1418 Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1463)
1707 Charles Wesley, co-founder (Methodist movement)
1779 Joseph Grimaldi, English pantomimist and the "greatest clown in history", born in London (d. 1837)
1856 J. J. Thomson, English physicist who discovered the electron (Nobel 1906), born in Manchester, England (d. 1940)
1863 Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria whose assassination in 1914 led to declarations of war in WWI, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1914)
1878 Joseph Stalin, Dictator and General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1941-53), born in Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1953)
1886 Ty Cobb, American baseball great (Detroit Tigers) who set 90 MLB records during his career, born in Narrows, Georgia (d. 1961)
1888 Robert Moses, power broker (built Long Island & NYC parks & roads)
1913 Willy Brandt [Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm], German statesman, leader of the SPD party (1964-1987) and Chancellor of West Germany (1969-74, Nobel 1971), born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1992)
1916 Elizabeth "Betty" Grable, American singer, dancer, pin-up girl and actress (I Wake Up Screaming, How to Marry a Millionaire, Gay Divorcee), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1973)
1917 Raiford "Ossie" Davis, American actor, director, author, and civil rights activist (Purlie Victorious, Do the Right Thing, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam), born in Cogdell, Clinch County, Georgia (d. 2005)
1927 Ramsey Clark, US attorney General (1967-69)
1932 Roger Smith, American actor (77 Sunset Strip), born in South Gate, California (d. 2017)
1933 Arthur Leigh Allen, Suspected Zodiac serial killer (d. 1992)
1941 Sam Andrew, rocker (Big Brother & Holding Company-Cheap Thrills)
1943 Alan Rudolph, actor (Endangers Species, Love at Large, Made in Heaven)
1943 Bobby Keys, American saxophonist, born in Slaton, Texas (d. 2014)
1943 Keith Richards, English guitarist and songwriter (The Rolling Stones), born in Dartford, Kent
1946 Stephen (Steve) Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist, born in Ginsberg Township (d. 1977)
1946 Steven Spielberg, American director (ET, Close Encounters, Jaws), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1947 Eddie Antar, founder and CEO (Crazy Eddie Electronics Store), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
1948 Bill Nelson, English musician (Be Bop Deluxe)
1948 Laurent Voulzy, French singer and composer
1948 Edmund "Ed" Kemper, American serial killer, born in Burbank, California
1949 Joni Flynn, Indian actress (Octopussy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail), born in Assam, India
1950 Gillian Armstrong, Australian director (High Tide, Mrs Soffel), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1950 Leonard Maltin, American movie critic (Entertainment Tonight), born in NYC, New York
1950 Martha Johnson, rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario
1950 Randy Castillo, American drummer (Ozzy Osbourne) (d. 2002)
1951 Andrew S Thomas, Adelaide Australia, PhD/astronaut (STS 77, STS 89/91)
1951 Candice Rialson, actress (Chatterbox), born in Santa Monica, California
1953 Elliot Easton, [Elliot Shapiro], rock guitarist (Cars), born in Brooklyn, New York
1953 Khas-Magomed Hadjimuradov, Chechen bard
1954 Ray Liotta, actor (Goodfellas), born in Newark, New Jersey
1956 T. K. Carter, US actor (Mike-Punky Brewster, Just our Luck), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 Reinhold Ewald, German cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25)
1956 Ron White, American comedian
1957 John Webster, Canadian rocker (Red Rider)
1959 Barrie Chase, actress (Mardi Gras, Cape Fear)
1960 Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist
1961 Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater (Olympic silver 1988)
1961 Ken Foreman, rocker (Thrashing Doves-Reprobate's Hymm)
1961 Lalchand Rajput, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1985-86)
1961 Thomas Strittmatter, writer
1962 Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American Singer
1963 Brad Pitt, American actor (12 Monkeys, Fight Club) and producer (The Departed, 12 Years a Slave), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
1963 Karl Dorrell, American football coach
1963 Pauline Ester, French singer
1963 Allan Kayser, American actor
1964 Don Beebe, NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
