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History Births on May 14

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History Births on May 14

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Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)

#Dick_Howser

In 1936

James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1886)

#James_Martin_(Australian_politician)

In 1820

William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1782)

#William_Emerson_(mathematician)

In 1701

Jay Beckenstein, American saxophonist

#Jay_Beckenstein

In 1951

Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Alain_Vigneault

In 1961

Clay Matthews III, American football player

#Clay_Matthews_III

In 1986

Arthur Rostron, English captain (d. 1940)

#Arthur_Rostron

In 1869

François Steyn, South African rugby player

#François_Steyn

In 1987

Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (d. 2003)

#Valeriy_Brumel

In 1942

Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (d. 1905)

#Antonio_Annetto_Caruana

In 1830

Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinal (d. 1961)

#Elia_Dalla_Costa

In 1872

Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)

#Victor_Amadeus_II_of_Sardinia

In 1666

Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Robert_Zemeckis

In 1952

Julian White, English rugby player

#Julian_White

In 1973

Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player

#Patrick_Bruel

In 1959

Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)

#Wilhelm_List

In 1880

Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1973)

#Bobby_Darin

In 1936

John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (d. 1932)

#John_Charles_Fields

In 1863

Chay Blyth, Scottish sailor and rower

#Chay_Blyth

In 1940

Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete

#Eugène_Martineau_(athlete)

In 1980

Roy Halladay, American baseball player (d. 2017)

#Roy_Halladay

In 1977

Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1816)

#Samuel_Dexter

In 1761

Ana Martín, Mexican actress, singer producer and former model (Miss Mexico 1963

#Ana_Martín

In 1947

Lionel Hill, Australian politician, 30th Premier of South Australia (d. 1963)

#Lionel_Hill

In 1881

Anu Välba, Estonian journalist

#Anu_Välba

In 1974

Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)

#Robert_F._Christy

In 1916

Sambhaji, Indian emperor (d. 1689)

#Sambhaji

In 1657

Hywel Williams, Welsh politician

#Hywel_Williams

In 1953

Ian Astbury, English-Canadian singer-songwriter

#Ian_Astbury

In 1962

Tim Roth, English actor and director

#Tim_Roth

In 1961

Francesca Annis, English actress

#Francesca_Annis

In 1945

Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter

#Olly_Murs

In 1984

Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961)

#Marcel_Junod

In 1904

Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Rick_Vaive

In 1959

Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005)

#Lance_Dossor

In 1916

J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1964)

#J._L._Wilkinson

In 1878

Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943)

#Leo_Smit_(Dutch_composer)

In 1900

George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm

#George_Lucas

In 1944

Luke Gregerson, American baseball player

#Luke_Gregerson

In 1984

Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author (d. 1828)

#Albrecht_Thaer

In 1752

Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (d. 2016)

#Rupert_Neudeck

In 1939

Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch engineer, author, and academic (d. 2015)

#Frederik_H._Kreuger

In 1928

Frank Nobilo, New Zealand golfer

#Frank_Nobilo

In 1960

Alina Talay, Belorussian hurdler

#Alina_Talay

In 1989

Ada Nicodemou, Cypriot-Australian actress

#Ada_Nicodemou

In 1977

Pavel Londak, Estonian footballer

#Pavel_Londak

In 1980

Hakan Ünsal, Turkish footballer and sportscaster

#Hakan_Ünsal

In 1973

Kirstjen Nielsen, American attorney, 6th United States Secretary of Homeland Security

#Kirstjen_Nielsen

In 1972

Byron Dorgan, American lawyer and politician

#Byron_Dorgan

In 1942

Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer

#Miranda_Cosgrove

In 1993

Jens Sparschuh, German author and playwright

#Jens_Sparschuh

In 1955

Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist

#Gene_Cornish

In 1944

Mrinal Sen, Bangladeshi-Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)

#Mrinal_Sen

In 1923

Eoin Colfer, Irish author

#Eoin_Colfer

In 1965

André Macanga, Angolan footballer and manager

#André_Macanga

In 1978

Clinton Morrison, English-Irish footballer

#Clinton_Morrison

In 1979

Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (d. 1788)

#Thomas_Gainsborough

In 1727

Franjo Tu?man, Yugoslav historian; later 1st President of Croatia (d. 1999)

#Franjo_Tu?man

In 1922

Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Adnan_Pachachi

In 1923

Hunter Burgan, American bass player

#Hunter_Burgan

In 1976

Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764)

