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History Births on May 20

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History Births on May 20

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Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore

#Goh_Chok_Tong

In 1941

Šárka Kašpárková, Czech triple jumper and coach

#Šárka_Kašpárková

In 1971

Tony Stewart, American race car driver

#Tony_Stewart

In 1971

Ron Reagan, American journalist and radio host

#Ron_Reagan

In 1958

Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (d. 1770)

#Francis_Cotes

In 1726

Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect (d. 1714)

#Andreas_Schlüter

In 1664

Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (d. 2009)

#Sam_Etcheverry

In 1930

Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager

#Roger_Milla

In 1952

Petr ?ech, Czech footballer

#Petr_?ech

In 1982

James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)

#James_Stewart

In 1908

Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian footballer

#Stéphane_Mbia

In 1986

Edith Fellows, American actress (d. 2011)

#Edith_Fellows

In 1923

Graham Brady, English politician

#Graham_Brady

In 1967

Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006)

#Ondina_Valla

In 1916

Gardner Fox, American author (d. 1986)

#Gardner_Fox

In 1911

Teodoro Fernández, Peruvian footballer (d. 1996)

#Teodoro_Fernández

In 1913

Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower (d. 1986)

#Malcolm_Nokes

In 1897

Constance Towers, American actress and singer

#Constance_Towers

In 1933

Mike Havenaar, Japanese footballer

#Mike_Havenaar

In 1987

Brian Kelly, Australian rugby league player

#Brian_Kelly_(rugby_league)

In 1996

Jayson Werth, American baseball player

#Jayson_Werth

In 1979

Michael Wills, English politician, British Minister of Justice

#Michael_Wills

In 1952

Joel Moon, Australian rugby league player

#Joel_Moon

In 1988

Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer

#Mauro_Rafael_da_Silva

In 1984

Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer and producer

#Zbigniew_Preisner

In 1955

Anthony Zerbe, American actor

#Anthony_Zerbe

In 1936

Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player

#Hristos_Banikas

In 1978

Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (d. 1947)

#Wolfgang_Borchert

In 1921

R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B (d. 1937)

#R._J._Mitchell

In 1895

Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (d. 1910)

#Henri-Edmond_Cross

In 1856

Gabriele Muccino, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Gabriele_Muccino

In 1967

Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver

#Mark_Winterbottom

In 1981

Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (d. 1989)

#Giuseppe_Siri

In 1906

Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999)

#Carlos_Hathcock

In 1942

David Hedison, American actor (d. 2019)

#David_Hedison

In 1927

Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter

#Susan_Cowsill

In 1959

Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (d. 2016)

#Franciszek_Macharski

In 1927

William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (d. 1828)

#William_Thornton

In 1759

Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (d. 1981)

#Max_Euwe

In 1901

Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (d. 1977)

#Sumitranandan_Pant

In 1900

John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1971)

#John_Marshall_Harlan_II

In 1899

Louis Theroux, Singaporean-English journalist and producer

#Louis_Theroux

In 1970

Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

#Balu_Mahendra

In 1939

Faisal I of Iraq (d. 1933)

#Faisal_I_of_Iraq

In 1883

Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician, 35th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada

#Andrew_Scheer

In 1979

Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Jane_Wiedlin

In 1958

Jack Gleeson, Irish actor

#Jack_Gleeson

In 1992

Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer (d. 1862)

#Simon_Fraser_(explorer)

In 1776

Edin Osmanovi?, Slovenian footballer, coach, and manager

#Edin_Osmanovi?

