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1771

Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848)

Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848)

1914

Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (died 1992)

Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (died 1992)

1874

Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1928)

Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1928)

1879

Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)

Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)

1919

Edward Kenna, Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 2009)

Edward Kenna, Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 2009)

1752

David Humphreys (soldier), American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur.

David Humphreys (soldier), American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur.

1760

Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804)

Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804)

1889

Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (died 1959)

Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (died 1959)

1875

Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1947)

Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1947)

1750

Henry Knox, American general and politician, 1st United States Secretary of War (died 1806)

Henry Knox, American general and politician, 1st United States Secretary of War (died 1806)

1879

Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (died 1962)

Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (died 1962)

1913

Erich Priebke, German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre (died 2013)

Erich Priebke, German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre (died 2013)

1910

Gerda Taro, German war photographer (died 1937)

Gerda Taro, German war photographer (died 1937)

1843

Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (died 1926)

Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (died 1926)

1942

Hissène Habré, Chadian politician and war criminal, 5th president of Chad (died 2021)

Hissène Habré, Chadian politician and war criminal, 5th president of Chad (died 2021)

1890

Walther Funk, German economist and politician, Reich Minister of Economics, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1960)

Walther Funk, German economist and politician, Reich Minister of Economics, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1960)

1915

Ivo Rojnica, Croatian-Argentine war crimes suspect, businessman, diplomat, and intelligence agent (died 2007)

Ivo Rojnica, Croatian-Argentine war crimes suspect, businessman, diplomat, and intelligence agent (died 2007)

1919

Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)

Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)

1597

Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645)

Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645)

1910

Maurice Papon, French civil servant and convicted war criminal (died 2007)

Maurice Papon, French civil servant and convicted war criminal (died 2007)