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History Births on March 12

Amjad Attwan, Iraqi footballer

#Amjad_Attwan

In 1993

Manyi Kiss, Hungarian actress (d. 1971)

#Manyi_Kiss

In 1911

Andrew Young, American pastor and politician, 14th United States Ambassador to the United Nations

#Andrew_Young

In 1932

Anton Shramchenko, Belarusian footballer

#Anton_Shramchenko

In 1993

Jason Beghe, American actor

#Jason_Beghe

In 1960

Luitpold Steidle, German army officer and politician (d. 1984)

#Luitpold_Steidle

In 1898

Vytautas ?erniauskas, Lithuanian footballer

#Vytautas_?erniauskas

In 1989

Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (d. 2005)

#Norbert_Brainin

In 1923

Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player

#Minoru_Niihara

In 1960

Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer and dancer

#Liza_Minnelli

In 1946

Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic (d. 2007)

#Dorrit_Hoffleit

In 1907

Lane Kirkland, American sailor and union leader (d. 1999)

#Lane_Kirkland

In 1922

François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat (d. 1821)

#François-Emmanuel_Guignard,_comte_de_Saint-Priest

In 1735

Luenell, American comedian and actress

#Luenell

In 1959

Werner Krolikowski, former East German political official

#Werner_Krolikowski

In 1928

Jean Alfred Fournier, French dermatologist (d. 1914)

#Jean_Alfred_Fournier

In 1832

John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher (d. 1697)

#John_Aubrey

In 1626

Richard Steele, Irish-Welsh journalist and politician (d. 1729)

#Richard_Steele

In 1672

Anne Summers, Australian feminist writer, editor, publisher and public servant

#Anne_Summers

In 1945

Mae Young, American wrestler (d. 2014)

#Mae_Young

In 1923

James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#James_Taylor

In 1948

Gunnar Nordström, Finnish physicist and academic (d. 1923)

#Gunnar_Nordström

In 1881

Courtney B. Vance, American actor and painter

#Courtney_B._Vance

In 1960

Lesley Manville, English actress

#Lesley_Manville

In 1956

Cristian Chagas Tarouco, Brazilian footballer

#Cristian_Chagas_Tarouco

In 1988

Isaiah Rider, American basketball player and rapper

#Isaiah_Rider

In 1971

Anish Kapoor, Indian-English sculptor

#Anish_Kapoor

In 1954

Andreas Köpke, former German footballer

#Andreas_Köpke

In 1962

Idris of Libya (d. 1983)

#Idris_of_Libya

In 1889

Josip Skoblar, former Croatian footballer

#Josip_Skoblar

In 1941

Danny Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Danny_Jones

In 1986

Rex Walters, American basketball player and coach

#Rex_Walters

In 1970

Jaimie Alexander, American actress

#Jaimie_Alexander

In 1984

Steve Finley, American baseball player

#Steve_Finley

In 1965

Carlos Blanco Galindo, Bolivian politician (d. 1943)

#Carlos_Blanco_Galindo

In 1882

Mitt Romney, American businessman and politician, 70th Governor of Massachusetts

#Mitt_Romney

In 1947

Inese Galante, Latvian soprano

#Inese_Galante

In 1954

Brent Johnson, American ice hockey player

#Brent_Johnson

In 1977

George Berkeley, Irish bishop and philosopher (d. 1753)

#George_Berkeley

In 1685

Lili Bordán, Hungarian-American actress

#Lili_Bordán

In 1982

Väinö Tanner, Finnish politician of Social Democratic Party of Finland (d. 1966)

#Väinö_Tanner

In 1881

Dragutin Topi?, Serbian high jumper

#Dragutin_Topi?

