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| *] – ], Italian wife of ] (d. 1743) | *] – ], Italian wife of ] (d. 1743) | ||
| *] – ], English physician (d. 1754) | *] – ], English physician (d. 1754) | ||
| *] – ], Swiss-English |
*] – ], Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd ] (d. 1791) | ||
| *] – ], English physician (d. 1797) | *] – ], English physician (d. 1797) | ||
| *] – ], German composer (d. 1812) | *] – ], German composer (d. 1812) | ||
| *] – ], Prussian educator |
*] – ], Prussian educator (d. 1852) | ||
| *] – ], American engraver (d. 1869) | *] – ], American engraver (d. 1869) | ||
| *] – ], American politician (d. 1886) | *] – ], American lawyer and politician (d. 1886) | ||
| *] – ], American politician (d. 1892) | *] – ], American lawyer and politician (d. 1892) | ||
| *] – ], Hungarian soldier, architect, and engineer, co-designed the ] (d. 1908) | *] – ], Hungarian soldier, architect, and engineer, co-designed the ] (d. 1908) | ||
| *] – ], American |
*] – ], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1899) | ||
| * 1833 – ], Japanese politician (d. 1877) | * 1833 – ], Japanese politician (d. 1877) | ||
| *] – ], American politician (d. 1919) | *] – ], American historian and politician (d. 1919) | ||
| *] – ], French |
*] – ], French politician, 4th ] (d. 1894) | ||
| *] – ], Australian cricketer (d. 1933) | *] – ], Australian cricketer (d. 1933) | ||
| *] – ], Dutch physician, ] laureate (d. 1930) | *] – ], Dutch physician, ] laureate (d. 1930) | ||
| *] – ], Hungarian engineer |
*] – ], Hungarian engineer (d. 1939) | ||
| *] – ], English cricketer (d. 1912) | *] – ], English cricketer (d. 1912) | ||
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| *] – ], French rower (d. 1959) | *] – ], French rower (d. 1959) | ||
| *] – ], American judge (d. 1954) | *] – ], American judge (d. 1954) | ||
| *] – ], English poet and |
*] – ], English poet and author (d. 1955) | ||
| *] – ], Austrian actor (d. 1962) | *] – ], Austrian actor (d. 1962) | ||
| *] – ], Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962) | *] – ], Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962) | ||
| *] – ], Scottish poet (d. 1978) | *] – ], Scottish poet (d. 1978) | ||
| * 1892 – ], Indian cricketer (d. 1957) | * 1892 – ], Indian cricketer (d. 1957) | ||
| * 1892 – ], Japanese |
* 1892 – ], Japanese author (d. 1962) | ||
| *] – ], English author (d. 1968) | *] – ], English author (d. 1968) | ||
| * 1897 – ], American poet (d. 1970) | * 1897 – ], American poet (d. 1970) | ||
| *] – ], Faroese politician, 3rd ] (d. 1968) | *] – ], Faroese educator and politician, 3rd ] (d. 1968) | ||
| *] – ], American archaeologist (d. 1994) | *] – ], American archaeologist (d. 1994) | ||
| *] – ], Italian cyclist (d. 1986) | *] – ], Italian cyclist (d. 1986) | ||
| * 1902 – ], American actor (d. 1985) | * 1902 – ], American actor and singer (d. 1985) | ||
| *] – ], Austrian biochemist (d. 2002) | *] – ], Austrian-American biochemist (d. 2002) | ||
| *] – ], Australian cricketer (d. 1989) | *] – ], Australian cricketer (d. 1989) | ||
| *] – ], American |
*] – ], American author and illustrator (d. 1978) | ||
| * 1908 – ], Swedish philosopher (d. 1999) | * 1908 – ], Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999) | ||
| *] – ], Japanese composer (d. 1989) | *] – ], Japanese composer (d. 1989) | ||
| * 1909 – ], Estonian philosopher |
* 1909 – ], Estonian philosopher (d. 1985) | ||
| *] – ], German astronomer (d. 1954) | *] – ], German astronomer (d. 1954) | ||
| * 1912 – ], Thai politician, 10th ] (d. 2004) | |||
| * 1912 – ], American screenwriter (d. 1996) | * 1912 – ], American screenwriter (d. 1996) | ||
| ⚫ | * 1912 – ], Thai field marshal and politician, 10th ] (d. 2004) | ||
| *] – ], Canadian actor (d. 1976) | *] – ], Canadian actor (d. 1976) | ||
| * 1913 – ], American baseball player and manager (d. 1985) | * 1913 – ], American baseball player and manager (d. 1985) | ||
| * 1913 – ], English |
* 1913 – ], English author (d. 1991) | ||
| *] – ], American parapsychologist (d. 1999) | |||