1964 Robson Green, English actor and singer
1965 Angeliki Kaneltopoutous, Greece, tennis star
1965 Brian Walton, points race cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1965 Fawna Maclaren, playmate (Jan, 1989), born in Santa Monica, California
1965 Willie Blair, Paintsville KY, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1965 Mick Collins, American musician (The Gories, The Dirtbombs)
1966 Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
1966 Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian actress (Ugly Dirty & Bad)
1966 Patricia Neder, American team handball right wing (Olympics 1992 & 1996), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin
1966 Steve Dullaghan, rocker (Primitives-Lovely, Lump of Coal)
1966 Terry Phelps, American tennis player, born in Larchmont, New York
1966 Tracy Byrd, country singer
1966 Makiko Esumi, Japanese actress
1966 Mille Petrozza, German singer (Kreator)
1967 Bob Corkum, Salisbury, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers)
1967 Charles Christopher Rymer, Cleveland TN, PGA golfer (1995 Shell-3rd)
1967 Dan McGwire, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins)
1967 Tracy Hayworth, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons)
1967 Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch sports journalist
1968 Aaron Craver, NFL running back (Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers)
1968 Casper Van Dien, actor (Starship Troopers)
1968 Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer
1969 Andrew Murphy, Australian long jumper/triple jumper (Olympics 1996)
1969 Chris Dausin, WLAF corner/guard (Scottish Claymores)
1969 Joanne Mills, Australian golfer (T25 Holden 1994 Women's Aust Open), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1969 Joe Randa, infielder (KC Royals), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1969 Marco Coleman, NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers)
1969 T C Wright, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
1969 Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer
1969 Justin Edinburgh, English footballer
1970 Lucious Harris, NBA guard (NJ Nets, Dallas Mavericks)
1970 Anthony Catanzaro, American fitness model
1970 Cowboy Troy [Troy Lee Coleman III], American country rapper (MuzikMafia, Big & Rich), born in Victoria, Texas
1970 DMX [Earl Simmons], American rapper and actor [..And Then There Was X], born in Mount Vernon, New York,
1970 Miles Marshall Lewis, American author
1970 Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler
1970 Johnny Yeo, English artist
1972 Eric Unverzagt, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Sea Seahawks, Scotland Claymores)
1972 Jeff Nelson, Prince Albert, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
1972 Marcos Ondruska, South Africa, tennis star
1972 Trevor Chowning, American Pop Artist
1972 DJ Lethal, Latvian-born American DJ (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit)
1972 Raymond Herrera, American drummer (Fear Factory) and businessman
1973 Jason Williams, Gonzales LA, baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996)
1973 Keith Washington, NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens)
1974 Peter Boulware, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
1974 Euroboy, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro)
1974 Kari Byron, artist and television personality
1974 Bill Duggan, American television actor and host
1975 Michael Barry, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
1975 Masaki Sumitani, Japanese comedian
1975 Trish Stratus, Canadian professional wrestler
1975 Sia [Furler], Australian singer-songwriter and producer ( Titanium), born in Adalaide, Australia
1976 Koyuki, Japanese actress and model
1977 José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player
1978 Naomi Lang, Arcata California, dance skater (& Peter Tchernyshev)
1978 Ali Curtis, American soccer player
1978 Katie Holmes, American actress (Dawson's Creek, Batman Begins), born in Toledo, Ohio
1980 Christina Aguilera, American singer (Genie in a Bottle, What a Girl Wants), born in Staten Island, New York
1982 Dave Luetkenhoelter, American bassist (Kutless)
1983 Darren Carter, English footballer
1983 Steph Jones, American R&B singer
1985 Tara Conner, 2006 Miss USA
1985 Hana Soukupová, Czech supermodel
1987 Miki Andō, Japanese figure skater
1987 Ayaka, Japanese singer
1987 Fernando Jara, Panamanian-American jockey
1989 Ashley Benson, American actress
1989 Ashley Slanina-Davies, Hollyoaks actress