| 1979 | Lavinia Magruder, Miss Vermont Teen USA 1996 |
| 1978 | A. J. McLean, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, born Alexander James 'Alex' McLean, musician, singer, member of the Backstreet Boys, over 130 million albums sold |
| 1976 | Amy Safe, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1976 | Radek Bonk, Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Ottawa Senators, Team Czechoslovakia |
| 1975 | Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics |
| 1975 | Mariano Friedick, born in Tarzana, California, pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics |
| 1975 | Kim Mathers, American Celebrity |
| 1974 | Craig Wishart, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995 |
| 1974 | Jamain Stephens, NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1973 | Aaron Holbert, U.S. baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1973 | Ronald Hamming, soccer player, FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard |
| 1972 | Eddie Mason, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets |
| 1972 | Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins |
| 1972 | Kristie Hicks, born in Bardstown, Kentucky, Miss America-Kentucky 1996 |
| 1971 | Bill Schroeder, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 |
| 1971 | Elizabeth Punsalan, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Swallow, 1994 Olympics |
| 1971 | Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers |
| 1970 | Graciela Schutt, El Paso Tex, WPVA volleyballer, Deerfield-25th-1995 |
| 1969 | Domingo Jean, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros |
| 1969 | Johanna Ikonen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics |
| 1968 | Jimmy Adams, cricketer, prolific West Indian lefty bat since 1992 |
| 1968 | Katie Anderson, Kingston Jamaica, Canada 100m hurdler, 1992, 1996 Olympics |
| 1968 | Mardi Lunn, Liverpool Sydney Australia, golfer, 1991 Thailand Open |
| 1967 | Dave Matthews, singer/musician, Dave Matthews Band |
| 1967 | Dave Mcllwain, Seaforth, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1967 | Jamie Huscroft, Creston, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames |
| 1966 | Jimmie Jones, defensive end/defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1965 | Atsuo Kudo, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 |
| 1965 | Carin Garbarra, East Orange, New Jersey, soccer forward 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Cindy Brooks, East Hampton CT, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Darren Bennett, NFL punter for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1965 | Georg Franz, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany, Landshut |
| 1965 | Muggsy Bogues, NBA guard, SF Warriors |
| 1965 | Vincent Brown, NFL inside linebacker for the New England Patriots |
| 1965 | [Tyrone] Muggsy Bogues, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets |
| 1965 | Joely Richardson, born in London, England, actress, known for film, '101 Dalmatians', appeared in 'Nip/Tuck' television drama |
| 1964 | Stan Javier, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Oak A's, San Francisco Giants |
| 1962 | Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now |
| 1960 | David Peoples, Augusta ME, Nike golfer, 1991 Buick Southern Open |
| 1960 | Lisa Walters, Prince Rupert BC, LPGA golfer, Itoki Hawaiian-1992, 93 |
| 1959 | Otis Nixon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers |
| 1956 | David Smith, cricketer, England lefty batsman in 2 Tests vs. WI 1986 |
| 1956 | Kimberly Beck Hilton, born in Glendale California, actress, Kim-Peyton Place |
| 1956 | Imelda Staunton, English Actress |
| 1954 | Lance Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me |
| 1952 | Eveline Herfkens, born in The Hague, Netherlands, Dutch politician, member of the Dutch parliament from 1981 - 1990, served on the Council of the Labor Party |
| 1951 | Crystal Gayle, born in Kentucky, country singer, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue |
| 1951 | Rosalyn Kind, Brooklyn, singer, sister of Barbra Streisand |
| 1950 | David Johansen, New York, singer, Hot! Hot! Hot! |
| 1950 | Rio Reiser, born in Berlin, Germany, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene |
| 1948 | Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly |
| 1948 | Paul King, rocker, Blue Oyster Cult |
| 1946 | Leo Gullotta, actor, Sinbad of the 7 Seas |
| 1945 | Frank J Biondi, Jr., president, HBO |
| 1945 | Harun Farocki, actor and director, Nicht loeschbares Feur |
| 1944 | Jimmy Page, born in London, rock guitarist, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven |
| 1944 | Scott Engel, vocalist, Walker Brothers-Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore |
| 1943 | Dick Yount, rocker, Harpers Bizarre |
| 1943 | Kenneth Kelley, U.S. singer, Manhattans, One Life to Live |
| 1943 | Rob Hoeke, Dutch pianist/singer, Drinking on My Bed |
| 1943 | Fernando Flores, Chilean Politician |
| 1942 | K Callan, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Joe's World, Martha-Lois and Clark |
| 1941 | Joan Baez, Staten Island, folk singer/human rights advocate |
| 1941 | Susannah York, London, actress, A Man for All Seasons, Tom Jones |
| 1940 | Barbara Buczek, born in Krakow, Poland, composer, works include, Study Nr. 1 for flute solo, 1990, Blaeserquintett, 1969 |
| 1940 | Jimmy Boyd, McComb, Missouri, singer and actor, Howard-Bachelor Father |
| 1938 | Aad Kosto, Dutch theologist, actor, Assistant Secretary of Justice |
| 1936 | Peter Fletcher, music teacher |
| 1935 | Bob Denver, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Dobie Gillis, Gilligan's Island |
| 1935 | Dick Enberg, Mount Clemens, Michigan, sportscaster, Where's Huddles |
