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1506 – Francis Xavier – Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
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1613 – Gerrit Dou – Dutch painter.
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1648 – John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby – English poet and politician.
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1652 – Pope Clement XII – Pope of the Catholic Church (1730–1740).
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1727 – Michel Adanson – French botanist and naturalist.
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1770 – William Wordsworth – English poet, known for Lyrical Ballads.
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1772 – Charles Fourier – French philosopher and socialist.
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1780 – William Ellery Channing – American Unitarian preacher and theologian.
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1803 – Flora Tristan – French socialist writer and activist.
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1848 – Randolph Caldecott – English illustrator and artist.
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1859 – Walter Camp – American football coach and "Father of American Football."
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1860 – Will Keith Kellogg – American industrialist and founder of Kellogg’s.
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1867 – Holger Pedersen – Danish linguist.
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1870 – Gustav Landauer – German anarchist and philosopher.
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1882 – Kurt von Schleicher – German general and Chancellor of Germany.
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1883 – Gino Severini – Italian painter and Futurist artist.
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1884 – Bronislaw Malinowski – Polish anthropologist.
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1889 – Gabriela Mistral – Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner (1945).
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1890 – Paul Berthon – French artist and designer.
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1891 – Ole Kirk Christiansen – Danish founder of LEGO.
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1893 – Allen Dulles – American diplomat and CIA director.
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1897 – Walter Winchell – American journalist and radio commentator.
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1908 – Percy Faith – Canadian composer and bandleader.
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1915 – Billie Holiday – American jazz singer.
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1919 – Earl Thomas Conley – American country music singer-songwriter.
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1920 – Ravi Shankar – Indian sitar player and composer.
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1922 – Michele Ferrero – Italian businessman and owner of Ferrero SpA.
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1924 – Johannes Mario Simmel – Austrian writer.
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1928 – James Garner – American actor, known for The Rockford Files.
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1931 – Donald Barthelme – American short story writer and novelist.
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1933 – Wayne Rogers – American actor, known for MASH*.
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1938 – Jerry Brown – American politician and former Governor of California.
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1939 – Francis Ford Coppola – American film director, known for The Godfather.
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1944 – Gerhard Schröder – Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005).
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1946 – Colette Besson – French sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.
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1946 – Stan Winston – American special effects artist and filmmaker.
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1947 – Florian Schneider – German musician (Kraftwerk).
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1949 – John Oates – American musician (Hall & Oates).
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1954 – Jackie Chan – Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and filmmaker.
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1954 – Tony Dorsett – American football player.
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1962 – Andrew Hampsten – American cyclist.
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1964 – Russell Crowe – New Zealand-Australian actor, known for Gladiator.
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1965 – Bill Bellamy – American comedian and actor.
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1969 – Ricky Watters – American football player.
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1971 – Guillermo Barros Schelotto – Argentine footballer and manager.
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1973 – Caron Butler – American basketball player.
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1975 – Ronde Barber – American football player.
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1975 – Tiki Barber – American football player.
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1978 – Duncan James – English singer (Blue).
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1979 – Adrian Beltré – Dominican baseball player.
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1980 – Dražen Žerić – Bosnian footballer.
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1981 – Shakib Al Hasan – Bangladeshi cricketer.
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1983 – Franck Ribéry – French footballer.
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1984 – Spencer Pratt – American reality TV personality (The Hills).
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1985 – Jack Duarte – Mexican actor and singer.
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1986 – Charlie McDermott – American actor, known for The Middle.
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1987 – Martin Fenin – Czech footballer.
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1989 – François Hougaard – South African rugby player.
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1990 – Mickey Bushell – British Paralympic athlete.
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1991 – Alexandra Daddario – American actress, known for Baywatch.
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1992 – Baekhyun – South Korean singer (EXO).
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1994 – Dakota Blue Richards – English actress, known for The Golden Compass.
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1995 – Ethan Hayter – British cyclist.
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1996 – Lewis Cook – English footballer.
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1997 – Grace VanderWaal – American singer and songwriter.