In 1964

Robert Morin, Canadian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter

#Robert_Morin

In 1949

Allison Amend, American novelist and short story writer

#Allison_Amend

In 1974

Óscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer

#Óscar_Cardozo

In 1983

Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States

#Raymond_Chrétien

In 1942

Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)

#Sigrid_Undset

In 1882

Nils Schumann, German runner

#Nils_Schumann

In 1978

Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 62nd Prime Minister of Japan

#Yoshihiko_Noda

In 1957

Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (d. 1850)

#Honoré_de_Balzac

In 1799

Julian Wright, American basketball player

#Julian_Wright

In 1987

Matt Czuchry, American actor

#Matt_Czuchry

In 1977

Hal Newhouser, American baseball player and scout (d. 1998)

#Hal_Newhouser

In 1921

David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014)

#David_Chavchavadze

In 1924

David Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New York

#David_Paterson

In 1954

Bastian Baker, Swiss singer, songwriter, and performer

#Bastian_Baker

In 1991

Albano Carrisi, Italian singer, actor, and winemaker

#Albano_Carrisi

In 1943

Austin Kearns, American baseball player

#Austin_Kearns

In 1980

Kassim Osgood, American football player

#Kassim_Osgood

In 1980

Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player

#Lindsay_Taylor

In 1981

Greg Dyke, English journalist and academic

#Greg_Dyke

In 1947

José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla leader and politician, 40th President of Uruguay

#José_Mujica

In 1935

Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. (d. 1921)

#Antoinette_Brown_Blackwell

In 1825

Jamie Chadwick, English race car driver

#Jamie_Chadwick

In 1998

Dave Thomas, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Dave_Thomas_(actor)

In 1949

Clive Allen, English footballer and manager

#Clive_Allen

In 1961

Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (d. 1619)

#Hieronymus_Fabricius

In 1537

Cadmus M. Wilcox, Confederate States Army general (d. 1890)

#Cadmus_M._Wilcox

In 1824

Jules Méline, French lawyer and politician, 65th Prime Minister of France (d. 1925)

#Jules_Méline

In 1838

Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (d. 1547)

#Pietro_Bembo

In 1470

Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founded Red Bull GmbH

#Dietrich_Mateschitz

In 1944

Thomas Akers, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut

#Thomas_Akers

In 1951

Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1995)

#Annie_M._G._Schmidt

In 1911

Jessica Raine, English actress

#Jessica_Raine

In 1982

Dexter Blackstock, English footballer

#Dexter_Blackstock

In 1986

Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2018)

#Stan_Mikita

In 1940

Road Dogg, American wrestler, producer, and soldier

#Road_Dogg

In 1969

Stirling Mortlock, Australian rugby player

#Stirling_Mortlock

In 1977

Robert Doyle, Australian educator and politician, 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne

#Robert_Doyle

In 1953

Hector Malot, French author (d. 1907)

#Hector_Malot

In 1830

Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded the Galatasaray Sports Club (d. 1951)

#Ali_Sami_Yen

In 1886

Eduard Buchner, German chemist, zymologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)

#Eduard_Buchner

In 1860

Mike Crapo, American lawyer and politician

#Mike_Crapo

In 1951

Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (d. 2004)

#Carl_Mydans

In 1907

Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper

#Lynn_Davies

In 1942

George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (d. 1937)

#George_Prendergast

In 1854

John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher (d. 1873)

#John_Stuart_Mill

In 1806

Bud Grant, American football player and coach

#Bud_Grant

In 1927

Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (d. 1854)

#Pedro_María_de_Anaya

In 1795

Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1981)

#Moshe_Dayan

In 1915

Timothy Olyphant, American actor and producer

#Timothy_Olyphant

In 1968

David Wells, American baseball player and sportscaster

#David_Wells

In 1963

Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian intelligence officer

#Vladimiro_Montesinos

In 1945

Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player

#Tomoya_Satozaki

In 1976

Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist

#Chris_Froome

In 1985

Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer

#Leo_Franco

In 1977

Dave Hill, American golfer (d. 2011)

#Dave_Hill_(golfer)

In 1937

Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer

#Brendon_Goddard

In 1985

Nick Heyward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Nick_Heyward

In 1961

Pavla Hamá?ková-Rybová, Czech pole vaulter

#Pavla_Hamá?ková-Rybová

In 1978

Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Boudewijn_de_Groot

In 1944

Hans Meerwein, German chemist (d. 1965)

