| 1478 | Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)
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| 1556 | Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren
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| 1589 | Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician
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| 1612 | Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)
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| 1655 | Jean-François Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)
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| 1688 | Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange
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| 1693 | Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40) [NS]
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| 1700 | Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen)
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| 1707 | Carl August Thielo, composer
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| 1710 | William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music
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| 1739 | Joseph Pouteau, composer
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| 1740 | Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP
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| 1753 | Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle/Thirsa)
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| 1758 | Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer
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| 1801 | John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist
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| 1803 | Edgar Quinet, French writer/historian (Ahasvérus)
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| 1804 | John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements
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| 1809 | Frederik Paludan-Mller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden)
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| 1812 | Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities)
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| 1817 | Leroy Pope Walker, US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861)
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| 1822 | Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer
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| 1823 | Richard Genee, composer
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| 1824 | William Higgins, discoverer (nature of spiral nebulae)
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| 1825 | Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer
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| 1833 | Ricardo Palma, Peru, writer/poet (Tradiciones Peruanas)
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| 1834 | Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table)
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| 1837 | James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary
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| 1839 | Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)
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| 1842 | Alexandre Ribit, premier (France)
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| 1847 | Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor
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| 1862 | Bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF)
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| 1863 | Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer
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| 1864 | Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet)
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| 1864 | Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer
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| 1866 | Raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)
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| 1867 | Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisc, kid book author (Little House on Prarie)
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| 1869 | Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Jan Cimbura)
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| 1870 | Alfred Adler, Austria, psychiatrist (Inferiority Complex)
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| 1871 | Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer
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| 1872 | Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister
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| 1875 | Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer
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| 1875 | Walter Courvoisier, composer
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| 1877 | Feliks Nowowiejski, composer
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| 1877 | Godfrey H Hardy, England, number theorist
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| 1877 | Julius Curtius, German minister of Foreign affairs (1929-..)
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| 1878 | Ossip Gabrilovich, composer
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| 1883 | Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You)
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| 1883 | Paul de Backer, Belgian radiologist
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| 1885 | Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)
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| 1891 | Joachim Stutschewsky, composer
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| 1896 | Harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ)
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| 1896 | Jacob Paludan, Danish pharmacist/writer (Jírgen Stein)
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| 1897 | Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer
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| 1899 | Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member
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| 1901 | Bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers)
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| 1902 | Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920)
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| 1904 | Milton Krims, writer (Speed)
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| 1905 | Olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist
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| 1905 | Paul Nizan, French journalist/writer (L'Humanité, La Conspiration)
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| 1905 | Ulf Svante von Euler, Sweden, physiologist (Nobel 1970)
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| 1906 | Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo
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| 1907 | Arthur George Bottomley, politician
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| 1909 | Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS]
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| 1910 | Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932)
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| 1912 | Derek Farr, London, actor (8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large)
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| 1912 | Jane Ross, Spokane Wash, actress (Audrey-Phyllis, Coed Fever)
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| 1914 | David Ignatow, US poet (Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead)
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| 1914 | Jacques Mornard, [Ramón Mercader], murderer (Trotsky)
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| 1914 | Ralph Whitlock, writer
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| 1917 | Dick Emery, London England, actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love)
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| 1919 | Dom Hélder Cƒmara, Brazilian bishop
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| 1919 | Ilse Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936)
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| 1920 | Eddie Bracken, Astoria NYC, actor (Summer Stock, Young & Willing)
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| 1920 | Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist (Draw Me a Laugh)
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| 1921 | Athol Rowan, cricketer (brother of Eric, South African off-spinner)
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| 1921 | Bryan Woods, soldier/clerk
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| 1923 | George H H Lascelles, English earl of Harewood/leader (Covent Garden)
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| 1923 | Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor (Be Our Guest)
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| 1924 | Cathy Long, (Rep-D-LA, 1985-86)
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| 1924 | Dora Bryan, [Broadhurst], Southport England, actress (Taste of Honey)
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| 1924 | Hattie Jacques, Kent England, actress (Carry on Doctor)
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| 1924 | Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Amsterdam folk vocalist
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| 1925 | Arthur Berry, artist
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| 1925 | H Eisenreich, writer
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| 1925 | Marius Constant, Rumania, Dutch composer/conductor (Paradise Lost)
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| 1925 | Romolo Valli, actor (Bobby Deerfield, Fistful of Dynamite, La Viaccia)
