Birthdays
1871 Stephen Crane, novelist/poet (Red Badge of Courage), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1900)
1935 Gary Player, South African golfer (9-time major title winner), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1935 Charles Koch, American businesman and philanthropist (Koch Industries billionaire), born in Wichita, Kansas
1942 Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher (Hustler), born in Lakeville, Kentucky
1943 Salvatore Adamo, popular singer
1943 John McEnery, English actor
1944 Richard "Kinky" Friedman, American country rocker (Ride 'em Jewboy), born in Chicago, Illinois
1944 Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia
1945 Rick Grech, rock bassist (Blind Faith, Traffic), born in Bordeaux, France
1946 Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
1946 Yuko Shimizu, Japanese illustrator (creator of Hello Kitty), born in Kyoto, Japan
1947 Rolando Garbey, Cuban light middleweight boxer (Olympic silver 1968), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1947 Jim Steinman, American Grammy Award-winning songwriter and record producer (Bat Out of Hell, Total Eclipse of the Heart), born in NYC, New York
1947 Bob Weston, English, guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), born in Devon (d. 2012)
1948 Anna Stuart, American Actress (Another World, All My Children)
1948 Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 Jeannie Berlin, actress (Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy's Complaint), born in Los Angeles, California
1949 Michael D. Griffin, NASA chief administrator
1949 David Foster, Canadian musician and record producer, born in British Columbia, Canada
1950 Dan Peek, American rock vocalist and guitarist (America), born in Panama City, Florida (d. 2011)
1950 Tony Hymphris, political activist
1951 Craig Serjeant, cricketer (Australian batsman late seventies)
1951 Ronald Bell, rock sax (Kool & The Gang), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1951 Fabrice Luchini, French actor
1953 Michael Zaslow, actor (One Life to Live, Guiding Light), born in Inglewood, California
1953 N Jan Davis, PhD/astronaut (STS 47, 60, 85), born in Cocoa Beach, Florida
1954 Ruben Guerrero, Mexican relay swimmer (Olympic-1968)
1955 Beth Leavel, American musical theatre actress
1956 Charles Moore, British editor-in-chief (Sunday Telegraph)
1957 Lyle Lovett, country singer (God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth), born in Klein, Texas
1957 Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)
1958 Rachel Ticotin, American actress (Grace-For Love & Honor, Total Recall), born in NYC, New York
1958 Jim Steinmeyer, Illusion creator
1959 Eddie MacDonald, rocker (The Alarm-Knocking on Heaven's Door)
1960 Elizabeth Dennehy, actress (Guiding Light) [or Oct 1]
1960 Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres)
1960 Said Aquita, runner (Olympic gold/bronze-1984)
1960 Tim Cook, American businessman (CEO of Apple Inc. 2011-), born in Mobile, Alabama
1961 Anne Donovan, basketball player (Olympic gold 1984), born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
1961 Kim Krizan, California, writer/actress (Slacker, Dazed & Confused)
1961 Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist/vocalist (Aha-Take on Me), born in Oslo, Norway
1961 Paul Jackson, cricketer (slow lefty bowler for Victoria & Queensland)
1961 Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish writer and novelist
1961 Calvin Johnson, American musician (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System)
1962 Sharron Davies, British Olympic swimmer and tv presenter (BBC), born in Plymouth, Devon
1962 Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1962 Kelly Kelland, softball 1st baseman (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
1962 Maga Furuholmen, rocker
1962 Michelle Estill, LPGA golfer (1991 PING-Cellular One), born in Scottsdale, Arizona
1962 Robert Willis, Australian golfer, born in Sydney, New South Wales
1963 Antonella Ella, Italian entertainer
1963 Brian Forde, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1963 Rick Allen, rock drummer (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages)
1963 Kenny Alphin, American guitarist (Big & Rich)
1963 Monty Sopp, American professional wrestler
1963 Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
1964 Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, cricketer (bowls 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 86-87)
1964 Richard Cooper, NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles)
1964 Daran Norris, American actor
1965 Richard Stephens, NFL guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1966 Jeremy Hunt, British politician and Foreign Secretary (2018-), born in London, England
1966 Bob Wells, pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Yakima, Washington
1966 Danny Everett, 4x400m runner (Olympic gold 1988)
1966 Paul Lewis, Australian field hockey forward (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
1966 Ruud Cabbage, soccer player (FC Twente)
1966 Willie D, American hip hop artist, famous for being a member of The Geto Boys
1966 Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab) (d. 2002)
1967 Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
1967 Tina Arena, Australian singer
1967 Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
1968 Bernard Dafney, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens)
1968 Kent Graham, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals)
1968 Park Shin-yang, South Korean actor
1969 Barron Wortham, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1969 Darryl Ashmore, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
1969 Jill Reeve, field hockey defender (Olympics 1996), born in Hoosick Falls, New York
1969 Tie Domi, Windsor, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1970 Alla Korot, American actress (Jenna Norris-Another World), born in Odessa, Ukraine
1970 Dawn Marple, team handball wing/back (Olympics 1996), born in Salem, Ohio
1970 Sherwin Campbell, cricketer (WI opening batsman 1995)
1971 Keith Whitecotton, Camrose Alberta, golfer (Alberta Jr-1989, 90)
1971 Laura Moss, actress (Amanda Cory-Another World), born in Kings Mountain, Ohio
1971 Rob Waldrop, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
1971 Terry Dean, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)
1971 Vikram Chatwal, Indian hotelier
1972 Glen Murray, NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
1972 Jenny McCarthy, playmate (Oct, 1993)/host (Singled Out), born in Chicago, Illinois
1972 Toni Collette, Australian actress (The Sixth Sense), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1972 Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
1973 Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress and beauty queen (Miss World 1994), born in Mangaluru, India
1973 Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
1974 V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer (281 vs Australia 2001), born in Hyderabad, India
1975 Van Hiles, NFL safety (Chicago Bears)
1975 Bo Bice, American singer
1975 Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American musician
1976 Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
1976 Logan Marshall-Green, American actor
1978 Manju Warrier, Indian actress
1978 Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress
1979 Delgado, Angolan footballer
1979 Milan Dudić, Serbian footballer
1979 Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
1979 Coco Crisp, American baseball player
1982 Michael Copon, American actor
1983 Yuko Ogura, Japanese model
1983 Josh Wicks, American soccer player
1983 Jon Wilkin, English rugby league footballer
1984 Natalia Tena, English actress
1986 Penn Badgley, American actor, model
1988 Ross Montague, English footballer
1996 Lil Peep [Gustav Åhr], American rapper, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)