#Hans_Meerwein

In 1879

Cher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Cher

In 1946

Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1887)

#Alfred_Domett

In 1811

Christophe Dominici, French rugby player

#Christophe_Dominici

In 1972

Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director

#Tony_Goldwyn

In 1960

Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Busta_Rhymes

In 1972

Emile Berliner, German-American inventor, invented the Gramophone record (d. 1929)

#Emile_Berliner

In 1851

Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II of France (d. 1349)

#Bonne_of_Luxembourg

In 1315

Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player

#Vesa_Toskala

In 1977

Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1912)

#Frédéric_Passy

In 1822

Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets (d. 1828)

#Sir_William_Congreve,_2nd_Baronet

In 1772

Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer

#Iker_Casillas

In 1981

John Strasberg, American actor and teacher

#John_Strasberg

In 1941

Matt Langridge, English rower

#Matt_Langridge

In 1983

Levinus Lemnius, Dutch writer (d. 1568)

#Levinus_Lemnius

In 1505

K?ichir? Genba, Japanese politician, 80th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs

#K?ichir?_Genba

In 1964

Cate Campbell, Malawian-Australian swimmer

#Cate_Campbell

In 1992

Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player

#Ramón_Hernández

In 1976

Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

#Joe_Cocker

In 1944

Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach

#Reinaldo_Merlo

In 1950

Ken Boyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1982)

#Ken_Boyer

In 1931

Enes Kanter, Turkish basketball player

#Enes_Kanter

In 1992

Ted Allen, American television host and author

#Ted_Allen

In 1965

Frew McMillan, South African tennis player

#Frew_McMillan

In 1942

Angela Goethals, American actress

#Angela_Goethals

In 1977

Rachel Platten, American singer and songwriter

#Rachel_Platten

In 1981

Robert Heath, English judge and politician (d. 1649)

#Robert_Heath

In 1575

Nam Nguyen, Canadian figure skater

#Nam_Nguyen

In 1998

Caroline Zhang, American figure skater

#Caroline_Zhang

In 1993

Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2008)

#Bobby_Murcer

In 1946

Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian-German author and critic

#Ingvar_Ambjørnsen

In 1956

Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (d. 1990)

#Henry_Bolte

In 1908

Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, English journalist and author

#Charles_Spencer,_9th_Earl_Spencer

In 1964

William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1881)

#William_Fargo

In 1818

Sam Selvon, Trinidad-born writer (d. 1994)

#Sam_Selvon

In 1923

Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar (d. 1994)

#Chandrashekarendra_Saraswati

In 1894

Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager

#Sadaharu_Oh

In 1940

Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Indian film director, wrier and actor

#Shiboprosad_Mukherjee

In 1974

Emre Colak, Turkish footballer

In 1991

Siosia Vave, Australian-Tongan rugby league player

In 1989

Ji?ina Svobodová, Czech pole vaulter

In 1986

Keith Grennan, American football player

In 1984

Patrick Ewing, Jr., American basketball player

In 1984

Daniel Ribeiro, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1982

Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer

In 1982

Juan Minujín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter

In 1975

Nathan Long, Australian rugby league player

In 1973

Michael Diamond, Australian shooter

In 1972

Terrell Brandon, American basketball player

In 1970

Dan Abrams, American journalist and author

In 1966

Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player, sportscaster, and lawyer

In 1965

Douglas Preston, American journalist and author

In 1956

Steve George, American keyboard player and songwriter (Mr. Mister)

In 1955

Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway, Scottish lawyer and judge

In 1954

Andy Johns, English-American engineer and producer (d. 2013)

In 1950

Michèle Roberts, English author and poet

In 1949

Steve Currie, English bass player (d. 1981)

In 1947

Keith Fletcher, English cricketer and manager

In 1944

Deryck Murray, Trinidadian cricketer

In 1943

Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1969)

In 1940

Louis Smith, American trumpeter (d. 2016)

In 1931

Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd Canadian Minister of Finance

In 1929

Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956)

