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2009 - 2000

(2004) Solwhit : French-Irish race horse (d. 2014).
(2004) Kyla Simmons: Movie Actress.
(2004) Alena Pitts: Movie Actress.
(2003) Brynn Cartelli: Musician.
(2003) Blake Deming: Family Member.
(2001) Gabriel McClain: Family Member.
(2001) Chanel Loran: YouTube Star.
(2000) Chrystian Linares: YouNow Star.
(2000) Presley Henderson: Family Member.

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1999 - 1990

(1999) Kenedy Brown: Dancer.
(1998) Ella Gilling: TV Actress.
(1997) Ryland Lynch: Family Member.
(1996) Dee Davis: TV Actress.
(1996) Dee Dee Davis: American actress.
(1995) Corey Robinson: American noted family, the son of San Antonio Spurs basketball team all-star center David and his wife Valerie, their second son.
(1995) ZeRo : YouTube Star.
(1995) Ty Ellis: YouTube Star.
(1995) Paulie Litt: American actor.
(1995) Bel'ange Epako: Congolese footballer (d. 2013).

(1994) Hellen Toncio
(1993) Race Imboden: American fencer.
(1993) Mirai Nagasu: Athlete.
(1993) Chance The Rapper: Musician.
(1992) Chris Rodden: American male born to Silvia and Captain Jonathan Rodden.
(1992) Jessica Jackson: Musical.
(1992) Julien Solomita: Vine Star.
(1992) Lachlan Maranta: Australian rugby league footballer.
(1992) Noni Ene: Romanian actor singer and dancer.
(1991) Augusta Xu-Holland
(1991) Tessa James: Australian actress.
(1991) Lancifer : Rapper.
(1990) Constance Jablonski
(1990) Tara Gill
(1990) Gia Mantegna: Movie Actress.
(1990) Charlotte Di Calypso
(1990) Valère Germain
(1990) Nari Yang Kim: South Korean diplomat.
(1990) Jonathan Brown: Welsh footballer.

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1989 - 1980

(1989) Javed Mohammed: Trinidadian footballer.
(1989) Avi Kaplan: Pop Singer.
(1989) Paraskevi Papachristou: Greek triple jumper.
(1989) Zara Aldana: Filipino model.
(1988) Takahiro Moriuchi: Japanese singer-songwriter (ONE OK ROCK and News).
(1988) Takahiro Morita: Rock Singer.
(1988) Andy Mineo: Musician.
(1988) Eliza Doolittle: Pop Singer.
(1987) Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
(1987) Mehdi Benatia

(1987) Jacqueline Wood: TV Actress.
(1987) Eelco Sintnicolaas: Dutch decathlete.
(1986) Romain Grosjean: Swiss/French racing driver in the Formula One.
(1986) Paula Lane: TV Actress.
(1985) Rooney Mara: Movie Actress.
(1985) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: French athlete, a professional tennis player nicknamed Mohammad Ali of tennis.
(1985) Luke Mitchell: TV Actor.
(1985) Mehdi Nemmouche: French-Algerian, arrested at the Saint-Charles railway station in Marseille (30 May 2014), in connection with the Jewish Brussel Museum shooting.
(1985) Nate Diaz: Athlete.
(1985) Heidi Shepherd: Metal Singer.
(1985) William Snape: English actor.
(1984) Rosanna Davison: Irish model and actress Miss World 2003.
(1984) Paul-Henri de le Rue
(1984) Mathieu Lemoine
(1984) Raffaele Palladino: Italian footballer.
(1984) Pablo Álvarez: Argentinian footballer.
(1984) Paul-Henri De Le Rue: French snowboarder, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning bronze in the men's snowboard cross event.
(1984) Jed Lowrie: American baseball player.
(1983) Roberto Jimenez: Peruvian football player.
(1983) Stanislav Chistov: Russian ice hockey player.
(1983) Roberto Jiménez: Peruvian footballer.
(1983) Andrea Marcato: Italian rugby player.
(1983) Cat Osterman: Athlete.
(1982) Lee Jun Ki: South Korean actor and model.
(1982) Lee Joon-gi: South Korean actor and singer.
(1982) Martin Kampmann: Danish mixed martial artist.
(1982) Brad Boyes: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1982) Althea Heart: Reality Star.
(1982) Jonathan Vilma: Athlete.
(1982) Gina Carano: Actress.
(1982) Chuck Kobasew: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1981) Susie Amy
(1981) Chris Thompson: English runner.
(1981) Sandra Fluke
(1981) Jenny Meadows: English runner.
(1981) Ryan Raburn: American baseball player.
(1981) Hanna Pakarinen: Finnish singer-songwriter.
(1981) Wayne Lydon: American baseball player.
(1981) Myuran Sukumaran: English-Australian drug trafficker (d. 2015).
(1981) Zhang Yaokun: Chinese football player.
(1981) Lea T: Brazilian-Italian model.
(1980) Nicholas D'Agosto: American television and film actor.
(1980) Alaina Huffman: TV Actress.
(1980) Bernice Burgos: Instagram Star.
(1980) Fabián Vargas: Colombian footballer.
(1980) Lee Hyun-il: South Korean badminton player.
(1980) Fabian Andres Vargas: Colombian football player.
(1980) Brenda Villa: American water polo player.
(1980) Curtis Woodhouse: English footballer boxer and manager.
(1980) Crystal Carlson: Miss Maine Teen-USA (1997).

