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Contents

1 Events

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Holidays and religious observances

4.1 Liturgical observances

5 References

6 External links

[edit] Events

1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.

1649 - King Charles I of England is beheaded.

1661 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is formally executed - after having been dead for two years.

1790 - The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.

1806 - The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.

1820 - Edward Bransfield lands on the Antarctic mainland.

1826 - The Menai Suspension Bridge connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales was opened. The bridge was not the first suspension bridge, but was so much larger than anything previously built that it is considered the world's first modern suspension bridge.

1835 - In the first assassination attempt against an USA President, a mentally ill man named Richard Lawrence attempts to assassinate President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol. Both of Lawrence's pistols misfire, and Jackson proceeds to beat his would-be assassin with his cane.

1841 - A fire destroys two-thirds of the then villa (now city) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

1847 - Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco.

1862 - The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.

1882 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt,32nd President Of The United States,is born.

1889 - Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, was found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in Mayerling .

1900 - United Kingdom forces fighting Boers in South Africa ask for reinforcements.

1911 - The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles from Havana, Cuba.

1911 - The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.

1913 - House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill.

1925 - Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul.

1930 - the world's first radiosonde is launched in Pavlovsk, USSR

1933 - Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.

1943 - World War II: Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. U.S. cruiser Chicago is sunk and a U.S. destroyer is heavily damaged by Japanese torpedo bombers.

1943 - Holocaust in Letychiv, Ukraine: German Gestapo commence mass shootings of Jews from Letychiv Ghetto. 200 surviving Jews from Letychiv slave labor camp were ordered to undress and were shot with machine-gun into a ravine. Some 7,000 Jews were murdered in Letychiv.

1944 - World War II: United States troops land on Majuro.

1945 - The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, leading to the deadliest maritime disaster in known history, killing roughly 9,000 people.

1945 - World War II: 126 American Rangers and Filipino resistance liberate 500 prisoners from the Cabanatuan POW camp.

1945 - World War II: Hitler gives his last ever public address; the Radio address on the 12th anniversary of coming to power. (A subsequent address on 24 February was not read by Hitler.)

1948 - Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.

1962 - Two of the high-wire Flying Wallendas are killed when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit, Michigan.

1964 - Ranger program: Ranger 6 launched.

1968 - Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins when Viet Cong forces launch a series of surprise attacks in South Vietnam. Although an overall defeat for the Viet Cong, media coverage of the offensive would turn American public opinion against the war.

1969 - The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

1972 - Bloody Sunday: United Kingdom British Paratroopers kill fourteen Roman Catholic civil rights /anti internment marchers in Northern Ireland.

1972 - Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.

1975 - First faroese stamp issued.

1976 - George H. W. Bush becomes 11th director of the CIA.

1979 - Varig 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander of Flight 820, disappears over the ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo.

1982 - Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner."

1989 - The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.

1994 - Péter Lékó becomes the youngest grand master in chess.

1995 - Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.

1996 - Suspected leader of the Irish National Liberation Army Gino Gallagher is killed while in line for his unemployment benefit.

1996 - Comet Hyakutake is discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake.

2000 - Off the coast of Ivory Coast, Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.

2003 - Belgium legally recognizes same-sex marriage.

