- Actor Roger Smith is 75.
- Blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks is 74.
- Guitarist Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is 64.
- Director Steven Spielberg is 61.
- Guitarist Elliot Easton of the Cars is 54.
- Actor Ray Liotta is 52.
- Actor Brad Pitt is 44.
- Country singer Tracy Byrd is 41.
- Actress Rachel Griffiths (“Brothers and Sisters,” “Six Feet Under”) is 39.
- Country singer Cowboy Troy is 37.
- Rapper DMX is 37.
- Actress Katie Holmes (“Dawson’s Creek”) is 29.
- Singer Christina Aguilera is 27.
Birthdays of the past:
- 1863, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose death helped spark World War I; killed 1914
- 1879, Paul Klee, painter; died 1940
- 1886, Ty Cobb, baseball player; died 1961
- 1916, Betty Grable, actress; died 1973
- 1917, Ossie Davis, actor; died 2005
