Those born on this date include:

- French King Louis XIV in 1638
- outlaw Jesse James in 1847
- distiller Jack Daniel in 1846
- baseball Hall of Fame member Napoleon Lajoie in 1874
- marketing research engineer A.C. Nielsen in 1897
- movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck in 1902
- author Arthur Koestler in 1905
- retired Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker in 1927 (age 88)
- comedian Bob Newhart in 1929 (age 86)
- singer/actor Carol Lawrence in 1932 (age 83)
- actor William Devane in 1937 (age 78)
- actor George Lazenby in 1939 (age 76)
- actor Raquel Welch in 1940 (age 75)
- film director Werner Herzog in 1942 (age 73)
- singer Al Stewart in 1945 (age 70
- singer Loudon Wainwright III in 1946 (age 69)
- singer Freddie Mercury (Queen) in 1946
- actor Dennis Dugan in 1946 (age 69)
- cartoonist Cathy Guisewite in 1950 (age 65)
- actor Michael Keaton in 1951 (age 64)
- rock musician Dweezil Zappa in 1969 (age 46).

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