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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1132]] – [[Sancho VI of Navarre|Sancho VI]], [[king of Navarre]] (d. 1194) *[[1488]] – [[Ulrich von Hutten]], German religious reformer (d. 1523) *[[1523]] – [[Marco Antonio Bragadin]], Venetian lawyer and military officer (d. 1571) *[[1555]] – [[Ludovico Carracci]], Italian painter and etcher (d. 1619) ===1601–1900=== *[[1619]] – [[Jan van Riebeeck]], Dutch founder of [[Cape Town]] (d. 1677) *[[1630]] – [[Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten]], Dutch-English painter (d. 1700) *[[1631]] – [[Francesco Maidalchini]], Catholic cardinal (d. 1700) *[[1642]] – [[Simon de la Loubère]], French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (d. 1729) *[[1651]] – [[Joseph Vaz]], Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1711) *[[1652]] – [[Michel Rolle]], French mathematician and academic (d. 1719) *[[1671]] – [[John Law (economist)|John Law]], Scottish economist (d. 1729) *[[1673]] – [[Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] (d. 1742) *[[1713]] – [[Louis de Noailles]], French general (d. 1793) *[[1730]] – [[Antonín Kammel]], Czech violinist and composer (d. 1788) *[[1752]] – [[Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait]], French engineer, hydrographer, and politician, [[List of Naval Ministers of France|French Minister of Marine and the Colonies]] (d. 1807) * 1752 – [[Humphry Repton]], English gardener and author (d. 1818) *[[1774]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Biot]], French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1862) *[[1775]] – [[Alexander Anderson (illustrator)|Alexander Anderson]], Scottish-American illustrator and engraver (d. 1870) *[[1783]] – [[Reginald Heber]], English priest (d. 1821)<ref>{{cite book|last= Montefiore|first= Arthur|title= Reginald Heber, Bishop of Calcutta|url= https://archive.org/stream/reginaldheberbis00bric#page/n5/mode/2up|publisher= Fleming H. Revell Company|location= New York, Chicago and Toronto|year= 1902|oclc= 155604573 |pages=9–10}}; re-printed 2015 by Facsimile Publisher and distributed by Gyan Books, New Delhi.</ref> *[[1790]] – [[Manuel Blanco Encalada]], Spanish-Chilean admiral and politician, 1st [[President of Chile]] (d. 1876) *[[1810]] – [[John Putnam Chapin]], American politician, 10th [[Mayor of Chicago]] (d. 1864) *[[1811]] – [[Alson Sherman]], American merchant and politician, 8th [[Mayor of Chicago]] (d. 1903) *[[1814]] – [[Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts]], English art collector and philanthropist (d. 1906) *[[1816]] – [[Charlotte Brontë]], English novelist and poet (d. 1855) *[[1837]] – [[Fredrik Bajer]], Danish lieutenant and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1922) *[[1838]] – [[John Muir]], Scottish-American environmentalist and author (d. 1914) *[[1854]] – [[William Stang]], German-American bishop (d. 1907) *[[1864]] – [[Max Weber]], German economist and sociologist (d. 1920) *[[1868]] – [[Alfred Henry Maurer]], American painter (d. 1932) * 1868 – [[Mary Rogers Miller]], American author and educator (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stearns |first1=Ezra S. |title=History of Plymouth, New Hampshire|volume= II |date=1906 |publisher=University Press |location=Cambridge, Mass. |page=578 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofplymout22stea/page/n365/mode/2up}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Edwin Stanton Porter]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1941) *[[1874]] – [[Vincent Scotto]], French composer and actor (d. 1952) *[[1882]] – [[Percy Williams Bridgman]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1961) *[[1885]] – [[Tatu Kolehmainen]], Finnish runner (d. 1967) *[[1887]] – [[Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)|Joe McCarthy]], American baseball manager (d. 1978) *[[1889]] – [[Marcel Boussac]], French businessman (d. 1980) * 1889 – [[Paul Karrer]], Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1971) * 1889 – [[Efrem Zimbalist|Efrem Zimbalist, Sr.]], Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985) *[[1892]] – [[Freddie Dixon]], English motorcycle racer and racing driver (d. 1956) *[[1893]] – [[Romeo Bertini]], Italian runner (d. 1973) *[[1897]] – [[Odd Lindbäck-Larsen]], Norwegian Army general and war historian (d. 1975)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Odd Lindbäck-Larsen |first1=Aksel Schreiner |last1=Brakestad |first2=Dag |last2=Leraand |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Odd_Lindbäck-Larsen |language=no|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Maurice Wilson]], English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (d. 1934) *[[1899]] – [[Randall Thompson]], American composer and academic (d. 1984) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Luis Saslavsky]], Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995) *[[1904]] – [[Jean