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1979 - 1970

(1979) Lucila Solá
(1979) Tate Ellington
(1979) Ken Duken
(1979) Eric Brewer: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1979) Marija Šestak: Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper.
(1979) Siddharth : Indian actor singer and producer.
(1979) Siddharth Narayan: Indian actor.
(1979) Sung Si-kyung: South Korean singer and actor.
(1978) Lindsay Hartley: American actress and singer.
(1978) Bilal Abdul-samad: rocker (Boys).

(1978) Jason White: Scottish rugby player.
(1978) Loukas Louka: Greek-Cypriot footballer.
(1977) Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
(1977) Alek Wek: Designer.
(1977) Abbi Glines: Novelist.
(1977) Sizzla: Jamaican dancehall artist.
(1977) Chad Hedrick: American speed skater.
(1977) Florentijn Hofman: Artist.
(1977) Ruben Murray: French noted family, son of jazz musician David Murray (sax, clarinet, flute).
(1977) Phil Jamieson: Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grinspoon and The Wrights).
(1977) Pascal de: Vries; soccer player (FC Twente).
(1977) Frederik Magle: Danish pianist and composer.
(1977) Hayes MacArthur: Comedian.
(1976) Maïwenn Le Besco
(1976) Anna Geislerová: Czech actress.
(1976) Monet Mazur: American actress and musician.
(1976) Sizzla : Jamaican rapper.
(1976) Maiwen Maiwenn: Actress.
(1976) Maïwenn : French actress and director, daughter of French-Algerian actress Catherine Belkhodja and Patrick Le Besco (Breton of Vietnamese descent), she starred in several films as a child and teenage actress.
(1976) Nadine Thomas: Miss Jamaica-Universe (1997).
(1976) Ana Geislerova: Czech actress.
(1976) Alex Nesic: American actor.
(1976) Maurice Wignall: Jamaican hurdler and long jumper.
(1975) Gabriel Soto: Mexican actor.
(1975) Heidi Alexander: English politician.
(1975) Sean Maher: Actor.
(1975) Trifun Zivanovic in Santa Monica: California; figure skater (1995 Pacific Coast Junior champion).
(1975) Travis Roy: American ice hockey player.
(1974) Victoria Beckham: British musician, one of the Spice Girls, called Posh, and wife of noted English football star player David Beckham.
(1974) Mikael Akerfeldt: Swedish guitarist and singer (Opeth).
(1974) Stéphanie Cano
(1974) Juliette Méadel
(1974) Marcel Nijenhuis: soccer player (NEC).
(1974) Mikael Åkerfeldt: Swedish singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (Opeth Bloodbath and Katatonia).
(1974) Simon Konecki: Family Member.
(1974) James Hamilton: linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars).
(1973) Theo Ratliff: NBA forward / center (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers).
(1973) Kenneth Carlsen: in Denmark; tennis star.
(1973) Mehdi Belhaj Kacem
(1973) Ako Akon: Musician.
(1973) Kaiho Ryoji: Japanese sumo wrestler.
(1973) Gene Makowsky: Canadian Football League offensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
(1973) Brett Maher in Adelaide: South Australia, Australia; basketball guard (Olympics-1996).
(1973) Livio Magnini: Italian fencer, guitarist and composer.
(1973) Kaihō Ryōji: Japanese sumo wrestler.
(1973) Brett Maher: Australian basketball player and sportscaster.
(1973) Jeff Lewis: NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos - Super Bowl 32).
(1973) Katrin Koov: Estonian architect.
(1973) Kentarō Kobayashi: Japanese comedian actor director and illustrator.
(1973) Ross Aloisi: Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics - 1996).
(1972) Jennifer Garner: American actress and film producer.
(1972) Ruffian : American thoroughbred racehorse (Born 1972).
(1972) Gary Bennett: American baseball player.
(1972) Keith Lyle: safety (Saint Louis Rams).
(1972) Benjamin Dodwell: Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
(1972) Gordon Laro: NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars).
(1972) Tony Boselli: NFL offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars).
(1972) Claire Sweeney: English actress.
(1972) Muttiah Muralitharan: Sri Lankan cricketer.
(1972) Yuichi Nishimura: Japanese footballer and referee.
(1972) Terran Sandwith: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1972) Karim Tahir: French criminal, a violent bank robber known as "le roi de l’évasion" (The king of escape), who was sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Rhone Court of Assizes in 2011.
(1972) Jarkko Wiss: Finnish footballer and manager.
(1971) Belinda Stewart-Wilson: Actress.
(1971) Max Beesley: Actor.
(1971) Andri Kirsima: Estonian architect.
(1971) Claire Sweeney: English actress and singer.
(1971) David Oliver: Sechelt -- NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers).
(1971) Selen Selena: Musician.
(1971) Peter Billingsley: Actor.
(1970) Redman (rapper)
(1970) Pascale Arbillot
(1970) Tami Roman: Reality Star.
(1970) Tamara Beckwith
(1970) Tony Sacca: WLAF quarterback (Barcelona Dragons).
(1970) Roberto Sosa: Mexican actor of television, theater and film.
(1970) Tim Fish: Artist.
(1970) Redman : American rapper.

