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History Births on October 24

Tom Mulcair, Canadian lawyer and politician

#Tom_Mulcair

In 1954

Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)

#Melvin_Purvis

In 1903

Vincent Leuluai, Australian rugby league player

#Vincent_Leuluai

In 1995

Alice Perry, Irish engineer and poet (d. 1969)

#Alice_Perry

In 1885

Gérald Larose, Canadian educator and union leader

#Gérald_Larose

In 1945

Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and radio host

#Jeff_Wilson_(sportsman)

In 1973

Fredrik Mikkelsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer

#Fredrik_Mikkelsen

In 1981

Wayne Rooney, English footballer

#Wayne_Rooney

In 1985

Claudia Fragapane, English gymnast

#Claudia_Fragapane

In 1997

Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer

#Carlos_Edwards

In 1978

Denise Levertov, British-born American poet (d. 1997)

#Denise_Levertov

In 1923

Emil Fjellström, Swedish actor (d. 1944)

#Emil_Fjellström

In 1884

Brian Vickers, American race car driver

#Brian_Vickers

In 1983

Andrea Horwath, Canadian politician

#Andrea_Horwath

In 1962

Debbie Googe, English bass player and songwriter

#Debbie_Googe

In 1962

Dale Griffin, English rock drummer and producer (d. 2016)

#Dale_Griffin

In 1948

Sos Sargsyan, Armenian actor (d. 2013)

#Sos_Sargsyan

In 1929

David Nelson, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2011)

#David_Nelson_(actor)

In 1936

Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadoran footballer

#Iván_Kaviedes

In 1977

Rosana Arbelo, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Rosana_Arbelo

In 1964

Ned Williamson, American baseball player (d. 1894)

#Ned_Williamson

In 1857

Antonino Calderone, Italian mobster (d. 2013)

#Antonino_Calderone

In 1935

Stephen R. Bloom, English physician and academic

#Stephen_R._Bloom

In 1942

Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and author (d. 1969)

#Alexandra_David-Néel

In 1868

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (d. 1907)

#Hendrik_Willem_Bakhuis_Roozeboom

In 1854

Yossi Sarid, Israeli politician (d. 2015)

#Yossi_Sarid

In 1940

Keith Rowley, Trinidadian volcanologist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

#Keith_Rowley

In 1949

Al Feldstein, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)

#Al_Feldstein

In 1925

Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer and manager

#Jackie_McNamara

In 1973

Sammy Petrillo, American actor (d. 2009)

#Sammy_Petrillo

In 1934

Roman Abramovich, Russian businessman and politician

#Roman_Abramovich

In 1966

Eric Hosmer, American baseball player

#Eric_Hosmer

In 1989

Jim Brosnan, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2014)

#Jim_Brosnan

In 1929

Matthew Robinson, Australian snowboarder (d. 2014)

#Matthew_Robinson_(snowboarder)

In 1985

Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (d. 1885)

#Moses_Montefiore

In 1784

Will Bruin, American footballer

#Will_Bruin

In 1989

Annette Vilhelmsen, Danish educator and politician, Danish Minister of Social Affairs

#Annette_Vilhelmsen

In 1959

Christopher Linke, German race walker

#Christopher_Linke

In 1988

Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver

#Joachim_Winkelhock

In 1960

Mark Miller, American motorcycle racer

#Mark_Miller_(racer)

In 1962

Marijonas Petravi?ius, Lithuanian basketball player

#Marijonas_Petravi?ius

In 1979

Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (d. 1993)

#Jerry_Edmonton

In 1946

A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi activist (d. 1932)

#A.K._Golam_Jilani

In 1904

Charles Colbourn, Canadian computer scientist and mathematician

#Charles_Colbourn

In 1953

BD Wong, American actor

#BD_Wong

In 1960

Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (d. 1839)

#Dorothea_von_Schlegel

In 1763

Jalen Ramsey, American football player

#Jalen_Ramsey

In 1994

Caprice Bourret, American model and actress

#Caprice_Bourret

In 1971

George Crumb, American composer and educator

#George_Crumb

In 1929

Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)