Hélion]], French painter (d. 1987) * 1904 – [[Odilo Globocnik]], Italian-Austrian [[SS]] officer (d. 1945) *[[1905]] – [[Pat Brown]], American lawyer and politician, 32nd [[Governor of California]] (d. 1996) *[[1911]] – [[Ivan Combe]], American businessman, developed [[Clearasil]] (d. 2000) * 1911 – [[Kemal Satır]], Turkish physician and politician (d. 1991) *[[1912]] – [[Eve Arnold]], Russian-American photojournalist (d. 2012) * 1912 – [[Marcel Camus]], French director and screenwriter (d. 1982) *[[1913]] – [[Norman Parkinson]], English photographer (d. 1990) *[[1914]] – [[Angelo Savoldi]], Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded [[International World Class Championship Wrestling]] (d. 2013) *[[1915]] – [[Garrett Hardin]], American ecologist, author, and academic (d. 2003) * 1915 – [[Anthony Quinn]], Mexican-American actor (d. 2001) *[[1916]] – [[Estella B. Diggs]], American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013) *[[1918]] – [[Eddy Christiani]], Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) *[[1919]] – [[Don Cornell]], American singer (d. 2004) * 1919 – [[Roger Doucet]], Canadian tenor (d. 1981) * 1919 – [[Licio Gelli]], Italian financer (d. 2015) *[[1922]] – [[Alistair MacLean]], Scottish novelist and screenwriter (d. 1987) * 1922 – [[Allan Watkins]], Welsh-English cricketer (d. 2011) *[[1923]] – [[John Mortimer]], English lawyer and author (d. 2009) *[[1924]] – [[Ira Louvin]], American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1965) *[[1925]] – [[Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason]], Australian soldier and judge, 9th [[Chief Justice of Australia]] * 1925 – [[John Swinton of Kimmerghame]], English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire]] (d. 2018) *[[1926]] – [[Elizabeth II]], Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] and [[List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II|her other realms]] (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886|title=Queen Elizabeth II has died|work=BBC News|date=8 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Arthur Rowley]], English footballer, manager, and cricketer (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/dec/21/guardianobituaries.football|title=Obituaries: Arthur Rowley |date=21 December 2002 |publisher=theguardian.com |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Ahmed Arif]], Turkish poet and author (d. 1991) *[[1928]] – [[Jack Evans (ice hockey)|Jack Evans]], Welsh-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996) *[[1930]] – [[Hilda Hilst]], Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (d. 2004) * 1930 – [[Silvana Mangano]], Italian actress (d. 1989) * 1930 – [[Dieter Roth]], German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (d. 1998) * 1930 – [[Jack Taylor (referee)|Jack Taylor]], English footballer and referee (d. 2012) *[[1931]] – [[Morgan Wootten]], American high school basketball coach (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/morgan-wootten-winningest-high-school-basketball-coach-dies-at-88/2020/01/22/a7ad57b0-3c61-11ea-baca-eb7ace0a3455_story.html |title=Morgan Wootten, former DeMatha Catholic High School basketball coach, dies at 88 |newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Asher |first=Mark |date=22 January 2020 |access-date=19 August 2021 }}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Slide Hampton]], African-American trombonist and composer (d. 2021) * 1932 – [[Elaine May]], American actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter * 1932 – [[Angela Mortimer]], English tennis player *[[1933]] – [[Edelmiro Amante]], Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2013) * 1933 – [[Easley Blackwood, Jr.]], American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2023) * 1933 – [[Ignatius Zakka I Iwas]], Iraqi patriarch (d. 2014) *[[1935]] – [[Charles Grodin]], American actor and talk show host (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run' and 'The Heartbreak Kid' star, dead at 86 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/18/entertainment/charles-grodin-obit/index.html |website=CNN|date=18 May 2021 }}</ref> * 1935 – [[Thomas Kean]], American academic and politician, 48th [[Governor of New Jersey]] *[[1936]] – [[James Dobson]], American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded [[Focus on the Family]] * 1936 – [[Reg Fleming]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2009) *[[1937]] – [[Gary Peters (baseball)|Gary Peters]], American baseball player (d. 2023) * 1937 – [[Ben Zinn]], Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player *[[1939]] – [[John McCabe (composer)|John McCabe]], English pianist and composer (d. 2015) * 1939 – [[Sister Helen Prejean]], American nun, activist, and author * 1939 – [[Reni Santoni]], American actor (d. 2020) *[[1940]] – [[Jacques Caron]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1940 – [[Souleymane