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===1601–1900===
*[[1627]] &ndash; [[Anne, Duchess of Montpensier]], French princess (d. 1693)
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England]] (d. 1685)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Seaward |first1=Paul |title=Charles II (1630–1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland |date=19 May 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/5144}}</ref>
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Humphry Ditton]], English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1715)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Flood |first1=Raymond |title=Ditton, Humphry [Humphrey] (1675–1714), mathematician |date=14 April 2022 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7692}}</ref>
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton]], French zoologist and mineralogist (d. 1800)
*[[1722]] &ndash; [[James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster]], Irish soldier and politician (d. 1773)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Magennis |first1=Eoin |title=Fitzgerald, James, first duke of Leinster (1722–1773), politician and landowner |date=27 May 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/9565}}</ref>
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Jackson of Exeter]], English organist and composer (d. 1803)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=McGrady |first1=Richard |title=Jackson, William (i) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14032}}</ref>
*[[1736]] &ndash; [[Patrick Henry]], American lawyer and politician, 1st [[Governor of Virginia]] (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Tate |first1=Thad |title=Henry, Patrick (1736-1799), revolutionary statesman, orator, and lawyer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0100396}}</ref>
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Henri Braconnot]], French chemist and pharmacist (d. 1855)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crini |first1=Gregorio |title=Chitin and Chitosan: Discoveries and Applications for Sustainability |date=2022 |publisher=Academic Press |location=London |isbn=9780323995733 |page=19}}</ref>
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Johann Heinrich von Mädler]], German astronomer and selenographer (d. 1874)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tipler |first1=F. J. |title=Johann Madler's Resolution of Olber's Paradox |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society |date=September 1988 |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=313–325 |bibcode=1988QJRAS..29..313T}}</ref>
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Louise-Adéone Drölling]], French painter (d. 1836)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Drolling, Louise Adéone |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00053883}}</ref>
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[John H. Balsley]], American carpenter and inventor (d. 1895)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Isaac Albéniz]], Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1909)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Barulich |first1=Frances |title=Albéniz, Isaac |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00421}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Clark Voorhees]], American painter (d. 1933)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Voorhees, Clark Greenwood |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00192747}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Tobias]], Estonian organist and composer (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Humal |first1=Mart |title=Tobias, Rudolf |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42474}}</ref>
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[G. K. Chesterton]], English essayist, poet, and playwright (d. 1936)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Bergonzi |first1=Bernard |title=Chesterton, Gilbert Keith [G. K. C.] (1874–1936), writer |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32392}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Oswald Spengler]], German historian and philosopher (d. 1936)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Alfonsina Storni]], Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (d. 1938)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Max Brand]], American journalist and author (d. 1944)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Beatrice Lillie]], Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Morley |first1=Sheridan |title=Lillie, Beatrice Gladys [married name Beatrice Gladys Peel, Lady Peel] (1894–1989), actress and singer |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/39938}}</ref>
*  1894   &ndash; [[Josef von Sternberg]], Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1969)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Baxter |first1=Peter |title=Sternberg, Josef von (1894-1969), film director |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801187}}</ref>
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]], Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Carroll |first1=Brendan G. |title=Korngold, Erich Wolfgang |date=31 January 2020 |doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.3000000199}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Douglas Abbott]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th [[Minister of National Defence (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Defence]] (d. 1987)