#Rafael_Azcona

In 1926

David Weber, American author

#David_Weber

In 1952

Tereza Martincová, Czech tennis player

#Tereza_Martincová

In 1994

Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist

#Levi_Leipheimer

In 1973

Kaela Kimura, Japanese singer-songwriter

#Kaela_Kimura

In 1984

Andrea della Robbia, Italian artist (d. 1525)

#Andrea_della_Robbia

In 1435

Eliza Taylor, Australian actress

#Eliza_Taylor

In 1989

Charlie White, American figure skater

#Charlie_White_(figure_skater)

In 1987

Sarah Josepha Hale, American author and poet (d. 1879)

#Sarah_Josepha_Hale

In 1788

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and academic (d. 1996)

#Marcel-Paul_Schützenberger

In 1920

Cheryl Studer, American soprano and actress

#Cheryl_Studer

In 1955

Odean Pope, American saxophonist (Catalyst)

#Odean_Pope

In 1938

Emma Donoghue, Irish-Canadian author

#Emma_Donoghue

In 1969

Mike Rounds, American businessman and politician, junior senator from South Dakota

#Mike_Rounds

In 1954

Danilo Petrucci, Italian motorcycle racer

#Danilo_Petrucci

In 1990

Lougee Basabas, Filipino singer-songwriter

#Lougee_Basabas

In 1984

Oscar Wendt, Swedish footballer

#Oscar_Wendt

In 1985

Malcolm Bilson, American pianist, musicologist, and educator

#Malcolm_Bilson

In 1935

Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer

#Juan_Pablo_Ángel

In 1975

Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Monica_(singer)

In 1980

Tila Tequila, Singaporean-American model, actress, and singer

#Tila_Tequila

In 1981

Ray LeBlanc, American ice hockey player

#Ray_LeBlanc

In 1964

Jamal Mayers, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Jamal_Mayers

In 1974

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (d. 1969)

#Victoria_Eugenie_of_Battenberg

In 1887

David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, English businessman and academic

#David_Sainsbury,_Baron_Sainsbury_of_Turville

In 1940

Moss Hart, American director and playwright (d. 1961)

#Moss_Hart

In 1904

Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball player and manager

#Ron_Gardenhire

In 1957

Casey Wilson, American actress and screenwriter

#Casey_Wilson

In 1980

Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (d. 2003)

#Luciano_Berio

In 1925

Andrew Turner, English academic and politician

#Andrew_Turner_(politician)

In 1953

Sybil Thorndike, English actress (d. 1976)

#Sybil_Thorndike

In 1882

Joakim Nätterqvist, Swedish actor

#Joakim_Nätterqvist

In 1974

Jake Knott, American football linebacker

#Jake_Knott

In 1990

F. Murray Abraham, American actor

#F._Murray_Abraham

In 1939

Jay Novacek, American football player and coach

#Jay_Novacek

In 1962

Reggie Walton, American baseball player

#Reggie_Walton_(baseball)

In 1952

Jimmy Dawkins, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Jimmy_Dawkins

In 1936

John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist (d. 1993)

#John_Tuzo_Wilson

In 1908

Martin Campbell, New Zealand director and producer

#Martin_Campbell

In 1940

Maggie Blye, American actress (d. 2016)

#Maggie_Blye

In 1942

Johan Galtung, Norwegian sociologist and mathematician

#Johan_Galtung

In 1930

James K. Woolnough, American general (d. 1996)

#James_K._Woolnough

In 1910

Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian actress

#Jacqueline_McKenzie

In 1967

Saya San, Burmese monk and activist (d. 1931)

#Saya_San

In 1876

Paul Grégoire, Canadian cardinal (d. 1993)

#Paul_Grégoire

In 1911

Willie Mabon, American-French singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1985)

#Willie_Mabon

In 1925

Barry Ryan, English singer-songwriter

#Barry_Ryan_(singer)

In 1948

Jean-Baptiste Gourion, Algerian-French bishop (d. 2005)

#Jean-Baptiste_Gourion

In 1934

Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2001)

#Gilbert_Bécaud

In 1927

Lorenzo Magalotti, Italian philosopher (d. 1712)

