Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.
-- Roman Emperor Claudius I, born in 10 B.C.
-- Explorer William Clark in 1770
-- Francis Scott Key, composer of "The Star-Spangled Banner," in 1779
-- Astronomer Maria Mitchell in 1818-- Author Herman Melville in 1819
-- Activist Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in 1837
-- Photojournalist Gerda Taro in 1910
-- Henrietta Lacks, cancer patients whose cells became the subject of medial research, in 1920
-- Actor Geoffrey Holder in 1930
-- Musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, born Elliot Adnopoz, in 1931 (age 93)
-- Actor Dom DeLuise in 1933
-- Musician Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) in 1942
-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Roy Williams in 1950 (age 74)
-- Musician Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) in 1959 (age 65)
-- Musician Chuck D, born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, (Public Enemy) in 1960 (age 64)
-- Musician Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., in 1963
-- Musician Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) in 1964 (age 60)
-- Filmmaker Sam Mendes in 1965 (age 59)
-- Actor Tempestt Bledsoe in 1973 (age 51)
-- Actor Jason Momoa in 1979 (age 45)
-- Actor Elijah Kelley in 1986 (age 38)
-- Actor Max Carver in 1988 (age 36)
-- Actor Jack O'Connell in 1990 (age 34)
-- Actor Oona Laurence in 2002 (age 22)
