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==Births== <!--Please do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ===Pre-1600=== *[[1400]] – [[John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton]], English soldier and politician (d. 1462)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/stourton-john-ii-1400-62|title=STOURTON, John II (1400-62), of Stourton, Wilts.|website=History of Parliament Online|access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref> *[[1462]] – [[Baccio D'Agnolo]], Italian [[woodcarver]], [[sculpture|sculptor]] and [[architect]] (d. 1543)<ref>{{cite book|author1=William Darrach Halsey|author2=Emanuel Friedman|title=Collier's Encyclopedia, with Bibliography and Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g8UJAAAAIAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Macmillan Educational Company|page=436}}</ref> *[[1476]] (or [[1474]]) – [[Helena of Moscow]], Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania and Queen consort of Poland (d. 1513)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Anne Commire|author2=Deborah Klezmer|title=Women in World History: Harr-I|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDsOAQAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Yorkin Publications|isbn=978-0-7876-4066-8|page=178}}</ref> *[[1593]] – [[Claude Vignon]], French painter (d. 1670)<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Denison Champlin|author2=Charles Callahan Perkins|title=Cyclopedia of painters and paintings|url=https://archive.org/details/cyclopediaofpain03cham_0|url-access=registration|year=1969|publisher=Kennikat Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/cyclopediaofpain03cham_0/page/368 368]|isbn=9780804605359}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1616]] – [[Johann Jakob Froberger]], German organist and composer (d. 1667) *[[1639]] – [[Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland]], English soldier and noble (d. 1665) *[[1700]] – [[José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda]], Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770) *[[1724]] – [[Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol]], English admiral and politician, [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]] (d. 1779) *[[1744]] – [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], German-born Queen to [[George III of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1818)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Universal Scots Almanack: For the Year 1790, ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ye23DSS2q1kC&pg=PA113|year=1790|publisher=John Robertson, and sold by all the booksellers|pages=113}}</ref> *[[1762]] – [[Johann Gottlieb Fichte]], German philosopher and academic (d. 1814) *[[1773]] – [[Arthur Aikin]], English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854) *[[1795]] – [[Johns Hopkins]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873) *[[1827]] – [[Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour]], French academic and politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1896) *[[1832]] – [[James Watney junior|James Watney, Jr.]], English politician, brewer and cricketer (d. 1886) *[[1857]] – [[John Jacob Abel]], American biochemist and pharmacologist (d. 1938) *[[1861]] – [[Nellie Melba]], Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931) *[[1871]] – [[Walter Russell]], American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 1963) *[[1874]] – [[Gilbert Jessop]], English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955) *[[1878]] – [[Alfred Laliberté]], Canadian sculptor and painter (d. 1953) *[[1879]] – [[Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor]], American-English politician (d. 1964) *[[1880]] – [[Albert Richardson (architect)|Albert Richardson]], English architect and educator, designed the [[Manchester Opera House]] (d. 1964) *[[1881]] – [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st [[President of Turkey]] (d. 1938) *[[1884]] – [[David Curtiss Munson|David Munson]], American runner (d. 1953) *[[1886]] – [[Francis Biddle]], American lawyer and judge, 58th [[United States Attorney General]] (d. 1968) *[[1887]] – [[Ion Jalea]], Romanian soldier and sculptor (d. 1983) *[[1889]] – [[Tản Đà]], Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939) * 1889 – [[Henry B. Richardson]], American archer (d. 1963) *[[1890]] – [[Eveline Adelheid von Maydell]], German-American illustrator (d. 1962) * 1890 – [[Ho Chi Minh]], Vietnamese politician, 1st [[President of Vietnam]] (d. 1969) *[[1891]] – [[Oswald Boelcke]], German captain and pilot (d. 1916) *[[1893]] – [[H. Bonciu]], Romanian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1950) *[[1897]] – [[Frank Luke]], American lieutenant and pilot, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 1918) *[[1898]] – [[Julius Evola]], Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974) *[[1899]] – [[Lothar Rădăceanu]], Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Lubka Kolessa]], Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (d. 