Those born on this date include:

- American Revolutionary War heroine Molly Pitcher in 1754
- editorial cartoonist Herbert Block in 1909
- former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1925
- Jesse L. Brown, the first African-American naval aviator, in 1926
- actor Melinda Dillon in 1939 (age 79)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Paul Simon in 1941 (age 77)
- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in 1942 (age 76)
- musician Robert Lamm, from the band Chicago, in 1944 (age 74)
- rocker Sammy Hagar in 1947 (age 71)
- horse racing Hall of Fame member Pat Day in 1953 (age 65)
- Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files, in 1957 (age 61)
- entertainer Marie Osmond in 1959 (age 59)
- former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer in 1960 (age 58)
- NBA coach Doc Rivers in 1961 (age 57)
- actor Kelly Preston in 1962 (age 56)
- football Hall of Fame member Jerry Rice in 1962 (age 56)
- Cuban Olympic gold medal high jump specialist Javier Sotomayor in 1967 (age 51)
- actor Kate Walsh in 1967 (age 51)
- actor Tisha Campbell-Martin in 1968 (age 50)
- figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in 1969 (age 49)
- actor Sacha Baron Cohen in 1971 (age 47)
- singer Ashanti in 1980 (age 38)
- Australian Olympic gold medal swimmer Ian Thorpe in 1982 (age 36)
- first daughter Tiffany Trump in 1993 (age 25)
- actor Caleb McLaughlin in 2001 (age 17).

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