| 1981 | Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA, Miss Photogenic-1997 |
| 1979 | Alita Dawson, Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1997 |
| 1979 | Julia Schultz, born in San Diego, California, playmate, Feb, 1998 |
| 1978 | RoRo, Romell Chapman, born in Atlanta, Georgia, rapper, Another Bad Creation |
| 1975 | Agathe Neuner, Miss Germany Universe 1997 |
| 1974 | Any Lynn Ciccolella, born in Monument, Colorado, Miss America-Colorado 1996 |
| 1974 | Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder 1996 Olympics |
| 1973 | Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers |
| 1973 | Matt Stevens, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1973 | Neil Patrick Harris, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, actor, Doogie Howser MD |
| 1972 | Andrew Pettitte, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher, New York Yankees |
| 1972 | DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders |
| 1972 | Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie for the Colorado Avalanche |
| 1972 | Justin C G Leonard, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd |
| 1972 | Lianne Bennion, born in Seattle, Washington rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Ramiro Mendoza, born in Los Santos, Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees |
| 1972 | Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames |
| 1972 | Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers |
| 1971 | Nathan Astle, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman vs. Zimbabwe 1996 |
| 1971 | Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Amanda Cromwell, born in Washington D.C., soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Janie Eickhoff, born in Long Beach, California, U.S. cyclist 1992 Olympics |
| 1970 | Janie Quigley, born in Long Beach, California, cyclist 1996 Olympics |
| 1970 | Zan Tabak, NBA center for the Toronto Raptors |
| 1970 | Leah Remini, American Actress |
| 1969 | Cedric Pioline, born in Neuilly, France, tennis star, 1996 Coopenhagen |
| 1969 | Ice Cube, rap singer and actor, Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda |
| 1969 | Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks |
| 1969 | Maurice Odumbe, cricketer, Kenyan batsman and 1996 World Cup captain |
| 1969 | Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames |
| 1968 | Demtra Hampton, born in Philadelphia, model, Garda |
| 1968 | Tim Lester, NFL fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1965 | Carrie Mitchum, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Donna-Bold and Beautiful |
| 1965 | David Bolton, born in Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Lando Mem Amateur |
| 1965 | Rick Larsen, American Politician |
| 1964 | Courtney Cox, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Family Ties, Monica-Friends |
| 1964 | Courteney Cox, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, known for playing Monica on 'Friends' television sitcom, appeared in 'Cougar Town' television series, films include 'Scream' |
| 1963 | Helen Hunt, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jamie-Mad About You, Twister |
| 1963 | Scott Rockenfield, drummer, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence |
| 1961 | Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice |
| 1960 | Denise Strebig, born in San Bernardino, California, Denise Strebig-Haigh, professional golfer, toured with LPGA 1982-1990, married tour official Kerry Haigh, 1988, played college golf at University of Southern California |
| 1959 | Eileen Davidson, born in Artesia, California, actress, Kristen-Days of our Life |
| 1958 | Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88 |
| 1958 | Mac Thornberry, American Politician |
| 1957 | Brad Gillis, rock guitarist and vocalist, Night Ranger |
| 1957 | Brett Butler, comedian, Grace Under Fire |
| 1957 | Clio Goldsmith, born in Paris, France, actress, Gift, Heat of Desire |
| 1956 | Ava Cadell, born in Budapest, Hungary, actress, Do or Die |
| 1956 | Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times |
| 1956 | Polly Draper, born in Palo Alto, California, actress, Ellyn-30 Something, Hooters |
| 1955 | Julie Hagerty, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Airplane, Princesses |
| 1955 | Sally E. Silverstone, born in Walthamstow, England, Co-Captain, Biosphere 2 |
| 1955 | Tree Rollins, born in Winter Haven, Florida, NBA center, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1954 | James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places |
| 1954 | Terri Gibbs, born in Augusta, Georgia, blind singer, Somebody's Knockin' |
| 1953 | Rita Lee, born in Federic, Wisconsin, playmate, November, 1977 |
| 1951 | Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders |
| 1951 | John Redwood, British Politician |
| 1951 | Todd Tiahrt, American Politician |
| 1950 | Heidi Schuller, born in Germany, 1st woman to take olympic oath, 1972 |
| 1950 | Mark Arnott, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Return of the Secaucus 7 |
| 1950 | Noddy Holder, rock vocalist and guitarist, Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize |
| 1949 | Dusty Baker, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 1949 | Michael Lutz, bassist, Brownsville Station |
| 1948 | Champ Summers, baseball player |
| 1947 | Lee Purcell, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, actor, Big Wednesday, Mr. Majestyk |
| 1947 | Paul Patterson, born in Britain, composer, professor, Royal Academy of Music, composes for orchestra, ensemble, film, television, education |
| 1946 | Janet Lennon, vocalist, Lennon Sisters |
| 1946 | Jim Varney, born in Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Ernest Goes to Jail, "Hey Vern" |
| 1946 | Judy Pace, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Young Lawyers |
| 1946 | Ken Henderson, baseball player |
| 1946 | Roger Tolchard, cricketer, English keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977 |
| 1945 | Nicola Pagett, actress, Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade |
| 1945 | Rod Argent, born in England, keyboardist, Zombies-She's Not There |
| 1944 | Inna Ryskai, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76 |
| 1943 | Aron Kincaid, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Warren-Bachelor Father, Ski Party |
| 1943 | Johnny Halliday, born in Cite Malesherbes, France, Jean-Philippe Smet, actor, singer, 48-year music career, compared to Elvis Presley |
| 1942 | Bruce DalCanton, baseball player |
| 1942 | Tony Coelho, born in Los Banos, California, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1989 |
| 1941 | Harry Nilsson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/guitarist, Midnight Cowboy |
| 1940 | Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer |
| 1938 | Billy Williams, baseball player, Cubs |
| 1938 | Jean-Claude Eloy, France, composer, Phenix |
| 1937 | Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer, Indian keeper in 60's |
| 1937 | Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine |
| 1937 | Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist, Ramblin' Man |
| 1936 | Alexandru Hrisanide, composer |
| 1936 | Claude Brasseur, born in Paris, France, actor, Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair |
| 1935 | Belinda Lee, born in Devon, England, actress, Who Done It, Runaway Bus |
| 1935 | Fernand Schokweiler, British judge |
| 1934 | Ruby Nash Cutis, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Ruby and The Romantics |
| 1932 | Einar K Enevoldson, U.S., Nasa test pilot, X-24B |
| 1932 | Mario Cuomo, born in New York City, Gov-D-NY, 1982-94 |
| 1929 | Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist |
| 1929 | Gideon N N Nxumalo, composer |
| 1929 | Nigel Pickering, guitarist, Spanky and Our Gang |
| 1927 | Hugo Pratt, graphic artist |
| 1926 | Jan Carlstedt, composer |
| 1925 | Gene Baker, baseball player |
| 1925 | Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet, Tarumba, Maltiempes |
| 1924 | Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer, Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54 |
| 1923 | Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist, Utflykt |
| 1922 | John Veale, composer |
| 1922 | Mo Udall, born in St. Johns, Arizona, Representative-D-Arizona 1961 - 1991 |
| 1921 | Erroll Garner, U.S., jazz pianist, Misty |
| 1920 | Amy Clampitt, born in New Providence, Iowa, poet, author, professor at Amherst College, College of William and Mary, Smith College, received Guggenheim, MacArthur Fellowship |
| 1920 | George Ernest Leslie, trade union official |
| 1919 | Alberto Sordi, born in Rome, Italy, actor, Miser, Taxi Driver in New York |
| 1918 | Andreas Donner, Dutch state leader |
| 1918 | N'garta Tombalbaye, president Chad |
| 1917 | Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor, Black Lash, Lash of the West |
| 1916 | Marshall Field IV, publisher/editor, Chicago Daily News, Sunday Times |
| 1916 | Herbert Simon, American Scientist |
| 1915 | David Rockefeller, American Businessman |
| 1914 | Cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator |
| 1914 | Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator, New Yorker |
| 1914 | Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/1st secretary |
| 1913 | Trevor Huddleston, English pastor/chairman, Anti-Apartheid |
| 1910 | Berend Giltay, composer |
| 1910 | David Rose, born in London, England, orchestra leader, Red Skelton Show, Stripper |
| 1906 | Louis RJ Ridder van Rappard, Dutch mayor, Zoelen |
| 1905 | James Robertson Justice, born in Scotland, actor, Above Us the Waves |
| 1902 | David Brooks, psychologist |
| 1902 | Erik H Erickson, psychologist, Existentionalist |
| 1902 | Max Rudolf, born in Frankfurt, Germany, conductor, Goteberg Symphony Orchestra |
| 1902 | Erik Erikson, Psychologist |
| 1901 | John Wesley Work, composer |
| 1901 | Peter Shankland, film maker/writer |
| 1900 | Otto Clarence Luening, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, composer, Sonority Canon |
| 1900 | Paul J Mares, U.S., jazz trumpetist/composer, Farewell blues |
| 1898 | Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist |
| 1898 | Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist |
| 1894 | Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! |
| 1893 | Jacob HA van Coeverden, boer/edelman |
| 1888 | Maria Dermoat, Java, Dutch novelist, 10,000 Things |
| 1888 | Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet, La Sangre Devota |
| 1886 | Charles Wood, composer |
| 1884 | Harry Langdon, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, comic/director, Strong Man |
| 1880 | Mahlon Hamilton, born in Virginia, actor, Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi |
| 1878 | Eduard R. Verkade, Dutch actor, director and critic, Pygmalion |
| 1875 | Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian Athlete |
| 1865 | L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker |
| 1865 | Paul Gilson, composer |
| 1864 | Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer |
| 1843 | Edvard Hagerup Grieg, born in Bergen, Norway, composer, Bewitched One |
| 1833 | Edward Moody McCook, Major General Union volunteers |
| 1821 | Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer |
| 1815 | Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne], English illustrator, Pickwick Papers |
| 1767 | Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew, 1828-37, died 1828 |
| 1763 | Franz Danzi, composer |
| 1749 | George Joseph Vogler, composer |
| 1734 | Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer |
| 1728 | Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer |
| 1638 | Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist, The Sun |
| 1636 | Johann David Mayer, composer |
| 1623 | Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman, Chatham |
| 1553 | Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands |
| 1542 | Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/Vice-Admiral, Roanoke |
| 1330 | Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales, 1343-1376 |
| 1221 | Frederik II, Strijdbare, duke of Austria |
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