Today's 6 December Famous Birthdays in History

  • 846 Hasan al-Askari, 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam, born in Medina, Abbasid Empire (d. 874)
  • 1285 Ferdinand IV, King of Castile and León (1295-1312), born in Seville, Spain (d. 1312)

King of England (1422-61, 1470-71), born in Windsor Castle, England

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  • 1478 Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author, born in Casatico, Mantua, Italy (d. 1529)
  • 1550 Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, Italian composer, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1605)
  • 1586 Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer, born in Parma, Italy in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1670)
  • 1592 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English aristocrat and Royalist general in the English Civil War, born in Handsworth, England (d. 1676)
  • 1608 George Monck, English general (Civil War Royalist, Battle of Dunbar, Anglo-Dutch Wars), born in Great Potheridge, England (d. 1670)
  • 1637 Edmund Andros, English governor in North America, born in London (d. 1714)
  • 1640 Claude Fleury, French priest and historian, born in Paris (d. 1723)
  • 1642 Johann Christoph Bach, German harpsichordist and composer, born in Arnstadt, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1703)
  • 1685 Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, mother of Louis XV of France, born in Royal Palace, Turin, Savoy (d. 1712)
  • 1697 Carlo Arrigoni, Italian lutenist, harpsichordist, and composer (Il Pentimento d’Accabo; Fernando), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1744)
  • 1721 Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and statesman, born in Paris (d. 1794)
  • 1721 James Elphinston, Scottish philologist, born in Edinburgh (d. 1809)
  • 1731 Sophie von Laroche, German writer (History of Lady Sophia Sternheim), born in Kaufbeuren. Bavaria (d. 1807)
  • 1732 Warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), born in Churchill, Oxfordshire (d. 1818)
  • 1743 Franz Nikolaus Novotny, Austrian composer, born in Eisenstadt, Austria (d. 1773)
  • 1752 Gabriel Duvall, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1811-35), born in Marietta, Maryland (d. 1844)
  • 1768 Johann Baptist Henneberg, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1822)
  • 1775 Nicolas Isouard, French composer, born in Porto Salvo, Valletta, Malta (d. 1818)
  • 1776 Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, born in Stralsund, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1820)
  • 1778 Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist, born in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Kingdom of France (d. 1850)
  • 1792 Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch lexicographer (Biographic Dictionary), born in Amsterdam (d. 1857)
  • 1792 William II, King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg (1840-49), born in Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Dutch Republic (d. 1849)
  • 1805 Adolf Reubke, German organ builder, born in Halberstadt, Germany (d. 1875)
  • 1806 Gilbert Duprez, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1896)
  • 1808 Johan Michiel Dautzenberg, Flemish author (Future), born in Heerlen, Netherlands (d. 1869)
  • 1808 Johann Christian Gebauer, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1884)
  • 1809 Stephen Thomas, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bethel, Vermont (d. 1903)
  • 1812 Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman, born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire (d. 1884)
  • 1814 Juan Prim, Spanish general and politician (Prime Minister, 1869-70), born in Reus, Catalonia (d. 1870)
  • 1816 Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Rutherford County, Tennessee (d. 1895)
  • 1822 John Eberhard Faber, German-American pencil manufacturer and built 1st large-scale pencil factory in US, born in Stein Bavaria, Germany (d. 1879)
  • 1823 Max Müller, German-born British orientalist, born in Dessau, German Federation (d. 1900)
  • 1831 Joshua Woodrow Sill, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Chillicothe, Ohio (d. 1862)

Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War, born in Powhatan County, Virginia

