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Events

• 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
• 1305 - William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed at for high treason by Edward I of England.
• 1328 - Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers.
• 1541 - French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
• 1555 - Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands.
• 1595 - Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni.
• 1614 - The University of Groningen is established.
• 1617 - The first one-way street is opened in London.
• 1651 - Charles II of England enters Worcester and starts a fight.
• 1708 - Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
• 1775 - King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion.
• 1784 - Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it wasn’t accepted into the United States, and only lasted for four years.
• 1793 - French Revolution: a levée en masse was decreed by the National Convention.
• 1799 - Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power.
• 1813 - At the Battle of Grossbeeren, the Prussians under Von Bülow repulse the French army.
• 1833 - Slavery abolished in the British colonies.
• 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares to war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War.
• 1864 - The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico.
• 1866 - Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
• 1889 - First wireless message from a ship to the shore received.
• 1896 - First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila.
• 1904 - The automobile tire chain is patented.
• 1914 - World War I: Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao, China.
• 1914 - World War I: the Battle of Mons; the British Army begins withdrawal.
• 1921 - Faisal I crowned King of Iraq.
• 1923 - Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
• 1924 - The distance between Earth and Mars is the smallest since the 10th century.
• 1927 - Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston, Massachusetts after being found guilty of first degree murder.
• 1929 - Hebron Massacre: Arab attack of the Jewish community in the British Mandate of Palestine resulted in 133 Jews killed, 67 in Hebron.
• 1939 - World War II: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, Baltic states, Finland, Ukraine and Poland are divided between the two nations.
• 1940 - World War II: The Germans start bombing London.
• 1942 - World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
• 1943 - World War II: Kharkov liberated.
• 1944 - World War II: Marseille liberated.
• 1944 - World War II King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of General Antonescu, who is arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.
• 1944 - Freckleton Air Disaster - A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England killing 61 people.
• 1946 - Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Land (state) of Schleswig-Holstein.
• 1948 - World Council of Churches is formed.
• 1950 - West Germany and Japan readmitted to Intl Amateur Athletic Federation.
• 1952 - The Arab League is formed.
• 1958 - Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.
• 1962 - First live television connection between the United States and Europe, via the Telstar satellite.
• 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.
• 1973 - The Intelsat communication satellite is launched.
• 1975 - Successful Communist coup in Laos.
• 1977 - The Gossamer Condor wins the Kremer prize for human powered flight.
• 1979 - Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States.
• 1982 - Bachir Gemayel is elected Lebanese President amidst the raging civil war.
• 1985 - Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany.
• 1985 - Famous shipwreck RMS Titanic is found.
• 1987 - Heavy rains and floods in Bangladesh kill hundreds of victims.
• 1989 - Singing Revolution: two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands (Baltic Way).
• 1989 - All of Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign after the airlines threaten to fire them and sue them over a dispute.
• 1990 - Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
• 1990 - Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• 1990 - West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on October 3.
• 1996 - Osama bin Laden issues message entitled 'A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.'
• 1998 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires the Kirienko Government.
• 2000 - A Gulf Air Airbus A320 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
• 2000 - Nicaragua becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. This essentially deprecated the Buenos Aires Convention treaty, because as of this date, all members of the BA Convention were also signatories to Berne.
• 2005 - TANS Peru Flight 204 crashes near Pucallpa, Peru, killing 41.
• 2006 - Natascha Kampusch, who was abducted at the age of 10, managed to escape from her captor Wolfgang Priklopil, after 8 years of captivity.

