1987

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Events

=January=

  • January 1Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.{{Cite journal |editor-last=Zeleny |editor-first=Robert O. |title=A Review of the Events of 1987 |journal=The World Book Year Book |publisher=World Book, Inc. |publication-place=Chicago |issue=1988}}
  • January 2Chadian–Libyan conflictBattle of Fada: The Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.{{cite book|author-link=Kenneth Pollack|last=Pollack |first=Kenneth M.|title=Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948–1991|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|year=2002|isbn=0-8032-3733-2 |pages=391–2}}
  • January 3 – Afghan leader Mohammad Najibullah says that Afghanistan's 1978 Communist revolution is "not reversible," and that any opposition parties will have to align with Communist goals.
  • January 4
  • 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route from Washington, D.C. to Boston collides with Conrail engines at Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR8801.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR8801.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Railroad Accident Report: Rear-end Collision of Amtrak Passenger Train 94, The Colonial and Consolidated Rail Corporation Freight Train ENS-121, on the Northeast Corridor, Chase, Maryland, January 4, 1987 |date=January 25, 1988 |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |access-date=February 10, 2018}}
  • Televangelist Oral Roberts announces to his viewers that unless they donate $8 million to his ministry by March 31, God will "call [him] home."{{Cite news |last=Associated Press |date=March 31, 1987 |title=Roberts Seeks More Pledges |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/31/us/roberts-seeks-more-pledges.html?searchResultPosition=8 |work=The New York Times}}
  • January 15Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is forced into retirement by political conservatives.
  • January 16León Febres Cordero, president of Ecuador, is kidnapped for 11 hours by followers of imprisoned general Frank Vargas, who successfully demand the latter's release.{{Cite news |url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/12/16/obituarios/1229386285.html/ |title=León Febres Cordero, ex presidente de Ecuador |last=Ayala Samaniego |first=Maggy |date=2008-12-16 |work=El Mundo |access-date=2019-12-12 |df=dmy-all}}
  • January 17 – The Jumalan teatteri ("The theatre of God") theatre students' group cause a huge scandal at the Oulu City Theatre in Oulu, Finland by throwing excrement, eggs and yoghurt on the audience during their two-minute performance.[https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2009/12/04/paska-juttu-jumalan-teatteri-oulussa Paska juttu – Jumalan teatteri Oulussa], Yleisradio. Accessed on 11 February 2024.
  • January 20Terry Waite, the special envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Lebanon, is kidnapped in Beirut (released November 1991).
  • January 241987 Forsyth County protests: About 20,000 protestors marched in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
  • January 28 – The United States establishes diplomatic relations with Mongolia.{{Cite news |last=Halloran |first=Richard |date=January 28, 1987 |title="U.S. and Mongolia in Ceremony Establishing Diplomatic Relations" |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/28/world/us-and-mongolia-in-ceremony-establishing-diplomatic-relations.html?searchResultPosition=4 |work=The New York Times}}

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= September =

  • September 1Honda announces plans to build a second U.S. assembly plant, the East Liberty Auto Plant.{{Cite news |last=Ross |first=Philip E. |date=September 18, 1987 |title=Honda Expansion: U.S. Exports a Goal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/18/business/honda-expansion-us-exports-a-goal.html |work=New York Times}}
  • September 2 – In Moscow, USSR, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.
  • September 3 – In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
  • September 4 – In a village in Rajasthan, an 18-year-old widow, Roop Kanwar is burned alive on her husband's funeral pyre, in a banned practice known as Sati. Though the woman's father-in-law is arrested by authorities, thousands of Hindu pilgrims travel to the cremation site in support of the act.
  • September 721 – The world's first conference on artificial life is held at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States.
  • September 7Erich Honecker makes a visit to Bonn, the first (and last) visit by an East German head of state to West Germany.{{Cite news |last=Schmemann |first=Serge |date=September 13, 1987 |title=Honecker Visit To The West Stirs More Curiosity Than Passion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/13/weekinreview/honecker-visit-to-west-stirs-more-curiosity-than-passion.html |work=New York Times}}
  • September 11Chadian–Libyan War: Chad and Libya sign a ceasefire under supervision of the Organisation of African Unity, officially ending the 14-year territorial conflict. Sporadic fighting will continue.{{Cite news |last=Greenhouse |first=Steven |date=September 12, 1987 |title=Chad and Libya in Pact but Clash Anew |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/12/world/chad-and-libya-in-pact-but-clash-anew.html |work=New York Times}}
  • September 13Goiânia accident: Metal scrappers open an old radiation source abandoned in a hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, causing the worst radiation accident ever in an urban area.
  • September 23 – The United States and Poland agree to exchange ambassadors after a four-year break in relations.{{Cite news |last=Sciolino |first=Elaine |date=September 23, 1987 |title=Poland and U.S. to Exchange Envoys |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/23/world/poland-and-us-to-exchange-envoys.html |work=New York Times}}

