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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=== *[[1315]] – [[Bonne of Luxembourg]], first wife of [[John II of France]] (d. 1349) *[[1470]] – [[Pietro Bembo]], Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (d. 1547) *[[1505]] – [[Levinus Lemnius]], Dutch writer (d. 1568) *[[1531]] – [[Thado Minsaw of Ava]], Viceroy of Ava (d. 1584) *[[1537]] – [[Hieronymus Fabricius]], Italian anatomist (d. 1619) *[[1575]] – [[Robert Heath]], English judge and politician (d. 1649) ===1601–1900=== *[[1664]] – [[Andreas Schlüter]], German sculptor and architect (d. 1714) *[[1726]] – [[Francis Cotes]], English painter and academic (d. 1770) *[[1759]] – [[William Thornton]], Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the [[United States Capitol]] (d. 1828) *[[1769]] – [[Andreas Vokos Miaoulis]], Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835) *[[1772]] – [[Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet]], English inventor and politician, developed [[Congreve rockets]] (d. 1828) *[[1776]] – [[Simon Fraser (explorer)|Simon Fraser]], American-Canadian fur trader and explorer (d. 1862) *[[1795]] – [[Pedro María de Anaya]], Mexican soldier. President (1847–1848) (d. 1854)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10068/Pedro%20Maria%20Anaya|title=Pedro María Anaya|publisher=Busca Biografias|language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> *[[1799]] – [[Honoré de Balzac]], French novelist and playwright (d. 1850) *[[1806]] – [[John Stuart Mill]], English economist, civil servant, and philosopher (d. 1873) *[[1811]] – [[Alfred Domett]], English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1887) *[[1818]] – [[William Fargo]], American businessman and politician, co-founded [[Wells Fargo]] and [[American Express]] (d. 1881) *[[1822]] – [[Frédéric Passy]], French economist and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1912) *[[1824]] – [[Cadmus M. Wilcox]], [[Confederate States Army]] general (d. 1890) *[[1825]] – [[Antoinette Brown Blackwell]], the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. (d. 1921) *[[1830]] – [[Hector Malot]], French author (d. 1907) *[[1838]] – [[Jules Méline]], French lawyer and politician, 65th [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1925) *[[1851]] – [[Emile Berliner]], German-American inventor, invented the [[Gramophone record]] (d. 1929) *[[1854]] – [[George Prendergast]], Australian politician, 28th [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 1937) *[[1856]] – [[Henri-Edmond Cross]], French Neo-Impressionist painter (d. 1910) *[[1860]] – [[Eduard Buchner]], German chemist, zymologist, and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1917) *[[1875]] – [[Hendrik Offerhaus]], Dutch rower (d. 1953) *[[1877]] – [[Patrick Leahy (athlete)|Pat Leahy]], Irish-American jumper (d. 1927) *[[1879]] – [[Hans Meerwein]], German chemist (d. 1965) *[[1882]] – [[Sigrid Undset]], Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1949) *[[1883]] – [[Faisal I of Iraq]] (d. 1933) *[[1886]] – [[Ali Sami Yen]], Turkish footballer and manager, founded the [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray Sports Club]] (d. 1951) *[[1894]] – [[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati]], Indian guru and scholar (d. 1994) *[[1895]] – [[R. J. Mitchell]], English engineer, designed the [[Supermarine Spitfire]] and [[Supermarine S.6B]] (d. 1937) *[[1897]] – [[Diego Abad de Santillán]], Spanish economist and author (d. 1983) * 1897 – [[Malcolm Nokes]], English hammer and discus thrower (d. 1986) *[[1898]] – [[Eduard Ole]], Estonian painter (d. 1995) *[[1899]] – [[Aleksandr Deyneka]], Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1969) * 1899 – [[John Marshall Harlan II]], American lawyer and jurist (d. 1971) *[[1900]] – [[Sumitranandan Pant]], Indian poet and author (d. 1977) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Max Euwe]], Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (d. 1981) * 1901 – [[Doris Fleeson]], American journalist (d. 1970) *[[1904]] – [[Margery Allingham]], English author of detective fiction (d. 1966) *[[1906]] – [[Giuseppe Siri]], Italian cardinal (d. 1989) *[[1907]] – [[Carl Mydans]], American photographer and journalist (d. 2004) *[[1908]] – [[Henry Bolte]], Australian politician, 38th [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 1990) * 1908 – [[Louis Daquin]], French actor and director (d. 1980) * 1908 – [[Francis Raymond Fosberg]], American botanist and author (d. 1993) * 1908 – [[James Stewart]], American actor (d. 1997) *[[1911]] – [[Gardner Fox]], American author (d. 1986) * 1911 – [[Annie M. G. Schmidt]], Dutch author and playwright (d. 1995) *[[1913]] – [[Teodoro Fernández]], Peruvian footballer (d. 1996) * 1913 – [[William Redington Hewlett]], American engineer, co-founded [[Hewlett-Packard]] (d. 2001) * 1913 – [[Carlos J. Gradin]], Argentine Archaeologist (d. 2002)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Identifiants et référentiels pour l'Enseignement|title=Gradín, Carlos Joaquín (1918-2002)|url=https://www.idref.fr/17058741X|access-date=2021-05-23|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Gradin|first1=Carlos J.