Those born on this date include:

- Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, in 1729
- Gen. Henry Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order, in 1837
- pioneer Zionist Theodor Herzl in 1860
- gossip columnist Hedda Hopper in 1885
- baseball Hall of Fame member Eddie Collins in 1887
- German fighter ace Manfred The Red Baron von Richthofen in 1892
- Broadway composer Lorenz Hart in 1895
- child-care specialist Dr. Benjamin Spock in 1903
- comic Pinky Lee in 1907
- singer/actor Theodore Bikel in 1924 (age 92)
- singer Engelbert Humperdinck, born Arnold Dorsey, in 1936 (age 80)
- activist/singer Bianca Jagger in 1945 (age 71)
- actor David Suchet in 1946 (age 70)
- pop singer Leslie Gore in 1946
- country singer Larry Gatlin in 1948 (age 68)
- actor Christine Baranski in 1952 (age 64)
- fashion designer Donatella Versace in 1955 (age 61)
- actor/former professional wrestler Dwayne The Rock Johnson in 1972 (age 44)
- soccer star David Beckham in 1975 (age 41).

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