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1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
- 4.1 Liturgical feasts
5 External links

Events

1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance, the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England.
1610 - John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
1687 - Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
1770 - Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
1775 - US Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
1803 - The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
1809 - Battle of Wagram starts, the two-day battle was the largest yet of the Napoleonic Wars.
1811 - Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
1813 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
1814 - War of 1812: Battle of Chippewa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario.
1830 - France invades Algeria.
1833 - Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
1865 - The world's first maximum speed law is enacted in England.
1865 - The Salvation Army is founded in the East End of London, England.
1878 - The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.
1884 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
1934 - "Bloody Thursday" - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
1935 - The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1937 - Spam, the luncheon meat, was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
1937 - Highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan: 45 °C.
1940 - World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
1941 - World War II: German troops reach the Dniepr River.
1943 - The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history, starts with a German tank attack on Soviet forces.
1943 - World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
1945 - World War II: Liberation of the Philippines declared.
1946 - The bikini is introduced in Paris, France.
1947 - Larry Doby signs a contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team, becoming the first black player in the American League. (Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League 11 weeks earlier.)
1948 - British National Health Service Act enacted.
1950 - Korean War: Task Force Smith - First clash between American and North Korean forces.
1950 - Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
1951 - William Shockley invents the junction transistor.
1954 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky. Widely considered to be the birth of Rock and Roll.
1954 - The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
1954 - Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
1958 - First ascent of Gasherbrum I, 11th highest peak on the earth.
1962 - Algeria becomes independent from France.
1970 - Air Canada Flight 621 crashes near Toronto International Airport killing 108 people.
1971 - Right to vote: the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
1973 - Catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills 11 firefighters. This explosion has become a classic incident studied in fire department training programs worldwide.
1975 - Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
1975 - Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
1977 - Military coup in Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto the very first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan overthrown.
1982 - NBC's experiment in late-night news programming, NBC News Overnight, debuts.
1987 - First instance of the LTTE using suicide attacks on Sri Lankan Army. The Black Tigers are born and in the following years continue to use it to deadly effect.
1989 - Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service.
1994 - The United States announced it would refuse further unrestricted immigration from Haiti.
1998 - Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
2003 - SARS is declared to be contained by the WHO.
2004 - First Indonesian presidential election by the nation.
2006 - North Korea launched at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.
2006 - Emergency United Nations Security Council meeting held at the U.N in New York City because of the North Korean missile tests a day before.

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Sir Isaac Newton FRS (4 January 1643 â€“ 31 March 1727) [ OS: 25 December 1642 â€“ 20 March 1727][1] was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and alchemist. ... Newtons own copy of his Principia, with handwritten corrections for the second edition. ... For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ... Combatants Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Count Orlov Kapudan Pasha HÃ¼sameddin Strength 9 ships of the line, 3 frigates, 1 bomb, 4 fireships, 4 supply ships About 16 ships of the line, 6 frigates, 6 xebecs, 13 galleys, 32 smaller; about 1300 guns The naval Battle of Chesma took... The Battle of Larga was fought between 80,000 Crimean Tatars and Turkish janissaries and 38,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Rumyantsev on the banks of the Larga River (a tributary of the Pruth) for eight hours on 7 July 1770. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... Ottoman redirects here. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... The Olive Branch Petition The Olive Branch Petition, written in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, was a letter to King George III from members of the Second Continental Congress whoâ€”for the final timeâ€”appealed to their king to readdress colonial grievances in order to avoid more... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... , Hanover(i) (German: , IPA: ), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Battle of Wagram, around the isle of Lobau on the Danube and on the plain of the Marchfeld around the town of Deutsch-Wagram, 15 km north-east of Vienna, Austria, took place on July 5 and 6, 1809 and resulted in the decisive victory of French forces under... Combatants Austria[a] Portugal Prussia[a] Russia[b] Sicily[c] Sardinia Spain[d] Sweden[e] United Kingdom French Empire Holland[f] Italy Etruria[g] Naples[h] Duchy of Warsaw[i] Confederation of the Rhine[j] Bavaria Saxony Westphalia WÃ¼rttemberg Denmark-Norway[k] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack... For the US Federal Agent designation, see Special agent. ... 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). ... This article is about the U.S. â€“ U.K. war. ... Fort Schlosser was a fortification built in Western New York in the USA around 1860 by the colonial British forces. ... Black Rock, once an independent community, is now part of the city of Buffalo, New York. ... Nickname: Location within the state of New York Coordinates: , Country State County Clinton Government - Mayor Donald Kasprzak Area - Total 6. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. â€“ U.K. war. ... The Battle of Chippewa (sometimes spelled Chippawa) was a decisive victory for American militia units which allowed for the invasion of Canada along the Niagara River. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Jacob Jennings Brown (May 9, 1775-February 24, 1828) was an American army officer in the War of 1812. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Phineas Riall (December 15, 1775 - November 10, 1850) was a British army officer, who fought in the War of 1812. ... Chippewa is a town in Ontario, Canada, located just south of Niagara Falls. ... Liberty Leading the People by EugÃ¨ne Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 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). ... For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... Charles Napier can refer to: Charles Napier, an American actor General Sir Charles James Napier, a British soldier Admiral Sir Charles Napier, a British naval officer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Look up Usurper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Miguel of Portugal (English: Michael), the Traditionalist (Port. ... The fourth Battle of Cape St Vincent was fought on 5 July 1833 and was a decisive encounter in Portugals Liberal Wars. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organisation. ... The term East End is most commonly used to refer to the East End of London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Coat of arms of the Baku governorate. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1934 West Coast Longshore Strike lasted eighty-three days, triggered a strike by sailors and a four-day general strike in San Francisco, and led to the unionization of all of the West Coast ports of the United States. ... Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... FDR redirects here. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the canned meat product. ... Hormel Foods Corporation NYSE: HRL is probably best known as the producer of SPAM luncheon meat. ... Yellow Grass is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada at . ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 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... Motto Travail, famille, patrie French: Unoccupied zone of Vichy France (until November 1942) Capital Vichy Capital-in-exile Sigmaringen (1944-1945) Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholic Government Dictatorship Chief of state - 1940 â€” 1944 Philippe PÃ©tain President of the Council - 1940 â€” 1942 Philippe PÃ©tain - 1942 â€” 1944 Pierre Laval... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... 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 TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Dnieper River (Belarusian: Дняпро/Dnyapro; Russian: Днепр/Dnepr; Ukrainian: Днiпро/Dnipro; Polish: Dniepr; Latin: Borysthenes, Danaper) is a river (2290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Nazi Germany Soviet Union Commanders Erich von Manstein GÃ¼nther von Kluge Hermann Hoth Walther Model Georgiy Zhukov Konstantin Rokossovskiy Nikolay Vatutin Ivan Konyev Strength 2,700 tanks 800,000 infantry 2,000 aircraft 3,600 tanks 1,300,000 infantry and supporting troops 2,400 aircraft Casualties German... 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... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 kmÂ² (9,926 sq. ... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full 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... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the womens bathing suit. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lawrence Eugene Larry Doby (December 13, 1923 â€“ June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901â€“present) Central Division (1994â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915â€“present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Other nicknames The Tribe, The Wahoos Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994â€“present... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919 â€“ October 24, 1972) became the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947. ... The baseball color line was the policy, unwritten for nearly its entire duration, which excluded African American baseball players from organized baseball in the United States before 1946. ... The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team that played from 1890-1957. ... For other uses, see National League (disambiguation). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly_funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Medical staff: Denmark Italy Norway Sweden Communist: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Peoples Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia... This article is about Zionism as a movement, not the History of Israel. ... Type Unicameral Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Deputy Speaker Majalli Wahabi, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Members 120 Political groups Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud Last elections March 28, 2006 Meeting place Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel Web site www. ... The Law of Return (Hebrew: ×—×•×§ ×”×©×‘×•×ª, hok ha-shvut) is Israeli legislation that allows Jews and those with Jewish parents or grandparents, and spouses of the aforementioned, to settle in Israel and gain citizenship. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Bradford Shockley (February 13, 1910 â€“ August 12, 1989) was a British-born American physicist and inventor. ... Assorted discrete transistors A transistor is a semiconductor device, commonly used as an amplifier or an electrically controlled switch. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Thats All Right (Mama) is the name of the first song released by Elvis Presley. ... Blue Moon of Kentucky is a bluegrass song, written by Bill Monroe in 1947 and recorded by his band, The Blue Grass Boys. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Jan. ... Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the eleventh highest peak on Earth. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Air Canada is Canadas largest airline and flag carrier. ... The Toronto Pearson International Airports worst accident took place on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8 registered CF-TIW, was flying on a Montreal-Toronto-Los Angeles route. ... YYZ redirects here. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Suffrage is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. ... Amendment XXVI (the Twenty-sixth Amendment) of the United States Constitution was ratified on July 1, 1971. ... A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain in order to be eligible to vote in a public election. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Nixon redirects here. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... A BLEVE erupting from a tanker. ... Kingman is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. ... Propane is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a liquid that is transportable. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... 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Sri Lankan Army Flag The Sri Lankan Army is a branch of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces with the responsbility of overseeing land-based operations. ... The Black Tigers are special operatives of the LTTE that commit suicide if needed to reach their objectives. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Iran-Contra Affair was a political scandal occurring in 1987 as a result of earlier events during the Reagan administration in which members of the executive branch sold weapons to Iran, an avowed enemy, and illegally used the profits to continue funding anti-Communist rebels, the Contras, in Nicaragua. ... Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas) is most well known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair. ... A federal judge is a judge appointed in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ... 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. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, sometimes simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sars may refer to any of the following: Severe acute respiratory syndrome, commonly abbreviated as SARS Michael Sars, a Norwegian biologist, father of Georg Sars Georg Sars, a Norwegian biologist, son of Michael Sars Special Administrative Regions, commonly abbreviated as SARs Sars, Perm Krai, an urban settlement in Perm Krai... Look up who in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A sample ballot paper showing the five presidential candidates and their vice-presidential running-mates. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Taepodong missile A North Korean Missile Test was conducted on July 5, 2006 (Korean time). ... Rodong-2 (spelled Nodong-2 in South Korea) is a single stage, mobile liquid propellant medium range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. ... For other uses, see Scud (disambiguation). ... The Taepodong-2 (TD-2, also spelled as Taepo-dong 2[1]), (Korean: ëŒ€í¬ë™ 2í˜¸) is a designation used to indicate a North Korean three-stage ballistic missile design that is the successor to the Taepodong-1. ... â€œSecurity Councilâ€ redirects here. ... 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Births

1321 - Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362)
1586 - Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)
1653 - Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)
1675 - Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials
1717 - Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)
1718 - Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)
1794 - Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (d. 1851)
1801 - David Farragut, American naval commander (d. 1870)
1805 - Robert Fitz Roy, British seaworthy and meteorologic (d. 1865)
1810 - P.T. Barnum, American circus owner (d. 1891)
1820 - William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish engineer and physicist (d. 1872)
1829 - Ignacio Mariscal, Writer and Mexican diplomat (d. 1910)
1841 - William C. Whitney, American financier (d. 1904)
1853 - Cecil Rhodes, South African politician, founder of Rhodesia (d. 1902)
1860 - Robert Bacon, American politician (d. 1919)
1872 - Edouard Herriot, French politician (d. 1957)
1874 - Eugen Fischer, Nazi physician (d. 1967)
1879 - Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (d. 1959)
1879 - Joe Russell, English philosopher
1879 - Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician (d. 1945)
1880 - Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist (d. 1940)
1882 - Inayat Khan, Indian sufi (d. 1927).