Cissé (film director)|Souleymane Cissé]], Malian director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1941]] – [[David L. Boren|David Boren]], American lawyer and politician, 21st [[Governor of Oklahoma]] (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=February 20, 2025 |title=David Boren, an Oklahoma Eminence as Governor and Senator, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/david-boren-dead.html |access-date=February 23, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Geoffrey Palmer (politician)|Geoffrey Palmer]], New Zealand politician, 33rd [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] *[[1945]] – [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]], Indian cricketer and umpire * 1945 – [[Mark Wainberg]], Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (d. 2017) * 1945 – [[Diana Darvey]], English actress, singer and dancer (d. 2000) *[[1947]] – [[Al Bumbry]], American baseball player * 1947 – [[Iggy Pop]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor * 1947 – [[John Weider]], English bass player *[[1948]] – [[Gary Condit]], American businessman and politician * 1948 – [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]], American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2008) * 1948 – [[Josef Flammer]], Swiss ophthalmologist * 1948 – [[Dieter Fromm]], German runner *[[1949]] – [[Patti LuPone]], American actress and singer *[[1950]] – [[Shivaji Satam]], Indian actor *[[1951]] – [[Tony Danza]], American actor and producer * 1951 – [[Michael Freedman]], American mathematician and academic * 1951 – [[Bob Varsha]], American sportscaster * 1951 – [[Steve Vickers (ice hockey)|Steve Vickers]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1952]] – [[Gerald Early]], American author and academic * 1952 – [[Cheryl Gillan]], British businesswoman and politician, [[Secretary of State for Wales]] (d. 2021) *[[1953]] – [[John Brumby]], Australian politician, 45th [[Premier of Victoria]] *[[1954]] – [[Ebiet G. Ade]], Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1954 – [[James Morrison (actor)|James Morrison]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1954 – [[Mike Wingfield]], South African academic and scientist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wingfield, Michael John (1954-....) |url=https://www.idref.fr/116589000 |website=Id Ref |access-date=2022-12-26 |archive-date=2022-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226130626/https://www.idref.fr/116589000 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Murathan Mungan]], Turkish author, poet, and playwright *[[1956]] – [[Peter Kosminsky]], English director, producer, and screenwriter * 1956 – [[Phillip Longman]], German-American demographer and journalist *[[1957]] – [[Hervé Le Tellier]], French linguist and author * 1957 – [[Herbert Wetterauer]], German painter, sculptor, and author *[[1958]] – [[Andie MacDowell]], American model, actress, and producer * 1958 – [[Yoshito Usui]], Japanese illustrator (d. 2009) * 1958 – [[Michael Zarnock]], American author *[[1959]] – [[Tim Jacobus]], American illustrator and painter * 1959 – [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1961]] – [[David Servan-Schreiber]], French physician, neuroscientist, and author (d. 2011) *[[1963]] – [[Ken Caminiti]], American baseball player (d. 2004)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ken Caminiti |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ken-caminiti-111908 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Fiona Kelleghan]], American academic, critic and librarian *[[1969]] – [[Toby Stephens]], English actor *[[1970]] – [[Rob Riggle]], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vergun |first1=David |title=Comedian, Game Show Host Is a Retired Marine |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2820091/comedian-game-show-host-is-a-retired-marine/ |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=1 November 2021}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Michael Turner (comics)|Michael Turner]], American author and illustrator (d. 2008) *[[1973]] – [[Steve Backshall]], English naturalist, writer, and television presenter *[[1974]] – [[David Peachey]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/David_Peachey.html Rugby League Project]</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Petero Civoniceva]], Fijian-Australian rugby league player<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Petero_Civoniceva.html Rugby League Project]</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Gyula Koi]], Hungarian scholar and educator * 1977 – [[Jamie Salé]], Canadian figure skater<ref name="Boyd-2023">{{Cite web |last=Boyd |first=Alex |date=2023-02-05 |title=Jamie Salé was Canada's sweetheart on ice. Now the Olympian is championing something darker |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/02/05/jamie-sale-was-canadas-sweetheart-on-ice-now-the-olympian-is-championing-something-darker.