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778 – Louis the Pious – King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor.
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1319 – John II of France – King of France (1350–1364).
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1495 – Petrus Apianus – German mathematician and astronomer.
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1646 – Jules Hardouin-Mansart – French architect.
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1660 – Hans Sloane – British physician and naturalist.
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1661 – Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax – English politician and poet.
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1682 – John Hadley – English mathematician and inventor.
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1728 – Joseph Black – Scottish chemist and physicist.
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1755 – Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun – French painter.
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1786 – John Franklin – British explorer and naval officer.
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1800 – George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan – British field marshal.
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1808 – Caleb Blood Smith – U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1861–1862).
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1821 – Ford Madox Brown – English painter.
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1823 – Gotthold Eisenstein – German mathematician.
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1838 – Kamehameha V – King of Hawaii (1863–1872).
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1844 – Anatole France – French writer and Nobel Prize winner (1921).
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1847 – Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges – French historian.
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1850 – Hertha Marks Ayrton – British engineer and mathematician.
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1851 – Ernesto Cesàro – Italian mathematician.
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1865 – Wilbur Wright – American aviation pioneer.
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1867 – Wilbur Wright – American aviation pioneer.
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1871 – John Millington Synge – Irish playwright and poet.
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1885 – Leo Weiner – Hungarian composer and music educator.
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1886 – Ernst Thälmann – German communist leader.
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1889 – Charlie Chaplin – English actor, comedian, and filmmaker.
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1890 – Paul Strand – American photographer and filmmaker.
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1893 – Federico Mompou – Spanish composer and pianist.
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1896 – Tristan Tzara – Romanian-French poet and co-founder of Dadaism.
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1901 – Kathleen Ferrier – English contralto singer.
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1904 – Fifi D’Orsay – Canadian-American actress.
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1907 – Joseph-Armand Bombardier – Canadian inventor and founder of Bombardier Inc.
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1912 – David Langton – English actor.
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1914 – John Hodiak – American actor.
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1916 – Bea Wain – American singer.
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1918 – Spike Milligan – Irish comedian and writer.
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1919 – Merce Cunningham – American dancer and choreographer.
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1921 – Peter Ustinov – English actor, writer, and director.
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1922 – Kingsley Amis – English novelist and poet.
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1922 – Leo Tindemans – Prime Minister of Belgium (1974–1978).
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1924 – Henry Mancini – American composer and conductor.
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1927 – Pope Benedict XVI – Pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013).
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1928 – Dick Lane – American football player.
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1930 – Herbie Mann – American jazz flutist.
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1933 – Joan Lorring – American actress.
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1934 – Robert Stigwood – Australian producer and manager.
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1935 – Bobby Vinton – American singer.
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1935 – Sarah Kirsch – German poet.
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1939 – Dusty Springfield – English singer.
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1940 – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark – Queen of Denmark (1972–present).
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1940 – Herbie Hancock – American jazz pianist and composer.
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1942 – Frank Williams – British founder of Williams F1.
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1947 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – American basketball player.
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1947 – Gerry Rafferty – Scottish musician and songwriter.
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1948 – Margot Adler – American journalist and author.
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1949 – Paula Yates – British TV presenter and writer.
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1952 – Billy West – American voice actor.
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1953 – Peter Garrett – Australian musician and politician.
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1954 – Ellen Barkin – American actress.
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1955 – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg – Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present).
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1956 – David McDowell Brown – American astronaut.
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1960 – Rafael Benítez – Spanish football manager.
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1961 – Doris Kearns Goodwin – American historian and author.
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1962 – Ian MacKaye – American musician (Fugazi).
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1963 – Jimmy Osmond – American singer.
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1964 – Esbjörn Svensson – Swedish jazz pianist.
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1965 – Jon Cryer – American actor, known for Two and a Half Men.
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1971 – Selena – American singer.
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1975 – Sean Maher – American actor.
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1977 – Fredrik Ljungberg – Swedish footballer.
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1978 – Lara Dutta – Indian actress and Miss Universe 2000.
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1982 – Boris Diaw – French basketball player.
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1983 – Marié Digby – American singer-songwriter.
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1986 – Shinji Okazaki – Japanese footballer.
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1987 – Aaron Lennon – English footballer.
