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Events, Births, and Deaths. ([Birth.] Wikipedia Part 1.)

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1329 Anne of Bavaria (d. 1353)  
1711 Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (d. 1779)  
1750 Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (d. 1810)  
1758 Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (d. 1820)  
1767 Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)  
1774 Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1845)  
1791 Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (d. 1824)  
1792 William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (d. 1842)  
1820 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (d. 1891)  
1840 Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (d. 1923)  
1843 Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (d. 1912)  
1849 Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)  
1865 Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (d. 1937)  
1867 Winsor McCay, American illustrator and animator (d. 1934)  
1869 Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (d. 1935)  
1870 Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)  
1872 Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (d. 1945)  
1873 Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (d. 1940)  
1873 Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum (d. 1949)  
1874 Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (d. 1940)  
1875 Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer (d. 1959)  
1876 Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (d. 1957)  
1876 Philip Kassel, American gymnast (d. 1959)  
1876 Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1952)  
1877 Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963)  
1877 Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1962)  
1881 Hiram Wesley Evans, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1966)  
1884 Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1951)  
1886 Archibald Hill, English physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)  
1887 Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)  
1887 Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)  
1887 Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (d. 1979)  
1888 J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author (d. 1964)  
1888 T. S. Eliot, American-English publisher, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)  
1889 Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (d. 1946)  
1889 Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (d. 1976)  
1890 Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (d. 1959)  
1891 Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (d. 1968)  
1892 Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist (d. 1970)  
1893 Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)  
1895 Jürgen Stroop, German SS officer (d. 1952)  
1897 Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)  
1897 Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)  
1898 George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (d. 1937)  
1900 Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (d. 1983)  
1905 Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2011)  
1901 George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1980)  
1905 Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (d. 1996)  
1907 Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (d. 1983)  
1907 Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)  
1909 Bill France, Sr., American race car DRIVER, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)  
1909 A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1977)  
1911 Al Helfer, American sportscaster (d. 1975)  
1913 Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (d. 1998)  
1914 Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (d. 2009)  
1914 Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (d. 2011)  
1917 Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976)  
1917 Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese philosopher (d. 1993)  
1918 John Rankine, Welsh author (d. 2013)  
1918 John Zacherle, American television host, voice actor, and singer  
1919 Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)  
1919 Matilde Camus, Spanish poet (d. 2012)  
1922 Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (d. 1985)  
1922 Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (d. 2014)  
1923 Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)  
1923 Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English lawyer and judge  
1925 Norm Dussault, American ice hockey player (d. 2012)  
1925 Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car DRIVER (d. 1982)  
1926 Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)  
1926 Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist (d. 2011)  
1927 Robert Blackburn, Irish educator (d. 1990)  
1927 Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (d. 2007)
1927 Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)  
1927 Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2010)  
1928 Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor  
1928 Wilford White, American football player (d. 2013)  
1930 Philip Bosco, American actor  
1930 Joe Brown, English mountaineer  
1930 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (d. 1966)  
1931 Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (d. 2008)  
1932 Richard Herd, American actor  
1932 Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India  
1932 Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author  
1933 Donna Douglas, American actress  
1935 Lou Myers, American actor (d. 2013)  
1935 Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (d. 2007)  
1936 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African politician  
1937 Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2003)  
1937 Jerry Weintraub, American actor and producer  
1938 Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)  
1939 Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter  
1941 Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor  
1941 Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress  
1942 Kent McCord, American actor  
1943 Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster  
1943 Tim Schenken, Australian race car DRIVER  
1944 Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona  
1944 Anne Robinson, English journalist  
1945 Louise Beaudoin, Canadian politician  
1945 Gal Costa, Brazilian singer  
1945 Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter (The Bryan Ferry Orchestra and Roxy Music)  
1946 Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (d. 2005)  
1946 John Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer  
1946 Togo Igawa, Japanese actor  
1946 Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician  
1946 Louise Simonson, American author  
1946 Christine Todd Whitman, American politician, 50th Governor of New Jersey  
1947 Lynn Anderson, American singer  
1947 Philippe Lavil, French singer  
1948 Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress  
1949 Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer  
1949 Wendy Saddington, Australian singer (Chain and James Taylor Move) (d. 2013)
1949 Jane Smiley, American author  
1949 Marie Tifo, Canadian actress  
1949 Minette Walters, English author  
1951 Ronald DeFeo, Jr., American murderer  
1951 Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer (10cc and Pilot)  
1952 Predrag Miletić, Serbian actor and singer  
1953 Joe Benigno, American radio host  
1953 Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress (De Dannan)  
1954 Craig Chaquico, American guitarist (Jefferson Starship)  
1954 Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster  
1955 Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist  
1956 Steve Butler, American race car driver  
1956 Linda Hamilton, American actress  
1957 Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager  
1958 Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (Germs and Darby Crash Band) (d. 1980)  
1958 Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author  
1958 Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American politician  
1958 Rudi Cerne, German figure skater and journalist  
1959 Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach  
1960 Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager  
1960 Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic  
1961 Charlotte Fich, Danish actress  
1961 Marianne Mikko, Estonian politician  
1961 Will Self, English journalist and author  
1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress  
1962 Peter Foster, Australian criminal  
1962 Mark Haddon, English author and poet  
1962 Lawrence Leritz, American actor, singer, and dancer  
1962 Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter (Megadeth, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Asia)  
1963 Lysette Anthony, English actress and producer  
1963 Joe Nemechek, American race car driver  
1964 Nicki French, English singer and dancer  
1964 Dave Martinez, American baseball player and coach  
1964 John Tempesta, American drummer (White Zombie, Helmet, Testament, The Cult, and Scum of the Earth)  
1965 Cindy Herron, American singer and actress (En Vogue)  
1965 Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress  
  

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