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742 – Charlemagne (Charles the Great) – King of the Franks and Lombards, later Holy Roman Emperor.
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1416 – Sigismund Kęstutaitis – Grand Duke of Lithuania.
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1565 – Cornelis de Houtman – Dutch explorer who led the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies.
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1586 – Pietro della Valle – Italian traveler and composer.
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1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi – Italian physicist and mathematician who studied the diffraction of light.
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1723 – Giacomo Casanova – Italian adventurer and author.
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1725 – Giacomo Casanova – Italian adventurer and author known for his memoirs.
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1805 – Hans Christian Andersen – Danish author of fairy tales like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling.
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1840 – Émile Zola – French novelist and key figure in the literary school of naturalism.
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1862 – Nicholas Murray Butler – American philosopher and diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1931).
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1875 – Walter Chrysler – American automotive industry executive, founder of Chrysler Corporation.
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1891 – Max Ernst – German painter and sculptor, a pioneer of the Dada and Surrealist movements.
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1902 – Jan Tschichold – German typographer and book designer.
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1908 – Buddy Ebsen – American actor and dancer, known for The Beverly Hillbillies.
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1914 – Alec Guinness – English actor, known for Star Wars and Bridge on the River Kwai.
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1920 – Jack Webb – American actor, director, and producer, known for Dragnet.
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1925 – George MacDonald Fraser – British author, known for the Flashman series.
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1927 – Ferenc Puskás – Hungarian footballer, one of the greatest players of all time.
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1934 – Paul Joseph Cohen – American mathematician, Fields Medal winner (1966).
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1939 – Marvin Gaye – American singer-songwriter, known for hits like What’s Going On.
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1942 – Roshan Seth – Indian actor, known for Gandhi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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1947 – Emmylou Harris – American singer-songwriter and musician.
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1959 – Juha Kankkunen – Finnish rally driver, four-time World Rally Champion.
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1960 – Linford Christie – British sprinter, Olympic gold medalist.
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1961 – Christopher Meloni – American actor, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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1966 – Teddy Sheringham – English footballer and former Manchester United player.
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1971 – Todd Woodbridge – Australian tennis player, multiple Grand Slam doubles champion.
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1975 – Pedro Pascal – Chilean-American actor, known for The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones.
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1977 – Michael Fassbender – German-Irish actor, known for X-Men and 12 Years a Slave.
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1982 – Marco Amelia – Italian footballer and goalkeeper.
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1986 – Ibrahim Afellay – Dutch footballer and former Barcelona player.
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1990 – Daisy Ridley – English actress, known for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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1992 – Christopher Briney – American actor, known for The Summer I Turned Pretty.
