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[edit] Events

• 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room, the second public library of Europe.
• 1659 - Mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco.
• 1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.
• 1864 - The Clifton Suspension Bridge over the River Avon is officially opened.
• 1869 - Timothy Eaton founds T. Eaton Co. Limited in Toronto, Canada.
• 1886 - The American Federation of Labor is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
• 1904 - Konservativ Ungdom (Young Conservatives) in Denmark is founded by Carl F. Herman von Rosen. Still existing today, it is the oldest political youth organization in Denmark and believed to be one of the oldest in the world.
• 1907 - King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
• 1912 - First Balkan War: The Greek army captures Korçë that had been under Ottoman rule.
• 1914 - World War I: Battle of the Falkland Islands - The Kaiserliche Marine under the command of Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee is engaged by the Royal Navy.
• 1926 - Disappearance of Agatha Christie
• 1935 - The Japanese military police launches a violent suppression of the religious sect Oomoto, beginning with a crackdown on the sect's operational bases of Ayabe and Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture and the arrest of its leader Onisaburo Deguchi.
• 1941 - World War II: The Japanese invade the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. They also invade the portions of Shanghai administered by European powers and bomb American bases in the Philippines. Because of the time difference, these events - which took place west of the International Date Line - happened while it was still December 7 to the east of this line.
• 1941 - World War II: Pacific War - After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan.
• 1941 - World War II: Pacific War - the Republic of China officially declares war against Japan.
• 1941 - World War II: Pacific War - The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in China issues a proclamation which declared war against Japan and Germany on behalf of Korean people, who were under Japanese occupation since 1910.
• 1941 - World War II: First Japanese attack on Wake Island.
• 1941 - Holocaust: Gas vans are first used as a means of execution, at the Chelmno extermination camp near Łódź in Poland.
• 1942 - Holocaust: in Ternopil, Ukraine, the German SS organizes the deportation of the last 1,400 Ternopil Jews to the death camp in Belzec. The chief of the Gestapo, SS-Sturmbannführer Hermann Müller, bore overall responsibility for the mass murder of the Jews of Ternopil and Berezhany county.
• 1949 - Chinese Civil War: The capital of the Republic of China is moved from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan.
• 1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the Atoms for Peace speech.
• 1966 - The Greek SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
• 1969 - An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 crashes in Keratea during a storm, killing 93 people.
• 1972 - United Airlines Flight 553 crashes near Chicago Midway Airport, killing 45 people.
• 1974 - A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.
• 1980 - Mark David Chapman shoots and kills John Lennon in front of The Dakota apartment building with five bullets.
• 1982 - Activist Norman Mayer threatens to blow up the Washington Monument, before being killed by United States Park Police.
• 1982 - In Suriname several opponents of the military government are killed.
• 1987 - The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.
• 1987 - The Queen Street Massacre: Frank Vitkovic shoots and kills 8 people at the offices of Australia Post in Melbourne, Australia before being killed himself.
• 1987 - The Alianza Lima air disaster.
• 1991 - The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
• 1991 - The Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum.
• 1993 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.
• 1998 - Tadjena massacre: 81 people are killed by armed groups in Algeria.
• 2002 - The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be "CARICOM-Cuba Day" - To celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.
• 2004 - The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
• 2004 - The last Ford Taurus wagon rolls off of the assembly line.
• 2005 - Ante Gotovina, Croatian army general accused of war crimes, is captured in the Playa de las Américas, Tenerife by the Spanish police.

// Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Entrance to the Ambrosian Library. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... Ciudad Juárez, or simply Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Pope Pius IX (May 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from his election in June 16, 1846, until his death more than 31 years later in 1878. ... For other senses of this word, see dogma (disambiguation). ... Mary, mother of Jesus as the Immaculate Conception. ... Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... Original Sin redirects here. ... 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. ... The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge, spanning the Avon Gorge and linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, England. ... Year 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is 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 Eaton Family mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Timothy Eaton (1834 â€“ January 31, 1907) was a Canadian businessman who founded the Eatons department store, one of the most important retail businesses in Canadas history. ... Eatons was once Canadas largest department store retailer. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) 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 American Federation of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Fairfield, Delaware Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City 212. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Konservativ Ungdom (Conservative Youth), the youth wing of Conservative Peoples Party (Denmark). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 – October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ... Year 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Belligerents Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Montenegro Serbia Commanders Nazim Pasha, Zekki Pasha, Essad Pasha, Abdullah Pasha, Ali Rizah Pasha Ivan Fichev, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev, Georgi Todorov Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis King Nicholas I, Prince Danilo Petrović, Mitar Martinović, Janko Vukotić Radomir Putnik... Korçë (Albanian: Korçë or Korça, Greek: Κορυτσά Koritsá , Italian: Corizza, South Slavic: Корча, Korcha or Корче, Korče, Aromanian: Curceaua, Turkish: Görice) is a major city in south-eastern Albania, located at near the border with Greece. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1683, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–1365) Edirne (1365–1453) Ä°stanbul (1453–1922) Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 (first) Osman I  - 1918–22 (last) Mehmed VI Grand Viziers  - 1320... 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. ... Combatants British Empire German Empire Commanders Doveton Sturdee Maximilian von Spee Strength 2 battlecruisers, 3 armoured cruisers, 2 light cruisers and 1 grounded pre-dreadnought 2 armoured cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 3 transports Casualties 10 killed, 19 wounded No ships lost 1,871 killed, 215 captured 2 armoured cruisers, 2... The Kaiserliche Marine or Imperial Navy was the German Navy created by the formation of the German Empire and existed between 1871 and 1919; it grew out of the Prussian Navy and the Norddeutsche Bundesmarine. ... For other uses, see Graf (disambiguation). ... Maximilian Graf von Spee (22 June 1861 - 8 December 1914) was a German admiral, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, who joined the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in 1878. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Oomoto (大本, literally foundation), also known as Omoto-kyo (大本教) or similar Omoto, is a Japanese religion, often categorized as a new Japanese religion and offshoot of Shinto. ... Ayabe (綾部市; -shi) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan. ... Kameoka (亀岡市; -shi) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan. ... The Iwashimizu Hachimangu, a Shinto shrine in Yawata. ... Onisaburo Deguchi (1871-1948) was one of the chief figures of the Omoto religious movement in Japan. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... 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... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... British Malaya was a set of states that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... “Date line” redirects here. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Pacific War (disambiguation). ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) is Japans titular head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family. ... This article is about the actual attack. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... A declaration of war is a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation, and one or more others. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a government in exile based in Shanghai, China and later in Chongqing, during the Japanese occupation of Korea. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... The gas van was an extermination method devised by Nazi Germany to kill their victims during World War II. It was a vehicle with an air-tight compartment for victims into which exhaust fumes were transmitted while the engine was running. ... The CheÅ‚mno extermination camp (German name Kulmhof) was an extermination camp of Nazi Germany that was situated 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Łódź, near a small village called CheÅ‚mno nad Nerem (Kulmhof an der Nehr, in German). ... Motto: Ex navicula navis (From a boat, a ship) Coordinates: , Country Voivodeship Powiat city county Gmina Łódź City Rights 1423 Government  - Mayor Jerzy Kropiwnicki Area  - City 293. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ternopil (Ukrainian: , translit. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop... Ternopil (Ukrainian: , translit. ... Languages Historical Jewish languages Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, others Liturgical languages: Hebrew and Aramaic Predominant spoken languages: The vernacular language of the home nation in the Diaspora, significantly including English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Arabs and other Semitic groups For the Jewish religion, see Judaism. ... Belzec was the first of the Nazi German extermination camps created for implementing Operation Reinhard during the Holocaust. ... The   (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: “secret state police”) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop... Hermann Müller may refer to: Hermann Müller, (1829-1883), German botanist whose work provided important evidence for Darwins theory of evolution, and with whom Darwin corresponded. ... Tarnopol Voivodeship bis 17 September 1939, location the city Panorama over the old town of Berezhany Berezhany (Ukrainian: , Polish: ) is a city located in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Belligerents Nationalist Party 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... For other uses, see Nanjing (disambiguation). ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dwight David Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was a five-star General in the United States Army and U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). ... Atoms for Peace was the title of a speech delivered by Dwight D. Eisenhower to the UN General Assembly in New York City on December 8, 1953. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... On the night of December the 7th, 1966 the ferry SS Heraklion sailed from the port of Souda at the city of Chania in the island of Crete (Greece) to the port of Piraeus (Athens, Greece) as she was regularly scheduled at that time. ... Look up Aegean Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές - OA) is the state-run flag carrier of Greece, employing about 1850 people. ... The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. ... Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a municipality of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... United Airlines Flight 553, registration N9031U, City of Lincoln, was a Boeing 737-222 en route from Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska via Chicago Midway International Airport on December 8, 1972. ... Chicago Midway Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW) is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, located on the citys southwest side. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Greek plebiscite of 1974 resulted in the final abolition of monarchy in Greece and the establishment of the current Third Hellenic Republic. ... For the documentary series, see Monarchy (TV series). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas) is the man who shot and killed British musician and activist John Lennon on December 8, 1980 in New York City. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... The Dakota, constructed from October 25, 1880 to October 27, 1884,[3] is an apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in New York City. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Mayer protesting Norman David Mayer (March 31, 1916 - December 9, 1982) was an anti-nuclear weapons activist who was shot and killed by the United States Park Police after threatening to blow up the Washington Monument. ... This article is about the monument in Washington, D.C. For other monuments dedicated to George Washington, see Washington Monuments (world). ... The United States Park Police is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... U.S. President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev signing the INF Treaty, 1987. ... Queen Street, facing north from Flinders St The Queen Street massacre was a tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 8 people, and serious injury to 5 more, as well as severely traumatising many many more individuals, on the afternoon of December 8, 1987. ... Queen Street, the site of the massacre. ... Australia Post is the government-owned postal service of Australia. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ...  Member state  Associate member Headquarters Minsk, Belarus Working language Russian Type Commonwealth Membership 11 member states 1 associate member Leaders  -  Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev Establishment December 21, 1991 Website http://cis. ... The Romanian Constitution is the fundamental law that establishes the structure of the government of Romania, the rights and obligations of the countrys citizens, and its mode of passing laws. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... NAFTA redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... On December 8-9, 1998, 81 villagers (45 according to the initial reports) were killed by armed groups (presumably the GIA) in three mountain villages near Tadjena, some 170 km west of Algiers, in the Chlef region of western Algeria. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Map showing CARICOM members, associates and observers Seat of Secretariat Georgetown, Guyana Official languages English4 Membership  15 full members1  5 associate members2  7 observers3 Leaders  -  Secretary-General Edwin W. Carrington (since 1992)  -  CARICOM Heads of Government   Establishment  -  August 1, 1973  Website http://www. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub ... This article is the city in Peru. ... The South American Community of Nations (CSN) (Spanish: , Portuguese: , Dutch: ) will be a continent-wide free trade zone that will unite two existing free-trade organizations—Mercosur and the Andean Community—eliminating tariffs for non-sensitive products by 2014 and sensitive products by 2019. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ford Taurus is a mid-size, front wheel drive car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ante Gotovina Ante Gotovina (born October 12, 1955, Island of PaÅ¡man, Yugoslavia, now Croatia) is a former lieutenant general (general pukovnik) of the Croatian Army who served in the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. ... Sunset in Playa De Las Americas Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort between the Municipio of Arona,and Adeje in the south of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife in the Canary Islands chain. ...

[edit] Births

• 65 BC - Horace, Roman poet (d. 8 BC)
• 1542 - Mary Queen of Scots (d. 1587)
• 1574 - Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
• 1626 - Queen Christina of Sweden (d. 1689)
• 1678 - Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)
• 1699 - Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757)
• 1708 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1765)
• 1730 - Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-born British physiologist and botanist (d. 1799)
• 1765 - Eli Whitney, American inventor (d. 1825)
• 1795 - Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer (d. 1874)
• 1815 - Adolph Menzel, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1905)
• 1816 - August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born American financier (d. 1890)
• 1817 - Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (d. 1896)
• 1832 - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author and Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
• 1848 - Joel Chandler Harris, American author and folklorist (d. 1908)
• 1861 - William C. Durant, American automobile pioneer (d. 1947)
• 1861 - Aristide Maillol, French sculptor (d. 1944)
• 1861 - Georges Méliès, French filmmaker (d. 1938)