| *] – ], Belgian race car driver (d. 1956) | *] – ], Belgian race car driver (d. 1956) | ||
| *] – ], French violinist (d. 1949) | *] – ], French violinist (d. 1949) | ||
| * 1919 – ], Puerto Rican baseball player | * 1919 – ], Puerto Rican baseball player | ||
| *] – ], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002) | *] – ], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002) | ||
| *] – ], American historian (d. 1992) | *] – ], American historian and author (d. 1992) | ||
| *] – ], American baseball player (d. 2013) | *] – ], American baseball player (d. 2013) | ||
| *] – ], American journalist | *] – ], American journalist | ||
| *] – ], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006) | *] – ], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006) | ||
| * 1925 – ], American actress | * 1925 – ], American actress and singer | ||
| * 1925 – ], American singer and talk show host (d. 2006) | * 1925 – ], American singer and talk show host (d. 2006) | ||
| *] – ], Lithuanian-English chemist, ] laureate | *] – ], Lithuanian-English chemist, ] laureate | ||
| * 1926 – ], Danish-English |
* 1926 – ], Danish-English lawyer | ||
| *] – ], English |
*] – ], English ] player and conductor | ||
| * 1927 – ], American director (d. 2007) | * 1927 – ], American director and producer (d. 2007) | ||
| *] – ], Canadian actor | *] – ], Canadian actor and producer | ||
| *] – ], Spanish |
*] – ], Spanish actor, director, and playwright | ||
| * 1932 – ], Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded ] (d. 2003) | * 1932 – ], Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded ] (d. 2003) | ||
| * 1932 – ], American architect, designed the ] | * 1932 – ], American architect, designed the ] | ||
| * 1932 – ], English director | * 1932 – ], English director and screenwriter | ||
| *] – ], American |
*] – ], American evangelist (d. 2007) | ||
| * 1933 – ], Polish director (d. 1999) | * 1933 – ], Polish director (d. 1999) | ||
| *] – ], American |
*] – ], American author (d. 1999) | ||
| *] – ], Slovenian chemist | *] – ], Slovenian chemist | ||
| *] – ], American |
*] – ], American singer and guitarist (d. 2003) | ||
| *] – ], American race car driver | *] – ], American race car driver | ||
| *] – ], Russian–Israeli chess player (d. 2013) | *] – ], Russian–Israeli chess player (d. 2013) | ||
| *] – ], English |
*] – ], English drummer and keyboard player (] and ]) | ||
| *] – ], |
*] – ], American heiress and activist (d. 1969) | ||
| * 1943 – ], |
* 1943 – ], Canadian bass player (]) | ||
| * 1943 – ], Pakistani general and politician, 10th ] | * 1943 – ], Pakistani general and politician, 10th ] | ||
| * 1943 – ], English saxophonist (]) (d. 2006) | * 1943 – ], English saxophonist (]) (d. 2006) | ||
| * 1943 – ], Polish soprano | * 1943 – ], Polish soprano | ||
| *] – ], |
*] – ], Danish canoe racer | ||
| ⚫ | * 1944 – ], Scottish actor and director | ||
| * 1944 – ], American businessman, founded ] | * 1944 – ], American businessman, founded ] | ||
| * 1944 – ], Swedish-English politician | * 1944 – ], Swedish-English politician | ||
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| *] – ], American singer | *] – ], American singer | ||
| * 1946 – ], American |
* 1946 – ], American journalist and author | ||
| *] – ], Dutch footballer and |
*] – ], Dutch footballer, coach, and manager | ||
| * 1947 – ], Greek politician | * 1947 – ], Greek politician | ||
| *] – ], Czech activist (d. 1969) | *] – ], Czech activist (d. 1969) | ||
| *] – ], American singer-songwriter and |
*] – ], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (]) | ||
| * 1949 – ], American politician | * 1949 – ], American lawyer and politician | ||
| *] – ], Latvian-American actor | *] – ], Latvian-American actor | ||
| * 1950 – ], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (]) (d. 2003) | * 1950 – ], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (]) (d. 2003) | ||
| * 1950 – ], Russian engineer, designed the ] (d. 2003) | * 1950 – ], Russian engineer, designed the ] (d. 2003) | ||