= October =

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= November =

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= December =

Births

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= January =

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  • January 1Meryl Davis, American figure skater{{isu name | id=00006260 | name= Meryl Davis / Charlie White}}
  • January 2
  • Shelley Hennig, American actress and model{{cite web|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/02/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-2-2019/6081546203973//|title= UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019|work=United Press International|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20190902220401/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/02/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-2-2019/6081546203973/|url-status=live}}
  • Loïc Rémy, French professional footballer
  • January 5
  • Kristin Cavallari, American actress, fashion designer, and author
  • Jason Mitchell, American actor{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/05/UPI-Almanac-for-Saturday-Jan-5-2019/9081546481545/ |title= UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 |work=United Press International|date=January 5, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190105134420/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/05/UPI-Almanac-for-Saturday-Jan-5-2019/9081546481545/|url-status=live}}
  • January 6Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Zhang Lin |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/103180 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=18 October 2021}}
  • January 7
  • Davide Astori, Italian footballer (d. 2018)
  • Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress
  • Sirusho, Armenian singer
  • January 8Freddie Stroma, English actor and model
  • January 9
  • Lucas Leiva, Brazilian football player
  • Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer{{Cite news | last = Philby | first = Charlotte | title = My Secret Life: Paolo Nutini, singer-songwriter, 22 | newspaper = The Independent | date = 18 July 2009| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-paolo-nutini-singersongwriter-22-1748101.html | access-date = 5 March 2011}}
  • Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (d. 2006)
  • January 10César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer
  • January 11Jamie Vardy, English footballer
  • January 12Naya Rivera, American actress and singer (d. 2020)
  • January 14
  • Dennis Aogo, German footballer{{cite web |title=Dennis Aogo |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dennis-aogo/ |website=worldfootball.net|date=February 17, 2016 }}
  • Kosala Jayaweera, Sri Lankan politician (d. 2025)
  • January 15
  • Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player
  • Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopian long-distance runner
  • Kelly Kelly, American professional wrestler
  • Michael Seater, Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
  • January 17Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian boxer{{cite web |title=Oleksandr Usyk |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/113055 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • January 18Johan Djourou, Ivorian born-Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=28. Johan Djourou |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=39954 |website=soccerbase.com}}
  • January 19Arkadiy Vasilyev, Russian decathlete
  • January 20
  • Robert Farah, Colombian tennis player{{cite web |title=Robert Farah |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robert-farah/f525/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}
  • Evan Peters, American actor{{Cite web |title=Evan Peters |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/evan-peters/bio/193548 |access-date=January 7, 2014 |publisher=TVGuide.com}}
  • Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle road racer (d. 2011)
  • Serguey Torres, Cuban canoeist
  • January 21Pablo Caballero González, Uruguayan footballer
  • January 24
  • Ruth Bradley, Irish television and film actress
  • Wayne Hennessey, Welsh football player
  • Luis Suárez, Uruguayan football player
  • January 26
  • Sebastian Giovinco, Italian football player
  • Gojko Kačar, Serbian footballer{{cite web |title=General Information about the player Gojko Kačar |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2257/Gojko_Kacar.html |website=national-football-teams.com}}
  • January 27Hannah Teter, American snowboarder{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?type=biog&competitorid=61112§or=SB |title=FIS-Ski Biography |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=January 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019222945/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?type=biog&competitorid=61112§or=SB |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
  • January 29José Abreu, Cuban baseball player{{cite web |title=José Abreu #79 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-abreu-547989 |website=mlb.com}}
  • January 30
  • Becky Lynch, Irish professional wrestler
  • Arda Turan, Turkish footballer

