Today's 16 December Famous Birthdays in History

Spanish princess, 1st wife of Henry VIII, Queen of England (1509-33), born in Madrid, Spain

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  • 1584 John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar, born in Salvington, Sussex, England (d. 1654)
  • 1614 Eberhard III, Duke and ruler of Württemberg, born in Stuttgart (d. 1674)
  • 1622 Cort Adeler, Norwegian admiral ship builder (served Dutch, Venetian and Danish navies), born in Brevik, Norway (d. 1675)
  • 1652 Giovanni Maria Casini, Italian organist, composer, and priest, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1719)
  • 1669 Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter, born in Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (d. 1729)

English-born Methodist leader and preacher, born in Gloucester, England

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  • 1716 Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer, born in Paris, France (d. 1798)
  • 1717 Elizabeth Carter, English poet, bluestocking and translator (All the Works of Epictetus Which Are Now Extant), born in Deal, England (d. 1806)
  • 1742 Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian Field Marshal during the Napoleonic Wars (Battle of Waterloo), born in Rostock, Mecklenburg (d. 1819)
  • 1748 Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, Flemish harpsichordist, organist and composer, baptized in Brussels (d. 1809)

German composer (5th Symphony; Ode to Joy), born in Bonn, Electorate of Cologne

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  • 1775 François-Adrien Boieldieu, French opera composer known as 'the French Mozart' (La dame blanche - The White Lady), born in Rouen, France (d. 1834)

English novelist (Pride and Prejudice), born in Steventon, England

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  • 1776 Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist who discovered ultraviolet radiation, born in Samitz bei Haynau, Silesia (d. 1810)
  • 1778 Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician and Minister of the Treasury of the Kingdom of Poland, born in Pohost, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1846) [1] [2]
  • 1787 Mary Russell Mitford, English writer and playwright (Our Village), born in Alresford, England (d. 1855)
  • 1790 Leopold I, King of Belgium (1831-65), born in Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1865)
  • 1804 Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician who worked on number theory and discovered the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, born in Bar, Russian Empire(d. 1889)
  • 1809 Pieter van Bosse, Dutch politician, Liberal Minister of Finance, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1879)
  • 1812 William Grose, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1900)
  • 1819 Robert S. Garnett, American soldier, Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, 1st general to die in the Civil War, born in Essex County, Virginia(d. 1861)
  • 1822 Charles Edward Horsley, British organist, conductor and composer, born in London, England (d. 1876)
  • 1825 Henry Heth, American Major General in the Confederate Army (accidently started Battle of Gettysburg), born in Blackheath, Virginia (d. 1899)
  • 1825 Robert Prescott Stewart, Irish composer, organist, conductor, and teacher, born in Dublin, Ireland. 1894)
  • 1827 Jean Abraham Oudemans, Dutch geographer and astronomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, (d. 1906)
  • 1828 John Beatty, American banker, statesman, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Sandusky, Ohio (d. 1914)
  • 1830 John Frederick Hartranft, American politician (17th Governor of Pennsylvania, 1873-1879), and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)
  • 1834 Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory), born in Évreux, France (d. 1910)
  • 1847 Augusta Holmes, Irish-French pianist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1903)
  • 1850 Fred Morley, English cricket fast bowler, (4 Tests, 16 wickets, BB 5/56; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1884)
  • 1851 Theodoor de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08), born in Harderwijk, Netherlands (d. 1919)
  • 1857 Edward Emerson Barnard, American astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1923)
  • 1861 Antonio de La Gandara, French painter of the Belle Époque, born in Paris, France (d. 1917)
  • 1862 Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe), born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium (d. 1919)
  • 1863 George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher, poet and humanist (Last Puritan), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1952)
  • 1863 Ralph Adams Cram, American gothic architect (Cathedral of St Joan NYC), born in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire (d. 1942)
  • 1865 Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor, born in Feluy, Belgium (d. 1954)
  • 1867 Amy Carmichael, Irish Christian missionary in Dohnavur, India, born in Millisle, County Down, Ireland (d. 1951)
  • 1869 Albert Pollard, British historian (Dictionary of Natural Biography), born in Ryde, England (d. 1948)
  • 1869 Alfred Hill, Australian-New Zealand composer and conductor (Hinemoa), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1960)
  • 1869 Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian and Macedonian revolutionary, founded Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (VMORO), born in Resen, Ottoman Empire (d. 1952)
  • 1872 Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general, led anti-Bolshevik White forces during Russian Civil war, born near Warsaw, Russian Empire (d. 1947)
  • 1879 William Duncan, Scottish actor (Hopalong Rides Again, Thunder Trail), born in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland (d. 1961)

