| 1975 | Ines Sainz, Miss Spain Universe 1997 |
| 1975 | Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player: South Carolina Heerenveen, Veendam |
| 1975 | John Harm Skippers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen |
| 1974 | Brian Kelly, Mission Viejo California, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold |
| 1974 | Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen |
| 1974 | Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander |
| 1973 | Rebecca Lobo, Massachusetts, WNBA center, 1996 Olympics gold, New York Liberty |
| 1972 | J J Stokes, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1971 | Chris Hudson, NFL strong safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1970 | Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers |
| 1970 | Amy Jo Johnson, American Actress |
| 1969 | Byron Black, born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe, professional tennis player, double-handed forehand player, played for Zimbabwe, singles ranking 22nd in the World, June, 1996 |
| 1969 | Jeff Lay, Ottawa Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Martha Richards, Hudson WI, LPGA golfer, 1995 Safeco Classic-21st |
| 1969 | Robert Person, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Mets |
| 1966 | Archi Cianfrocco, Rome, New York, infielder for the San Diego Padres |
| 1966 | Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1966 | Julianne McNamara, Flushing, New York, gymnast 1984 Olympics gold |
| 1965 | Cynthia Meyer, New York, Canadian trap shooter 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | David Spaulding, born in Newport Beach, California, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics |
| 1965 | Jim Sharp, U.S. rodeo rider, Las Vegas 1988 |
| 1965 | Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees |
| 1964 | Pam Kometani, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1992 Welch's Classic-27th |
| 1964 | Thomas "Tom" Hunter, U.S. 50M FREESTYLE swimmer, world record |
| 1964 | Matthew Sweet, American Musician |
| 1961 | Kathrin Dorre, East German marathoner 1988 Olympics bronze |
| 1960 | Albert Lewis, NFL cornerback for the Oakland Raiders |
| 1960 | Jeffrey Trachta, Staten Island, New York, actor, Thorne-Bold and Beautiful |
| 1960 | Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker, Skids-Scared to Dance |
| 1959 | Robyn Maher, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics bronze |
| 1959 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year |
| 1959 | [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox |
| 1959 | Brian Higgins, American Politician |
| 1957 | Shahzad Altaf, cricketer, UAE off-spinner 1996 World Cup |
| 1956 | Stephanie Zimbalist, New York City, actress, Remington Steele, Centennial |
| 1951 | Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon |
| 1950 | David Brin, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman |
| 1950 | Thomas McClary, U.S. soul guitarist, Commodores-Still |
| 1949 | Bobby Farrell, Jamaica, rock vocalist |
| 1948 | Dan Hamburg, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Representative-D-California 1993 - 1995 |
| 1948 | Gerry Adams, Irish Politician |
| 1947 | Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut |
| 1947 | Klaus Dibiasi, Italy, platform diver, Gold Medals 1968, 1972, 1976 Olympics |
| 1946 | Gary Gentry, baseball player for the New York Mets |
| 1946 | Tony Greig, South Africa, cricketer, English all-rounder 1972-77 |
| 1946 | Lloyd Doggett, American Politician |
| 1945 | Domonic Barber, attorney, Howard Stern, Jessica Hahn, Joe Buttafucco |
| 1944 | Merzak Allouache, director, Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris |
| 1943 | Cees Veerman, pop guitarist/singer, Cats-Sure He's a Cat |
| 1943 | Michael Durrell, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Shannon, V, Alice, Chiefs |
| 1943 | Udo Zimmermann, born in Dresden, Germany, composer, conductor, artistic director, music director, Leipzig Opera House |
| 1942 | Britt Ekland, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Wicker Man, Asylum |
| 1942 | Fred Travalena, New York City, comedian/impressionist, Buy and Cell |
| 1940 | Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev, Russia, cosmonaut |
| 1940 | Ellen Travolta, Englewood, New Jersey, actress, Grease, Charles in Charge |
| 1940 | Wyche Fowler, born in Atlanta, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia, 1977 - 1987, Senator-D-Georgia 1987 - 1993 |
| 1940 | John Warnock, American Scientist |
