births...
* 1267 - King James II of Aragon (d. 1327)
* 1296 - John I, Count of Luxemburg (d. 1346)
* 1360 - Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)
* 1397 - Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)
* 1489 - Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)
* 1520 - Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)
* 1560 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (d. 1629)
* 1602 - Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician (d. 1675)
* 1645 - Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary (d. 1711)
* 1737 - Anton Losenko, Russian painter (d. 1773)
* 1821 - Jay Cooke, American financier (d. 1905)
* 1839 - Aleksandr Grigorievich Stoletov, Russian physicist (d. 1896)
* 1845 - Abai Kunanbaev, Kazakh poet (d. 1904)
* 1856 - William Willett, English inventor of Daylight Saving Time (d. 1915)
* 1860 - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (d. 1936)
* 1865 - Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (d. 1936)
* 1869 - Laurence Binyon, British poet (d. 1943)
* 1872 - Bill Johnson, American musician (d. 1972)
* 1874 - Herbert Clark Hoover, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964)
* 1877 - Frank Marshall, American chess player (d. 1944)
* 1878 - Alfred Dblin, German writer (d. 1957)
* 1880 - Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. 1964)
* 1884 - Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (d. 1935)
* 1890 - Angus L. MacDonald, Canadian politician (d. 1954)
* 1898 - Jack Haley, American actor (d. 1979)
* 1900 - Arthur Espie Porritt, New Zealand politician and athlete (d. 1994)
* 1902 - Norma Shearer, Canadian actress (d. 1983)
* 1902 - Curt Siodmak, German-born author (d. 2000)
* 1902 - Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971)
* 1905 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (d. 1986)
* 1909 - Leo Fender, American luthier (d. 1991)
* 1912 - Jorge Amado, Brazilian novelist (d. 2001)
* 1913 - Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1993)
* 1914 - Jeff Corey, American actor (d. 2002)
* 1923 - Rhonda Fleming, American actress
* 1927 - Vernon Washington, American actor (d. 1988)
* 1928 - Jimmy Dean, American singer
* 1928 - Gus Mercurio, American-born Australian actor
* 1928 - Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor
* 1933 - Doyle Brunson, American poker player
* 1933 - Rocky Colavito, Major League Baseball player
* 1937 - Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician
* 1939 - Kate O'Mara, British actress
* 1940 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003)
* 1943 - Ronnie Spector, American singer (Ronettes)
* 1943 - Louise Forestier, French Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
* 1943 - Jimmy Griffin, American guitarist (Bread) (d. 2005)
* 1945 - Harriet Miers, White House counsel
* 1947 - Ian Anderson, Scottish musician (Jethro Tull)
* 1947 - Anwar Ibrahim, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
* 1948 - Patti Austin, American R&B and jazz singer
* 1950 - Rmy Girard, Qubcois actor
* 1952 - Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor
* 1956 - Fred Ottman, American professional wrestler
* 1959 - Rosanna Arquette, American model and actress
* 1960 - Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor
* 1961 - Jon Farriss, Australian musician (INXS)
* 1963 - Andrew Sullivan, English-born journalist
* 1965 - Claudia Christian, American actress
* 1965 - Mike E. Smith, American jockey
* 1965 - John Starks, American basketball player
* 1966 - Hansi Krsch, German singer
* 1967 - Riddick Bowe, American boxer
* 1967 - Mart Sander, Estonian singer and actor
* 1968 - Michael Bivins, American singer (New Edition & Bell Biv DeVoe)
* 1971 - Roy Keane, Irish footballer
* 1971 - Mario Csar Kindeln Mesa, Cuban amateur boxer
* 1971 - Justin Theroux, American actor
* 1971 - Sal Fasano, American baseball player
* 1972 - Angie Harmon, American model and actress
* 1972 - Christofer Johnsson, Swedish heavy metal musician
* 1973 - Lisa Raymond, American tennis player
* 1973 - Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer
* 1974 - David Sommeil, French footballer
* 1974 - Luis Marn, Costa Rican footballer
* 1976 - Michael Depoli, American professional wrestler
* 1977 - Danny Griffin, Northern Irish footballer
* 1977 - Aaron Kamin, American musician (The Calling)
* 1980 - Kaysar Ridha, Iraqi-American reality TV contestant
* 1981 - Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer and actress
* 1982 - Devon Aoki, American supermodel and actress
* 1983 - Alexander Perezhogin, Russian ice hockey player