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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1478]] – [[Gian Giorgio Trissino]], Italian linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1550)<ref>{{cite book|author=Stanley Hochman|title=McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=88xIQiXVMCQC&pg=PA43|year=1984|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=978-0-07-079169-5|pages=43–}}</ref> *[[1528]] – [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]] (died 1580)<ref>{{cite book|author=Alexandre Dumas|title=The page of the Duke of Savoy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUgRAQAAMAAJ|year=1910|publisher=P. F. Collier|page=67}}</ref> *[[1538]] – [[Alberto Bolognetti]], Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585)<ref>{{cite book |first=Gaspare |last=De Caro |url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alberto-bolognetti_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/ |chapter=Alberto Bolognetti |title=Dizionario biografico degli italiani |volume=11 |location=Rome |publisher=Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana |year=1969 |language=it}}</ref> *[[1545]] – [[Carlos, Prince of Asturias]] (died 1568)<ref>{{cite book|author=Juan Antonio Llorente|title=The History of the Inquisition of Spain: From the Time of Its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII., Composed from the Original Documents of the Archives of the Supreme Council and from Those of Subordinate Tribunals of the Holy Office|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTUvAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA138|year=1843|publisher=James M. Campbell & Company|pages=138–}}</ref> *[[1593]] – [[Artemisia Gentileschi]], Italian painter (died 1653)<ref>{{cite book|author=Delia Gaze|title=Concise Dictionary of Women Artists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVOPnrEcKKsC&pg=PA315|date=3 April 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-59901-9|pages=315–}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1621]] – [[Jean de La Fontaine]], French author and poet (died 1695)<ref>{{cite book|author=Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley|title=Montaigne, Rabelais, Corneille, Rochefoucauld, Moliere, La Fontaine, Pascal, Madame De Sévigné, Boileau, Racine, Fénélon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSzBJGDQuJMC&pg=PA165|year=1840|publisher=Lea and Blanchard|pages=165}}</ref> *[[1760]] – [[Christian Kramp]], French mathematician and academic (died 1826) *[[1766]] – [[Dominique Jean Larrey]], French surgeon (died 1842) *[[1779]] – [[Giorgio Pullicino]], Maltese painter and architect (died 1851) *[[1819]] – [[Francis Leopold McClintock]], Irish admiral and explorer (died 1907) *[[1830]] – [[Frederick W. Seward]], American lawyer and politician, 6th [[United States Assistant Secretary of State]] (died 1915) *[[1831]] – [[John Pemberton]], American chemist and pharmacist, invented [[Coca-Cola]] (died 1888) *[[1836]] – [[Joseph Chamberlain]], English businessman and politician, [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]] (died 1914) *[[1838]] – [[Eli Lilly]], American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded [[Eli Lilly and Company]] (died 1898) * 1838 – [[Ferdinand von Zeppelin]], German general and businessman, founded the [[Zeppelin|Zeppelin Airship Company]] (died 1917) *[[1839]] – [[John D. Rockefeller]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Standard Oil Company]] (died 1937) *[[1851]] – [[Arthur Evans]], English archaeologist and academic (died 1941) * 1851 – [[John Murray (Victorian politician)|John Murray]], Australian politician, 23rd [[Premier of Victoria]] (died 1916) *[[1857]] – [[Alfred Binet]], French psychologist and graphologist (died 1911) *[[1867]] – [[Käthe Kollwitz]], German painter and sculptor (died 1945) *[[1876]] – [[Alexandros Papanastasiou]], Greek sociologist and politician, [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (died 1936) *[[1882]] – [[Percy Grainger]], Australian-American pianist and composer (died 1961) *[[1885]] – [[Ernst Bloch]], German philosopher, author, and academic (died 1977) * 1885 – [[Hugo Boss (fashion designer)|Hugo Boss]], German fashion designer, founded [[Hugo Boss]] (died 1948) *[[1890]] – [[Stanton Macdonald-Wright]], American painter (died 1973) *[[1892]] – [[Richard Aldington]], English author and poet (died 1962) * 1892 – [[Pavel Korin]], Russian painter (died 1967) *[[1893]] – [[R. Carlyle Buley]], American historian and author (died 1968) *[[1894]] – [[Pyotr Kapitsa]], Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1984) *[[1895]] – [[Igor Tamm]], Russian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1971) *[[1898]] – [[Melville Ruick]], American actor (died 1972) *[[1900]] – [[George Antheil]], American pianist, composer, and author (died 1959) ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Henri Cartan]], French mathematician and academic (died 2008) *[[1905]] – [[Leonid Amalrik]], Russian animator and director (died 1997) *[[1906]] – [[Philip Johnson]], American architect, designed the [[IDS Center]] and [[PPG Place]] (died 2005) *[[1907]] – [[George W. Romney]], American