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History Births on November 20

Ramón Castillo, Argentine politician (d. 1944)

#Ramón_Castillo

In 1873

Bartolomeo Pinelli, Italian illustrator and engraver (d. 1835)

#Bartolomeo_Pinelli

In 1781

Christoph Pfingsten, German cyclist

#Christoph_Pfingsten

In 1987

J. D. Drew, American baseball player

#J._D._Drew

In 1975

Corinne Niogret, French biathlete

#Corinne_Niogret

In 1972

Pierre Hermé, French pastry chef and chocolatier

#Pierre_Hermé

In 1961

Georgios Sinas, Greek entrepreneur and banker (d. 1856)

#Georgios_Sinas

In 1783

Kristiina Mäkelä, Finnish triple jumper

#Kristiina_Mäkelä

In 1992

Oliver Sykes, English singer-songwriter

#Oliver_Sykes

In 1986

Arieh Warshel, Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist

#Arieh_Warshel

In 1940

John Van Boxmeer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#John_Van_Boxmeer

In 1952

Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Aleksey_Batalov

In 1928

Dmitry Zhitnikov, Russian handballer

#Dmitry_Zhitnikov

In 1989

Terry Lovejoy, Australian information technologist

#Terry_Lovejoy

In 1966

Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (d. 1983)

#Judy_Canova

In 1913

Joe Biden, American lawyer and politician, 47th Vice President of the United States

#Joe_Biden

In 1942

Grace Darmond, Canadian-American actress (d. 1963)

#Grace_Darmond

In 1893

Lev Polugaevsky, Soviet Chess Grandmaster (d. 1995)

#Lev_Polugaevsky

In 1934

Sean Young, American actress and dancer

#Sean_Young

In 1959

Christine Arnothy, French writer (d. 2015)

#Christine_Arnothy

In 1930

Phife Dawg, American rapper (A Tribe Called Quest) (d. 2016)

#Phife_Dawg

In 1970

Ben Hamer, English footballer

#Ben_Hamer

In 1987

Charles Berlitz, American linguist (d. 2003)

#Charles_Berlitz

In 1913

Valdet Rama, Albanian footballer

#Valdet_Rama

In 1987

Alicja Kotowska, Polish nun (d. 1939)

#Alicja_Kotowska

In 1899

Leo Falcam, Micronesian politician and 5th President of Micronesia (d. 2018)

#Leo_Falcam

In 1935

Callie Thorne, American actress and producer

#Callie_Thorne

In 1969

Oskar Potiorek, Austro-Hungarian Army officer (d. 1933)

#Oskar_Potiorek

In 1853

D??ng H?ng S?n, Vietnamese footballer

#D??ng_H?ng_S?n

In 1982

Nâz?m Hikmet, Turkish writer and director (d. 1963)

#Nâz?m_Hikmet

In 1902

Don DeLillo, American novelist, essayist, and playwright

#Don_DeLillo

In 1936

Muhamed Demiri, Macedonian footballer

#Muhamed_Demiri

In 1985

Alberto Suppici, Uruguayan football coach (d. 1981)

#Alberto_Suppici

In 1898

Gary Green, British musician

#Gary_Green_(musician)

In 1950

Future, American rapper

#Future_(rapper)

In 1983

Angela Finocchiaro, Italian actress

#Angela_Finocchiaro

In 1955

Irakli Tsereteli, Georgian politician (d. 1959)

#Irakli_Tsereteli

In 1881

Max Pacioretty, American ice hockey player

#Max_Pacioretty

In 1988

Gustav Giemsa, German chemist and bacteriologist (d. 1948)

#Gustav_Giemsa

In 1867

Mark Christian, Manx cyclist

#Mark_Christian

In 1990

Dr. John, American singer and songwriter (d. 2019)

#Dr._John

In 1941

Fasilides, Ethiopian emperor (d. 1667)

#Fasilides

In 1603

Hu Yaobang, Chinese politician (d. 1989)

#Hu_Yaobang

In 1915

Reginald Denny, English actor (d. 1967)

#Reginald_Denny_(actor)

In 1891

Babita Kumari, Indian wrestler

#Babita_Kumari

In 1989

Edwin August, American actor and director

#Edwin_August

In 1883

Kristian Ghedina, Italian alpine ski racer

#Kristian_Ghedina

In 1969

René Kollo, German tenor

#René_Kollo

In 1937

Boris Dežulovi?, Croatian journalist and author

#Boris_Dežulovi?

