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1288 – Emperor Go-Fushimi – 93rd Emperor of Japan.
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1472 – Bianca Maria Sforza – Holy Roman Empress and wife of Maximilian I.
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1588 – Thomas Hobbes – English philosopher, known for Leviathan.
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1622 – Vincenzo Viviani – Italian mathematician and scientist.
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1649 – Elisabeth of the Palatinate – German princess and philosopher.
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1692 – Adrienne Lecouvreur – French actress.
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1732 – Jean-Honoré Fragonard – French painter and printmaker.
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1784 – Louis Spohr – German composer and violinist.
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1827 – Joseph Lister – British surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery.
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1832 – Jules Ferry – French statesman and Prime Minister.
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1837 – Algernon Charles Swinburne – English poet and playwright.
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1840 – Ghazaros Aghayan – Armenian writer and educator.
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1856 – Booker T. Washington – American educator and civil rights leader.
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1869 – Albert Roussel – French composer.
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1871 – Mirra Alfassa – French spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo.
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1872 – Samuel Cate Prescott – American food scientist and microbiologist.
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1879 – Bernhard Schmidt – Estonian-German optician and inventor of the Schmidt telescope.
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1883 – Walter Huston – Canadian-American actor, known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
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1893 – Clas Thunberg – Finnish speed skater and Olympic champion.
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1900 – Spencer Tracy – American actor, known for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
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1901 – Melvyn Douglas – American actor, known for Being There.
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1908 – Bette Davis – American actress, known for All About Eve.
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1908 – Herbert von Karajan – Austrian conductor.
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1912 – John Le Mesurier – English actor, known for Dad’s Army.
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1916 – Gregory Peck – American actor, known for To Kill a Mockingbird.
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1917 – Robert Bloch – American writer, known for Psycho.
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1920 – Arthur Hailey – British-Canadian novelist, known for Airport.
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1920 – Barend Biesheuvel – Dutch politician and Prime Minister.
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1922 – Tom Finney – English footballer.
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1923 – Nguyễn Văn Thiệu – President of South Vietnam (1967–1975).
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1926 – Roger Corman – American film director and producer.
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1928 – Tony Williams – American jazz drummer.
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1929 – Ivar Giaever – Norwegian-American physicist, Nobel Prize winner (1973).
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1933 – Frank Gorshin – American actor and impressionist, known for Batman.
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1934 – Roman Herzog – President of Germany (1994–1999).
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1937 – Colin Powell – American statesman and retired four-star general.
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1939 – Ronald White – American singer (The Miracles).
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1941 – Michael Moriarty – American actor, known for Law & Order.
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1942 – Peter Greenaway – Welsh filmmaker and artist.
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1946 – Jane Asher – English actress and author.
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1947 – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – President of the Philippines (2001–2010).
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1948 – Dave Holland – English jazz bassist and composer.
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1949 – Judith Resnik – American astronaut and engineer.
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1950 – Agnetha Fältskog – Swedish singer (ABBA).
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1951 – Dean Kamen – American inventor and entrepreneur.
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1954 – Peter Case – American singer-songwriter.
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1955 – Akira Toriyama – Japanese manga artist, creator of Dragon Ball.
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1961 – Lisa Zane – American actress and singer.
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1962 – Lana Clarkson – American actress and model.
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1964 – Crispin Glover – American actor, known for Back to the Future.
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1965 – Mike McCready – American guitarist (Pearl Jam).
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1969 – Ricky Watters – American football player.
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1971 – Krista Allen – American actress, known for Baywatch.
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1973 – Élodie Bouchez – French actress.
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1976 – Sergio González – Spanish footballer and manager.
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1979 – Tim Cahill – Australian footballer.
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1980 – Matt Bonner – American basketball player.
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1982 – Thomas Hitzlsperger – German footballer.
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1984 – Marshall Allman – American actor, known for True Blood.
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1987 – Hayley Atwell – English actress, known for Agent Carter.
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1988 – Daniel Brosinski – German footballer.
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1990 – Ariel Winter – American actress, known for Modern Family.
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1992 – Marc-André ter Stegen – German footballer.
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1994 – Cierra Ramirez – American actress and singer.
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1997 – Asa Butterfield – English actor, known for Sex Education.