In 1971

Antony Acland, British former diplomat and Provost of Eton College

#Antony_Acland

In 1930

Johann Caspar Horner, Swiss physicist, mathematician and astronomer (d. 1834)

#Johann_Caspar_Horner

In 1774

Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer

#Tobias_Schweinsteiger

In 1982

Frederica of Baden (d. 1826)

#Frederica_of_Baden

In 1781

Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Leo_Esaki

In 1925

László Lékai, Archbishop of Esztergom and Cardinal (d. 1986)

#László_Lékai

In 1910

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenian tennis player

#Katarina_Srebotnik

In 1981

Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer

#Frank_Welker

In 1946

María Adánez, Spanish actress

#María_Adánez

In 1974

Alberto Burri, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1995)

#Alberto_Burri

In 1915

Jordan Adéoti, French footballer

#Jordan_Adéoti

In 1989

Tyler Clary, former American swimmer

#Tyler_Clary

In 1989

Niclas Heimann, German footballer

#Niclas_Heimann

In 1991

Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner and coach

#Joaquim_Cruz

In 1963

Myrna Fahey, American actress (d. 1973)

#Myrna_Fahey

In 1933

Mikko Sumusalo, Finnish footballer

#Mikko_Sumusalo

In 1990

Pete Doherty, English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist

#Pete_Doherty

In 1979

Gerard López, former Spanish footballer

#Gerard_López

In 1979

Avram Mrazovi?, Serbian writer, translator, pedagogue and Senator (d. 1826)

#Avram_Mrazovi?

In 1756

Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver and sportscaster

#Johnny_Rutherford

In 1938

Graham Coxon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Graham_Coxon

In 1969

Vladimir Msryan, Armenian actor, (d. 2010)

#Vladimir_Msryan

In 1938

Gustav Kirchhoff, Russian-German physicist and academic (d. 1887)

#Gustav_Kirchhoff

In 1824

William Douglas-Hamilton, Scottish nobleman (d. 1895)

#William_Douglas-Hamilton,_12th_Duke_of_Hamilton

In 1845

Holly Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Holly_Williams

In 1981

Agathe von Trapp, Hungarian-American singer and author (d. 2010)

#Agathe_von_Trapp

In 1913

Ramiro Corrales, American soccer player

#Ramiro_Corrales

In 1977

Elizaveta Ukolova, Czech figure skater

#Elizaveta_Ukolova

In 1998

Nathan Haas, Australian cyclist

#Nathan_Haas

In 1989

Edward Albee, American director and playwright (d. 2016)

#Edward_Albee

In 1928

Wilhelm Frick, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (d. 1946)

#Wilhelm_Frick

In 1877

Micha? Heller, Polish professor of philosophy

#Micha?_Heller

In 1936

Francisco J. Ayala, Spanish-American evolutionary biologist and philosopher

#Francisco_J._Ayala

In 1934

Florence Lee, American actress (d. 1962)

#Florence_Lee_(born_1888)

In 1888

Arina Tanemura, Japanese author and illustrator

#Arina_Tanemura

In 1978

Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian soldier, journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1938)

#Gabriele_D'Annunzio

In 1863

Petras Cvirka, Lithuanian author (d. 1947)

#Petras_Cvirka

In 1909

Jessica Hardy, American swimmer

#Jessica_Hardy

In 1987

Tammy Duckworth, Thai-American colonel, pilot, and politician

#Tammy_Duckworth

In 1968

Musa ?azim ?ati?, Bosnian poet (d. 1915)

#Musa_?azim_?ati?

In 1878

Zoltán Horvath, Hungarian sabre fencer

#Zoltán_Horváth_(fencer)

In 1937

Max Gordon, Village Vanguard jazz club founder (d. 1989)

#Max_Gordon_(Village_Vanguard_founder)

In 1903

Daniele Baselli, Italian footballer

#Daniele_Baselli

In 1992

Sudharmono, 5th Vice President of Indonesia (d. 2006)

#Sudharmono

In 1927

Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1984)

#Yashwantrao_Chavan

In 1913

Candy Costie, American swimmer

#Candy_Costie

In 1963

Hanna Pysmenska, Ukrainian diver

#Hanna_Pysmenska

In 1991

Saifuddin Azizi, first chairman of Xinjiang of the People's Republic of China (d. 2003)

#Saifuddin_Azizi

In 1915

Marco Bonanomi, Italian racing driver

#Marco_Bonanomi

In 1985

Wang Yang, Chinese politician

#Wang_Yang_(politician)