In 1964

Rajkumar Hirani, Indian director

#Rajkumar_Hirani

In 1962

Pedro Ferrándiz, Spanish basketball coach

#Pedro_Ferrándiz

In 1928

Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (d. 2015)

#Maya_Plisetskaya

In 1925

Nzuzi Toko, Congolese footballer

#Nzuzi_Toko

In 1990

Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1901)

#Victor_D'Hondt

In 1841

Eduard Rüppell, German naturalist and explorer (d. 1884)

#Eduard_Rüppell

In 1794

Francisco Rufete, Spanish footballer

#Francisco_Rufete

In 1976

León Gieco, Argentine folk rock singer and interpreter

#León_Gieco

In 1951

Shermine Shahrivar, Iranian model

#Shermine_Shahrivar

In 1982

Vicente Feola, Brazilian football manager and coach (d. 1975)

#Vicente_Feola

In 1909

Patrick Joseph Hayes, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1938)

#Patrick_Joseph_Hayes

In 1867

Maria Mukhortova, Russian skater

#Maria_Mukhortova

In 1985

Kon Ichikawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

#Kon_Ichikawa

In 1915

Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008)

#Evelyn_Keyes

In 1916

Živko Budimir, Bosnian politician

#Živko_Budimir

In 1962

Bartolomé Salvá Vidal, Spanish tennis player

#Bartolomé_Salvá_Vidal

In 1986

Sanjin Prci?, Bosnian footballer

#Sanjin_Prci?

In 1993

Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1971)

#Duane_Allman

In 1946

Lauri Tanner, Finnish gymnast (d. 1950)

#Lauri_Tanner

In 1890

Diane James, British politician

#Diane_James

In 1959

Charlotte Garrigue, wife of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

#Charlotte_Garrigue

In 1850

Meredith Monk, American composer and choreographer

#Meredith_Monk

In 1942

Genrikh Sapgir, Russian writer (d. 1999)

#Genrikh_Sapgir

In 1928

Richard Brooker, English actor and stuntman (d. 2013)

#Richard_Brooker

In 1954

Jérôme Alonzo, French footballer

#Jérôme_Alonzo

In 1972

José Leandro Andrade, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1957)

#José_Leandro_Andrade

In 1901

Rudolf Koch, German designer (d. 1934)

#Rudolf_Koch

In 1876

Gerardo Martino, Argentine footballer

#Gerardo_Martino

In 1962

David Douglas-Home, British businessman and politician

#David_Douglas-Home,_15th_Earl_of_Home

In 1943

Harald Madsen, Danish actor (d. 1949)

#Harald_Madsen

In 1890

Naide Gomes, Portuguese heptathlete and long jumper

#Naide_Gomes

In 1979

Connie Talbot, English singer-songwriter

#Connie_Talbot

In 2000

Ediz Hun, Turkish actor and politician

#Ediz_Hun

In 1940

Teoman, Turkish singer

#Teoman_(singer)

In 1967

Dierks Bentley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dierks_Bentley

In 1975

Hans van Abeelen, Dutch geneticist (d. 1998)

#Hans_van_Abeelen

In 1936

Rodger Bumpass, American actor and singer

#Rodger_Bumpass

In 1951

Margherita of Savoy, Italian Queen consort (d. 1926)

#Margherita_of_Savoy

In 1851

Bruno Mealli, Italian cyclist

#Bruno_Mealli

In 1937

Margo Stilley, American actress and writer

#Margo_Stilley

In 1982

Anthony Knockaert, French footballer

#Anthony_Knockaert

In 1991

Jean-François de La Harpe, French writer and literary critic (d. 1803)