= February =

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  • February 1
  • Heather Morris, American actress and dancer{{cite web|url= http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/heather_elizabeth_morris_born_1987_18102027 |title=The Birth of Heather Elizabeth Morris |publisher=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131113012059/http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/heather_elizabeth_morris_born_1987_18102027 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
  • Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer{{cite web |title=7. Giuseppe Rossi |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=40227 |website=soccerbase.com}}
  • Ronda Rousey, American martial arts expert, actress and professional wrestler
  • February 2
  • Faydee, Australian singer
  • Gerard Piqué, Spanish footballer
  • February 4Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player
  • February 5
  • Darren Criss, American singer and actor{{cite journal|title=Darren Criss profile|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/darren-criss-307244/bio|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317061456/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/darren-criss-307244/bio/|url-status=live}}
  • Henry Golding, Malaysian-English actor, model, and television host
  • Özge Gürel, Turkish actress{{cite web |title=Özge Gürel kimdir? |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/fotogaleri/magazin/ozge-gurel-kimdir?page=3 |website=cnnturk.com | date=December 19, 2014 |publisher=CNN Turk| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307210158/http://www.cnnturk.com/fotogaleri/magazin/ozge-gurel-kimdir?page=3 | archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}
  • February 7Joel Freeland, British basketball player{{cite web |title=Joel Freeland |url=http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=Y39 |website=acb.com| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105141150/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=Y39 | archive-date=January 5, 2017 }}
  • February 8Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
  • February 9
  • Michael B. Jordan, American actor and producer{{cite magazine|title=Michael B. Jordan Partied With Beyoncé And JAY-Z At Star-Studded Birthday Bash|url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/michael-b-jordan-beyonce-jay-z-birthday/|first=Sydney|last=Scott|date=February 13, 2019|magazine=Essence|access-date=February 11, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212003533/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/michael-b-jordan-beyonce-jay-z-birthday/|archive-date=February 12, 2020}}
  • Rose Leslie, Scottish actress{{cite web |title=Rose Leslie |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rose-leslie/375661 |website=tvguide.com |publisher=Guide TV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913092919/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rose-leslie/375661 |archive-date=September 13, 2015 }}
  • Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
  • February 10
  • Choi Siwon, South Korean recording artist
  • Poli Genova, Bulgarian singer, songwriter, actress, and television presenter
  • Yuja Wang, Chinese pianist
  • February 11
  • José Callejón, Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=Callejón |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j6159.html |website=bdfutbol.com}}
  • Ellen van Dijk, Dutch road and track cycling world champion
  • February 13Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer
  • February 14
  • Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
  • José Miguel Cubero, Costa Rican footballer
  • February 16
  • Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (d. 2008)
  • Mauricio Henao, Colombian actor
  • Jon Ossoff, American politician, senior senator from Georgia{{Cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=http://votesmart.org/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Vote Smart}}
  • February 17
  • Raffi Ahmad, Indonesian actor and comedian
  • Ísis Valverde, Brazilian actress{{cite web |title=Ísis Valverde |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/isis_valverde |website=rottentomatoes.com}}
  • February 18Carla Hernández, Mexican actress
  • February 20Miles Teller, American actor
  • February 21Ashley Greene, American actress
  • February 22
  • Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress
  • Sergio Romero, Argentine footballer
  • February 24Tina Desai, Indian actress and model
  • February 25Andrew Poje, Canadian figure skater
  • February 26Johan Sjöstrand, Swedish handball player
  • February 27Valeriy Andriytsev, Ukrainian wrestler