| 1935 | Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer |
| 1934 | Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach, Green Bay |
| 1934 | Julian B Coco, Antilles, guitarist/tutor, Princess Christina |
| 1933 | Robert Garcia, born in Bronx, New York, Representative-D-New York 1978 - 1983 |
| 1933 | Sonia Garmers, Justina, Curaeao, author, Dear Queen |
| 1931 | Algi[rda]s [Jonas] Budrys, Prussia, sci-fi author, Man of Earth |
| 1931 | Geoffrey Wragg, British reorganizer |
| 1929 | Heiner Muller, dramatist |
| 1928 | Domenico Modugno, Italy, rocker, Polignano A Mare |
| 1928 | Fernand St. Germain, born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Rhode Island, 1961 - 1989 |
| 1928 | Judith Krantz, born in New York City, author, Scruples, Princess Daisy, Dazzle |
| 1925 | Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist |
| 1925 | Lee Van Cleef, New Jersey, actor, For a Few Dollars More, Escape from New York |
| 1924 | Julian B Coco, Curacao guitarist/bassist, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra |
| 1922 | Ahmed Sekou Toure, president of Guinea, 1957-84 |
| 1922 | Har G Khorana, India/Canada bio-chemist, Nobel 1968 |
| 1921 | Seymour Barab, composer |
| 1917 | Herbert Lom, Czechoslovakia, actor, Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray |
| 1916 | Alain Bernardin, impressario, Crazy Horse Saloon |
| 1916 | Vic Mizzy, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Don Rickles Show |
| 1915 | Anita Louise, New York City, actress, My Friend Flicka |
| 1915 | Fernando Lamas, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor, "You look marvelous" |
| 1915 | Les Paul, guitarist inventor, Les Paul |
| 1914 | Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics |
| 1914 | Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Hovick, Seattle, burlesque actress, Gypsy |
| 1914 | Kenny [Klook] Clarke, Pittsburgh, jazz/drummer, composer, Epistrop |
| 1913 | Lavad "Dr. Hepcat" Durst, vocal/piano |
| 1913 | Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist |
| 1913 | Richard M. Nixon, 37th President, 1968-74 |
| 1912 | Ralph Tubbs, architect |
| 1911 | Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health |
| 1911 | Stafford WIlliam Somerfield, British newspaper editor |
| 1910 | Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader |
| 1909 | Herva Nelli, soprano |
| 1908 | Simone de Beauvoir, France, author, Mandarins, 2nd Sex |
| 1904 | George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer |
| 1902 | Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer y Albas, Spanish priest, Opus Dei |
| 1902 | Rudolph Bing, opera manager, New York Metropolitan Opera |
| 1901 | Chic Young, cartoonist, Blondie |
| 1900 | Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer |
| 1898 | Gracie Fields, England, music hall/vaudeville performer |
| 1898 | Vilma Banky, Budapest Hungary, silent screen actress, Eagle, Rebel |
| 1897 | Luis Gianneo, composer |
| 1894 | Henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist |
| 1891 | August Gailit, Estonia, writer, Ekke Moor |
| 1890 | Karel Capek, Czechoslovakia, writer, R U R, ; coined the word "robot" |
| 1890 | Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist and writer, Panther Tiger and Co |
| 1881 | Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer, Il Diavolo |
| 1881 | Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic, Revaluations |
| 1879 | John Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist |
| 1876 | Hans Bethge, born in Dessau, Germany, writer, short stories, essays, plays, poetry on love, nature, works include, 'Agyptische Reise' 'Egyptian Journey' |
| 1873 | Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Radi Ukraine, Hebrew poet/translator |
| 1871 | Charles Kortright, British cricket player |
| 1870 | Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder, Golden Gate Bridge |
| 1867 | Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor, Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth |
| 1866 | Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher |
| 1859 | Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader |
| 1859 | Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder, League of Women Voters |
| 1859 | Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian, The Monasteries |
| 1857 | Henry B Fuller, American writer, Under the Skylights |
| 1856 | Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet, Primoz Trubar |
| 1856 | Lizette Woodworth Reese, U.S. poet, Branch of May, Tears |
| 1856 | Stevan Mokranjac, composer |
| 1851 | Giuseppi Gallignani, composer |
| 1851 | Luis Coloma, Spanish jesuiet/writer, Pequeneces, Boy |
| 1843 | Christiaan A. Ulder, Curaeao, composer, waltzes/tumbas |
| 1839 | John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer |
| 1832 | Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname |
| 1829 | Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer, Tarimbekken |
| 1829 | Thomas William Robertson, England, playwright, Caste |
| 1822 | John Porter Hatch, volunteers Major General, Union |
| 1820 | Pavel Krizkovsky, composer |
| 1816 | John Palmer Usher, Secretary Int, Union |
| 1815 | William Jackson, composer |
| 1803 | Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secretary Treasury, Confederacy |
| 1790 | Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet, Lycksalighetens |
| 1748 | Stefan Paluselli, composer |
| 1728 | Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England, Pleasures of Melancholy |
| 1699 | Robert J Pothier, French lawyer |
| 1695 | John E Loovens, lawyer |
| 1620 | Johann Weichmann, composer |
| 1574 | Christoph Buel, composer |
| 1554 | Gregory XV, Alessandro Ludovisi, pope, 1621 - 1623 |
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