#Jean-François_de_La_Harpe

In 1739

Agon Mehmeti, Swedish footballer

#Agon_Mehmeti

In 1989

Viktoriya Tokareva, Russian author and screenwriter

#Viktoriya_Tokareva

In 1937

Shaolin Sándor Liu, Hungarian short track speed skater

#Shaolin_Sándor_Liu

In 1995

Jan Szczepa?ski, Polish boxer (d. 2017)

#Jan_Szczepa?ski_(boxer)

In 1939

Jim Brickman, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Jim_Brickman

In 1961

Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentinian race car driver

#Juan_Cruz_Álvarez

In 1985

Espen Hoff, Norwegian footballer

#Espen_Hoff

In 1981

Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, German firearms inventor and manufacturer (d. 1867)

#Johann_Nicolaus_von_Dreyse

In 1787

Benoit Mandelbrot, Polish-American mathematician and economist (d. 2010)

#Benoit_Mandelbrot

In 1924

Ray Ozzie, American software industry entrepreneur

#Ray_Ozzie

In 1955

Aaron Yan, Taiwanese actor and singer

#Aaron_Yan

In 1985

Ji Yun-nam, North Korean footballer

#Ji_Yun-nam

In 1976

Mónika Kovacsicz, Hungarian handballer

#Mónika_Kovacsicz

In 1983

Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (d. 1968)

#Louis,_Prince_of_Hesse_and_by_Rhine

In 1908

Kimberley Walsh, English singer-songwriter and actress

#Kimberley_Walsh

In 1981

Greg Gibson, American wrestler

#Greg_Gibson_(wrestler)

In 1953

Andrea Riseborough, English actress

#Andrea_Riseborough

In 1981

Jill Thompson, American author and illustrator

#Jill_Thompson

In 1966

Davey Havok, American singer-songwriter

#Davey_Havok

In 1975

Maria Letizia Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (d. 1926)

#Maria_Letizia_Bonaparte,_Duchess_of_Aosta

In 1866

Gianpiero Combi, Italian footballer (d. 1956)

#Gianpiero_Combi

In 1902

Ye Jiangchuan, Chinese chess player

#Ye_Jiangchuan

In 1960

Mikhail Ivanov, Russian cross-country skier

#Mikhail_Ivanov_(cross-country_skier)

In 1977

Philip Schuyler, American general and senator (d. 1804)

#Philip_Schuyler

In 1733

Wolfgang Schreyer, German writer (d. 2017)

#Wolfgang_Schreyer

In 1927

Stéphane Houdet, French wheelchair tennis player

#Stéphane_Houdet

In 1970

Yorozuya Kinnosuke, Japanese kabuki actor (d. 1997)

#Yorozuya_Kinnosuke

In 1932

Jon Knudsen, Norwegian footballer

#Jon_Knudsen

In 1974

Amos Mansdorf, Israeli tennis player

#Amos_Mansdorf

In 1965

Douglas Dick, American actor and psychologist (d. 2015)

#Douglas_Dick

In 1920

Ernestas Galvanauskas, Lithuanian engineer and politician (d. 1967)

#Ernestas_Galvanauskas

In 1882

Vakhtang Balavadze, Georgian wrestler (d. 2018)

#Vakhtang_Balavadze

In 1927

Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize

#Colville_Young

In 1932

William Fernando da Silva, Brazilian footballer

#William_Fernando_da_Silva

In 1986

Paco Ibáñez, Spanish singer and musician

#Paco_Ibáñez

In 1934

Daniel Svensson, Swedish drummer and producer

#Daniel_Svensson

In 1977

Dan Byrd, American actor

#Dan_Byrd

In 1985

James McGovern, American lawyer and politician

#Jim_McGovern_(American_politician)

In 1959

Helena Westermarck, Finnish artist and writer (d. 1938)

#Helena_Westermarck

In 1857

Mike D, American rapper and drummer (Beastie Boys and The Latch Brothers)