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| 1926 | Konstantin Petrovich Feokistov, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod I)
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| 1927 | John Buller, composer
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| 1928 | Al "Fuzzy" Smith, baseball player
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| 1932 | Alfred M Worden, Jackson Michigan, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15)
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| 1932 | Gay Talese, author (Honor Thy Father)
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| 1934 | Earl King, [Solomon Johnson], rocker
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| 1934 | King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US vocalist (Memphis Soul Stew)
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| 1934 | Piet Bukman, Dutch minister for Development Aid (CDA)
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| 1935 | Herb Kohl, (Sen-D Wisconsin)
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| 1938 | Juan Pizarro, baseball player
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| 1938 | Robert Frank Baksa, composer
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| 1940 | Gary Bond, England, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days)
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| 1942 | Ton [ACHM] de Kok, Dutch MP (CDA)
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| 1944 | Berend baron van Voorst tot Voorst, Dutch foreign state sect (CDA)
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| 1944 | Berry [AH] Esselink, Dutch MP (CDA)
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| 1944 | Michael A Andrews, (Rep-D-TX, 1983- )
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| 1945 | Gerald Davies, British rugby player
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| 1945 | Pete Postlethwaite, actor (The Boxer)
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| 1946 | Hector Babenco, director (Ironweed, Kiss of the Spider Woman)
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| 1946 | Lawrence Ascott, rocker (Isotope)
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| 1946 | Sammy Johns, rocker (Politics, Religion & Her)
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| 1948 | Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
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| 1949 | Alan Lancaster, bassist (Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level)
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| 1949 | Sunil Wettimuny, cricket (Sri Lanka open batsman 1975-79 World Cups)
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| 1950 | Burt Hooton, baseball player
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| 1950 | Dan Quisenberry, baseball pitcher (KC Royals)
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| 1950 | Marilyn Cochran, Burlington Vt, skier (Olympics-1972)
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| 1951 | Benny Ayala, baseball player
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| 1951 | Manfred Schumann, German FR, bobsled (Olympic-silver/bronze-1976)
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| 1953 | Robert Brazile, NFLer
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| 1954 | Miguel Ferrer, Santa Monica CA, actor (Robocop)
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| 1955 | Charlie Puleo, baseball player
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| 1955 | Rolf Benirschke, Boston, NFL place kicker/TV host (Wheel of Fortune)
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| 1956 | Garth Brooks, Tulsa Okla, country vocalist (No Fences)
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| 1957 | Carney Lansford, baseball player
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| 1957 | Damaso Garcia, baseball player
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| 1958 | Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish vocalist (Maria Bonita)
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| 1958 | Michele Drake, La Jolla CA, playmate (May, 1979)
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| 1959 | Brian Travers, rock saxophonist (UB40-Red Wine)
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| 1959 | Sammy Lee, British soccer player
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| 1960 | James Spader, NYC, actor (Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin)
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| 1960 | Steve Bronski, rock synthesizer (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy)
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| 1962 | Alan Sippy, cricketer (dashing Bombay lefty batsman of 1980's)
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| 1962 | David Bryan, rock keyboardist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name)
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| 1963 | Heidemarie M Stefanyshyn-Piper, St Paul Minn, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
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| 1963 | Roland Lefebvre, cricket pace bowler (Glamorgan & Holland)
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| 1964 | Cynthia "Sippy" Woodhead, Riverside Calif, swimmer (Olympic-silver-84)
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| 1964 | Dona L Speir, Norwalk Calif, playmate (March, 1984)
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| 1964 | Gretchen Magers, Pittsburgh PA/San Antonio TX, tennis star
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| 1965 | Jason Gedrick, Chicago IL, actor (Heavenly Kid, Class of '96)
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| 1965 | Kristal Parker-Gregory, Columbus OH, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-20th)
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| 1965 | Reginald Thal, soccer player (MVV)
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| 1966 | Chris Rock, comedian (SNL, CB4, Boomerang)
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| 1967 | Joseph Tilford Leigh Greene, Dayton Ohio, long jumper (Oly-br-92, 96)
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| 1968 | Ashely Allen, San Antonio TX, playmate (Aug, 1992)
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| 1968 | Martin Sinner, Koblenz Germany, tennis star (1990 Pretoria)
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| 1968 | Michael Stich, Germany, tennis star
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| 1968 | Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals)
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| 1969 | Bucky Richardson, US football quarterback (Houston Oilers)
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| 1969 | Fiona Robinson, Collie Western Aust, basketball player (Oly-bronze-96)
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| 1970 | Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
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| 1970 | Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing (Winnipeg Jets)
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| 1970 | Stanley Roberts, NBA center (LA Clippers, Minn Timberwolves)
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| 1971 | Andrew Currey, Australian javelin thrower (Olympics-96)
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| 1971 | Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback (Montreal Alouettes)
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| 1972 | Aftab Habib, cricketer (Leicestershire righty batsman 1996)
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| 1972 | John Slaney, St John's, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)
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| 1973 | Billy Baumhoff, St Louis MO, soccer midfielder/forward (Oly-gold-96)
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| 1973 | Juwan Howard, NBA forward/center (Washington Bullets/Wizards)
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| 1973 | Kristin Godridge, Traralgon Aust, tennis star (1993 Futures-Singapore)
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| 1973 | Leanne Schuster, Mesa Az, WPVA volleyballer (National-9th-1995)
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| 1973 | Sonia Paquette, St-Janvier Quebec, hurdler (Olympics-96)
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| 1973 | Tim Bowens, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
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| 1974 | Ryan Phillips, linebacker (NY Giants)
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| 1974 | Steve Nash, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
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| 1975 | Alexandre Daigle, Montreal, NHL center (Ottawa Senators)
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| 1975 | Marika Lehtimaki, ice hockey center (Finland, Oly-98)
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| 1976 | Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdottir, Miss Universe-Iceland (1996)
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| 1976 | Terry Battle, running back (Detroit Lions)
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| 1977 | Christine Scheels, New Berlin Wis, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
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| 1977 | Hillary Wolf, Chicago, extra lightweight judoka (Olympics-96)
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| 1979 | Cerina Vincent, Miss Nevada Teen USA (1996)
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| 1985 | Tina Majorino, actress, (Waterworld, When a Man Loves a Woman)
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