November 2 - Births

Births

• 1082 – Emperor Huizong of China (d. 1135)
• 1475 – Princess Anne of York, Countess of Surrey (d. 1511)
• 1636 – Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)
• 1667 – James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (d. 1737)
• 1692 – Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766)
• 1696 – Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania's ambassador to the Native Americans (d. 1760)
• 1699 – Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)
• 1709 – Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (d. 1759)
• 1734 – Daniel Boone American explorer (d. 1820)
• 1739 – Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer (d. 1799)
• 1741 – Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (d. 1784)
• 1754 – Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny, French royalist general and counterrevolutionary (d. 1794)
• 1755 – Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (d. 1793)
• 1766 – Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (d. 1858)
• 1777 – Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor (d. 1822)
• 1777 – Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1848)
• 1795 – James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (d. 1849)
• 1799 – John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (d. 1885)
• 1808 – Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (d. 1889)
• 1815 – George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1864)
• 1821 – Sir George Bowen, British provincial governor (d. 1899)
• 1833 – Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian doctor (d. 1904)
• 1837 – Émile Bayard, French artist, illustrator (d. 1891)
• 1844 – Mehmed V, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1918)
• 1855 – Henrik Schück, Swedish literary historian (d. 1947)
• 1865 – Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923)
• 1877 – Joseph De Piro, Maltese founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (d. 1933)
• 1877 – Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (d. 1915)
• 1877 – Aga Khan III, Shia Imam (d. 1957)
• 1878 – Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23^rd Yokozuna (d. 1930)
• 1883 – Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, cardinal and archbishop of Quebec (d. 1947)
• 1885 – Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (d. 1972)
• 1886 – Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi politician (d. 1971)
• 1890 – Moa Martinson, Swedish writer (d. 1964)
• 1890 – Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 30^th Yokozuna (d. 1933)
• 1892 – Alice Brady, Academy Award-winning American actress (d. 1939)
• 1893 – Battista Farina, founder of Pininfarina company (d. 1966)
• 1894 – Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (d. 1976)
• 1899 – Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, known from Seven Years in Tibet (d. 1973)
• 1903 – Travis Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1987)
• 1905 – James Dunn, American actor (d. 1967)
• 1906 – Daniil Andreev, Russian poet (d. 1959)
• 1906 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director (d. 1976)
• 1908 – Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. 1983)
• 1910 – Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Odysseus Elytis, Greek poet, Nobel laureate (d. 1996)
• 1911 – Raphael Robinson, US mathematician (d. 1995)
• 1913 – Burt Lancaster, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1914 – Johnny Vander Meer, baseball player (d. 1997)
• 1915 – Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (d. 2000)
• 1915 – Sidney Luft, American movie director (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Ann Rutherford, American actress
• 1921 – Shepard Menken, American voice actor (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Bill Mosienko, National Hockey League player (d. 1994)
• 1924 – (Father) David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player and priest (d. 1988)
• 1924 – Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer
• 1927 – Steve Ditko, American artist
• 1928 – Paul Johnson, British historian
• 1929 – Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, former President of Pakistan
• 1929 – Richard E. Taylor, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1932 – Ron Sproat, American TV writer and playwright (d. 2009)
• 1934 – Bill Gothard, American minister and speaker
• 1934 – Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player
• 1936 – Rose Bird, American judge (d. 1999)
• 1936 – Jack Starrett, American actor and director (d. 1989)