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  • 1835 Rudolf Fittig, German chemist (synthesizing organic compounds), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1910)
  • 1841 Frédéric Bazille, French painter, born in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (d. 1870)
  • 1843 Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter and etcher, born in Ghent, belgium (d. 1900)
  • 1846 Henryk Jarecki, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1918)
  • 1849 August von Mackensen, German field marshal (WWI), born in Haus Leipnitz, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation (d. 1945)
  • 1853 Hara Prasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature, born in Khulna, Bengal Presidency (d. 1931)
  • 1863 Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and investor, born in Thompson, Ohio (d. 1914)
  • 1864 William S. Hart, American silent film actor (Wild Bill Hickok; Tumbleweeds), born in Newburgh, New York (d. 1946)
  • 1872 Mikuláš Moyzes, Slovak composer (The Orphans), born in Zvolenská Slatina, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (d. 1944)
  • 1875 Evelyn Underhill, British Anglo-Catholic poet, born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1941)
  • 1876 Fred Duesenberg, German-American automobile pioneer, born in Lippe, Germany (d. 1932)
  • 1880 (Jennie) Jane Morgan, British-American vaudeville, radio, and screen actress (Our Miss Brooks - "Mrs Margaret Davis"), born in Warmley, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1972)
  • 1884 Rose Schneiderman, American socialist, feminist, trade union leader and secretary of labor for New York State (1937-44), born in Sawin, Poland (d. 1972)
  • 1885 Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General), born in Elbląg, Poland (d. 1950)

American poet (Trees), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey

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  • 1887 Joseph Lamb, American ragtime pianist and composer ("Bohemia Rag"), born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 1960) [1] [2]
  • 1887 Lynn Fontanne, British actress (Peter Pan; The Guardsman), born in Woodford, Essex, England (d. 1983)
  • 1888 Emiliana de Zubeldía, Spanish-Mexican concert pianist, composer - chiefly for guitar (Landscape Basko), and educator (Academy of Music at the University of Sonora, 1947-87), born in Salinas de Oro, Spain (d. 1987)
  • 1888 Will Hay [William Thomson Hay], British comedian, actor and amateur astronomer, born in County Durham, England (d. 1949)
  • 1889 George Street, English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 1 dismissal; Surrey CCC, MCC), born in Charlwood, England (d. 1924)

British occultist and author (Psychic Self-Defence, The Mystical Qabalah), born in Llandudno, Wales

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  • 1890 Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer, born in Calw, Germany (d. 1955)
  • 1890 Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (known as the founding father of modern physics research in Japan), born in Satoshō, Okayama (d. 1951)
  • 1892 Lina Carstens, German actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1978)
  • 1892 Osbert Sitwell, English poet, writer (Out of the Flame), born in London, England (d. 1969)
  • 1893 Lou Little [Luigi Piccolo], American college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960), born in Leominster, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
  • 1895 Henriëtte Bosmans, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1952)
  • 1896 Arnold Foster, English composer, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1963)
  • 1896 George Trafton, American NFL center (Chicago Bears), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1971)

American lyricist ("Embraceable You"; "I Got Rhythm"; "They Can't Take That Away From Me"), born in New York City

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  • 1896 Lady Huxley [Marie Juliette Baillot], Swiss-English sculptor and author (Wild Lives of Africa; Leaves of the Tulip Tree), born in Auvernier, Switzerland (d. 1994)
  • 1897 John Fernström, Swedish violinist, conductor (Nordic Youth Orchestra), and composer (Concertino for Flute, Women's Choir and Chamber Orchestra), born in Yichang, China (d. 1961)
  • 1897 Oscar Walter Cisek, Romanian writer and diplomat, born in Bucharest (d. 1966)
  • 1898 Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photojournalist (V-J Day in Times Square), born in Dirschau, West Prussia, German Empire (d. 1995)
  • 1898 Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist (Nobel 1974), born in Gagnef, Sweden (d. 1987)
  • 1898 Herman Shumlin, American Broadway producer, director and actor (Watch on the Rhine), born in Atwood, Colorado (d. 1979)
  • 1899 John "Jocko" Conlan, American Baseball HOF umpire (National League 1941-65), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
  • 1899 Nikolai Batalov, Russian actor (Tretya meshchanskaya, Mother), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1937)

American actress (Endora in Bewitched), born in Clinton, Massachusetts

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  • 1902 Virgilio Mortari, Italian composer, born in Passirana, Italy (d. 1993)

American professor known as the father of intelligence analysis, born in Chicago, Illinois

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American Baseball HOF second baseman (World Series x 5; only player to complete natural cycle with grand slam; NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California

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  • 1904 Ève Curie, French author and daughter of Madame Curie, born in Paris (d. 2007)

American boxer (World Heavyweight champion 1935-37), born in New York City

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  • 1906 Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1967)
  • 1907 Giovanni Ferrari, Italian soccer midfielder (44 caps; US Alessandria, Juventus, Internazionale) and manager (Italy 1958–59, 1960–62), born in Alessandria, Italy (d. 1982)

