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1916Birth

Walter Cronkite born

Walter Cronkite was born. American broadcast journalist.

1969Birth

Matthew McConaughey born

Matthew McConaughey was born. American actor, Oscar winner for Dallas Buyers Club.

1969Birth

Sean Combs born

Sean Combs was born. American rapper and producer known as Diddy.

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1765
Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer (died 1836)
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1787
Edmund Kean, British Shakespearean stage actor (died 1833)
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1809
Benjamin Robbins Curtis, American lawyer and jurist (died 1874)
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1816
Stephen Johnson Field, American lawyer and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of California (died 1899)
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1821
Thomas Keefer, Canadian engineer and businessman (died 1915)
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1836
Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman (died 1912)
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1840
William Giblin, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (died 1887)
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1853
Anna Bayerová, Czech medical doctor (died 1924)
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1861
Alice Gossage, American journalist (died 1929)
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1862
Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor and director (died 1932)
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1868
La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer, and dancer (died 1965)
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1873
Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (died 1939)
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1874
Charles Despiau, French sculptor (died 1946)
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1879
Will Rogers, American actor and screenwriter (died 1935)
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1883
Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician 135th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1953)
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1884
Harry Ferguson, Irish engineer, invented the tractor (died 1960)
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1887
Alfred Lee Loomis, American physicist and philanthropist (died 1975)
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1889
Alton Adams, American composer and bandleader (died 1987)
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1890
Klabund, German author and poet (died 1928)
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1896
Carlos P. Garcia, Filipino lawyer and politician, 8th President of the Philippines (died 1971)
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1897
Dolly Stark, American baseball player and umpire (died 1968)
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1931
Bernard Francis Law, Mexican-American cardinal (died 2017)
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1942
Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist and academic (died 2019)
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1946
Laura Bush, American educator and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United States
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Sean CombsAmerican rapper and producer (born 1969)undefined · born 1969
Matthew McConaugheyAmerican actor (born 1969)undefined · born 1969
Walter CronkiteAmerican broadcast journalist (1916–2009)undefined · born 1916

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