In 1955

Eric Stenbock, Estonian poet and author (d. 1895)

#Eric_Stenbock

In 1860

Alina Müller, Swiss ice hockey player

#Alina_Müller

In 1998

Charles Chamberland, French microbiologist (d. 1908)

#Charles_Chamberland

In 1851

Dylan Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dylan_Carlson

In 1968

Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor (d. 1965)

#Hans_Knappertsbusch

In 1888

Deron Quint, American ice hockey defenseman

#Deron_Quint

In 1976

Charles Boycott, English farmer and agent (d. 1897)

#Charles_Boycott

In 1832

Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor

#Ron_Jeremy

In 1953

Ogün Sanl?soy, Turkish rock musician

#Ogün_Sanl?soy

In 1971

Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (d. 1911)

#Alexandre_Guilmant

In 1837

Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos, Spanish bishop and cardinal (d. 1847)

#Francisco_Javier_de_Cienfuegos_y_Jovellanos

In 1766

Chiwa Sait?, Japanese voice actress

#Chiwa_Sait?

In 1981

Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player

#Teimour_Radjabov

In 1987

Albert Mackey, American medical doctor and author (d. 1881)

#Albert_Mackey

In 1807

Scarlet Ortiz, Venezuelan actress

#Scarlet_Ortiz

In 1974

Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer

#Shreya_Ghoshal

In 1984

Irakli Kvekveskiri, Georgian footballer

#Irakli_Kvekveskiri

In 1990

Dawid Kubacki, Polish ski jumper

#Dawid_Kubacki

In 1990

Macarena Aguilar, Spanish handballer

#Macarena_Aguilar

In 1985

Robert Muri?, Croatian footballer

#Robert_Muri?

In 1996

Ed Clancy, English track and road cyclist

#Ed_Clancy

In 1985

André Le Nôtre, French gardener and architect (d. 1700)

#André_Le_Nôtre

In 1613

Salvatore Di Giacomo, Italian poet, songwriter, playwright and fascist intellectual (d. 1934)

#Salvatore_Di_Giacomo

In 1860

Malina Weissman, American child actress and model

#Malina_Weissman

In 2003

John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1893)

#John_Abbott

In 1821

Jude Milhon, American hacker and author (d. 2003)

#Jude_Milhon

In 1939

Walid Badir, former Israeli footballer

#Walid_Badir

In 1974

Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (d. 2001)

#Gianni_Agnelli

In 1921

Ciara Mageean, Irish middle-distance runner

#Ciara_Mageean

In 1992

Katsu Kaish?, Japanese statesman (d. 1899)

#Katsu_Kaish?

In 1823

Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (d. 1616)

#Agnes_Hedwig_of_Anhalt

In 1573

Katie Archibald, Scottish track cyclist

#Katie_Archibald

In 1994

Jens Mouris, Dutch cyclist

#Jens_Mouris

In 1980

Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1558)

#Reginald_Pole

In 1500

Hisato Sat?, Japanese footballer

#Hisato_Sat?

In 1982

Doron Sheffer, Israeli basketball player

#Doron_Sheffer

In 1972

Ratko Mladi?, Serbian general

#Ratko_Mladi?

In 1943

Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (d. 1986)

#Gordon_MacRae

In 1921

František Rajtoral, Czech footballer (d. 2017)

#František_Rajtoral

In 1986

Phil Anderson, English-Australian cyclist

#Phil_Anderson_(cyclist)

In 1958

Pim Verbeek, Dutch football manager

#Pim_Verbeek

In 1956

Steve Harris, English bass player and songwriter

#Steve_Harris_(musician)

In 1956

Hilary A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy (d. 1919)

#Hilary_A._Herbert

In 1834

Caspar Othmayr, German Lutheran pastor and composer (d. 1553)

#Caspar_Othmayr

In 1515

Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer (d. 1949)

#Edmund_Eysler

In 1874

Paul Way, English golfer

#Paul_Way

In 1963

George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii

#George_Ariyoshi

In 1926

William C. Lee, American general (d. 1948)