American bank robber and gangster who killed more FBI agents than any other criminal, born in Chicago, Illinois

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  • 1908 Pierre Graber, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970–1978), born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (d. 2003)
  • 1909 Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer (20 games for NSW mid 1930's) and commentator (ABC), born in Paddington, Sydney, Australia (d. 1996)
  • 1909 Kenneth Watkins, British woodland conservationist and founder (The Woodland Trust), born in Bromley, Kent (d. 1996)
  • 1911 Alfred James Broomhall, British Protestant Christian medical missionary to China, born in Shandong, China (d. 1994)
  • 1913 Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in New York City (d. 2004)
  • 1913 John Mikaelsson, Swedish race walker (Olympic gold 10k 1948, 52), born in Kristinehamn, Sweden (d. 1987)
  • 1914 Cyril Washbrook, English cricket batsman (37 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 195; Lancashire CCC), born in Barrow, England (d. 1999)
  • 1914 Mamo Clark, American actress (One Million BC; Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), and author, born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1986)
  • 1916 Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer ("Shout"; "Twistin' The Night Away"), born in New York City (d. 1986)
  • 1917 Irv Robbins, Canadian-American entrepreneur (co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2008)
  • 1917 Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese politician and founder of the Progressive Socialist Party, born in Moukhtara, Chouf, Mutasarrifate of Mount Lebanon, Ottoman Empire (d. 1977)
  • 1918 Harold Horace Hopkins, British physicist and inventor (Endoscope), born in Leicester, England (d. 1994)
  • 1919 Gideon Klein, Moravian pianist and composer, born in Přerov, Czechoslovakia (d. 1945)
  • 1919 Jimmy Bivins [James], Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2012)
  • 1919 Paul de Man, Belgian literary critic, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1983)
  • 1919 Willis Whitfield, American physicist and inventor of the clean room, born in Rosedale, Oklahoma (d. 2012) [1]
  • 1920 Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist ("Take Five") and composer (Gates of Justice), born in Concord, California (d. 2012)
  • 1920 George Porter, British chemist (Nobel 1967), born in Stainforth, South Yorkshire, England (d. 2002)
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  • 1921 Piero Piccioni, Italian jazz pianist, lawyer, film score composer (Swept Away), and conductor, born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 2004)
  • 1922 Guy Thys, Belgian longest-serving football coach (final UEFA European Championship 1980), born in Antwerp, Belgium [1]
  • 1922 John Brunt, English soldier and Victoria Cross holder, born in Priest Weston, Shropshire, England (d. 1944)
  • 1924 Sergey Yablonsky, Soviet and Russian mathematician and one of the founders of the Soviet school of mathematical cybernetics and discrete mathematics, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1998)
  • 1924 Wallace "Wally" Cox, American comedian and actor (Mister, Underdog, Peepers, Hollywood Squares), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1973)
  • 1925 Andy Robustelli, American NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 2011)
  • 1927 Akira Miyazawa, Japanese jazz saxophonist, born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (d. 2000)
  • 1927 Jacques Bondon, French composer, born in Boulbon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (d. 2008)
  • 1928 Bert Geoffrey Achong, Trinidadian pathologist and inventor (electron microscopist), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1996)
  • 1928 Bobby Van [Stein], American stage and screen musical singer and actor (The Affairs of Dobie Gillis; Small Town Girl), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1980)
  • 1928 Frankie Dunlop, American jazz drummer (Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Lionel Hampton), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2014)
  • 1929 Alain Tanner, Swiss film director (Charles, Dead or Alive), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2022)
  • 1929 Frank Springer, American comics artist (The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist), born in Jamaica, Queens, New York (d. 2009)
  • 1929 Mark Kopytman, Russian-Israeli composer (Voices of Memory), musicologist, and pedagogue (Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. 1974-94), born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (d. 2011)
  • 1929 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Austrian conductor (Early Music Movement), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
  • 1929 Robert "King" Moody, American actor and comedian (Get Smart - "Shtarker"), born in New York City (d. 2001)
  • 1930 Wojciech Zabłocki, Polish fencer (4 x World C'ship gold team; Olympic silver team sabre 1956, 60; bronze 1964), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2020)
  • 1931 Zeki Müren, Turkish actor, singer, and composer (Game of Silence), born in Bursa, Turkey (d. 1996)
  • 1933 Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (Symphony No. 3 - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), born in Czernica, Poland (d. 2010)
  • 1933 Jim Pothecary, South African cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets; Western Province), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2016)
  • 1934 Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler (WCW/AWA), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2015)
  • 1935 George Williams, American soul singer (The Tymes - "So Much in Love"; "Ms Grace"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
  • 1935 Jean Lapointe, Quebecois-Canadian comedian, singer and senator, born in La Matanie, Quebec

