Happy birthday to:
612 Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor from January or April or May 641 (d. 641)
1415 Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, born in Raby Castle, Durham, England (d. 1495)
1428 Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman, born in Guadalajara, Spain (d. 1495)
1446 Margaret of York [Margaret f Burgundy], English wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, born in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England (d. 1503)
1469 Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian politician and writer (Prince), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1527)
1514 Bartholomaeus of Braga [Fernandez], Dominican theologian and Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, born in Martires, Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon (d. 1590)
1647 Joannes Antonides van der Goes, Dutch poet (Bellone aen bant), born in Goes, Netherlands (d. 1684)
1649 Johann Valentin Meder, German composer, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1719)
1662 Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann, German architect, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1736)
1692 Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1868)
1695 Henri Pitot, Italian-French engineer, born in Aramon, France (d. 1771)
1708 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theorist ad composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1776)
1713 Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician (Clairaut's theorem), born in Paris (d. 1765)
1729 Florian Leopold Gassman, Bohemian composer, born in Brux, Bohemia (d. 1774)
1737 Friedrich Schwindl, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1786)
1744 Friedrich Wilhelm Weis, German physician and composer, born in Gottingen, Germany (d. 1826)
1732 Braz Francisco de Lima, Portuguese composer (d. 1813)
1761 August von Kotzebue, German dramatist, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1819)
1764 Elisabeth of France, princes of France, youngest sister of king Louis XVI, born in Versailles, France (d. 1794)
1768 Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist ad indutrialists, born i Laigh Corton, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1838)
1773 Guiseppe Acerbi, Italian traveler and naturalist, born in Castel Goffredo, Milan, Italy (d. 1846)
1815 Hermanus Willem Witteveen, Dutch theologist, born i Boorngum, Netherlands (d, 1884)
1816 Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Washington, D.C. (1892)
1819 Nicola De Giosa, Italian composer, born in Bari, Italy (d. 1885)
1826 Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway (1859-72), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1872)
1844 Edouard Drumont, French anti-Semitic journalist, born in Paris (d. 1917)
1844 Richard D'Oyly Carte, English opera impresario (Gilbert & Sullivan opera), born in London (d. 1901)
1849 Jacob Riss, Danish-American social reformer and "muck raking" reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1914)
1849 Bernhard von Bulow, Chancellor of Germany, born in Klein-Flottbeck, Germany (d. 1929)
1857 George Gore, American baseball player, born in Saccarappa, Maine (d. 1933)
1859 Andy Adams, American writer (Log of a Cowboy), born in Indiana (d. 1935)
1860 John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1936)
1860 Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist, born in Anacona, Italy (d. 1940)
1861 Emmett Dalton, American outlaw, member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old Wet, born in Belton, Missouri (d. 1937)
1867 Jack Hearne, English cricketer (cousin of George and Alec 12 Tests for England), born in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire (d. 1965
1870 Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the U.K., born in Frogmore House, Winsor, England (d. 1948)
1873 Nicoline Magadalene Roll Anker, Norwegian author (Kvinnen og Den), born in More og Romsdal, Norway (d. 1942)
1873 Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainain politician and general, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1945)
1874 Francois Coty, French perfume manufacturer, born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France (d. 1934)
1874 V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1954)
1876 Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketeer (Australian pace bowler of the 1900's) born in Young, New South Wales (d. 1931)
1876 E. B. Dwyer, Australian-born in Redfern, Australia (d. 1912)
1877 Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst, born in Bremen, Germany (d, 1925)
1879 Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman aviation pioneer (Quantas), born in Morinish, Queensland (d. 1950)
1886 Marcel Dupre, French organist and composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1971)
1889 Beulah Bondi, American actress (It's a Wonderful LIfe), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981)
1890 B. Tavern, (German?) writer (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) whose real identity is disputed (possible date)
1891 Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet, born in Krakow, Poland (d. 1969)
1892 George Paget Thomson, English physicist, demonstrated electron diffraction (Nobel 1937), born in Cambridge (d. 1943)
1893 Hope Landin, American actress (I Remember Mama, Sugarfoot), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1973)
1893 Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian writer and public benefactor, born in Abasha, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1975)
1895 Ernst Kantororowicz, German-American historian (Laudes regiae), born in Posen, Prussia (d. 1963)
1895 Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher and Christian apologist, Grootegast, Netherlands (d. 1987)