#William_C._Lee

In 1895

Luca Gaurico, Italian astrologer (d. 1558)

#Luca_Gaurico

In 1475

Hermann Parzinger, German historian

#Hermann_Parzinger

In 1959

Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (d. 1727)

#Victor-Maurice,_comte_de_Broglie

In 1647

César Benavides, Chilean Army general (d. 2011)

#César_Benavides

In 1912

Pavel Janák, Czech architect (d. 1956)

#Pavel_Janák

In 1881

Harry Harrison, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)

#Harry_Harrison_(writer)

In 1925

Roy Khan, Norwegian singer-songwriter

#Roy_Khan

In 1970

Richard Eckersley, English footballer

#Richard_Eckersley_(footballer)

In 1989

Sandra Brown, American author

#Sandra_Brown

In 1948

Kostas Mitroglou, Greek footballer

#Kostas_Mitroglou

In 1988

Samm Levine, American actor and comedian

#Samm_Levine

In 1982

Tian Han, Chinese playwright (d. 1968)

#Tian_Han

In 1898

Matias Myttynen, Finnish ice hockey player

#Matias_Myttynen

In 1990

Al Jarreau, American singer (d. 2017)

#Al_Jarreau

In 1940

Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer

#Allan_Saint-Maximin

In 1997

James Abbott, Indian Army officer (d. 1896)

#James_Abbott_(Indian_Army_officer)

In 1807

Casey Mears, American race car driver

#Casey_Mears

In 1978

Milorad Dodik, Bosnian Serb politician and president of Republika Srpska

#Milorad_Dodik

In 1959

Manuele Boaro, Italian cyclist

#Manuele_Boaro

In 1987

Claudio Sanchez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Claudio_Sanchez

In 1978

Andriy Tovt, Ukrainian footballer

#Andriy_Tovt

In 1985

Ivari Padar, former Minister of Finance and Minister of Agriculture of the Estonian Social Democratic Party

#Ivari_Padar

In 1965

Jerami Grant, American basketball player

#Jerami_Grant

In 1994

Peter Harry Carstensen, German educator and politician

#Peter_Harry_Carstensen

In 1947

Dave Eggers, American author and screenwriter

#Dave_Eggers

In 1970

Chris Sanders, American illustrator and voice actor

#Chris_Sanders

In 1962

Carl Holsøe, Danish artist (d. 1935)

#Carl_Holsøe

In 1863

Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1950)

#Vaslav_Nijinsky

In 1890

Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1428)

#Ashikaga_Yoshimochi

In 1386

Masayoshi ?hira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1980)

#Masayoshi_?hira

In 1910

Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

#Christina_Grimmie

In 1994

Bodo Uhse, German writer, journalist and political activist (d. 1963)

#Bodo_Uhse

In 1904

W. H. R. Rivers, English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist (d. 1922)

#W._H._R._Rivers

In 1864

Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Italian scientist (d. 1577)

#Pietro_Andrea_Mattioli

In 1501

Mario Sironi, Italian artist (d. 1961)

#Mario_Sironi

In 1885

Thomas Arne, English composer (d. 1778)

#Thomas_Arne

In 1710

Yuri Balashov, Russian chess grandmaster

#Yuri_Balashov

In 1949

László Kiss, Hungarian football player and coach

#László_Kiss_(footballer)

In 1956

Suleyman Kerimov, Russian businessman, investor, philanthropist and politician

#Suleyman_Kerimov

In 1966

Farahnaz Pahlavi, eldest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

#Farahnaz_Pahlavi

In 1963

Eddie Sutton, American basketball player and coach

#Eddie_Sutton

In 1936

Mike Mago, Dutch DJ, music producer and record label owner

#Mike_Mago

In 1979

Zhao Wei, Chinese actress, film director, producer and pop singer

#Zhao_Wei

In 1976

Karen Bradley, British politician

#Karen_Bradley

In 1970

Maxwell Holt, American volleyball player

#Maxwell_Holt

In 1987

Evert Taube, Swedish singer-songwriter and lute player (d. 1976))

