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1928

Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (died 1969)

Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (died 1969)

1898

Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (died 1969)

Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (died 1969)

1895

Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (died 1969)

Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (died 1969)

1892

Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (died 1969)

Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (died 1969)

1885

Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (died 1969)

Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (died 1969)

1933

Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and businessman (died 1969)

Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and businessman (died 1969)

1903

Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (died 1969)

Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (died 1969)

1937

Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (died 1969)

Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (died 1969)

1890

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (died 1969)

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (died 1969)

1922

Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (died 1969)

Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (died 1969)

1908

Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1969)

Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1969)

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Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines)

Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines)

1900

Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan (died 1969)

Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan (died 1969)

1895

Rex Ingram, American actor (died 1969)

Rex Ingram, American actor (died 1969)

2003

Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1969)

Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1969)

1969

The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.

The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.

1905

Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French pianist and composer (died 1969)

Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French pianist and composer (died 1969)

1885

Giovanni Martinelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 1969)

Giovanni Martinelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 1969)

1930

James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (died 1969)

James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (died 1969)

1887

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen Consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (died 1969)

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen Consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (died 1969)