| 1984 | Olivia Wilde, American Actress |
| 1983 | Carrie Underwood, American Musician |
| 1977 | Shannon Miller, born in Rolla, Missouri, gymnast, Olympics 2 gold-2 silver/3 bronze-92, 96 |
| 1976 | Barbara Schett, born in Innsbruck, Austria, tennis star |
| 1975 | Stefan Bergkvist, born in Leksand, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1973 | Eva Herzigova, born in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia, model, Guess Jeans, Wonderbra |
| 1972 | Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB, Frankfurt Galaxy |
| 1971 | Frank Habermann, WLAF defensive linebacker, Rhein Fire |
| 1971 | Morris Unutoa, corner for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1971 | Shad Williams, born in Fresno California, pitcher for the California Angels |
| 1970 | Antonio Edwards, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1969 | Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back, Rhein Fire |
| 1969 | Ricky Seagall, rocker, Partridge Family |
| 1969 | Stephen Leaney, born in Australia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Infinit TPC-7th |
| 1967 | Derrick Graham, guard for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 1966 | Edie Brickell, Mrs. Paul Simon/rocker, New Bohemians |
| 1966 | Michael Timlin, born in Midland, Texas, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1966 | Stephen Mailer, born in New York City, actor, Red Meat, League of Their Own, War and Love |
| 1965 | Paul Masotti, CFL receiver for the Toronto Argonauts |
| 1965 | Rod Woodson, NFL cornerback/kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers |
| 1964 | Felicia Collins, born in Albany, New York, guitarist, David Letterman |
| 1964 | Cynthia Brimhall, born in Ogden Utah, playmate, October, 1985 |
| 1964 | Edward Anthony Richard Louis, Prince of Britain/Elizabeth II grandson |
| 1964 | Greg Campbell, cricketer, Aussie pace-bowler 1989-90 |
| 1964 | Neneh Cherry, born in Stockholm Sweden, Swedish pop singer, Money Love |
| 1963 | Jasmine Guy, born in Boston Massachusetts, actress, Whitley-Different World |
| 1963 | John Cangelosi, born in Brooklyn, New York, outfielder for the Houston Astros |
| 1962 | Andre Waters, NFL safety for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1962 | Gary Clark, rocker, Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer |
| 1961 | Jesse Sapolu, NFL guard for the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1961 | Laurel B. Clark, born in Ames Iowa, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut |
| 1961 | Mitch Gaylord, born in California, gymnast, Olympics 1984, actor, American Anthem |
| 1960 | Linda Jezek, born in California, backstroke swimmer, Pan Am Gold-1979 |
| 1960 | Lance Burton, American Entertainer |
| 1958 | Sharon Stone, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, actress, Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino |
| 1957 | Adolfo Horta, born in Camaguey, Cuba, HW boxer, 1980 Olympics silver |
| 1957 | Shannon Lee Tweed, St. Johns NF, playmate, Nov 1981, actress, Meatballs 3 |
| 1957 | Shannon Tweed, Canadian Actress |
| 1956 | Janet Anderson, born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1982 U.S. Women's Open |
| 1955 | Bunny DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rocker, Debarge |
| 1955 | Juliusz Machulski, born in Poland, director, writer and actor, Do It Yourself |
| 1954 | Tina Charles, English Musician |
| 1953 | Caroline H "Carolien" van de Berg, actress, Havinck |
| 1953 | Paul Haggis, Canadian Director |
| 1952 | Oupa J. Gqozo, South African warden/army commandant, Ciskei |
| 1950 | Ted McKenna, rocker, Alex Harvey Band |
| 1949 | Larry Wall, Canadian Author |
| 1948 | Austin Carr, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1947 | Avril "Kim" Campbell, Canada's 1st female premier, 1993- |
| 1947 | Laurie Langenbach, Dutch author |
| 1947 | Tom Scholz, rock guitarist/keyboardist, Boston-More Than a Feeling |
| 1947 | Bob Greene, American Journalist |
| 1947 | Kim Campbell, Canadian Statesman |
| 1946 | Gaylord Birch, drummer, Reconstruction, Honey Dripper |
| 1945 | Katharine Houghton, born in Hartford, actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| 1943 | Alfred Whitford Lerdahl, composer |
| 1943 | Angelique Pettyjohn, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Body Talk, Star Trek |
| 1943 | Stephen Montague, composer |
| 1941 | Daniel Kirkland Lentz, composer |
| 1941 | Sandra Palmer, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1986 Mayflower Classic |
| 1940 | Chuck Norris, Carlos Ray, born in Oklahoma, martial arts actor, Missing in Action |
| 1940 | David Rabe, born in Dubuque Iowa, playwright, Streamers |
| 1940 | Dean Torrence, born in Los Angeles, California, surf music singer, Jan and Dean-Little Old Lady |
| 1940 | Francis Schwartz, composer |
| 1940 | Wayne W. Dyer, psychologist, Universe Within You |
| 1940 | Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist |
| 1939 | Irina Press, born in U.S.S.R., 80m hurdles/Pentathelete, Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics |
| 1938 | Ijaz Butt, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60 |
| 1938 | Marina Vlady, born in Clichy, France, actress, Conjugal Bed, The Hunt |
| 1938 | Ron Mix, NFL tackle for the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders |
| 1937 | Oscar Abrams, community organizer |
| 1936 | Juda Bar-Norwegian, Israeli/Dutch mime/actor, King |
| 1936 | Sepp Blatter, Swiss Leader |
| 1935 | Gary Owens, announcer, Laugh-in |
