Events

1503 - Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)
1698 - Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (d. 1782)
1705 - Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
1715 - Peter II of Russia (d. 1730)
1762 - Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)
1766 - Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847)
1771 - Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)
1790 - Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860)
1796 - Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857)
1801 - Albert Lortzing, German composer (d. 1851)
1805 - John Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886)
1813 - Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848)
1817 - Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875)
1835 - Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
1844 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (d. 1923)
1844 - Robert Bridges, English poet (d. 1930)
1865 - Neltje Blanchan, American writer (d. 1918)
1869 - John Heisman, American football player and coach (d. 1936)
1870 - Bishop Francis Kelley, Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948)
1875 - Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist
1876 - Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician (d. 1970)
1880 - Una O'Connor, Irish actress (d. 1959)
1885 - Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)
1888 - Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician (d. 1961)
1893 - Gummo Marx, American actor (d. 1977)
1894 - Rube Bressler, baseball player (d. 1966)
1896 - André Lévêque, French engineer (d. 1930)
1900 - Douglas Jardine, English cricketer (d. 1958)
1904 - Harvey Penick, American golfer (d. 1995)
1905 - Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
1905 - Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003)
1908 - Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
1909 - Zellig Harris, American linguist
1918 - James Daly, American actor (d. 1978)
1919 - Manolis Andronikos, Greek archeologist, professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (d. 1992)
1920 - Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist (d. 1998)
1922 - Coleen Gray, American actress
1923 - Aslam Farrukhi, Pakistani scholar and poet
1923 - Ned Rorem, American composer
1923 - Frank Sutton, American actor (d. 1974)
1925 - Johnny Carson, American television host (d. 2005)
1 925 - Fred Shero, Canadian hockey player and coach (d. 1990)
1927 - Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher
1931 - Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician
1931 - Diana Dors, British actress (d. 1984)
1935 - Chi Chi Rodriguez, Puerto Rican golfer
1936 - Philip Kaufman, American film director
1939 - Ellie Greenwich, American singer
1940 - Pelé, Brazilian footballer
1941 - Igor Smirnov, Moldovan politician
1942 - Michael Crichton, American writer
1945 - Kim Larsen, Danish singer
1946 - Graça Machel, wife of Nelson Mandela
1946 - Mel Martinez, American politician
1948 - Hermann Hauser, Austrian-born entrepreneur
1949 - Nick Tosches, American writer
1949 - Michael 'Wurzel' Burston, British musician, Former member of Motörhead
1951 - Charly Garcia, Argentine singer
1951 - Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo
1954 - Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born director
1956 - Dwight Yoakam, American singer
1958 - Nancy Grace, American former prosecutor
1959 - Sam Raimi, American film director
1959 - "Weird Al" Yankovic, American musical parodist
1960 - Wayne Rainey, American motorcyclist
1961 - Laurie Halse Anderson, American writer
1961 - Don and Ron Harris, American professional wrestlers
1962 - Doug Flutie, American football player
1964 - Robert Trujillo, American bassist
1965 - Al Leiter, American baseball player
1965 - Augusten Burroughs, American writer
1966 - Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver
1969 - Trudi Canavan, Australian writer
1970 - Jasmin St. Claire, West Indian actress
1971 - Christopher Horner, American Cyclist
1974 - Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
1975 - Odalys Garcia, Cuban actress
1975 - Jessicka, American artist
1975 - Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
1976 - Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actor
1976 - Cat Deeley, English model and television personality
1978 - Steve Harmison, English cricketer
1978 - Archie Thompson, Australian footballer
1979 - Jorge Solis, Mexican professional boxer
1979 - Simon Davies, Welsh footballer
1980 - Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
1981 - Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch racing driver
1982 - Mirel Radoi, Romanian footballer
1982 - Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer
1983 - Josh Strickland, American Broadway Performer, singer, the original Tarzan in the Broadway production of Tarzan on Broadway
1983 - Filipos Darlas, Greek footballer
1984 - Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model
1986 - Jake Robinson, English footballer
1987 - Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play)
1988 - Nicolaj Agger, Danish football player
1990 - Stevie Brock, American singer
1991 - Princess Mako of Akishino of Japan Deaths

R.C. Saints - Saint Giovanni da Capistrano; Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Hungary - National Day (revolution of 1956 and the proclamation of the Republic of Hungary in 1989)
Astrology: First day of sun sign Scorpio in Western tropical astrology.
Chemistry: Mole Day
French Republican Calendar - Céleri (Celery) Day, second day in the Month of Brumaire
Chulalongkorn Memorial Day in Thailand
Labour Day in New Zealand for 2006
Islam - Beginning of Eid ul-Fitr for 2006