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1025944494|title=La región pampeana: su pasado arqueológico|last2=Oliva|first2=Fernando|date=2004|publisher=Laborde|isbn=987-9459-68-7|oclc=1025944494}} In {{Cite web|last=The Library of Congress|title=Gradin, Carlos J.|url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92033009.html|access-date=2021-06-22|website=id.loc.gov|lccn=no92033009}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Peter Copley]], English actor (d. 2008) * 1915 – [[Moshe Dayan]], Israeli general and politician, 5th [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1981) * 1915 – [[Joff Ellen]], Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999) *[[1916]] – [[Owen Chadwick]], English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015) * 1916 – [[Alexey Maresyev]], Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001) * 1916 – [[Ondina Valla]], Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006) *[[1917]] – [[Tony Cliff]], Israeli-English author and activist (d. 2000) * 1917 – [[Guy Favreau]], Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] (d. 1967) *[[1918]] – [[Alexandra Boyko]], Russian tank commander (d. 1996) * 1918 – [[Edward B. Lewis]], American biologist, geneticist, and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2004) *[[1919]] – [[George Gobel]], American comedian (d. 1991) *[[1920]] – [[John Cruickshank]], Scottish lieutenant and banker, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient *[[1921]] – [[Wolfgang Borchert]], German author and playwright (d. 1947) * 1921 – [[Hal Newhouser]], American baseball player and scout (d. 1998) * 1921 – [[Hao Wang (academic)|Hao Wang]], Chinese-American logician, philosopher, and mathematician (d. 1995) *[[1922]] – [[Ted Hinton (footballer)|Ted Hinton]], Northern Irish international footballer (d. 1988)<ref>{{Hugman|9059|Ted Hinton|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Edith Fellows]], American actress (d. 2011) * 1923 – [[Sam Selvon]], Trinidad-born writer (d. 1994)<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/533759/Samuel-Selvon "Samuel Selvon"], Encyclopædia Britannica., retrieved 21 May 2018</ref> *[[1924]] – [[David Chavchavadze]], English-American [[CIA]] officer and author (d. 2014) * 1924 – [[Zelmar Michelini]], Uruguayan journalist and politician (d. 1976) *[[1925]] – [[Alexei Tupolev]], Russian engineer, designed the [[Tupolev Tu-144]] (d. 2001) *[[1926]] – [[Bob Sweikert]], American race car driver (d. 1956) *[[1927]] – [[Bud Grant]], American football player and coach (d. 2023) * 1927 – [[David Hedison]], American actor (d. 2019) * 1927 – [[Franciszek Macharski]], Polish cardinal (d. 2016) * 1929 – [[Pedro Trebbau]], German-born Venezuelan zoologist (d. 2021)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=16 January 2021|title=Falleció Pedro Trebbau, reconocido zoólogo venezolano de origen alemán|url=https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/fallecio-pedro-trebbau-reconocido-zoologo-venezolano-de-origen-aleman/|access-date=17 January 2021|website=[[El Nacional (Venezuela)|El Nacional]]|language=es-VE}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Gilles Loiselle]], Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Finance]] (d. 2022) *[[1930]] – [[Sam Etcheverry]], American football player and coach (d. 2009) *[[1931]] – [[Ken Boyer]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1982) * 1931 – [[Louis Smith (musician)|Louis Smith]], American trumpeter (d. 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Constance Towers]], American actress and singer *[[1935]] – [[José Mujica]], Uruguayan [[guerrilla]] leader and politician, 40th [[List of Presidents of Uruguay|President of Uruguay]] (d. 2025) *[[1936]] – [[Anthony Zerbe]], American actor *[[1937]] – [[Dave Hill (golfer)|Dave Hill]], American golfer (d. 2011) * 1937 – [[Derek Lampe]], English footballer<ref>{{Hugman|11307|Derek Lampe|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Balu Mahendra]], Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) *[[1940]] – [[Shorty Long]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1969) * 1940 – [[Stan Mikita]], Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2018) * 1940 – [[Sadaharu Oh]], Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager *[[1941]] – [[Goh Chok Tong]], Singaporean politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Singapore]] * 1941 – [[John Strasberg]], American actor and teacher *[[1942]] – [[Raymond Chrétien]], Canadian lawyer and diplomat, [[List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States|Canadian Ambassador to the United States]] * 1942 – [[Lynn Davies]], Welsh sprinter and long jumper * 1942 – [[Carlos Hathcock]], American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999) * 1942 – [[Frew McMillan]], South African tennis player *[[1943]] – [[Albano Carrisi]], Italian singer, actor, and winemaker * 1943 – [[Deryck Murray]], Trinidadian cricketer *[[1944]] – [[Joe Cocker]], English