#Peder_Horrebow

In 1679

Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach

#Pat_Borders

In 1963

Ken Viljoen, South African cricketer (d. 1974)

#Ken_Viljoen

In 1910

Zack Ryder, American wrestler

#Zack_Ryder

In 1985

Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1817)

#Timothy_Dwight_IV

In 1752

Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster and producer

#Suzy_Kolber

In 1964

Alice Barnham, wife of statesman Francis Bacon (d. 1650)

#Alice_Barnham

In 1592

Marie Chouinard, Canadian dancer and choreographer

#Marie_Chouinard

In 1955

Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian gymnast

#Simona_Peycheva

In 1985

Danny Wood, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and choreographer

#Danny_Wood

In 1969

Robert Greene, American author and translator

#Robert_Greene_(American_author)

In 1959

Michael Fallon, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Defence

#Michael_Fallon

In 1952

Charles Beyer, German-English engineer, co-founded Beyer, Peacock and Company (d. 1876)

#Charles_Beyer

In 1814

Dennis Praet, Belgian footballer

#Dennis_Praet

In 1994

Tony Siragusa, American football player and journalist

#Tony_Siragusa

In 1967

Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria (d. 1919)

#Kurt_Eisner

In 1867

Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic (d. 1873)

#Friedrich_Ludwig_Georg_von_Raumer

In 1781

Frank Gore, American football player

#Frank_Gore

In 1983

Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author

#Herbert_W._Franke

In 1927

Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress

#Natalie_Appleton

In 1973

Donald R. McMonagle, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

#Donald_R._McMonagle

In 1952

Timothy Stevenson, English lawyer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

#Tim_Stevenson_(Lord_Lieutenant)

In 1948

Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1958-60, 1962-74)(d. 2002)

#Ne_Win

In 1910

Rob Gronkowski, American football player

#Rob_Gronkowski

In 1989

Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

#Troy_Shondell

In 1939

Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice (d. 1802)

#Ludovico_Manin

In 1725

Ada den Haan, Dutch swimmer

#Ada_den_Haan

In 1941

Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham, English economist and journalist

#Sarah_Hogg,_Viscountess_Hailsham

In 1946

Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer and coach (d. 2007)

#Bob_Woolmer

In 1948

Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)

#Gump_Worsley

In 1929

Walter Day, American game designer and businessman, founded Twin Galaxies

#Walter_Day

In 1949

Henry Smith, English politician

#Henry_Smith_(British_politician)

In 1969

Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor (d. 1973)

#Otto_Klemperer

In 1885

Pranav Mistry, Indian computer scientist, invented SixthSense

#Pranav_Mistry

In 1981

Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (d. 1903)

#Rudolf_Lipschitz

In 1832

Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer

#Yochanan_Vollach

In 1945

Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (d. 1935)

#Magnus_Hirschfeld

In 1868

Cate Blanchett, Australian actress

#Cate_Blanchett

In 1969

Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (d. 1981)

#Antonio_Berni

In 1905

Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

#Hazel_Blears

In 1956

George Murray Hulbert, American judge and politician (d. 1950)

#George_Murray_Hulbert

In 1881

Fraser Nelson, Scottish journalist

#Fraser_Nelson

In 1973

David Byrne, Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#David_Byrne

In 1952

Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tom_Cochrane

In 1953

Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician (d. 1951)

#Robert_Ritter

In 1901

Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor (d. 1987)

#Norman_Luboff

In 1917

Anna Laurens Dawes, American author and suffragist (d. 1938)

#Anna_Laurens_Dawes

In 1851

Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer (d. 1858)

#Robert_Owen

In 1771

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada (d. 1806)

#George_Macartney,_1st_Earl_Macartney

In 1737

Billie Dove, American actress (d. 1997)

#Billie_Dove

In 1903

Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist

#Nicki_Sørensen

In 1975

Orna Grumberg, Israeli computer scientist and academic

#Orna_Grumberg

In 1952

Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1959)

#Sidney_Bechet

In 1897

Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Sofia_Coppola

In 1971

Michael Rensing, German footballer

#Michael_Rensing

In 1984

Martin Reim, Estonian footballer and manager

#Martin_Reim

In 1971

Marianne Denicourt, French actress, director, and screenwriter

#Marianne_Denicourt

In 1966

Marco Motta, Italian footballer

#Marco_Motta

In 1986

James M. Kelly, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

#James_M._Kelly_(astronaut)