In 1926

Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (d. 2001)

In 1925

Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (d. 1976)

In 1924

Hao Wang, Chinese-American logician, philosopher, and mathematician (d. 1995)

In 1921

John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant and banker, Victoria Cross recipient

In 1920

George Gobel, American comedian (d. 1991)

In 1919

Edward B. Lewis, American biologist, geneticist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)

In 1918

Alexandra Boyko, Russian tank commander (d. 1996)

In 1918

Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1967)

In 1917

Tony Cliff, Israeli-English author and activist (d. 2000)

In 1917

Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001)

In 1916

Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015)

In 1916

Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999)

In 1915

Peter Copley, English actor (d. 2008)

In 1915

William Redington Hewlett, American engineer, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (d. 2001)

In 1913

Francis Raymond Fosberg, American botanist and author (d. 1993)

In 1908

Louis Daquin, French actor and director (d. 1980)

In 1908

Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction (d. 1966)

In 1904

Doris Fleeson, American journalist (d. 1970)

In 1901

Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1969)

In 1899

Eduard Ole, Estonian painter (d. 1995)

In 1898

Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author (d. 1983)

In 1897

Pat Leahy, Irish-American jumper (d. 1927)

In 1877

Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (d. 1953)

In 1875

Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)

In 1769

Thado Minsaw of Ava, Viceroy of Ava (d. 1584)

In 1531

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History Births on May 20

---

Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore

#Goh_Chok_Tong

In 1941

Šárka Kašpárková, Czech triple jumper and coach

#Šárka_Kašpárková

In 1971

Tony Stewart, American race car driver

#Tony_Stewart

In 1971

Ron Reagan, American journalist and radio host

#Ron_Reagan

In 1958

Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (d. 1770)

#Francis_Cotes

In 1726

Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect (d. 1714)

#Andreas_Schlüter

In 1664

Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (d. 2009)

#Sam_Etcheverry

In 1930

Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager

#Roger_Milla

In 1952

Petr ?ech, Czech footballer

#Petr_?ech

In 1982

James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)

#James_Stewart

In 1908

Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian footballer

#Stéphane_Mbia

In 1986

Edith Fellows, American actress (d. 2011)

#Edith_Fellows

In 1923

Graham Brady, English politician

#Graham_Brady

In 1967

Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006)

#Ondina_Valla

In 1916

Gardner Fox, American author (d. 1986)

#Gardner_Fox

In 1911

Teodoro Fernández, Peruvian footballer (d. 1996)

#Teodoro_Fernández

In 1913

Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower (d. 1986)

#Malcolm_Nokes

In 1897

Constance Towers, American actress and singer

#Constance_Towers

In 1933

Mike Havenaar, Japanese footballer

#Mike_Havenaar

In 1987

Brian Kelly, Australian rugby league player

#Brian_Kelly_(rugby_league)

In 1996

Jayson Werth, American baseball player

#Jayson_Werth

In 1979

Michael Wills, English politician, British Minister of Justice

#Michael_Wills

In 1952

Joel Moon, Australian rugby league player

#Joel_Moon

In 1988

Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer

#Mauro_Rafael_da_Silva

In 1984

Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer and producer

#Zbigniew_Preisner

In 1955

Anthony Zerbe, American actor

#Anthony_Zerbe

In 1936

Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player

#Hristos_Banikas

In 1978

Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (d. 1947)

#Wolfgang_Borchert

In 1921

R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B (d. 1937)

#R._J._Mitchell

In 1895

Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (d. 1910)

#Henri-Edmond_Cross

In 1856

Gabriele Muccino, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Gabriele_Muccino

In 1967

Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver

#Mark_Winterbottom

In 1981

Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (d. 1989)

#Giuseppe_Siri

In 1906

Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999)

#Carlos_Hathcock

In 1942

David Hedison, American actor (d. 2019)

#David_Hedison

In 1927

Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter

#Susan_Cowsill

In 1959

Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (d. 2016)

#Franciszek_Macharski

In 1927

William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (d. 1828)

