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===1601–1900===
*[[1715]] &ndash; [[Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach]], German organist (d. 1739)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Bach-Johann-Gottfried-Bernhard.htm |title=Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach [47] (Musician, Bach's Pupil) - Short Biography |website=www.bach-cantatas.com}}</ref>
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach]], German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1840)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - oldfells_list_jun06.doc |access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>{{rp|94}}
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[José Mariano Salas]], Mexican general and politician (d. 1867)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10064/Mariano%20Salas |publisher=Busca Biografias |access-date=May 27, 2019 |title=Mariano Salas |language=es}}</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel]], Swiss politician (d. 1893)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/bundesrat/mitglieder-des-bundesrates/jean-jacques-challet-venel.html |title=Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel |first=The Federal |last=Council |website=www.admin.ch}}</ref>
*  1811   &ndash; [[Chang and Eng Bunker]], Siamese-American showmen, the original [[conjoined twins]] (d. 1874)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bulwer Lytton |first1=Edward |title=The Siamese twins. A satirical tale of the times. With other poems |date=1831 |publisher=H. Colburn and R. Bentley |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/siamesetwinsasa01lyttgoog/page/n7 |access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Charles W. Fairbanks]], American journalist and politician, 26th [[United States Vice President]] (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000003 |title=FAIRBANKS, Charles Warren - Biographical Information |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref>
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Jack Blackham]], Australian cricketer (d. 1932)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogBe-Bo.html#blackham1 |title=Dictionary of Australian Biography Be-Bo |website=gutenberg.net.au}}</ref>
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Archibald Warden]], English tennis player (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WARDEARC01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319004957/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WARDEARC01 |archive-date=2007-03-19 |title=Archibald Warden Olympic medals and stats |date=19 March 2007}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Frank Schlesinger]], American astronomer and author (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/Schlesinger/ |title=The Bruce Medalists: Frank Schlesinger |website=www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu |access-date=2019-05-13 |archive-date=2014-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313075926/http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/Schlesinger/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Harriet Quimby]], American pilot and screenwriter (d. 1912)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/quimby-harriet/ |title=Quimby, Harriet |website=National Aviation Hall of Fame |access-date=2019-05-13 |archive-date=2022-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406202258/https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/quimby-harriet/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Al Cabrera]], Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabreal01.shtml |title=Al Cabrera Stats |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*  1881   &ndash; [[Jan van Gilse]], Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1944)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/bwn1880-2000/lemmata/bwn1/gilse |title=bwn1 |first=No |last=owner |date=12 November 2013 |website=resources.huygens.knaw.nl}}</ref>
*  1881   &ndash; [[Theodore von Kármán]], Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (d. 1963)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Karman.html |title=Theodore von Kármán (1881-1963) |website=www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk}}</ref>
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Irving Berlin]], Belarusian-American pianist and composer (d. 1989)<ref>[https://bigenc.ru/music/text/3366492 "Big Russian Encyclopedia: Irving Berlin"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829115856/https://bigenc.ru/music/text/3366492 |date=2017-08-29 }} ''Ministry of Culture, Russian Federation''</ref>
*  1888   &ndash; [[Willis Augustus Lee]], American admiral (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/willis-lee-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/willis-lee-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Willis Lee Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Paul Nash (artist)|Paul Nash]], British painter (d. 1946)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Nash |title=Paul Nash - British painter |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |date=7 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Willie Applegarth]], English-American sprinter (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/willie-applegarth-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174358/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/willie-applegarth-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Willie Applegarth Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
*  1890   &ndash; [[Helge Løvland]], Norwegian decathlete (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/helge-lovland |title=Helge LÖVLAND - Olympic Athletics - Norway |date=15 June 2016 |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Martha Graham]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Debra Craine |author2=Judith Mackrell |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Dance |url=https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary0000crai_a8h2 |url-access=registration |date=19 August 2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-956344-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary0000crai_a8h2/page/196 196]}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Jacques Brugnon]], French tennis player (d. 1978)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/jacques-brugnon |title=Jacques BRUGNON - Olympic Tennis - France |date=15 June 2016 |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>
*  1895   &ndash; [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]], Indian philosopher and speaker (d. 1986)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishnamurti's biography |url=https://kfa.org/krishnamurti-biography/ |access-date=2021-01-07 |website=Krishnamurti Foundation of America |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1895   &ndash; [[William Grant Still]], American composer and conductor (d. 1978)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Grant-Still |title=William Grant Still - Biography & Facts |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Josip Štolcer-Slavenski]], Croatian composer and academic (d. 1955)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000025958 |title=Slavenski [Stolzer, Štolcer, Štolcer-Slavenski], Josip |work=Grove Music |year=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25958 |last1=Bujic |first1=Bojan |isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref>
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Robert E. Gross (businessman)|Robert E. Gross]], American businessman (d. 1961)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalaviation.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v02/view_nahf/htdocs/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=-442124333&group_ID=1134656385&Parent_ID=-1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001427/http://nationalaviation.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v02/view_nahf/htdocs/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=-442124333&group_ID=1134656385&Parent_ID=-1 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |title=NAHF |date=27 September 2007}}</ref>