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188 – Caracalla – Roman Emperor (198–217 AD).
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1492 – Ambrosius Blarer – German reformer and theologian.
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1648 – Grimaldi III, Prince of Monaco – Sovereign Prince of Monaco.
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1785 – Bettina von Arnim – German writer and novelist.
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1818 – Thomas Mayne Reid – Irish-American novelist.
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1821 – Linus Yale Jr. – American inventor of the Yale lock.
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1843 – William Henry Jackson – American photographer and explorer.
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1846 – Comte de Lautréamont – French poet, known for Les Chants de Maldoror.
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1858 – Remington Kellogg – American naturalist and paleontologist.
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1869 – Mary Colter – American architect and designer.
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1875 – Pierre Monteux – French conductor.
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1876 – Maurice de Vlaminck – French painter and writer.
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1884 – Isoroku Yamamoto – Japanese Marshal Admiral and commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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1895 – Arthur Murray – American dance instructor and founder of Arthur Murray Dance Studios.
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1896 – Robert E. Sherwood – American playwright and screenwriter.
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1898 – Agnes Ayres – American actress, known for The Sheik.
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1902 – Louise Leveque de Vilmorin – French novelist and poet.
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1905 – Bette Davis – American actress, known for All About Eve.
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1913 – Frances Langford – American singer and actress.
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1914 – Marguerite Duras – French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker.
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1915 – Muddy Waters – American blues musician.
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1920 – Éric Rohmer – French film director and screenwriter.
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1922 – Elmer Bernstein – American composer and conductor.
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1925 – Gene Reynolds – American actor, director, and producer.
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1928 – Maya Angelou – American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
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1932 – Anthony Perkins – American actor, known for Psycho.
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1932 – Andrei Tarkovsky – Russian film director, known for Solaris.
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1938 – A. Bartlett Giamatti – American academic and Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
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1939 – Hugh Masekela – South African trumpeter and composer.
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1940 – Richard Attwood – British racing driver.
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1942 – Kitty Kelley – American author and journalist.
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1944 – Craig T. Nelson – American actor, known for Coach and The Incredibles.
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1945 – Daniel Cohn-Bendit – French-German politician and activist.
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1947 – Luke Halpin – American actor, known for Flipper.
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1948 – Berry Oakley – American bassist (The Allman Brothers Band).
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1948 – Dan Simmons – American author, known for Hyperion.
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1949 – Shing-Tung Yau – Chinese-American mathematician, Fields Medal winner (1982).
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1951 – John Hannah – Scottish actor, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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1952 – Gary Moore – Northern Irish guitarist and singer.
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1952 – Rosemarie Ackermann – German high jumper and Olympic gold medalist.
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1956 – David E. Kelley – American television writer and producer.
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1957 – Aki Kaurismäki – Finnish film director.
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1958 – Mary-Margaret Humes – American actress, known for Dawson’s Creek.
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1960 – Hugo Weaving – Australian actor, known for The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings.
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1962 – Craig Adams – English musician (The Sisters of Mercy).
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1963 – Graham Norton – Irish comedian and TV host.
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1964 – Branco – Brazilian footballer and World Cup winner.
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1965 – Robert Downey Jr. – American actor, known for Iron Man.
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1971 – Josh Todd – American singer (Buckcherry).
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1973 – David Blaine – American magician and endurance artist.
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1975 – Delphine Arnault – French businesswoman and executive at LVMH.
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1976 – Emerson – Brazilian footballer.
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1979 – Heath Ledger – Australian actor, known for The Dark Knight.
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1983 – Ben Gordon – American basketball player.
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1985 – Rudy Fernández – Spanish basketball player.
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1987 – Sarah Gadon – Canadian actress.
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1990 – Christina Shakovets – German tennis player.
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1991 – Jamie Lynn Spears – American actress and singer.
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1996 – Austin Mahone – American singer and songwriter.