In 1964

Sam Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player

#Sam_Perrett

In 1985

Heather Wheeler, English politician

#Heather_Wheeler

In 1959

David Quantick, English journalist and critic

#David_Quantick

In 1961

Johan Schans, Dutch swimmer

#Johan_Schans

In 1949

Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1983)

#Gul_Khan_Nasir

In 1914

Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan (d. 1974)

#Ayub_Khan_(general)

In 1907

Ronan Tynan, Irish tenor

#Ronan_Tynan

In 1960

Edwige Lawson-Wade, French basketball player

#Edwige_Lawson-Wade

In 1979

Sophie Anderton, English model and actress

#Sophie_Anderton

In 1977

Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach

#Dennis_Martínez

In 1955

Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001)

#Marco_Zanuso

In 1916

Mike Inez, American rock bass player and songwriter (Alice In Chains)

#Mike_Inez

In 1966

Amber Tamblyn, American actress, author, model, director

#Amber_Tamblyn

In 1983

Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player

#Kristina_Mladenovic

In 1993

Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (d. 1786)

#Hans_Joachim_von_Zieten

In 1699

Patrice Munsel, American soprano and actress (d. 2016)

#Patrice_Munsel

In 1925

Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (d. 1984)

#Eric_Morecambe

In 1926

Alexander Kaufmann, German poet and educator (d. 1893)

#Alexander_Kaufmann

In 1817

Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager

#Tony_Pérez

In 1942

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 5th President of Iceland

#Ólafur_Ragnar_Grímsson

In 1943

Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (d. 1771)

#Adolf_Frederick,_King_of_Sweden

In 1710

Anahí, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Anahí

In 1983

Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver and sportscaster

#Sabine_Schmitz

In 1969

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)

#Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

In 1316

Fred Englehardt, American jumper (d. 1942)

#Fred_Englehardt

In 1879

Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)

#Earle_Combs

In 1899

Eddie House, American basketball player

#Eddie_House

In 1978

C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor

#C.C._DeVille

In 1962

Eric Peterson, American guitarist and songwriter (Testament)

#Eric_Peterson_(musician)

In 1964

Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist

#Klaus-Peter_Thaler

In 1949

Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player

#Uroš_Slokar

In 1983

Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer

#Carlos_Tenorio

In 1979

Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer

#Gustavo_Varela

In 1978

Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer (d. 1805)

#Thomas_Wedgwood_(photographer)

In 1771

Zden?k Grygera, Czech footballer

#Zden?k_Grygera

In 1980

Margaret of Valois (d. 1615)

#Margaret_of_Valois

In 1553

Jean Daniélou, French cardinal and theologian (d. 1974)

#Jean_Daniélou

In 1905

Dan Auerbach, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Dan_Auerbach

In 1979

Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer

#Siân_Phillips

In 1933

Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator (d. 1908)

#Henri_Julien

In 1852

Alvin Lucier, American composer and academic

#Alvin_Lucier

In 1931

Danny Huston, Italian-American actor and director

#Danny_Huston

In 1962

Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook

#Mark_Zuckerberg

In 1984

Jonah Placid, Australian rugby player

#Jonah_Placid

In 1995

Henry McGee, English actor and singer (d. 2006)

#Henry_McGee

In 1929

Anne Clark, English singer-songwriter and poet

#Anne_Clark_(poet)

In 1960

Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist

#Steve_Hogarth

In 1956

Richard Deacon, American actor and singer (d. 1984)

#Richard_Deacon_(actor)

In 1921

Wim Mertens, Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist.

#Wim_Mertens

In 1952

Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Raphael_Saadiq

In 1966

Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer and model (Milli Vanilli)

#Fab_Morvan

In 1966

Alasdair Fraser, Scottish fiddler

#Alasdair_Fraser

In 1955

Dustin Lynch, American singer-songwriter

#Dustin_Lynch

In 1985

Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer

#Martine_McCutcheon

In 1976

Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

#Jack_Bruce

In 1943

Alec Dankworth, English bassist and composer

#Alec_Dankworth

In 1960

Cai Chang, Chinese first leader of All-China Women's Federation (d. 1990)