| * 1950 – ], American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded ] | * 1950 – ], American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded ] | ||
| *] – ], Canadian actor |
*] – ], Canadian actor | ||
| *] – ], American photographer (d. 1980) | *] – ], American photographer (d. 1980) | ||
| * 1952 – ], German footballer | * 1952 – ], German footballer | ||
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| * 1953 – ], Dutch swimmer | * 1953 – ], Dutch swimmer | ||
| *] – ], American golfer (d. 2012) | *] – ], American golfer (d. 2012) | ||
| * 1954 – ], English singer-songwriter |
* 1954 – ], English singer-songwriter | ||
| * 1954 – ], Indian cricketer | * 1954 – ], Indian cricketer and coach | ||
| * 1954 – ], Estonian |
* 1954 – ], Estonian footballer, coach, and manager | ||
| * 1954 – ], Indian cricketer | * 1954 – ], Indian cricketer and umpire | ||
| *] – ], Canadian politician | *] – ], Canadian politician, 16th ] | ||
| * 1955 – ], |
* 1955 – ], Irish politician | ||
| *] – ], French mathematician | *] – ], French mathematician | ||
| *] – ], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (]) (d. 1993) | *] – ], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (]) (d. 1993) | ||
| *] – ], English singer-songwriter and |
*] – ], English singer-songwriter and bass player (] and ]) | ||
| *] – ], Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (]) | *] – ], Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (]) | ||
| * 1959 – ], Japanese |
* 1959 – ], Japanese businessman | ||
| * 1959 – ], Sri Lankan |
* 1959 – ], Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005) | ||
| * 1959 – ], Hungarian sculptor | * 1959 – ], Hungarian sculptor | ||
| *] – ], American journalist and author | *] – ], American journalist and author | ||
| * 1961 – ], American basketball player | * 1961 – ], American basketball player and coach | ||
| * 1961 – ], Finnish game programmer (d. 2000) | * 1961 – ], Finnish game programmer (d. 2000) | ||
| *] – ], American |
*] – ], American author | ||
| * 1962 – ], |
* 1962 – ], English video game designer and co-founded ] | ||
| * 1962 – ], Sri Lankan cricketer | * 1962 – ], Sri Lankan cricketer | ||
| * 1962 – ], American basketball player | * 1962 – ], American basketball player | ||
| *] – ], Japanese baseball player | *] – ], Japanese baseball player | ||
| *] – ], South Korean-American |
*] – ], South Korean-American author and illustrator | ||
| * 1964 – ], American actor | * 1964 – ], American actor, producer, and screenwriter | ||
| * 1964 – ], American porn actress | * 1964 – ], American porn actress | ||
| *] – ], Canadian ice hockey player and manager | *] – ], Canadian ice hockey player and manager | ||
| * 1965 – ], American actress | * 1965 – ], American actress | ||
| * 1965 – ], American actress | * 1965 – ], American actress | ||
| * 1965 – ], American actor | * 1965 – ], American actor and producer | ||
| * 1965 – ], Japanese video game designer, created '']'' | * 1965 – ], Japanese video game designer, created '']'' | ||
| *] – ], English footballer | *] – ], English footballer and coach | ||
| * 1966 – ], Argentine pianist and composer | * 1966 – ], Argentine pianist and composer | ||
| *] – ], Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (]) | *] – ], Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (]) | ||
| * 1967 – ], Taiwanese actor | * 1967 – ], Taiwanese actor and martial artist | ||
| * 1967 – ], Brazilian |
* 1967 – ], Brazilian bobsled racer, founded the ] | ||
| * 1967 – ], American comedian, actor, and television host | * 1967 – ], American comedian, actor, and television host | ||
| *] – ], American actress | *] – ], American actress | ||
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| * 1968 – ], Malaysian terrorist (d. 2009) | * 1968 – ], Malaysian terrorist (d. 2009) | ||
| *] – ], Scottish actress | *] – ], Scottish actress | ||
| *] – ], German footballer | *] – ], German footballer and manager | ||
| * 1970 – ], American rapper and producer (], ], and ]) | * 1970 – ], American rapper and producer (], ], and ]) | ||
| * 1970 – ], Canadian actress | * 1970 – ], Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter | ||
