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1452 – Leonardo da Vinci – Italian polymath and Renaissance artist.
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1469 – Guru Nanak Dev – Founder of Sikhism.
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1642 – Suleiman II – Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1687–1691).
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1684 – Catherine I of Russia – Empress of Russia (1725–1727).
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1707 – Leonhard Euler – Swiss mathematician and physicist.
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1741 – Charles Willson Peale – American painter and naturalist.
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1772 – Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire – French naturalist and zoologist.
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1793 – Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve – German-Russian astronomer.
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1800 – James Clark Ross – British explorer and naval officer.
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1809 – Hermann Grassmann – German mathematician and linguist.
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1817 – Benjamin Jowett – English scholar and theologian.
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1829 – William Stanley Jevons – British economist and logician.
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1832 – Wilhelm Busch – German poet and illustrator.
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1843 – Henry James – American-British author, known for The Portrait of a Lady.
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1858 – Émile Durkheim – French sociologist and philosopher.
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1861 – Bliss Carman – Canadian poet.
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1865 – Charles Proteus Steinmetz – German-American mathematician and electrical engineer.
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1874 – Johannes Stark – German physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1919).
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1878 – Robert Walser – Swiss writer.
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1886 – Nikolai Gumilyov – Russian poet and co-founder of Acmeism.
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1889 – A. Philip Randolph – American civil rights leader.
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1892 – Corrie ten Boom – Dutch watchmaker and Holocaust survivor.
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1894 – Nikita Khrushchev – Soviet leader (1953–1964).
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1896 – Tristan Tzara – Romanian-French poet and co-founder of Dadaism.
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1904 – Arshile Gorky – Armenian-American painter.
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1907 – Nikos Zachariadis – Greek communist leader.
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1912 – Kim Il-sung – Founder and leader of North Korea (1948–1994).
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1916 – Helene Hanff – American writer, known for 84, Charing Cross Road.
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1919 – Chavela Vargas – Costa Rican-Mexican singer.
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1920 – Richard von Weizsäcker – President of Germany (1984–1994).
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1921 – Georges Burou – French gynecologist and pioneer of gender-affirming surgery.
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1922 – Michael Ansara – Syrian-American actor, known for Star Trek.
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1922 – Harold Washington – Mayor of Chicago (1983–1987).
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1927 – Robert Mills – American physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1965).
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1928 – Elizabeth Catlett – American-Mexican artist and sculptor.
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1930 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir – President of Iceland (1980–1996).
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1931 – Tomas Tranströmer – Swedish poet and Nobel Prize winner (2011).
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1933 – Elizabeth Montgomery – American actress, known for Bewitched.
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1933 – Roy Clark – American musician and TV host.
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1936 – Raymond Poulidor – French cyclist.
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1938 – Claudia Cardinale – Italian actress.
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1939 – Jaime Abril – Colombian footballer.
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1940 – Jeffrey Archer – British author and politician.
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1940 – Woody Shaw – American jazz trumpeter.
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1942 – Kenneth Lay – American businessman and CEO of Enron.
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1942 – Francisco Gento – Spanish footballer.
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1946 – Michael Kamen – American composer and conductor.
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1947 – Lois Chiles – American actress, known for Moonraker.
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1948 – Michael Kamen – American composer and conductor.
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1949 – Allama Iqbal – Pakistani poet and philosopher.
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1950 – Josiane Balasko – French actress and director.
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1950 – Amy Wright – American actress.
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1952 – Brian Muir – British sculptor and artist.
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1954 – Iain Banks – Scottish author.
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1955 – Dodi Fayed – Egyptian film producer and partner of Princess Diana.
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1956 – Michael Cooper – American basketball player.
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1957 – Evelyn Ashford – American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.
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1959 – Emma Thompson – British actress and screenwriter.
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1960 – Philippe Adams – Belgian racing driver.
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1961 – Carol W. Greider – American molecular biologist and Nobel Prize winner (2009).
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1961 – Dawn Wright – American geographer and oceanographer.
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1963 – Manute Bol – Sudanese-American basketball player.
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1965 – Linda Perry – American musician and songwriter.
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1966 – Samantha Fox – English singer and model.
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1968 – Ed O’Brien – English musician (Radiohead).
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1971 – Finidi George – Nigerian footballer.
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1972 – Arturo Gatti – Canadian-Italian boxer.
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1973 – Adrian Annus – Hungarian hammer thrower.
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1974 – Danny Pino – American actor, known for Cold Case.
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1976 – André Boisclair – Canadian politician.
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1977 – Sarah Michelle Gellar – American actress, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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1978 – Luis Fonsi – Puerto Rican singer and songwriter.
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1979 – Luke Evans – Welsh actor, known for The Hobbit.
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1981 – Andres Iniesta – Spanish footballer.
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1982 – Albert Riera – Spanish footballer.
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1983 – Ilan Ramon – Israeli astronaut.
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1985 – Seth Rogen – Canadian actor and comedian.
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1990 – Emma Watson – English actress, known for Harry Potter.
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1987 – Jesse McCartney – American singer and actor.