#Mike_D

In 1965

Chris Foy, English football referee

#Chris_Foy_(referee)

In 1962

Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, German speed skater

#Daniela_Anschütz-Thoms

In 1974

Edvard Westermarck, Finnish philosopher and sociologist (d. 1939)

#Edvard_Westermarck

In 1862

Wendy Doniger, American indologist

#Wendy_Doniger

In 1940

Mike Dunn, English snooker player

#Mike_Dunn_(snooker_player)

In 1971

Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)

#Helma_Sanders-Brahms

In 1940

Ron Willey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2004)

#Ron_Willey

In 1929

Ulf Lundell, Swedish writer and composer

#Ulf_Lundell

In 1949

François Denys Légitime, Haitian general (d. 1935)

#François_Denys_Légitime

In 1841

Jeff Dowd, American film producer and activist

#Jeff_Dowd

In 1949

K?hei Horikoshi, Japanese manga artist

#K?hei_Horikoshi

In 1986

Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American lawyer and judge (d. 1944)

#Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis

In 1866

Johan Åkerman, Swedish ice hockey player

#Johan_Åkerman

In 1972

Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1919)

#Wilfrid_Laurier

In 1841

Neil Hodgson, English motorcycle racer and sportscaster

#Neil_Hodgson

In 1973

Iván Garcia, Spanish cyclist

#Iván_García_(cyclist)

In 1995

Franklin Cover, American actor (d. 2006)

#Franklin_Cover

In 1928

Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (d. 1682)

#Avvakum

In 1620

Richmond Landon, American high jumper (d. 1971)

#Richmond_Landon

In 1898

Marie-Laure Brunet, French biathlete

#Marie-Laure_Brunet

In 1988

Arnold Gartmann, Swiss bobsledder (d. 1980)

#Arnold_Gartmann

In 1904

Jimmy Vasser, American race car driver

#Jimmy_Vasser

In 1965

Justin Hoyte, English footballer

#Justin_Hoyte

In 1984

Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)

#Paulus_Potter

In 1625

Nathan Lyon, Australian cricketer

#Nathan_Lyon

In 1987

Andrew Driver, English footballer

#Andrew_Driver

In 1987

Raffi Hovannisian, American-born Armenian politician

#Raffi_Hovannisian

In 1959

Sergei Polunin, Ukrainian ballet dancer

#Sergei_Polunin

In 1989

Herbert Pitman, English sailor (d. 1961)

#Herbert_Pitman

In 1877

Brayan Ramirez, Colombian cyclist

#Brayan_Ramírez_(cyclist)

In 1992

Madisyn Shipman, American actress

#Madisyn_Shipman

In 2002

Lee Yun-yeol, South Korean gamer

#Lee_Yun-yeol

In 1984

Eric Boateng, British basketball player

#Eric_Boateng

In 1985

Jerry Colangelo, American businessman

#Jerry_Colangelo

In 1939

Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (d. 2012)

#Phyllis_Thaxter

In 1919

Wayne Moore, American swimmer (d. 2015)

#Wayne_Moore_(swimmer)

In 1931

Florencia Mutio, Argentine field hockey player

#Florencia_Mutio

In 1984

Florieda Batson, American hurdler, captain of the United States team at the 1922 Women's Olympics (d. 1996)

#Florieda_Batson

In 1900

James Michael Curley, American lawyer, politician, 53rd Governor of Massachusetts, and criminal (d. 1958)

#James_Michael_Curley

In 1874

Henri-Georges Clouzot, French film director, screenwriter and producer (d. 1977)

#Henri-Georges_Clouzot

In 1907

Yuko Kavaguti, Japanese ice skater

#Yuko_Kavaguti

In 1981

Fabio Galante, Italian footballer

#Fabio_Galante

In 1973

Fábio Jr., Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor

#Fábio_Jr.