1896 Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (101 Dalmatians), born in Whitefield, Lancashire, England (d. 1990)
1896 Karl Allmenroder, German World War I flying Ace, born i Wald, Rhine Province, Germany (d. 1917)
1897 V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian nationalist, Minister of Defense (1957-62), born in Tellicherry, British India (d. 1974)
1898 Golda Meir [Mabovitch], Israeli teacher, stateswoman and 4th Prime Minister of Israel (1969-74) known as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1978)
1898 Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and civil rights activist, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1987)
1899 Aline MacMahon, American actress (Backdoor to Heaven), born i McKeesport, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
1901 Gino Cervi, Italian actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja), born in Bologna, Emiliana-Romagna, Italy (d. 1974)
1902 Hugo Firedhofer, American composer, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1981)
1902 Jack LaRue, American actor and TV narrator (Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette), born in NYC, New York (d. 1984)
1902 Seton I. Miller, Hollywood screenwriter (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul), born in Chehalis, Washington (d. 1974)
1902 Walter Slezak, Austrian actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Inspector General), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1983)
1902 Alfred Kastler, French physicist (Nobel 1966 - Hertizian resonances within atoms), born in Guebwiller, Alsace, German Empire (d. 1984)
1903 Bing Crosby [Harry Lillis Crosby], American actor and singer (White Christmas, Going My Way), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1977)
1904 Red Ruffington, NY Yankee pitcher, hitter (1930-46), born in Granville, Illinois (d. 1986)
1904 John Breeden, American actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street), born i San Francisco, California (d. 1977)
1905 Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael, duke of Bavaria, born in Munich, German Empire (d. 1996)
1906 Mary Astor, American actress (Maltese Falcon, Dinky), born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 1987)
1907 Earl Wilson, American journalist and columnist (Midnight Earl), born in Rockford, Ohio (d. 1987)
1910 Alceo Galliera, Italian composer, born in Milan (d. 1996)
1910 Norman Corwin, American screenwriter for radio drama, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
1911 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, American jazz trumpeter (Dogstown Blues, Stormy Weather), born in Trenton, Missouri (d. 1995)
1912 Virgil Fox, American organist, born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1980)
1912 Eleanore "May" Sarton, Belgian-American writer (Land of Silence), born in Wondelgem, Belgium (d. 1995)
1913 Earl Blackwell, American society impresario (Celebrity Register), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1995)
1913 William M. Inge, American playwright (Picnic-Pulitzer 1953), born in Independence, Kansas (d. 1973)
1915 Evencio Castellanos, Venezuelan pianist, born in Cua, Miranda state, Venezuela (d. 1984)
1915 Stu Hart, Canadian professional wrestler and trainer, born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2003)
1916 Henry B. Gonzalez, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2000)
1916 Pierre Emmanuel [Noel Thieu], French poet (Sodome), born in Gan, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France (d. 1984)
1916 Leopold Simoneau, French-Canadian tenor, born in Saint-Flavien, Quebec, Canada (d. 2006)
1917 James Penberthy, Australian composer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1999)
1917 George Gaynes, Dutch-American singer, actor and voice artist (Tootsie, Police Academy, General Hospital), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2016)
1917 Betty Comden [Basya Cohen], American lyricist (On the Town; Just In Time), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
1917 Kiro Gligorov, 1st President of the Republic of Macedonia (1991-99), born in Stip, Kingdom of Serbia (d. 2012)
1918 Ted Bates, English former footballer, born in Thetford, England (d. 2003)
1919 Pete Seeger, American folk singer (The Weavers - Goodnight Irene) ad activist, helped create the modern American folk music movement, born in NYC, New York (d. 2014)
1919 John Cullen Murphy, American comic strip artist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1920 Nina Bara [Frances Bauer], Argentinian actress (Missile to the Moon, Space Patrol), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)
1921 Sugar Ray Robinson [Walter Smith], American middle/welterweight boxer (1946-52, 55, 58), born in Ailey, Georgia (d. 1989)
1921 Vasco Goncalves, Portuguese army officer and 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (1974-75), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2005)
1921 Joe Ames, American singer and actor (The Ames Brothers Show), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
1922 Marina Svetlova, American ballerina and choreographer (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), born in Paris (d. 2009)
1922 Len Shackleton, English former footballer, born in Bradford, England (d. 2000)
1923 Ralph Hall, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1981-2005), born in Fate, Texas
1923 George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor, born in Volos, Greece (d. 2015)
1924 Mary Carver [Caravela], American actress (Simon & Simon, Star Trek: Enterprise), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
1924 Yehuda Amichai, Israeli poet (Now and in Other Days), born in Wurzburg, Germany (d. 2000)
1924 Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, born in East Horsley, Surrey, England (d. 2001)
1928 Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), born in Spencer, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
