| 1978 | Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater, 1995 Pac Coast Sr champ |
| 1976 | Camille Martens, Vancouver BC, gymnast 1996 Olympics |
| 1975 | Michal Grosek, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres |
| 1974 | Alanis Nadine Morisette, vocalist, Jagged Little Pill |
| 1974 | Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician |
| 1973 | Jeffrey Schiebler, New Westminster BC, 10k/steeplechase 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Ray Carey, U.S., 200m butterfly 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Adam Garcia, born in Wahroonga, Australia, actor, tap dancer, appeared on 'Doctor Who', appeared in films, 'Wilde', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' |
| 1973 | Heidi Klum, born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, model, Victoria's Secret 'Angel', television host, fashion designer, television producer 'Project Runway' |
| 1972 | Cheryl Abplanalp, Bryn Mawr Penn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Jon Witman, fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1972 | Leta Lindley, born in Phoenix, Arizona, LPGA golfer, 1995 State Farm Rail-3rd |
| 1972 | Nicholas Porzig, Australian rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Scott Greene, fullback for the Carolina Panthers |
| 1970 | Joshua Compston, born in the United Kingdom, art impressario, gallerist, Factual Nonsense art gallery, associated with the emergence of the Young British Artists, YBAs |
| 1970 | Raylee Johnson, NFL defensive end for the San Diego Chargers |
| 1970 | Scott Couper, WLAF receiver for the Scottish Claymores |
| 1970 | Shane Matthews, NFL quarterback for the Chicago Bears |
| 1969 | Ari Sulander, hockey goaltender, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics |
| 1969 | Erin Hartwell, Philadelphia, time trial cyclist, Olympic-bronze/silver-92, 96 |
| 1969 | Florence Descampe, Brussels Belgium, LPGA golfer, 1992 McCall |
| 1968 | Jason Donovan, rocker/actor, Neighbors |
| 1968 | Jeff Hackett, London, NHL goalie, Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1968 | Jerry Crafts, WLAF tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals |
| 1968 | Larry Centers, NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1967 | Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player, NEC |
| 1967 | Olivier Delaitre, Metz France, tennis star, 1991 Guaruja Doubles |
| 1967 | Vernon Turner, WLAF WR for the Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1965 | Dan Quinn, Ottawa, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1965 | India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987 |
| 1965 | Nigel Short, British Celebrity |
| 1964 | Rashid Patel, cricketer, Indian pace bowler, Lamba incident |
| 1963 | Mike Joyce, rock drummer, Smiths-Ask, Panic, London |
| 1962 | Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' |
| 1962 | Sherri Howard, Sherman, Texas, 4X400m hurdler 1984 Olympics gold |
| 1961 | Johnny Ray Huston, Mount Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic |
| 1961 | Mark Rodenhauser, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers |
| 1961 | Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward, Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings |
| 1959 | Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music, Depeche Mode-Wild! |
| 1958 | Cathy Hearn, Washington D.C., slalom kayak, Olympics-7th-96 |
| 1957 | Jeff Hawkins, born in Huntington, New York, founder of Palm Computing, inventor of the Palm Pilot, founder of Handspring, inventor of Trio, author of, 'On Intelligence' |
| 1956 | Lisa Hartman Black, Houston, singer and actress, Tabitha, Knots Landing |
| 1956 | Robin Mattson, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Janet Green-All My Children |
| 1955 | Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable |
| 1955 | Lorraine Moller, born in Boulder, Colorado, New Zealand athelete 1996 Olympics |
| 1955 | Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary |
| 1953 | Diana Canova, West Palm Beach, Florida, actress, Corrine-Soap |
| 1950 | Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink, Dutch minister of Traffic, VVD |
| 1950 | Charlene [D'Angelo], singer, I've Never Been To Me |
| 1950 | Gemma Craven, Dublin, actress, Wagner, Story of Slipper and Rose |
| 1950 | Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov, colonel/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-10, TM-16 |
| 1950 | Graham Russell, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply |
| 1950 | Tim Bishop, American Politician |
| 1949 | Mike Levine, rock keyboardist/bassist, Triumph |
| 1948 | Tom Sneva, U.S. auto racer, Indianapolis 500-1983 |
| 1947 | Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor, Evita, Brazil, Praying Mantis |
| 1947 | Ron Wood, rock guitarist, Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones |
| 1946 | Brian Cox, actor, Killer Party, Manhunter |
| 1946 | Carol Neblett, Modesto California, soprano, New York City Opera |
| 1945 | Frederica Von Stade, Somerville, New Jersey, mezzo-soprano, Die Zauberflote |
| 1945 | Linda Scott, singer, Hey Look at Me Now |
| 1944 | Robert Powell, England, actor, Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets |
| 1943 | Ely van Tongeren, Dutch guitarist/singer, Buffoons |
| 1943 | Richard Goode, Bronx, concert pianist, 1980 Avery Fisher Award |
| 1942 | Tom Mankiewicz, born in Los Angeles, California, screenwriter, Diamonds are Forever |
| 1941 | Edo de Waart, Amsterdam Holland, conductor, Houston Opera-1976 |
| 1940 | Rene Auberjonois, actor, Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9 |
| 1939 | Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers |
| 1937 | Colleen McCullough, writer, Tim, Indecent Obsession |
| 1937 | Morgan Freeman, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Driving Mrs. Daisy, Glory |
| 1936 | Bekim Fehmiu, actor, Black Sunday, Permission to Kill, Cagliostro |