English cricket batsman (61 Tests, 5,410 runs @ 56.94, 15 x 100s; leading 1st-class run-scorer [61,760] and century-maker [199]; Surry), born in Cambridge, England

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  • 1882 Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner effect), born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1974)
  • 1882 Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, (Psalmus Hungaricus; Hary Janos), born in Kecskemét, Hungary (d. 1967)
  • 1883 Max Linder [Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle], French actor, comic and director (Seven Years Bad Luck: Max Prend un Bain), born in Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France (d. 1925)
  • 1888 Alexander I, King of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1921–29) and of Yugoslavia (1929–34), born in Cetinje, Montenegro (d. 1934)
  • 1888 Alphonse Juin, French general and Marshal, born in Bône, French Algeria (d. 1967)
  • 1892 Cameron Prud'Homme, American actor (The Rainmaker), born in Auburn, New York (d. 1967)
  • 1893 Vladimir Golschmann, French-American conductor (St. Louis Symphony, 1931-57), born in Paris, France (d. 1972)
  • 1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, South African cricket batsman (3 Tests; Western Province, Transvaal, Oxford University CC) and academic (principal & vice-chancellor University of Cape Town), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1980)
  • 1897 Paul Neuhuys, Belgian playwright and poet (Le Canari et le Cerise), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1984)
  • 1899 Harold Walter Bailey, British philologist (Khotanese, Sanskrit scholar who spoke 50 languages), born in Devizes, England (d. 1996)

English playwright (Hay Fever, Private Lives), director (In Which We Serve-1942 Academy Award), actor and singer, born in London

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  • 1900 V. S. Pritchett, British literary critic and writer (Myth Makers), born in Suffolk (d. 1996)

American anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa, Thoughts & Female), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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  • 1903 Buster Moten [Ira Smith], American jazz accordionist (Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra - "South", "Moten Swing"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 19675)
  • 1903 Hardie Albright, American actor (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
  • 1903 Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet (El hombre deshabitado, one of the Generation of 27), born in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain (d. 1999) [1]
  • 1904 Edward Morris Bernstein, American economist (US negotiator at Bretton Woods conference and establishment of IMF), born in New Jersey (d. 1996)
  • 1905 Piet Hein, Dutch poet and inventor, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1996)
  • 1906 John Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale, English landowner, politician (MP for Salisbury, 1942-65), and horse breeder, born in Wiltshire, England (d. 1996)
  • 1907 Barbara Kent, Canadian actress (Lonesome, Flesh and the Devil), born in Gadsby, Alberta, Canada (d. 2011)
  • 1907 Ray C. Bliss, American Republican party figure (Chairman Republican National Committee 1965-69), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1981)
  • 1907 Syd Curnow, South African cricket batsman (7 Tests, HS 47; Transvaal), born in Benoni, South Africa (d. 1986)
  • 1908 Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican surrealist artist (Eyes on the table, Useless Science or the Alchemist), born in Anglès, Spain (d. 1963) [1]
  • 1909 Henricus Verbunt, Dutch civil servant and resistance fighter, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1944)
  • 1910 Freddie Brown, English cricketer ("Lettuces! Hearts as big as "), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1991)
  • 1910 Robert Noehren, American organist and educator, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2002)
  • 1910 Stanojlo Rajičić, Serbian composer, educator, and musicologist, born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia (d. 2000)
  • 1915 Georgy Sviridov, Soviet Russian neo-romantic composer (The Blizzard; Time; Forward!), born in Fatezh, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1998)
  • 1915 Melvin "Turk" Murphy, American Dixieland jazz trombonist, born in Palermo, California (d. 1987)
  • 1916 Ruth Johnson Colvin, American literacy advocate (Literacy Volunteers of America; ProLiteracy Worldwide), and writer (Off the Beaten Path: Stories of People Around the World), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2024)
  • 1916 Theo Bitter, Dutch painter and set designer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
  • 1916 Udom Patpongsiri, Thai property developer (Father of the Thai sex industry), born in Thailand (d. 1996)
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  • 1917 Murray Kempton, American journalist, columnist and Pulitzer Prize recipient (1985), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1997) [1]
  • 1917 Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Pakistani Sindhi scholar (compiled first Sindhi-English dictionary), born in Jaffer Khan Laghari, Sinjhoro, British India (d. 2011) [1]
  • 1918 Henry Clarke, American fashion photographer (Vogue), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1996)
  • 1918 Pierre Delanoë [Leroyer], French songwriter and lyricist, born in Paris (d. 2006)
  • 1919 Manke Nelis [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch folk-pop vocalist (Small Yodel Boy), and double bassist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
  • 1922 Anthony Simmons, British writer and film director (The Optimists of Nine Elms), born in London (d. 2016)
  • 1922 Pierre Chany, French cycling journalist (49 x Tour de France; L'Équipe), born in Langeac, Haute-Loire, France (d. 1996)
  • 1922 Seymour "Cy" Leslie, American music (Pickwick Records) and video (MGM/UA Home Entertainment) executive, born in New York City (d. 2008)
  • 1923 (Silvio) "Tip" Marugg, Antillian poet and writer (Weekend Pilgrimage), born in Willemstad, Curaçao (d. 2006)
  • 1923 Menahem Pressler, Israeli-American classical pianist (Beaux Arts Trio, 1955-2008), and educator (Indian University, 1955-2023), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2023)
  • 1923 Werner Haentjes, German conductor and composer of operas and film scores, born in Bocholt, Germany (d. 2001)
  • 1924 Mildred Miller (Posvar, née Müller), American mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1951-74; The Marriage of Figaro - "Cherubino"), and artistic director (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 1978-99), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2023)
  • 1926 Alfred Koerppen, German organist, composer, and educator (Hannover Hochschule für Musik und Theater, 1948-91), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2022)
  • 1926 James McCracken, American operatic tenor (Otello), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 1988)
  • 1926 Josef Hadar, Israeli violinist and composer (Evening of Roses), born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2006)
  • 1927 Peter Dickinson, British poet and author (Heartsease; City of Gold), born in Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (d. 2015)
  • 1927 Randall Garrett, American author (Too Many Magicians; Takeoff!), born in Lexington, Missouri (d. 1987)
  • 1928 Doug Ford, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's), born in Maryville, New South Wales (d. 2019)
  • 1928 Peter Nailor, British civil servant, historian, and academic, born in UK (d. 1996)
  • 1928 Philip K. Dick, American sci-fi author (Hugo-1963; Blade Runner), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982)
  • 1929 Ian Board, British barkeeper (the Colony Room), born in Devon (d. 1994)
  • 1929 Nicholas Courtney, British actor (Doctor Who, Incendiary), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2011)
  • 1930 Bill Young, American politician (Congress, 1993-2013), born in Harmarville, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
  • 1931 Karl Denver [Angus McKenzie], Scottish pop singer ("Never Say Goodbye"; "Wimoweh"), born in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1998)
  • 1931 Kenneth Gilbert, Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and educator, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
  • 1931 Lars Björn, Swedish International Ice Hockey Fed HOF defenceman (217 caps; World C'ship gold 1953, 57; Olympic bronze 1952; Djurgårdens IF), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2024)
  • 1931 Shelby Singleton, American record label owner and producer (Smash Records, Mercury Records), born in Waskom, Texas (d. 2009)

American football defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles) and broadcaster (CBS), born in Roswell, New Mexico

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  • 1932 Daniel Kleppner, American experimental physicist known for his work on Bose-Einstein condensation, born in New York City (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1932 Quentin Blake, English illustrator, British Children's Laureate (1999-2001), born in Sidcup, England
  • 1932 Rodion Konstantinovich Schedrin, Soviet-Russian pianist, organist, and composer (The Little Hump-backed Horse), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1933 Charles L. Blockson, American historian, author, bibliophile, and curator (co-founder of the African American Museum in Philadelphia), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • 1933 Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American jazz and bop organist (Wild Horses Rock Steady), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1997)
  • 1934 (Herman) "Pete" Wade, American country and pop session guitarist (Nashville A-Team; Lynn Anderson - “Rose Garden”; Crystal Gayle - “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 2024)
  • 1934 John L. Rotz, American thoroughbred jockey (Preakness Stakes 1962; Belmont Stakes 1970; Racing Hall of Fame 1983), born in Niantic, Illinois (d. 2021)
  • 1935 Howard Quilling, American classical composer (From Quiet Beginnings), and educator, born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2016)
  • 1936 Maurice Setters, English soccer wing half (West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City) and manager (Doncaster Rovers), born in Honiton, England (d. 2020)
  • 1936 Morris Dees, American attorney, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, born in Shorter, Alabama
  • 1937 Bobby Porcelli, American Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz saxophone and flute player, born in New York City
  • 1937 Edward Ruscha, American artist (Pop Art), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1937 Jim Glaser, American country music singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers - "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"; solo - "You're Gettin' to Me Again"), born in Spalding, Nebraska (d. 2019)
  • 1937 Joe Farrell, American jazz saxophonist, born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, (d. 1986)
  • 1937 Joyce Bulifant, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Marie Slaughter"), born in Newport News, Virginia
  • 1938 Frank Deford, American sportswriter (Sports Illustrated, HBO, NPR's Morning Edition), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2017)