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1969 - 1960

(1969) Alexander McQueen: fashion designer.
(1968) Jim Bilba: French basketball player who won the Euroleague with Limoges CSP in 1993, and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.
(1968) Adam McKay: Writer.
(1968) Phil Henderson: American basketball player and coach (d. 2013).
(1968) Prince Maurits: of the Netherlands.
(1968) Ritchie Woodhall: boxer.
(1968) Maurits : Dutch royal family, the son of Princess Margriets and Prince Pieter van Vollenhoven.
(1968) Julie Fagerholt: Danish fashion designer.
(1968) Frank Felber: Austrian astrologer, author of several books on this item, including asteroids and fixed stars, aspects, transits, esoterics and exoterics.
(1968) Maurits of Orange-Nassau: van Vollenhoven.

(1968) Richie Woodhall: English boxer and trainer.
(1967) Liz Phair: American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
(1967) Kimberly Elise: American actress.
(1967) Henry Ian Cusick: Peruvian-born Scottish actor.
(1967) Leslie Bega
(1967) Marquis Grissom
(1967) Birgitta Jónsdóttir
(1967) Henry Cusick: TV Actor.
(1967) Grissom : American baseball player, a right-handed centerfielder who played with the Montreal Expos (1989–1994), Atlanta Braves (1995–1996), Cleveland Indians (1997), Milwaukee Brewers (1998–2000), Los Angeles Dodgers (2001–2002), and San Francisco Giants (2003–2005).
(1967) Marquis Grisom in Atlanta: Georgia, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians).
(1967) Timothy Gibbs in Burbank: California, USA; actor (Father Murphy, Santa Barbara).
(1967) Leslie Bega in Los Angeles: California, USA; actress (Maria Tomlinson - Head of the Class).
(1967) Aaron Wallace: NFL defensive end / linebacker (Oakland Raiders).
(1967) Timothy Gibbs: American actor director producer and screenwriter.
(1966) Agnes-Nicole Winter
(1966) Paola Perego
(1966) Susie Redman in Salem: Ohio, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore-second).
(1966) Vikram : Indian actor.
(1965) William Mapother: American actor.
(1965) Yoshiki Kuroda: Japanese urban planner.
(1965) Jon Cryer: Actor.
(1965) Martin Lawrence: Comedian.
(1965) Joris Lutz: Dutch actor, presenter, writer and children's author.
(1964) Maynard James Keenan: American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle).
(1964) Charles Beigbeder
(1964) Lela Rochon: American actress.
(1964) Ken Daneyko: Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster.
(1964) Maynard James Keenan: Musician.
(1964) Ken Daneyko in Windsor: Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (New Jersey Devils).
(1964) Raye Hollit: American Gladiator (Zap).
(1964) Maynard Keenan: Metal Singer.
(1964) Bart Van den Bossche: Flemish singer and actor (d. 2013).
(1963) Vicky Vilagos: Canadian swimmer.
(1963) Joel Murray: American actor director producer and screenwriter.
(1963) Penny Vilagos: Canadian swimmer.
(1962) Jessica Martin
(1962) Nancy Hogshead: Iowa City -- Swimmer (1984 Olympics - Gold Medalist) / model (jockey).
(1962) Marianna Efstratiou: Greek singer.
(1962) Paul Nicholls: English jockey and trainer.
(1962) Ian MacKaye: Musician.
(1961) Yves Jégo: French politician, member (député) of the French National Assembly for the third constituency of Seine-et-Marne (Paris region) and Mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne (Seine-et-Marne).
(1961) Boomer Esiason: American football player, a quarterback with the New York Jets.
(1961) Carlo Rota
(1961) Frank Christensen: American union leader.
(1961) [Norman] Boomer Esiason in West Islip: New York, USA; NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets).
(1961) Frank J Christensen: American labor leader.
(1961) Bella Freud: English fashion designer.
(1960) Vikram (actor)
(1960) Pascale Ferran
(1960) Michael Whitaker: Showjumper.
(1960) Vladimir Polyakov: Russian pole vaulter.

