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1986     Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM
1981     Jessica Ponzo, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1996
1979     Evan Ferrante, actor, Owen-Swan's Crossing
1978     Vincent Larusso, Livingston, New Jersey, actor, Adam-Mighty Ducks, D2, D3
1974     Conal Groom, Northford Conn, rower 1996 Olympics
1974     Keith Thibodeaux, cornerback for the Washington Redskins
1973     Tori Spelling, American Actress
1972     Keith Burns, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32
1972     Matthew Hart, cricketer, New Zealand lefty spinner 1994-
1971     Khari Jones, CFL/WLAF quarterback, BC Lions, Scottish Claymores
1970     Eric Lynch, NFL running back, Detroit Lions
1970     Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver
1969     Marcel Schewe, cricketer, Holland wicket-keeper 1996 World Cup
1969     Steven Earl Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, 4X100/400m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1969     Tracey Gold, New York City, actress, Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday
1969     Tricia Cast, actress, Nina-Young and Restless
1969     Tucker Carlson, American Journalist
1969     David Boreanaz, American Actor
1968     Ralph Tresvant, Boston, singer, New Editon
1966     Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control
1966     Scott Reeves, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Ryan-Young and Restless
1966     Sean Quilty, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics
1966     Thurman Thomas, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills
1965     Brent Jasmer, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Sly-Bold and Beautiful
1965     Lori Sippel, Stratford Ontario, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1965     John Schofield, born in Barnsley, England, professional soccer player, manager of Lincoln City, assistant manager, Cheltenham Town
1965     Krist Novoselic, American Musician
1964     John Salley, NBA star, Detroit Pistons
1963     Jimmy Osmond, rocker, Osmond Brothers
1962     Gary Crocker, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman
1961     Nina Arvesen, born in White Plains, New York, actress, Cassandra-Young and Restless
1961     Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian
1960     Anne Parillaud, Paris, France, actress, Subway, Nikita, Innocent Blood
1960     Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist
1959     Bob Patterson, born in Jacksonville, Florida, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1959     Mare Winningham, born in Phoenix, Arizona, actress, St. Elmo's Fire, Turner and Hooch
1959     Ty Armstrong, Waxahachie, Texas, Nike golfer, 1993 Anheuser-Busch-19th
1958     Glenn Gregory, rock vocalist, Heeaven 17-Electric Dreams
1957     Joan Benoit Samuelson, born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, marathoner, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics
1955     Debra Winger, Columbus, Ohio, actress, Officer and Gentleman
1955     Hazel O'Connor, Coventry, England, singer and actress, Breaking Glass
1955     Jack Morris, St. Paul, Minnesota, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1955     Olga Korbut, Grodno, Belorussia, gymnast, Olympic-2 golds-1972
1955     Jon Porter, American Politician
1954     Janet Maw, actress, Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge
1954     [Dafydd] Rhys Williams, Saskatoon, Canada, MD/astronaut, sk: STS-90
1953     David Maclean, British minister of state
1953     Richard Page, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Mr Mister
1953     Rick Rhoden, pitcher, New York Yankees
1952     Pierce Brosnan, County Meath Ire, actor, Remington Steele, Golden Eye
1951     Jonathan Richman, rocker, Modern Lovers-New England, Egyptian Reggae
1950     Johannes Bednorz, German superconductivity physicist, Nobel 1987
1949     Rick Reuschel, pitcher, New York Yankees
1949     William Sputnik Spooner, rock guitarist, Grateful Dead, Tubes
1948     Jimmy Hood, born in Lesmahagow, Scotland, Member of Parliament for Lanark and Hamilton East, Labor Party
1947     Barbara Lee, U.S. singer, Chiffons, He's So Fine
1947     Bill Smitrovich, actor, Crime Story, Miami Vice
1947     Rosie Barnes, born in Nottingham, England, born Rosemary Susan Allen, politician, founding member of the Social Democratic Party
1947     Bob Edwards, American Journalist
1946     Jessi B. Wilson, Mississippi, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List
1946     Roger Earl, rocker, Foghat
1945     Brewster H Shaw, Jr., Michigan, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-9, STS 61B, STS-28
1945     Jim Moran, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-D-Virginia 1991 -
1945     Nicky Chinn, English songwriter/producer, Chinn and Chapman
1945     James P. Moran, American Politician
1944     Billy Cobham, Panama, jazz artist, Same Ole Love
1943     Dan Coats, born in Jackson, Michigan, Representative-R-Indiana 1981 - 1999
1943     Jon Jost, director, All the Vermeers in New York
1943     Elizabeth Andrews, British Politician
1941     Maurice Henry Weddington, composer
1940     Bernardo Bertolucci, Parma, Italy, director, 1900, Last Emperor
1940     Gareth Roberts, chancellor, Sheffield University
1939     Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert
1938     Anthony Walker, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies


1938     Stuart Bell, born in County Durham, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough
1938     John Walters, British Musician
1937     Jim Hunt, born in Wilson, North Carolina, politician, Democratic Party, first and only four-term Governor of North Carolina 1976 - 2001
1937     Yvonne Craig, Taylorville, Illinois, actress, Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin
1936     Philippe de Montebello, Paris, art exhibitionist, Treasures of Tut
1936     Roy Hudd, comedian, Blood Beast Terror, Vampire Beast Craves Blood
1936     Karl Lehmann, German Clergyman
1935     Carol Shields, Canadian Author
1934     Anthony Walker, commandant, Royal College of Defense Studies
1934     Nicholas Goodison, CEO, TSB Group
1932     Isaac "Redd" Holt, U.S. drummer, Young-Holt Unlimited-In Crowd
1931     Donald James Martino, Plainfield, New Jersey, composer, Noturnno-Pulitzer 1974