= March =

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= April =

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= May =

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  • May 1
  • Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer{{cite web |title=L. Bonucci |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/leonardo-bonucci/3979/ |website=soccerway.com}}
  • Matt Di Angelo, British Actor
  • Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player{{cite web |title=Shahar Peer |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/311168/name |website=wtatennis.com |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}
  • May 2Nana Kitade, Japanese singer
  • May 3Damla Sönmez, Turkish actress{{cite web |title=Damla Sonmez: A Spectacular Background and Career of Turkish Actress |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/damla-sonmez-bizde-yarim-kalan-oykulerden-bol-bir-sey-yok-27498025 |website=doyouknowturkey.com|date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161803/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/damla-sonmez-bizde-yarim-kalan-oykulerden-bol-bir-sey-yok-27498025 |archive-date=February 3, 2017 }}
  • May 4
  • Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish football player
  • Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish triple MotoGP world champion
  • Zbigniew Bartman, Polish volleyball player
  • May 6
  • Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer{{cite web |title=D. Mertens |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/49531/ |website=soccerway.com}}
  • Moon Geun-young, Korean actress
  • May 11
  • Albulena Haxhiu, Kosovo Albanian politician
  • Enikő Mihalik, Hungarian model
  • Kamaru Usman, Nigerian born-American mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Kamaru Usman |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kamaru-Usman-120691 |website=sherdog.com}}
  • May 12
  • Lee Wai-sze, Hong Kong cyclist{{cite web |title=Sarah Lee |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/124579 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • Liu Hong, Chinese racewalker{{cite web |title=Hong LIU |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/pr-of-china/hong-liu-14265808 |website=worldathletics.org}}
  • May 13
  • Antonio Adán, Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=Adán |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j6155.html |website=bdfutbol.com}}
  • Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
  • Candice King, American actress and singer
  • Marianne Vos, Dutch multiple cyclist
  • May 15
  • Thaísa Menezes, Brazilian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Thaísa Menezes |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/volleyball/challengercup/2021/news/thaisa-a-special-relationship?id=91905 |website=volleyballworld.com}}
  • Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player{{cite web |title=Andy Murray |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}
  • May 17Ott Lepland, Estonian singer
  • May 18Luisana Lopilato, Argentine actress and singer
  • May 20
  • Julian Wright, American basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wrighju01.html|title=Julian Wright Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}
  • Syazwan Zulkifly, Malaysian actor, born in South Korea
  • May 22
  • Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer
  • Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
  • May 24Fabio Fognini, Italian tennis player{{cite web |title=Fabio Fognini |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabio-fognini/f510/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}
  • May 25Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper{{cite web |title=Kamil Stoch |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/109725 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • May 26Tooji, Norwegian-Iranian singer, model and television host
  • May 27
  • Gervinho, Ivorian footballer{{cite web |title=Y. Gervinho |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gervais-yao-kouassi/13760/ |website=soccerway.com}}
  • Bella Heathcote, Australian actress
  • Martina Sáblíková, Czech speed skater{{cite web |title=Martina Sáblíková |url=http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID=103037&SportID=103&Personid=210868&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=2.html |website=infostradasports.com}}
  • May 29
  • Noah Reid, Canadian actor and musician
  • Daniela Ryf, Swiss triathlete{{cite web |title=Daniela Ryf |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/116177 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • May 31Shaun Fleming, American actor and musician

= June =

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  • June 1Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter{{cite web |title=Yarisley SILVA |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/cuba/yarisley-silva-14263377 |website=worldathletics.org}}
  • June 2
  • Tobias Arlt, German Olympic luger
  • Clayton Bartolo, Maltese politician{{cite web | title=Girlfriend surprises Minister Bartolo with birthday bash at tourism ministry… when she's supposed to be working in Gozo | website=The Shift News | date=2022-02-16 | url=https://theshiftnews.com/2022/02/16/girlfriend-surprises-minister-bartolo-with-birthday-bash-at-tourism-ministry-when-shes-supposed-to-be-working-in-gozo/ | access-date=2025-04-11}}
  • Sonakshi Sinha, Indian actress
  • June 3Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress{{Cite web |title=長澤まさみ:プロフィール・作品情報・最新ニュース |url=https://eiga.com/person/53868/ |access-date=November 28, 2022 |website=Eiga.com |language=Japanese}}
  • June 6Cássio, Brazilian footballer
  • June 10He Chong, Chinese diver
  • June 11
  • Robertlandy Simón, Cuban volleyball player
  • Didrik Solli-Tangen, Norwegian singer
  • June 12
  • Abbey Lee, Australian model{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/fashion/look/2008/fall/fourotherfaces/ |title=Four Other Faces |last=Herbst |first=Kendall |date=6 May 2008 |magazine=New York}}
  • Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer
  • June 16Tobias Wendl, German Olympic luger
  • June 17Kendrick Lamar, American rapper{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2021: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|publisher=Bernan Press|year=2020|isbn=9781641434249|page=326}}
  • June 18
  • Ezgi Asaroğlu, Turkish actress{{cite web |title=Ezgi Asaroglu |url=https://www.turkishdrama.com/ezgi-asaroglu.html |website=turkishdrama.com|date=March 18, 2014 }}
  • Niels Schneider, French-Canadian actor
  • Zsuzsanna Tomori, Hungarian handball player
  • June 20
  • A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter
  • Asmir Begović, Bosnian footballer{{cite web |title=15. Asmir Begovic |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45671 |website=soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45671}}
  • Daiana Menezes, Brazilian actress, model, and television host
  • June 21
  • Khatia Buniatishvili, Georgian concert pianist{{cite web |title=Khatia Buniatishvili |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Khatia+Buniatishvili/+wiki |website=last.fm |publisher=Last FM}}
  • Kim Ryeo-wook, South Korean singer
  • Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer{{cite web |title=Sebastien Prodl |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=46538 |website=soccerbase.com}}
  • June 22
  • Joe Dempsie, English actor
  • Eda Erdem, Turkish volleyball player{{cite web |title=Eda Erdem |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123884 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian born-Australian soccer player{{cite web |title=13. Nikita Rukavytsya |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=54708 |website=soccerbase.com}}
  • Lee Min-ho, South Korean actor, singer and model
  • June 23
  • Guillaume Bonnafond, French road bicycle racer
  • Nando de Colo, French basketball player{{cite web |title=Nando de Colo |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nando-De-Colo/100619 |website=eurobasket.com}}
  • Aaron Groom, Fijian rugby league footballer
  • June 24
  • Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer
  • Pierre Vaultier, French snowboarder
  • June 25Sandrine Gruda, French basketball player
  • June 26
  • Samir Nasri, French footballer
  • Wallace de Souza, Brazilian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Wallace de Souza |url=https://volleybox.net/wallace-de-souza-p236 |website=volleybox.net}}