In 1953

Karen Harup, Danish swimmer (d. 2009)

#Karen_Harup

In 1924

Angelica Bridges, American actress and singer

#Angelica_Bridges

In 1973

Richard Masur, American actor and director

#Richard_Masur

In 1948

Freya Lim, Taiwanese-Malaysian singer and radio host

#Freya_Lim

In 1978

Tony Gaudio, Italian American cinematographer (d. 1951)

#Tony_Gaudio

In 1883

Mikhail Dragomirov, Russian general (1905)

#Mikhail_Dragomirov

In 1830

Sumire Sat?, Japanese singer and actress

#Sumire_Sat?

In 1993

Joe Walsh, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Joe_Walsh

In 1947

Mungo Ponton, Scottish inventor (d. 1880)

#Mungo_Ponton

In 1801

Özer Hurmac?, Turkish footballer

#Özer_Hurmac?

In 1986

Daniel Ernst Jablonski, Czech-German theologian and reformer (d. 1741)

#Daniel_Ernst_Jablonski

In 1660

Ali, South Korean singer

#Ali_(South_Korean_singer)

In 1984

Oliver Wolcott, American politician (d. 1797)

#Oliver_Wolcott

In 1726

Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German captain and jurist (d. 1854)

#Karl_Friedrich_Eichhorn

In 1781

Robert Armstrong, American actor (d. 1973)

#Robert_Armstrong_(actor)

In 1890

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os, Dutch painter (d. 1861)

#Georgius_Jacobus_Johannes_van_Os

In 1782

Fran Allison, American entertainer (d. 1989)

#Fran_Allison

In 1907

Marianne von Willemer, Austrian actress and dancer (d. 1860)

#Marianne_von_Willemer

In 1784

Suze Rotolo, American artist, and former girlfriend of Bob Dylan

#Suze_Rotolo

In 1943

Juha Mieto, Finnish cross-country skier

#Juha_Mieto

In 1949

Nelson Sebastián Maz, Uruguayan footballer

#Nelson_Sebastián_Maz

In 1984

Pete Rademacher, American boxer

#Pete_Rademacher

In 1928

Carl Mayer, Austrian-Jewish screenplay writer (d. 1944)

#Carl_Mayer

In 1896

John Merle Coulter, American botanist (d. 1928)

#John_Merle_Coulter

In 1851

Louie Dampier, American basketball player and coach

#Louie_Dampier

In 1944

Ming-Na Wen, Chinese-American actress

#Ming-Na_Wen

In 1963

Zoltán Harcsa, Hungarian boxer

#Zoltán_Harcsa

In 1992

Jenna Prandini, American track and field athlete

#Jenna_Prandini

In 1992

Dominique Dawes, American gymnast and actress

#Dominique_Dawes

In 1976

Gail Ann Dorsey, American musician

#Gail_Ann_Dorsey

In 1962

Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model

#Nadine_Velazquez

In 1978

Mihai Beniuc, Romanian socialist and writer (d. 1988)

#Mihai_Beniuc

In 1907

John MacLean, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#John_MacLean_(ice_hockey)

In 1964

Emperor Taizong of Song (d. 997)

#Emperor_Taizong_of_Song

In 939

Joseph Samuel Bloch, Austrian rabbi and deputy (d. 1923)

#Joseph_Samuel_Bloch

In 1850

Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, German prelate of the Catholic Church and theologian

#Franz-Peter_Tebartz-van_Elst

In 1959

Dilnaz Akhmadieva, Kazakhstani singer and actress

#Dilnaz_Akhmadieva

In 1980

Robert Hunter, American golfer (d. 1971)

#Robert_Hunter_(golfer)

In 1886

Daniel Gregory Mason, American composer and music critic (d. 1953)

#Daniel_Gregory_Mason

In 1873

James Collip, Canadian biochemist and academic, co-discovered insulin (d. 1965)

#James_Collip

In 1892

Greg Holland, American baseball player

#Greg_Holland

In 1985

Aleksandra Król, Polish snowboarder

#Aleksandra_Król

In 1990

Kyle Snyder, American wrestler

#Kyle_Snyder_(wrestler)

In 1995

Dora Ratjen, German high jumper (d. 2008)