American civil rights protester and church deacon, shot and killed by an Alabama State Trooper in 1965, born in Marion, Alabama

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  • 1938 Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress and director (The Emigrants, Persona), born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1940 Dimitri van Toren, Dutch singer-songwriter, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2015)
  • 1941 Kent R. Weeks, American archaeologist, began The Theban Mapping Project, rediscovered KV5 tomb, born in Everett, Washington
  • 1941 Lesley Stahl, American television journalist (CBS, 60 Minutes), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1941 Peter Brown, Scottish rugby union back-rower and captain (27 Tests; Glasgow District RFC), born in Troon, Scotland (d. 2025)
  • 1941 Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Italian actor (Cafe Express, Octopus), born in Cercola, Italy (d. 1994)
  • 1942 Donald Carcieri, American businessman and politician, Governor of Rhode Island (2003-11), born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island
  • 1943 Steven Bochco, American TV producer and co-creator of Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, born in New York City (d. 2018)
  • 1944 John Abercrombie, American jazz guitarist, born in Portchester, New York (d. 2017)
  • 1944 N!xau [ǂToma], Namibian farmer and actor (The Gods Must Be Crazy), born in Tsumkwe, Namibia (d. 2007)
  • 1945 Bobby George, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1980, 84 runner-up), born in Manor Park, Essex, England
  • 1945 Patti Deutsch, American actress and Match Game panelist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
  • 1945 Tony Hicks, British rock guitarist (The Hollies - "Bus Stop", "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"), born in Nelson, England
  • 1945 Yukio Hattori [Yukihiko Someya], Japanese food critic and television commentator (Iron Chef), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2024)
  • 1946 Adriaan van Dis, Dutch author (Promised Country), born in Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands
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  • 1946 Chris Ellison [Ironside], British actor (The Bill - "Frank Burnside"), born in St Pancras, London, England
  • 1946 Eduard Krieger, Austrian soccer defensive midfielder (25 caps; Austria Wien, Club Brugge K.V., LASK Linz), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
  • 1946 Fred Borgman, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA), born in Aalsmeer, Netherlands (d. 1996)
  • 1946 Goolam Rajah, South African cricket administrator (manager RSA national team 1991-2011), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2021)
  • 1946 Terence Knox, American actor (Peter-St Elsewhere), born in Richland, Washington
  • 1946 Trevor Pinnock, English conductor and harpsichordist (The English Concert), born in Canterbury, England
  • 1947 Ben Cross, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek), born in London, England (d. 2020)
  • 1947 Theo Vonk, Dutch soccer manager (Sparta Rotterdam, FC Twente, FC Groningen, AZ, Roda JC, Heracles), born in Uitgeest, Netherlands (d. 2025)
  • 1947 Vincent Matthews, American athlete (Olympic gold 1968 4x400m 1968; 400m 1972), born in Queens, New York
  • 1948 Christopher Biggins, British actor (I Claudius, Porridge), born in Oldham, England
  • 1949 Billy Gibbons, American blues-rock guitarist (Moving Sidewalks; ZZ Top - "Cheap Sunglasses"; "Legs"), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1949 Sugar Blue [Jimmie Whiting], American touring and session blues harmonica player (Louisiana Red; Rolling Stones), born in Harlem, New York
  • 1950 Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist (NY Post - "Page Six") and socialite, born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2007)
  • 1950 Ieremia Tabai, I-Kiribati politician (President of Kiribati, 1979-91), born in Nonouti, Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)
  • 1950 Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist, born in Zandvoort, Netherlands (d. 2006)
  • 1951 Robben Ford, American jazz, rock, and blues guitarist (L.A. Express; Yellowjackets), born in Woodlake, California
  • 1952 Francesco Graziani, Italian soccer forward (64 caps; Torino 221 games) and manager (Fiorentina, Reggina, Avellino, Catania), born in Subiaco, Italy
  • 1952 Joel Garner, West Indian cricket fast bowler (58 Tests, 259 wickets, BB 6/56; 98 ODIs; Barbados, Somerset CCC, South Australia), born in Christ Church, Barbados
  • 1955 Carol Browner, American Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under Clinton, born in Miami, Florida
  • 1955 Graham Stevenson, English cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 5 wickets; 4 ODIs; Yorkshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), born in Ackworth, England
  • 1955 Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  • 1956 Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), born in Bath, England (d. 2022)
  • 1956 Tommy Burns, Scottish soccer midfielder (8 caps; Celtic, Kilmarnock) and manager (Scotland, Celtic, Kilmarnock, Reading), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2008)
  • 1958 Bart Oates, American football center (Super Bowl XXI, XXV NY Giants; XXIX SF 49ers; 5 × Pro Bowl), born in Mesa, Arizona
  • 1959 Alison La Placa, American actress (Duet, John Larroquette Show), born in Lincolnshire, Illinois
  • 1959 Stephen Irvine, Scottish rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions), born in Scotland
  • 1960 Cathal Coughlan, Irish singer-songwriter (Microdisney; The Fatima Mansions), born in Glounthaune, County Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
