| 1675 - Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer |
| 1876 - Frederic Ayers composer |
| 1902 - Bobby Jones Jr Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930) |
| 1911 - Raffaele d' Alessandro composer |
| 1917 - Brian Boydell composer |
| 1922 - Megan Bull British head mistress (Holloway Jail) |
| 1923 - Margaret Bondfield 1st woman chairman (Trades Union Congress) |
| 1927 - Patrick Allen Malawi, actor (Roman Holiday, Dial "M" for Murder) |
| 1934 - Erhard Grosskopf composer |
| 1938 - Rudolf Nureyev Russia, ballet dancer/choreographer
(Kirov) |
| 1820 - Patrick Edward Connor Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) |
| 1825 - Rodolphe Bresdin French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon
Samaritain) |
| 1848 - Horace Wadham Nicholl composer |
| 1874 - Stephen Samuel Wise US, president of Zionist Organization of America |
| 1894 - Paul Green US, novelist/playwright (In Abraham's Bosom) |
| 1910 - Bayard Rustin civil rights leader |
| 1940 - Vito Picone rocker (Elegants) |
| 1965 - John Smiley Phoenixville PA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) |
| 1966 - Andrew Hudson cricketer (South Africa, 163 on debut vs West Indies 1992) |
| 1967 - Chris Luongo Detroit MI, NHL defenseman (New York Islanders) |
| 1967 - Kim Cathrein Salinas CA, LPGA golfer (1994 Rochester International-24th) |
| 1967 - Melissa Allen Portland OR, WPVA volleyballer (Reebok National-13th-1994) |
| 1967 - Van Conner rocker (Screaming Trees) |
| 1968 - Judy Mosley McAfee WNBA forward (Sacramento Monarchs) |
| 1968 - Tyrone Hill NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers) |
| 1969 - Andrew McMarlin Vienna VA, rower (Olympics-1996) |
| 1969 - Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96) |
| 1969 - Gilbert Schaller Bruck Austria, tennis star |
| 1970 - Shannan Mitchem Decatur GA, female infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets) |
| 1971 - Katrina Colleton WNBA guard/forward (Los Angeles Sparks) |
| 1971 - Tommy Thigpen WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons) |
| 1972 - Mia Hamm Selma AL, soccer forward (Olympics-96, US Women's World Cup-99) |
| 1973 - Amelia Weatherly actress (Stephanie Brewster-Loving/The City) |
| 1973 - Jerome Woods safety (Kansas City Chiefs) |
| 1974 - Eric Lane running back (New York Giants) |
| 1974 - John Hall kicker (New York Jets) |
| 1976 - Stephen Gately Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone) |
| 1473 - James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) |
| 1787 - George Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) |
| 1826 - Oskar Peschel German journalist/geography (Völkerkunder) |
| 1872 - Billy Quaife cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902) |
| 1873 - Chard Somerset 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31) |
| 1887 - Ben Sajet Dutch physician/politician |
| 1895 - Shemp Howard [Samuel Horwitz] Brooklyn NY, comedian/actor (3 Stooges, Bank Dick) |
| 1908 - Boris N Poveloi [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer |
| 1919 - Hank Sauer baseball player (National League MVP 1952) |
| 1944 - John Sebastian New York NY, singer (Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back
Kotter) |
| 1949 - Patrick Duffy Townsend MT, actor (Bobby-Dallas, Man from Atlantis) |
| 1951 - Kurt Russell Springfeild MA, actor (Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons) |
| 1951 - Scott Gorham Irish hard rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy-21 Guns, Jailbreak) |
| 1954 - Lesley-Anne Down London, actress (A Little Night Music,