#Cai_Chang

In 1900

Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ

#Martin_Garrix

In 1996

Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater

#Júlia_Sebestyén

In 1980

Rudi Šeligo, Slovenian playwright and politician (d. 2004)

#Rudi_Šeligo

In 1935

Derek Leckenby, English pop-rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits) (d. 1994)

#Derek_Leckenby

In 1943

Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer

#Pernille_Blume

In 1994

Jack Hughes, hockey player

In 2001

Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, Brazilian footballer

In 1995

Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Brazilian footballer

In 1994

Bence Rakaczki, Hungarian footballer (d. 2014)

In 1993

Jayne Appel, American basketball player

In 1988

Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer

In 1987

Jeong Min-hyeong, South Korean footballer (d. 2012)

In 1987

Andrea Bovo, Italian footballer

In 1986

Indrek Siska, Estonian footballer

In 1984

Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian footballer

In 1984

Tatenda Taibu, Zimbabwean cricketer

In 1983

Keeley Donovan, English journalist

In 1983

Joe van Niekerk, South African rugby player

In 1980

Hugo Southwell, English-Scottish rugby player

In 1980

Brent Harvey, Australian footballer

In 1978

Brian Lawrence, American baseball player and coach

In 1976

Krister Axel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1974

Voshon Lenard, American basketball player

In 1973

Deanne Bray, American actress

In 1971

Natasha Kaiser-Brown, American sprinter and coach

In 1967

Alan McIndoe, Australian rugby league player

In 1964

David Yelland, English journalist and author

In 1963

Tommy Rogers, American wrestler (d. 2015)

In 1961

John Holt, American football player (d. 2013)

In 1959

Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (d. 2013)

In 1959

Carlisle Best, Barbadian cricketer

In 1959

Wilma Rusman, Dutch runner

In 1958

Chris Evans, English-Australian politician, 26th Australian Minister for Employment

In 1958

Christine Brennan, American journalist and author

In 1958

Peter Kirsten, South African cricketer and rugby player

In 1955

Raul Mälk, Estonian politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

In 1952

Sverre Årnes, Norwegian author, screenwriter, and director

In 1949

Al Ciner, American pop-rock guitarist (The American Breed)

In 1947

George Nicholls, English rugby player

In 1945

David Kelly, Welsh scientist (d. 2003)

In 1944

Richard Peto, English statistician and epidemiologist

In 1943

L. Denis Desautels, Canadian accountant and civil servant

In 1943

Malise Ruthven, Irish author and academic

In 1942

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (d. 2014)

In 1942

George Mathewson, Scottish banker and businessman

In 1940

H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)

In 1940

Robert Boyd, English pediatrician and academic

In 1938

Robert Bechtle, American lithographer and painter

In 1932

William James, Australian general and physician (d. 2015)

In 1930

Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author (d. 2013)

In 1929

Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer and choreographer (d. 2014)

In 1928

Dub Jones, American R&B bass singer (The Coasters) (d. 2000)

In 1928

Ninian Sanderson, Scottish race car driver (d. 1985)

In 1925

Al Porcino, American trumpet player (d. 2013)

In 1925

Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (d. 1997)

In 1925

Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (d. 2013)

In 1925

John Hope, American soldier and meteorologist (d. 2002)

In 1919

Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)

In 1919

Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (d. 2003)

In 1917

William Thomas Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician (d. 2002)

In 1914

Godfrey Rampling, English sprinter and colonel (d. 2009)

In 1909

Betty Jeffrey, Australian nurse and author (d. 2000)

In 1908

Hans von der Groeben, German journalist and diplomat (d. 2005)

In 1907

Herbert Morrison, American soldier and journalist (d. 1989)

In 1905

Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (d. 1973)

In 1904

Edgar Wind, German-English historian, author, and academic (d. 1971)

In 1900

Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957)

In 1900

Hal Borland, American journalist and author (d. 1978)

In 1900

Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (d. 1993)

In 1899

Charlotte Auerbach, German-Jewish Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist. (d.1994)

In 1899

Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948)

In 1897

Louis Verneuil, French actor and playwright (d. 1952)

In 1893

Archie Alexander, African-American mathematician and engineer (d. 1958)

In 1888

Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1943)

In 1887

Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (d. 1816)

In 1794

Johann Philipp Förtsch, German composer (d. 1732)

In 1652

Katakura Kagenaga, Japanese samurai (d. 1681)