#Evert_Taube

In 1890

Claudius Buchanan, Scottish theologian (d. 1815)

#Claudius_Buchanan

In 1766

Canute Lavard, Danish prince (d. 1131)

#Canute_Lavard

In 1096

John Andretti, American race car driver

#John_Andretti

In 1963

Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1909)

#Simon_Newcomb

In 1835

Felipe Vizeu, Brazilian footballer

#Felipe_Vizeu

In 1997

Adolph Ochs, American publisher (d. 1935)

#Adolph_Ochs

In 1858

Oleh Dopilka, Ukrainian footballer

#Oleh_Dopilka

In 1986

Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (d. 1945)

#Vladimir_Vernadsky

In 1863

Gabriel Tarde, French sociologist and criminologist (d. 1904)

#Gabriel_Tarde

In 1843

Ian Holloway, English footballer and manager

#Ian_Holloway

In 1963

Paul Gerhardt, German poet and composer (d. 1676)

#Paul_Gerhardt

In 1607

Louis-Jules Trochu, French military leader and politician (d. 1896)

#Louis-Jules_Trochu

In 1815

Chris Seitz, American soccer player

#Chris_Seitz

In 1987

Javier Clemente, Spanish footballer and manager

#Javier_Clemente

In 1950

Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. 1970)

#Rita_Angus

In 1908

Michael Walter, German luger (d. 2016)

#Michael_Walter_(luger)

In 1959

Jack Kerouac, American author and poet (d. 1969)

#Jack_Kerouac

In 1922

Jan-Erik Enestam, Finland-Swedish politician

#Jan-Erik_Enestam

In 1947

Ignacio Comonfort, Mexican politician and soldier (d. 1863)

#Ignacio_Comonfort

In 1812

Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (d. 1903)

#Gemma_Galgani

In 1878

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 49th President of Mexico (d. 1979)

#Gustavo_Díaz_Ordaz

In 1911

Jenny Erpenbeck, German writer and opera director

#Jenny_Erpenbeck

In 1967

George Forbes, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1947)

#George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)

In 1869

Sakura Oda, Japanese pop singer

#Sakura_Oda

In 1999

Erwin Baker, American motorcycle and automobile racing driver (d. 1960)

#Erwin_Baker

In 1882

Marlon Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer

#Marlon_Jackson

In 1957

David Rigert, Soviet Olympic weightlifter

#David_Rigert

In 1947

Rob Cohen, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Rob_Cohen

In 1949

Jost Gippert, German linguist, Caucasiologist and author

#Jost_Gippert

In 1956

Karim Hafez, Egyptian footballer

#Karim_Hafez

In 1996

Daniel Samohin, Israeli figure skater

#Daniel_Samohin

In 1998

Edgaras Jankauskas, former Lithuanian footballer

#Edgaras_Jankauskas

In 1975

Amdy Faye, former Senegalese footballer

#Amdy_Faye

In 1977

Julio Dely Valdés, Panamanian footballer and manager

#Julio_Dely_Valdés

In 1967

Douglas Murray, Swedish ice hockey player

#Douglas_Murray_(ice_hockey)

In 1980

Anna Jagiellon, Duchess of Pomerania, Polish princess (d. 1503)

#Anna_Jagiellon,_Duchess_of_Pomerania

In 1476

Zurab Sotkilava, Georgian operatic tenor (d. 2017)

#Zurab_Sotkilava

In 1937

Ernesto Cesàro, Italian mathematician (d. 1906)

#Ernesto_Cesàro

In 1859

Ghazi of Iraq, King of The Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (d. 1939)

#Ghazi_of_Iraq

In 1912

Kenji Fukaya, Japanese mathematician

#Kenji_Fukaya

In 1959

Arthur A. Hartman, American career diplomat (d. 2015)

#Arthur_A._Hartman

In 1926

Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater and cyclist (d. 2013)

#Hjalmar_Andersen

In 1923

Barbara Feldon, American actress

#Barbara_Feldon

In 1933

Jake Tapper, American journalist and author

#Jake_Tapper

In 1969

Dale Murphy, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

#Dale_Murphy

In 1956

Ramón Muttis, Argentine footballer (d. 1955)