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1959 - 1950

(1959) Sean Bean: English actor.
(1959) David Hearn: Washington, DC -- Slalom single canoe (1996 Olympics - 9th Place).
(1959) David M. Brown: Astronaut.
(1959) Elizabeth Lindsey: Actress (China Beach).
(1959) Jimmy Mann: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1959) Li Meisu: Chinese shot putter.
(1959) Stephen Singleton in Sheffield: England; rocker (ABC).
(1958) Byron Cherry in Atlanta: Georgia, USA; actor (Coy - Dukes of Hazzard).
(1958) Sergei Yuriyevich Vozovikov: Russian major / Cosmonaut.
(1958) Laslo Babits: Canadian javelin thrower (d. 2013).

(1957) Afrika Bambaataa
(1957) Zinedine Soualem
(1957) Nick Hornby: English author and screenwriter.
(1957) Teri Austin: Canadian actress.
(1957) Julia Macur: English lawyer and judge.
(1957) Byron Cherry: Atlanta, Georgia -- Actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard).
(1957) Susan Roman: Canadian voice actress.
(1957) Dwane Casey: Coach.
(1956) Faye Young: WBL forward (NY Stars, New Jersey Stars).
(1956) Colin Tyre: Lord Tyre Scottish lawyer and judge.
(1956) Kaye Young Cowher Women's Professional Basketball League forward (New York Stars: New Jersey Gems).
(1956) Pillow [Therese Joan Bell]: California, United States -- Bodybuilder (Gold Classic 1983).
(1955) Pete Shelley: British singer, guitarist and founder of the 1970's British punk band,the Buzzcocks.
(1955) Kristine Sutherland
(1955) Pete Shelley vocal/guitar (Buzzcocks - "Going Steady": "Love Bites").
(1955) Patricia Barbizet: French business leader, who has been Executive Director of Artemis since 1992 and is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Groupe PPR and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Christie’s.
(1955) Ellen Barkin: Actress.
(1955) Mike Stroud: English physician and explorer.
(1955) Todd Lickliter: American basketball player and coach.
(1955) Peter Michalke: Journalist.
(1955) Rob Bolland: Dutch singer/guitarist (Bolland and Bolland).
(1954) Roddy Piper: Wrestler.
(1954) Riccardo Patrese: Italian race car driver of Formula 1 cars.
(1954) Michael Sembello: American singer-songwriter.
(1954) Kim Tyler in Hollywood: California, USA; actress (Kyle - Please Don't Eat the Daisies).
(1954) Lester Square: Canadian guitarist (The Monochrome Set and Adam and the Ants).
(1954) Rowdy Roddy Piper: Canadian professional wrestler.
(1953) Pierre Assouline: French writer and journalist, born in French protectorate Morocco.
(1953) Peter Garrett: Musician.
(1952) Patrick Roy: French television host of game shows.
(1952) Zeljko Raznatovic: Serbian warlord (d. 2000).
(1952) Pierre Guité: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1952) John McColl: English general and politician Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
(1952) Željko Ražnatović: Serbian commander (d. 2000).
(1952) John Robertson: Scottish businessman and politician.
(1951) Olivia Hussey: Argentinean-British actress who made her debut at 16, with her elegant, doe-eyed beauty first seen in "Romeo and Juliet.
(1951) Börje Salming: Swedish ice hockey player and businessman.
(1951) Borje Salming: Swedish ice hockey player.
(1951) Horst Hrubesch: German football/soccer player and manager.
(1950) Gérard Schivardi: French politician.
(1950) Charles Pieri: French militant Corsican nationalist, known for his alleged links with Corsican banditry.
(1950) Kevin Porter (basketball)
(1950) L Scott Caldwell: American actress.
(1950) L Caldwell: American actress and director.
(1950) Bruce McNall: American former NHL team owner.
(1950) Kevin Porter: American athlete, played pro basketball for ten seasons beginning in 1972.

