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1981 Jonathan Taylor Thomas, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actor, Randy-Home Improvement
1979 Pink, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Alecia Beth Moore, singer, songwriter, pop, punk genres, sold 30 million albums, 40 million digital singles worldwide
1978 Marco Sturm, Dingolfing GER, NHL forward, Sharks, Team Germany 1998
1977 Maria Helena Selin, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics
1976 Sjeng Schalken, Weert, Netherlands, tennis star
1975 Elena Likhovtseva, Alma-Ata Kazakhstan, tennis star
1975 John Thomas, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics
1973 Bob Wolcott, born in Huntington Beach, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1973 Jason Downs, actor, Bobby-Hairspray
1972 David Arquette, actor, Scream, Scream 2, Kiss and Tell
1971 Cristy Thom, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Feb, 1991
1971 David Merritt, NFL outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
1971 Greg Minor, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics
1971 Henry Thomas, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, ET
1971 Jan Pardavy, hockey forward, Team Slovakia
1971 Brooke Burke, American Model
1971 Martin Freeman, English Actor
1970 Clarence Weatherspoon, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers
1970 Tomur Barnes, NFL cornerback for the Houston Oilers
1970 Neko Case, American Musician
1970 Latrell Sprewell, American Athlete
1967 Brett Winslow, born in Santa Barbara, California, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1966 Mike Dyer, born in Upland, California, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Raymond Atteveld, Belgian soccer player, Waregem, Roda JC
1965 Barbra Fontana Harris, born in Manhattan Beach, California, volleyballer, 1996 Olympics
1964 Steffan Peters, equestrian dressage 1996 Olympics bronze
1964 Michael Johns, American Politician
1963 Gerald Williams, NFL defensive end for the Carolina Panthers
1962 Rene Klijn, singer, Mr Blue
1961 Franny Michel, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Patricia-Apple's Way
1960 Stefano Casiraghi, husband of princess Caroline of Monaco
1960 Aimee Mann, American Musician
1958 David Lewis, guitarist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover
1957 Heather Thomas, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, actress, Jody-Fall Guy, Coed Fever
1957 Melissa Whitmire, LPGA golfer
1956 Maurice Cheeks, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers
1954 Clayton Norcross, actor, Bold and Beautiful, Colbys, Santa Barbara
1954 Michael Shermer, born in Glendale, California, science writer, historian, television producer of Fox series 'Exploring the Unknown', founder, The Skeptics Society
1954 Mark Foley, American Politician
1951 Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect
1951 Randy T Odle, Port Arthur Texas, astronaut
1951 Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, Pete Sampras
1951 Tom Gullikson, born in Wisconsin, tennis player, U.S. mixed Doubles 1984
1950 Daniel Victor Starr, composer
1950 Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman
1950 Mike Simpson, American Politician
1950 Michael K. Simpson, American Politician
1948 Great Kabuki, Akihisa Yone Yoshi Mera, wrestler, NWA/NJPW/WAR/SWS
1948 Jean-Pierre Monsere, Flemish cyclist
1948 Kathy Hite-James, LPGA golfer
1948 Lynn/Marilyn [Lorraine] Abbey, U.S., sci-fi author, Black Flame
1947 Ann Beattie, born in Washington, D.C., short story writer, novelist, compared to John Updike, J.D Salinger, professor at Harvard, University of Virginia, Rea Award for the Short Story recipient
1947 Amos Biwott, born in Uasin Gishee, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics
1946 Dean Daughtry, rock keyboardist, Atlanta Rhythm Section
1945 Kelly Groucutt, born in Coseley, England, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres
1945 Rogie Vachon, Quebec, NHL goalie, Canadiens, Kings, Vezina-1968
1945 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, California, rocker, Grateful Dead, Grass Roots
1942 Brian Cole, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock vocalist/bassist, Association
1942 Nancy Ann Dibble, Netherlands, sci-fi author, Summerfair
1941 Alan Feinstein, New York City, actor, Max-Berrengers, Family Tree
1941 Bernie Sanders, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-Vermont 1991 - 2007, Senator-R-Vermont 2007 -
1941 Bernie Sanders, American Politician
1940 Willie Tyler, Red Level Ala, ventriloquist, Lester
1938 Sam Nunn, born in Perry, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1972 - 1997
1938 Sam Nunn, American Politician
1937 Virna Lisi, Italy, actress, Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard
1935 James Clay, born in Dallas, Texas, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins
1934 Peter Maxwell Davies, Manchester England, composer, Prolation, Taverner
1933 Eric Salzman, born in America, author, composer, record producer, music critic, wrote for the New York Times, New York Herald Tribune
1933 Michael Frayn, English Playwright
1932 Patsy Cline, born in Winchester, Virginia, country singer, Crazy
1930 Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon
1930 Jeanette Altwegg, England, figure skater 1952 Olympics gold
1930 Mario Adorf, born in Zurich, Switzerland, actor, Bachelor, Abyssinia