| 1934 | Judith Jamison, artistic director, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater |
| 1933 | Bernadetta Matuszczak, composer |
| 1932 | Anatoliy Roschin, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight wrestler, 1972 Olympic gold |
| 1930 | Raymond Rasberry, pianist and singer |
| 1928 | Arthur Milton, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's |
| 1928 | James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 1927 | Claude Laydu, actress, Diary of a Country Priest |
| 1927 | Donn Trenner, born in New Haven, Connecticut, orchestra leader, ABC's Nightlife |
| 1927 | Paul Wunderlich, German lithographer, painter and sculptor |
| 1926 | Marques Haynes, NBA hall of famer, Harlem Globetrotters |
| 1925 | Ed van der Elsken, movie photographer, Een liefdesgeschiedenis |
| 1925 | Sef Imkamp, Dutch politician |
| 1923 | Ara Parseghian, football coach, Northwestern, Notre Dame |
| 1923 | Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer, Homer and Jethro |
| 1922 | Adam Kennedy, born in Lafayette, Indiana, actor, Dion-Californian |
| 1922 | Pamela Mason, born in London, actress, Navy vs. Night Monsters |
| 1922 | Joe Gold, American Businessman |
| 1921 | Cec Linder, born in Galica, Poland, actor, Goldfinger |
| 1921 | Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark |
| 1920 | Jethro Burnsburns, country singer, Homer and Jethro |
| 1920 | Boris Vian, French Writer |
| 1918 | Heywood Hale Broun, journalist |
| 1916 | James Herriot, born in Scotland, writer, All Creatures Great and Small |
| 1916 | Manuel A "Manny" Greenhill, record producer |
| 1915 | Harry Bertoia, Italian Artist |
| 1914 | Chandler Harper, golfer, 1950 PGA champ |
| 1911 | Warner Anderson, born in Brooklyn, actor, Doctor, Lineup, Matthew-Peyton Place |
| 1909 | Gerard Croiset, Dutch paragnost |
| 1908 | Carl Albert, U.S. speaker of house, 1971-77 |
| 1908 | Kristian Palusalu, born in Finland, heavyweight wrestler, 1936 Olympic gold |
| 1907 | Robert de Roos, composer |
| 1905 | Rene Bernier, composer |
| 1903 | Bix Biederbecke, rocker |
| 1900 | Sherman Billingsley, born in Enid, Oklahoma, talk show host, Stork Club |
| 1899 | Finn Hoffding, composer |
| 1899 | Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals |
| 1898 | Cy Kendall, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Mysteries of Chinatown |
| 1896 | Harry Krimer, actor, Napoleon |
| 1896 | Nancy Cunard, writer |
| 1892 | Arthur Oscar Honnegger, born in Le Havre, France, composer, King David |
| 1892 | Eva Turner, British soprano |
| 1892 | Arthur Honegger, Swiss Composer |
| 1891 | Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber, SDAP |
| 1888 | Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Academy Award-Going My Way |
| 1888 | Krsto Odak, composer |
| 1884 | Stuart Holmes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prisoner of Zenda |
| 1880 | Michael Jacobs, born in New York City, boxing promoter |
| 1878 | Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet, God at Sea |
| 1877 | David Mendes Chumaceiro, born in Curacao, poet, Crisalidas |
| 1875 | Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer |
| 1873 | Jakob Wassermann, born in Germany, novelist, My Life as German and Jew |
| 1872 | Felix Borowski, composer |
| 1870 | Alfred Kastner, composer |
| 1867 | Lillian D. Wald, U.S., sociologist/organizer, Visiting Nurses |
| 1865 | Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/writer/sport-organizer |
| 1850 | Mary Mills Patrick, U.S., 1st President of Istanbul Woman's College |
| 1845 | Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar, 1881-94 |
| 1844 | Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, Spanish Dancing |
| 1842 | Ina Donna Coolbrith, U.S., poet laureate of California |
| 1839 | Dudley Buck, born in Hartford, Connecticut, organist/church composer |
| 1833 | Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, born in Spain, writer, Three-Cornered Hat |
| 1832 | William Henry Penrose, Brigadier General Union volunteers |
| 1824 | Thomas James Churchill, Major General Confederate Army |
| 1822 | Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter and lithographer |
| 1818 | George Wythe Randolph, Secretary War Confederacy |
| 1812 | Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/Minister of Justice |
| 1810 | John McCloskey, U.S., President of St. John's College, Fordham U |
| 1809 | William David Porter, Commander Union Navy |
| 1788 | Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet, Das Marmorbild |
| 1787 | William Etty, English painter, nudes |
| 1780 | Juan Jose Landaeta, composer |
| 1776 | Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III |
| 1772 | Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic, Lucinde |
| 1771 | Georg F. Creuzer, German philological/historian, Idea und Probe |
| 1755 | Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer |
| 1748 | John Playfair, born in Scotland, clergyman, geologist and mathematician |
| 1713 | Christian Friedrich Schale, composer |
| 1713 | Raphael Weiss, composer |
| 1698 | Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer |
| 1656 | Adolf H. van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat and politician |
| 1628 | Constantine Huygens, Jr., Dutch poet, painter and cartoonist |
| 1538 | Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth, 1572 |
| 1503 | Ferdinand I, German emperor, 1558-64 |
| 1452 | Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily, expelled Jews |
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