In 1630

Francesco Rasi, Italian singer-songwriter, theorbo player, and poet (d. 1621)

In 1574

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Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)

#Dick_Howser

In 1936

James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1886)

#James_Martin_(Australian_politician)

In 1820

William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1782)

#William_Emerson_(mathematician)

In 1701

Jay Beckenstein, American saxophonist

#Jay_Beckenstein

In 1951

Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Alain_Vigneault

In 1961

Clay Matthews III, American football player

#Clay_Matthews_III

In 1986

Arthur Rostron, English captain (d. 1940)

#Arthur_Rostron

In 1869

François Steyn, South African rugby player

#François_Steyn

In 1987

Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (d. 2003)

#Valeriy_Brumel

In 1942

Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (d. 1905)

#Antonio_Annetto_Caruana

In 1830

Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinal (d. 1961)

#Elia_Dalla_Costa

In 1872

Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)

#Victor_Amadeus_II_of_Sardinia

In 1666

Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Robert_Zemeckis

In 1952

Julian White, English rugby player

#Julian_White

In 1973

Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player

#Patrick_Bruel

In 1959

Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)

#Wilhelm_List

In 1880

Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1973)

#Bobby_Darin

In 1936

John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (d. 1932)

#John_Charles_Fields

In 1863

Chay Blyth, Scottish sailor and rower

#Chay_Blyth

In 1940

Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete

#Eugène_Martineau_(athlete)

In 1980

Roy Halladay, American baseball player (d. 2017)

#Roy_Halladay

In 1977

Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1816)

#Samuel_Dexter

In 1761

Ana Martín, Mexican actress, singer producer and former model (Miss Mexico 1963

#Ana_Martín

In 1947

Lionel Hill, Australian politician, 30th Premier of South Australia (d. 1963)

#Lionel_Hill

In 1881

Anu Välba, Estonian journalist

#Anu_Välba

In 1974

Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)

#Robert_F._Christy

In 1916

Sambhaji, Indian emperor (d. 1689)

#Sambhaji

In 1657

Hywel Williams, Welsh politician

#Hywel_Williams

In 1953

Ian Astbury, English-Canadian singer-songwriter

#Ian_Astbury

In 1962

Tim Roth, English actor and director

#Tim_Roth

In 1961

Francesca Annis, English actress

#Francesca_Annis

In 1945

Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter

#Olly_Murs

In 1984

Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961)

#Marcel_Junod

In 1904

Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Rick_Vaive

In 1959

Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005)

#Lance_Dossor

In 1916

J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1964)

#J._L._Wilkinson

In 1878

Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943)

#Leo_Smit_(Dutch_composer)

In 1900

George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm

#George_Lucas

In 1944

Luke Gregerson, American baseball player

#Luke_Gregerson

In 1984

Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author (d. 1828)

#Albrecht_Thaer

In 1752

Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (d. 2016)

#Rupert_Neudeck

In 1939

Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch engineer, author, and academic (d. 2015)

#Frederik_H._Kreuger

In 1928

Frank Nobilo, New Zealand golfer

#Frank_Nobilo

In 1960

Alina Talay, Belorussian hurdler

#Alina_Talay

In 1989

Ada Nicodemou, Cypriot-Australian actress

#Ada_Nicodemou

In 1977

Pavel Londak, Estonian footballer

#Pavel_Londak

In 1980

Hakan Ünsal, Turkish footballer and sportscaster

#Hakan_Ünsal

In 1973

Kirstjen Nielsen, American attorney, 6th United States Secretary of Homeland Security

#Kirstjen_Nielsen

In 1972

Byron Dorgan, American lawyer and politician

#Byron_Dorgan

In 1942

Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer

#Miranda_Cosgrove

In 1993

Jens Sparschuh, German author and playwright

#Jens_Sparschuh

In 1955

Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist

#Gene_Cornish

In 1944

Mrinal Sen, Bangladeshi-Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)

#Mrinal_Sen

In 1923

Eoin Colfer, Irish author

#Eoin_Colfer

In 1965

André Macanga, Angolan footballer and manager

#André_Macanga

In 1978

Clinton Morrison, English-Irish footballer

#Clinton_Morrison

In 1979

Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (d. 1788)

#Thomas_Gainsborough

In 1727

Franjo Tu?man, Yugoslav historian; later 1st President of Croatia (d. 1999)