1929 Christoph von Dohnanyi, Berlin Germany, conductor/pianist, Cleveland Orchestra
1929 Severn Darden, actor, Popesco-Mary Hartman
1928 Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, born in Tampa, Florida, jazz musician, Black Messiah
1927 Harlan Howard, American Musician
1925 Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer
1925 Denise Darcel, Paris, France, actress, Dangerous When Wet
1925 Magnus Blondal Johansson, composer
1925 Peter Sellers, born in England, actor, not now, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther
1924 Wendell H. Ford, born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Senator-D-Kentucky 1974 - 1999
1924 Grace Metalious, American Novelist
1923 Alan Weeks, sports commentator
1923 Francois Chaumette, actor, They Never Slept, Christine
1923 Hillevi Lagerstam, Kurikka Finland
1922 Lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate, 1980
1922 Sid Caesar, Yonkers, New York, comedian, Your Show of Shows
1921 Hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer, Ophelia
1921 Harry Secombe, Swansea, Wales, actor, Down Among the "Z" Men
1919 David Johan Kvandal, composer
1919 Richard Pool, naval Officer
1918 Derek Barton, British chemist, Nobel 1969
1918 John F. Seiberling, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio, 1971 - 1986
1918 Derek Harold Richard Barton, British Scientist
1915 Frank Cady, actor, Mr Drucker-Green Acres
1914 Dimitrios I, patriarch, primus interparis orthodox Christians
1914 Hillary Brooke, Abbott and Costello's neighbor, Hillary
1912 Alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director, Man in the White Suit, Mandy
1912 Leo Cherne, New York City, economist/commentator, All Star News
1910 Gella Allaert, Flemish actress, La Round
1910 Jean-Louis Barrault, Vesinet France, actor, Les Enfants du Paradis
1908 Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert
1907 Gavin Muir, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hollister-Betty Hutton Show
1907 Leon Askin, Vienna Austria, actor, Pierre-Charlie Farrell Show
1907 Sid Tomack, actor, Life of Riley
1906 Andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP
1905 Henry Wilcoxon, actor, Cleopatra, Jericho, 10 Commandments
1904 Carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer
1902 Anthonie Donker, Dutch literary
1901 Hendrik F. Verwoerd, premier South Africa, 1958-66, assassinated
1901 Jacques Perret, French journalist and writer, La caporal epingle
1900 Claude Pepper, born in Dudleyville, Alabama, Representative-D-Florida 1963 - 1989, Senator-D-Florida 1936 - 1951
1898 Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side
1897 Jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Mississippi, country singer/singing brakeman
1896 Howard Dietz, American Musician
1894 Willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic
1889 Robert Taft, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1939 - 1953, Taft-Hartley Act
1889 Robert A. Taft, American Politician
1888 Louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker, Jubelklok/Wonder Clock
1887 Sivananda, Indian Scientist
1886 Siegfried L Sassoon, English poet and writer, Counterattack
1886 Siegfried Sassoon, English Poet
1880 Roelof Kranenburg, Dutch social democratic chairman, 1st Chamber
1873 David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th President of Mormon church
1873 Max Reinhardt, Austria, theatrical director, Oedipus Rex
1873 Alfred Jarry, French Writer
1873 David O. McKay, American Clergyman
1870 Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer
1865 Adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer, Amore and Amore, Top
1863 Gustavo Emilio Campa, composer
1854 Willem M van Rossum, Dutch cardinal/prefect of Propaganda File
1841 Antonin Dvorak, Nelahozeves Czechoslovakia, composer, New World Symphony
1837 Joaquin Miller, American Poet
1831 Wilhelm Raabe, Jakob Corvinus, German author, Der Hungerpastor
1830 Frederic Mistral, Provencal poet, Nobel 1904
1829 George Crook, Major General Union volunteers
1829 Seth Maxwell Barton, Brigadier General Confederate Army
1828 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Major General Union volunteers
1828 Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier
1827 Emil Naumann, composer
1826 Disma Fumagalli, composer
1824 Jaime Nuno, composer
1821 Henry Baxter, Major General Union volunteers
1815 Alexander Ramsey, Gov, Union
1811 Francis Bowen, American Philosopher
1804 Eduard Morike, German vicar/poet/writer, Maler Nolten
1792 Joseph Netherclift, composer
1779 Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer
1779 Mustafa IV, sultan of Turkey, 1807-08
1774 Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet
1767 Karl August von Lichtenstein, composer
1767 August Wilhelm von Schlegel, German Poet
1756 Anton Teyber, composer
1736 Bernardo Ottani, composer
1718 Francois-Thomas the Baculard d'Arnaud, sentimental writer
1672 Nicolas de Grigny, composer
1621 Louis II Conde, Great Conde, duke of Bourbon, Rocroy
1591 Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess
1588 Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher, Cartesian
1474 Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet, Orlando Furioso
1380 Bernardinus of Siena, Italian saint
1207 Sancho II, king of Portugal
1157 Richard I, Richard the Lion Hearted, King of England, 1189-99
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