| *] – ], Mexican actress | *] – ], Mexican actress | ||
| * 1971 – ], American model | * 1971 – ], American model and actress | ||
| * 1971 – ], English footballer | * 1971 – ], English footballer | ||
| *] – ], American model and actor | *] – ], American model and actor | ||
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| * 1973 – ], American model and actress | * 1973 – ], American model and actress | ||
| *] – ], Canadian figure skater | *] – ], Canadian figure skater | ||
| * 1974 – ], |
* 1974 – ], Indian cricketer and coach | ||
| ⚫ | * 1974 – ], |
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| * 1974 – ], American porn actress | * 1974 – ], American porn actress | ||
| * 1974 – ], Pakistani singer-songwriter and model | * 1974 – ], Pakistani singer-songwriter and model | ||
| ⚫ | * 1974 – ], American actor | ||
| * 1974 – ], American singer | * 1974 – ], American singer | ||
| *] – ], French diver (d. 2002) | *] – ], French biologist and diver (d. 2002) | ||
| *] – ], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (], ], and ]) | *] – ], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (], ], ], and ]) | ||
| *] – ], Colombian footballer | *] – ], Colombian footballer and manager | ||
| * 1976 – ], American baseball player | * 1976 – ], American baseball player | ||
| * 1976 – ], American actor | * 1976 – ], American actor | ||
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| * 1976 – ], American poker player | * 1976 – ], American poker player | ||
| * 1976 – ], Slovak ice hockey player | * 1976 – ], Slovak ice hockey player | ||
| *] – ], Irish singer-songwriter |
*] – ], Irish singer-songwriter | ||
| * 1977 – ], Brazilian footballer | * 1977 – ], Brazilian footballer | ||
| *] – ], Greek footballer | *] – ], Greek footballer | ||
| * 1978 – ], Estonian |
* 1978 – ], Estonian footballer and referee | ||
| * 1978 – ], American rapper (]) (d. 2013) | * 1978 – ], American rapper (]) (d. 2013) | ||
| * 1978 – ], American television personality | * 1978 – ], American television personality, winner of '']'' | ||
| * 1978 – ], American boxer | * 1978 – ], American boxer | ||
| *] – ], Ecuadorian footballer | *] – ], Ecuadorian footballer | ||
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| * 1984 – ], Brazilian race car driver | * 1984 – ], Brazilian race car driver | ||
| * 1984 – ], Estonian footballer | * 1984 – ], Estonian footballer | ||
| * 1984 – ], American model, ] 2007 | * 1984 – ], American model, ] | ||
| *] – ], American |
*] – ], American rapper, producer, and actor (]) | ||
| * 1985 – ], American rapper | * 1985 – ], American rapper | ||
| *] – ], |
*] – ], Algerian footballer | ||
| ⚫ | * 1986 – ], Japanese voice actress | ||
| * 1986 – ], Irish footballer | * 1986 – ], Irish footballer | ||
| * 1986 – ], Venezuelan baseball player | * 1986 – ], Venezuelan baseball player | ||
| ⚫ | * 1986 – ], |
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| *] – ], French footballer | *] – ], French footballer | ||
| * 1987 – ], American baseball player | * 1987 – ], American baseball player | ||
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| *] – ], Taiwanese singer and actress (]) | *] – ], Taiwanese singer and actress (]) | ||
| ⚫ | * 1989 – ], German footballer | ||
| *] – ], Slovak tennis player | *] – ], Slovak tennis player | ||
| *] – ], Spanish footballer | *] – ], Spanish footballer | ||
| *] – ], Indonesian |
*] – ], Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress | ||
| * 1993 – ], English-Irish footballer | * 1993 – ], English-Irish footballer | ||
| * 1993 – ], American actress, singer, and dancer | * 1993 – ], American actress, singer, and dancer | ||
| *] – ], Iraqi archer | *] – ], Iraqi archer | ||
| * 1994 – ], Australian tennis player | * 1994 – ], Australian tennis player | ||
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August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 142 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
- 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins.
