| 1544 | Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)
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| 1549 | Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer
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| 1549 | Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)
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| 1596 | Isaac Elsevier, book publisher
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| 1654 | Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer
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| 1683 | Giovanni Veneziano, composer
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| 1726 | Louise-Florence d'pinay, France, writer (Woman, Man & 2 Kingdoms)
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| 1731 | Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)
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| 1754 | Juan Meléndez Valdés, Spanish lawyer/poet
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| 1781 | Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer
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| 1793 | Jan F Willems, Flemish writer/philologist
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| 1811 | Marsena Rudolph Patrick, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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| 1811 | Urbain Jean Joseph le Verrier, co-discoverer (Neptune)
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| 1812 | James Speed, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1887
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| 1812 | Pieter Blussé van Oud-Alblas, Dutch liberal minister of Finance
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| 1812 | William Vincent Wallace, composer
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| 1818 | John Wilkins Whitfield, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
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| 1819 | Henry Tate, English sugar producer (Tate Gallery)
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| 1819 | Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer/choreographer (Don Quiotte)
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| 1822 | Allison Nelson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
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| 1827 | Septimus Winner, composer
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| 1832 | Franz Melde, German phyicist (Melde test)
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| 1832 | William Ruffin Cox, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919
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| 1840 | Edmund Kirby Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
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| 1846 | António C G Crespo, Brazilian/Portuguese poet
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| 1860 | Thomas Hastings, NYC, architect (NY Public Library)
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| 1863 | Andrew Stoddart, cricketer (My Dear Victorious Stod)
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| 1863 | Wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist
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| 1872 | Abraham van Stolk Jzn, lumber merchant/art collector
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| 1876 | Carl Ruggles, Marion Mass, composer (Evocations)
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| 1876 | David Wijnkoop, Dutch revolutionary socialist
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| 1879 | Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer
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| 1879 | Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph tests)
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| 1884 | Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer/actor (Beautiful Juliet)
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| 1885 | Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)
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| 1890 | Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer
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| 1892 | Raoul Walsh, NYC, director (Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry)
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| 1892 | Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II)
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| 1897 | Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources)
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| 1898 | Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)
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| 1899 | Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)
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| 1902 | Josef Martin Bauer, writer
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| 1903 | Dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post)
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| 1903 | George Dickinson, cricketer (bowled for NZ in their 1st 3 Tests)
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| 1903 | Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)
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| 1904 | Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist
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| 1904 | Maurits Wertheim, Dutch writer (Isaac De Fuentes)
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| 1906 | Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer
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| 1907 | Eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids)
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| 1907 | Helmuth J von Moltke, German politician (July 20th plot)
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| 1907 | Jessie Matthews, London England, actress (Gangway, First a Girl)
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| 1907 | Margaret Herbison, British minister (Lab)
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| 1909 | Ljubica Maric, composer
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| 1910 | Robert H G Havemann, German chemist
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| 1911 | Alan Gifford, Boston MA, actor (Time Lock, Up Periscope)
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| 1911 | Fitzroy Maclean, British diplomat soldier politician/historian
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| 1912 | Robert Clifford Latham, pepys Scholar
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| 1912 | Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish composer (El gato con botas)
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| 1913 | John Jacob Weinzweig, Toronto Canada, composer (Enchanted Hill)
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| 1913 | Thomas Gray, professor/anaesthetist
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| 1915 | Karl Krolow, writer
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| 1915 | Vijay Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54)
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| 1916 | [James] Harold Wilson, (L) British PM (1964-70, 1974-76)
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| 1917 | GE Göran Schildt, Finnish art historian/writer (Solb†ten)
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| 1919 | Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington/bandleader
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| 1920 | D J Enright, England, poet/novelist (Some Men are Brothers)
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| 1920 | Henry Marking, CEO (British Airways)
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| 1920 | Kenneth Dover, chancellor (St Andrews University)
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| 1921 | Astor Piazzolla, Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo)
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| 1921 | F[rancis] M[arion] Busby Jr, US, sci-fi author (Star Rebel)
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| 1922 | Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77)
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| 1922 | Thom Kelling, Dutch singer/guitarist (Programa de Manha)
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| 1922 | Vinnette Carroll, NYC, actress (Alice's Restaurant, Reivers)
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| 1923 | A Louise Brough Clapp, Okla, tennis player (4 time Wimbledon champ)
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| 1923 | A X Gwerder, writer
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| 1923 | Ad[rianus C] de Besten, Dutch literary (River Basin)
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| 1923 | Morschi Mirando, [Thomas Weiss], German/Dutch gypsy artist
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| 1923 | Terry Alexander, London, actor (Tony-Behind the Scenes)
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| 1925 | James Miskin, QC/recorder of London
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| 1926 | Adrienne Keith Cohen, travel editor
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| 1926 | Ilhan Mimaroglu, composer
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| 1926 | Patricia Tindaole, England, architect
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| 1926 | Ralph Abernathy, civil rights leader (Southern Christian Leadership)
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| 1927 | Alan Betts, emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College)
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| 1927 | Raymond Jackson, [Jaki], British cartoonist
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| 1927 | Robert Mosbacher, US politician(?)