#Lorenzo_Magalotti

In 1637

PewDiePie, Swedish YouTuber

#PewDiePie

In 1989

Ben Gillies, Australian drummer and songwriter

#Ben_Gillies

In 1979

John Brereton Barlow, South African cardiologist and physician (d. 2008)

#John_Brereton_Barlow

In 1924

Francesco Camaldo, Italian priest

#Francesco_Camaldo

In 1952

Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2007)

#Viktor_Prokopenko

In 1944

John Ruddy, English footballer

#John_Ruddy

In 1986

Kyriakos Velopoulos, German-Greek journalist and politician

#Kyriakos_Velopoulos

In 1965

Ieng Sary, Vietnamese-Cambodian politician co-founded the Khmer Rouge (d. 2013)

#Ieng_Sary

In 1925

Malcolm Turnbull, Australian journalist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Australia

#Malcolm_Turnbull

In 1954

Laura Veirs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Laura_Veirs

In 1973

Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor and singer (d. 1992)

#Jean-Claude_Pascal

In 1927

John Kassir, American actor and voice actor

#John_Kassir

In 1957

Mark Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Mark_Grant_(baseball)

In 1963

Rafael Cordero Santiago, Puerto Rican politician, 132nd Mayor of Ponce (d. 2004)

#Rafael_Cordero_Santiago

In 1942

Jeremy Wright, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

#Jeremy_Wright

In 1972

Vincent K. Brooks, American general

#Vincent_K._Brooks

In 1958

Annie Edson Taylor, American stuntwoman and educator (d. 1921)

#Annie_Edson_Taylor

In 1838

Marie Fel, French soprano and actress (d. 1794)

#Marie_Fel

In 1713

Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian race car driver

#Fairuz_Fauzy

In 1982

Ferdinand Hiller, German composer and conductor (d. 1885)

#Ferdinand_Hiller

In 1811

Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer

#Matthew_Amoah

In 1980

?lkay Gündo?an, German footballer

#?lkay_Gündo?an

In 1990

Steven Blankaart, Dutch entomologist (d. 1704)

#Steven_Blankaart

In 1650

Christian Vander, German footballer

#Christian_Vander_(footballer)

In 1980

Gábor Babos, Hungarian footballer

#Gábor_Babos

In 1974

James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)

#James_S._Sherman

In 1855

Frank Piasecki, American engineer and pilot (d. 2008)

#Frank_Piasecki

In 1919

John G. Cramer, American physicist and author

#John_G._Cramer

In 1934

Meelis Friedenthal, Estonian author and academic

#Meelis_Friedenthal

In 1973

Jüri Arrak, Estonian painter

#Jüri_Arrak

In 1936

Kweisi Mfume, American lawyer and politician

#Kweisi_Mfume

In 1948

Elaine Feinstein, English poet, author, and playwright

#Elaine_Feinstein

In 1930

Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (d. 1749)

#Richard_Temple,_1st_Viscount_Cobham

In 1675

Peng Dehuai, Chinese general, 1st Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China (d. 1974)

#Peng_Dehuai

In 1898

Miguel Ángel Pichetto, Argentinian lawyer and politician

#Miguel_Ángel_Pichetto

In 1950

Y. A. Tittle, American football player (d. 2017)

#Y._A._Tittle

In 1926

Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer

#Anthony_Vanden_Borre

In 1987

Heribert Offermanns, German chemist and academic

#Heribert_Offermanns

In 1937

Bill Dundee, Scottish-American wrestler and manager

#Bill_Dundee

In 1943

Gunnar Bakke, Norwegian banker and politician, 65th Mayor of Bergen

#Gunnar_Bakke

In 1959

Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager

#Christoph_Daum

In 1953

Bob Kane, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)

#Bob_Kane

In 1915

Fran Zwitter, Slovenian historian and academic (d. 1988)

#Fran_Zwitter

In 1905

Rafael Trujillo, Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (d. 1961)

#Rafael_Trujillo

In 1891

Kevin Kline, American actor and singer

#Kevin_Kline

In 1947

Anthony Babington, English leader of the Babington Plot (d. 1586)

#Anthony_Babington

In 1561

Seth Moulton, politician and former marine

#Seth_Moulton

In 1978

Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player

#Rawly_Eastwick

In 1950

Ken Utsui, Japanese actor (d. 2014)

