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1991 Scout Larue Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
1980 Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model
1978 Charlie Korsmo, actor, Dick Tracy, What About Bob
1978 Denny Mendez, Miss Italy Universe 1997
1978 Jen Grubb, born in Elk Hart, Indiana, soccer defender 1996 Olympics
1977 Julia Syriani, Miss Universe-Lebanon 1996
1977 Shany Kedmy, born in Israel, Women's 470 yachter, 1996 Olympics
1975 Ray Allen, NBA guard for the Milwaukee Bucks
1974 Kevin Meadows, gay rights activist
1973 Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche
1972 Jay Barker, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots
1972 Jozef Stumpel, NHL forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998, Los Angeles Kings
1971 Bernard Whittington, NFL defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts
1971 Charles Johnson, born in Fort Pierce, Florida, catcher, U.S. Olympics 1992, Marlins
1971 Ed Giddins, cricketer, promising Sussex pace bowler, England A 1995
1971 Ron Stone, NFLer for the Dallas Cowboys
1971 Tom Tovo, WLAF defensive tackle for the London Monarchs
1971 William Deering, Jr., South Bend Indiana, pole vaulter
1970 Dean Wells, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
1970 Shannon Baker, CFL receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
1970 Tom Sherrer, born in Syracuse, New York, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Cleveland Open-2nd
1969 Josh Holloway, American Actor
1968 Chris Kennedy, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
1968 Chris Tsangaris, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions
1968 Robert Rodriguez, director, El Mariachi, Desperado
1967 Akihito Sugisawa, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998
1967 Ian Beckles, NFL guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1967 Jon Normile, born in Cleveland, Ohio, fencer 1996 Olympics
1966 Beth Coats, Albuquerque, New Mexico, biathelete 1994 Olympics
1966 Carlo L'Ami, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen
1966 Mike Pero, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA Winter
1966 Tracey Mcfarlane, U.S. breaststroke swimmer, U.S. record 100m
1965 Stone Gossard, musician with Pearl Jam
1964 Murray Craven, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks
1963 Jenny Spangler, born in Monroe, Wisconsin, marathoner 1996 Olympics
1963 Paula Ivan, Romanian runner, world record mile
1960 Katie Rabbet, born in London, England, Prince Andrew's former girlfriend
1960 Lauren Gregg, born in Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics
1959 Radney Foster, born in Del Rio, Texas, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You
1958 Michael McNeill, synthesizer, Simple Minds-Don't You Forget About Me
1958 Billy Mays, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, famous television pitchman, direct response advertising salesman for 'As Seen on TV' products, CEO, Founder, Mays Promotions, Inc.
1957 Donna Dixon, Virginia, Mrs. Dan Ackwoyd/actress, Couch Trip, Bossom Buddies
1957 Larry Rinker, born in Stuart, Florida, Nike golfer, 1985 Bing Crosby Pro-Am-2nd
1957 Merlina Defranco, rocker, Defranco Family
1956 Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer, 1983
1956 Mima Jausovec, born in Yugoslavia, tennis player, French Open-1977
1956 Paul Cook, London, rock drummer, Sex Pistols
1954 Jay Jay French, born in New York City, guitarist, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It
1953 Thomas Friedman, American Journalist
1951 Larry Black, born in Miami, Florida, 4x100 runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics
1948 Richard H. Lehman, born in Fresno, California, Representative-D-California 1983 - 1995
1947 Carlos Santana, born in Mexico, rock guitarist, Santana-Black Magic Woman
1947 Gerd Binnig, born in Frankfurt, physicist, tunneling microscope-Nobel 1986
1947 James Harris, born in Monroe, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Buffalo, Louisiana, San Diego
1946 Kim Carnes, born in Pasadena, California, rock vocalist, Bette Davis Eyes
1946 Randal Kleiser, American Director
1945 Betty Burfeindt, LPGA golfer
1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine'
1945 Larry Craig, born in Council, Idaho, Representative-R-Idaho 1981 - 1991, Senator-R-Idaho 1991 - 2009
1945 Viscount Petersham, English large landowner
1945 Larry Craig, American Politician
1944 Wim Van Drimmelen, Dutch sect Science Council of Government policy
1943 Chris Amon, Grand Prix racer
1943 John Lodge, Birmingham, bassist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin
1942 T G Sheppard, William Browder, Humbolt, Tennessee, singer, Devil in Bottle
1941 Vladimir Afanasiyevich Lyakhov, cosmonaut, Soyuz 32/34, T-9, TM-6
1940 Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964
1939 Judy Chicago, Cohen, Chicago, artist, Dinner Party
1938 Diana Rigg, born in Doncaster, England, actress, Emma Peel-Avengers, Hospital
1938 Jo Ann Campbell, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Lawrence Welk's champagne lady
1938 Harry McGowan, born in England, born Harry Duncan Cory McGowan, Lord McGowan, 3rd Baron McGowan
1938 Natalie Wood, Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause
1936 Barbara Mikulski, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1977 - 1986, Senator-D-Maryland, 1987 -
1936 Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open
1936 Kaleria Fadicheva, ballerina
1935 Lord Peter Palumbo, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