#Dora_Ratjen

In 1918

Georges Palante, French philosopher and sociologist (d. 1925)

#Georges_Palante

In 1862

Timothy Gowers, English mathematician and academic

#Timothy_Gowers

In 1963

Théo Bongonda, Belgian footballer

#Théo_Bongonda

In 1995

Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, Thai boxer

#Poonsawat_Kratingdaenggym

In 1980

Josiah Royce, American philosopher (d. 1916)

#Josiah_Royce

In 1855

Pascal Roller, German basketball player

#Pascal_Roller

In 1976

Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)

#Nadine_Gordimer

In 1923

Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015)

#Michael_J._Ingelido

In 1916

Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish skier (d. 2013)

#Eero_Mäntyranta

In 1937

?brahim Toraman, Turkish footballer

#?brahim_Toraman

In 1981

Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer and politician (d. 1992)

#Emilio_Pucci

In 1914

Henk Vredeling, Dutch agronomist and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (d. 2007)

#Henk_Vredeling

In 1924

Joel McHale, American comedian, actor, and producer

#Joel_McHale

In 1971

Josh Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Josh_Turner

In 1977

Beezie Madden, American show jumper

#Beezie_Madden

In 1963

Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1953)

#Edwin_Hubble

In 1889

Josaphata Hordashevska, Ukrainian Greek-Catholic nun (d. 1919)

#Josaphata_Hordashevska

In 1869

Nebojša Stefanovi?, Serbian politician

#Nebojša_Stefanovi?

In 1976

Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (d. 2010)

#Robert_Byrd

In 1917

Norman Thomas, American minister and politician (d. 1968)

#Norman_Thomas

In 1884

Alexandra Danilova, Russian-American ballerina and choreographer (d. 1997)

#Alexandra_Danilova

In 1903

Chris Harris, New Zealand cricketer

#Chris_Harris_(cricketer)

In 1969

Paulo Valentim, Brazilian footballer (d. 1984)

#Paulo_Valentim

In 1932

Ashley Fink, American actress and singer

#Ashley_Fink

In 1986

Aarón Hernán, Mexican actor

#Aarón_Hernán

In 1930

Peng Liyuan, wife of Xi Jinping

#Peng_Liyuan

In 1962

Junior Paulo, New Zealand rugby league player

#Junior_Paulo_(rugby_league,_born_1993)

In 1993

Veronica Hamel, American actress and model

#Veronica_Hamel

In 1943

Ana Caterina Morariu, Romanian-Italian actress

#Ana_Caterina_Morariu

In 1980

Alexandre Stavisky, French financier and embezzler (d. 1934)

#Alexandre_Stavisky

In 1886

Dmitri Bulykin, Russian footballer

#Dmitri_Bulykin

In 1979

Pierre Cot, French politician (d. 1977)

#Pierre_Cot

In 1895

Mikhail Albov, Russian writer (d. 1911)

#Mikhail_Albov

In 1851

Amit Guluzade, Azerbaijani footballer

#Amit_Guluzade

In 1992

Mikhail Ulyanov, Soviet and Russian actor (d. 2007)

#Mikhail_Ulyanov

In 1927

Albert Kazimirski de Biberstein, French orientalist (d. 1887)

#Albert_Kazimirski_de_Biberstein

In 1808

Jean-François de Bourgoing, French diplomat, writer and translator (d. 1811)

#Jean-François_de_Bourgoing

In 1748

Florian David Fitz, German actor, screenwriter and director

#Florian_David_Fitz

In 1974

Jeremy Jordan, American actor

#Jeremy_Jordan_(actor,_born_1984)

In 1984

Michael Riffaterre, French literary critic and theorist (d. 2006)

#Michael_Riffaterre

In 1924

Thomas Chatterton, English poet (d. 1770)

#Thomas_Chatterton

In 1752

Christian Obrist, Italian middle distance runner

#Christian_Obrist

In 1980

Arpad Sterbik, Serbian handball player

#Arpad_Sterbik

In 1979

Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)