#Ken_Utsui

In 1931

Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian Independence movement revolutionary and Officer of Indian National Army (d. 2012)

#Lakshmi_Sahgal

In 1914

Kyla Ross, American gymnast

#Kyla_Ross

In 1996

Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1959)

#Gilda_Gray

In 1901

Michael Gordon, Australian rugby league player

#Michael_Gordon_(rugby_league)

In 1983

The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)

#The_Big_Bopper

In 1930

Ted Ditchburn, English footballer and manager (d. 2005)

#Ted_Ditchburn

In 1921

John Markoff, American journalist and author

#John_Markoff

In 1949

Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (d. 1891)

#Wilhelm_Eduard_Weber

In 1804

Peyton Siva, American basketball player

#Peyton_Siva

In 1990

Domitian, Roman emperor (d. 96)

#Domitian

In 51

Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (d. 1866)

#Massimo_d'Azeglio

In 1798

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)

#Pierre-Gilles_de_Gennes

In 1932

Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1986)

#Sonny_Terry

In 1911

Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian-German pianist and composer

#Sofia_Gubaidulina

In 1931

Zac Posen, American fashion designer

#Zac_Posen

In 1980

Fernando Vallejo, Colombian biologist and author

#Fernando_Vallejo

In 1942

Daya, American singer

#Daya_(singer)

In 1998

Octave Lapize, French cyclist and pilot (d. 1917)

#Octave_Lapize

In 1887

Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1958)

#Konstantin_Yuon

In 1875

Robert Mundell, Canadian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Robert_Mundell

In 1932

Jonas Gustavsson, Swedish ice hockey player

#Jonas_Gustavsson

In 1984

Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer

#Petar_Stoychev

In 1976

Peter Takeo Okada, Japanese archbishop

#Peter_Takeo_Okada

In 1941

Chris Colabello, American baseball player

#Chris_Colabello

In 1983

James Hopes, Australian cricketer

#James_Hopes

In 1978

Marianne North, English biologist and painter (d. 1890)

#Marianne_North

In 1830

Gunter d'Alquen, German SS officer and journalist (d. 1998)

#Gunter_d'Alquen

In 1910

Zephyr Teachout, American academic

#Zephyr_Teachout

In 1971

Mary Bono, American gymnast and politician

#Mary_Bono

In 1961

Esther McVey, English television host and politician

#Esther_McVey

In 1967

Rob Leslie-Carter, English field hockey player and engineer

#Rob_Leslie-Carter

In 1970

Michelle Lujan Grisham, American lawyer and politician

#Michelle_Lujan_Grisham

In 1959

Stephen Covey, American author and educator (d. 2012)

#Stephen_Covey

In 1932

Dennis Anderson, American monster truck driver

#Dennis_Anderson

In 1960

Alfred Vargas, Filipino actor and politician

#Alfred_Vargas

In 1981

Bojan Dubljevi?, Montenegrin basketball player

#Bojan_Dubljevi?

In 1991

Brad Sherman, American accountant, lawyer, and politician

#Brad_Sherman

In 1954

Krystal, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

#Krystal_Jung

In 1994

Dave Blaney, American race car driver

#Dave_Blaney

In 1962

Joe L. Evins, American lawyer and politician (d. 1984)

#Joe_L._Evins

In 1910

Miroslav Sládek, Czech politician

#Miroslav_Sládek

In 1950

Tito Gobbi, Italian actor and singer (d. 1984)

#Tito_Gobbi

In 1913

Adrienne Bailon, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Adrienne_Bailon

In 1983

Isabella of Portugal (d. 1539)

#Isabella_of_Portugal

In 1503

Jeff Merkley, American businessman and politician

#Jeff_Merkley

In 1956

Pat Williams, American football player and coach

#Pat_Williams_(American_football)

In 1972

Eliza Pollock, American archer (d. 1919)

#Eliza_Pollock

In 1840

Frank Delaney, Irish journalist and author

#Frank_Delaney

In 1942

Grant Gee, English film maker, photographer, cinematographer

#Grant_Gee

In 1964

R. K. Laxman, Indian illustrator (d. 2015)

#R._K._Laxman

In 1921

Mitch Inman, Australian rugby player

#Mitch_Inman

In 1988

Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jeff_Mangum

In 1970

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist and microbiologist (d. 1723)

#Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek

In 1632

Dave Meltzer, American journalist and historian

#Dave_Meltzer

In 1959

Janele Hyer-Spencer, American lawyer and politician

#Janele_Hyer-Spencer

In 1964

Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)

#Ken_Mackay

In 1925

Mark Tully, Indian-English journalist and author

#Mark_Tully

In 1935

Petar Stipeti?, Croatian general

#Petar_Stipeti?