  • 1960 Pat Van Den Hauwe, Welsh soccer defender (13 caps; Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall), born in Dendermonde, Belgium
  • 1961 Bill Hicks, American stand-up comedian and social critic, born in Valdosta, Georgia (d. 1994)
  • 1961 LaChanze [Rhonda LaChanze Sapp], American Broadway actress (The Color Purple), born in St. Augustine, Florida
  • 1961 Shane Black, American screenwriter (Lethal Weapon; The Last Boy Scout), and dierctor (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1962 Maruschka Detmers, Dutch actress (Devil in the Flesh), born in Schoonebeek, Netherlands
  • 1962 Melanie Smith, American actress (As the World Turns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 1962 William "The Refrigerator" Perry, NFL defensive lineman (Chicago Bears), born in Aiken, South Carolina
  • 1963 Benjamin Bratt, American actor (Det Reynaldo Curtis in "Law & Order"), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1963 Cathy Johnston, American golfer, (du Maurier Classic 1990), born in High Point, North Carolina
  • 1963 James Mangold, American filmmaker (Girl, Interrupted; Kate & Leopold; Walk the Line; Logan), born in New York City
  • 1963 Jeff Carson, American country singer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1964 Anfisa Reztsova, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold 7.5k sprint 1992, 4×7.5k relay 1994) and c-c skier (Olympic gold 4×5k relay 1988; World C'ship gold 4×5k relay 1985, 87, 99), born in Yakimets, Russia (d. 2023)
  • 1964 Billy Ripken, American baseball second baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers) and broadcaster (XM Satellite Radio, MLB Network), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
  • 1964 Gail Harris, English adult entertainment actress, publisher and entrepreneur, born in Dewsbury England,
  • 1964 Heike Drechsler, German athlete (Olympic gold Long jump 1992, 2000; World C'ship gold 1983, 93; WR 1986 7.45m; WR 200m 21.71s 1986), born in Gera, Germany
  • 1965 Chris Jones, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Utica, New York
  • 1965 J.B. Smoove [Jerry Brooks], American actor, comedian and writer (SNL, 2003-06; Curb Your Enthusiasm), born in Plymouth, North Carolina
  • 1966 Clifford Robinson, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1994; 6th Man of Year Award 1993; Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2020)
  • 1966 Dennis Wise, English soccer midfielder (16 caps; Chelsea 332 games) and manager (Millwall, Southampton, Swindon Town, Leeds United), born in Kensington, England
  • 1967 Donovan Bailey, Canadian athlete (WR 100m 9.84 1996; Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m 1996; World C'ship gold 100m, 4x100m 1995, 4x100m 1997), born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica
  • 1967 Miranda Otto, Australian actress (Éowyn in "Lord of the Rings"; Annabelle: Creation, The War of Rohirrim), born in Brisbane, Australia
  • 1968 Darryll Lewis, American NFL cornerback, 1991-2001 (Houston/Tennessee Oilers, and 2 other teams), born in Bellflower, California
  • 1968 Paul Scherrer, American actor (Children of Corn II, Free Spirit), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1968 Wendy Doolan, Australian golfer (Evian Masters 2004), born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1968 Yannick Alléno, French chef, born in Puteaux, France
  • 1969 Adam Reiss, American astrophysicist (2011 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe), born in Washington D.C.
  • 1969 Charles Mincy, American NFL safety, 1991-99 (Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and 2 other teams), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1969 Craig White, English cricket all-rounder (30 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 121, 59 wickets; Yorkshire CCC, Victoria, Central Districts), born in Morley, England
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  • 1971 Laurence Cottle, Welsh session rock, jazz, and jazz-fusion bass guitarist and composer (Earthworks; Alan Parsons Project; Black Sabbath), born in Swansea, Wales
  • 1971 Michael McCary, American R&B singer (Boyz II Men), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1971 Paul van Dyk [Mattias Paul], German DJ, and record producer, born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
  • 1972 Angela Bloomfield, New Zealand actress (Rachel McKenna in "Shortland Street"), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1972 Pavlo Shkapenko, Ukrainian midfielder/striker (10 caps; FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Torpedo Moscow), born in Zaporizhia, Ukraine (d. 2023)
  • 1972 Željko Kalac, Australian soccer player (AC Milan) and coach, born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1973 Mariza [Marisa dos Reis Nunes], Portuguese fado singer, born in Maputo, Portuguese Mozambique
  • 1973 Scott Storch, Canadian-American hip-hop producer, born on Long Island, New York
  • 1974 Frida Hallgren, Swedish actress known for "As It Is in Heaven", born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1975 Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian rock singer and songwriter (Billy Talent), born in Pierrefonds, Quebec
  • 1975 Jacob "Jake" Cinninger, American rock guitarist, and songwriter (Umphrey's McGee), born in Niles, Michigan
  • 1975 Nawo Kawakita, Japanese heavy metal drummer (Maximum the Hormone), born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1975 Valentin Bădoi, Romanian soccer right-back (10 caps; Rapid București 151 games) and manager (Clinceni, Carmen București, Cetatea Turnu Măgurele), born in Turnu, Romania