singer-songwriter (d. 2014) * 1944 – [[Boudewijn de Groot]], Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1944 – [[Keith Fletcher]], English cricketer and manager * 1944 – [[Dietrich Mateschitz]], Austrian businessman, co-founder of [[Red Bull GmbH]] (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Megan |title=Red Bull founder and F1 team owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies aged 78 |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/red-bull-founder-mateschitz-dies-at-78/10388607/ |website=Autosport |date=22 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Vladimiro Montesinos]], Peruvian intelligence officer *[[1946]] – [[Cher]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress * 1946 – [[Bobby Murcer]], American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2008) *[[1947]] – [[Steve Currie]], English bass player (d. 1981) * 1947 – [[Greg Dyke]], English journalist and academic *[[1949]] – [[Robert Morin]], Canadian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter * 1949 – [[Michèle Roberts]], English author and poet * 1949 – [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1950]] – [[Andy Johns]], English-American engineer and producer (d. 2013) * 1950 – [[Reinaldo Merlo]], Argentinian footballer and coach * 1950 – [[Jane Parker-Smith]], English organist (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jane Parker-Smith obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/30/jane-parker-smith-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=30 July 2020 |language=en |date=30 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Thomas Akers]], American colonel, engineer, and astronaut * 1951 – [[Christie Blatchford]], Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-veteran-journalist-christie-blatchford-was-known-for-her-work-ethic/|title = Veteran journalist Christie Blatchford was known for her work ethic and wit}}</ref> * 1951 – [[Mike Crapo]], American lawyer and politician *[[1952]] – [[Roger Milla]], Cameroonian footballer and manager * 1952 – [[Michael Wills]], English politician, [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|British Minister of Justice]] *[[1953]] – [[Robert Doyle]], Australian educator and politician, 103rd [[List of mayors and lord mayors of Melbourne|Lord Mayor of Melbourne]] *[[1954]] – [[David Paterson]], American lawyer and politician, 55th [[Governor of New York]] * 1954 – [[Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway]], Scottish lawyer and judge *[[1955]] – [[Steve George (keyboardist)|Steve George]], American keyboard player and songwriter * 1955 – [[Zbigniew Preisner]], Polish composer and producer *[[1956]] – [[Ingvar Ambjørnsen]], Norwegian-German author and critic * 1956 – [[Gerry Peyton]], English born Irish international footballer and coach<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/gerry-peyton-24574/|title=Gerry Peyton|publisher=11v11.com|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Douglas Preston]], American journalist and author *[[1957]] – [[Yoshihiko Noda]], Japanese lawyer and politician, 62nd [[Prime Minister of Japan]] *[[1958]] – [[Ron Reagan]], American journalist and radio host * 1958 – [[Jane Wiedlin]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress *[[1959]] – [[Susan Cowsill]], American singer-songwriter *[[1960]] – [[Tony Goldwyn]], American actor and director *[[1961]] – [[Clive Allen]], English international footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=105|title=Clive Allen|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> * 1961 – [[Nick Heyward]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1963]] – [[David Wells]], American baseball player and sportscaster *[[1964]] – [[Kōichirō Genba]], Japanese politician, 80th [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs]] * 1964 – [[Edin Osmanović]], Slovenian footballer, coach, and manager * 1964 – [[Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer]], English journalist and author *[[1965]] – [[Ted Allen]], American television host and author * 1965 – [[Stu Grimson]], Canadian ice hockey player, sportscaster, and lawyer *[[1966]] – [[Dan Abrams]], American journalist and author *[[1967]] – [[Graham Brady]], English politician * 1967 – [[Gabriele Muccino]], Italian director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1968]] – [[Timothy Olyphant]], American actor and producer *[[1969]] – [[Road Dogg]], American wrestler, producer, and soldier *[[1970]] – [[Terrell Brandon]], American basketball player * 1970 – [[Louis Theroux]], Singaporean-English journalist and producer *[[1971]] – [[Šárka Kašpárková]], Czech triple jumper and coach * 1971 – [[Tony Stewart]], American race car driver *[[1972]] – [[Michael Diamond (sport shooter)|Michael Diamond]], Australian shooter * 1972 – [[Christophe Dominici]], French rugby player (d. 2020) * 1972 – [[Busta Rhymes]], American rapper, producer, and actor *[[1973]] – [[Nathan Long (rugby league)|Nathan Long]], Australian rugby league player *[[1974]] – [[Allison Amend]], American novelist and short story writer * 1974 – [[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]], Indian film director, writer and actor *[[1975]] – [[Juan Minujín]], Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter *[[1976]] – [[Ramón Hernández]], Venezuelan-American baseball player * 1976 – [[Tomoya Satozaki]], Japanese baseball player *[[1977]] – [[Matt Czuchry]], American actor * 1977 – [[Leo Franco]], Argentinian footballer * 1977 – [[Angela Goethals]], American actress * 1977 – [[Stirling Mortlock]], Australian rugby player * 1977 – [[Vesa Toskala]], Finnish ice hockey player *[[1978]] – [[Hristos Banikas]], Greek chess player * 1978 – [[Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová]], Czech pole vaulter * 1978 – [[Nils Schumann]], German runner *[[1979]] – [[Andrew Scheer]], Canadian politician, 28th [[List of Leaders of Canada's Conservative Parties|Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada]] * 1979 – [[Jayson Werth]], American baseball player *[[1980]] – [[Austin Kearns]], American baseball player * 1980 – [[Kassim Osgood]], American football player *[[1981]] – [[Iker Casillas]], Spanish footballer * 1981 – [[Rachel Platten]], American singer and songwriter * 1981 – [[Lindsay Taylor]], American basketball player * 1981 – [[Mark Winterbottom]], Australian race car driver *[[1982]] – [[Petr Čech]], Czech footballer * 1982 – [[Imran Farhat]], Pakistani cricketer * 1982 – [[Jessica Raine]], English actress * 1982 – [[Daniel Ribeiro (director)|Daniel Ribeiro]], Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter * 1983 – [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]], Indian Film Actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Birth date of Jr NTR |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jr-ntr/15411 |website=bookmyshow.com |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Óscar Cardozo]], Paraguayan footballer * 1983 – [[Matt Langridge]], English rower *[[1984]] – [[Mauro Rafael da Silva]], Brazilian footballer * 1984 – [[Patrick Ewing Jr.]], American basketball player * 1984 – [[Keith Grennan]], American football player *[[1985]] – [[Chris Froome]], Kenyan-English cyclist * 1985 – [[Brendon Goddard]], Australian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL grand final losses still haunt Goddard |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/afl/story/_/id/19505825/afl-grand-final-losses-haunt-goddard |website=ESPN.com |access-date=3 May 2020 |language=en |date=31 May 2017}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Dexter Blackstock]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Dexter Blackstock's Nottingham Forest return 'not far away' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15841762 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=3 May 2020 |language=en-gb |date=23 November 2011}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Stéphane Mbia]], Cameroonian footballer * 1986 – [[Jiřina Svobodová]], Czech pole vaulter *[[1987]] – [[Mike Havenaar]], Japanese footballer * 1987 – [[Julian Wright]], American basketball player *[[1988]] – [[Joel Moon]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Moon |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/world-club-challenge/leeds-rhinos/joel-moon/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=3 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Siosia Vave]], Australian-Tongan rugby league player *[[1991]] – [[Bastian Baker]], Swiss singer, songwriter, and performer * 1991 – [[Emre Çolak]], Turkish footballer *[[1992]] – [[Cate Campbell]], Malawian-Australian swimmer * 1992 – [[Jack Gleeson]], Irish actor * 1992 – [[Enes Kanter]], Turkish basketball player * 1992 – [[Fanny Smith]], Swiss freestyle skier<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fanny Smith |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/118972 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=20 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Ramy Rabia]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce71/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=7 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212205323/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce71/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=12 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Caroline Zhang]], American figure skater<ref>{{cite web |title=Caroline ZHANG - Olympic {{!}} United States of America |url=https://www.olympic.org/caroline-zhang |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=3 May 2020 |language=en |date=26 June 2016}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Brian Kelly (rugby league)|Brian Kelly]], Australian rugby league player *[[1997]] – [[Kaoru Mitoma]], Japanese footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/117732/ |title=Kaoru Mitoma |date=11 March 2025}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Jamie Chadwick]], English race car driver * 1998 – [[Nam Nguyen]], Canadian figure skater <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, 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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