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1327 Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)
1602 Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)
1606 Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian
1620 Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
1625 Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised
1652 Romanus Weichlein, composer
1726 Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1]
1752 Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)
1757 Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer
1759 Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer
1761 Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30)
1765 Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer
1766 John Wall Calcott, composer
1781 Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian
1802 James Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881
1819 douard Joseph Stevens, Belgian animal painter/graphic artist
1830 Patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
1834 Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer
1836 John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1841 Wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)
1850 Arthor Goring Thomas, composer
1858 Selma Lagerlf, Sweden, novelist (Tales of a Manor-Nobel 1909)
1862 Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)
1863 Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet)
1864 Gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer)
1866 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball
1867 Vicente Ripolles, composer
1869 Clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees)
1871 William H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator
1873 Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker)
1873 Willem Roll, Dutch general/founder (Ordedienst)
1879 Franz Pfemfert, writer
1884 Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48)
1886 Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973)
1889 Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)
1890 Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter
1890 Robert Armstrong, Saginaw MI, actor (Mighty Joe Young, King Kong)
1891 Leon Cadore, pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game)
1891 Reginald Denny Richmond England, actor (Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman)
1892 James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist (insulin)
1894 Carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise)
1896 Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer
1897 Lores Bonney, aviator
1897 Margaret Sutherland, composer
1899 Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer
1900 Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy)
1902 Wolfgang Kunkel, German law historian
1904 Alexandra Danilova, ballet great
1907 Fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)
1907 Henri-Georges Clouzot, France, director (Le salaire de la peur)
1908 Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)
1909 Alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74)
1910 Pauli Murray, famous African
1911 Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932)
1914 Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954)
1915 Kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks)
1916 Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter
1916 Judy Canova, Jacksonville Fla, comedienne/actress (Cannonball)
1916 Robert A Bruce, MD, pioneer (exercise cardiology)
1916 William John Elwyn Davies, painter
1917 Max Georg Baumann, composer
1917 Pam Henningen, [Cornelia CP Ingenegeren], Indonesian/Dutch dancer
1917 Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain)
1917 Robert C Byrd, (Sen-D-WV, 1959- )/majority leader
1918 Dora Ratjen, Germany, man possing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936)
1919 Dulcie Gray, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, actress (Mine Own Executioner)
1919 Evelyn Keyes, Port Arthur TX, actress (Adventure of Martin Eden)
1919 Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician
1919 John McCarthy, composer
1920 Armin Schibler, composer
1920 Douglas Dick, Charlestown WV, actor (Carl-Waterfront)
1920 Gene Tierney, Bkln, actress (Laura, Razor's Edge, Ghost & Mrs Muir)
1921 Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress (Nora, Ft Worth)
1923 Beryl Sprinkel, Missouri, economist (Council of Economic Advisers)
1923 Nadine Gordimer, South African author (July's people, Nobel 1991)
1924 Benoit Mandelbrot, Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipf's law)
1925 Judy Woodruff, news analyst & commentator
1925 June [Shirley L] Christy, US, jazz singer (Tampico)
1925 Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet)
1925 Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass (D-Sen-NY) AG; assassinated
1926 Kaye Ballard, Cleve Ohio, actress/comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law)
1927 Estelle Parsons, Lynn Mass, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde)
1928 Franklin Cover, Cleve, actor (Tom-The Jeffersons)
1928 Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s)
1929 Dick Clark, Mt Vernon NY, TV host (American Bandstand)
1929 Donald Ray January, Plainview TX, PGA golfer (1960 Tucson Open)