1997) *[[1903]] – [[Ruth Ella Moore]], American scientist (d. 1994) *[[1904]] – [[Sven Thofelt]], Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer (d. 1993)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sven Thofelt |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23459 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=14 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Bruce Bennett]], American shot putter and actor (d. 2007) *[[1908]] – [[Manik Bandopadhyay]], Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956) * 1908 – [[Merriam Modell]], American author (d. 1994) * 1908 – [[Percy Williams (sprinter)|Percy Williams]], Canadian sprinter (d. 1982) *[[1909]] – [[Nicholas Winton]], English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015) *[[1910]] – [[Alan Melville]], South African cricketer (d. 1983) *[[1913]] – [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]], Indian lawyer and politician, 6th [[President of India]] (d. 1996) *[[1914]] – [[Max Perutz]], Austrian-English biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2002) * 1914 – [[Alex Shibicky]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005) * 1914 – [[John Vachon]], American photographer and journalist (d. 1975) *[[1915]] – [[Renée Asherson]], English actress (d. 2014) *[[1918]] – [[Abraham Pais]], Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000) *[[1919]] – [[Georgie Auld]], Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1990) * 1919 – [[Mitja Ribičič]], Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th [[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia]] (d. 2013) *[[1920]] – [[Tina Strobos]], Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (d. 2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/nyregion/dr-tina-strobos-who-harbored-jews-from-the-nazis-dies-at-91.html|title=Dr. Tina Strobos, Who Harbored Jews From the Nazis, Dies at 91|last=Berger|first=Joseph|date=2012-02-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Leslie Broderick]], English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013) * 1921 – [[Harry W. Brown (pilot)|Harry W. Brown]], American colonel and pilot (d. 1991) * 1921 – [[Daniel Gélin]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002) * 1921 – [[Yuri Kochiyama]], American activist (d. 2014) * 1921 – [[Karel van het Reve]], Dutch historian and author (d. 1999) *[[1922]] – [[Arthur Gorrie]], Australian hobby shop proprietor (d. 1992) *[[1924]] – [[Sandy Wilson]], English composer and songwriter (d. 2014) *[[1925]] – [[Pol Pot]], Cambodian general and politician, 29th [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] (d. 1998) * 1925 – [[Malcolm X]], American minister and activist (d. 1965) *[[1926]] – [[Edward Parkes]], English engineer and academic (d. 2019) * 1926 – [[Peter Zadek]], German director and screenwriter (d. 2009) *[[1927]] – [[Serge Lang]], French-American mathematician, author and academic (d. 2005) *[[1928]] – [[Colin Chapman]], English engineer and businessman, founded [[Lotus Cars]] (d. 1982) * 1928 – [[Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)|Thomas Kennedy]], English air marshal (d. 2013) * 1928 – [[Gil McDougald]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2010) * 1928 – [[Dolph Schayes]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2015) *[[1929]] – [[Helmut Braunlich]], German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013) * 1929 – [[Richard Larter]], Australian painter (d. 2014) * 1929 – [[John Stroger]], American politician (d. 2008) *[[1930]] – [[Eugene Genovese]], American historian and author (d. 2012) * 1930 – [[Lorraine Hansberry]], American playwright and director (d. 1965) *[[1931]] – [[Bob Anderson (racing driver)|Bob Anderson]], English race car driver (d. 1967) * 1931 – [[Trevor Peacock]], English actor, screenwriter and songwriter (d. 2021) *[[1932]] – [[Alma Cogan]], English singer (d. 1966) * 1932 – [[Paul Erdman]], American economist and author (d. 2007) * 1932 – [[Bill Fitch]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2022) * 1932 – [[Elena Poniatowska]], Mexican intellectual and journalist *[[1933]] – [[Edward de Bono]], Maltese physician, author, and academic (d. 2021) *[[1934]] – [[Ruskin Bond]], Indian author and poet * 1934 – [[Jim Lehrer]], American journalist and author (d. 2020) *[[1935]] – [[David Hartman (TV personality)|David Hartman]], American journalist and television personality *[[1937]] – [[Pat Roach]], English wrestler (d. 2004) *[[1938]] – [[Moisés da Costa Amaral]], East Timorese politician (d. 1989) * 1938 – [[Herbie Flowers]], English musician (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2024-09-08 |title=Herbie Flowers, Bassist on Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side,' Dead at 86 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/herbie-flowers-bassist-walk-on-the-wild-side-space-oddity-dead-obit-1235097538/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1938 – [[Igor Ter-Ovanesyan]], Ukrainian long jumper and coach *[[1939]] – [[Livio Berruti]], Italian sprinter * 1939 – [[James Fox]], English actor * 1939 – [[Nancy