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1367 – Henry IV of England – King of England (1399–1413).
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1593 – George Herbert – Welsh poet and orator.
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1693 – George Edwards – English naturalist and ornithologist.
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1783 – Washington Irving – American author, known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
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1817 – Mathilde Bonaparte – French princess and daughter of Napoleon’s brother Jérôme.
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1823 – William Marcy Tweed – American politician and leader of Tammany Hall.
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1837 – John Burroughs – American naturalist and essayist.
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1860 – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford – British statesman and Viceroy of India.
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1880 – Otto Weininger – Austrian philosopher and author.
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1881 – Alcide De Gasperi – Italian statesman and Prime Minister.
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1885 – Allan Dwan – Canadian-American film director and producer.
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1893 – Leslie Howard – English actor, known for Gone with the Wind.
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1895 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Italian composer and pianist.
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1897 – Thaddeus Shideler – American Olympic hurdler.
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1898 – George Jessel – American actor, singer, and producer.
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1900 – Camille Chamoun – President of Lebanon (1952–1958).
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1905 – Lili Kraus – Hungarian pianist.
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1911 – Michael Woodruff – British surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation.
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1921 – Darío Moreno – Turkish-Jewish singer and actor.
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1922 – Doris Day – American actress and singer, known for Calamity Jane.
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1924 – Marlon Brando – American actor, known for The Godfather.
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1925 – Tony Benn – British politician and diarist.
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1926 – Gus Grissom – American astronaut and one of the original Mercury Seven.
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1930 – Helmut Kohl – Chancellor of Germany (1982–1998).
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1934 – Jane Goodall – English primatologist and anthropologist.
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1936 – Jim Clark – Scottish Formula One racing driver.
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1941 – Eric Braeden – German-American actor, known for The Young and the Restless.
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1942 – Marsha Mason – American actress, known for The Goodbye Girl.
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1943 – Jonathan Lynn – English actor, writer, and director.
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1948 – Jaime de Marichalar – Spanish nobleman and former Duke of Lugo.
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1950 – Sally Thomsett – English actress, known for The Railway Children.
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1958 – Alec Baldwin – American actor, known for 30 Rock.
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1961 – Eddie Murphy – American actor and comedian, known for Beverly Hills Cop.
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1963 – Criss Oliva – American guitarist and songwriter (Savatage).
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1964 – Ned Yost – American baseball manager.
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1968 – Sebastian Bach – Canadian singer and actor, known for Skid Row.
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1971 – Picabo Street – American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist.
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1973 – Matthew Ferguson – Canadian actor.
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1977 – Tamás Hajnal – Hungarian footballer.
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1982 – Cobie Smulders – Canadian actress, known for How I Met Your Mother.
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1984 – Maxi López – Argentine footballer.
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1986 – Amanda Bynes – American actress, known for She’s the Man.
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1990 – Leona Lewis – British singer and songwriter.
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1992 – Adam Reynolds – Australian rugby league player.
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1994 – Samir Carruthers – Irish footballer.
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1996 – Dove Cameron – American actress and singer, known for Descendants.