#Franjo_Tu?man

In 1922

Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Adnan_Pachachi

In 1923

Hunter Burgan, American bass player

#Hunter_Burgan

In 1976

Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764)

#Peder_Horrebow

In 1679

Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach

#Pat_Borders

In 1963

Ken Viljoen, South African cricketer (d. 1974)

#Ken_Viljoen

In 1910

Zack Ryder, American wrestler

#Zack_Ryder

In 1985

Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1817)

#Timothy_Dwight_IV

In 1752

Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster and producer

#Suzy_Kolber

In 1964

Alice Barnham, wife of statesman Francis Bacon (d. 1650)

#Alice_Barnham

In 1592

Marie Chouinard, Canadian dancer and choreographer

#Marie_Chouinard

In 1955

Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian gymnast

#Simona_Peycheva

In 1985

Danny Wood, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and choreographer

#Danny_Wood

In 1969

Robert Greene, American author and translator

#Robert_Greene_(American_author)

In 1959

Michael Fallon, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Defence

#Michael_Fallon

In 1952

Charles Beyer, German-English engineer, co-founded Beyer, Peacock and Company (d. 1876)

#Charles_Beyer

In 1814

Dennis Praet, Belgian footballer

#Dennis_Praet

In 1994

Tony Siragusa, American football player and journalist

#Tony_Siragusa

In 1967

Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria (d. 1919)

#Kurt_Eisner

In 1867

Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic (d. 1873)

#Friedrich_Ludwig_Georg_von_Raumer

In 1781

Frank Gore, American football player

#Frank_Gore

In 1983

Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author

#Herbert_W._Franke

In 1927

Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress

#Natalie_Appleton

In 1973

Donald R. McMonagle, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

#Donald_R._McMonagle

In 1952

Timothy Stevenson, English lawyer and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

#Tim_Stevenson_(Lord_Lieutenant)

In 1948

Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1958-60, 1962-74)(d. 2002)

#Ne_Win

In 1910

Rob Gronkowski, American football player

#Rob_Gronkowski

In 1989

Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

#Troy_Shondell

In 1939

Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice (d. 1802)

#Ludovico_Manin

In 1725

Ada den Haan, Dutch swimmer

#Ada_den_Haan

In 1941

Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham, English economist and journalist

#Sarah_Hogg,_Viscountess_Hailsham

In 1946

Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer and coach (d. 2007)

#Bob_Woolmer

In 1948

Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)

#Gump_Worsley

In 1929

Walter Day, American game designer and businessman, founded Twin Galaxies

#Walter_Day

In 1949

Henry Smith, English politician

#Henry_Smith_(British_politician)

In 1969

Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor (d. 1973)

#Otto_Klemperer

In 1885

Pranav Mistry, Indian computer scientist, invented SixthSense

#Pranav_Mistry

In 1981

Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (d. 1903)

#Rudolf_Lipschitz

In 1832

Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer

#Yochanan_Vollach

In 1945

Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (d. 1935)

#Magnus_Hirschfeld

In 1868

Cate Blanchett, Australian actress

#Cate_Blanchett

In 1969

Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (d. 1981)

#Antonio_Berni

In 1905

Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

#Hazel_Blears

In 1956

George Murray Hulbert, American judge and politician (d. 1950)

#George_Murray_Hulbert

In 1881

Fraser Nelson, Scottish journalist

#Fraser_Nelson

In 1973

David Byrne, Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#David_Byrne

In 1952

Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tom_Cochrane

In 1953

Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician (d. 1951)

#Robert_Ritter

In 1901

Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor (d. 1987)

#Norman_Luboff

In 1917

Anna Laurens Dawes, American author and suffragist (d. 1938)

#Anna_Laurens_Dawes

In 1851

Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer (d. 1858)

#Robert_Owen

In 1771

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada (d. 1806)

#George_Macartney,_1st_Earl_Macartney

In 1737

Billie Dove, American actress (d. 1997)

#Billie_Dove

In 1903

Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist

#Nicki_Sørensen

In 1975

Orna Grumberg, Israeli computer scientist and academic

#Orna_Grumberg

In 1952

Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1959)

#Sidney_Bechet

In 1897

Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Sofia_Coppola

In 1971

Michael Rensing, German footballer

#Michael_Rensing

In 1984

Martin Reim, Estonian footballer and manager

#Martin_Reim

In 1971

Marianne Denicourt, French actress, director, and screenwriter

#Marianne_Denicourt

In 1966

Marco Motta, Italian footballer

#Marco_Motta

In 1986

James M. Kelly, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

#James_M._Kelly_(astronaut)