businessman and politician, 43rd [[Governor of Michigan]] (died 1995) *[[1908]] – [[Louis Jordan]], American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (died 1975) * 1908 – [[Nelson Rockefeller]], American businessman and politician, 41st [[Vice President of the United States]] (died 1979) * 1908 – [[V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao]], Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991) *[[1909]] – [[Alan Brown (British Army officer)|Alan Brown]], English soldier (died 1971) * 1909 – [[Ike Petersen]], American football player (died 1995) *[[1910]] – [[Carlos Betances Ramírez]], Puerto Rican general (died 2001) *[[1911]] – [[Ken Farnes]], English cricketer (died 1941) *[[1913]] – [[Alejandra Soler]], Spanish politician (died 2017) *[[1914]] – [[Jyoti Basu]], Indian politician, 6th [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] (died 2010) * 1914 – [[Billy Eckstine]], American singer and trumpet player (died 1993) *[[1915]] – [[Neil D. Van Sickle]], American Air Force major general (died 2019) * 1915 – [[Lowell English]], United States Marine Corps general (died 2005) *[[1916]] – [[Jean Rouverol]], American author, actress and screenwriter (died 2017) *[[1917]] – [[Pamela Brown (actress)|Pamela Brown]], English actress (died 1975) * 1917 – [[Faye Emerson]], American actress (died 1983)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newcomb |first1=Horace |title=Encyclopedia of Television |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-19472-7 |page=806 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUXIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA806 |language=en}}</ref> * 1917 – [[J. F. Powers]], American novelist and short story writer (died 1999) *[[1918]] – [[Paul B. Fay]], American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (died 2009) * 1918 – [[Irwin Hasen]], American illustrator (died 2015) * 1918 – [[Oluf Reed-Olsen]], Norwegian resistance member and pilot (died 2002) * 1918 – [[Julia Pirie]], British spy working for MI5 (died 2008) * 1918 – [[Edward B. Giller]], American Major General (died 2017) * 1918 – [[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]], American actor (died 2000) *[[1919]] – [[Walter Scheel]], German soldier and politician, 4th [[List of German presidents|President of West Germany]] (died 2016) *[[1920]] – [[Godtfred Kirk Christiansen]], Danish businessman (died 1995) *[[1921]] – [[John Money]], New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on [[gender identity]], and responsible for controversial involuntary [[Sex reassignment surgery|sex reassignment]] of [[David Reimer]] (died 2006)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/11/us/11money.html|title = John William Money, 84, Sexual Identity Researcher, Dies|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 11 July 2006|last1 = Carey|first1 = Benedict}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Harrison Dillard]], American sprinter and hurdler (died 2019) * 1923 – [[Val Bettin]], American actor (died 2021)<ref>[https://www.forevermissed.com/valentine-john-bettin/lifestory Valentine John Bettin, 1923–2021]</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Johnnie Johnson (musician)|Johnnie Johnson]], American pianist and songwriter (died 2005) * 1924 – [[Charles C. Droz]], American politician *[[1925]] – [[Marco Cé]], Italian cardinal (died 2014) * 1925 – [[Arthur Imperatore Sr.]], Italian-American businessman (died 2020) * 1925 – [[Bill Mackrides]], American football quarterback (died 2019) * 1925 – [[Dominique Nohain]], French actor, screenwriter and director (died 2017) *[[1926]] – [[David Malet Armstrong]], Australian philosopher and author (died 2014) * 1926 – [[John Dingell]], American lieutenant and politician (died 2019) * 1926 – [[Martin Riesen]], Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender (died 2003) * 1926 – [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], Swiss-American psychiatrist and author (died 2004) *[[1927]] – [[Maurice Hayes]], Irish educator and politician (died 2017) * 1927 – [[Khensur Lungri Namgyel]], Tibetan religious leader * 1927 – [[Bob Beckham]], American country singer (died 2013) *[[1928]] – [[Balakh Sher Mazari]], former prime minister of Pakistan (died 2022) *[[1930]] – [[Jerry Vale]], American singer (died 2014) *[[1933]] – [[Antonio Lamer]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (died 2007) *[[1934]] – [[Raquel Correa]], Chilean journalist (died 2012) * 1934 – [[Marty Feldman]], English actor and screenwriter (died 1982) * 1934 – [[Edward D. DiPrete]], American politician *[[1935]] – [[John David Crow]], American football player and coach (died 2015) * 1935 – [[Steve Lawrence]], American actor and singer (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=March 7, 2024 |title=Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88 |url=https://apnews.com/article/steve-lawrence-dead-eydie-steve-0d5716adcf8a4fd0a96f3f12854212d5 |work=[[AP News]]|access-date=March 7, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Vitaly Sevastyanov]], Russian engineer and cosmonaut (died 2010) *[[1938]] – [[Diane Clare]], English actress (died 2013) *[[1939]] – [[Ed Lumley]], Canadian businessman and