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1949 - 1940

(1949) Ann Romney: Celebrity.
(1949) Mike Hill: English bishop.
(1949) Heini Hemmi: Switzerland -- Giant slalom (1976 Olympics - Gold Medalist).
(1948) Jan Hammer: Czech pianist composer and producer.
(1948) Kriss Graffiti (radio host)
(1948) Geoff Petrie
(1948) Pekka Vasala: Finnish runner.
(1948) Kriss : French radio-host producer, also known as 'Kriss Graffiti' or 'la Kriss,' who died on 19 November 2009, aged 61, at Issy-les-Moulineaux.
(1948) Viscount Bridport
(1948) Alice Harden: American educator and politician (d. 2012).

(1947) Nadi' Bertorello: Italian model and second wife of boxer Nino Benvenuti.
(1947) Charles Frank in Olympia: Washington, USA; actor (The Chisholms, Emerald Point NAS).
(1947) Gerry Rafferty: Musician.
(1947) Richard Field: English lawyer and judge.
(1947) Tsutomu Wakamatsu: Japanese baseball player coach and manager.
(1947) George Emslie: Lord Emslie Scottish lawyer and judge.
(1947) Dan Westergard: American waiter in a San Francisco, CA restaurant.
(1947) Paul Thomas: American porn actor and director.
(1947) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete.
(1947) Sherrie Levine: American photographer.
(1946) Clare Francis: British yachtswoman who first gained fame for competing in some of the world's toughest boat races.
(1946) J R: Baines; professor (Egyptologist).
(1946) Hannah Nydahl: Danish buddhist teacher of kagyu tradition, wife of Ole Nydahl.
(1946) Henry Kelly: Irish radio and television host.
(1945) Philippe Lapousterle: French journalist and political advisor.
(1945) Vincent A: M van der Burg; Dutch Member of Parliament (CDA).
(1945) Tom Allen: Politician.
(1944) Robert Jaffe: American stockbroker and billionaire, colleague of convicted felon Bernard Madoff.
(1944) John Lill: Professor / Pianist.
(1943) Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg: Pau Politician.
(1943) Bobby Curtola: Canadian singer.
(1943) Roy Estrada: rocker (Morthers Of Invention).
(1943) Richard Epstein: American lawyer author and academic.
(1942) Catherine Krafft
(1942) David Bradley: British actor.
(1942) Katia Krafft: French scientist, a specialist in the study of volcanoes.
(1942) Kenas Aroi: Nauruan politician.
(1942) Jouko Turkka: Finnish stage director, an iconoclast in Finnish theater.
(1942) Mario Brenta: Writer / director (Maicol, Barnabo of the Mountains).
(1941) Adolphus Hailstork: Composer.
(1941) Lagle Parek: Estonian architect and politician Estonian Minister of the Interior.
(1941) Max Stafford-Clark: artistic director (Royal Court Theatre).
(1941) Cliff Stearns: Politician.
(1941) Billy Fury: Liverpool, England -- Singer / guitarist (When Will You Say I Love You).
(1940) Claire Bretécher: French artist, a cartoonist and caricaturist whose work has appeared in French publications.
(1940) Billy Fury: English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1983).
(1940) John McCririck: English television horse racing pundit.
(1940) Eric Dancer: English businessman and politician Lord Lieutenant of Devon.
(1940) Anja Silja: German soprano and actress.
(1940) Chuck Menville: American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992).