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| 1927 | Ron Todd, British trade unionist
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| 1928 | Albert Salmi, Bkln NY, actor (Daniel Boone, 79 Park Avenue)
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| 1928 | Peter Roger Hunt, London England, director (Dr No)
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| 1929 | Erskine Childers, unofficial/civil servant
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| 1929 | Francisco Bernardo Pulgar Vidal, composer
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| 1929 | Jackie McGlew, cricketer (dour South African opening bat of the 50')
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| 1930 | David Gentleman, designer/painter
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| 1931 | Peter Walters, CEO (Midland Bank)
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| 1931 | Rupert Murdoch, Australia, publisher (NY Post)/CEO (FOX-TV)
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| 1932 | Nigel Lawson, British government official (The Power Game)
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| 1932 | Valerie French, London England, actress (Jubal)
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| 1933 | Terry J Hatter Jr, US judge in California
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| 1934 | George Stamatoyannopoulos, Greece, medical genetics researcher
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| 1934 | Joep Straesser, composer (Blossom songs, Ramasasiri)
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| 1934 | Keith Speed, British MP
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| 1934 | Sam Donaldson, El Paso Tx, ABC White House correspondent (Prime Time)
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| 1934 | Sydney Burke, cricketer (S Afr quick, 11 wkts on Test debut v NZ 1961)
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| 1936 | Antonin Scalia, Trenton NJ, 105th Supreme Court Justice (1986- )
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| 1937 | John Ward, NZ cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 1964-68)
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| 1938 | Malcolm Keith Speed, British high court judge
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| 1942 | Peter Eyre, actor (Hedda)
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| 1944 | Ric Rothwell, drummer (Mindbenders-Games of Love)
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| 1945 | Harvey Mandel, rock guitarist (Drei Amerikanische LP's)
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| 1945 | Mark Stein, vocalist/organist (Vanilla Fudge-You Keep Me Hanging On)
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| 1945 | Timothy Mason, consultant (British Arts Council)
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| 1945 | Tricia O'Neal, Shreveport Louisiana, actress (Piranha Part II)
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| 1946 | Brigitte Fossey, Tourcoing France, actress (Man Who Died Twice)
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| 1947 | Dominique Sanda, [Varaigne], Paris France, actress (1900, First Love)
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| 1947 | Geoffrey Hunt, Australia, world-champion squash player
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| 1947 | Mark Stein, singer/organist/keyboardist (Vanilla Fudge)
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| 1948 | George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer (Golden Earring)
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| 1949 | Richard de Bois, Dutch drummer/producer
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| 1950 | Bobby McFerrin, singer (Don't Worry Be Happy-Grammy 1989)
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| 1950 | Jerry Zucker, Milwaukee WI, director (Airplane, Naked Gun)
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| 1952 | Douglas Adams, England, author (Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
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| 1952 | Susan Richardson, Coatesville Pa, actress (Susan-8 is Enough)
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| 1955 | [Kater]Nina Hagen, East Berlin German DR, actress (Blue Angel)
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| 1956 | Curtis L Brown Jr, NC, astronaut (STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, sk:95)
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| 1961 | Bruce Watson, Ontario Canada, rock guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland)
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| 1961 | Mike Percy, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
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| 1962 | Peter Berg, actor (Chicago Hope)
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| 1964 | Raimo Helminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Oly-Br-98)
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| 1965 | Eric Jelen, West Germany, tennis star
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| 1966 | Pavel Petrovich Mukhortov, Russian cosmonaut
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| 1966 | Ralph Tamm, NFL guard/center (Denver Broncos, KC Chiefs)
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| 1966 | Steve Reed, LA Calif, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
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| 1967 | Andrew Zesers, cricketer (played for Australia in 1987 World Cup)
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| 1967 | Bill Houlder, Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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| 1968 | John Barrowman, actor (Peter Fairchild-Central Park West)
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| 1969 | Dan Lacroix, Montreal, NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
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| 1969 | John Fina, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
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| 1970 | Brett Liddle, Boksburg S Afr, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Newcastle)
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| 1970 | Evgeniy Koreshkov, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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| 1971 | Bob Kronenberg, WLAF corner (Rhein Fire)
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| 1971 | Jiri Vykoukai, Olomouc CZ, hockey player (Team Czech Rep, Oly-gold-98)
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| 1971 | Marta Lovera Parquet, Miss Universe-Paraguay (1996)
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| 1971 | Martin Rucinsky, Most Cze, NHL left wing (Canadiens, Oly-Gold-1998)
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| 1972 | Carl Greenwood, NFL cornerback (NY Jets)
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| 1972 | Chris Shelling, WLAF cornerback (Rhein Fire)
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| 1972 | Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, Wash Redskins)
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| 1973 | Kennedy Otieno, Kenya cricket wicket-keeper (85 v Aust 1996 World Cup)
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| 1973 | Mike Mihelic, CFL offensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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| 1973 | Sammie Brennan, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
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| 1973 | Tony Veland, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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| 1974 | Billy Granville, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
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| 1974 | David Cameron, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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| 1974 | Kevin Donovan, Des Plaines Ill, figure skater (1997 Great Lakes-2nd)
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| 1975 | Cedric Henderson, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
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| 1975 | Shawn Springs, cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
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| 1982 | Hasan Raza, cricketer (Test cricketer at the age of 14)
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