1648 (MDCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spanish Empire The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt (1568[1]â€“1648), was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands against the Spanish (Habsburg) Empire. ... The Peace of MÃ¼nster was a treaty between the United Netherlands and Spain signed in 1648. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 â€“ 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... 1661 (MDCLXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 â€“ 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Lord Protector is a particular English title for Heads of State, with two meanings (and full styles) at different periods of history. ... Motto: PAX QUÃ†RITUR BELLO (English: Peace is sought through war) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Language(s) English Government Republic Lord Protector - 1649-1658 Oliver Cromwell Legislature Rump Parliament Barebones Parliament History - Declaration of Commonwealth May 19, 1649 - Declaration of Breda April 4, 1660 Area 130,395... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the 1944 movie, see Lifeboat (film). ... The Tyne looking west and upstream from the Newcastle bank towards the Gateshead Millennium Bridge The Tyne Bridge across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge, commonly called the Lower Free Bridge, Warren Street Bridge or Trenton Makes Bridge, is a two-lane through truss bridge over the Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. ... For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas) The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... Morrisville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Nickname: Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: , Country State County Mercer Incorporated November 13, 1792 Government - Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area - City 8. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Bransfield (1785 â€“ 1852) was a master in the Royal Navy and arguably the discoverer of the continent of Antarctica. ... For other uses, see Antarctica (disambiguation). ... The oldest surviving photograph, NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Menai Suspension Bridge from a viewpoint on the A4080 near the Britannia Bridge. ... Anglesey or Anglesea (Welsh: Ynys Môn pronounced Uh-niss Mawn), is an island and county in north-west Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Lawrence (1800? - 1861) Lawrence was born in England in 1800 (or perhaps 1801). ... Assassin and Assassins redirect 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). ... For other uses, see Andrew Jackson (disambiguation). ... The United States Capitol is the capitol building that serves as the location for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: Gentilic: MayagÃ¼ezanos Location Location of MayagÃ¼ez, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Coordinates , , Government Founded July 19 1760 Mayor JosÃ© Guillermo RodrÃguez RodrÃguez Political party PPD Senatorial district MayagÃ¼ez Representative district 18 and 19 Geographical characteristics Area Total 709. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... This article is about 1862 . ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... 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). ... Look up Archduke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... The last photograph taken of Baroness Mary Vetsera (R). ... Hunting lodge and Carmelites church at Mayerling The term Mayerling Incident refers to the series of events leading to the alleged suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Baroness Mary Vetsera. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Afrikaners are white South Africans of predominantly Calvinist Dutch, German, French Huguenot, Friesian and Walloon descent who speak Afrikaans. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The first USS Terry (DD-25) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-19. ... Airplane and Aeroplane redirect here. ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... For history after 1968, see Canadian Forces Maritime Command The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three Canadian armed services were unified to form the Canadian Forces. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... In August 1892, William Gladstone was re-elected as Prime Minister and he depended on Irish Parliamentary Party MPs to form a majority. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Constantine VI was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1924 till 1925. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... radiosonde with measuring instruments A radiosonde (Sonde is German for probe) is a unit for use in weather balloons that measures various atmospheric parameters and transmits them to a fixed receiver. ... Pavlovsk (Russian: ÐŸÐ°Ð²Ð»Ð¾Ð²ÑÐº) is a town situated in the Leningrad oblast, Russia, 30 km from St. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hitler redirects here. ... The head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (German: Kanzler). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 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 TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants Allied forces including: United States Australia Empire of Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr. ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Letichev Assumption Church today Letychiv (Ukrainian: ; Polish: ; Russian: ) is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... The (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: â€œsecret state policeâ€) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... Letichev Assumption Church today Letychiv (Ukrainian: ; Polish: ; Russian: ) is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... 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Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to... Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: à¤¨à¤¥à¥‚à¤°à¤¾à¤® à¤µà¤¿à¤¨à¤¾à¤¯à¤• à¤—à¥‹à¤¡à¤¸à¥‡) (May 19, 1910 â€“ November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karl Wallenda (January 21, 1905 - March 22, 1978) was the founder of the Great Wallendas, an internationally known daredevil circus act famous for performing death-defying stunts without a safety net. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... The Ranger program was a series of unmanned space missions by the United States in the 1960s whose objective was to obtain the first close-up images of the surface of the Moon. ... Ranger 6 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Combatants Republic of Vietnam, United States, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Australia National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, Democratic Republic of Vietnam Commanders William C. Westmoreland VÃµ NguyÃªn GiÃ¡p Strength 1. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Anthem Thanh niÃªn HÃ nh KhÃºc (Call to the Citizens) Capital Saigon Language(s) Vietnamese Government Republic Last PresidentÂ¹ Duong Van Minh Last Prime minister Vu Van Mau Historical era Cold War - Regime change June 14, 1955 - Dissolution April 30, 1975 Area - 1973 173,809 kmÂ² 67,108... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // The Bogside area viewed from the city walls Bloody Sunday (Irish: Domhnach na Fola) is the term used to describe an incident in Derry[1], Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26 civil rights protesters were shot by members of the 1st Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment... The Parachute Regiment redirects here, for the Indian regiment, see The Parachute Regiment (India) The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 kmÂ², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders - Queen Elizabeth II - Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment - Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 - London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area - Total... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... CIA redirects here. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Varig Boeing 737-300 Varig (ViaÃ§Ã£o AÃ©rea RIo Grandense) is an airline owned by Gol Transportes AÃ©reos based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... On 11 July 1973, Varig Flight 820, scheduled to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, made a forced landing at a field nearby the French airport of Orly. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... PÃ©ter LÃ©kÃ³ PÃ©ter LÃ©kÃ³ (b. ... This article is about the Western board game. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... National Institutes of Health Building 50 at NIH Clinical Center - Building 10 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical research. ... Sickle-cell disease (SS) is a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S or Hb S). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organization which was formed on December 8, 1974. ... Gino Gallagher was an Irish republican who was Chief of Staff of the Irish National Liberation Army. ... Comet Hyakutake (Japanese: ç™¾æ¦å½—æ˜Ÿ Hyakutake suisei, IPA ; formally designated C/1996 B2) is a comet that was discovered in January 1996, which passed very close to Earth in March of that year. ... Yuji Hyakutake (百武裕司) (1950 – April 10, 2002) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who, discovered Comet Hyakutake on January 30, 1996 while using 25×150 binoculars. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. ... Kenya Airways Flight 431 on January 30, 2000 crashed into the sea at 21:09:24 GMT, shortly after takeoff from Abidjan. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... One of four newly wedded same-sex couples in a public wedding at Taiwan Pride 2006. ...

