Those born on this date include:

- English dramatist William Congreve in 1670
- Frederick the Great of Prussia in 1712
- British social reformer Edwin Chadwick in 1800
- author Edith Wharton in 1862
- abstract painter Robert Motherwell in 1915
- Hall of Fame sportscaster Jack Brickhouse in 1916
- actor Ernest Borgnine in 1917
- evangelist Oral Roberts in 1918
- ballet dancer Maria Tallchief Paschen in 1925)
- musician Doug Kershaw in 1936 (age 79)
- musician Ray Stevens in 1939 (age 76)
- singer Neil Diamond in 1941 (age 74)
- singer Aaron Neville in 1941 (age 74)
- actor Sharon Tate in 1943
- comedian John Belushi in 1949
- actor Michael Ontkean in 1946 (age 69)
- singer Warren Zevon in 1947
- actor Nastassja Kinski in 1961 (age 54)
- Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1968 (age 47).

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