232 Florianus [Marcus Annius Florianus], 44th Roman Emperor (276; 88 days), born in the Roman Empire (d. 276) 1342 Catharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria, born in Prague, Bohemia (d. 1395) 1398 Marqués de Santillana, Castilian politician and poet (serranillas), born in Carrión de los Condes, Spain (d. 1458) 1521 Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti), born in Florence (d. 1589) 1557 Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, born in Montbéliard, France (d. 1608) 1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer and historian (Historia Belgica), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1607) 1580 Pierre Vernier, French mathematician, inventor of the vernier caliper used for taking accurate measurements, born in Ornans, France (d. 1637) 1590 Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier, born in Stratford-atte-Bow, Middlesex (d. 1649) 1596 Elizabeth Stuart, Electress of the Palatinate, "The Winter Queen" of Bohemia and daughter of James VI and I of England and Scotland, born at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Kingdom of Scotland (d. 1662) 1621 Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1674) English astronomer and 1st Astronomer Royal, born in Denby, England 1686 Antonio Tonelli, Italian cellist and composer, born in Carpi, Duchy of Modena (d. 1765) 1686 Eustace Budgell, English writer (The Spectator, writing 37 numbers signed X), born in Saint Thomas, Exeter, England (d. 1737) 1689 Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela), born in Mackworth, Derbyshire, England (d. 1761) 1711 Edward Boscawen, British admiral in the Royal Navy, 1723-61 (Seven Years War - Battle of Lagos), and politician (Member of Parliament, 1742-61), born in Tregothnan, Cornwall, England (d. 1761) 1737 Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, German-Scottish cellist and composer, born in Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1824) 1743 Marie Jeanne Becu, Comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV, born in Vaucouleurs, France (d. 1793) 1751 Samuel Prescott, American physician and patriot who with Paul Revere and William Dawes warned Massachusetts minutemen the regulars are coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord, born in Concord, Massachusetts, British America (d. 1777) [1] 1756 Anthony van Haersolte, Dutch politician and member of Napoleonic Batavian Republic executive body, born in Zutphen, Netherlands (d. 1830) 1780 Pierre-Jean de Béranger, French poet and songwriter, born in Paris, France (d. 1857) 1785 Seth Thomas, American manufacturer and pioneer in the mass production of clocks, born in Wolcott, Connecticut (d. 1859) 1790 Edward John Dent, British clockmaker to Queen Victoria and commissioned to make Big Ben, London (completed after his death by his son Frederick Dent), born in London, England (d. 1853) 1808 James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and inventor of the steam hammer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1890) 1814 Mary Ellen Pleasant, American entrepreneur, financier, real estate magnate, abolitionist, and civil rights pioneer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1904) [1] 1815 John P. McCown, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Sevier County, Tennessee (d. 1879) 1816 Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs, born in Dommeldange, Luxembourg (d. 1894) 1824 Georg Goltermann, German cellist and composer, born in Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation (d. 1898) 1830 Julius Lothar Meyer, German Chemist who developed the first periodic table of chemical elements independently of Dimitri Mendeleev, born in Varel Oldenburg (d. 1895) 1831 Stephen Gano Burbridge, "Butcher of Kentucky", American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Georgetown, Kentucky (d. 1894) 1839 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist and founder of modern mycology, born in Telgte, Germany (d. 1925) 1846 Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus, born in Melgar de Fernamental, Burgos, Spain (d. 1906) 1848 Gustave Caillebotte, French painter (Rue de Paris) and member of Impressionists, born in Paris (d. 1894) American pharmacist, inventor and manufacturer of the Hires Root Beer beverage, born in Elsinboro, Pennsylvania 1851 Frans Schollaert, Belgian Catholic Party politician and 19th Prime