[edit] Births

133 - Marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (d. 193)

1505 - Thomas Tallis, English composer (d. 1585)

1563 - Franciscus Gomarus, Dutch theologian (d. 1641)

1615 - Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler (d. 1675)

1661 - Charles Rollin, French historian (d. 1741)

1687 - Johann Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)

1697 - Johann Joachim Quantz, German flautist and composer (d. 1773)

1720 - Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778)

1754 - John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829)

1781 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer (d. 1838)

1822 - Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist (d. 1899)

1832 - Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier (d. 1897)

1841 - Félix Faure, 6th President of the French Third Republic (d. 1899)

1859 - Tony Mullane, Irish-born American baseball player (d. 1944)

1861 - Charles Martin Loeffler, German-born composer (d. 1935)

1873 - Georges Ricard-Cordingley, painter (d. 1939)

1878 - Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940)

1882 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945)

1889 - Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist (d. 1937)

1894 - King Boris III of Bulgaria (d. 1943)

1899 - Max Theiler, South African virologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1972)

1901 - Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (d. 1959)

1902 - Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born art historian (d. 1983)

1910 - C Subramaniam, Indian politician (d. 2000)

1911 - Roy Eldridge, American musician (d. 1989)

1912 - Francis Schaeffer, American Evangelical theologian and pastor (d. 1984)

1912 - Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian (d. 1989)

1914 - John Ireland, Canadian actor (d. 1992)

1914 - David Wayne, American actor (d. 1995)

1915 - Joachim Peiper, German military leader (d. 1976)

1915 - John Profumo, British cabinet minister (d. 2006)

1917 - Paul Frère, Belgian racing driver

1918 - David Opatoshu, American television actor (d. 1996)

1919 - Nikolay Glazkov, Russian poet (d. 1979)

1920 - Delbert Mann, American film director

1920 - Carwood Lipton, American WWII veteran (d. 2001)

1921 - Telmo Zarraonaindía, Spanish footballer (d. 2006)