#Ramón_Muttis

In 1899

Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2007)

#Wally_Schirra

In 1923

Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player and minister

#Darryl_Strawberry

In 1962

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1671)

#Anne_Hyde

In 1637

Raúl Alfonsín, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina (d. 2009)

#Raúl_Alfonsín

In 1927

Felix Kroos, German footballer

#Felix_Kroos

In 1991

Kent Conrad, American politician

#Kent_Conrad

In 1948

Titus Welliver, American actor

#Titus_Welliver

In 1961

David Daniels, American countertenor

#David_Daniels_(countertenor)

In 1966

Aleksandr Bukharov, Russian footballer

#Aleksandr_Bukharov

In 1985

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (d. 1516)

#Giuliano_de'_Medici,_Duke_of_Nemours

In 1479

Louison Bobet, French cyclist (d. 1983)

#Louison_Bobet

In 1925

Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States (d. 1863)

#Jane_Pierce

In 1806

William Buckland, English geologist and paleontologist; Dean of Westminster (d. 1856)

#William_Buckland

In 1784

Vadim Shipachyov, Russian ice hockey player

#Vadim_Shipachyov

In 1987

George Tyler Wood, American military officer and politician (d. 1858)

#George_Tyler_Wood

In 1795

Niède Guidon, Brazilian archeologist

#Niède_Guidon

In 1933

Medo Puci?, Croatian writer and politician (d. 1882)

#Medo_Puci?

In 1821

Valerio Bacigalupo, Italian goalkeeper (d. 1949)

#Valerio_Bacigalupo

In 1924

Raul Brandão, Portuguese writer and journalist (d. 1930)

#Raul_Brandão

In 1867

Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (d. 2014)

#Win_Tin

In 1930

Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer and actor

#Atif_Aslam

In 1983

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, 19th President of Colombia (d. 1975)

#Gustavo_Rojas_Pinilla

In 1900

Georges Delerue, French pianist and composer (d. 1992)

#Georges_Delerue

In 1925

Ben Offereins, Australian runner

#Ben_Offereins

In 1986

André Comte-Sponville, French philosopher

#André_Comte-Sponville

In 1952

Jean Denis, French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian (d. 1827)

#Jean_Denis,_comte_Lanjuinais

In 1753

Jamie Dwyer, Australian field hockey player and coach

#Jamie_Dwyer

In 1979

Umirzak Shukeyev, Kazakh chairman of Samruk-Kazyna

#Umirzak_Shukeyev

In 1964

Charles, Count of Valois (d. 1325)

#Charles,_Count_of_Valois

In 1270

Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (d. 1982)

#Takashi_Shimura

In 1905

Aaron Eckhart, American actor and producer

#Aaron_Eckhart

In 1968

Dean Henderson, English footballer

#Dean_Henderson

In 1997

Sebastian Brendel, German canoe racer

#Sebastian_Brendel

In 1988

Chen Jianghua, Chinese basketball player

#Chen_Jianghua

In 1989

Cyrill Kistler, German composer (d. 1907)

#Cyrill_Kistler

In 1848

Siim Luts, Estonian footballer

#Siim_Luts

In 1989

William Lyon Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Toronto (d. 1861)

#William_Lyon_Mackenzie

In 1795

Ilya Nikulin, Russian ice hockey player

#Ilya_Nikulin

In 1982

Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007)

#Aldemaro_Romero

In 1928

Virginia Bottomley, Scottish social worker and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

#Virginia_Bottomley

In 1948

Jordan Ferri, French footballer

#Jordan_Ferri

In 1992

Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen, Dutch and Prussian lawyer (d. 1864)

#Clemens_Maria_Franz_von_Bönninghausen

In 1785

William Henry Perkin, English chemist and academic (d. 1907)

