1952 | Ben Crenshaw, American Athlete |
| 1949 | Tom Netherton, born in Munich, Germany, singer, Lawrence Welk Show |
| 1949 | [Frederick] Dennis Greene, rocker, Sha Na Na-Shannon |
| 1948 | Madeline Manning, U.S. 800m runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics |
| 1947 | Anna Calder-Marshall, Kensington England, actress, Zulu Dawn |
| 1947 | Bryan Robson, English international soccer star |
| 1946 | Ludmila Poradnik, U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics |
| 1946 | Naomi Judd, Diana Ellen, Ashland, Kentucky, singer, Judds-Why Not Me |
| 1946 | Tony Kaye, born in Leicester, England, musician, keyboardist for 'Yes', progressive rock group |
| 1945 | Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress, Town Without Pity, Red Lips |
| 1944 | Henry Cecil, British organizer |
| 1944 | York Georg Holler, composer |
| 1943 | William Albert Penn, composer |
| 1943 | Jim Hightower, American Activist |
| 1942 | Clarence Clemons, rock saxophonist, Bruce Springsteen's E St. Band |
| 1939 | Anne Heggtveigt, Canada, slalom 1960 Olympics gold |
| 1938 | Fischer S Black, Jr., financial theorist |
| 1938 | Michael Fenn, docker/socialist |
| 1938 | Narvel Felts, country singer |
| 1938 | Arthur Scargill, British Politician |
| 1936 | Linda Lawson, Ann Arbor, Michigan, actress, Don't Call Me Charlie |
| 1936 | Meindert Leerling, Dutch TV director/MP, RPF |
| 1935 | Chuck Barksdale, U.S. singer, Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow |
| 1934 | Jean Chretien, Canada PM, Lib, 1993- |
| 1933 | Goldie Hill, Karnes County, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry |
| 1931 | Ed Hall, Roxbury Massachusetts, actor, Dr. Bicker-Medical Center |
| 1929 | Rod Taylor, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, Bearcats, Time Machine |
| 1929 | Wanda Wilkomirska, Warsaw, Poland, violinist |
| 1928 | David L Wolper, producer, Devil's Brigade |
| 1928 | Mitchell Ryan, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Chase, Executive Suite |
| 1927 | John Hayes, cricketer, New Zealand fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58 |
| 1927 | Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist |
| 1926 | Alexander Gibson, conductor |
| 1926 | Elisabeth M J "Elly" Bakker, Dutch actress, The Miser |
| 1926 | Grant Tinker, broadcasting executive, NBC-TV |
| 1926 | Lev Stepanovich Demin, Russia, cosmonaut, Soyuz 15 |
| 1926 | Phil Sidey, broadcaster |
| 1924 | Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer, Dean Martin Summer Show |
| 1924 | Slim Harpo, musician |
| 1923 | Carroll Shelby, American Designer |
| 1922 | Kathleen Byron, born in London, England, actress, Abdication, Profile, 4 Days |
| 1922 | Neville Duke, English test pilot |
| 1922 | Tony Charmoli, Minnesota, choreographer, Cher, Julie Andrew |
| 1920 | John Powell, campaigner |
| 1919 | Veda Ann Borg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Avalanche, Accomplice |
| 1918 | Albert Weisser, composer |
| 1916 | Bernard Blier, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor, Les Miserables |
| 1916 | Jimmy Quillen, born in Virginia, Representative-R-Tennessee 1963 - 1997 |
| 1914 | Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer |
| 1912 | Donald Barry, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Mr Gallo-Mr Novak |
| 1912 | Roger Lewis, aviation executive, Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am |
| 1912 | Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers |
| 1910 | Izler Solomon, St. Paul, Minnesota, conductor |
| 1910 | Trygve Martin Bratteli, Norwegian PM, Labour, 1971-72, 1973-76 |
| 1909 | Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer |
| 1909 | Marguerite Kelsey, English model/painter, Haunting |
| 1908 | Lionel Stander, New York City, actor, Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours |
| 1907 | Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish Educator |
| 1906 | Albert Hofmann, born in Baden, Switzerland, scientist, first to synthesize, examine, study, the psychedelic effects of LSD |
| 1906 | Johannes Paul Thilman, composer |
| 1906 | Robert Nesbitt, impresario |
| 1905 | John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer |
| 1905 | Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer, of Ellery Queen |
| 1905 | Pierre Mendes-France, French Premier, 1954-55 |
| 1904 | Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president, U.N. General Assembly |
| 1903 | Alan Paton, South Africa, writer, Cry, the Beloved Country |
| 1902 | Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer |
| 1901 | Andries D Copier, Dutch glass manufacturer, Gildeglass |
| 1898 | Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic, Fiskerne, Slaven |
| 1896 | Eva Le Gallienne, born in London, England, actress/director, Resurrection |
| 1896 | Paddy Driscoll, NFL quarterback/coach, Chicago Cardinals, Bears |
| 1895 | Laurens Hammond, American Inventor |
| 1894 | Jaroslav Vogel, composer |
| 1890 | Monte Blue, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, silent film actor, Montana, Oh Boy |
| 1888 | Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa, Iowa, actor, Every Day's a Holiday, Greed |
| 1887 | Aldo Leopold, founder, Wilderness Society |
| 1886 | George Zucco, England, actor, Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Captain Fury |
| 1885 | Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder, National Woman's Party |
| 1880 | Rudolf T Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer |
| 1879 | Antonio Beltramelli, writer |
| 1878 | Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator, 1926 |
| 1875 | Reinhold Gliere, composer |
| 1873 | Joaquin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish dramatist/playwright, Los Galeotes |
| 1873 | Dwight Morrow, American Businessman |
| 1872 | Paul Graener, composer |
| 1872 | George Joseph Smith, British Criminal |
| 1864 | Thomas Dixon, U.S. attorney/playwright, Flaming Sword |
| 1860 | Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author, Journal |
| 1859 | [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator, Nog bij mother, Ot and Sien |
| 1859 | Lord Curzon, British Statesman |
| 1857 | Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey, won 5 Derbys |
| 1856 | Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer |
| 1853 | Gustav Falke, German author and poet, Der Mann im Nebel |
| 1852 | Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor, 1920-21 |
| 1850 | J C Arthur, Lowville, New York, botanist, studied rusts |
| 1850 | Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist |
| 1849 | Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist, bath house |
| 1842 | William James, U.S., psychologist/philosopher |
| 1839 | Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar |
| 1831 | James Ronald Chalmers, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1818 | John Reese Kenly, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1816 | Fitz-Henry Warren, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1815 | John A. MacDonald, C, 1st Prime Minister of Canada, 1867 - 1873 |
| 1815 | John McDonald, Canadian Leader |
| 1814 | James Paget, English surgeon, disease of Paget |
| 1814 | Richard Griffith, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1808 | Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist |
| 1807 | Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army |
| 1807 | Ezra Cornell, founder, Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University |
| 1801 | John Lodge Ellerton, composer |
| 1762 | Andrew Cherry, Irish Dramatist |
| 1755 | Alexander Hamilton, West Indies, 1st U.S. Secretary of Treasury, face is on the $10 bill |
| 1750 | Johann Jakob Walder, composer |
| 1746 | Frantisek Adam Mica, composer |
| 1746 | William Curtis, English botanist/publisher, Botanical Magazine |
| 1732 | Pehr Forskahl, Finish botanist |
| 1727 | Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer |
| 1720 | Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent |
| 1703 | Columban Praelisauer, composer |
| 1503 | Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist, Madonna with the Long Neck |
| 1449 | Domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter |
| 1403 | Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg |
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