#William_Thornton

In 1759

Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (d. 1981)

#Max_Euwe

In 1901

Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (d. 1977)

#Sumitranandan_Pant

In 1900

John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1971)

#John_Marshall_Harlan_II

In 1899

Louis Theroux, Singaporean-English journalist and producer

#Louis_Theroux

In 1970

Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

#Balu_Mahendra

In 1939

Faisal I of Iraq (d. 1933)

#Faisal_I_of_Iraq

In 1883

Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician, 35th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada

#Andrew_Scheer

In 1979

Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Jane_Wiedlin

In 1958

Jack Gleeson, Irish actor

#Jack_Gleeson

In 1992

Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer (d. 1862)

#Simon_Fraser_(explorer)

In 1776

Edin Osmanovi?, Slovenian footballer, coach, and manager

#Edin_Osmanovi?

In 1964

Robert Morin, Canadian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter

#Robert_Morin

In 1949

Allison Amend, American novelist and short story writer

#Allison_Amend

In 1974

Óscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer

#Óscar_Cardozo

In 1983

Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States

#Raymond_Chrétien

In 1942

Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)

#Sigrid_Undset

In 1882

Nils Schumann, German runner

#Nils_Schumann

In 1978

Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 62nd Prime Minister of Japan

#Yoshihiko_Noda

In 1957

Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (d. 1850)

#Honoré_de_Balzac

In 1799

Julian Wright, American basketball player

#Julian_Wright

In 1987

Matt Czuchry, American actor

#Matt_Czuchry

In 1977

Hal Newhouser, American baseball player and scout (d. 1998)

#Hal_Newhouser

In 1921

David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014)

#David_Chavchavadze

In 1924

David Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New York

#David_Paterson

In 1954

Bastian Baker, Swiss singer, songwriter, and performer

#Bastian_Baker

In 1991

Albano Carrisi, Italian singer, actor, and winemaker

#Albano_Carrisi

In 1943

Austin Kearns, American baseball player

#Austin_Kearns

In 1980

Kassim Osgood, American football player

#Kassim_Osgood

In 1980

Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player

#Lindsay_Taylor

In 1981

Greg Dyke, English journalist and academic

#Greg_Dyke

In 1947

José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla leader and politician, 40th President of Uruguay

#José_Mujica

In 1935

Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. (d. 1921)

#Antoinette_Brown_Blackwell

In 1825

Jamie Chadwick, English race car driver

#Jamie_Chadwick

In 1998

Dave Thomas, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Dave_Thomas_(actor)

In 1949

Clive Allen, English footballer and manager

#Clive_Allen

In 1961

Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (d. 1619)

#Hieronymus_Fabricius

In 1537

Cadmus M. Wilcox, Confederate States Army general (d. 1890)

#Cadmus_M._Wilcox

In 1824

Jules Méline, French lawyer and politician, 65th Prime Minister of France (d. 1925)

#Jules_Méline

In 1838

Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (d. 1547)

#Pietro_Bembo

In 1470

Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founded Red Bull GmbH

#Dietrich_Mateschitz

In 1944

Thomas Akers, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut

#Thomas_Akers

In 1951

Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1995)

#Annie_M._G._Schmidt

In 1911

Jessica Raine, English actress

#Jessica_Raine

In 1982

Dexter Blackstock, English footballer

#Dexter_Blackstock

In 1986

Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2018)

#Stan_Mikita

In 1940

Road Dogg, American wrestler, producer, and soldier

#Road_Dogg

In 1969

Stirling Mortlock, Australian rugby player

#Stirling_Mortlock

In 1977

Robert Doyle, Australian educator and politician, 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne

#Robert_Doyle

In 1953

Hector Malot, French author (d. 1907)

#Hector_Malot

In 1830

Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded the Galatasaray Sports Club (d. 1951)

#Ali_Sami_Yen

In 1886

Eduard Buchner, German chemist, zymologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)

