Birthdays….
1893 Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (Olympic gold 1500m, 5000m, allround 1924; 500m, 1500m 1928), born in Helsinki, Finland (d.1973)
1900 Spencer Tracy, American actor (Woman of the Year, Adam's Rib), born in Milwaukee (d.1967)
1908 Bette Davis, American actress (Of Human Bondage; Jezebel; All About Eve), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d.1989)
1908 Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, born in Chandwa, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India (d. 1986)
1916 Gregory Peck American actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur), born in San Diego, California ((d. 2003)
1921 Christopher Hewett, British actor (Mr. Belvedere; The Producers) and theater director, born in Worthing, Sussex, England (d. 2001)
1926 Roger Corman, American producer and director (Little Shop of Horrors), born in Detroit, Michigan
1929 Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (Yes Minister, Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (d. 2001)
1937 Colin Powell American General and 1st Black US Secretary of State (2001-05), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021)
1946 Jennifer Penney, Canadian ballerina, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1948 Dave Holland, English heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest - "Breakin' The Law"), born in Northampton, England (d. 2018)
1948 Hans Theessink, Dutch blues guitarist, mandolin player, singer-songwriter, born in Enschede, Netherlands
1950 Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA - "Dancing Queen"), born in Jönköping, Sweden
1955 Akira Toriyama Japanese manga artist (Dragon Ball), born in Nagoya, Japan (d. 2024)
1958 Cammie Lusko, Guinness' World Strongest Woman, born in Los Angeles, California
1965 Adrie Bogers, Dutch soccer defender (RKC Waalwijk) and manager (NEC Nijmegen, Sparta Rotterdam, NAC Breda), born in Breda, Netherlands
1966 Michael "Mike" McCready, American musician and lead guitarist (Pearl Jam), born in Pensacola, Florida
1967 Gary Gait, Canadian lacrosse player
1976 Sterling K. Brown, American actor (The People v. O. J. Simpson, This is Us), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1982 Hayley Atwell, British-American actress (Captain America; Agent Carter), born in London, England
1989 Lily James, English actress (Cinderella, Yesterday), born in Esher, England
1990 Haruma Miura, Japanese Actor
1893 Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (Olympic gold 1500m, 5000m, allround 1924; 500m, 1500m 1928), born in Helsinki, Finland (d.1973)
1900 Spencer Tracy, American actor (Woman of the Year, Adam's Rib), born in Milwaukee (d.1967)
1908 Bette Davis, American actress (Of Human Bondage; Jezebel; All About Eve), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d.1989)
1908 Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, born in Chandwa, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India (d. 1986)
1916 Gregory Peck American actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur), born in San Diego, California ((d. 2003)
1921 Christopher Hewett, British actor (Mr. Belvedere; The Producers) and theater director, born in Worthing, Sussex, England (d. 2001)
1926 Roger Corman, American producer and director (Little Shop of Horrors), born in Detroit, Michigan
1929 Nigel Hawthorne, English actor (Yes Minister, Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II), born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England (d. 2001)
1937 Colin Powell American General and 1st Black US Secretary of State (2001-05), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021)
1946 Jennifer Penney, Canadian ballerina, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1948 Dave Holland, English heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest - "Breakin' The Law"), born in Northampton, England (d. 2018)
1948 Hans Theessink, Dutch blues guitarist, mandolin player, singer-songwriter, born in Enschede, Netherlands
1950 Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA - "Dancing Queen"), born in Jönköping, Sweden
1955 Akira Toriyama Japanese manga artist (Dragon Ball), born in Nagoya, Japan (d. 2024)
1958 Cammie Lusko, Guinness' World Strongest Woman, born in Los Angeles, California
1965 Adrie Bogers, Dutch soccer defender (RKC Waalwijk) and manager (NEC Nijmegen, Sparta Rotterdam, NAC Breda), born in Breda, Netherlands
1966 Michael "Mike" McCready, American musician and lead guitarist (Pearl Jam), born in Pensacola, Florida
1967 Gary Gait, Canadian lacrosse player
1976 Sterling K. Brown, American actor (The People v. O. J. Simpson, This is Us), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1982 Hayley Atwell, British-American actress (Captain America; Agent Carter), born in London, England
1989 Lily James, English actress (Cinderella, Yesterday), born in Esher, England
1990 Haruma Miura, Japanese Actor