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1939 - 1930

(1939) Paul Favre-Miville
(1939) Henri Conze: French senior official, who served from 1993 to 1996 as head of the “General Directorate for Armament”, which is the French Government Defense procurement agency responsible for the program management, development and purchase of weapon systems for the French military.
(1939) Robert Miller: American art dealer (d. 2011).
(1939) Paul: French ecclesiastic, a Trappist monk.
(1939) Robin Knox-Johnston: Yachtsman.
(1939) Claude Delacroix: Belgian radio entertainer.
(1939) Dusty Springfield: Musician.
(1938) Ruth White: British healer and a counselor as well as the author of the "Gildas" books.
(1938) Perrette Pradier
(1938) Ben Barnes: American businessman and politician 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

(1938) Kerry Thornley: American theorist and author (d. 1988).
(1938) Ronald Miller: American theologian author and academic (d. 20111).
(1938) Doug Lewis: Canadian lawyer and politician 41st Canadian Minister of Justice.
(1938) Kerry Wendell Thornley: co-founder of Discordianism.
(1938) David Dilks: vice-chancellor (Hull University).
(1937) Daffy Duck: debuts in Warner Bros' short Porky's Duck Hunt.
(1937) Ronald Hamowy: Canadian historian and academic (d. 2012).
(1937) Ferdinand Piech: Austrian-German automotive engineer and executive.
(1937) Brian Sedgemore: British Member of Parliament.
(1937) Terry Dicks: British Member of Parliament.
(1937) Eduard N Stepanov: Russian Cosmonaut.
(1937) Claude Vidal: France sport Champion.
(1937) Ferdinand Piëch: Austrian-German engineer and businessman.
(1936) Lord Justice: Aldous.
(1936) Pete Graves: rocker (Moonglows).
(1935) Bud Paxson: American broadcaster founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015).
(1935) Bobby Vinton: Musician.
(1934) Don Kirshner: American songwriter and producer (d. 2011).
(1934) Peter Morris: Australian-English surgeon and academic.
(1934) Robert Stigwood: Businessman.
(1933) Tim Rathbone: MP.
(1933) Penelope Lively: Writer.
(1932) Graziella Sciutti: Italian opera singer.
(1932) Ramsay Melhuish: Diplomat.
(1932) Han J A Hansen [Jansen]: Dutch journalist (King Comes!).
(1931) John Bartlett: tennis player (Davis Cup captain-Britain).
(1931) Joyce Molyneux: Chef.
(1931) John Barrett: English tennis player and sportscaster.
(1931) Malcolm Browne: American journalist and photographer (d. 2012).
(1931) Joan Clague: director of nursing services (Marie Curie Foundation).
(1931) John Chalstrey: Alderman / Lord Mayor (London).
(1930) Venantino Venantini
(1930) Chris Barber: English trombonist and bandleader.
(1930) Genevieve: Paris, France -- Singer (Jack Paar Show, Scruples).
(1930) Rémy Julienne: French driving stunt performer, stunt coordinator, assistant director and occasional actor, a veteran of over 1,400 films.
(1930) Herbie Mann: Musician.

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1929 - 1920

(1929) James Last: German musician, a bandleader, composer, and arranger.
(1929) Lady [James] Mellon: CEO (Volunteer Development Scotland).
(1929) Michael Forest: American actor.
(1929) Ed Townsend: Musician.
(1929) Peggy McKercher: 11th Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan).
(1928) François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân
(1928) Victor Lownes: American businessman.
(1928) Fabien Roy: Canadian accountant and politician.
(1928) Heinz Putzl: Austrian fencer.
(1928) Cynthia Ozick: United States -- Author (Pagan Rabbi & Other Stories).