Chinese politician (member of the Gang of Four), born in Xinjing, Manchukuo, China

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  • 1936 David Ossman, American writer and comedian (The Firesign Theatre), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1936 Kenneth Copeland, American televangelist (Kenneth Copeland Ministries), born in Lubbock, Texas
  • 1937 Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian soccer forward (11 caps; 5 caps Uruguay; most goals in Copa Libertadores, 54 goals 1960-72), born in Ancón, Santa Elena, Ecuador (d. 2006)
  • 1938 Oxana Yablonskaya, Russian concert pianist, and music professor (Juilliard School, 1978-2009), born in Moscow, USSR
  • 1938 Patrick Bauchau, Belgian actor (Scarpine-A View To Kill), born in Brussels, Belgium
  • 1939 Steve Alaimo, American pop singer ("Mashed Potatoes"; "Every Day I Have To Cry"), TV host (Where the Action Is), and producer, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2024)
  • 1939 Tomáš Svoboda, Czech pianist and composer (Etude; Symphony of Nature), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
  • 1940 Jay Leonhart, American session and touring jazz and pop double bassist and songwriter (The Bass Lesson), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1940 Lawrence Bergman, Canadian politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1941 Helen Cornelius, American country music singer (Nashville on the Road), born in Monroe City, Missouri
  • 1941 John Nelson, American conductor (Indianapolis Symphony, 1976-87), and music director (Caramoor Festival, 1983-90; Orchestre de chambre de Paris, 1998-2009), born in San José, Costa Rica
  • 1941 Richard Speck, American mass murderer (raped and killed 8 student nurses in 1966), born in Kirkwood, Illinois (d. 1991)
  • 1942 Peter Handke, Austrian writer (A Sorrow Beyond Dreams), 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, born in Griffen, Austria
  • 1943 Mike Smith, British rock singer and keyboardist (Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"), born in London, England (d. 2008)
  • 1944 David "Fritz" Fryer, British pop guitarist and songwriter (The Four Pennies -"Juliet"), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
  • 1944 Jonathan King, English singer and songwriter ("Everyone's Gone To The Moon") and record producer, born in London
  • 1945 Dan Harrington, American professional poker player, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 1945 James Naughton, American actor (Stranger is Watching, Trauma center), born in Middletown, Connecticut
  • 1945 Larry Bowa, American second baseman (Phillies), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1945 Ray LaHood, American Republican politician (Secretary of Transportation, 2009-13; US Representative from Illinois, 1995–2009), born in Peoria, Illinois
  • 1945 Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker (Bandit Queen), born in Laghore, British India
  • 1946 (Howard) "Frankie" Beverly, American soul singer, songwriter and produce (Maze - "Can't Get Over You", "Back in Stride"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1946 Dean Parks, American session guitarist (Kenny Loggins; Steely Dan; Lyle Lovett), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1946 Frank Hayes, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 106no; Lancashire CCC), born in Preston, England
  • 1946 Salif Keïta, Malian soccer striker (28 caps; African Footballer of the Year 1970; Saint-Étienne, Valencia CF, Sporting CP), born in Bamako, Mali (d. 2023)
  • 1946 Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch soccer forward (22 caps; PSV 528 games), born in Helmond, Netherlands (d. 2021)
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  • 1947 Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician (9th Minister of Foreign Affairs), born in Quebec City, Quebec
  • 1947 Miroslav Vitouš, Czech jazz bassist (Weather Report), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 1948 Don Nickles, American politician (Sen-R-Okla, 1981-2005), born in Ponca City, Oklahoma
  • 1948 Eigil Nielsen, Danish soccer midfielder (10 caps; Basel), born in Tårs, Denmark (d. 2019)
  • 1948 JoBeth Williams, American actress (Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1948 Keke Rosberg, Finnish auto racer (World F1 Champion 1982), born in Solna, Sweden
  • 1948 Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German rocker (Stinker), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • 1949 Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist (Kudzu), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2007)
  • 1949 Linda Creed, American singer and songwriter ("The Greatest Love Of All"; "You Make Me Feel Brand New"; "Rubber Band Man"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986) [1] [2]
  • 1949 Peter Willey, English cricketer (England batsman late 70's early 80's), born in Sedgefield, County Durham, England
  • 1949 Roland Bertranne, French rugby union centre (69 Tests; Stade Bagnérais RFC, RC Toulon, Barbarians Rugby; World XV 1980), born in Ibos, France (d. 2025)
  • 1950 Daniël Sahuleka, Moluks-Dutch singer and guitarist (Viva la Libertad), born in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
  • 1950 Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer and music director, born in Nakano, Nagano, Japan
  • 1951 Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager, born in Chiswick, London
  • 1952 Craig Newmark, American entrepreneur and founder of the website Craigslist, born in Morristown, New Jersey
  • 1953 Gary Ward, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1983, 85; Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1953 Gina Hecht, American actress (Melanie-Hizzoner, Mork & Mindy), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1953 Joe "King" Carrasco [Teutsch], American new wave and Tex-Mex guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("Party Weekend"), born in Dumas, Texas
  • 1953 Kin Shriner, American actor (Scotty Baldwin in "General Hospital"), born in New York City
  • 1953 Thomas Hulce, American actor (Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1953 Wil Shriner, American talk show host (Wil Shriner Show), born in New York City
  • 1954 Chris Stamey, American musician, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • 1954 Miles Chapin, American actor (French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse), born in New York City
  • 1955 Bill Lloyd, American country music singer (Foster & Lloyd - "Crazy Over You"), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • 1955 Bright Sheng, Chinese-American concert pianist, composer (Never Far Away; Hot Pepper), conductor, and music teacher, born in Shanghai, China
  • 1955 Malcolm Jarvis, Zimbabwean cricket fast bowler (5 Tests including Zimbabwe's 1st Test side, 11 wickets), born in Fort Victoria, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  • 1955 Rick Buckler, British rock drummer (The Jam), born in Woking, Surrey, England (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1955 Steven Wright, American stand-up comedian (Steven Wright Live), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 1955 Tish Hinojosa, American country singer ("Something in the Rain"), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1956 Peter Buck, American rock guitarist (R.E.M. - Murmur), born in Berkeley, California
  • 1956 Randy Rhoads, American heavy metal guitarist (Quiet Riot), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
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  • 1957 Luis Delís, Cuban discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Guantánamo, Cuba
  • 1958 Nick Park, British filmmaker and animator (Wallace and Gromit), born in Preston, Lancashire, England

