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1822 Henry Wylde, English composer and conductor, born in...
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1872 John Gill Shorter, American politician (17th Governor...
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1892 Minna Gombell, American actress (Bad Girl, Thin Man,...
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Famous Birthdays. 1839 Nat Thomson, Australian cricket...
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35. Listed In: Sportspersons. Birth Year: 1984. Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States. A star basketball player currently with Los Angeles Lakers, Carmelo Anthony was first drafted by Denver Nuggets and played eight seasons with them. Amongst the most prolific scorers in the NBA history, he played another seven season with New York Knicks.
- Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516) King of Aragon (1479-1516), King of Naples (1504-16), born in Sada Palace, Sos, Aragon. 1503 Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1558-64) who organized defense against the Ottoman invasion, born in Alcalá de Henares, Castile (d.
- Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582) Japanese samurai who assassinated daimyō Oda Nobunaga, born in Tara Castle, Mino Province, Japan. 1538 Thomas Howard, English 4th Duke of Norfolk (executed for treason by Queen Elizabeth I for his part in Ridolfi plot to overthrow her), born in Kenninghall, Norfolk, England (d.
- Kate Sheppard (1847-1934) New Zealand suffragette and the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, born in Liverpool, England. 1850 Mary Mills Patrick, American author and 1st President of Istanbul Woman's College, born in Canterbury, New Hampshire (d.
- Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) Canadian poet, writer and performer (The White Wampum), born on The Native Reserve, Upper Canada [1] 1867 Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau architect and designer (entrances to Paris Metros), born in Lyon (d.
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- Sepp Blatter (88th Birthday) 1936 Swiss sports administrator (President FIFA 1998-2015; later banned for corruption), born in Visp, Switzerland. 1937 Alfred Janson, Norwegian jazz and classical pianist and composer (Passacaglia Vendetta; Variations over Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune), born in Oslo, Norway (d.
- Chuck Norris (84th Birthday) 1940 American martial arts actor (Missing in Action), born in Ryan, Oklahoma. 1940 Dean Torrence, American surf music singer (Jan & Dean - "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"), born in Los Angeles, California.
- Sharon Stone (66th Birthday) 1958 American actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino), born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. 1960 Anne MacKenzie, Scottish journalist and broadcaster, born in Stornoway, Scotland.
- Jon Hamm (53rd Birthday) 1971 American actor (Mad Men - Don Draper), born in St. Louis, Missouri. 1971 Morris Unutoa, American NFL corner (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Torrance, California.
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