Kwan]], Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist * 1939 – [[Jānis Lūsis]], Latvian javelin thrower and coach (d. 2020) * 1939 – [[Dick Scobee]], American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Shuttle Challenger Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/space-shuttle-challenger-fast-facts/index.html |website=CNN |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Jan Janssen]], Dutch cyclist * 1940 – [[Mickey Newbury]], American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002) *[[1941]] – [[Nora Ephron]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) * 1941 – [[Igor Judge, Baron Judge]], Maltese-English lawyer and judge, [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]] (d. 2023) *[[1942]] – [[Gary Kildall]], American computer scientist, founded [[Digital Research|Digital Research Inc.]] (d. 1994) * 1942 – [[Robert Kilroy-Silk]], English television host and politician *[[1943]] – [[Eddie May]], English footballer and manager (d. 2012) * 1943 – [[Shirrel Rhoades]], American author, publisher, and academic *[[1944]] – [[Peter Mayhew]], English-American actor (d. 2019) *[[1945]] – [[Pete Townshend]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1946]] – [[Claude Lelièvre]], Belgian activist * 1946 – [[Michele Placido]], Italian actor and director * 1946 – [[André the Giant]], French-American wrestler and actor (d. 1993) *[[1947]] – [[Paul Brady]], Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1947 – [[Christopher Chope]], English lawyer and politician * 1947 – [[David Helfgott]], Australian pianist *[[1948]] – [[Grace Jones]], Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress *[[1949]] – [[Dusty Hill]], American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2021) * 1949 – [[Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath]], English politician * 1949 – [[Archie Manning]], American football player *[[1950]] – [[Tadeusz Ślusarski]], Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998) *[[1951]] – [[Joey Ramone]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2001) * 1951 – [[Dick Slater]], American wrestler (d. 2018) *[[1952]] – [[Charlie Spedding]], English runner * 1952 – [[Bert van Marwijk]], Dutch footballer, coach, and manager *[[1953]] – [[Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge]], Scottish lawyer and judge * 1953 – [[Shavarsh Karapetyan]], Armenian finswimmer * 1953 – [[Florin Marin]], Romanian footballer and manager * 1953 – [[Victoria Wood]], English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/apr/20/victoria-wood-obituary |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |title=Victoria Wood obituary |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 April 2016 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Rick Cerone]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1954 – [[Lena Einhorn]], Swedish director, writer and physician<ref>{{cite news |title=Lena Einhorn |url=https://www.svd.se/lena-einhorn |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |access-date=16 October 2020 |language=sv |date=27 February 2005}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Hōchū Ōtsuka]], Japanese voice actor * 1954 – [[Phil Rudd]], Australian-New Zealand drummer *[[1955]] – [[James Gosling]], Canadian-American computer scientist, created [[Java (programming language)|Java]] *[[1956]] – [[Oliver Letwin]], English philosopher and politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] * 1956 – [[Martyn Ware]], English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer *[[1957]] – [[Bill Laimbeer]], American basketball player and coach * 1957 – [[James Reyne]], Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter *[[1961]] – [[Vadim Cojocaru]], Moldovan politician (d. 2021) * 1961 – [[Gregory Poirier]], American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1961 – [[Wayne Van Dorp]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1963]] – [[Filippo Galli]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1964]] – [[Peter Jackson (rugby league)|Peter Jackson]], Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (d. 1997) * 1964 – [[John Lee (placekicker)|John Lee]], South Korean-American football player * 1964 – [[Miloslav Mečíř]], Slovak tennis player *[[1965]] – [[Maile Flanagan]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter *[[1966]] – [[Marc Bureau (ice hockey)|Marc Bureau]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1966 – [[Jodi Picoult]], American author and educator * 1966 – [[Polly Walker]], English actress *[[1967]] – [[Alexia (Italian singer)|Alexia]], Italian singer * 1967 – [[Geraldine Somerville]], Irish-born English actress *[[1968]] – [[Kyle Eastwood]], American actor and bass player *[[1970]] – [[Stuart Cable]], Welsh drummer (d. 2010) * 1970 – [[K. J. Choi]], South Korean golfer * 1970 – [[Regina Narva]], Estonian chess player * 1970 – [[Nia Zulkarnaen]], Indonesian actress, singer and producer *[[1971]] – [[Ross Katz]], American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1971 – [[Andres Salumets]], Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator *[[1972]] – [[Jenny Berggren]], Swedish singer-songwriter * 1972 – [[Claudia Karvan]], Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter *[[1973]] – [[Dario Franchitti]], Scottish race car driver *[[1974]] – [[Andrew Johns]], Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster * 1974 – [[Emma Shapplin]], French soprano * 1974 – [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], Indian actor *[[1975]] – [[Pretinha]], Brazilian footballer * 1975 – [[London Fletcher]], American football player * 1975 – [[Josh Paul]], American baseball player and manager * 1975 – [[Jonas Renkse]], Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1976]] – [[Ed Cota]], American basketball player * 1976 – [[Kevin Garnett]], American basketball player *[[1977]] – [[Manuel Almunia]], Spanish footballer * 1977 – [[Wouter Hamel]], Dutch singer and guitarist * 1977 – [[Brandon Inge]], American baseball player * 1977 – [[Natalia Oreiro]], Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress *[[1978]] – [[Marcus Bent]], English footballer * 1978 – [[Dave Bus]], Dutch footballer *[[1979]] – [[Andrea Pirlo]], Italian footballer * 1979 – [[Diego Forlán]], Uruguayan footballer * 1979 – [[Shooter Jennings]], American country singer, songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Clayton|date=2021-05-19|title=Happy Birthday Shooter Jennings: Singer, Songwriter, and Son of Outlaw Legends|url=https://outsider.com/news/country-music/happy-birthday-shooter-jennings-singer-songwriter-son-outlaw-legends/|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Outsider|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Tony Hackworth]], English footballer *[[1981]] – [[Luciano Figueroa]], Argentinian footballer * 1981 – [[Yo Gotti]], American rapper * 1981 – [[Michael Leighton]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1981 – [[Sina Schielke]], German sprinter * 1981 – [[Klaas-Erik Zwering]], Dutch swimmer *[[1982]] – [[Kevin Amankwaah]], English footballer * 1982 – [[Pål Steffen Andresen]], Norwegian footballer * 1982 – [[Klaas Vantornout]], Belgian cyclist *[[1983]] – [[Michael Che]], American comedian * 1983 – [[Jessica Fox (actress)|Jessica Fox]], English actress *[[1984]] – [[Marcedes Lewis]], American football player *[[1985]] – [[Malakai Black]], Dutch professional wrestler *[[1986]] – [[Mario Chalmers]], American basketball player *[[1987]] – [[Michael Angelakos]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1987 – [[David Edgar (footballer)|David Edgar]], Canadian soccer player * 1987 – [[Mariano Torres]], Argentinian footballer *[[1991]] – [[Jordan Pruitt]], American singer-songwriter *[[1992]] – [[Michele Camporese]], Italian footballer * 1992 – [[Ola John]], Dutch footballer * 1992 – [[Felise Kaufusi]], New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player * 1992 – [[Evgeny Kuznetsov]], Russian ice hockey player * 1992 – [[Marshmello]], American electronic music producer and DJ<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marshmello-mn0001374210/biography |title=Marshmello – Biography & History |last=Collar |first=Matt |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]], English singer-songwriter * 1992 – [[Heather Watson]], British tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heather Watson {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316981/heather-watson |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Lainey Wilson]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/musicians/a46027447/lainey-wilson |title=Lainey Wilson: Biography, Country Singer, 2025 Grammy Nominee |website=Biography |date=February 1, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Carlos Guzmán]], Mexican footballer *[[1995]] – [[Taane Milne]], New Zealand rugby league player *[[1996]] – [[Michael Carcone]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Carcone Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/carcomi01.html |website=hockey-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Elizabeth Mandlik]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elizabeth Mandlik {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326379/elizabeth-mandlik |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Riccardo Calafiori]], Italian footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy birthday Riccardo Calafiori! |url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/60976/happy-birthday-riccardo-calafiori |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=www.asroma.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[JoJo Siwa|Jojo Siwa]], American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 20, 2021|title=JoJo Siwa's Girlfriend Kylie Prew Celebrates Her Birthday With Sweet Message to Her "Soulmate"|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1271606/jojo-siwas-girlfriend-kylie-prew-celebrates-her-birthday-with-sweet-message-to-her-soulmate|access-date=June 8, 2021|website=E! Online}}</ref> <!--Please do not add yourself, fictional characters or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.-->
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