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| * 1906 – [[Arturo Uslar Pietri]], Venezuelan writer (d. 2001) | * 1906 – [[Arturo Uslar Pietri]], Venezuelan writer (d. 2001) | ||
| *[[1912]] – [[Studs Terkel]], American writer (d. 2008) | *[[1912]] – [[Studs Terkel]], American writer (d. 2008) | ||
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| - | *[[1913]] – [[Woody Herman]], American musician and band leader (d. 1987) | ||
| - | *[[1914]] – [[Edward T. Hall]], American anthropologist and author | ||
| - | *[[1916]] – [[Adriana Caselotti]], American actress (d. 1997) | ||
| - | *[[1917]] – [[Juan Rulfo]], Mexican novelist (d. 1986) | ||
| - | * 1917 – [[James C. Murray]], American politician (d. 1999) | ||
| - | * 1917 – [[George Gaynes]], American actor | ||
| - | *[[1918]] – [[Wilf Mannion]], English former footballer (d. 2000) | ||
| *[[1919]] – [[Liberace]], American pianist (d. 1987) | *[[1919]] – [[Liberace]], American pianist (d. 1987) | ||
| - | * 1919 – [[Ramon Margalef]], Spanish scientist (d. 2004) | ||
| *[[1920]] – [[Martine Carol]], French actress (d. 1967) | *[[1920]] – [[Martine Carol]], French actress (d. 1967) | ||
| - | *[[1921]] – [[Harry Carey, Jr.]], American actor | ||
| - | *[[1923]] – [[Merton Miller]], American economist, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel laureate]] (d. 2000) | ||
| *[[1925]] – [[Bobbejaan Schoepen]], Belgian entertainer | *[[1925]] – [[Bobbejaan Schoepen]], Belgian entertainer | ||
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| *[[1926]] – [[Ronald Podrow]], British peace activist (d. 2004) | *[[1926]] – [[Ronald Podrow]], British peace activist (d. 2004) | ||
| *[[1927]] – [[Nílton Santos]], Brazilian footballer | *[[1927]] – [[Nílton Santos]], Brazilian footballer | ||
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Events
- 1836 - Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia.
- 1920 – In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc as a saint.
- 1929 – In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.
- 1960 - Peeping Tom gets its cinematic release.
Births
- 1898 - Tamara de Lempicka, Polish Art Deco painter
- 1944 - Billy Cobham, American virtuoso drummer
- 1946 - Robert Fripp, English guitarist King Crimson
- 1962 - Lisa Yuskavage, American figurative painter
Deaths
- 1703 - Charles Perrault, French fairy tale writer
- 1953 - Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician
- 1984 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor
- 1992 - Marisa Mell, Austrian actress
Births
- 1898 – Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (d. 1980)
- 1898 – Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (d. 1956)
- 1905 – Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)
- 1906 – Alfred Pellan, French Canadian painter (d. 1988)
- 1906 – Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (d. 2001)
- 1912 – Studs Terkel, American writer (d. 2008)
- 1919 – Liberace, American pianist (d. 1987)
- 1920 – Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)
- 1925 – Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian entertainer
- 1926 – Ronald Podrow, British peace activist (d. 2004)
- 1927 – Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer
- 1928 – Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
- 1929 – John Conyers, American politician
- 1929 – Claude Morin, French Canadian politician
- 1929 – Adrienne Rich, American writer
- 1930 – Betty Carter, American jazz singer (d. 1998)
- 1930 – Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist (d. 2000)
- 1931 – Jack Dodson, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1931 – Denise Filiatrault, French Canadian actress and director
- 1931 – Natwar Singh, Indian politician
- 1931 – Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American politician
- 1931 – Hana Brady, Killed during Holocaust
- 1935 – James Bolam, English actor
- 1936 – Roy Hudd, English radio and television actor
- 1936 – Karl Lehmann, German Catholic cardinal
- 1937 – Yvonne Craig, American actress
- 1944 – Billy Cobham, American virtuoso drummer
- 1944 – Danny Trejo, American actor
- 1945 – Nicky Chinn, English songwriter (Sweet, Suzi Quatro)
- 1945 – Alan Flusser, American clothing designer
- 1946 – Robert Fripp, English guitarist (King Crimson)
- 1946 – Roger Earl, English rock drummer (Savoy Brown, Foghat)
- 1947 – Bill Smitrovich, American actor
- 1948 – Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress
- 1948 – Judy Finnegan, English TV presenter (Richard & Judy)
- 1948 – Adrian Legg, English guitarist
- 1950 – J. Georg Bednorz, German physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1950 – Ray Condo, Canadian rockabilly musician
- 1951 – Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
- 1951 – Jonathan Richman, American proto-punk icon
- 1952 – James Herndon, American media psychologist
- 1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor
- 1954 – Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut
- 1955 – Olga Korbut, Belarussian gymnast
- 1955 – Jack Morris, American baseball player
- 1955 – Hazel O'Connor, English singer
- 1955 – Debra Winger, American actress
- 1959 – Mare Winningham, American actress
- 1960 – Landon Deireragea, Nauruan politician
- 1961 – Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
- 1961 – Charles Wright, American professional wrestler
- 1963 – Jon Coffelt, American artist
- 1963 – Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician
- 1964 – John Salley, American basketball player
- 1964 – Boyd Tinsley, American violinist (Dave Matthews Band)
- 1964 – Edit Berces, Hungarian marathon runner
- 1965 – Krist Novoselic, American musician, author, and activist
- 1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer
- 1966 – Scott Reeves, American actor and singer
- 1966 – Thurman Thomas, American football player
- 1968 – Ralph Tresvant, American singer (New Edition)
- 1968 – Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress
- 1969 – David Boreanaz, American actor
- 1969 – Tucker Carlson, American television commentator
- 1969 – Tracey Gold, American actress
- 1969 – Steve Lewis, American athlete
- 1970 – Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player
- 1970 – Danielle Spencer, Australian singer and actress
- 1971 – Rachel Goswell, English singer and songwriter (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
- 1972 – Derek Mears, American actor
- 1972 – Khary Payton, American actor
- 1973 – Special Ed, American rapper
- 1973 – Tori Spelling, American actress
- 1973 – Jason Acuña, American television personality
- 1974 – Laura Pausini, Italian pop singer
- 1974 – Sonny Sandoval, American singer (P.O.D.)