Minister of Belgium (1908-11), born in Wilsele, Belgium (d. 1917) 1853 Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov Offensive, born in Tiflis, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (d. 1926) 1859 Charles Comiskey, American Baseball HOF infielder (St. Louis Brown Stockings/Browns), team owner (Chicago White Sox) and manager (St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1931) 1859 Hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian and hagiographer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1941) 1860 John Kane, Scottish-American primitivist painter (Self-Portrait), born in West Calder, Scotland (d. 1934) 1870 Bernard Baruch, American financier and presidential adviser (Cold War), born in Camden, South Carolina (d. 1965) American aviator (Wright Brothers), born in Dayton, Ohio 1873 Fred Stone, renowned American circus performer and broadway actor (Alice Adams), born in Longmont, Colorado (d. 1959) 1875 Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (Ethiopia, South America), born in Karlovac, Croatia (d. 1936) Second President of the Philippines (1935-42), born in Baler, Aurora, Philippines Romanian violinist, conductor, composer (Romanian Dances), and teacher, born in Liveni, Dorohoi, Romania French fashion designer (Chanel), born in Saumur, France 1883 Elsie Ferguson, American film actress (Footlights, Scarlet Pages), born in New York City (d. 1961) 1883 José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal, 9th President of Portugal, helped create and end Portuguese First Republic, born in Loulé, Portugal (d. 1965) 1883 Leonid Kulik, Russian mineralogist who led the first research expedition to study the Tunguska meteor site, the largest impact event in recorded history, born in Tartu, Estonia, Imperial Russia (d. 1942) 1885 Werner Elert, German Lutheran theologian, born in Heldrungen, Prussia (d. 1954) 1886 Robert Heger, German composer and conductor, born in Strasbourg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1978) 1889 Arthur Waley, English sinologist, translator from Chinese & Japanese, born in Tunbridge Wells, England (d. 1966) 1890 Yves Alix, French painter and graphic artist, born in Fontainebleau, France (d. 1969) 1893 Olga Baclanova, Russian actress (Freaks, Docks of NY), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1974) 1895 Arnoldt Bronnen, Austrian playwright, born in Vienna (d. 1959) 1896 Eino Linnala, Finnish composer, pedagogue (University of Helsinki, 1927-66), and musicologist, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1973) 1896 Walter Lang, Swiss composer, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1966) 1899 Charlie Hall, English comedic actor (Tit for Tat, A Chump at Oxford), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1959) 1899 Colleen Moore, American actress (The Scarlet Letter), born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1988) 1899 Franz C. Schmelkes, Czech-born Chemist who discovered azochloramid (chlorazodin), widely used as a disinfectant to sterilize wounds and burns, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1942) 1899 Kenneth MacKenna, American actor and director (Judgment at Nuremberg, Those We Love), born in Canterbury, New Hampshire (d. 1962) 1900 Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher, coined the phrase "ghost in the machine", born in Brighton, England (d. 1976) 1902 J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1994) American humorous poet (I'm a Stranger Here Myself, Masquerade Party), born in Rye, New York [1] 1902 Vladimir Kirshon, Russian playwright (Ultimatum Factory), born in Nalchik, Russia (d. 1938) [NS] 1902 William Augustus Bootle, American judge (desegregation of University of Georgia), born in Walterboro, South Carolina (d. 2005) 1903 Claude Dauphin, French actor (Barbarella, April in Paris, Deported), born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France (d. 1978) 1903 James Gould Cozzens, American novelist (1949 Pulitzer-Guard of Honor), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1978) 1905 Fitzhugh Lee, American vice-admiral (WW II - Navy Cross x2), born in Batangas, Philippines (d. 1992) 1905 Jacques de Menasce, Austrian-American composer, born in Bad Ischl, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1960) 1906 Eddie Durham, American pioneering jazz electric guitarist, trombonist (Count Basie; Jimmie Luceford), composer ("Topsy"; "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"), and bandleader (All-Star Girl Orchestra), born in San Marcos, Texas (d. 1987) 1906 June Collyer, American actress (Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt), born in New York City (d. 1968) 1906 Philo T. Farnsworth, American inventor (created electronic television, video camera tube), born in Beaver, Utah (d. 1971) 1907 Jiří Srnka, Czech classical and film score composer, born in Písek, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1982) 1907 Thruston B. Morton, American republican politician (Sen-Ky, 1957-69), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1982) 1907 Zygmunt Mycielski, Polish composer, music writer and editor (Ruch Muzyczny, 1957-68), born in Przeworsk, Austrian Galicia (d. 1987) [1] 1908 (Lyle) "Spud" Murphy [Miko Stefanovic], Serbian-American jazz multi-instrumentalist, arranger (Benny Goodman; Casa Loma Orchestra), bandleader, composer (Columbia Pictures), and educator (Equal Interval System), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2005) 1908 Al Morgan, American jazz double-bassist (Cab Calloway; Fats Waller; Louis Jordan), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1974) 1909 Jerzy Andrzejewski, Polish writer (Ashes and Diamonds), born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1983) 1910 Quentin Bell, English art historian (established Charleston Trust), born in London, England (d. 1996) 1913 John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the Finite Element Method, born in Volos, Greece (d. 2004) 1913 Richard Simmons, American actor (Sergeant Preston of the Yukon), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003) 1913 Walter B. Jones Sr., American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina 1966-92), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1992) 1914 Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese film score composer (Rashomon; Seven Samurai), born in Sendai, Honshū, Japan (d. 1955) 1914 Lajos Baróti, Hungarian soccer defender (2 caps; Szegedi AK, Győri ETO) and manager (Hungary 1957-66, 75-78), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 2005) 1915 Alfred Rouleau, French Canadian businessman (Desjardins Group), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec (d. 1985) 1915 Ring Lardner Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (Woman of the Year, M A S H), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000) 1916 Marie Wilson, American actress (The Story of Mankind, My Friend Irma), born in Anaheim, California (d. 1972) 1918 Jimmy Rowles [Hunter], American jazz pianist and composer (The Peacocks), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1996) 1918 Shankar Dayal Sharma, Indian politician, ninth President of India (1992-97), born in Bhopal, British India (d. 1999) American publisher of Forbes magazine, politician, and son of B.C. Forbes, born in Brooklyn, New York 1920 Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao-Dutch painter, born in Willemstad, Curaçao (d. 1993) 1920 Paul Kont, Austrian composer (Strohkoffer Suite; Indessen), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2000) American creator of Star Trek, born in El Paso, Texas 1921 Philip Potter, Dominica Methodist church leader (Secretary-General World council of Churches), born in Roseau, Dominica, West Indies (d. 2015) 1922 Douglas MacKenzie Davey, British occupational psychologist and author (How To Be a Good Judge of Character), birthplace unknown (d. 1994) [1] [2] 1923 (Dillwyn) "Dill" Jones, Welsh jazz stride pianist, born in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales (d. 1984) 1923 Edgar F. Codd, English-American computer scientist who contributed to the theory and practice of database management systems, born in Fortuneswell, Dorset, England (d. 2003) [1] 1924 Willard S. Boyle, Canadian physicist and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (2009), born in Amherst, Nova Scotia (d. 2011) 1924 William Marshall, American actor, director, and opera singer (Blacula, Scream Blacula Scream), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003) 1925 Claude Gauvreau, Canadian playwright and poet, part of the Automatist movement, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1971) 1925 John Penton, American motorcycle racer and designer considered “the godfather of off-road motorcycling”, born in Amherst, Ohio (d. 2025) [1] 1926 Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist (Intel, Apple, Teledyne), born in Rochester, New York 1927 James Broyhill, American politician (Sen-R-NC, 1963-1986), born in Lenoir, North Carolina (d. 2023) 1928 Walter Massey, Canadian stage and screen actor (Shoestring Theatre; Arthur), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2014) 1930 David G. Compton, British-American writer sci-fi novels, and radio plays (Synthajoy), born in London, England (d. 2023) 1930 Frank McCourt, Irish-American Pulitzer Prize winning author (Angela's Ashes), and teacher, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009) 1930 Jesse L. Douglas, American preacher, civil rights activist and aide to Martin Luther King Jr., born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2021) [1] 1931 (Dorothy) "Dot" Miles (née Squire), Welsh, teacher, sign-language poetry pioneer, and deaf community activist, born in Holywell, Wales (d. 1993) American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (8,833 career victories, Kentucky Derby, 1955, 1959, 1965, and 1986; Belmont Stakes, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1967 and 1975), horse trainer, and mystery novelist, sometimes called "Willie", born in Fabens, Texas 1932 Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister of Thailand (1995-96), born in Suphanburi, Thailand (d. 2016) 1932 Thomas P. Salmon, American politician, 75th Governor of Vermont (1973-77), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2025) 1933 Debra Paget [Debralee Griffin], American actress (Love Me Tender), born in Denver, Colorado 1934 Bill Cleary, American hockey HOF center, (Olympic gold 1960, silver 1956) and coach (Harvard University 1971-90), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1934 David Durenberger, American politician, (US Sen-R-MN, 1978-95), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota (d. 2023) 1934 Michael Naura, German jazz pianist, radio broadcaster, editor and anti-nuclear proliferation activist, born in Memel, Lithuania (d. 2017) 1934 Renee Richards [Richard Rankind], American trans-sexual tennis player and coach (took USTA to court and won), born in New York City 1935 Alan Baker, British Mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal (1970) for his work on transcendental number theory, born in London, England (d. 2018) 1935 Bobby Richardson, American baseball second baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1958, 61, 62; World Series MVP 1960; NY Yankees), born in Sumter, South Carolina 1935 Earl Gaines, American R&B, soul, and electric blues singer ("It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)"), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 2009) 1935 Story Musgrave, American physician and NASA astronaut (STS-6, -51-F, -33, -44, -61, -80), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1937 Juan Jose Valdez, American Master Gunnery Sergeant and the last US Marine to leave Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2026) [1] 1937 Richard Ingrams, British journalist and co-founder of Private Eye magazine, born in Chelsea, England 1937 William Motzing, American trombonist, conductor, arranger and film and television score composer (Young Einstein), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2014) 1938 Diana Muldaur, American actress (McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law), born in New York City 1938 Nelly Vuksic (née Perez), Argentinian singer, choral conductor (America Vocal Ensemble), and educator (Columbia University; Brooklyn Conservatory), born in Totoras, Argentina 1938 Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian yachtsman (Olympic gold, USSR, Finn class 1968), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014) 1939 Cleve Moler, American mathematician, creator of the MATLAB interface, and co-founder MathWorks, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2026) [1] 1939 Max Lorenz, German soccer midfielder (19 caps West Germany; Werder Bremen 250 games; Eintracht Braunschweig), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 2025) 1939 [Peter] "Ginger" Baker, English drummer (Cream - "Sunshine Of Your Love"; "Toad"; Blind Faith - "Do What You Like"), born in London, England (d. 2019) 1940 Jill St John [Oppenheim], actress (Diamonds are Forever), born in Los Angeles, California 1940 Johnny Nash, American pop-reggae-soul singer-songwriter and record producer ("I Can See Clearly Now"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2020) 1940 Roger Cook, British songwriter (with Roger Greenaway: "You've Got Your Troubles"; "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "Melting Pot"), singer (Blue Mink), and record producer, born in Fishponds, Bristol, England 1941 Christopher Cerf, American book editor, writer (National Lampoon), Emmy Award-winning television producer (Free To Be You and Me; Between the Lions), and Grammy Award-winning songwriter (Sesame Street - "Put Down the Duckie"; "Born To Add"), born in New York City 1941 Milford Graves, American avant-garde and free jazz drummer, percussionist (New York Art Quartet), and educator (Bennington College, Vermont, 1973-2012), born in Jamaica, Queens, New York (d. 2021) [1] 1942 Fred Thompson, US senator (R-Tenn)/actor (In the Line of Fire), born in Sheffield, Alabama (d. 2015) 1942 Michiel Patijn, Dutch asst sect of state of Foreign affairs, born in The Hague, Netherlands 1943 Billy J. Kramer [Ashton], British pop rock vocalist (The Dakotas - "Bad To Me"), born in Bootle, Lancashire, England 1943 Edwin Hawkins, American gospel musician, choir master and composer ("Oh Happy Day"), born in Oakland, California (d. 2018) 1943 Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union halfback (29 Tests; Northland RU), born in Kawakawa, New Zealand (d. 2024) 1944 Bodil Malmsten, Swedish writer (The Price of Water in Finistère), born in Bjärme, Sweden (d. 2016) 1944 Buzz Kilman, American Chicago radio personality, born in Detroit. Michigan 1944 Charles Wang, Chinese-American CEO (Computer Associates) and philanthropist, born in Shanghai, China 1944 Eddy Raven [Futch], American country singer ("Right Hand Man"), born in Lafayette, Louisiana

1944 Hugo Gatti, Argentine soccer goalkeeper (18 caps; Gimnasia La Plata 224 games, Boca Juniors 381 games), born in Carlos Tejedor, Argentina (d. 2025) 1944 Jack Canfield, American author (Chicken Soup for the Soul) and motivational speaker, born in Fort Worth, Texas 1944 Peter Leitch, Canadian jazz guitarist, arranger, and composer (New Life Orchestra), born in Montreal, Quebec 1944 Samuel J. de Beer, South Africa vicar and politician, born in Johannesburg, South Africa 1944 Steve Sloan, American college football coach (Vanderbilt, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Duke), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2024) 1944 [Mervyn] Skip Williamson, American underground cartoonist (Snappy Sammy Smoot), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2017) 1945 Ian Gillan, English heavy metal and rock singer (Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"; Jesus Christ Superstar), born in London 1946 Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor and choral director (Basel Boys Choir), born in Winterthur, Switzerland 1946 American politician (42nd US President Democrat, 1993-2001), born in Hope, Arkansas 1946 Charles F. Bolden Jr, American astronaut (STS 61C, 31, 45, 60), born in Columbia, South Carolina 1946 Dawn Steel, American filmmaker, 1st woman to head Hollywood studio, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1997) 1947 Dave Dutton, English actor (Coronation Street), born in Atherton, England 1947 Gerald McRaney, American actor (Simon & Simon, Major Dad), born in Collins, Mississippi 1947 Gerard Schwarz, American classical trumpeter and conductor (Seattle Symphony, 1985-2011), born in Weehawken, New Jersey 1948 Jim Carter, English actor (Mr Carson in "Downton Abbey"; The Good Liar, Wonka), born in Harrogate, England 1948 Susan Jacks [Pesklevits], Canadian singer and songwriter, born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1948 Tipper Gore, American wife of US Vice President Al Gore (1993-01), born in Washington D.C. 1948 Toshio Suzuki, Japanese film producer (anime, co-founder Studio Ghibli), born in Nagoya, Japan 1950 Dan Yochum, American football offensive lineman (CFL All-Star 1975, 76, 77, 78; Grey Cup 1974, 77; Montreal Alouettes; CFHOF), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) 1950 Graeme Beard, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests; 2 ODIs; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia 1950 Jennie Bond, British journalist (BBC Royal Correspondent), born in Hitchin, England 1950 Margie Joseph, American soul and gospel singer of ("What's Come Over Me"), born in Gautier, Mississippi 1951 Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine Academy Award-winning film composer (Brokeback Mountain), born in El Palomar, Argentina 1951 John Deacon, British rock bassist (Queen - "Another One Bites The Dust"), born in Leicester, England 1951 Lillian Müller Norwegian model, actress and Playboy playmate (Aug, 1975, Playmate of the Year 1976), born in Grimstad, Norway 1951 Randi Oakes, American actress (Officer Bonnie Clark-CHiPs), born in Randalia, Iowa 1952 Jimmy Watson, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1973-82 (2 x Stanley Cup Champion - Philadelphia Flyers, and 2 other teams), and youth hockey coach, born in Smithers, British Columbia 1952 American actor (Commander William T Riker-Star Trek Next Gen), born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 1953 Luis Muñoz, Costa Rican jazz percussionist, composer, and bandleader, born in San Jose, Costa Rica 1953 Mary Matalin, American political consultant (campaign director for George H. W. Bush), born in Burnham, Illinois 1953 Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer (Caro diario), born in Bruneck, Italy 1955 (Edgar) "Ned" Yost, American MLB baseball catcher, 1980-85 and manager, 2003-2019 (Minnesota Twins; Kansas City Royals - World Series win, 2015), born in Eureka, California 1955 Patricia Scotland, British diplomat, politician and barrister (1st female Commonwealth secretary-general), born in Dominica, British Leeward Islands 1955 Peter Gallagher, American actor (Summer Lovers; Sex, Lies, and Videotape; The Player; The O.C. - "Sandy"), and singer, born in New York City 1956 Adam Arkin, American actor (Busting Loose; Pearl; Northern Exposure - "Adam"), born in Brooklyn, New York City 1957 Darby Hinton, American actor (Daniel Boone, Days of Our Lives), born in Santa Monica, California 1957 Ian Gould, England cricketer and umpire, born in Taplow, England 1957 Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet, born in Jakarta, Indonesia 1957 Paul-Jan Bakker, 1st Dutch cricketer to play first class cricket (Hampshire & Netherlands pace bowler), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands 1958 Brendan Nelson, Australian politician (Leader of the Liberal Party 2007-8), born in Coburg, Australia 1958 Darryl Sutter, Canadian NHL center, 1979-87 (Chicago Black Hawks), coach, 1992-2007, 2011-23 (Black Hawks, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings), and general manager (Flames, 2003-10), born in Viking, Alberta 1958 Gary Gaetti, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1988, 89; World Series 1987; Gold Glove Award 1986–89; Minnesota Twins), born in Centralia Illinois 1958 Gordon Brand Jr., Scottish golfer (8 x European Tour wins; Ryder Cup 1987, 89), born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 2019) 1958 Simon Beck, British cartographer and snow artist, born in London, England [1] 1959 Giorgi Chanturia, Georgian politician (National Democratic Party leader), born in Tblisi, Soviet Georgia (d. 1994) 1959 Ivan Neville, American funk-rock and R&B keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (Dumpstaphunk), born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1959 René Moore, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer (René & Angela - "I'll Be Good"), born in Los Angeles, California 1959 Ricky Pierce, American basketball guard/forward (NBA All-Star 1991; NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1987, 90; Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics), born in Dallas, Texas 1959 Steve Grimmett, British heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper), born in Swindon, England 1959 Susan Cummings, Monegasque-born American heiress and convicted murderer, born in Monte Carlo, Monaco 1960 Morten Andersen, Danish Pro Football HOF placekicker (5 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NO Saints, Atlanta Falcons; NFL record most games played: 382), born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1960 Ron Darling, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets), born in Honolulu, Hawaii 1962 Angelo Debarre, French gypsy jazz guitarist (Mémoires: Memories of Django), born in Saint-Denis, France 1962 Eric Lutes, American actor (Del-Caroline in the City), born in Charlestown, Rhode Island 1962 Michael Massimino, American astronaut (STS-109 Columbia, STS-125 Atlantis), born in Oceanside, New York 1962 Tammy Bruce, American political commentator (Fox), born