Those born on this date include:

- French King Louis XVI in 1754
- British economist Arnold Toynbee in 1852
- poet and novelist Edgar Lee Masters in 1868
- British radio pioneer William Eccles in 1875
- Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, hero of Bataan in World War II, in 1883
- humorist Will Cuppy in 1884
- cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller (creator of Nancy) in 1905
- dancer/actor/director Gene Kelly in 1912
- bandleader/singer Bob Crosby in 1913
- baseball Hall of Fame member George Kell in 1922
- actors Vera Miles in 1930 (age 84) and Barbara Eden in 1931 (age 83)
- political comedian Mark Russell in 1932 (age 82)
- football Hall of Fame member Sonny Jurgensen in 1934 (age 80)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Keith Moon (The Who) in 1946
- actor Shelley Long and singer/actor Rick Springfield both in 1949 (age 65)
- Jordan's Queen Noor in 1951 (age 63)
- actors Jay Mohr (age 44) and River Phoenix, both in 1970
- pro basketball star Kobe Bryant in 1978 (age 36)
- and Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Natalie Coughlin in 1982 (age 32).

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