| 1939 | Doug Bereuter, born in York, Nebraska, Representative-R-Nebraska 1979 - 2004 |
| 1939 | John J. LaFalce, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-D- New York 1975 - 2003 |
| 1937 | Fritz Scholder, American Artist |
| 1936 | Anna Quayle, actress, Mistress Pamela |
| 1936 | Rob Touber, Robert J Noordervliet, cabaret director, Capers |
| 1932 | Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder, Women's International Center |
| 1931 | Fred Graham, newscaster/journalist, CBS News, Court TV |
| 1931 | Riccardo Giacconi, American Scientist |
| 1930 | Hafez al Assad, president, Syria |
| 1930 | Richie Benaud, cricket captain, great Aussie leg-spinner, commentator |
| 1929 | Les Favell, cricketer, stoic Australian batsman late 50's |
| 1929 | George Carman, English Lawyer |
| 1927 | Alice Bauer, LPGA golfer |
| 1927 | Paul Badura-Skoda, Vienna Austria, pianist, Mozart Interpretation |
| 1926 | Alan Copeland, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader/singer, Your Hit Parade |
| 1926 | Cyril Reuben, violinist |
| 1925 | Shana Alexander, New York City, journalist, 60 Minutes |
| 1918 | Abraham Robinson, German Mathematician |
| 1918 | Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity |
| 1916 | Tommy Lawton, footballer |
| 1915 | Edgardo Martin, composer |
| 1915 | Harry van Doorn, Henri W, CRM minister/Dutch politician, KVP/PPR |
| 1914 | Thor Heyerdahl, Norway, anthropologist/explorer, Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku |
| 1913 | Meret Oppenheim, writer |
| 1912 | Anthony Cuthbert Baines, writer/curator |
| 1910 | Barbara Castle, British Politician |
| 1909 | Carol Lombard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, My Man Godfrey, In Name Only |
| 1908 | Carole Lombard, American Actress |
| 1906 | Janet Gaynor, Philadelphia, actress, Sunrise, A Star Is Born |
| 1906 | Louis Borell, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Over the Moon, Queer Cargo |
| 1905 | Helen N Willis Moody, tennis pro, 8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938 |
| 1902 | Mihovil Logar, composer |
| 1902 | Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer |
| 1897 | Jerome Cowan, New York City, actor, Mr Dithers-Blondie, Tab Hunter Show |
| 1896 | Otto Siegl, composer |
| 1895 | Caroline Gordon, Kentucky, writer, Green Centuries |
| 1889 | Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer, Noce I Dnie |
| 1888 | Li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Communist Party |
| 1888 | Max Butting, composer |
| 1887 | George Brown, cricketer, legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's |
| 1887 | Le Corbusier, born in Switzerland, architect, city planner, and artist, Urbanisme |
| 1887 | Maria Jeritza, Jedlicka, Austria, singer, Vienna Opera |
| 1887 | Martin Luis Guzman, Mexico, novelist, Eagle and the Serpent |
| 1884 | Lloyd Spooner, U.S., marksman, Olympic-4 gold/1 silver/2 bronze-1920 |
| 1882 | Karol Maciej Szymanowski, Timoshovka Ukraine, composer, Stabatmater |
| 1880 | Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano |
| 1873 | Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer |
| 1866 | Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice and music |
| 1862 | Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, U.S., politician/author, Progressive |
| 1860 | Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor, Curacao |
| 1860 | Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister, 1908-13 |
| 1849 | Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death" |
| 1847 | Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor |
| 1846 | George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in U.S. |
| 1831 | J. W. Richard Dedekind, Germany mathematician, Nature and Meaning of Numbers |
| 1827 | Cark Reidel, composer |
| 1824 | Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book |
| 1820 | Jenny Lind, Sweden, soprano/nightingale, Agathe-Freischutz |
| 1819 | Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer |
| 1818 | Joseph Rummel, composer |
| 1816 | William Batchelder Bradbury, composer |
| 1808 | Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark, 1848-63 |
| 1806 | Andreas Randel, composer |
| 1777 | William Russell, composer |
| 1706 | Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary, 1749- |
| 1618 | Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer |
| 1552 | Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary, China |
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