Moonraker) |
| 1954 - Rena Jones rock vocalist |
| 1954 - Wally Stocker London England, rock vocalist/guitarist
(Babys-Missing You) |
| 1955 - Bill Beyers actor (Wally McCandless-Capitol) |
| 1955 - Cynthia McKinney (Representative-Democrat-GA) |
| 1955 - Gary Sinise actor (Apollo 13, Forrest Gump) |
| 1955 - Paul Overstreet Van Cleave MS, country singer (Daddy's Come Around) |
| 1977 - Hadeel Abol-Naga Miss Egypt-Universe (1996) |
| 9999 - Amelia Heinie, actress (Stephanie-Loving) [or Aug 17] |
| 1578 - Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) |
| 1789 - Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) |
| 1839 - Josef Rheinberger Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich
Conser) |
| 1873 - Margaret Bondfield British Labour leader/1st woman cabinet member |
| 1888 - Frank Buck actor (Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs) |
| 1890 - Harold Morris composer |
| 1906 - Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim] Berlin, actress (Gloria, Gold) |
| 1908 - Radie Britain composer |
| 1918 - D Arendo [Arend Honhoff] Dutch pianist/composer (Eleonora) |
| 1927 - Kenneth S Goldstein folklorist/enthomusicologist |
| 1956 - Will Rigby rock percussionist (Amy Rigby Diary of a Mad Housewife) |
| 1957 - Robin Cousins Bristol England, figure skater (Olympics-gold-1980) |
| 1959 - Brian Douglas Jones Auckland New Zealand, tornado class yachter (Olympics-96) |
| 1959 - Danny Ainge NBA coach (Phoenix Suns) |
| 1959 - Mike Lindup British rock keyboardist/singer (Level 42-Hot Water) |
| 1959 - Terry Hall (Specials Fun Boy 3) |
| 1960 - Lee Ann Michelle Surrey England, playmate (February 1979) |
| 1960 - Vicki Lewis Cincinnati OH, actress (Beth-Newsradio) |
| 1961 - Casey Siemaszko Chicago IL, actor (Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High) |
| 1962 - Clare Grogan rocker (Altered Images-Happy Birthday) |
| 1628 - Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian |
| 1846 - Kate Greenaway England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) |
| 1880 - Guillermo Uribe Holguin composer |
| 1892 - Sayed Darwish composer |
| 1906 - Michael O'Shea Hartford CT, actor (Denny-It's a Great Life) |
| 1906 - Tamara Geva dancer |
| 1915 - Hans Namuth German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala) |
| 1918 - Mercedes McCambridge Joliet IL, actress (Exorcist, All the King's Men) |
| 1925 - G M Hughes British zoologist |
| 1935 - Adam Wade Pittsburgh PA, singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn) |
| 1664 - Georg Osterreich, composer |
| 1832 - Walter Quintin Gresham Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) |
| 1881 - Kristian Elster Norwegian author (Less bror Harris) |
| 1901 - Eisaku Sato premier of Japan (Nobel 1974) |
| 1907 - Jan M J van Houtte premier Belgium (1952-54) |
| 1915 - William Roycroft Austria, equestrian 3 day (Olympics-bronze-1976) |
| 1917 - Arthur Basil Cotle medievalist |
| 1921 - Mick Harvey cricketer (in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire) |
| 1925 - Jerome Lejeune physiologist |
| 1932 - Dick Curless singer/songwriter |
| 1941 - Clarence Collins US singer (Imperials-Tears on my pillow) |
| 1685 - Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter |
| 1899 - Gloria Swanson Chicago IL, actress (Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees) |
| 1914 - Sammy Baugh Temple TX, NFL hall of famer QB (Washington Redskins) |
| 1919 - Nat "King" Cole Montgomery AL, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa) |
| 1924 - Stephen Dodgson composer |
