Those born on this date include:

- Edward Rutledge, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1749
- Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States, in 1804
- U.S. outlaw Billy The Kid Bonney in 1859
- Mexican artist Jose Clemente Orozco in 1883
- Actor Boris Karloff in 1887
- Comic actor Harpo (Adolph Arthur) Marx of the Marx Brothers in 1888
- Romain de Tirtoff, the Russian fashion designer and artist known as Erte, in 1892
- And actors Michael Gough in 1916, Franco Nero in 1941 (age 71) and Susan Anspach in 1942 (age 70)
- Composer Johnny Mandel in 1925 (age 87)
- Screenwriter Robert Towne in 1934 (age 78)
- Radio personality Tom Joyner in 1949 (age 63)
- Musician Bruce Hornsby in 1954 (age 58)
- Television personality Robin Roberts in 1960 (age 52)
- And actor/singer Miley Cyrus in 1992 (age 20).

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