(1927) Jacques Noyer: French Catholic clergyman who was ordained a priest on 2 July 1950 at the diocese of Arras.
(1927) Chandra Shekhar: Eighth Prime Minister of India, in office 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991.
(1927) Tadeusz Mazowiecki: premier of Poland (1989-90).
(1927) Margot Honecker: East German politician, a very important member of the political scene in the Socialist Unity Party.
(1927) Pope Benedict XVI: Clergyman.
(1927) John Chamberlain: Artist.
(1927) Edie Adams: Musician.
(1927) Christopher Whelen: Composer.
(1927) Graziella Sciutti: Italian soprano singer, an operatic lyric soprano who had her debut in 1951.
(1926) Arthur Hockaday: director-General (Commonwealth War Graves Commission).
(1926) Gerry McNeil: Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004).
(1926) Michael Vernon: CEO (RNLI).
(1926) Joan Lorring: Hong Kong-American actress and singer (d. 2014).
(1926) Eugene Forrester: American military, major general.
(1925) Carlo Di Palma: Italian cinematographer, renowned for his work on both colour and black-and-white films, whose most famous collaborations were with Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen.
(1925) René Moawad: Lebanese lawyer and politician 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989).
(1925) J Standish: American business, engineering admistrator and CEO of Albany International, a high tech materials manufacturer for aerospace and fabrics for the paper industry.
(1925) Joyce Buck: Actress / interior designer.
(1925) John Yates bishop (Lambeth: England).
(1925) Arthur Larsen: American tennis player he won a Grand Slam in 1950 and was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1969.
(1925) Erich Gostl: German War Hero (d. 1990).
(1925) Erich Göstl: Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1990).
(1924) Donald Richie: American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013).
(1924) Patrick Sergeant: founder (Euromoney Publications).
(1924) Kenneth Jones: Australian public servant.
(1923) Lindsay Anderson: Indian-English actor director and screenwriter (d. 1994).
(1923) Lon McCallister: American actor who received his first big break in "Stage Door Canteen," 1941, going on to star in "Home in Indiana," 1944.
(1923) Harry Reasoner: American journalist and news anchor, one of the original anchors on the popular TV news shows, "60 Minutes.
(1923) Neville McNamara: Australian air marshal (d. 2014).
(1923) Etienne Bally: French Olympian, a track and field athlete, he participated in the the 1948 Olympics in London and again in the 1952 games in Helsinki.
(1923) Harry Reasoner in Dakota City: Iowa, USA; newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS).
(1923) Lloyd Biggle Jr: United States -- Sci-fi author (Silence is Deadly).
(1923) Norman Potter: Cabinetmaker designer / writer.
(1923) Gianni Raimondi: Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008).
(1923) Solly Hemus: American baseball player coach and manager.
(1921) Earl Montgomery: Memphis Actor.
(1921) Sergio Sollima: Italian film director primarily of westerns and crime dramas.
(1921) Donald Barron: CEO (Midland Bank).
(1921) Peter Ustinov: Actor.
(1921) Harold Johnson: American astronomer and university professor.
(1920) Edmonde Charles-Roux: French editor, writer and reporter, she served as a nurse as well as a resistance fighter during WWII.
(1920) Joan "Maudie": Warburton painter.
(1920) Bengt N Anderberg: Swedish poet / writer (Kain).

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1919 - 1910

(1919) Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
(1919) Merce Cunningham: Dancer.
(1919) Gilles Lamontagne: Canadian lieutenant and politician 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
(1919) Chavela Vargas: Costa Rica-born Mexican singer.
(1918) William Holden: American actor (Born 1918).
(1918) Spike Milligan: Comedian.
(1918) William Holden: American actor and Academy Award winner, well known from the time of his debut film, "Golden Boy," in 1939.
(1918) William Holden [Franklin Beedle Jr] O'Fallon Illinois actor (Stalag 17: Bridge Over the River Kwai, SOB).
(1918) Anne Shirley United Kingdom: actress (Devil and Daniel Webster, Stella Dallas).
(1917) Pierre Monfrais: French Chairman and Managing Director of Heudron Dairy,1960-'77 and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Eure, 1968-'86 and Deputy of Eure 1978-'81.