In 1964

Sam Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player

#Sam_Perrett

In 1985

Heather Wheeler, English politician

#Heather_Wheeler

In 1959

David Quantick, English journalist and critic

#David_Quantick

In 1961

Johan Schans, Dutch swimmer

#Johan_Schans

In 1949

Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1983)

#Gul_Khan_Nasir

In 1914

Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan (d. 1974)

#Ayub_Khan_(general)

In 1907

Ronan Tynan, Irish tenor

#Ronan_Tynan

In 1960

Edwige Lawson-Wade, French basketball player

#Edwige_Lawson-Wade

In 1979

Sophie Anderton, English model and actress

#Sophie_Anderton

In 1977

Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach

#Dennis_Martínez

In 1955

Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001)

#Marco_Zanuso

In 1916

Mike Inez, American rock bass player and songwriter (Alice In Chains)

#Mike_Inez

In 1966

Amber Tamblyn, American actress, author, model, director

#Amber_Tamblyn

In 1983

Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player

#Kristina_Mladenovic

In 1993

Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (d. 1786)

#Hans_Joachim_von_Zieten

In 1699

Patrice Munsel, American soprano and actress (d. 2016)

#Patrice_Munsel

In 1925

Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (d. 1984)

#Eric_Morecambe

In 1926

Alexander Kaufmann, German poet and educator (d. 1893)

#Alexander_Kaufmann

In 1817

Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager

#Tony_Pérez

In 1942

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 5th President of Iceland

#Ólafur_Ragnar_Grímsson

In 1943

Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (d. 1771)

#Adolf_Frederick,_King_of_Sweden

In 1710

Anahí, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Anahí

In 1983

Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver and sportscaster

#Sabine_Schmitz

In 1969

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)

#Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

In 1316

Fred Englehardt, American jumper (d. 1942)

#Fred_Englehardt

In 1879

Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)

#Earle_Combs

In 1899

Eddie House, American basketball player

#Eddie_House

In 1978

C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor

#C.C._DeVille

In 1962

Eric Peterson, American guitarist and songwriter (Testament)

#Eric_Peterson_(musician)

In 1964

Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist

#Klaus-Peter_Thaler

In 1949

Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player

#Uroš_Slokar

In 1983

Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer

#Carlos_Tenorio

In 1979

Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer

#Gustavo_Varela

In 1978

Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer (d. 1805)

#Thomas_Wedgwood_(photographer)

In 1771

Zden?k Grygera, Czech footballer

#Zden?k_Grygera

In 1980

Margaret of Valois (d. 1615)

#Margaret_of_Valois

In 1553

Jean Daniélou, French cardinal and theologian (d. 1974)

#Jean_Daniélou

In 1905

Dan Auerbach, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Dan_Auerbach

In 1979

Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer

#Siân_Phillips

In 1933

Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator (d. 1908)

#Henri_Julien

In 1852

Alvin Lucier, American composer and academic

#Alvin_Lucier

In 1931

Danny Huston, Italian-American actor and director

#Danny_Huston

In 1962

Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook

#Mark_Zuckerberg

In 1984

Jonah Placid, Australian rugby player

#Jonah_Placid

In 1995

Henry McGee, English actor and singer (d. 2006)

#Henry_McGee

In 1929

Anne Clark, English singer-songwriter and poet

#Anne_Clark_(poet)

In 1960

Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist

#Steve_Hogarth

In 1956

Richard Deacon, American actor and singer (d. 1984)

#Richard_Deacon_(actor)

In 1921

Wim Mertens, Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist.

#Wim_Mertens

In 1952

Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Raphael_Saadiq

In 1966

Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer and model (Milli Vanilli)

#Fab_Morvan

In 1966

Alasdair Fraser, Scottish fiddler

#Alasdair_Fraser

In 1955

Dustin Lynch, American singer-songwriter

#Dustin_Lynch

In 1985

Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer

#Martine_McCutcheon

In 1976

Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

#Jack_Bruce

In 1943

Alec Dankworth, English bassist and composer

#Alec_Dankworth

In 1960

Cai Chang, Chinese first leader of All-China Women's Federation (d. 1990)

