Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
-- Clergyman Henry Ward Beecher in 1813
-- Writer Ambrose Bierce in 1842
-- Basketball player/shoe designer Chuck Taylor in 1901
-- Astronomer Fred Hoyle in 1915-- Writer Norman Cousins in 1915
-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Sam Jones in 1933
-- Musician Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) in 1944
-- Actor Peter Weller in 1947 (age 77)
-- Musician Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) in 1947 (age 77)
-- Musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) in 1949 (age 75)
-- Actor Nancy Allen in 1950 (age 74)
-- Musician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) in 1959 (age 65)
-- Actor Iain Glen in 1961 (age 63)
-- Musician Curt Smith (Tears for Fears) in 1961 (age 63)
-- Actor Sherry Stringfield in 1967 (age 57)
-- Actor Carla Gallo in 1975 (age 49)
-- Actor Mindy Kaling, born Vera Mindy Chokalingam, in 1979 (age 45)
-- Actor Minka Kelly in 1980 (age 44)
-- Actor Vanessa Ray in 1981 (age 43)
-- Musician Solange Knowles in 1986 (age 38)
-- Soccer player Lionel Messi in 1987 (age 37)
-- Actor Candice Patton in 1988 (age 36)
-- Actor Max Ehrich in 1991 (age 33)
-- Actor Beanie Feldstein in 1993 (age 31)
-- Actor Erin Moriarty in 1994 (age 30)
-- Actor Harris Dickinson in 1996 (age 28)