#Pope_Pius_VIII

In 1761

Orsolya Tóth, Hungarian actress

#Orsolya_Tóth

In 1981

Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria

#Goodluck_Jonathan

In 1957

Jean-Marc Furlan, French football manager

#Jean-Marc_Furlan

In 1957

Frank Marino, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter

#Frank_Marino

In 1954

David Concha, Spanish footballer

#David_Concha

In 1996

William Coblentz, American physicist (d. 1962)

#William_Coblentz

In 1873

Dariga Shakimova, Kazakhstani boxer

#Dariga_Shakimova

In 1988

June Christy, American singer (d. 1990)

#June_Christy

In 1925

Roberto Rosales, Venezuelan footballer

#Roberto_Rosales

In 1988

Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch mathematician, pilot, and academic (d. 1944)

#Willem_Jacob_van_Stockum

In 1910

Ed Benes, Brazilian comic book artist

#Ed_Benes

In 1972

Bob Einstein, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)

#Bob_Einstein

In 1942

Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates

#Mansour_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan

In 1970

Stéphane N'Guéma, Gabonese footballer

#Stéphane_N'Guéma

In 1984

Grant Hanley, Scottish footballer

#Grant_Hanley

In 1991

Erich Leo Lehmann, American statistician (d. 2009)

#Erich_Leo_Lehmann

In 1917

Joëlle Numainville, Canadian cyclist

#Joëlle_Numainville

In 1987

Eoin Reddan, Irish rugby union player

#Eoin_Reddan

In 1980

Cody Linley, American actor and singer

#Cody_Linley

In 1989

Tim Simona, New Zealand rugby league player

#Tim_Simona

In 1991

Bo Derek, American actress and producer

#Bo_Derek

In 1956

Erik Eriksen, Danish politician (d. 1972)

#Erik_Eriksen

In 1902

Heinrich Schmidtgal, Kazakhstani footballer

#Heinrich_Schmidtgal

In 1985

Barbara Hendricks, American-Swedish soprano and actress

#Barbara_Hendricks

In 1948

Franjo Kuha?, Croatian conductor and composer (d. 1911)

#Franjo_Kuha?

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Jacqueline Gourault, French politician

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In 1950

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David Walters, American businessman and politician, 24th Governor of Oklahoma

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Estelle Parsons, American actress and director

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In 1927

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In 1969

Imre Makovecz, Hungarian architect (d. 2011)

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In 1935

Halid Bešli?, Bosnian musician and singer

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In 1953

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In 1946

Dick Smothers, American actor and comedian

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In 1939

Stanis?aw Kostka Potocki, Polish noble, politician and writer (d. 1821)

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In 1755

Kurt Lundqvist, Swedish high jumper (d. 1976)

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In 1914

Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1592)

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In 1545

DeJuan Collins, American basketball player

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In 1976

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In 1908

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In 1984

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In 1982

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In 1887

Stephen Ademolu, Canadian footballer

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In 1982

Christian Lindell, Brazilian tennis player

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In 1991

Yoshiki, Japanese musician

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In 1965

Ignaz Schuppanzigh, Austrian violinist (d. 1830)

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In 1776

Mario Martone, Italian director and screenwriter

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In 1959

Cartier Martin, American basketball player

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In 1984

José Figueroa Alcorta, President of Argentina, (d. 1931)

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In 1860

Moe Meguro, Japanese curler

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In 1984

Robert F. Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (d. 1968)

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In 1925

Martina Suchá, Slovak tennis player

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In 1980

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Anna Prugova, Russian ice hockey player

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In 1993

Eduardo Vargas, Chilean footballer

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In 1989

Sébastien Hamel, French footballer

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Dušan Tadi?, Serbian footballer

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In 1988

Danny Dayton, American actor and director (d. 1999)

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In 1923

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In 1987

Raymond Lefèvre, French composer (d. 2008)

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In 1929

Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator (d. 2005)

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In 1937

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In 1912

Josh Carter, American basketball player

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In 1986

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In 1923

Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987)

