Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

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They include:

-- English historian Edward Gibbon in 1737

-- Philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft in 1759

-- Samuel F.B. Morse, American artist/inventor of magnetic telegraphy, in 1791

-- Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States/Civil War general, in 1822

-- Wallace Carothers, inventor of nylon in 1896

-- Cartoonist Walter Lantz in 1899

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-- English poet C. Day-Lewis in 1904

-- Actor Jack Klugman in 1922

-- Coretta Scott King, wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., in 1927

-- Actor Anouk Aimee, born Nicole Dreyfus, in 1932 (age 92)

-- Radio/TV host Casey Kasem in 1932

-- Actor Sandy Dennis in 1937

-- Playwright August Wilson in 1945

-- Musician Kate Pierson (B-52s) in 1948 (age 76)

-- Musician Ace Frehley (Kiss) in 1951 (age 73)

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member George Gervin in 1952 (age 72)

-- Musician Sheena Easton in 1959 (age 65)

-- Dutch King Willem-Alexander in 1967 (age 57)

-- Political journalist Dana Milbank in 1968 (age 56)

-- Actor David Lascher in 1972 (age 52)

-- Actor Sally Hawkins in 1976 (age 48)

-- Musician Patrick Hallahan (My Morning Jacket) in 1978 (age 42)

-- Musician Jim James (My Morning Jacket) in 1978 (age 42)

-- Musician Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) in 1984 (age 40)

-- Actor Jenna Coleman in 1986 (age 38)

-- Actor William Moseley in 1987 (age 37)

-- Musician Lizzo, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, in 1988 (age 36)

-- Actor Darren Barnet in 1991 (age 33)