- 1975 – Tony Kakko, Finnish singer (Sonata Arctica)
- 1975 – Tonéx, American singer
- 1976 – Brian Langtry, American lacrosse player
- 1976 – Dirk Nannes, Dutch/Australian cricketer
- 1977 – Dolcenera, Italian singer
- 1977 – Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 – David Ford, English singer/songwriter
- 1978 – Lionel Scaloni, Argentine footballer
- 1979 – McKenzie Lee, English pornographic actress
- 1980 – Mikel Alonso, Spanish footballer
- 1980 – Michael Ryan, American ice hockey player
- 1980 – Melanie Lofton, American Journalist
- 1981 – Jim Sturgess, English actor
- 1982 – Joo Ji Hoon, Korean actor and model
- 1982 – Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
- 1982 – Hanna Mariën, Belgian athlete
- 1983 – Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
- 1983 – Mince Fratelli, Scottish Drummer (The Fratellis)
- 1983 – Kyle Wellwood, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 – Daniel Kerr, Australian football player (AFL)
- 1984 – Mickie Knuckles, American female professional wrestler
- 1984 – Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
- 1985 – Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor
- 1985 – Anja Mittag, German footballer
- 1985 – Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985 – Okura Tadayoshi, Japanese singer (Kanjani8)
- 1986 – Megan Fox, American actress
- 1986 – Andy Keogh, Irish footballer
- 1998 – Ariel Waller, Canadian child actress
Deaths
- 583 – Saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484)
- 1265 – Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)
- 1569 – Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr
- 1620 – William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)
- 1657 – Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)
- 1667 – Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)
- 1669 – Pietro da Cortona, Italian architect (b. 1596)
- 1691 – Jacob Leisler, American colonist (b. 1640)
- 1703 – Charles Perrault, French author (b. 1628)
- 1778 – Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718)
- 1782 – Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist (b. 1736)
- 1790 – Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720)
- 1830 – Joseph Fourier, French scientist (b. 1768)
- 1891 – Ion Brătianu, Romanian statesman (b. 1821)
- 1913 – Louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1849)
- 1920 – Levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824)
- 1926 – Mehmed VI, last Ottoman Sultan (b. 1861)
- 1943 – Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865)
- 1944 – George Ade, American author (b. 1866)
- 1947 – Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)
- 1953 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910)
- 1954 – Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (b. 1893)
- 1955 – James Agee, American writer (b. 1909)
- 1956 – H. B. Reese, American confectioner (b. 1876)
- 1957 – Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)
- 1959 – Elisha Scott, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1894)
- 1961 – George A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881)
- 1969 – Robert R., American AIDS victim (b. 1954)
- 1975 – Al Helfer, American radio sportscaster (b. 1911)
- 1979 – A. Philip Randolph, American civil rights activist (b. 1889)
- 1981 – Ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922)
- 1984 – Andy Kaufman, American comedian (b. 1949)
- 1984 – Irwin Shaw, American author (b. 1913)
- 1985 – Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)
- 1988 – Charles Keeping, English illustrator (b. 1924)
- 1990 – Sammy Davis, Jr., American entertainer (b. 1925)
- 1990 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer (b. 1936)
- 1992 – Chalino Sanchez, Mexican musician (b. 1960)
- 1993 – Marv Johnson, American R&B and soul singer (b. 1938)
- 1996 – Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (b. 1939)
- 1997 – Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)
- 2000 – Bodacious the Bull Famous rodeo bull (b. 1988)
- 2001 – Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things) (b. 1944)
- 2002 – Alec Campbell, the last surviving ANZAC (b. 1899)
- 2002 – Big Dick Dudley, American professional wrestler (b. 1968)
- 2003 – Mark McCormack, American businessman (b. 1930)
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