(1917) Albertine Halvorson: American astrologer, a member of AFA as of June 1958.
(1917) Bill Clements: American politician.
(1917) Elias Lopez Soba: Puerto Rican musician and pianist, considered the second best native pianist of the twentieth century, after Jesus Maria Sanromá, and one of the most outstanding musicians of his country.
(1916) Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Ceylon politician, the first female Prime Minister of Ceylon.
(1916) A Thiagarajah: Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981).
(1916) Win Maung: 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989).
(1916) Ryoei Saito: Businessman.
(1916) Edmond Marco: Strasbourg Journalist.
(1916) Donald Gibson: British Vice-Admiral.
(1916) Helenio Herrera: French footballer player and manager (d. 1997).
(1916) David Stafford-Clark: psychiatrist.
(1915) Martin Clemens: Scottish guerilla fighter (d. 2009).
(1915) Maria Vilanova de Arbenz: The First Lady of Guatemala from 1951-1954, as she was married to the Guatemalan President coronel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán.
(1915) Sirimavo Bandaranaike: A Sri Lankan politician and the world's first female head of government (d. 2000).
(1915) Regina Ghazaryan: Armenian painter (d. 1999).
(1915) Joe Foss: American politician, fighter pilot, Medal of Honor recipient and AFL Commissioner (Born 1915).
(1914) Jacques Broussier: Belgian poet and astrologer.
(1914) Mac Raboy: American illustrator (d. 1967).
(1914) Marcel Rozier: Nantua physician.
(1914) George Davis: American art director (d. 1984).
(1914) George W Davis: American art director (d. 1984).
(1913) Richard Travis: Carlsbad, New Mexico -- Actor (Missile to the Moon).
(1913) William James: American artist, a painter and violin maker, a grandson of the philosopher William James and a grandnephew of the writer Henry James.
(1913) Paul Langton: Salt Lake City, Utah -- Actor (Leslie-Peyton Place).
(1912) Hélène Perdrière
(1912) Martha Eggerth
(1912) Marta Eggerth: Hungarian-born actress and singer, naturalized citizen of the United States.
(1912) Isador Caplan: Lawyer / Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer.
(1912) Benigno Zaccagnini: Italian physician and politician.
(1912) Pierre Graux: Calais physician.
(1911) Hervé Bazin: French novelist and author of great popularity whose witty and satirical novels often focused on the problems within families and marriages.
(1911) Joseph Harold Rush
(1911) Herve Bazin: French writer (Born 1911).
(1911) Joseph Rush: American research scientist, a physicist and educator who published a number of papers on astronomy and physics and wrote "The Dawn of Life," 1958.
(1911) Lester Rodney: American soldier and journalist (d. 2009).
(1911) Jean-Pierre Herve: Bazin writer.
(1911) Mikhail Botvinnik of USSR: world chess champion (1948-63).
(1911) Earl of: Lauderdale.
(1910) Helenio Herrera: French footballer and manager (d. 1997).
(1910) Helene Perdriere: France Actor.
(1910) Evangelos Averoff: Greek historian and politician Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990).
(1910) Ivan Goff: Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999).

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1909 - 1900

(1909) Alain Poher: French politician, speaker of the French Senate for 24 years and twice the country's interim president.
(1909) Humphrey Sims Moore: Pacifist / journalist.
(1909) Alain Emile: Louis Marie Poher politician.
(1908) Lucien BéGouin: Angouléme Politician.
(1906) Sidney R Garfield: American physician (d. 1984).
(1906) Sidney Garfield: American physician co-founded Kaiser Permanente (d. 1984).
(1906) Wendell Johnson: Psychologist.
(1906) M Rooi: Editor-in-chief (New Rotterdam Daily).
(1905) Louis Heydt: American journalist and actor (d. 1960).
(1905) Louis Jean Heydt: Montclair, New Jersey -- Actor (Joe-Waterfront).

(1905) Carlos Oquendo de Amat: Peruvian poet, considered one of the most outstanding exponents of contemporary poetry in Peru, along with compatriots Jose Maria Eguren, Cesar Vallejo, Adam Martin and César Moro, among others.
(1905) Arthur Lake: Corbin, Kentucky -- Actor (Dagwood-Blondie).
(1904) Edward Chodorov: Playwright / director (Story of Louis Pasteur).
(1903) Nicolas Nabokov: Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978).
(1903) Nicolas Nabokov Near Lubcha Minsk Russia: composer (The Holy Devil).
(1903) André-Marie Trémeaud: French senior government official, known for being the target of an assassination attempt probably ordered by Soviet service in 1957 that killed his wife.
(1903) Gregor Piatigorsky: Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (d. 1976).
(1903) Morgan Taylor: American hurdler and coach (d. 1975).
(1903) Paul Waner: Athlete.
(1902) Jaime Bodet: Mexican poet and diplomat (d. 1974).
(1902) Anita Fernandini de Naranjo: Peruvian heiress and politician in the early 1960s.
(1902) Anton Beuving: lyricist (Ketelbinkie).
(1901) Friedrich Maurer: Germany Actor.
(1901) Karl Beurlen: Germany Scientist.
(1901) George Keyt: artist.
(1900) Jeanne Mauchain: French dancer and stripper known as both Doriane Mauchain and "Dodo.
(1900) Louis Emie: France Writer.

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