Events

270 - Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)
1602 - Otto von Guericke, German physicist (d. 1686)
1620 - Peregrine White, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. 1704)
1621 - Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)
1625 - Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)
1660 - Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741)
1750 - Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)
1761 - Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)
1762 - Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (d. 1833)
1765 - Sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819)
1781 - Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German jurist (d. 1854)
1839 - Christian Wilberg, German painter (d. 1882)
1841 - Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician (d. 1901)
1841 - Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1919)
1851 - Queen Margherita of Italy (d. 1926)
1858 - Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
1864 - Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish writer (d. 1931)
1866 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American judge (d. 1944)
1869 - Clark Griffith, Baseball manager (d. 1955)
1880 - George McBride, baseball player (d. 1973)
1884 - Norman Thomas, American social reformer (d. 1968)
1886 - Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1982)
1889 - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (d. 1953)
1896 - Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer (d. 1977)
1900 - Chester Gould, creator of comic strips (Dick Tracy) (d. 1985)
1903 - Alexandra Danilova, Russian ballerina (d. 1997)
1903 - Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist (d. 1981)
1907 - Fran Allison, American , early television personality, (Kukla, Fran and Ollie) (d. 1989)
1907 - Henri-Georges Clouzot, French film director (d. 1977)
1908 - Alistair Cooke, British-born journalist (d. 2004)
1910 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist (d. 1944)
1912 - Otto von Habsburg, Austrian royal
1913 - Judy Canova, American actress (d. 1983)
1914 - Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (d. 1992)
1917 - Robert Byrd, American politician
1917 - Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987)
1919 - Evelyn Keyes, American actress
1921 - Jim Garrison, American district attorney and judge (d. 1992)
1921 - Phyllis Thaxter, American actress
1923 - Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, Nobel laureate
1924 - Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-born French mathematician
1925 - Robert F. Kennedy, American politician (d. 1968)
1925 - Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballet dancer
1926 - Andrzej W. Schally, Polish-born endocrinologist, Nobel laureate
1926 - Kaye Ballard, American comic actress
1927 - Estelle Parsons, American actress
1928 - Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor
1928 - John Disley, Welsh athlete
1932 - Richard Dawson, British actor and game show host
1936 - Don DeLillo, American author
1937 - René Kollo, German singer
1937 - Ruth Laredo, American pianist (d. 2005)
1937 - Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish cross-country skier
1937 - Viktoriya Tokareva, Russian playwright
1939 - Dick Smothers, American comedian
1940 - Bob Einstein, American actor
1941 - Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright
1942 - Joe Biden, American politician
1942 - Norman Greenbaum, American singer
1943 - Veronica Hamel, American actress
1944 - Louie Dampier, American basketball player
1945 - Nanette Workman, American-born Canadian singer and actress
1945 - Rick Monday, Major League Baseball player
1946 - Duane Allman, American guitarist. (Allman Brothers) (d. 1971)
1946 - Greg Cook, American football player
1947 - Joe Walsh, American musician
1948 - John R. Bolton, American ambassador
1948 - Barbara Hendricks, American-born singer
1948 - Richard Masur, American actor
1949 - Thelma Drake, American politician
1951 - David Walters, American politician
1952 - John Van Boxmeer, National Hockey League player
1954 - Berit Andnor, Swedish politician
1954 - Steve Dahl, American radio personality
1956 - Bo Derek, American actress
1956 - Mark Gastineau, American football player
1959 - James P. McGovern, American politician
1959 - Sean Young, American actress
1961 - Dave Watson, English footballer
1961 - Tim Harvey, British racing driver
1963 - Timothy Gowers, British mathematician
1963 - Ming-Na Wen, Macau-born actress
1965 - Mike D, American musician (Beastie Boys)
1965 - Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan)
1966 - Kevin Gilbert, American musician (d. 1996)
1967 - Teoman, Turkish rock singer
1969 - Callie Thorne, American actor
1970 - Matt Blunt, American politician
1970 - Delia Gonzalez, American boxer
1971 - Joey Galloway, American football wide receiver
1971 - Joel McHale, American actor and comedian
1972 - Sheema Kalbasi, Iranian born poet
1975 - Dierks Bentley, American singer
1975 - Davey Havok, singer (AFI)
1975 - J. D. Drew, American baseball player
1976 - Dominique Dawes, American gymnast
1976 - Theodoros Velkos, bandminton player
1977 - Josh Turner, American singer
1977 - Rudy Charles, American professional wrestling referee
1978 - Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model
1978 - Ryan Leslie, American singer/songwriter
1978 - Freya Lin, Taiwanese singer
1980 - James Chambers, English footballer
1981 - Kimberley Walsh, English singer (Girls Aloud)
1981 - Carlos Boozer, American basketball player
1982 - Margo Stilley, American actress
1984 - Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian racing driver
1984 - Justin Hoyte, English footballer
1985 - Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentine racing driver
1986 - Jared Followill, American bassist (Kings of Leon)
1988 - Rhys Wakefield, Australian actor
1989 - Cody Linley, American actor
1999 - Princess Sofia of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family
1999 - Prince Umberto of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family Deaths

Church of England - Edmund the Martyr
Brazil - Zumbi Day (since 1978)
Brazil - Dia da Consciência Negra (Afro-Brazilian's Conscience Day)
United Kingdom - wedding day of Queen Elizabeth II (1947), official flag day
Mexico - Anniversary of the Revolution (1910)
UNICEF - Universal Children's Day
Vietnam - Teacher's Day (Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (since 1999) [1]