1976 English YouTube personality (Ashens, Ashens and the Quest for the GameChild), born in Norwich, England

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  • 1978 Kaine [Eric Jackson], American rapper (Ying Yang Twins - U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1978 Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Japanese director (Drive my Car), born in Kanagawa, Japan
  • 1979 Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer-songwriter ("Tornerò"), born in Constanța, Romania
  • 1979 Trevor Immelman, South African golfer (US Masters 2008), born in Cape Town, Western Cape
  • 1981 Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian pop singer (Nu Virgos), and actress, born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

1981 American actress (Jessica Jones, Veronica Mars) and model, born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

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  • 1981 Took Leng How, Malaysian criminal, hanged for the high profile murder of Huang Na, born in Penang, Malaysia (d. 2006)
  • 1982 Antrel Rolle, American football cornerback (Super Bowl XLVI NY Giants; 3 x Pro Bowl; Arizona Cardinals), born in Homestead, Florida
  • 1983 Danielle Lloyd, English beauty queen, fashion model, and television personality, born in Liverpool, England
  • 1983 Joshua Roman, American classical cellist, born in Oklahoma
  • 1983 Kelenna Azubuike, Nigerian-American NBA basketball player, 2017-12 (Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks), born in London, England

1984 English actor (Divergent, The Time Traveler's Wife), born in High Wycombe, England

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  • 1985 Amanda Setton, American actress (Brook Lynne Quartermaine in "General Hospital"), born in New York City
  • 1985 Keita Tachibana, member of Japanese boy band w-inds, born in Fukuoka, Japan
  • 1988 Anna Popplewell, English actress known for film series "The Chronicles of Narnia", born in London

1993 Indian actress (American Horror Story) and world's shortest woman, born in Nagpur, India

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  • 1993 Stephan James, Canadian actor (Homecoming), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1994 Stephen Sutton, English cancer blogger (Stephen's Story), born in Burntwood (d. 2014)

1997 Swedish pop singer-songwriter ("Uncover", "Never Forget You", "Midnight Sun"), born in Solna, Sweden

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  • 1999 Ethan Dolan, American Vine and YouTube star with twin brother Grayson, born in New Jersey
  • 1999 Grayson Dolan, American Vine and YouTube star with twin brother Ethan, born in New Jersey
  • 2001 Kai Cenat, American influencer and streamer on Twitch and YouTube, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 2001 Sebastian Croft, English actor (Heartstopper), born in Oxford, England



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