1935 Ted Rogers, Kennington London, comedian, Aladdin, Cinderella
1934 Doug Padgett, cricketer, England batsman twice in 1960
1934 Ralph C RInzler, folklorist, Greenbriar Boys
1934 Uwe Johnson, born in Pomerania, Poland, writer, scholar, editor, wrote fiction, won International Publishers' Formentor Prize
1933 Aliki Vouyouklaki, actress, Madalena
1933 Jose Vicente Asuar, composer
1933 Nelson Doubleday, publisher, Doubleday, owner for the New York Mets
1932 Nam June Paik, born in Seoul, Korea, video artist, Medium is the Medium
1932 Otto Schily, German Public Servant
1930 Arthur U Spronken, sculptor
1930 Sally Ann Howes, born in London, England, actress, Dead of Night
1930 Yuri Petrovich Artyukin, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 14
1930 Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics
1928 Jan Meyers, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Representative-R-Kansas 1985 - 1997
1928 Pavel Kohout, writer
1928 Peter, Indiana, jazz musician
1927 Anthony Cavendish, British MI 6 agent/banker
1927 Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor/composer
1925 Jacques Delors, French economist/chairman European Committee, 1985-95
1924 Hans Lodeizen, Johannes A Frederik, Dutch poet, Inner Self
1924 Lola Albright, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Delta Country, Kid Galahad
1924 Thomas Berger, U.S., novelist, Vital Parts, Little Big Man
1922 Miroslav "Standa" Bares, Czechoslovakian/Dutch actor and director, Billy Budd
1921 Frederick Schroeder, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1942
1920 Elliot L. Richardson, Attorney General, 1973, Secretary of Defense, 1973
1920 Jack Harman, British general
1920 Jeffrey Petersen, British diplomat
1920 Lev Aronin, U.S.S.R., International Chess Grandmaster, 1950
1920 Arthur Boyd, Australian Artist
1919 Edmund Hillary, born in Auckland, New Zealand, mountaineer, explorer, first climber to summit Mount Everest
1914 William John Phillips, actor, Nothing but a Man
1913 Lucien Goldmann, Romania/French sociologist/philosopher, Le dieu cache
1912 Andrew Long, Scottish author, Blue Book of Fairy Tales
1912 Frederick Ferrari, crazy Gang Member
1912 John Dacie, hematologist
1912 Thijmen Kuijt, resistance fighter/co-found newspaper, The Typhoon
1911 Baqa Jilani, Indian cricket fast bowler, Test 1936
1911 William Dillard, trumpeter/singer
1910 Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, British historian, William the Silent
1909 Eric Rowan, South African cricketer, prolific batsman pre- and post-WWII
1908 Gunnar de Frumerie, composer
1905 Molly Mary Nesta Keane, writer
1903 Jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician
1902 Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter, Bicycle Thiefs
1902 Dilys Powell, English writer, Descent from Parnassus
1901 Vehbi Koc, indistrialist/philanthropist
1900 Gottfried von Haberler, Austrian economist
1900 Maurice Gilliams, Flemish writer/poet/essayist, Maria's Life
1900 Maurice Leyland, prolific cricket left-handed batsman, England
1897 Tadeusz Reichstein, Swiss chemist, Nobel 1950
1893 Alexander, king of Greece, 1917-20
1893 Richard Billinger, Austria poet and writer, From Where I Came
1890 Theda Bara, born in Cincinnati, actress, Love Goddeses
1890 Verna Felton, born in Salinas, California, actress, Hilda-December Bride
1889 John Charles Reith, 1st Baron Reith, 1st director-general BBC, 1927-38
1887 Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer
1885 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian/critic
1881 Leon de Smet, Flemish painter
1880 Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher and writer
1873 Witold Maliszewski, composer
1873 Alberto Santos Dumont, Brazilian Aviator
1872 Alick Maclean, composer
1872 Deodat de Severac, composer
1870 Vladimir D Nabokov, Russian jurist/minister of Justice, 1918-19
1864 Erik Karlfeldt, born in Sweden, poet, Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous
1860 Johannes Walter, German geologist, Denudation of the Wilderness
1853 Geo Poggenbeek, Dutch water colors painter
1847 Max Liebermann, German impressionist painter
1837 Hans Sommer, composer
1836 Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist, Diseases of the Heart
1824 Alexander Schimmelfennig, born in Prussia, Brigadier General Union volunteers
1819 Paul Henrion, composer
1816 William Bowman, English anatomist
1814 Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist
1811 James Bruce, earl of Elgin and Kincardine, governor, Jamaica
1806 John Sterling, writer, Representative Victorian
1804 Richard Owen, British zoologist
1803 Jakob Zeugheer, composer
1803 Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet
1796 Edward Hodges, composer
1793 Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer, Pan Jowiolski
1785 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey, 1808 - 1839, Westernizer/reformer
1779 Ignaz Schuster, composer
1766 Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat
1762 Jakob Haibel, composer
1761 Joseph Lefebvre, composer
1744 Henri Hamal, composer
1726 William Jones, composer
1720 Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer
1709 James Harris, philosopher
1663 Pierre Drevet, French engraver
1600 Simon Ives, composer
1519 Innocent IX, Giovanni A Facchinetti, 230th Catholic pope, 1591
1513 Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general
1304 Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet, Italia Mia
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