1928 Jeanne Bal, American actress (Pat-Love & Marriage, Star Trek- The Man Trap), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1996)
1929 Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice admiral
1929 Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi writer and political activist, born in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India (d. 1994)
1930 Juan Gelman, Argentine poet, born in Buenos Aires (d. 2014)
1931 Joe Layton, American director and choreographer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
1931 Thomas Sutherland, American hostage (Lebanon) and academic, born in Falhirk, Scotland (d. 2016)
1932 Robert Osborne, American film historian (Turner Classic Movies), born in Colfax, Washington (d. 2017)
1933 Alex Cord [Alexander Viespi], American actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum), born in NYC, New York
1933 James Brown, American soul singer (Hot Pants, Living in America), and originator of funk music, born in Barnwell, South Carolina (d. 2006)
1934 Georg Kroll, German composer, born in LInz
1934 Frankie Valli [Francesco Stephen Castelluccio], American singer (Four Seasons-Sherry), born in Newark, New Jersey
1934 Henry Cooper, English boxer (British European, C'wealth heavyweight champion; famous defeats to Muhammad Ali 1963, 66), born in London, England (d. 2011)
1936 Donald P Hodel, US Secretary of Interior (1985-89), born in Portland, Oregon
1935 Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality, born in NYC, New York
1936 Jose Torres, Puerto Rican boxer (world light-heavyweight champion), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2009)
1937 Nelida Pinion, Brazilian writer (The Republic of Dreams), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1938 Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player, born in Oakland, California (d. 2016)
1939 Jonathon Harvey, English composer (Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen), born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (d. 2012)
1949 Conny Plank, German record producer and musician, born in Hutschenhausen, Germany (d. 1987)
1940 Clemens Westerhof, Dutch football manager, born in Beek, Netherlands
1940 David Koch, American businessman and philanthropist (Koch Industries billionaire), born in Wichita, Kansas
1941 Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgian world women's chess champ (1962-78), born in Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
1941 Edward Malloy, 16th president of the University of Notre Dame, born in Washington, D.C.
1942 Lynn Farleigh, English actress (Lovers of Their Time), born in Bristol, England
1942 Vera Caslavska, Czech gymnast (7 Olympic gold 1964, 68), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)
1942 Dave Marash, American television journalist, born in Atlanta, Georgia
1942 Butch Otter, American politician, 32nd governor of Idaho, born in Caldwell, Idaho
1943 John Costello, British military historian, born in Greenock, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1995)
1944 Ian Peter Leslie Smith, British journalist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1997)
1944 Pete Staples, English rocker (Troggs-Wild Thing), born in Andover, Hampshire, England
1945 Sadiq Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer (attacking Pakistan opening batsman 1969-81), born in Junagadh, Gujarat, British India
1945 Jeffrey C. Hall, American geneticist (Nobel Prize 2017 behavioral rhythms of the fly), born in New York City
1846 Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (CBS TV WFAN), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1946 Norm Chow, American football coach, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1947 Doug Henning, Canadian magician, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2000)
1948 Chris Mulkey, American actor (Cloverfield), born in Viroqua, Wisconsin
1948 Peter Oosterhuis, British golfer (British Open 1974, 82 runner-up; Ryder Cup x 6), born in London, England
1949 Albert Sacco Jr., American chemical engineer and astronaut (STS 73), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1949 Ron Wyden, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon (1981-96), born in Wichita, Kansas
1949 Ken Hom, Chinese-American chef, author and BBC TV presenter (OBE for "services to culinary arts" 2009), born in Tucson, Arizona
1950 Mary Hopkin, Welsh folk singer (Those Were the Days), born in Pontardawe, Wales
1941 Christopher Cross [Geppert], American singer-songwriter (Arthur' Theme, Sailing), born in San Antonio, Texas
1951 Tatyana Tolstaya, Russian writer, born in St Petersburg, Russia
1952 Allen Wells, Scottish athlete (Olympic 100m gold 1980), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1952 Caitlin Clarke, American actress (Dragonslayer), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1953 Bruce Hall, American rock bassist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign, Illinois
1953 Van McLain [McElvain], American rock guitarist (Shooting Star), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2018)
1954 Gary Young, American drummer (Pavement), born in Mamaroneck, New York
1955 David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach, born in Mile End, Adelaide, Australia (d. 2004)
1955 Timmy Cappello, American rock & sax player (played with Tina Turner, Ringo Starr & The Lost Boys), born in Silver Lake New York
1956 Marc Bellemare, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
1956 Akio Toyoda, Japanese president of Toyota Motor Corporation, born in Nagoya, Japan
1956 Gillian Rolton, Australian equestrian (Summer Olympics 1992, 1996- gold), born i Adelaide, South Australia (d. 2017(
1957 [Michael] Cactus Moser, American country singer (Highway 101), born in Montrose, Colorado
1957 Rod Langway, American ice hockey defenseman (Montreal, Canadiens, Wash Caps), born in Taipei, Taiwan