1931     Jack Dodson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Howard Sprage-Andy Griffith Show
1931     Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., born in Paris, France, Representative-R-Connecticut, Senator-R-Connecticut, Governor-D-Connecticut
1931     Peter Levi, born in Ruislip, England, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood
1930     Desmond Langley, Governor, Bermuda
1930     Don Conicannon, government minister
1930     Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist/composer, Hangman's Songs
1930     Betty Carter, American Musician
1929     Adrienne Rich, born in Baltimore, Maryland, feminist writer, 'The Diamond Cutters' and 'Arts of the Possible'
1929     John Conyers, Jr., born in Highland Park, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1965 -
1929     Osmo Uolevi Lindeman, composer
1929     John Conyers, American Politician
1928     Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman and manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's
1928     Reginald Askew, dean, King's College London
1927     John Walford, solicitor
1926     Jan Zimmer, composer
1926     Robert Jay Lifton, American Psychologist
1924     Dawda Kairaba Jawara, president, Gambia, 1970-94
1924     Frank F. Mankiewicz, New York City, columnist, Perfectly Clear
1923     Merton Miller, American Economist
1922     Colin Cole, Principal King of Arms
1922     Russell Wood, treasurer, Queen Elizabeth
1921     Harry Carey, Jr., Saugus California, actor, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1921     Robert Croften Brown, politician
1920     Martine Carol, Maryse Mopurer, Saint-Mande France, actress, Nana
1919     Liberace, West Allis WI, pianist, Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman
1919     Richard Mason, born near Manchester, England, author, learned Japanese in World War II, interrogated prisoners of war
1919     [Wladziu Valentino] Liberace, West Allis Wisconsin, pianist
1918     Edward Thomas, historian/intelligence expert
1918     Juan Rulfo, Mexican writer, Pedro Paramo
1918     Kevin Skelton, Bishop, Lichfield
1917     George Gaynes, Helsinki Finland, actor, Henry-Punky Brewster
1917     Geraint Jones, conductor/organist
1916     Adriana Caselotti, cartoon voice
1916     Bernard Braden, broadcaster/actor, All Night Lone, Full Treatment
1916     Ephraim Katzir, biophysicist/president, Israel
1916     Irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro, doctor/social reformer
1914     Edward T. Hall, American Scientist
1913     Woody Herman, jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer, Thundering Herds
1912     Studs Terkel, born in New York, author, historian, broadcaster, Pulitzer Prize winner
1911     Margaret Sullavan, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actress, Back Street
1911     Olaff J de Landell, JB Wemmerslager van Sparwoude, writer
1909     Charles Wislon, principal, Glasgow University
1909     David Brock, American Author
1908     Hilary Preston, editor
1908     Mohammed Roem, Indonesian foreign minister, Linggadjati
1907     Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler 1932 Olympics gold
1906     Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister, Lanzas Coloradas
1906     Ernie McCormick, cricketer, Australian quickie of late 30's
1906     Nicholas Beriozoff, ballet master
1905     H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist, Feast for July, Love for Lydia
1905     Henry Fonda, Grand Is, Nebraska, actor, Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond
1904     Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player 1928 Olympics gold
1904     Lily Pons, opera singer and actress, That Girl From Paris
1902     Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor, Her Wonderful Lie
1898     August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder, CVP
1897     Walther Geiser, composer
1893     Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance, 1925-30
1893     Paul Amadeus Pisk, composer
1892     Coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist, Dutch Dictionary
1892     Richard Tauber, Ernst Seiffert, Austria/British, tenor/conductor
1889     Joan Collette, Dutch, male, painter, New Church, Delft
1887     Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor, Brass Buttons, Victory
1887     J van Hoddis, writer
1880     Julian Tannen, New York, comedian, Great Moment
1878     Taylor Holmes, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely
1866     Ernest Watson Burgess, U.S. sociologist, ecological school
1858     Frank Lynes, composer
1858     Hanus Trnecek, composer
1857     Juan Morel Campos, composer
1850     Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer
1845     Dietrich Schafer, German historian, Deutsche Hanse
1832     Philip Danforth Armour, founder, Armour Foods
1831     David Edward Hughes, inventor, microphone, teleprinter
1827     Petrus J H Cuypers, architect, Amsterdam Museum, Central station
1824     Edmund Kirby Smith, Florida, General Confederate Army
1824     Levi Parsons Morton, R, 22nd U.S. Vice President, 1889 - 1893
1822     Eduard Hille, Dutch composer and conductor
1819     Daniel Ammen, Captain Union Navy
1816     Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brigadier General Confederate Army
1806     George C Cadwalader, Major General Union volunteers
1804     Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator and founder, U.S. kindergarten
1801     William Henry Seward, Secretary of State, 1861 - 1869, buys Alaska at 2 cents per acre
1788     Friedrich Ruckert, born in Schweinfurt, Germany, pseudonym, Freimund Raimar, writer, poet, professor of Oriental languages
1782     John Sell Cotman, water color artist
1763     Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist, discovered chromium, beryllium
1761     John Opie, born at Trevellas, England, teacher, artist, portraitist
1748     Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch
1718     Maria G Agnesi, Italy mathematician curves= xy=a, a-y
1659     Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist
1641     Dudley North, financier/economist
1609     Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands
1558     Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/Governor of Netherlands, 1598 - 1600





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