#William_Henry_Perkin

In 1838

Alexander Kröckel, German skeleton racer

#Alexander_Kröckel

In 1990

Sehrou Guirassy, French footballer

In 1996

Alex Bellemare, Canadian skier

In 1993

Shehu Abdullahi, Nigerian footballer

In 1993

Ji?í Skalák, Czech footballer

In 1992

Leandro Fernandez, Argentine footballer

In 1991

Milena Rai?evi?, Montenegrin handballer

In 1990

Ilija Nestorovski, Macedonian footballer

In 1990

Lawrence Clarke, English hurdler

In 1990

Pablo Velázquez, Paraguayan footballer

In 1987

Campbell Best, Cook Islands footballer

In 1986

Martynas Andriuškevi?ius, Lithuanian basketball player

In 1986

Choi Cheol-han, South Korean Go player

In 1985

Y?to Sat?, Japanese footballer

In 1982

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In 1981

Becky Holliday, American pole vaulter

In 1980

Césinha, Brazilian footballer

In 1980

Liu Xuan, Chinese gymnast

In 1979

Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian goalkeeper

In 1979

Tim Wieskötter, German sprint canoer

In 1979

Ben Sandford, New Zealand skeleton racer

In 1979

Rhys Coiro, American actor

In 1979

Marco Ferreira, Portuguese footballer

In 1978

Michelle Burgher, track and field athlete

In 1977

Sr?an Pecelj, Bosnian footballer

In 1975

Nicolae Grigore, former Romanian footballer

In 1975

Lisa Werlinder, Swedish actress and jazz musician/singer

In 1974

Matt Barela, American wrestler and actor

In 1974

Charles Akonnor, former Ghanaian footballer

In 1974

Mathias Gronberg, Swedish golfer

In 1970

Aleksandr Shmarko, Russian footballer

In 1969

Jason Lively, American actor

In 1968

Grant Long, American basketball player and sportscaster

In 1966

Liza Umarova, Chechen singer and actress

In 1965

Rolands Bulders, Latvian footballer

In 1965

Dieter Eckstein, retired German footballer

In 1964

Reiner Gies, German boxer

In 1963

Julia Campbell, American actress

In 1962

Andrey Lopatov, Soviet basketball player

In 1957

Patrick Battiston, French footballer and coach

In 1957

Stanis?aw Bobak, Polish ski jumper (d. 2010)

In 1956

Ove Aunli, former Norwegian cross-country skier

In 1956

Pavel Pinigin, former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion

In 1953

Yasuhiko Okudera, former Japanese footballer

In 1952

Julius Carry, American actor (d. 2008)

In 1952

Boris Anatolyevich Gavrilov, Russian football player and manager

In 1952

Ludo Martens, Belgian Communist political activist (d. 2011)

In 1946

Dean Cundey, American cinematographer and film director

In 1946

Erwin Mueller, former American basketball player (d. 2018)

In 1944

Stanislav Gali?, Bosnian soldier and commander

In 1943

Grigori Gorin, Soviet/Russian playwright (d. 2000)

In 1940

Juan Horacio Suárez, Argentine bishop

In 1938

Virginia Hamilton, American children's books author (d. 2002)

In 1936

Valentyna Shevchenko, Ukrainian politician

In 1935

Bob Houbregs, Canadian basketball player (d. 2014)

In 1932

Józef Tischner, Polish priest and philosopher (d. 2000)

In 1931

Gajo Petrovi?, Yugoslavian theorist (d. 1993)

In 1927

Emmett Leith, professor of electrical engineering and co-inventor of three-dimensional holography (d. 2005)

In 1927

David Nadien, American violinist (d. 2014)

In 1926

John Clellon Holmes, American author and professor (d. 1988)

In 1926

Roland Fraïssé, French mathematical logician (d. 2008)

In 1920

Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (d. 1989)

In 1918

Pádraig Faulkner, Irish Fianna Fáil politician (d. 2012)

In 1918

Googie Withers, Indian-Australian actress (d. 2011)

In 1917

Millard Kaufman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)

In 1917

Leonard Chess, American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records (d. 1969)

In 1917

László Fejes Tóth, Hungarian mathematician (d. 2005)

In 1915

Ji?í Mucha, Czech journalist (d. 1991)

In 1915

Bruno Kneževi?, Croatian footballer (d. 1982)