politician, 8th [[Minister of Communications (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Communications]] (died 2025) *[[1940]] – [[Joe B. Mauldin]], American bass player and songwriter (died 2015) *[[1941]] – [[Dario Gradi]], Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager *[[1942]] – [[Phil Gramm]], American economist and politician *[[1944]] – [[Jaimoe]], American drummer * 1944 – [[Jeffrey Tambor]], American actor and singer *[[1945]] – [[Micheline Calmy-Rey]], Swiss politician, 91st [[President of the Swiss Confederation]] *[[1947]] – [[Kim Darby]], American actress * 1947 – [[Jenny Diski]], English author and screenwriter (died 2016) * 1947 – [[Luis Fernando Figari]], Peruvian religious leader, founded the [[Sodalitium Christianae Vitae]] *[[1948]] – [[Raffi (musician)|Raffi]], Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter * 1948 – [[Ruby Sales]], American civil-rights activist *[[1949]] – [[Wolfgang Puck]], Austrian-American chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur * 1949 – [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]], Indian politician, 14th [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] (died 2009) *[[1951]] – [[Alan Ashby]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster * 1951 – [[Anjelica Huston]], American actress and director *[[1952]] – [[Larry Garner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1952 – [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]], American football player and sportscaster * 1952 – [[Marianne Williamson]], American author and activist *[[1956]] – [[Terry Puhl]], Canadian baseball player and coach *[[1957]] – [[Carlos Cavazo]], Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter * 1957 – [[Aleksandr Gurnov]], Russian journalist and author *[[1958]] – [[Kevin Bacon]], American actor and musician * 1958 – [[Andreas Carlgren]], Swedish educator and politician, 8th [[Minister for the Environment (Sweden)|Swedish Minister for the Environment]] * 1958 – [[Tzipi Livni]], Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th [[Justice Minister of Israel]] *[[1959]] – [[Pauline Quirke]], English actress *[[1960]] – [[Mal Meninga]], Australian rugby league player and coach *[[1961]] – [[Ces Drilon]], Filipino journalist * 1961 – [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andrew Fletcher]], English keyboard player (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Fletcher obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/27/andy-fletcher-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=27 May 2022 |language=en |date=27 May 2022}}</ref> * 1961 – [[Toby Keith]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2024)<ref>{{cite news |title=Country music legend Toby Keith dies aged 62 |work= BBC News |date= 6 February 2024 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68215639 }}</ref> * 1961 – [[Karl Seglem]], Norwegian saxophonist and record producer *[[1962]] – [[Joan Osborne]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1963]] – [[Mark Christopher (director)|Mark Christopher]], American director and screenwriter *[[1964]] – [[Alexei Gusarov]], Russian ice hockey player and manager *[[1965]] – [[Dan Levinson]], American clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader *[[1966]] – [[Ralf Altmeyer]], German-Chinese virologist and academic * 1966 – [[Shadlog Bernicke]], Nauruan politician * 1966 – [[Michael Hite]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Hite |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov |title=West Virginia House of Delegates }}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Jordan Chan]], Hong Kong actor and singer * 1967 – [[Charlie Cardona]], Colombian singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Téllez |first=Robert |title=Charlie Cardona: cinco canciones memorables de su carrera musical |url=https://www.radionacional.co/musica/charlie-cardona-cinco-canciones-memorables-salsa-colombiana |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.radionacional.co}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Billy Crudup]], American actor * 1968 – [[Shane Howarth]], New Zealand rugby player and coach *[[1969]] – [[Sugizo]], Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer *[[1970]] – [[Beck]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1970 – [[Mark Butler]], Australian politician<ref name=aph>{{cite news|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HWK|title=Hon Mark Butler MP|publisher=Parliament of Australia|accessdate=1 March 2022}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Sylvain Gaudreault]], Canadian educator and politician<ref>{{Quebec MNA biography|gaudreault-sylvain-1001}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Todd Martin]], American tennis player and coach *[[1971]] – [[Neil Jenkins]], Welsh rugby player and coach *[[1972]] – [[Karl Dykhuis]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1972 – [[Sourav Ganguly]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite book|author=Chitra Garg|title=Indian Champions: Profiles of Famous Indian Sportspersons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fq1wdzqhu6kC&pg=PA176|year=2010|publisher=Rajpal & Sons|isbn=978-81-7028-852-7|pages=176}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Shōsuke Tanihara]], Japanese actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japanmusic.jp/tanihara/index_profile.html|title=谷原章介プロフィール|publisher=Japan Music Entertainment|access-date=2008-02-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080203172205/http://www.japanmusic.jp/tanihara/index_profile.