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2008 Calendar

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15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (died 69)
1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (died 1372)
1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (died 1576)
1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (died 1581)
1564 - William Adams, British navigator and samurai (died 1620)
1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (died 1634)
1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (died 1672)
1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (died 1766)
1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (died 1797)
1724 - Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (died 1803)
1755 - John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (died 1835)
1801 - Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (died 1862)
1802 - Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (died 1868)
1817 - Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (died 1901)
1857 - Richard Mansfield, German-born actor (died 1907)
1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (died 1960)
1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (died 1947)
1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (died 1953)
1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (died 1971)
1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (died 1968)
1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French born physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1988)
1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
1898 - Howard Walter Florey, Australian-born pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (died 1968)
1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (died 1970)
1905 - Severo Ochoa, Spanish–born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1993)
1909 - Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect and historian of gardens (died 1966)
1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (died 1985)
1912 - Don Porter, American actor (died 1997)
1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (died 1997)
1919 - Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (died 2004)
1921 - Jim McKay, American sports commentator
1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (died 2001)
1924 - Theresa Merritt, American actress (died 1998)
1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (died 2004)
1930 - John Young, American astronaut
1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (died 1999)
1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (died 1994)
1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (died 1990)
1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer and activist (died 1998)
1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist
1946 - "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player
1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor
1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (died 1998)
1950 - Alan Colmes, American talk show host
1951 - Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish movie director
1952 - Mark Sandman, American musician (died 1999)
1954 - Patrick Kelly, American fashion designer (died 1990)
1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
1956 - Hubie Brooks, baseball player
1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor
1959 - Steve Whitmire, American voice actor
1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress, writer, and comedienne
1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
1966 - Michael J. Varhola, American author, editor, publisher, and game designer.
1969 - Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)
1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer
1976 - Stephanie McMahon, American business person and writer (WWE)
1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast
1987 - Daniel Pettee, American ex- air force pilot, ex-police officer.