| 1928 - Edino Krieger composer |
| 1930 - James Benson Irwin Pittsburgh PA, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15) |
| 1936 - Ladislaw Kupkovic composer |
| 1939 - Shahid Mahmoud cricketer (opener scored 16 & 9 in only Pakistan Test) |
| 1944 - Cito Gaston MLB manager (Toronto Blue Jays) |
| 1746 - Jan David Holland, composer |
| 1781 - Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies |
| 1909 - Patrick Reilly British diplomat |
| 1920 - John La Montaine Oak Park IL, composer (Pulitzer 1959) |
| 1927 - Maurice Ingvar Karkoff composer |
| 1931 - Eunice Gayson London England, actress (Dr No, From Russia With Love) |
| 1936 - Thomas K Mattingly II Chicago IL, Captain USN/astronaut (Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C) |
| 1937 - Adam Wade actor (Kiss Me Goodbye, Crazy Joe) |
| 1942 - John Wayne Gacy Jr Chicago IL, serial killer (32 boys) |
| 1944 - Danny DeVito Neptune NJ, actor (Louie-Taxi, Twins) |
| 1944 - Pat McCauley N Ireland, rock drummer (Them) |
| 1944 - Patti Boyd Somerset England, (Mrs George Harrison/Mrs Eric
Clapton) |
| 1945 - Paco Gonzalez race horse trainer |
| 1946 - Harold Brown Long Beach CA, rock drummer (War-Summer, Galaxy) |
| 1946 - Michael Peter Finnissey composer |
| 1947 - Ian Gomm rock guitarist |
| 1948 - Fran Byrne rocker |
| 1948 - Pat Lloyd rocker |
| 1948 - Robert Braunwart who added thousands of dates to this database |
| 1948 - William [Ford] Gibson Canada, sci-fi author (Neuromancer, Count Zero) |
| 1777 - Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott
dec) |
| 1834 - Gottlieb Daimler Germany, engineer/inventor/auto pioneer-designed 1st motorcycle |
| 1918 - Wilhelmus M J Russell Dutch attorney/Member of 1st chamber
(KVP/CDA) |
| 1927 - Nancy Sheehan writer |
| 1935 - H Wollschläger writer |
| 1937 - Galina Samsova ballerina |
| 1942 - Paul Kantner rock guitarist (Jefferson Starship-White Rabbit) |
| 1942 - Sidney K Barthelmy US politician(?) |
| 1780 - Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47) |
| 1828 - Patrick Ronayne Cleburne the "Stonewall" of the West (Major General-Confederate Army) |
| 1877 - Albert P Hahn Dutch political cartoonist (People/Nutcracker) |
| 1926 - Siegfried Lenz German writer (Ein Kriegsende) |
| 1935 - Renee Taylor actress/comedian (Last of the Red Hot Lovers) |
| 1941 - Edward Harper composer |
| 1943 - Don Mitchell Houston TX, actor (Mark-Ironside) |
| 1804 - James Bridger scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellence |
| 1832 - Moncure Daniel Conway US, clergyman/author/abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine) |
| 1874 - Kincsem horse that never lost a race |
| 1900 - Alfred Newman New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing) |
| 1934 - Q T Macon blues vocal/guitar |
| 1941 - Gene Pitney Hartford CT, rock singer (Town without Pity) |
| 1962 - Janet Patricia Gardner Juneau AK, rocker (Vixen-Rev It Up) |
| 1962 - Patrick Thomas Burke Hollywood FL, PGA golfer (1992 BellSouth-6th) |
| 1963 - Rebeca Arthur actress (Mary Anne-Perfect Strangers, Opposites Attract) |
| 1963 - Roger Harper cricketer (Guyana & West Indies off-spinner Extraordinary field) |
| 1964 - Alex Shoumidoub NHL goaltender (Belarus, Olympics-98) |
| 1964 - Don Griffin NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns) |
| 1964 - Rob Lowe Charlottesville VA, actor (St Elmo's Fire, West Wing, Wayne's World, Class) |
| 1964 - Ron Warren Jr jockey (Bay Meadows) |
| 1965 - Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player |
| 1965 - Caitlin Bilodeaux Boston MA, US fencer (Olympics-92) |