- 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.
- 106 – The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
- 355 – Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
- 490 – Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan.
- 1332 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor – Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol.
- 1473 – The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu.
- 1675 – Franco-Dutch War: forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
- 1786 – Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
- 1804 – Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.
- 1812 – Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
- 1858 – The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
- 1898 – Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- 1918 – World War I: the Battle of Amiens ends.
- 1919 – The constitution of the Weimar Republic is adopted.
- 1920 – The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
- 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
- 1942 – Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.
- 1945 – Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing 1 and wounding 5.
- 1947 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, gives a speech to the Constituent Assembly, the contents and meaning of which remain contentious today.
- 1952 – Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
- 1959 – Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
- 1960 – Chad declares independence.
- 1961 – The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- 1962 – Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.
- 1965 – Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
- 1968 – The last steam hauled train runs on British Rail
- 1972 – Vietnam War: the last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
- 1975 – East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
- 1982 – A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one teenager and injuring 15 passengers.
- 1984 – "We begin bombing in five minutes" – United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.
- 1999 – The Salt Lake City Tornado tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one.
- 2003 – NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
- 2003 – Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2006 – The oil tanker M/T Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
- 2012 – At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
Births
- 1467 – Mary of York (d. 1482)
- 1648 – Jeremiah Shepard, American minister (d. 1720)
- 1667 – Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian wife of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1743)
- 1673 – Richard Mead, English physician (d. 1754)
- 1718 – Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (d. 1791)
- 1722 – Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. 1797)
- 1748 – Joseph Schuster, German composer (d. 1812)
- 1778 – Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian educator (d. 1852)
- 1794 – James B. Longacre, American engraver (d. 1869)
- 1807 – David Rice Atchison, American lawyer and politician (d. 1886)
- 1808 – William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
- 1825 – István Türr, Hungarian soldier, architect, and engineer, co-designed the Corinth Canal (d. 1908)
- 1833 – Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1899)
- 1833 – Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician (d. 1877)
- 1836 – Warren Brown, American historian and politician (d. 1919)
- 1837 – Marie François Sadi Carnot, French politician, 4th President of the French Republic (d. 1894)
- 1855 – John Hodges, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
- 1858 – Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
- 1860 – Ottó Bláthy, Hungarian engineer (d. 1939)
- 1870 – Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)
- 1875 – Daniel Soubeyran, French rower (d. 1959)
- 1877 – Adolph M. Christianson, American judge (d. 1954)
- 1878 – Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author (d. 1955)
- 1884 – Hermann Wlach, Austrian actor (d. 1962)
- 1891 – Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962)
- 1892 – Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet (d. 1978)
- 1892 – Archie Wiles, Indian cricketer (d. 1957)
- 1892 – Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (d. 1962)
- 1897 – Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968)
- 1897 – Louise Bogan, American poet (d. 1970)
- 1898 – Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1968)
- 1900 – Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (d. 1994)
- 1902 – Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986)
- 1902 – Lloyd Nolan, American actor and singer (d. 1985)
- 1905 – Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist (d. 2002)
- 1907 – Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer (d. 1989)
- 1908 – Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (d. 1978)
- 1908 – Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999)
- 1909 – Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (d. 1989)
- 1909 – Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher (d. 1985)
- 1912 – Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (d. 1954)
- 1912 – Raphael Blau, American screenwriter (d. 1996)
- 1912 – Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004)
- 1913 – Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (d. 1976)
- 1913 – Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
