Event | Source | Birth | Death | Name | Description | Image |
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born | bornToday | 1956 | | Rowan Atkinson | English Comedian |  |
born | bornToday | 1938 | | Adriano Celentano | Italian singer, composer, producer, comedian, actor, film director and TV host. |  |
born | bornToday | 1412 | 1431 | Jeanne d'Arc | Nicknamed "The Maid of Orleans" considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. |  |
born | bornToday | 1596 | 1657 | Bohdan Khmelnytsky | Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now part of Ukraine). |  |
born | bornToday | 1745 | 1779 | Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier | Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier were the inventors of the Montgolfiere-style hot air balloon, globe aerostatique. |  |
born | bornToday | 1928 | 1990 | Capucine | French fashion model and actress known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and What's New Pussycat? (1965). |  |
born | bornToday | 1878 | 1967 | Carl Sandburg | US Poet |  |
born | bornToday | 1996 | | Courtney Eaton | Australian film actress and model. |  |
born | bornToday | 1967 | | A. R. Rahman | Indian Musician |  |
born | bornToday | 1964 | | Charles Haley | US Athlete |  |
born | bornToday | 1979 | | Cristela Alonzo | US Comedian |  |
born | bornToday | 1911 | 1999 | Joey Adams | US Comedian |  |
born | bornToday | 1913 | 2000 | Loretta Young | US Actress |  |
born | bornToday | 1958 | | Mark E. Hyman | US Businessman |  |
born | bornToday | 1859 | 1938 | Samuel Alexander | Australian Philosopher |  |
born | bornToday | 1943 | | Terry Venables | English Athlete |  |
born | bornToday | 1930 | 1990 | Vic Tayback | US Actor |  |
born | bornToday | 1965 | | Wendelin Van Draanen | US Author |  |
born | bornToday | 1931 | 2015 | E.L. Doctorow | Literature & Fiction |  |
born | bornToday | 1956 | | Elizabeth Strout | Literature & Fiction, Short Stories edit data |  |
born | bornToday | 1882 | 1961 | Sam Rayburn | US Rep (TX) |  |
born | bornToday | 1883 | 1931 | Kahlil Gibran | Lebanese philosopher poet |  |
born | bornToday | 1914 | 1991 | Danny Thomas | US actor |  |
born | bornToday | 1916 | 1973 | Alan Watts | English writer |  |
born | bornToday | 1924 | 2012 | Earl Scruggs | US bluegrass great |  |