In 1937

Bill Wyman, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Rolling Stones and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings)

#Bill_Wyman

In 1936

Nabil Jeffri, Malaysian race car driver

In 1993

Marrion Gopez, Filipino actor, singer, and dancer

In 1992

Torstein Andersen Aase, Norwegian footballer

In 1991

Elijah Greer, American male middle-distance runner

In 1990

Mohammed Jahfali, Saudi Arabia international footballer

In 1990

Anderson Conceição, Brazilian footballer

In 1989

Demont Mitchell, Bahamian footballer

In 1988

Drake, Canadian rapper and actor

In 1986

Robert Cornthwaite, English-Australian footballer

In 1985

Hernán Garin, Argentinian footballer

In 1983

Macay McBride, American baseball player

In 1982

Sebastián Bueno, Argentinian footballer

In 1981

Kemal Aslan, Turkish footballer

In 1981

Kerrin McEvoy, Australian jockey

In 1980

Matteo Mazzantini, Italian rugby player

In 1976

Frank Seator, Liberian footballer (d. 2013)

In 1975

Wilton Guerrero, Dominican baseball player and scout

In 1974

Corey Dillon, American football player

In 1974

Diane Guthrie-Gresham, Jamaican track and field athlete

In 1971

Gustavo Jorge, Argentina international rugby union player

In 1971

Aaron Bailey, American football wide receiver

In 1971

Robert Wilonsky, American journalist and critic

In 1968

Mark Walton, American voice actor and illustrator

In 1968

Francisco Clavet, Spanish tennis player

In 1968

Olo Brown, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player

In 1967

Ian Bishop, Trinidadian cricketer and sportscaster

In 1967

Simon Danczuk, English academic and politician

In 1966

Paul Vigay, English computer programmer (d. 2009)

In 1964

Doug Lee, American basketball player

In 1964

Dmitri Gorkov, Russian footballer and manager

In 1964

Paul Bonwick, Canadian businessman and politician

In 1964

John Hendrie, Scottish footballer and manager

In 1963

Gibby Mbasela, Zambian footballer (d. 2000)

In 1962

Jonathan Davies, Welsh rugby player and television host

In 1962

Ian Dalziel, English footballer and manager

In 1962

Yves Bertucci, French footballer and manager

In 1962

Bruce Castor, American lawyer and politician

In 1961

Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and activist (d. 1999)

In 1960

Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer and sportscaster

In 1960

Anthony Waller, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1959

Denis Troch, French footballer and manager

In 1959

Ruth Perednik, English-Israeli psychologist and academic

In 1959

Shawn Moody, American businessman and politician

In 1959

Rowland S. Howard, Australian guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)

In 1959

Chihiro Fujioka, Japanese director and composer

In 1959

Mike Brewer, American baseball player

In 1959

Dominique Baert, French lawyer and politician

In 1959

Chip Hooper, American tennis player and coach

In 1958

David Stergakos, American-Greek basketball player

In 1956

Dale Maharidge, American journalist and author

In 1956

Katherine Knight, Australian murderer who skinned her partner and cooked his body parts.