- 1913 – Angus Wilson, English author (d. 1991)
- 1916 – Johnny Claes, Belgian race car driver (d. 1956)
- 1919 – Ginette Neveu, French violinist (d. 1949)
- 1919 – Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1920 – Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)
- 1921 – Alex Haley, American historian and author (d. 1992)
- 1922 – John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (d. 2013)
- 1923 – Stan Chambers, American journalist
- 1925 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
- 1925 – Arlene Dahl, American actress and singer
- 1925 – Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (d. 2006)
- 1926 – Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1926 – Claus von Bülow, Danish-English lawyer
- 1927 – Raymond Leppard, English harpsichord player and conductor
- 1927 – Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (d. 2007)
- 1930 – Paul Soles, Canadian actor and producer
- 1932 – Fernando Arrabal, Spanish actor, director, and playwright
- 1932 – Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (d. 2003)
- 1932 – Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia
- 1932 – John Gorrie, English director and screenwriter
- 1933 – Jerry Falwell, American evangelist (d. 2007)
- 1933 – Jerzy Grotowski, Polish director (d. 1999)
- 1936 – Andre Dubus, American author (d. 1999)
- 1938 – Branko Stanovnik, Slovenian chemist
- 1939 – Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (d. 2003)
- 1940 – Lennie Pond, American race car driver
- 1941 – Alla Kushnir, Russian–Israeli chess player (d. 2013)
- 1942 – Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player (Manfred Mann and The Manfreds)
- 1943 – Abigail Folger, American heiress and activist (d. 1969)
- 1943 – Jim Kale, Canadian bass player (The Guess Who)
- 1943 – Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan
- 1943 – Denis Payton, English saxophonist (The Dave Clark Five) (d. 2006)
- 1943 – Stefania Toczyska, Polish soprano
- 1944 – Hans Knudsen, Danish canoe racer
- 1944 – Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor and director
- 1944 – Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx
- 1944 – Martin Linton, Swedish-English politician
- 1946 – John Conlee, American singer
- 1946 – Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author
- 1947 – Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
- 1947 – Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
- 1948 – Jan Palach, Czech activist (d. 1969)
- 1949 – Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Raspberries)
- 1949 – Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician
- 1950 – Elya Baskin, Latvian-American actor
- 1950 – Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003)
- 1950 – Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (d. 2003)
- 1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
- 1951 – Vincent Bilodeau, Canadian actor
- 1952 – Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)
- 1952 – Manfred Krüger, German footballer
- 1952 – Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer (Devo)
- 1953 – Hulk Hogan, American wrestler and actor
- 1953 – Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer
- 1954 – Vance Heafner, American golfer (d. 2012)
- 1954 – Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter
- 1954 – M. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer and coach
- 1954 – Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
- 1954 – Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire
- 1955 – Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau
- 1955 – Sylvia Hermon, Irish politician
- 1956 – Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician
- 1957 – Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Skrewdriver) (d. 1993)
- 1958 – Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Public Image Ltd and The Damage Manual)
- 1959 – Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Soda Stereo)
- 1959 – Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman
- 1959 – Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005)
- 1959 – László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
- 1961 – David Brooks, American journalist and author
- 1961 – Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach
- 1961 – Jukka Tapanimäki, Finnish game programmer (d. 2000)
- 1962 – Brian Azzarello, American author
- 1962 – Charles Cecil, English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software
- 1962 – Uvais Karnain, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1962 – Ennis Whatley, American basketball player
- 1963 – Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player
- 1964 – Jim Lee, South Korean-American author and illustrator
- 1964 – Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1964 – Nikki Randall, American porn actress
- 1965 – Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
- 1965 – Embeth Davidtz, American actress
- 1965 – Viola Davis, American actress
- 1965 – Duane Martin, American actor and producer
- 1965 – Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer, created Resident Evil
- 1966 – Nigel Martyn, English footballer and coach
- 1966 – Juan María Solare, Argentine pianist and composer
- 1967 – Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Héroes del Silencio)
- 1967 – Collin Chou, Taiwanese actor and martial artist
- 1967 – Eric Maleson, Brazilian bobsled racer, founded the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation
- 1967 – Joe Rogan, American comedian, actor, and television host
- 1968 – Anna Gunn, American actress