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Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... Year 1813 (MDCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Battle of Grossbeeren took place on 23 August 1813, between forces of the First French Empire and an allied Prussian, Swedish army of the Sixth Coalition. ... The Prussian people, or (old) Prussians, were Indo-European Balts inhabiting the area around the Curonian and Vistula Lagoons (i. ... Freiherr Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow, Count of Dennewitz (February 16, 1755 - February 25, 1816), Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars, born at Falkenberg in the Altmark; he was the elder brother of the foregoing. ... Year 1833 (MDCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Slave redirects here. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Flag (1890-1912) Anthem Gong Jinou (1911) Qing China at its greatest extent. ... Combatants Qing China British East India Company Commanders Daoguang Emperor Charles Elliot, Anthony Blaxland Stransham The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing Empire in China from 1839 to 1842 with the aim of forcing China to import British... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Fort Morgan, Mobile Point, Alabama, 1864, showing damage to the south side of the fort. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants Austria, Saxony, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Hanover and some minor German States (formerly as the German Confederation) Prussia, Italy, and some minor German States Strength 600,000 Austrians and German allies 500,000 Prussians and German allies 300,000 Italians Casualties 20,000 dead or wounded 37,000 dead... The Peace of Prague is the name of a peace treaty ending the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Radio (disambiguation). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Combatants Filipino independence movement Spanish Empire Commanders Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Strength 80,000 soldiers unknown Casualties unknown unknown The Philippine Revolution (1896—1898) was an armed conflict between the Spanish colonial regime and the Katipunan, which sought Philippine independence from Spain. ... Quezon City P (Filipino: Lungsod Quezon), is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. ... Nickname: Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Quezon City Coordinates: 14°38 N, 121°2 E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 4th districts of Quezon City Barangays 142 Incorporated (town) October 12, 1939 (as Balintawak) Incorporated (city) October 12, 1939 Government  - Mayor Feliciano Sonny... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Snow chains, or tire chains, are chains which are affixed to the wheels of vehicles to provide superior traction when driving through snow and ice. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Tsingtao redirects here. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants United Kingdom German Empire Commanders Sir John French Alexander von Kluck Strength 4 divisions 8 divisions Casualties 1,600 5,000 (estimate) The Battle of Mons (Dutch name for Mons is Bergen) was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I. // Following the surrender... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Faisal I Faisal ibn Husayn (May 20, 1883 – September 8, 1933) was for a short while king of Greater Syria in 1920 and king of Iraq from 1921 to 1933. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Please see Captain for other uses of the term Captain is a military rank used in nearly every army and navy of the world. ... Lowell H. Smith (1892—November 4, 1945) was a pioneer American airman, who perfomed the first mid-air refueling (along with Lt. ... Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer rank. ... Aerial refueling, also called in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR), is the practice of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight. ... Airco DH.4 The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... 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Arabic الخليل Government City Also Spelled al-Khalil (officially) al-Halil (unofficially) Governorate Hebron Population 166,000 (2006) Jurisdiction  dunams Head of Municipality Mustafa Abdel Nabi Hebron (Arabic:   al-ḪalÄ«l or al KhalÄ«l; Hebrew:  , Standard Hebrew: Ḥevron, Tiberian Hebrew: Ḥeḇrôn) is a city in the southern Judea... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Molotov signs the German-Soviet non-aggression pact. ... The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Germany Romania Italy Hungary Soviet Union Commanders Adolf Hitler Friedrich Paulus # Erich von Manstein Hermann Hoth Petre Dumitrescu Constantin Constantinescu Italo Garibaldi Gusztav Jany Vasiliy Chuikov Aleksandr Vasilyevskiy Georgiy Zhukov Semyon Timoshenko Konstantin Rokossovskiy Rodion Malinovskiy Andrei Yeremenko Strength Army Group B: German Sixth Army # German Fourth Panzer Army... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kharkov (rus: Ха́рьков) or Kharkiv (ukr: Ха́рків) is the second largest city in Ukraine, a center of Kharkivska oblast. It is situated in the northeast of the country and has a population of two million. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban Community of Marseille Provence M... King Michael and Queen Anne King Michael (Romanian Mihai) of Romania (born October 25, 1921) was the son of King Carol II and reigned from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from September 6, 1940 until December 30, 1947. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... Office Prime Minister, Conducător of Romania Term of office from September 4, 1940 until August 23, 1944 Profession Soldier, politician Political party none, formally allied with the Iron Guard Spouse Rasela Mendel Date of birth June 15, 1882 Place of birth PiteÅŸti, Romania Date of death June 1... This article is about the independent states that comprised the Axis powers. ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... On 23 August 1944, an American United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator crashed into the centre of the village of Freckleton, Lancashire, England. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was the aviation component of the United States Army primarily during World War II. The title of Army Air Forces succeeded the prior name of Army Air Corps in June 1941 during preparation for expected combat in what came to be known as... The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber that was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during World War II and still holds the record as the most produced allied aircraft. ... Freckleton is a small town on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England, to the south of Kirkham and east of the genteel seaside resorts of LythamSt Annes. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ordinance No. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Council of Churches (WCC) is an international Christian ecumenical organization. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Headquarters Cairo, Egypt1 Official languages Arabic Membership 22 Arab states 2 observer states Leaders  -  Secretary General Amr Moussa (since 2001)  -  Council of the Arab League Sudan  -  Speaker of the Arab Parliament Nabih Berri Establishment  -  Alexandria Protocol March 22, 1945  Area  -  Total 13,953,041 (Western Sahara Included) = 13,687,041... Jan. ... Combatants Kuomintang of China Communist Party of China Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 4,300,000 (July 1946) 3,650,000 (June 1948) 1,490,000 (June 1949) 1,200,000 (July 1946) 2,800,000 (June 1948) 4,000,000 (June 1949) The Chinese Civil War (traditional... Taiwan Strait The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) governments in which the PRC was accused by Taiwan of shelling the islands of Matsu and... Peoples Liberation Army redirects here. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The original Telstar had a roughly spherical shape. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... 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Births