| 1936 | Gerald Scarfe, British Artist |
| 1935 | James George, U.S., weightlifter, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1956 Olympics |
| 1935 | John Porter, born in Evanston, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1980 - 2001 |
| 1935 | Reverend Ike, South Carolina, evangelist minister, Joy of Living |
| 1934 | Pat Boone, Florida, singer and actor, April Love, Cross and Switchblade |
| 1934 | Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor, Ambush Bay |
| 1934 | Sylvia Syms, London, actress, Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine |
| 1934 | Willy Roggeman, Flemish writer, Goldfish, Nardis |
| 1933 | Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisconsin, NFL fullback for the Baltimore Colts |
| 1933 | Charles Wilson, born in Trinity, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1973 - 1996 |
| 1933 | Ian Sinclair, cricketer, 2 Tests New Zealand vs. WI 1956, bowling average 120.00 |
| 1932 | Francis Cameron, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65 |
| 1932 | Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer, Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan |
| 1930 | Edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor, Breaker Morant, Wickerman |
| 1930 | Matt Poore, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43 |
| 1929 | Yehudi Wyner, composer |
| 1928 | Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian, Bonkers |
| 1928 | Georgi Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut, Soyuz 11 |
| 1927 | Colleen McCullough, writer |
| 1926 | Andy Griffith, Mount Airy, North Carolina, actor, Andy Griffith Show, Matlock |
| 1926 | Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Mortenson, Louisiana, actress, Some Like It Hot |
| 1925 | Richard Erdman, Enid, Oklahoma, actor, Stalag 17, Anything Goes |
| 1924 | Paula Hinton, dancer |
| 1922 | Abdul Rashid, born in Pakistan, field hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics |
| 1922 | Joan Caulfield, East Orange, New Jersey, actress, Liz-My Favorite Husband |
| 1922 | Joan Copeland, Miller, New York City, actress, Roseland, A Little Sex |
| 1921 | Nelson Riddle, Oradell, New Jersey, musical conductor, Batman, Frank Sinatra |
| 1919 | Boris Lazarevich Klyuzner, composer |
| 1918 | Katherine Grant, born in Scotland, Countess of Dysart, Lady Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, now 12th Countess of Dysart, a Scottish peeress, referenced as Baroness Huntingtower |
| 1917 | William Standish Knowles, American Scientist |
| 1915 | John Randolph, New York City, actor, King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie |
| 1915 | Bart Howard, American Composer |
| 1911 | Gertrude Michael, AL, actress, Cleopatra, Menace, Club Havana |
| 1909 | Szymon Goldberg, Polish/US violinist and conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra |
| 1908 | Percy Edwards, animal imitator |
| 1907 | Frank A. Whittle, England inventor, jet engine |
| 1907 | Frank Whittle, English Inventor |
| 1906 | Walter Legge, British Businessman |
| 1905 | Dinora de Carvalho, composer |
| 1905 | Robert Newton, England, actor, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days |
| 1903 | Percy William Whitlock, composer |
| 1901 | John W. Van Duren, playwright, I Remember Mama |
| 1899 | Werner Janssen, New York City, conductor and composer, New Years Eve in New York |
| 1898 | Curtis Stevens, U.S., 2 man bobsled 1932 Olympics gold |
| 1898 | Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, New York City, bandleader, Jerry Colonna Show |
| 1898 | Lieb Glantz, composer |
| 1898 | Molly Picon, New York City, Yiddish actress, Milk and Honey |
| 1892 | Amanullah, emir/king of Afghanistan, 1919-28 |
| 1892 | Samuel L M Barlow, composer |
| 1892 | Amanullah Khan, Afghani Statesman |
| 1890 | Frank Morgan, Francis P Wupperman, New York City, actor, Annie Get Your Gun |
| 1887 | Clive Brook, born in London, England, actor and director, List of Adrian Messenger |
| 1886 | Ernst Kurth, Austrian/Swiss musicologist |
| 1882 | John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright, Abraham Lincoln |
| 1878 | John Masefield, England, 15th poet laureate, Salt-Water Ballads |
| 1866 | Charles Davenport, American Scientist |
| 1862 | Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet, Bailatas |
| 1858 | William W. Campbell, Canadian poet, Beyond the Hills of Dream |
| 1848 | Otto Valdemar Malling, composer |
| 1844 | Galusha Pennypacker, Major General Union Army |
| 1831 | John Bell Hood, General Confederate Army |
| 1831 | John B. Hood, American Soldier |
| 1826 | Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor |
| 1826 | Hermann Zopff, composer |
| 1825 | John Hunt Morgan, Brigadier General, Confederate cavalry commander |
| 1806 | John Buchanan Floyd, Ex-Sect of War, Union |
| 1804 | Mikhail Ivan Glinka, Novosspaskoye Russia, composer, Jota Aragonesa |
| 1801 | Brigham Young, religious leader of the Mormon church |
| 1790 | Salomon J. Rappoport, Czechoslovakian rabbi/learned, Ereg miliem |
| 1780 | Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist |
| 1776 | John George Schetky, composer |
| 1771 | Ferdinando Paer, composer |
| 1769 | Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer |
| 1765 | Christiane Vulpius, wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| 1765 | Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer |
| 1763 | Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer |
| 1757 | Ignaz J Pleyel, Austria composer/piano builder, Piano method |
| 1755 | Frederico Fiorillo, Italian violist/composer |
| 1679 | Johan Runius, Swedish poet, Dudaim |
| 1653 | Georg Muffat, composer |
| 1611 | Felician Schwab, composer |
| 1563 | Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister, 1598-1612 |
| 1549 | Allesandre Spontone, composer |
| 1503 | Wilhelm von Grumbach, German Lieutenant Colonel |
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