Events

1274 - Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (d. 1329)
1366 - Anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394)
1561 - Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627)
1603 - Kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665)
1628 - Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)
1657 - King Frederick I of Prussia (d. 1713)
1662 - Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1726)
1723 - Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer (d. 1799)
1754 - Thomas Bowdler, English physician and censor (d. 1825)
1767 - John Quincy Adams, President of the United States (d. 1848)
1826 - Alexander Afanasyev, Russian folklorist (d. 1871)
1832 - Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician (d. 1896)
1846 - Leon Bloy, French writer (d. 1917)
1851 - Millie and Christine McCoy, Conjoined twins (d. 1912)
1857 - Alfred Binet, French psychologist (d. 1911)
1864 - Petar Danov, Bulgarian spiritual teacher (d. 1944)
1886 - Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (d. 1939)
1897 - Bull Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973)
1899 - E. B. White, American writer (d. 1985)
1903 - Rudolf Abel, Soviet intelligence officer (d. 1971)
1903 - Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (d. 1976)
1906 - Herbert Wehner, German politician (d. 1990)
1910 - Irene Hervey, American actress (d. 1998)
1913 - Cordwainer Smith, American writer (d. 1966)
1916 - Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
1916 - Gough Whitlam, 21st Prime Minister of Australia
1920 - Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor (d. 1985)
1921 - Ilse Werner, Dutch-born actress
1922 - Gene Evans, American actor (d. 1998)
1924 - César Lattes, Brazilian physicist (d. 2005)
1924 - Brett Somers, Canadian actress
1924 - Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer (d. 1971)
1925 - Nicolai Gedda, Swedish tenor
1926 - Frederick Buechner, American author
1929 - David Kelly, Irish actor
1929 - Hermann Prey, German baritone (d. 1998)
1930 - Harold Bloom, American literary critic
1931 - Thurston Harris, American singer (d. 1990)
1931 - Tab Hunter, American actor
1931 - Tullio Regge, Italian physicist
1932 - Jean-Guy Talbot, French Canadian ice hockey player
1933 - Bob McGrath, American actor
1934 - Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer
1935 - Oliver Napier, Northern Irish politician
1937 - Pai Hsien-yung, Taiwanese writer
1940 - Yvon Charbonneau, French Canadian union leader and politician
1944 - Myra Gale Brown, former wife of Jerry Lee Lewis
1945 - Patrick Joseph McGrath, Catholic bishop
1947 - Bo Lundgren, Swedish politician
1949 - Liona Boyd, English-born musician
1950 - Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani nuclear physicist
1950 - Bruce McGill, American actor
1950 - J.R. Morgan, British classical scholar
1951 - Bonnie Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)
1952 - Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player
1952 - John Kettley, English weather forecaster
1953 - Peter Brown, American singer, songwriter and producer
1953 - Mindy Sterling, American actress
1953 - Leon Spinks, American former boxer
1954 - Butch Reed, American professional wrestler
1956 - Sela Ward, American actress
1957 - Peter Murphy, British musician - (Bauhaus)
1957 - Michael Rose, Jamaican musician (Black Uhuru)
1958 - Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
1958 - Andrew Gilbert-Scott, British racing driver
1959 - Richie Sambora, American musician (Bon Jovi)
1959 - Suzanne Vega, American singer
1962 - Gaetan Duchesne, French Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
1962 - Pauline McLynn, Irish actress
1963 - Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 - Lisa Rinna, American actress
1963 - Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (d. 2000)
1964 - Craig Charles, English actor
1964 - Kyrill, Prince of Preslav, titular Bulgarian royal family
1965 - Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
1965 - Scott Shriner, American musician (Weezer)
1966 - Greg Grunberg, American actor
1968 - Michael Geist, Canadian academic
1968 - Esera Tuaolo, American football player
1969 - David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1970 - Justin Chambers, American actor
1971 - Brett Hauer, American ice hockey player
1972 - Jussi 69, Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes)
1972 - Steven Richards, Australian racing driver
1972 - Michael Rosenbaum, American actor
1973 - Andrew Bird, American musician
1973 - Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
1974 - Hermann Hreidarsson, Icelandic footballer
1974 - Lil' Kim, American rapper
1975 - Willie Anderson, American football player
1975 - Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer
1975 - Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress
1975 - Samer el Nahhal, Finnish musician (Lordi)
1976 - Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-born basketball player
1977 - Javier López, Puerto Rican baseball player
1980 - T.J. Wilson, Canadian professional wrestler
1981 - Andre Johnson, American football player
1981 - Aaron Proctor, American professional wrestling promoter & politician
1982 - Chris Cooley, American football player
1983 - Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer
1983 - Marie Serneholt, Swedish musician (A*Teens)
1984 - Tanith Belbin, Canadian ice dancer
1984 - Hitomi Hyuga, Japanese actress
1984 - Rachael Taylor, Australian actress
1985 - Aki Maeda, Japanese actress
1986 - Yoann Gourcuff, French footballer
1986 - Ryan Jarvis, English footballer Deaths

United Nations - World Population Day
Flanders, region in Belgium (not a public holiday) - Flemish Day (1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs)
Ireland - National Day of Commemoration held on nearest Sunday to this date (see Irish calendar).
Mongolia - Naadam Holiday
China - China National Maritime Day
Feast Day of Saint Olga (first Russian Saint)
Feast Day of Saint Benedict (founder of the Benedictine Order)
United States: Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven (most locations do this - get a free 7.11oz Slurpee on 7-11).
Bonfire night in Northern Ireland, precursor to The Twelfth