#Cai_Chang

In 1900

Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ

#Martin_Garrix

In 1996

Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater

#Júlia_Sebestyén

In 1980

Rudi Šeligo, Slovenian playwright and politician (d. 2004)

#Rudi_Šeligo

In 1935

Derek Leckenby, English pop-rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits) (d. 1994)

#Derek_Leckenby

In 1943

Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer

#Pernille_Blume

In 1994

Jack Hughes, hockey player

In 2001

Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, Brazilian footballer

In 1995

Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Brazilian footballer

In 1994

Bence Rakaczki, Hungarian footballer (d. 2014)

In 1993

Jayne Appel, American basketball player

In 1988

Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer

In 1987

Jeong Min-hyeong, South Korean footballer (d. 2012)

In 1987

Andrea Bovo, Italian footballer

In 1986

Indrek Siska, Estonian footballer

In 1984

Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian footballer

In 1984

Tatenda Taibu, Zimbabwean cricketer

In 1983

Keeley Donovan, English journalist

In 1983

Joe van Niekerk, South African rugby player

In 1980

Hugo Southwell, English-Scottish rugby player

In 1980

Brent Harvey, Australian footballer

In 1978

Brian Lawrence, American baseball player and coach

In 1976

Krister Axel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1974

Voshon Lenard, American basketball player

In 1973

Deanne Bray, American actress

In 1971

Natasha Kaiser-Brown, American sprinter and coach

In 1967

Alan McIndoe, Australian rugby league player

In 1964

David Yelland, English journalist and author

In 1963

Tommy Rogers, American wrestler (d. 2015)

In 1961

John Holt, American football player (d. 2013)

In 1959

Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (d. 2013)

In 1959

Carlisle Best, Barbadian cricketer

In 1959

Wilma Rusman, Dutch runner

In 1958

Chris Evans, English-Australian politician, 26th Australian Minister for Employment

In 1958

Christine Brennan, American journalist and author

In 1958

Peter Kirsten, South African cricketer and rugby player

In 1955

Raul Mälk, Estonian politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

In 1952

Sverre Årnes, Norwegian author, screenwriter, and director

In 1949

Al Ciner, American pop-rock guitarist (The American Breed)

In 1947

George Nicholls, English rugby player

In 1945

David Kelly, Welsh scientist (d. 2003)

In 1944

Richard Peto, English statistician and epidemiologist

In 1943

L. Denis Desautels, Canadian accountant and civil servant

In 1943

Malise Ruthven, Irish author and academic

In 1942

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (d. 2014)

In 1942

George Mathewson, Scottish banker and businessman

In 1940

H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)

In 1940

Robert Boyd, English pediatrician and academic

In 1938

Robert Bechtle, American lithographer and painter

In 1932

William James, Australian general and physician (d. 2015)

In 1930

Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author (d. 2013)

In 1929

Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer and choreographer (d. 2014)

In 1928

Dub Jones, American R&B bass singer (The Coasters) (d. 2000)

In 1928

Ninian Sanderson, Scottish race car driver (d. 1985)

In 1925

Al Porcino, American trumpet player (d. 2013)

In 1925

Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (d. 1997)

In 1925

Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (d. 2013)

In 1925

John Hope, American soldier and meteorologist (d. 2002)

In 1919

Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)

In 1919

Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (d. 2003)

In 1917

William Thomas Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician (d. 2002)

In 1914

Godfrey Rampling, English sprinter and colonel (d. 2009)

In 1909

Betty Jeffrey, Australian nurse and author (d. 2000)

In 1908

Hans von der Groeben, German journalist and diplomat (d. 2005)

In 1907

Herbert Morrison, American soldier and journalist (d. 1989)

In 1905

Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (d. 1973)

In 1904

Edgar Wind, German-English historian, author, and academic (d. 1971)

In 1900

Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957)

In 1900

Hal Borland, American journalist and author (d. 1978)

In 1900

Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (d. 1993)

In 1899

Charlotte Auerbach, German-Jewish Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist. (d.1994)

In 1899

Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948)

In 1897

Louis Verneuil, French actor and playwright (d. 1952)

In 1893

Archie Alexander, African-American mathematician and engineer (d. 1958)

In 1888

Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1943)

In 1887

Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (d. 1816)

In 1794

Johann Philipp Förtsch, German composer (d. 1732)

In 1652

Katakura Kagenaga, Japanese samurai (d. 1681)

In 1630

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In 1574

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