- 1968 – Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
- 1968 – Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (d. 2009)
- 1969 – Ashley Jensen, Scottish actress
- 1970 – Dirk Hannemann, German footballer and manager
- 1970 – Ali Shaheed Muhammad, American rapper and producer (A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah, and Lucy Pearl)
- 1970 – Teresa Pavlinek, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1971 – Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress
- 1971 – Julie Clarke, American model and actress
- 1971 – Tommy Mooney, English footballer
- 1972 – Jonathon Prandi, American model and actor
- 1973 – Nigel Harman, English actor
- 1973 – Carolyn Murphy, American model and actress
- 1974 – Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater
- 1974 – Anju Jain, Indian cricketer and coach
- 1974 – Kira Kener, American porn actress
- 1974 – Hadiqa Kiani, Pakistani singer-songwriter and model
- 1974 – Chris Messina, American actor
- 1974 – Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., American singer
- 1974 – Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (d. 2002)
- 1975 – Davey von Bohlen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Maritime, and Vermont)
- 1976 – Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager
- 1976 – Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
- 1976 – Will Friedle, American actor
- 1976 – Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, and ¡All-Time Quarterback!)
- 1976 – Jhong Hilario, Filipino actor and dancer
- 1976 – Tõnis Kalde, Estonian footballer
- 1976 – Erick Lindgren, American poker player
- 1976 – Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1977 – Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter
- 1977 – Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer
- 1978 – Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
- 1978 – Hannes Kaasik, Estonian footballer and referee
- 1978 – Chris Kelly, American rapper (Kris Kross) (d. 2013)
- 1978 – Amber Mariano, American television personality, winner of Survivor: All-Stars
- 1978 – Jermain Taylor, American boxer
- 1979 – Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1979 – Aggeliki Daliani, Greek actress
- 1980 – Daniel Lloyd, English cyclist
- 1980 – Lee Suggs, American football player
- 1981 – Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1981 – Sandi Thom, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1982 – Alan Halsall, English actor
- 1982 – Wilko Risser, Namibian footballer
- 1983 – Pavel 183, Russian painter (d. 2013)
- 1983 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
- 1984 – Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
- 1984 – Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver
- 1984 – Kaire Palmaru, Estonian footballer
- 1984 – Katie Rees, American model, Miss Nevada USA 2007
- 1985 – J-Boog, American rapper, producer, and actor (B2K)
- 1985 – Asher Roth, American rapper
- 1986 – Mokhtar Benmoussa, Algerian footballer
- 1986 – Kaori Fukuhara, Japanese voice actress
- 1986 – Richard Keogh, Irish footballer
- 1986 – Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1987 – Dany N'Guessan, French footballer
- 1987 – Drew Storen, American baseball player
- 1989 – Gui Gui, Taiwanese singer and actress (Hey Girl)
- 1989 – Sebastian Huke, German footballer
- 1990 – Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player
- 1991 – Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer
- 1993 – Gita Gutawa, Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1993 – Sean McGinty, English-Irish footballer
- 1993 – Alyson Stoner, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1994 – Rand Saad, Iraqi archer
- 1994 – Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player
Deaths
- 353 – Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)
- 449 – Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople
- 1204 – Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)
- 1259 – Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor, 4th Great Khan (b. 1208)
- 1456 – John Hunyadi, Hungarian general (b. 1387)
- 1464 – Nicholas of Cusa, German philosopher and mathematician (b. 1401)
- 1494 – Hans Memling, Flemish painter (b. 1430)
- 1519 – Johann Tetzel, German-Dominican preacher (b. 1465)
- 1563 – Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer (b. 1500)
- 1578 – Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician (b. 1502)
- 1596 – Hamnet Shakespeare, English son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
- 1614 – Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1656 – Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
- 1774 – Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French author (b. 1722)
- 1813 – Henry James Pye, English poet (b. 1745)
- 1851 – Lorenz Oken, German historian (b. 1779)
- 1854 – Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (b. 1798)
- 1868 – Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian composer (b. 1815)
- 1886 – Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (b. 1843)
- 1890 – John Henry Newman, English cardinal (b. 1801)
- 1892 – Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician (b. 1813)
- 1903 – Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican philosopher, lawyer, and sociologist (b. 1839)
- 1908 – Khudiram Bose, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889)
- 1919 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, founded Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
- 1921 – Mary Sumner, founder of the Mothers' Union.