Japanese video game designer, President and CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii), born in Sapporo, Hokkaido

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  • 1960 Diederik Wissels, Dutch jazz pianist and composer ("The Hillock Songstress"; "Secrecy"), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 1960 Jasmina Perazić, Serbian-American basketball guard and forward (NY Liberty), born in Novi Sad, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
  • 1961 David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies), born in Burlington, Massachusetts
  • 1962 Ben Watt, British rocker (Everything But the Girl - "I Don't Want To Talk About It"; Idlewood), born in Marylebone, London
  • 1962 Janine Turner, American actress (Northern Exposure - "Maggie"; Cliffhanger; Strong Medicine), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
  • 1965 Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer, born in Paisley, Scotland
  • 1966 Armin Kircher, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor, born in Kufstein, Austria (d. 2015)
  • 1966 Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete (6-time winner of the Ironman World Championships), born in Basel, Switzerland
  • 1967 Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer (House of Cards), born in British Hong Kong
  • 1967 Judd Apatow, American director and producer (The 40-Year-Old Virgin), born in New York City
  • 1967 Kevin Appier, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1989-94 (Kansas City Royals, and three others), born in Lancaster, California
  • 1967 Spanky Marcus [Marcus Issoglio], American actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Jimmy Joe"), born in Hollywood, California
  • 1968 Karl Ove Knausgård, Norwegian author (My Struggle), born in Oslo, Norway
  • 1969 Elmore Spencer, American NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1970 Eric Mahlum, American NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts), born in San Diego, California
  • 1970 Isabelle Arnould, Belgian swimmer, born in Liège, Belgium
  • 1970 Ulf Ekberg, Swedish pop singwriter and keyboardist (Ace of Base - "All That She Wants"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 1971 José Contreras, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2006; World Series 2005; Olympic gold 1996; Chicago White Sox), born in Las Martinas, Pinar del Río, Cuba
  • 1971 Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor, born in Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
  • 1971 Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player (Wimbledon 1996), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 1971 Rika Hiraki, Japanese tennis star (1992 Japan doubles), born in Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1972 Gary Bandy, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1972 James Logan, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Opp, Alabama
  • 1972 Mike Gruttadauri, American football center (St Louis Rams), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

