Editing November 21 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1631]] &ndash; [[Catharina Questiers]], Dutch poet (d. 1669)
*[[1692]] &ndash; [[Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni]], Italian poet and academic (d. 1768)
*[[1694]] &ndash; [[Voltaire]], French writer and philosopher (d. 1778)<ref>{{cite web |title=Voltaire {{!}} Biography, Works, Philosophy, Ideas, Beliefs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Voltaire |website=Britannica  |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg]], German composer, critic, and theorist (d. 1795)
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Josiah Bartlett]], American physician and politician, 6th [[Governor of New Hampshire]] (d. 1795)
*[[1760]] &ndash; [[Joseph Plumb Martin]], American sergeant (d. 1850)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], German theologian, philosopher, and scholar (d. 1834)
*[[1785]] &ndash; [[William Beaumont]], American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" (d. 1853)
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[Samuel Cunard]], Canadian businessman, founded the [[Cunard Line]] (d. 1865)
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Ludwik Gorzkowski]], Polish politician, physicist, and revolutionary activist (d. 1857)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_2/34.pdf|title=Gorzkowski, Ludwik Je̜drzej|website=biographien.ac.at|language=de|access-date=Aug 8, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Lewis H. Morgan]], American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist (d. 1881)
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Hetty Green]], American businesswoman and financier (d. 1916)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Victoria, Princess Royal]] of England (d. 1901)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Désiré-Joseph Mercier]], Belgian cardinal and theologian (d. 1926)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Francisco Tárrega]], Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1909)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Hussein Kamel of Egypt]] (d. 1917)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XV]] (d. 1922)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Sigbjørn Obstfelder]], Norwegian poet and author (d. 1900)
*  1866   &ndash; [[Konishiki Yasokichi I]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 1914)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Alexander Berkman]], Lithuanian-American activist and author (d. 1936)
*  1870   &ndash; [[Joe Darling]], Australian cricketer and politician (d. 1946)
*  1870   &ndash; [[Stanley Jackson (cricketer)|Stanley Jackson]], English cricketer and politician (d. 1947)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Olav Duun]], Norwegian author and educator (d. 1939)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Sigfrid Karg-Elert]], German composer and educator (d. 1933)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Gustav Radbruch]], German lawyer and politician, [[Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)|German Minister of Justice]] (d. 1949)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Harold Nicolson]], English author and politician (d. 1968)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Cecil M. Harden]], American politician (d. 1984)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Mollie Steimer]], Russian-American activist (d. 1980)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[René Magritte]], Belgian painter (d. 1967)<ref>{{cite book|author1=National Gallery of Australia|author2=Michael Lloyd|author3=Michael Desmond|title=European and American Paintings and Sculpture 1870-1970 in the Australian National Gallery|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TjlHAQAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Australian National Gallery|isbn=978-0-642-13034-1}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Jobyna Ralston]], American actress (d. 1967)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Harekrushna Mahatab]], Indian journalist and politician, 1st [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]] (d. 1987)