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In 1917

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

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In 1946

Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer (d. 1799)

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In 1861

Harold Jamison, American basketball player

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Thelma Drake, American politician

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In 1949

Yakov Zak, Soviet pianist (d. 1976)

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In 1913

Rhys Wakefield, Australian actor and director

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In 1988

Joshua Gomez, American actor

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Charles R. Larson, American admiral (d. 2014)

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In 1936

Sándor Mátrai, Hungarian footballer (d. 2002)

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In 1932

Matt Blunt, American lieutenant and politician, 54th Governor of Missouri

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In 1970

Rickson Gracie, Brazilian mixed martial artist and choreographer

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In 1958

Dele Aiyenugba, Nigerian footballer

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In 1983

Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (d. 1686)

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In 1602

Gregor Urbas, Slovenian figure skater

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In 1982

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In 1948

Jacob Pitts, American actor

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In 1979

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In 1971

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Tatiana Turanskaya, Transnistrian politician

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In 1972

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In 1753

James Dutton, American astronaut

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In 1968

Kou Lei, Ukrainian table tennis player

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In 1987

Percy Cox, British Indian Army officer (d. 1937)

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In 1864

Pauli Murray, American civil rights activist, women's rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and author (d. 1985)

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In 1910

Richard Dawson, English-American actor and game show host (d. 2012)

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In 1932

Carlos Boozer, American basketball player

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In 1981

Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

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Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2008)

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Jean Shiley, American high jumper (d. 1998)

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In 1911

Franz Miklosich, Slovenian linguist and philologist (d. 1891)

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Doug Viney, New Zealand boxer

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Levi Garcia, Trinidadian footballer

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Gaku Matsuda, Japanese actor

In 1992

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In 1992

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Irene Esser, Venezuelan actress and model

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Slobodan Medojevi?, Serbian footballer

In 1990

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In 1990

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In 1989

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In 1988

Mylène Lazare, French swimmer

In 1987

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In 1987

Edder Delgado, Honduran footballer

In 1986

Themistoklis Tzimopoulos, Greek New Zealander footballer

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Monique van der Vorst, Dutch cyclist

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Naoya Tamura, Japanese footballer

In 1984

Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian race car driver

In 1984

Sherjill MacDonald, Dutch footballer

In 1984

Halley Feiffer, American actress and playwright

In 1984

Israel Villaseñor, Mexican footballer

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In 1982

Ye Li, Chinese basketball player

In 1981

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In 1980

Eiko Koike, Japanese actress

In 1980

James Chambers, English footballer

In 1980

Shalini, Indian actress

In 1979

Hassan Mostafa, Egyptian footballer

In 1979

Joseph Hallman, American composer and academic

In 1979

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In 1979

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In 1979

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In 1978

Jean-François Bedenik, French footballer and coach

In 1978

Rudy Charles, American wrestling referee

In 1977

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In 1976

Adrián Hernán González, Argentine footballer

In 1976

Laura Harris, Canadian actress

In 1976

Beto, Brazilian footballer

In 1976

Mohamed Barakat, Egyptian footballer

In 1976

Ryan Bowen, American basketball player and coach

In 1975

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Claudio Husain, Argentine footballer

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Jason Faunt, American actor

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David Einhorn, American hedge fund manager

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Paul Scheuring, American screenwriter and director

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In 1968

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In 1967

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In 1967

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Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1996)

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In 1966

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In 1965

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Callie Thorne, American actress and producer

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Don DeLillo, American novelist, essayist, and playwright

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Alberto Suppici, Uruguayan football coach (d. 1981)

Gary Green, British musician

Future, American rapper

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Irakli Tsereteli, Georgian politician (d. 1959)

Max Pacioretty, American ice hockey player

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Boris Dežulovi?, Croatian journalist and author

Rajkumar Hirani, Indian director

Pedro Ferrándiz, Spanish basketball coach

Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (d. 2015)

Nzuzi Toko, Congolese footballer

Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1901)

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Patrick Joseph Hayes, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 1938)

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