• 686 - Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)
• 1486 - Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian (d. 1566)
• 1524 - François Hotman, French lawyer and writer (d. 1590)
• 1623 - Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)
• 1724 - Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)
• 1741 - Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788)
• 1754 - King Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)
• 1769 - Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832)
• 1783 - William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852)
• 1785 - Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval officer (d. 1819)
• 1805 - Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)
• 1814 - James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877)
• 1829 - Moritz Cantor, German mathematician (d. 1920)
• 1836 - Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)
• 1843 - William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)
• 1846 - Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)
• 1847 - Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)
• 1849 - William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)
• 1852 - Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)
• 1852 - Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913)
• 1854 - Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer (d. 1925)
• 1864 - Eleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece (d.1936)
• 1869 - Edgar Lee Masters, American author (d. 1950)
• 1875 - William Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)
• 1875 - Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)
• 1880 - Alexander Grin, Russian writer (d. 1932)
• 1883 - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (d. 1953)
• 1884 - Will Cuppy, American humorist (d. 1949)
• 1884 - Ogden L. Mills, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1927-1932 (d. 1937)
• 1900 - Ernst Krenek, Austrian-born composer (d. 1991)
• 1900 - Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 1978)
• 1901 - John Sherman Cooper, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (d. 1991)
• 1903 - William Primrose, Scottish violist (d. 1982)
• 1905 - Constant Lambert, British composer (d. 1951)
• 1908 - Hannah Frank, Scottish Artist and Sculptor
• 1910 - Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer (d. 1979)
• 1911 - Birger Ruud, Norwegian athlete (d. 1998)
• 1912 - Gene Kelly, American dancer and actor (d. 1996)
• 1917 - Tex Williams, American singer (d. 1985)
• 1919 - Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Russian mathematician (d. 1984)
• 1921 - Kenneth Arrow, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner
• 1922 - George Kell, baseball player
• 1922 - Jean Darling, American child actress
• 1922 - Pierre Gauvreau, Quebec painter, television writer and producer
• 1923 - Edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist (d. 2003)
• 1924 - Ephraim Kishon, Israeli writer (d. 2005)
• 1924 - Robert Solow, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1925 - Robert Mulligan, American movie and television director
• 1927 - Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator
• 1928 - Marian Seldes, American actress
• 1929 - Vera Miles, American actress
• 1930 - Michel Rocard, Prime Minister of France
• 1931 - Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1932 - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria (d. 1978)
• 1932 - Mark Russell, American comedian, musician, and political commentator
• 1933 - Robert Curl, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1933 - Pete Wilson, Governor of California
• 1934 - Barbara Eden, American actress
• 1934 - Sonny Jurgensen, American football player
• 1936 - Henry Lee Lucas, American serial killer (d. 2001)
• 1943 - Nelson DeMille, American novelist
• 1944 - Antonia Novello, former United States Surgeon General
• 1946 - Keith Moon, English singer and drummer (The Who) (d. 1978)
• 1947 - Willy Russell, British playwright
• 1947 - David Robb, British actor
• 1948 - Andrei Pleşu, Romanian writer, essayist
• 1948 - Daniel Ruettiger "Rudy", University of Notre Dame football legend
• 1949 - Shelley Long, American actress
• 1949 - Geoff Capes, English Strongman
• 1949 - Rick Springfield, Australian singer and actor
• 1951 - Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (d. 2004)
• 1951 - Queen Noor of Jordan
• 1951 - Jimi Jamison, American singer (Survivor)
• 1952 - Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician
• 1953 - Bobby G, British singer (Bucks Fizz)
• 1954 - Charles Busch, American director, writer, actor and drag queen
• 1956 - Andreas Floer, German mathematician (d. 1991)
• 1956 - Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician
• 1956 - Skipp Sudduth, American actor
• 1957 - Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician
• 1958 - Julio Franco, Atlanta Braves, oldest regular position player in MLB history
• 1959 - George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player
• 1960 - Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist
• 1960 - Chris Potter, Canadian actor
• 1961 - Dean DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
• 1962 - Martin Cauchon, Canadian politician
• 1963 - Hans-Henning Fastrich, German field hockey player
• 1963 - Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
• 1963 - Park Chan-wook, Korean director and screenwriter
• 1965 - Roger Avary, Canadian-born screenwriter, director, and producer
• 1966 - Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player
• 1968 - Chris DiMarco, American golfer
• 1969 - Keith Tyson, English artist
• 1969 - Jeremy Schaap, American sportswriter
• 1969 - Geneviève Brouillette, Quebec television and film actress
• 1970 - Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian
• 1970 - River Phoenix, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1971 - Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
• 1971 - BoneCrusher, American rapper
• 1972 - Martin Grainger, English footballer
• 1972 - Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1974 - Ray Park, Scottish actor
• 1974 - Shifty, American musician (Crazy Town)
• 1974 - Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner
• 1975 - Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler
• 1975 - Jarkko Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1976 - Scott Caan, American actor
• 1977 - Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer
• 1978 - Kobe Bryant, American basketball player
• 1978 -