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| *[[1906]] - [[Albert Hofmann]], Swiss chemist | *[[1906]] - [[Albert Hofmann]], Swiss chemist | ||
| - | *[[1907]] - [[Pierre Mendès-France]], French politician (d. [[1982]]) | ||
| - | *[[1908]] - [[Lionel Stander]], American actor (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| - | *[[1910]] - [[Nikos Kavvadias]], Greek poet and writer (d. [[1975]]) | ||
| - | *[[1911]] - [[Zenko Suzuki]], [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| - | *[[1915]] - [[Robert Blair Mayne]], British soldier, co-founder [[Special Air Service]] (d. [[1955]]) | ||
| *[[1916]] - [[Bernard Blier]], French actor (d. [[1989]]) | *[[1916]] - [[Bernard Blier]], French actor (d. [[1989]]) | ||
| - | *[[1917]] - [[John Robarts]], Canadian politician, [[Premier of Ontario]] (d. [[1982]]) | ||
| - | *[[1921]] - [[Juanita M. Kreps]], former [[United States|U.S.]] [[Secretary of Commerce]] | ||
| - | * 1921 - [[Gory Guerrero]], professional wrestler (d. [[1990]]) | ||
| - | *[[1923]] - [[Carroll Shelby]], American race car driver, automobile designer and businessman | ||
| - | *[[1924]] - [[Roger Guillemin]], French [[neuroendocrinologist]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel laureate]] | ||
| - | * 1924 - [[Sam B. Hall]], American politician (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| - | * 1924 - [[Slim Harpo]], American musician (d. [[1970]]) | ||
| - | * 1924 - [[Don Cherry (singer/golfer)|Don Cherry]], American singer and golfer | ||
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Grant Tinker]], American television executive | ||
| - | *[[1926]] - [[Lev Demin]], Soviet cosmonaut (d. [[1998]]) | ||
| - | *[[1928]] - [[David L. Wolper]], American television producer | ||
| - | *[[1930]] - [[Rod Taylor (actor)|Rod Taylor]], Australian actor | ||
| - | *[[1932]] - [[Alfonso Arau]], Mexican film director | ||
| - | *[[1934]] - [[Jean Chrétien]], 20th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] | ||
| - | *[[1938]] - [[Fischer Black]], American economist (d. [[1995]]) | ||
| - | * 1938 - [[Arthur Scargill]], [[Socialist Labour Party (UK)]] leader | ||
| - | *[[1939]] - [[Anne Heggtveit]], Canadian alpine skier | ||
| - | *[[1941]] - [[Gérson]], Brazilian footballer | ||
| - | *[[1942]] - [[Clarence Clemons]], American musician ([[E Street Band]]) | ||
| - | *[[1943]] - [[Jim Hightower]], American radio host and author | ||
| - | * 1944 - [[Shibu Soren]], Indian politician | ||
| - | * 1944 - [[Mohammed Abed Elhai]], Sudanese writer and academic (d. [[1989]]) | ||
| - | *[[1945]] - Samdech Preah Sanghareach [[Bour Kry]], [[Sangharaja|Supreme Patriarch]] of the [[Cambodia|Cambodian]] [[Dhammayutt Order]] | ||
| - | * 1945 - [[Christine Kaufmann]], German-Austrian actress | ||
| - | *[[1946]] - [[John Piper (theologian)|John Piper]], American theologian | ||
| - | *[[1946]] - [[Naomi Judd]], American singer | ||
| - | * 1946 - [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]], British keyboard player ([[Yes (band)|Yes]]) | ||
| - | *[[1951]] - [[Willie Maddren]], English former footballer (d. [[2000]]) | ||
| - | *[[1952]] - [[Ben Crenshaw]], American golfer | ||
| - | * 1952 - [[Lee Ritenour]], American musician and composer | ||
| - | *[[1953]] - [[John Sessions]], Scottish actor | ||
| - | *[[1956]] - [[Robert Earl Keen]], American singer | ||
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Bryan Robson]], English footballer and manager | ||
| - | *[[1958]] - [[Vicki Peterson]], American musician ([[The Bangles]]) | ||
| - | * 1958 - [[Diego León Montoya Sánchez]], former Columbian crime boss | ||
| - | *[[1959]] - [[Rob Ramage]], Canadian ice hockey player | ||
| *[[1961]] - [[Jasper Fforde]], British author | *[[1961]] - [[Jasper Fforde]], British author | ||
| *[[1962]] - [[Susan Lindauer]], American peace activist and accused spy | *[[1962]] - [[Susan Lindauer]], American peace activist and accused spy | ||
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Births
- 1906 - Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist
- 1916 - Bernard Blier, French actor (d. 1989)
- 1961 - Jasper Fforde, British author
- 1962 - Susan Lindauer, American peace activist and accused spy
- 1963 - Dean Reynolds, English snooker player
- 1966 - Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist
- 1966 - Kelley Law, Canadian curler
- 1968 - Tom Dumont, American musician
- 1968 - Anders Borg, Swedish politician
- 1969 - Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
- 1969 - Kyle Richards, American actress
- 1970 - Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
- 1971 - Mary J. Blige, American singer
- 1972 - Marc Blucas, American actor
- 1972 - Amanda Peet, American actress
- 1972 - Luís Delgado, Angolan footballer
- 1973 - Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer
- 1973 - Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress
- 1974 - Jens Nowotny, German footballer
- 1974 - Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
- 1975 - Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
- 1976 - Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
- 1977 - Shomari Buchanan, American football player
- 1977 - Nadia Turner, American singer
- 1978 - Emile Heskey, English footballer
- 1978 - Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer
- 1979 - Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer
- 1980 - Mike Williams, American football player
- 1980 - Deanna Wright, American actress
- 1981 - Jamelia, English singer
- 1981 - Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian)
- 1981 - Chris Edwards, British musician (Kasabian)
- 1982 - Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
- 1982 - Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer
- 1983 - Adrian Sutil, German racing driver
- 1983 - Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
- 1985 - Rie fu, Japanese singer
- 1985 - Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
- 1987 - Scotty Cranmer, American professional BMX rider
Deaths
- 314 - St. Miltiades
- 705 - Pope John VI
- 802 - St. Paulinus II of Aquileia
- 812 - Stauracius, Byzantine Emperor
- 844 - Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor
- 1055 - Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1000)
- 1083 - Otto of Nordheim, Duke of Bavaria
- 1494 - Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (b. 1449)
- 1495 - Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (b. 1428)
- 1547 - Pietro Bembo, Italian author, literary theorist, and Catholic cardinal (b. 1470)
- 1641 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (b. 1583)
- 1696 - Charles Albanel, French missionary explorer in Canada (b. 1616)
- 1703 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (b. 1632)
- 1713 - Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant leader (b. 1637)
- 1762 - Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)
- 1763 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)
- 1771 - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (b. 1704)
- 1791 - William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)
- 1801 - Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (b. 1749)
- 1836 - John Molson, Canadian brewer (b. 1763)
- 1843 - Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and writer of the American national anthem (b. 1779)
- 1882 - Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)
- 1901 - Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (b. 1866)
- 1902 - Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (b. 1862)
- 1905 - Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)
- 1914 - Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and patron of the arts after whom the Carlsberg brewery was named (b. 1842)
- 1923 - King Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)
- 1928 - Thomas Hardy, English writer (b. 1840)
- 1931 - James Milton Carroll, American Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (b. 1852)
- 1941 - Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)
- 1952 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (b. 1889)
- 1952 - Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (b. 1885)
- 1954 - Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)
- 1958 - Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1966 - Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (b. 1901)
- 1966 - Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)
- 1968 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
- 1970 - Richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890)
- 1978 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet (b. 1927)
- 1979 - Jack Soo, American actor (b. 1917)
- 1980 - Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)
- 1980 - Laurie Knox, former tax accountant and current kindergarten teacher
- 1981 - Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. 1888)
- 1983 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (b. 1894)
- 1988 - Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, American WW II Marine aviator (b. 1912)
- 1988 - Florence Knapp, American, one-time oldest person in the world (b. 1873)
- 1991 - Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1905)
- 1994 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (b. 1902)
- 1998 - Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (b. 1926)
- 1999 - Fabrizio de André, Italian singer (b. 1940)
- 1999 - Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (b. 1921)
- 2000 - Ivan Combe, American inventor (b. 1911)
- 2000 - Bob Lemon, American baseball player (b. 1920)
- 2001 - Sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (b. 1914)
- 2002 - Henri Verneuil, French playwright and film director (b. 1920)
- 2003 - Mickey Finn, English drummer (T. Rex) (b. 1947)
- 2003 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (b. 1925)
- 2003 - Richard Simmons, American actor (b. 1913)
- 2005 - Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1938)
- 2005 - James Griffin, American musician (Bread) (b. 1943)
- 2005 - Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)
- 2005 - Fabrizio Meoni, Italian motorcyclist (b. 1957)
- 2006 - Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon), German DJ (b. 1966)
- 2006 - Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim (b. 1998)
- 2007 - Robert Anton Wilson, American author (b. 1932)
- 2007 - Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
- 2007 - Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter
Notes
Albert Hofmann Baron Haussmann Gordon Rattray Taylor Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler Alberto Giacometti Monte Blue Robert Anton Wilson Henri Verneuil Antoine-Augustin Préault Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens Thomas Hardy Bernard Blier Johann Nepomuk Geiger Jasper Fforde
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