In 1915

Frank Soo, English footballer and manager (d. 1991)

In 1914

Julia Lennon, mother of John Lennon (d. 1958)

In 1914

Ace Gruenig, American basketball player (d. 1958)

In 1913

Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (d. 2006)

In 1912

William Patrick Stuart-Houston, nephew of Adolf Hitler (d. 1987)

In 1911

David Marshall, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (d. 1995)

In 1908

Ricardo Faccio, Uruguayan-Italian footballer (d. 1970)

In 1907

Lyudmila Keldysh, Russian mathematician (d. 1976)

In 1904

Rinus van den Berge, Dutch athlete (d. 1972)

In 1900

Jesse Fuller, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1976)

In 1896

Yoshiki Hayama, Japanese author (d. 1945)

In 1894

Jean Brochard, French actor (d. 1972)

In 1893

Erich Rothacker, German philosopher (d. 1965)

In 1888

Walter Hermann Bucher, German-American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1965)

In 1888

Henri Gagnebin, Swiss composer (d. 1977)

In 1886

Sándor Jávorka, Hungarian botanist (d. 1961)

In 1883

Max Braun, American tug of war medalist (d. 1967)

In 1883

Henry Drysdale Dakin, English-American chemist and academic (d. 1952)

In 1880

Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist and composer (d. 1943)

In 1864

Andreas Voss, German botanist and horticulturist (d. 1924)

In 1857

William V. Ranous, American actor and director (d. 1915)

In 1857

Richard Altmann, German pathologist and histologist (d. 1900)

In 1852

Gregorio Maria Aguirre y Garcia, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain

In 1835

Joseph Gérard, French Roman Catholic priest (d. 1914)

In 1831

Johann Friedrich Cotta, German Lutheran theologian (d. 1779)

In 1701

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Lane Kirkland, American sailor and union leader (d. 1999)

François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat (d. 1821)

Luenell, American comedian and actress

Werner Krolikowski, former East German political official

Jean Alfred Fournier, French dermatologist (d. 1914)

John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher (d. 1697)

Richard Steele, Irish-Welsh journalist and politician (d. 1729)

Anne Summers, Australian feminist writer, editor, publisher and public servant

Mae Young, American wrestler (d. 2014)

James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gunnar Nordström, Finnish physicist and academic (d. 1923)

Courtney B. Vance, American actor and painter

Lesley Manville, English actress

Cristian Chagas Tarouco, Brazilian footballer

Isaiah Rider, American basketball player and rapper

Anish Kapoor, Indian-English sculptor

Andreas Köpke, former German footballer

Idris of Libya (d. 1983)

Josip Skoblar, former Croatian footballer

Danny Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Rex Walters, American basketball player and coach

Jaimie Alexander, American actress

Steve Finley, American baseball player

Carlos Blanco Galindo, Bolivian politician (d. 1943)

Mitt Romney, American businessman and politician, 70th Governor of Massachusetts

Inese Galante, Latvian soprano

Brent Johnson, American ice hockey player

George Berkeley, Irish bishop and philosopher (d. 1753)

Lili Bordán, Hungarian-American actress

Väinö Tanner, Finnish politician of Social Democratic Party of Finland (d. 1966)

Dragutin Topi?, Serbian high jumper

Antony Acland, British former diplomat and Provost of Eton College

Johann Caspar Horner, Swiss physicist, mathematician and astronomer (d. 1834)

Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer

Frederica of Baden (d. 1826)

Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

László Lékai, Archbishop of Esztergom and Cardinal (d. 1986)

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenian tennis player

Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer

María Adánez, Spanish actress

Alberto Burri, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1995)

Jordan Adéoti, French footballer

Tyler Clary, former American swimmer

Niclas Heimann, German footballer

Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner and coach

Myrna Fahey, American actress (d. 1973)

Mikko Sumusalo, Finnish footballer

Pete Doherty, English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist

Gerard López, former Spanish footballer

Avram Mrazovi?, Serbian writer, translator, pedagogue and Senator (d. 1826)

Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver and sportscaster