In 1955

Jožo Ráž, Slovak singer-songwriter and bass player

In 1954

Doug Davidson, American actor

In 1954

David Wright, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

In 1953

Jim Pettie, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1953

Steven Hatfill, American physician and virologist

In 1953

John Barton, English footballer and manager

In 1953

Ángel Torres, Dominican baseball player

In 1952

Peter Smagorinsky, American theorist and educator

In 1952

Mark Gray, American country music singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2016)

In 1952

Jane Fancher, American author and illustrator

In 1952

Keith Bain, Canadian educator and politician

In 1952

George Tsontakis, American composer and conductor

In 1951

Maria Teschler-Nicola, Austrian biologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist

In 1950

Gabriella Sica, Italian poet and author

In 1950

Tom Myers, American football player

In 1950

Steven Greenberg, American singer-songwriter and producer

In 1950

Pablove Black, Jamaican singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

In 1950

Karen Austin, American actress

In 1950

Iggy Arroyo, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

In 1950

Stan White, American football player and sportscaster

In 1949

Chester Marcol, American football player

In 1949

Paul Ryan, English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1992)

In 1948

Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby player

In 1948

Ted Templeman, American singer, guitarist, and producer

In 1944

Bettye Swann, American singer-songwriter

In 1944

Phil Hawthorne, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 1994)

In 1943

Don Gant, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1987)

In 1942

Don Francis, American epidemiologist and virologist

In 1942

Ian Collins, Australian footballer and coach

In 1942

Ruthann Aron, American politician

In 1942

William H. Dobelle, American medical researcher (d. 2004)

In 1941

Rafa? Piszcz, Polish canoe racer (d. 2012)

In 1940

John Adye, English intelligence officer

In 1939

Stephen Resnick, American economist and academic (d. 2013)

In 1938

Michael Graydon, English air marshal

In 1938

M. Rosaria Piomelli, Italian-American architect and academic

In 1937

John Goetz, American baseball player (d. 2008)

In 1937

Santo Farina, American guitarist and songwriter

In 1937

Barry Davies, English journalist and sportscaster

In 1937

Miguel Ángel Coria, Spanish composer and educator

In 1937

Sanger D. Shafer, American singer-songwriter

In 1934

Margie Masters, Australian golfer

In 1934

Glen Glenn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1934

Norman Rush, American author and educator

In 1933

Ronald Kray, English gangster (d. 1995)

In 1933

Reginald Kray, English gangster (d. 2000)

In 1933

Adrian Mitchell, English journalist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2008)

In 1932

Ahmad Shah of Pahang (d. 2019)

In 1930

James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish racing driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (d. 1969)

In 1930

Jack Angel, American voice actor

In 1930

Gustav Ranis, American economist and academic (d. 2013)

In 1929

Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian author and playwright (d. 2004)

In 1929

Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre, English wife of William Douglas-Home (d. 2012)

In 1929

Hubert Aquin, Canadian activist, author, and director (d. 1977)

In 1929

George Bullard, American baseball player (d. 2002)

In 1928

Barbara Robinson, American author and poet (d. 2013)

In 1927

Paul Vaughan, English journalist and radio host (d. 2014)

In 1925

Bob Azzam, Egyptian-Monacan singer (d. 2004)

In 1925

Fuat Sezgin, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2018)

In 1924

Mary Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1996)

In 1924

Robin Day, English lieutenant and journalist (d. 2000)

In 1923

George Miller, American educator and politician, Mayor of Tucson (d. 2014)

In 1922

Doreen Tovey, English author (d. 2008)

In 1918

Marie Foster, American activist (d. 2003)

In 1917

Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011)

In 1916

Roger Milliken, American businessman (d. 2010)

In 1915

Marghanita Laski, English journalist and author (d. 1988)

In 1915

Charles Craig Cannon, American colonel (d. 1992)

In 1914

Silviu Bindea, Romanian footballer (d. 1992)

In 1912

Murray Golden, American television director (d. 1991)

In 1912

Peter Gellhorn, German conductor (music) (d. 2004)

In 1912

Yoel Zussman, Polish-Israeli lawyer and judge (d. 1982)

In 1910

Stella Brooks, American singer (d. 2002)

In 1910

Bill Carr, American runner (d. 1966)

In 1909

Patricia Griffin, Montserratian nurse and social worker (d. 1986)

In 1907

Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician and cryptographer (d. 1968)

In 1906

Marjorie Joyner, American make-up artist and businesswoman (d. 1994)

In 1896

Jack Warner, English actor and singer (d. 1981)

In 1895

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1987)

In 1894

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Matthew Robinson, Australian snowboarder (d. 2014)

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