1922 - Dick Martin, American comedian

1924 - Lloyd Alexander, American writer (d. 2007)

1925 - Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist

1925 - Dorothy Malone, American actress

1927 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986)

1928 - Hal Prince, American stage producer and director

1929 - Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian surgeon and international aid worker (d. 1996)

1930 - Samuel J. Byck, American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon (d. 1974)

1930 - Gene Hackman, American actor

1930 - Magnus Malan, South African politician

1931 - Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist, and author

1931 - Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author

1931 - John Crosbie, Canadian politician

1932 - Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician

1933 - Louis Rukeyser, American journalist (d. 2006)

1935 - Richard Brautigan, American writer and poet (d. 1984)

1936 - Patrick Caulfield, British painter and printmaker (d. 2005)

1936 - F. Vernon Boozer, American politician

1937 - Vanessa Redgrave, English actress

1937 - Boris Spassky, Russian chess player

1938 - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan

1941 - Gregory Benford, American author and scientist

1941 - Dick Cheney, 46th Vice President of the United States

1941 - Tineke Lagerberg, Dutch swimmer

1942 - Marty Balin, American musician

1943 - Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager

1945 - Michael Dorris, American author (d. 1997)

1947 - Les Barker, English poet

1947 - Steve Marriott, English musician (The Small Faces) (d. 1991)

1948 - Nick Broomfield, English film- and documentary-maker

1948 - Paul Magee, Provisional Irish Republican Army member

1949 - Peter Agre, American biologist, Nobel laureate

1951 - Phil Collins, English musician

1951 - Charles S. Dutton, American actor

1951 - Bobby Stokes, English former footballer

1952 - Doug Falconer, Canadian football player

1955 - Judith Tarr, American author

1955 - Curtis Strange, American golfer

1956 - Jeremy Gittins, English actor

1956 - Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japanese racing driver

1957 - Payne Stewart, American golfer (d. 1999)

1958 - Brett Butler, American actress and comedian

1959 - Mark Eitzel, American singer, songwriter and musician (American Music Club)

1959 - Jody Watley, American singer

1962 - King Abdullah II of Jordan

1962 - Mary Kay Letourneau, American convicted statutory rapist

1965 - Julie McCullough, American Playboy model and actress

1966 - Danielle Goyette, Quebec female ice hockey player

1968 - Trevor Dunn, American musician (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Secret Chiefs 3)

1968 - Prince Felipe of Spain

1969 - Carolyn Kepcher, American businesswoman and reality TV show star

1971 - Kimo von Oelhoffen, American football player

1972 - Lupillo Rivera, Mexican singer

1972 - Chris Simon, Canadian ice hockey player

1973 - Jalen Rose, American basketball player

1974 - Christian Bale, Welsh actor

1974 - Olivia Colman, English actress

1974 - Jemima Khan, British socialite

1975 - Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer

1975 - Yumi Yoshimura, Japanese singer (Puffy Amiyumi)

1976 - Andy Milonakis, American comedian

1977 - Deltha O'Neal, American football player and Pro Bowl cornerback

1978 - John Patterson, American baseball player

1980 - Leilani Dowding, British glamour model

1980 - Wilmer Valderrama, American actor

1980 - Pavel Ponomaryov, Russian-Estonian actor

1981 - Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer

1981 - Peter Crouch, English footballer

1981 - Josh Kelley, American musician

1981 - Mathias Lauda, Austrian racing driver

1982 - Jorge Cantu, Mexican baseball player

1984 - Jeremy Hermida, American baseball player

1984 - Josh Harris, American Videographer/Musician

1985 - Aaadietya Pandey, Indian Astrologer/Numerologist

1986 - Sam Duckworth, British singer-songwriter known as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

1987 - Rebecca Knox, Irish professional wrestler

1988 - Rob Pinkston, American actor

1989 - Khleo Thomas, American actor and rapper

1990 - Jake Thomas, American actor

1992 - Matthew Werkmeister, Australian actor

2005 - Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah II, of Jordan

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