1929 Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady NY, conductor (Amer Ballet)
1932 John Barnes Chance, composer
1932 Richard Dawson, Hampshire Engld, actor (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud)
1934 Valentine J Peter, Omaha Neb, priest (Boy's Town 1985- )
1937 Eero Mntyranta, Finland, nordic ski relay (Olympic-gold-1960)
1937 Jack Linkletter, SF Calif, TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny)
1937 Ruth Laredo (ne Meckler), Detroit, Mich, concert pianist
1938 Tony White, cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965)
1939 Dick Smothers, NYC, comedian (Smother Brothers' Show)
1940 Bob Einstein, LA Calif, comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne)
1940 Helma Sanders-Brahms, Emden Germany, director (Apple Trees, Manoever)
1941 Gary Karr, LA Calif, double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic)
1942 Joseph R Biden Jr, (Sen-D-DE, 1973- )
1942 Meredith Monk, Lima Peru, choreographer-composer-performing artist
1942 Norman Greenbaum, Mass, folk singer (Spirit in the Sky)
1943 Lindsay Thomas, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )
1943 Meredith Monk, composer
1943 Veronica Hamel, Phila, actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues, 79 Park Ave)
1944 Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980)
1945 Dan McBride, rocker (Sha Na Na)
1945 Rachid Mimouni, author
1946 Duane Allman, Nashville Tn, rock guitarist (Allman Brothers)
1946 John "Blackfoot" Colbert, US singer (Soul Children, Taxi)
1946 Judy Woodruff, newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report)
1946 Ray Stiles, rocker
1947 George Grantham, OK, rock drummer/vocalist (Poco)
1947 Joe Walsh, Wichita Ks, guitarist/rocker (Eagles-Take it Easy)
1947 Mardell Wilkins, LPGA golfer
1948 Richard Masur, NYC, actor (David-One Day at a Time)
1948 Samuel E Wright, Camden SC, actor (Enos, Ball Four)
1949 Juha Mieto, Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980)
1949 Ray Vitte, NYC, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest)
1950 Gary Green, rocker (Gentle Giant)
1953 Greg Gibson, Stafford Va, Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic-silver-1984)
1954 Steve Dahl, Calif, Chicago's anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM)
1955 Bo Derek, [Mary Collins], Long Beach Ca, actr (10, Tarzan the Ape Man)
1955 Thea Vidale, actress (Family Matters)
1955 Timothy Kristian Charles Mace, Great Britain, cosmonaut
1956 Dan Powers, rock guitarist (Michael Stanley Band)
1956 Mark Gastineau, NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85)
1956 Sergei Gayevich Severin, Russian cosmonaut
1957 James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer (UB40-Red Red Wine)
1959 Sean Young, Louisville Ky, actress (Dune, Young Doctor in Love)
1962 Steve Alexander, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
1964 John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
1964 Ned Vaughn, actor (The Rescuer)
1965 Andrew Stewart, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
1965 Mike D[iamond], NYC, rap vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight)
1967 Alex Arias, NYC, infielder (Florida Marlins)
1967 Chris Childs, NBA guard (NJ Nets, NY Knicks)
1967 Chris Patton, Fountain Inn SC, Nike golfer (1993 NM Charity Classic)
1967 Jeff Cotler, Long Beach Calif, actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning)
1968 Jeff Tarango, Calif, tennis star (defaulted 1995 Wimbledon)
1968 Keith Rucker, NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals)
1968 Ming Na-Wen, actress (ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns)
1968 Richard Clarke, Toronto Ontario, Yachter Finn (Olympics-96)
1969 Chris Harris, cricketer (son of Zin NZ all-rounder in ODI's)
1969 Konstantin Semyonov, Israel, Men's pole vaulter (Oly-11th-1996)
1969 Malvin Hunter, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
1969 Richard Dickson Reid, NZ, road race cyclist (Olympics-96)
1969 Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner
1970 Sabrina Lloyd, actress (Sliders)
1970 Trevor Cobb, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 Dion Nash, cricketer (NZ right-arm medium-pacer 1992- )
1971 Joey Galloway, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
1971 Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1972 Riddick Parker, WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire, Seattle Seahawks)
1972 Trent Pollard, NFL guard (Cin Bengals)
1972 Yanick Dupre, Montreal, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
1973 Brad Keeney, WLAF defensive tackle (Scotland Claymores)
1973 Matthew Smith, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
1974 Brad Williams, cricketer (Victoria & Young Australia fast bowler)
1974 Drew Ginn, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1974 Jerald Moore, running back (St Louis Rams)
1974 Kirk Reynolds, Outlook Saskatchwan, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
1974 Marissa Ryan, actress (Elizabeth MacGillis-Major Dad)
1976 Dominique Dawes, Silver Spring Md, gymnast (Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96)
1976 Elisa Blair, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1981 Jilen Siroky, 200m breaststroke (Olympics-96)
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