1972 American actress (Donna-Suits; Chicago Med), born in New Canaan, Connecticut

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  • 1973 Jolyon Dixon, English session and touring guitarist (Rachel Fuller; Pete Townsend; Toyah Willcox; Illingworth), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  • 1973 Rebekah "Bekah" Mercer, American "Mercer Family Foundation" director and Republican donor, born in Yorktown Heights, New York
  • 1974 Arjan Ebbinge, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Veendam, Netherlands
  • 1975 Mia Love, Haitian-American politician and the first Black Republican woman elected into Congress, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2025)
  • 1975 Natalie Titcume, Australian softball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1975 Noel Clarke, British screenwriter and actor (Kidulthood, Bulletproof), born in London
  • 1976 Alicia Machado, Venezuelan-American actress, winner of Miss Universe 1996 and Donald Trump critic, born in Maracay, Venezuela
  • 1976 Colleen Haskell, American television personality (Survivor: Borneo 2000 contestant), born in Bethesda, Maryland
  • 1976 Lindsay Price, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children), born in Arcadia, California
  • 1977 Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, born in Preston, Lancashire, England
  • 1977 Kevin Cash, American baseball catcher (World Series 2007, 09; Boston Red Sox; New York Yankees) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 2020; TB Rays), born in Tampa, Florida
  • 1977 Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer (Norwich City), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • 1978 Darrell Jackson, American NFL wide receiver, born in Dayton, Ohio
  • 1978 K.D. Aubert, American model and actress (Nikki Wood in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • 1979 Luke Letlow, American businessman and politician, elected to US House of Representatives for Louisiana, but died before taking office, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2020)
  • 1979 Tim Cahill, Australian soccer forward (108 caps, 50 goals; Everton), born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1980 Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player, born in Sylacauga, Alabama
  • 1980 Steve Lovell, British footballer (Dundee), born in Amersham, England
  • 1982 Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist and Tour de France winner (2007, 09), born in Pinto, Madrid, Spain
  • 1982 Robbie Gould, American football player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
  • 1982 Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer (played for Zimbabwe in the 2003 Cricket World Cup), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
  • 1983 Ashley Madekwe, English actress (Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Revenge), born in London, England
  • 1985 Dulce María, Mexican pop singer (RBD) and actress (Rebelde), born in Mexico City
  • 1985 R. P. Singh, Indian cricketer, born in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 1986 Matt Niskanen, American NHL player (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Virginia, Minnesota
  • 1991 CoCo Vandeweghe, American tennis player (US Open doubles 2018; US Federation Cup 2017), born in Rancho Santa Fe, California
  • 1992 Johnny Manziel, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2012, Texas A&M; NFL: Cleveland Browns), born in Tyler, Texas
  • 1993 Elian Gonzalez, Cuban boy at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, born in Cuba
  • 1993 Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer and fast bowler (Mumbai Indians, India), born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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  • 1994 Molly Gordon, American screenwriter and actress (The Bear, Theater Camp), born in Los Angeles, California

1995 American rapper (Hoodie SZN), born in The Bronx, New York

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  • 1995 Joy Gruttmann, German child singer, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

1996 American actress (Quinn Brenner-Insidious: Chapter 3) and singer (New Girl in Town), born in Chicago, Illinois

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  • 2000 Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish royal, born in Barcelona



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