Events

1686 - Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)
1747 - John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. 1792)
1766 - Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born naturalist (d. 1813)
1785 - William Jackson Hooker, English botanist (d. 1865)
1796 - Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (d. 1855)
1817 - Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist (d. 1905)
1818 - Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (d. 1879)
1837 - Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, Indian scholar (d. 1925)
1838 - Vatroslav Jagic, Croatian scholar (d. 1923)
1859 - Verner von Heidenstam, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
1865 - Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss musician (d. 1865)
1878 - Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926)
1884 - Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1970)
1885 - Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)
1887 - Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)
1898 - Hanns Eisler, German composer (d. 1962)
1903 - Hugo Theorell, Nobel laureate (d. 1982)
1904 - Erik Wickberg, Salvation Army general (d. 1996)
1907 - Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
1907 - George Stanley, Canadian politician and designer of Canada's Flag (d. 2002)
1912 - Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (d. 2006)
1917 - Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand running coach (d. 2004)
1918 - Sebastian Cabot, English actor (d. 1977)
1919 - Ernst Haefliger, Swiss singer (d. 2007)
1921 - Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States
1923 - Wojciech Jaruzelski, President of Poland
1925 - Merv Griffin, American television show host
1925 - Bill Haley, American singer (d. 1981)
1927 - Alan Freeman, British DJ known by his nickname 'Fluff' (d. 2006)
1927 - Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player
1927 - Janet Leigh, American actress (d. 2004)
1927 - Pat Paulsen, American comedian (d. 1997)
1931 - Della Reese, American singer
1931 - Jean Campeau, French Canadian businessman and politician
1933 - Frank Austin, English footballer
1935 - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
1936 - Dave Allen, Irish comedian (d. 2005)
1937 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-born pianist and conductor
1937 - Ned Beatty, American actor
1937 - Gene Chandler, American singer
1940 - Jeannie Seely, American singer
1940 - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
1945 - Burt Ward, American actor
1946 - George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
1946 - Sylvester Stallone, American actor
1946 - Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
1947 - Lance Clemons, baseball player
1948 - Brad Park, Canadian hockey player
1948 - Jean-Pierre Blackburn, French Canadian politician
1948 - Nathalie Baye, French actress
1949 - Phyllis Hyman, American singer (d. 1995)
1950 - John Byrne, American comic book author & artist
1950 - Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
1951 - Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
1953 - Nanci Griffith, American singer
1954 - Willie Randolph, New York Mets manager
1955 - Frank Sontag, Jr., American radio personality, spiritual teacher
1955 - William Wall, Irish writer
1956 - Casey Sander, American actor
1957 - Ron Duguay, Canadian ice hockey player
1958 - Jennifer Saunders, English actress
1959 - Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
1963 - Todd Burns, baseball player
1963 - Lance Johnson, baseball player
1966 - Brian Posehn, American actor
1967 - Heather Nova, Bermudian singer
1967 - Omar Olivares, baseball player
1969 - Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
1970 - Inspectah Deck, American rapper
1970 - Martin Smith, English singer (Delirious?)
1972 - D-Styles, American scratch DJ
1972 - Greg Norton, American baseball player
1972 - Isabelle Boulay, French Canadian singer
1972 - Mark Gasser, British Virtuoso Pianist
1974 - Ze Roberto, Brazilian footballer
1975 - Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian writer, journalist and student leader
1975 - Sebastián Rulli, Argentine actor
1975 - 50 Cent, American rapper
1977 - Craig Handley, British film director
1978 - Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, American actresses
1978 - Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
1979 - Nic Cester, Australian musician (Jet)
1981 - Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
1983 - Gregory Smith, Canadian actor
1984 - Lauren Harris, British rock singer
1984 - James Henderson, American model
1986 - Derrick Williams, American football player
1987 - Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
1987 - Matt O'Leary, American actor
1987 - Kate Nash, English singer/songwriter
1994 - Rebecca Rosso and Camilla Rosso, twin British-born actresses Deaths

Comoros - Independence Day (1975).
Czech Republic - Jan Hus Day (1415).
Feast day of St Maria Goretti.
Lithuania - Statehood Day.
Malawi - Independence Day (1964).
Malawi - Republic Day (1966).
Roman festivals: Ludi Apollinares, games in honour of Apollo (since 208 BC) began today.
San Fermín, a Spanish Roman Catholic festival centered in Pamplona, begins today.
Music festival EXIT begins today in the Serbian town of Novi Sad.