#Eduard_Buchner

In 1860

Mike Crapo, American lawyer and politician

#Mike_Crapo

In 1951

Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (d. 2004)

#Carl_Mydans

In 1907

Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper

#Lynn_Davies

In 1942

George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (d. 1937)

#George_Prendergast

In 1854

John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher (d. 1873)

#John_Stuart_Mill

In 1806

Bud Grant, American football player and coach

#Bud_Grant

In 1927

Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (d. 1854)

#Pedro_María_de_Anaya

In 1795

Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1981)

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In 1915

Timothy Olyphant, American actor and producer

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In 1968

David Wells, American baseball player and sportscaster

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In 1963

Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian intelligence officer

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In 1945

Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player

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In 1976

Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist

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In 1985

Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer

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In 1977

Dave Hill, American golfer (d. 2011)

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In 1937

Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer

#Brendon_Goddard

In 1985

Nick Heyward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

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In 1961

Pavla Hamá?ková-Rybová, Czech pole vaulter

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In 1978

Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist

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In 1944

Hans Meerwein, German chemist (d. 1965)

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In 1879

Cher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

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In 1946

Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1887)

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In 1811

Christophe Dominici, French rugby player

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In 1972

Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director

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In 1960

Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor

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In 1972

Emile Berliner, German-American inventor, invented the Gramophone record (d. 1929)

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In 1851

Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II of France (d. 1349)

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In 1315

Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player

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In 1977

Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1912)

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In 1822

Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets (d. 1828)

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Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer

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In 1981

John Strasberg, American actor and teacher

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In 1941

Matt Langridge, English rower

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In 1983

Levinus Lemnius, Dutch writer (d. 1568)

#Levinus_Lemnius

In 1505

K?ichir? Genba, Japanese politician, 80th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs

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In 1964

Cate Campbell, Malawian-Australian swimmer

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In 1992

Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player

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In 1976

Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

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In 1944

Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach

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In 1950

Ken Boyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1982)

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In 1931

Enes Kanter, Turkish basketball player

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In 1992

Ted Allen, American television host and author

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In 1965

Frew McMillan, South African tennis player

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In 1942

Angela Goethals, American actress

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In 1977

Rachel Platten, American singer and songwriter

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In 1981

Robert Heath, English judge and politician (d. 1649)

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In 1575

Nam Nguyen, Canadian figure skater

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In 1998

Caroline Zhang, American figure skater

#Caroline_Zhang

In 1993

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In 1946

Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian-German author and critic

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In 1956

Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (d. 1990)

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In 1908

Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, English journalist and author

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William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1881)

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Sam Selvon, Trinidad-born writer (d. 1994)

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In 1923

Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar (d. 1994)

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In 1894

Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager

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In 1940

Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Indian film director, wrier and actor

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In 1974

Emre Colak, Turkish footballer

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Patrick Ewing, Jr., American basketball player

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Daniel Ribeiro, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter

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Juan Minujín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter

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Nathan Long, Australian rugby league player

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Michael Diamond, Australian shooter

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Terrell Brandon, American basketball player

In 1970

Dan Abrams, American journalist and author

In 1966

Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player, sportscaster, and lawyer

In 1965

Douglas Preston, American journalist and author

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Steve George, American keyboard player and songwriter (Mr. Mister)

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Andy Johns, English-American engineer and producer (d. 2013)

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Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1969)

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Louis Smith, American trumpeter (d. 2016)

In 1931

Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd Canadian Minister of Finance

In 1929

Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956)

In 1926

Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (d. 2001)

In 1925

Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (d. 1976)

In 1924

Hao Wang, Chinese-American logician, philosopher, and mathematician (d. 1995)

In 1921

John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant and banker, Victoria Cross recipient

In 1920

George Gobel, American comedian (d. 1991)

In 1919

Edward B. Lewis, American biologist, geneticist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)

In 1918

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In 1918

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Tony Cliff, Israeli-English author and activist (d. 2000)

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Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015)

In 1916

Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999)

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Peter Copley, English actor (d. 2008)

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