in Los Angeles, California 1962 Valerie Kaprisky, French actress (Breathless, Public Woman), born in Paris, France 1963 Joey Tempest [Rolf Larsson], Swedish rocker (Europe - "The Final Countdown"), born in Stockholm, Sweden 1963 American actor (General Hospital; Full House; ER) and musician, born in Cypress, California 1964 Pete Ricketts, American businessman (TD Ameritrade) and politician, Governor of Nebraska (2015-), born in Nebraska City 1964 Tom Rust, British jazz vocalist, born in Manchester, England 1965 Johan Botha, South African operatic tenor, born in Rustenburg, South Africa (d. 2016) 1965 Kevin Dillon, American actor (Heaven Help Us, Platoon), born in New York City 1965 Kyra Sedgwick, American actress (Phenomenon, Singles, The Closer), born in New York City 1965 Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress (Henry and June), director and singer, born in Lisbon, Portugal 1966 Lee Ann Womack, American country singer ("I Hope You Dance"), born in Jacksonville, Texas 1966 Lilian Garcia, Spanish-American wrestling announcer (WWE), born in Madrid, Spain 1967 Jason Starkey, occasional drummer and son of Beatle Ringo, born in London, England 1967 Lucy Briers, English theatre actress (Rosmersholm, Cloud Nine) and film actress (BBC Pride & Prejudice, The Night Watch), born in London 1967 Indian-American businessman (CEO of Microsoft), born in Hyderabad, India 1967 Tabitha Soren, American MTV reporter (This Week in Rock), born in San Antonio, Texas 1968 Mark McGuinn, American country music singer-songwriter ("Mrs. Steven Rudy"), born in Greensboro, North Carolina 1968 Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek windsurfer (Olympic gold Mistral 1996, silver 2004; World C'ship gold 1996, 2000, 01), born in Athens, Greece 1969 Clay Walker, American country singer ("Dreaming With My Eyes Open"), born in Vidor, Texas 1969 Emigdio Preciado, American criminal, fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted list, born in California 1969 Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player, born in Settsu, Japan 1969 Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay), born in Centerville, Ohio Canadian-American actor (Chandler Bing in "Friends"), born in Williamstown, Massachusetts [1] 1969 Nate Dogg [Nathaniel Dwayne Hale], American rapper ("Regulate"; "21 Questions"), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2011) 1970 Clare Waight Keller, English fashion designer (first female head of Givenchy), born in Birmingham, England 1970 Fat Joe [Cartagena], American rapper ("Wat's Luv?"), born in the Bronx, New York 1971 João Pinto, Portuguese football player, born in Porto, Portugal 1971 American tennis player , broadcaster (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1972 Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer, born in Yokohama, Japan 1972 Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets), born in Salt Lake City, Utah 1972 Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer, born in Bouquet, Argentina 1972 Sammi Cheng [Sau Man], Hong Kong singer and actress (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong 1973 Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer and manager (Inter Milan, Itay), born in Lecce, Italy 1973 Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, married to Crown prince Haakon, born in Kristiansand, Norway 1974 David Patten, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX New England Patriots), born in Hopkins, South Carolina (d. 2021) 1975 Chynna Clugston Flores, American comic book creator (Blue Monday), born in Fresno, California 1975 Tracie Thoms, American actress (Rent), born in Baltimore, Maryland 1976 Pablo Larraín, Chilean filmmaker (El Conde), born in Santiago, Chile 1976 Régine Chassagne, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and accordion player (Arcade Fire), born in Montreal, Quebec 1977 Callum Blue, English actor (Dead Like Me, The Tudors), born in London, England 1977 Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist, born in Igorre, Spain 1977 Will Herd, American CIA officer and politician (Rep-R-Texas 2015-21), born in San Antonio, Texas 1977 [Loutelious] T. J. Holmes, American TV anchor (CNN, Good Morning America), born in West Memphis, Arkansas 1978 Aarti Sequeira, Indian-American cook and television personality (The Next Food Network Star, 2010; Aarti Party; Guy's Grocery Games), born in Mumbai, India 