- 1936 – Blas Infante, Spanish writer and politician (b. 1885)
- 1937 – Edith Wharton, American novelist and designer (b. 1862)
- 1939 – Jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer and engineer (b. 1909)
- 1939 – Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
- 1953 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (b. 1892)
- 1954 – Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (b. 1886)
- 1956 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
- 1961 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian writer, actor, and director (b. 1910)
- 1963 – Otto Wahle, Austrian swimmer (b. 1879)
- 1965 – Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer (b. 1897)
- 1969 – Miriam Licette, English soprano (b. 1885)
- 1972 – Max Theiler, South African-American virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
- 1974 – Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuelan conductor and composer (Orfeón Lamas) (b. 1887)
- 1974 – Jan Tschichold, German writer and designer (b. 1902)
- 1975 – Rachel Katznelson-Shazar, Israeli wife of Zalman Shazar (b. 1885)
- 1979 – J. G. Farrell, Irish novelist (b. 1935)
- 1980 – Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)
- 1982 – Tom Drake, American actor (b. 1918)
- 1984 – Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (b. 1892)
- 1984 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player (b. 1916)
- 1986 – János Drapál, Hungarian motorcycle racer (b. 1948)
- 1988 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (b. 1929)
- 1991 – J. D. McDuffie, American race car driver (b. 1938)
- 1994 – Peter Cushing, English actor (b. 1913)
- 1995 – Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
- 1996 – Tassos Isaac, Greek Cypriot activist (b. 1972)
- 1996 – Rafael Kubelík, Czech conductor and composer (b. 1914)
- 1996 – Mel Taylor, American drummer (The Ventures) (b. 1933)
- 1996 – Baba Vanga, Bulgarian mystic (b. 1911)
- 2000 – Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer (b. 1916)
- 2001 – Percy Stallard, English cyclist (b. 1909)
- 2002 – Galen Rowell, American photographer and mountain climber (b. 1940)
- 2003 – Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (b. 1923)
- 2003 – Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)
- 2004 – K. Arulanandan, Ceylon Tamil engineer and academic (b. 1925)
- 2005 – James Booth, English actor (b. 1927)
- 2006 – Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. 1925)
- 2009 – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (b. 1921)
- 2010 – Bruno Schleinstein, German actor, artist, and musician (b. 1932)
- 2011 – Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter (Warrant and Saints of the Underground) (b. 1964)
- 2012 – Red Bastien, American wrestler (b. 1931)
- 2012 – Carlo Curley, American organist (b. 1952)
- 2012 – Michael Dokes, American boxer (b. 1958)
- 2012 – Heidi Holland, Zimbabwean journalist and author (b. 1947)
- 2012 – Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (b. 1928)
- 2012 – Bill Rafferty, American comedian and game show host (b. 1944)
- 2012 – Sid Waddell, English sportscaster (b. 1940)
- 2013 – Raymond Delisle, French cycling cyclist (b. 1943)
- 2013 – Don Friedman, American politician and radio talk show host (b. 1930)
- 2013 – Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist and conservationist (b. 1919)
- 2013 – Shirley Herz, American Tony Award-winning publicist (b. 1925)
- 2013 – Henry Polic II, American actor (b. 1945)
- 2013 – Judit Temes, Hungarian OIympic champion swimmer (1952) (b. 1930)
Holidays and observances
- Christian Feast Day:
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Chad from France in 1960.
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