• 1862 - Georges Feydeau, French playwright (d. 1921)
• 1864 - Camille Claudel, French graphic artist and sculptor (d. 1943)
• 1865 - Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician (d. 1963)
• 1865 - Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (d. 1957)
• 1874 - Ernst Moro, Austrian physician (d. 1951)
• 1886 - Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (d. 1957)
• 1890 - Bohuslav Martinů, Czech composer (d. 1959)
• 1894 - E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (d. 1938)
• 1894 - James Thurber, American humorist and cartoonist (d. 1961)
• 1899 - John Qualen, Canadian actor (d. 1987)
• 1900 - Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (d. 1990)
• 1902 - Wifredo Lam, Cuban artist (d. 1982)
• 1908 - John A. Volpe, 61^st and 63^rd Governor of Massachusetts, 2^nd United States Secretary of Transportation (d. 1994)
• 1909 - Gratien Gélinas, French Canadian playwright, actor, director and producer (d. 1999)
• 1911 - Lee J. Cobb, American actor (d. 1976)
• 1911 - Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist (d. 1992)
• 1913 - Delmore Schwartz, American poet (d. 1966)
• 1915 - Ernest Lehman, American screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 1916 - Richard Fleischer, American film director (d. 2006)
• 1918 - Gérard Souzay, French baritone (d. 2004)
• 1919 - Peter Tali Coleman, American politician (d. 1997)
• 1922 - Lucian Freud, English painter
• 1922 - Jean Ritchie, American folk singer
• 1923 - Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-born American chemist
• 1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer (d. 1990)
• 1925 - Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author (d. 2000)
• 1925 - Jimmy Smith, American jazz organist (d. 2005)
• 1927 - Ferdie Pacheco, the "Fight Doctor"
• 1927 - Vladimir Shatalov, Soviet cosmonaut
• 1930 - Julian Critchley, British politician (d. 2000)
• 1930 - Maximilian Schell, Austrian-born Swiss actor, film director, and author
• 1931 - Bob Arum, American boxing promoter
• 1933 - Flip Wilson, American comedian (d. 1998)
• 1935 - Dharmendra, Indian actor
• 1935 - Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Israeli chess player
• 1936 - David Carradine, American actor
• 1937 - James MacArthur, American actor
• 1937 - Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber and businessman (d. 2004)
• 1939 - Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1939 - Jerry "The Iceman" Butler, American soul singer
• 1939 - Sir James Galway, Northern Irish flautist
• 1939 - Soko Richardson, American rhythm and blues drummer. (d. 2004)
• 1940 - Brant Alyea, American baseball player
• 1941 - Ed Brinkman, American baseball player
• 1941 - Bob Brown, American football player
• 1941 - Randall "Duke" Cunningham, US Navy fighter pilot and Congressman
• 1941 - Sir Geoff Hurst, English footballer
• 1943 - Jim Morrison, American poet, singer (The Doors) (d. 1971)
• 1943 - Mary Woronov, American actress
• 1945 - John Banville, Irish novelist and journalist
• 1946 - John Rubinstein, American actor, composer, director
• 1946 - Sharmila Tagore, Indian Actress
• 1947 - Gregg Allman, American musician
• 1947 - Thomas R. Cech, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1947 - Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Skolt Sámi writer
• 1949 - Mary Gordon, American writer
• 1949 - Nancy Meyers, American film director, producer and screenwriter
• 1949 - Ray Shulman, English musician
• 1949 - Robert Sternberg, Proposed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
• 1950 - Rick Baker, American film makeup artist
• 1950 - Tim Foli, American baseball player
• 1950 - Dan Hartman, American musician (Edgar Winter Group) (d. 1994)
• 1951 - Bill Bryson, American author
• 1951 - Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter
• 1952 - Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore Health Minister
• 1953 - Kim Basinger, American actress
• 1953 - Roy Firestone, American sports announcer
• 1953 - Sam Kinison, American comedian (d. 1992)
• 1954 - Harold Hongju Koh, Korean-American Dean of Yale Law School
• 1956 - Warren Cuccurullo, American musician
• 1957 - Phil Collen, English guitarist (Def Leppard)
• 1958 - Bird McIntyre, Thai pop singer, musician
• 1960 - Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP)
• 1961 - Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney
• 1962 - Marty Friedman, American guitarist
• 1963 - Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1964 - James Blundell, Australian country singer
• 1964 - Sandy Burnett, English record producer
• 1964 - Teri Hatcher, American actress
• 1965 - Carina Lau, Hong Kong actress
• 1966 - Sinéad O'Connor, Irish musician
• 1966 - Jeff Tremaine, American television and film director
• 1967 - Jeff George, American football player
• 1967 - Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
• 1967 - Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager
• 1968 - Michael Cole, American professional wrestling commentator
• 1968 - Mike Mussina, American baseball player

• 1972 - Marco Abreu, Angolan footballer
• 1972 - Frank Shamrock, American mixed martial artist
• 1973 - Doron Bell Jr., Canadian actor
• 1973 - Corey Taylor, American singer (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
• 1974 - Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
• 1974 - Tony Simmons, American football player
• 1974 - Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
• 1975 - Kevin Harvick, American NASCAR driver
• 1976 - Naimee Coleman, Irish singer and songwriter
• 1976 - Reed Johnson, American baseball player
• 1976 - Dominic Monaghan, English actor
• 1977 - Elsa Benítez, Mexican supermodel
• 1977 - Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer
• 1977 - Ryan Newman, American NASCAR driver
• 1978 - John Oster, Welsh footballer
• 1978 - Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
• 1978 - Ian Somerhalder, American actor
• 1978 - Vernon Wells, American baseball player
• 1979 - Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1979 - Johan Forssell, Swedish politician
• 1979 - Adam Russell, American Musician
• 1979 - Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer
• 1981 - Jeremy Accardo, American baseball player
• 1981 - Philip Rivers, American football player
• 1982 - Noelle Pikus-Pace, American skeleton racer
• 1982 - Dee Dee Trotter, American athlete
• 1983 - Neel Jani, Swiss racing driver
• 1983 - Liu Song, Chinese snooker player
• 1984 - Greg Halford, English footballer
• 1984 - Badr Hari, Dutch kickboxer, Niall Brennan, Irish Legend.
• 1985 - Dwight Howard, American basketball player
• 1986 - Amir Khan, English boxer
• 1986 - Kate Voegele, American musician
• 1989 - Drew Doughty, Canadian hockey player
• 1993 - AnnaSophia Robb, American actress and singer

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