1885 - Blas Infante, Spanish politician (d. 1936)
1885 - André Lhote, French painter (d. 1962)
1886 - Willem Drees, Dutch politician (d. 1988)
1888 - Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963)
1889 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. 1963)
1890 - Frederick Lewis Allen, American social historian (d. 1954)
1891 - John Howard Northrop, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
1895 - Gordon Jacob, English composer (d. 1984)
1898 - Yip Man, Ving Tsun Sifu and Master of Style (Gung-Gung) (d. 1972)
1899 - Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter and author (d. 1974)
1901 - Sergey Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master (d. 1992)
1902 - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American diplomat (d. 1985)
1904 - Harold Acton, American writer and dilettante (d. 1994)
1904 - Ernst Mayr, American biologist (d. 2005)
1904 - Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980)
1910 - Georges Vedel, French public law (d. 2002)
1911 - Georges Pompidou, French politician (d. 1974)
1913 - Smiley Lewis, American musician (d. 1966)
1915 - John Woodruff, American athlete (d. 2007)
1918 - George Rochberg, American composer (d. 2005)
1918 - René Lecavalier, French Canadian radio host and television sportscaster (d. 1999)
1924 - Niels Jannasch, Canadian historian and museum curator (d. 2001)
1924 - János Starker, Hungarian cellist
1928 - Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982)
1928 - Pierre Mauroy, French politician
1928 - Katherine Helmond, American actress
1932 - Billy Laughlin, American actor (d. 1948)
1932 - Gyula Horn, former Hungarian prime minister
1935 - John Gilmore, American true crime author
1936 - Shirley Knight, American actress
1936 - James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 - Ronnie Self, American rock singer and songwriter (d. 1981)
1939 - Booker Edgerson, American football player
1940 - Chuck Close, American painter and photographer
1942 - Johannes Löhr, German footballer and trainer
1943 - Curt Blefary, American baseball player (d. 2001)
1943 - Robbie Robertson, Canadian guitarist (The Band).
1945 - Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican Policitian and Attorney General of México.
1946 - Pierre-Marc Johnson, American lawyer, physician and politician
1946 - Paul Smith, British fashion designer
1948 - William Hootkins, American actor (d. 2005)
1950 - Huey Lewis, American musician
1950 - Michael Monarch, American guitarist (Steppenwolf)
1951 - Rich Gossage, American baseball player
1954 - Leni Björklund, Swedish politician
1954 - John Wright, New Zealand cricketer
1955 - Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player
1956 - Patsy Pease, American actress
1956 - James Lofton, American football player and coach
1957 - David Hanson, Canadian politician
1957 - David Pinkney , British Touring Car Racer
1957 - Doug Wilson, Canadian hockey player
1958 - Paul Daniel, British opera and symphony conductor
1958 - Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
1958 - Bill Watterson, American cartoonist
1959 - Marc Cohn, American singer and songwriter
1960 - Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor
1960 - James M. Kelly, American politician
1961 - Isabelle Poulenard, French soprano
1963 - Edie Falco, American actress
1963 - Russ Lorenson, American singer and actor
1965 - Eyran Katsenelenbogen, a famous international jazz pianist
1966 - Kathryn Erbe, American actress
1966 - Susannah Doyle, British actress
1966 - Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer
1967 - Silvia Ziche, Italian comics artist
1968 - Ken Akamatsu, Mangaka
1968 - Kenji Ito, Japanese composer
1968 - John Ruskin a.k.a. Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian journalist
1968 - Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist
1969 - John LeClair, American hockey player
1969 - RZA, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
1969 - Jenji Kohan, American television writer and producer
1970 - Mac Dre, American rapper (d. 2004)
1971 - Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer
1972 - Letha Weapons, porn actress
1973 - Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer
1973 - Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
1973 - Róisín Murphy, Irish musician
1973 - René Spies, German bobsledder
1974 - Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer
1975 - Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer
1975 - Gunnar H. Thomsen, Faroese musician (Týr)
1975 - Kip Gamblin, Australian dancer and actor
1976 - Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
1976 - Marina Dias, Brazilian model
1976 - Bizarre, American rapper (D12)
1977 - Royce Da 5'9", American rapper
1977 - Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player.
1979 - Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer
1979 - Shane Filan, Irish musician (Westlife)
1979 - Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player
1980 - Eva Green, French actress
1980 - Jason Wade, American musician (Lifehouse)
1980 - David Rozehnal, Czech footballer
1981 - Jesse Crain, Canadian-born baseball player
1982 - Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
1985 - Stephanie McIntosh, Australian pop singer and actress
1985 - Nick O'Malley, Bass player for (Arctic Monkeys).
1989 - Joseph King, American musician (Canvas).
1991 - Jason Dolley, American actor
1991 - Carter Thomson, Canadian Professional Videogamer

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