1978 Luis von Ahn, Guatemalan computer scientist (reCAPTCHA), born in Guatemalan City, Guatemala [1] 1979 Dave Douglas, American drummer (Relient K), born in Cleveland, Ohio 1979 Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer, born in Binningen, Switzerland 1980 Darius Danesh, Scottish pop, opera and swing singer-songwriter and stage actor, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2022) 1980 Jun Jin, Korean rapper (Shinhwa), born in Seoul, South Korea 1980 Michael Todd, American rock bassist (Coheed and Cambria), born in Kingston, New York 1980 Paul Parry, Welsh soccer winger (12 caps; Hereford Utd, Cardiff City, Preston NE, Shrewsbury Town), born in Cheptow, Wales 1982 Erika Christensen, American actress (Parenthood), born in Seattle, Washington 1982 J. J. Hardy, American baseball player, born in Tuscon, Arizona 1982 Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter, born in Ekeren, Belgium 1982 Melissa Fumero [Gallo], American actress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey 1982 Stipe Miocic, American mixed martial artist (UFC), born in Euclid, Ohio 1983 John McCargo, American football player, born in Drakes Branch, Virginia 1983 Mike Conway, British auto racer (FIA World Endurance C'ship 2019-20; British Formula 3 C'ship 2006), born in London, England 1983 Reeva Steenkamp, South African model and paralegal (killed by boyfriend Oscar Pistorius), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2013) 1983 Tammin Sursok, Australian singer and actress (Pretty Little Liars, Home and Away), born in Johannesburg, South Africa 1983 [Melissa] Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter (Scar; The Sound Of White), born in Melbourne, Australia 1984 Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer, born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy 1984 Caitlin Doughty, American mortician, blogger, and author (Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, From Here to Eternity), born in O'ahu, Hawaii 1984 Simon Bird, British comic actor (The Inbetweeners -"Will"; Friday Night Dinner - "Adam"), born in Guildford, Surrey, England 1985 Megan Rochell, American R&B singer, born in Brooklyn, New York City 1986 American singer - songwriter ("Jar Of Hearts"), born in Bensalem, Pennsylvania 1986 Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player, born in Yashio, Japan 1987 Anaïs Lameche, Swedish pop singer (Play), born in the French Alps 1987 Manny Jacinto, Canadian actor (The Good Place, The Acolyte, Freakier Friday), born in Manila, Philippines 1987 Nico Hülkenberg, German racing car driver, born in Emmerich am Rhein, West Germany 1987 Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American NFL player (New England Patriots), born in Kingston, Jamaica 1987 Richard Stearman, English footballer, born in Wolverhampton, England 1988 Kirk Cousins, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Barrington, Illinois 1988 Travis Tedford, American actor (The Little Rascals), born in Rockwall, Texas 1988 Veronica Roth, American writer (Divergent trilogy), born in New York City 1989 (Percy) Romeo [Miller], American rapper (Lil' Romeo) and actor, born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1991 Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian football player (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia), born in Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia 1994 Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian athlete (Gold medal heptathlon 2016 & 2020), born in Brussels, Belgium 1995 Big Zuu [Zuhair Hassan], English rapper and TV personality (Big Eats), born in London, England 1997 Baby Queen [Arabella Latham] South African singer-songwriter (Quarter Life Crisis), born in Durban, South Africa 1997 Marcello Hernandez, American stand-up comedian (Saturday Night Live), born in Miami, Florida 1998 Ella Guevara, Filipino actress (Starstruck Kids), born in Quezon City, Philippines 1999 Ethan Cutkosky, American actor (Shameless), born in St. Charles, Illinois 2004 Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, English classical pianist, born in Nottingham, England 2004 Siena Agudong, American actress (No Good Nick), born in Kauai, Hawaii 2335 William T. Riker, Fictional character and Starfleet officer in "Star Trek: The Next Generation", born in Valdez, Alaska Famous Birthdays Calendar Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.