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307004454/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/02/05/jamie-sale-was-canadas-sweetheart-on-ice-now-the-olympian-is-championing-something-darker.html |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=[[Toronto Star]] |language=en}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Virginie Basselot]], French chef * 1979 – [[James McAvoy]], Scottish actor<ref>{{cite web |title=James McAvoy · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards |url=https://www.bifa.film/people/james-mcavoy/ |website=BIFA · British Independent Film Awards |access-date=8 September 2022 |date=12 October 2018}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Tony Romo]], American football player and announcer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/the-40-year-old-qb|title=The 40-Year-Old QB|work=[[Fox Sports]]|date=21 April 2020|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Tarvaris Jackson]], American football player (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pattra |first1=Kevin |title=Former NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson dies in car crash |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/former-nfl-qb-tarvaris-jackson-dies-in-car-crash-0ap3000001109122 |website=NFL |access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Kim Wall (sprinter)|Kim Wall]], British sprinter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/kim-wall-14276636 |title=Kim WALL |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Ricky Berens]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ricky Berens|url=https://www.olympic.org/ricky-berens|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Jencarlos Canela]], American singer-songwriter and actor *[[1989]] – [[Nikki Cross]], Scottish wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Jeffrey |title=WWE News: Nikki Cross Turns 32, Top 10 Cesaro Feats of Strength, Mustafa Ali Chats About Fasting During Ramadan |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-news-nikki-cross-turns-32-top-10-cesaro-feats-of-strength/ |publisher=[[411Mania]] |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=21 April 2021}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Isco]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Isco |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/francisco-roman-alarcon-suarez |publisher=[[Real Madrid CF]] |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Joc Pederson]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joc Pederson |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/joc-pederson-592626 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Ludwig Augustinsson]], Swedish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ludwig Augustinsson |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/12303/Ludwig-Augustinsson/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Arianne Hartono]], Dutch tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arianne Hartono {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323451/arianne-hartono |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arianne Hartono - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/arianne-hartono_prs602464/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Mikel Oyarzabal]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte |date=October 2016 |url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/team/player/real-sociedad/mikel-oyarzabal-ugarte |publisher=[[Real Sociedad]] |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Jarrett Allen]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jarrett Allen |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628386/jarrett-allen |website=NBA.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Choi Hyun-suk]], South Korean rapper<ref>{{cite web|title="0421" 트레저 최현석 생일 축하 위한 깜짝 이벤트|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000269108|work=더팩트|date=23 February 2024|access-date=27 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Xavi Simons]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Netherlands |publisher=FIFA |page=20 |date=18 December 2022 |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Princess Isabella of Denmark]], daughter of [[King Frederik X]] and [[Queen Mary of Denmark]]<ref>[http://kongehuset.dk/Den-kongelige-familie/Kronprinsparret/HKH-Prinsesse-Isabella Kongehuset – Aktuelt – Den Kongelige Families Kongehuset.dk (21 May 2010). Retrieved 18 July 2015.]</ref> *[[2008]] – [[Hyein]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title='HAPPY BIRTHDAY'…뉴진스 혜인, 컴백 앞두고 부상→생일 맞이|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15483771|work=톱스타뉴스|date=21 April 2024|access-date=10 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref> <!--Do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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