Those born on this date include:

- English explorer Capt. James Cook in 1728
- Italian violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini in 1782
- Isaac Singer, developer of the first practical home sewing machine, in 1811
- Swedish pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Klas Pontus Arnoldson in 1844
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1858
- Etiquette arbiter Emily Post in 1872
- Longtime Tonight Show producer/director Fred de Cordova in 1910
- Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 1914
- Actors Nanette Fabray in 1920 (age 93) and Ruby Dee in 1924 (age 89)
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Ralph Kiner in 1922 (age 91)
- Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein in 1923
- Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher in 1925
- Nixon aide H.R. Haldeman in 1926
- Poet Sylvia Plath in 1932
- Pop pianist Floyd Cramer in 1933
- Comedian John Cleese in 1939 (age 74)
- Country singer Lee Greenwood in 1942 (age 70)
- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 1945 (age 68)
- Canadian filmmaker Ivan Reitman in 1946 (age 67)
- Writer Fran Lebowitz in 1950 (age 63)
- Actors Carrie Snodgress in 1945, Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful) in 1952 (age 61) and Robert Picardo in 1953 (age 60)
- Singer Simon Le Bon in 1958 (age 55)
- Blogger-political commentator Matt Drudge in 1966 (age 47)
- And television personality Kelly Osbourne in 1984 (age 29).

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