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-02-03}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Kathleen Robertson]], Canadian actress and writer<ref>{{cite web |title=Kathleen Robertson |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/355874%7C0/kathleen-robertson#overview |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Hu Liang]], Chinese field hockey player *[[1976]] – [[Talal El Karkouri]], Moroccan footballer * 1976 – [[Ellen MacArthur]], English sailor *[[1977]] – [[Christian Abbiati]], Italian footballer * 1977 – [[Paolo Tiralongo]], Italian cyclist * 1977 – [[Milo Ventimiglia]], American actor, director, and producer * 1977 – [[Wang Zhizhi]], Chinese basketball player * 1978 – [[Urmas Rooba]], Estonian footballer *[[1979]] – [[Mat McBriar]], American football player * 1979 – [[Ben Jelen]], Scottish-American singer-songwriter *[[1980]] – [[Eric Chouinard]], American-Canadian ice hockey player * 1980 – [[Robbie Keane]], Irish footballer *[[1981]] – [[Wolfram Müller]], German runner * 1981 – [[Anastasia Myskina]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anastasia Myskina {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/130533/name |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Shonette Azore-Bruce]], Barbadian netball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Netball {{!}} Athlete Profile: Shonette AZORE-BRUCE - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6004109-shonette-azore-bruce.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Sophia Bush]], American actress and director * 1982 – [[Hakim Warrick]], American basketball player *[[1983]] – [[John Bowker (baseball)|John Bowker]], American baseball player * 1983 – [[Rich Peverley]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/rich-peverley-8471514|title=Rich Peverley Stats|website=NHL|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Renata Costa]], Brazilian footballer *[[1987]] – [[Josh Harrison]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Harrison |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-harrison-543281 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Miki Roqué]], Spanish footballer (died 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/liverpool-fc/1216478-former-liverpool-fc-defender-miki-roque-dies-at-the-age-of-23.html|title=Former Liverpool FC defender Miki Roque dies at the age of 23|publisher=Click Liverpool|date=24 June 2012|access-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627100300/http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/liverpool-fc/1216478-former-liverpool-fc-defender-miki-roque-dies-at-the-age-of-23.html|archive-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Jesse Sergent]], New Zealand cyclist *[[1989]] – [[Yarden Gerbi]], Israeli Judo champion * 1989 – [[Tor Marius Gromstad]], Norwegian footballer (died 2012) *[[1990]] – [[Kevin Trapp]], German footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/122280/kevin-trapp |title=Kevin Trapp: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Virgil van Dijk]], Dutch footballer *[[1992]] – [[Ariel Camacho]], Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2015) * 1992 – [[Son Heung-min]], Korean footballer *[[1993]] – [[David Corenswet]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mullor |first1=Mireia |title=Who is David Corenswet, DC's new Superman? Here's where you've seen him before |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44366954/david-corenswet-superman-who-is/ |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=7 July 2023 |date=28 June 2023}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Marlon Humphrey]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marlon Humphrey |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3126356/marlon-humphrey |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Bryce Love]], American football player *[[1998]] – [[Maya Hawke]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jirak |first1=Jamie |title=Stranger Things Fans Are Celebrating Maya Hawke's Birthday |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/stranger-things-fans-are-celebrating-maya-hawkes-24th-birthday-robin-buckley/ |publisher=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=7 July 2023 |date=8 July 2022}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Jaden Smith]], American actor and rapper<ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/jaden-smith-597322#awesm=~oFYbHe8fITb5ED "Jaden Smith Biography"]. [[The Biography Channel|Biography]]. Retrieved May 24, 2018.</ref> *[[1999]] – [[İpek Öz]], Turkish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ipek Oz {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/321834/ipek-oz |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
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