1958 Kevin Kilner, American actor (Earth: Final Conflict), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1958 Sandi Toksvig, Danish-British comedian and radio presenter (The Great British Baking Show), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1959 Ben Elton, English actor and comedian (Blackadder Back & Forth, Friday Night Live), born in Fitzrovia, London
1959 David Ball, English rock keyboardist (Soft Cell), born in Blackpool, Lancashire
1959 Uma Bharati, Indian politician, Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation, born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India
1959 Carlos De Leon, Puerto Rican boxer (WBC cruiseweight champion (1980-82, 83-85, 86-88, 89-90), born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (d. 2020)
1960 Amy Steel, American actress (April Fool's Day), born i Pennsylvania
1961 Steve McClaren, English football manager, born in Fulford, York, England
1961 Joe Murray, American cartoonist (Rocko's Modern LIfe), born in San Jose, California
1961 David Vitter, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1999-2005), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1962 Anders Graneheim, Swedish bodybuilder, born in Timra, Sweden
1963 Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player and coach, born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1963 Jamie Reeves, British coal miner, strongman and professional wrestler (1989 World's Strongest Man), born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1964 Ron Hextall, Canadian NHL goalie (Philadelphia Flyers, NY Islanders), born in Brandon, Manitoba
1965 Rob Brydon, Welsh comedian and actor (Marion & Geoff), born in Baglan, Glamorgan, Wales
1965 Nina Garcia Colombia-American fashion expert and television personality (Project Runway), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
1965 John Jensen, Danish football player and manager, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1966 Peter Abbay, American actor (Another World), born in Brooklyn, New York
1966 Firdous Bamji, Indian-American actor (The War Within), born in Bombay, India
1966 Darren Morgan, Welsh snooker player, born in Newport, Wales
1966 M-16 [Ernest Mateen], Cruiserweight boxing champion, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
1968 Debora Caprioglio, Italian actress (Big Game Hunter), born in Mestre, Italy
1968 Jay Darlington, English keyboardist (Kula Shaker), born in London
1968 Shane Minor, American country music singer, born in Modesto, California
1969 Karen Kraft, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Mateo, California
1969 Daryl F. Mallett, American writer and editor, born in Los Angeles, California
1970 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret, French tennis star (1992 Aust), born in La Rochelle, France
1970 Ted Crowley, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born i Concord, Massachusetts
1971 Damon Dash, American entrepreneur and label executive (Roc-A-Fella Records), born in NYC, New York
1971 Josey Scott, American singer (Saliva), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1972 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Russian ice hockey NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings), born in Voskresenek, Russia
1972 Shonie Carter, American MMA fighter, born in Chicago, Illinois
1973 Dominique Monami, Belgian tennis star, born in Verviers, Belgium
1974 Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife, Queen Alia, born in Amman, Jordan
1975 Maksim, Mrvica, Croatian pianist, born in Sibenik, Croatia
1975 Eva Santolaria, Spanish actress (7 Vidas), born in Barcelona, Spain
1975 Dule Hill, American actor (The West Wing), born in Orange, New Jersey
1975 Christina Hendricks, American actress (Mad Men), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1976 Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player, born in Potomac, Maryland
1977 Mashimo Hiro, Japanese Mangaka of Rave Master and Fairy Tail, born in Nagano, Japan
1977 Ryan Dempster, Candandian baseball player, born in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
1977 Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2017)
1977 Tyronn Lue, American basketball coach (NBA Championship 2016 Cleveland), born in Mexico, Missouri
1978 Lawrence Tynes, Scottish-American football player, born in Greenock, Scotland
1979 Monsta Mack [Steven Carrasquillo], American professional wrestler, born in Brooklyn, New York
1979 Genevieve Nnaji, Nigerian actress and director (Lionheart), born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
1980 Marcel Vigneron, American chef (Top Chef), born in Bainbridge Island, Washington
1981 Farrah Franklin, American singer (former member of Destiny's Child), born in Los Angeles, California
1982 Igor Olshansky, Ukrainan-American football player, born i Dnipro, Ukraine
1983 Joseph Addai, American football player, born in Houston, Texas
1983 Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1983 Marton Fulop, Hungarian footballer and goalkeeper, born in Budapest (d. 2015)
1983 Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer, the only Arab female artists who performs choreographed dance routines while singing, born in Kfar Chellal, Lebanon
1984 Cheryl Burke, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars), born in San Francisco, California
1984 Nam Sang-mi, South Korean actress and model, born in Yeongju, South Korea
1985 Greg Raposo, American singer and actor, born in New York
1986 Poppy Delevingne, British model and actress (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), born in London England
1987 Michael Kiwanuka, English singer-songwriter (Love & Hate), born in London, England
1990 Brooks Koepka, American golfer (US Open 2017-18, PGA C-ship 2018-19), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
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