• 1937 – Earl Carroll, lead vocalist of The Cadillacs
• 1938 – Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans)
• 1938 – Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician
• 1938 – David Lane, American white nationalist (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Queen Sofia of Spain
• 1939 – Richard Serra, American sculptor and video artist
• 1940 – Jim Bakken, American football player
• 1941 – Bruce Welch, English musician and songwriter (The Shadows)
• 1942 – Shere Hite, American-German author
• 1942 – Stefanie Powers, American actress
• 1944 – Patrice Chéreau, French director, actor and producer
• 1944 – Keith Emerson, British keyboardist and composer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
• 1946 – Alan Jones, Australian race car driver
• 1946 – Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001)
• 1950 – Alex Fagan, American law enforcement official (d. 2010)
• 1951 – Thomas Mallon, American novelist and critic
• 1951 – Lindy Morrison, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens)
• 1952 – Maxine Nightingale, English singer
• 1954 – Pat Croce, American entrepreneur
• 1955 – Chris Burnett, American musician
• 1955 – Thomas Grunenberg, German footballer
• 1956 – Peter Mullan, Scottish actor
• 1957 – Notis Sfakianakis, Greek singer
• 1957 – Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band)
• 1958 – Willie McGee, American baseball player
• 1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian musician
• 1961 – Jeff Tedford, head coach of the California Golden Bears
• 1962 – David Brock, American political commentator, pundit
• 1962 – Mireille Delunsch, French soprano
• 1962 – Simon Hill, English-Australian football commentator
• 1963 – Bobby Dall, American musician Poison (band)
• 1963 – Jonas Gardell, Swedish writer
• 1963 – Craig Saavedra, American filmmaker
• 1963 – Park Young Seok, South Korean mountaineer
• 1964 – Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
• 1965 – Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor
• 1965 – Samuel Le Bihan, French actor
• 1966 – Sean Kanan, American actor
• 1966 – Tim Kirkman, American filmmaker
• 1966 – Khaled Abol Naga, Egyptian actor
• 1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor
• 1966 – Yoshinari Ogawa, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1967 – Kurt Elling, American jazz vocalist
• 1967 – Marc van Roon, Dutch improvising musician
• 1967 – Scott Walker, American politician
• 1968 – Ultra Naté, American musician
• 1969 – Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, American bassist (KoЯn)
• 1970 – Sharmell Sullivan, American professional wrestling valet
• 1972 – Samantha Janus, British entertainer
• 1972 – Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer
• 1972 – Vladimir Vorobiev, Russian ice hockey player
• 1972 – Derek Mountfield, English football player
• 1973 – Marisol Nichols, American actress
• 1974 – Orlando Cabrera, Colombian baseball player
• 1974 – Nelly, American rapper
• 1974 – Prodigy, American rapper (Mobb Deep)
• 1975 – Stéphane Sarrazin, French rally driver
• 1975 – Chris Walla, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie)
• 1976 – Sidney Ponson, Aruban baseball player
• 1977 – Jason Cerbone, American actor (The Sopranos)
• 1977 – Konstantinos Economidis, Greek tennis player
• 1977 – Rodney Buford, American basketball player
• 1977 – Randy Harrison, American actor
• 1978 – Carmen Cali, American baseball player
• 1978 – Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro, Brazilian mixed-martial artist
• 1979 – Erika Flores, American actress
• 1979 – Julie Lund, Danish actress
• 1979 – Simone Puleo, Italian footballer
• 1980 – Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1980 – Amos Roberts Australian Rugby League player
• 1981 – Wilson Betemit, Dominican baseball player
• 1981 – Avy Scott, American pornographic actress
• 1981 – Roddy White, American football player
• 1982 – Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress, model and singer
• 1982 – Yunel Escobar, Cuban baseball player
• 1982 – Charles Itandje, French footballer
• 1984 – Tamara Hope, Canadian actress
• 1984 – Julia Stegner, German model
• 1986 – Lara Sacher, Australian actress
• 1986 – Andy Rautins, Canadian basketball player
• 1987 – Danny Cipriani, English rugby union player
• 1989 – Luke Schenn, Canadian hockey player
• 1989 – Katelyn Tarver, American singer
• 1989 – Stevan Jovetic, Montenegrin soccer player
• 1990 – Kendall Schmidt, American singer and actor
• 1995 – Brandon Soo Hoo, American-Chinese actor