= July =

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  • July 1Ahn Jae-hyun, South Korean model and actor
  • July 2
  • Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=Granero |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j4128.html |website=bdfutbol.com}}
  • Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model (d. 2008)
  • July 3Sebastian Vettel, German racing driver, 4-time champions in Formula One{{Cite web|title=Sebastian Vettel|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/sebastian-vettel.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=Formula 1}}
  • July 5
  • David Halaifonua, Tongan rugby union player
  • Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor{{cite web|url=http://en.tenasia.com/archives/1770|title=[INTERVIEW] Actor Ji Chang-wook|date=8 February 2010|website=10Asia|access-date=31 January 2024|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712214600/http://en.tenasia.com/archives/1770|url-status=dead}}
  • Chen Xiao, Chinese actor and model
  • July 6
  • Kate Nash, British singer-songwriter{{cite news |url=http://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/features/28487-kate-nash-interview |title=Kate Nash interview |last=Garratt |first=Rob |newspaper=Time Out Dubai |publisher=TimeOutDubai.com |date=30 November 2011 |access-date=9 March 2013}}
  • Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
  • July 9
  • Rebecca Sugar, American animator and creator of Steven Universe
  • Élodie Fontan, French actress
  • July 11
  • Maximilian Müller, German field hockey player
  • Cristina Vee, American voice actress
  • July 13
  • Eva Rivas, Armenian-Russian singer
  • Ajmal Kasab, Pakistani terrorist (d. 2012)
  • July 14
  • Sara Canning, Canadian actress
  • Dan Reynolds, American singer and musician{{cite web | last=Rose | first=Mike | title=Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tops list of celebrity birthdays for July 14, 2016 | website=cleveland.com | date=2016-07-14 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/07/imagine_dragons_frontman_dan_r.html | access-date=2024-09-16}}
  • July 16AnnaLynne McCord, American actress
  • July 18Tontowi Ahmad, Indonesian badminton player{{cite web |title=Tontowi AHMAD (54267) |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/50850611-F9A4-4B8D-BAAD-756309EC2BFD |website=tournamentsoftware.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation}}{{dead link|date=February 2025}}
  • July 19
  • Yan Gomes, Brazilian baseball player
  • Ho Ho Lun, Hong Kong wrestler
  • July 20Owen Cheung, Hong Kong actor
  • July 22Andrey Golubev, Russian born-Kazakhstani tennis player{{cite web |title=Andrey Golubev |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/G806/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}
  • July 23Julian Nagelsmann, German football coach{{cite web |title=J. Nagelsmann |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/307331/ |website=soccerway.com}}
  • July 24Mara Wilson, American actress and writer
  • July 25Eran Zahavi, Israeli footballer{{Cite web|url=http://m.espn.com/soccer//profile?id=151771&lang=EN&wjb=|title=ESPNFC: Eran Zahavi|website=m.espn.com}}
  • July 27Marek Hamšík, Slovak footballer{{cite web |title=M. Hamšík |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marek-hamsik/17671/ |website=soccerway.com}}
  • July 28
  • Anyer Antonio Blanco, Cuban dissident{{cite web |date=2010-10-28 |title=BLANCO RODRIGUEZ, Anyer Antonio | Directorio Democrático Cubano |url=http://www.directorio.org/presos/profile.php?note_id=3078 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301192718/http://www.directorio.org/presos/profile.php?note_id=3078 |archivedate=2014-03-01 |accessdate=2014-02-27 |publisher=Directorio.org}}
  • Sumire, Japanese fashion model (d. 2009)
  • Pedro, Spanish footballer
  • July 29Genesis Rodriguez, American actress and model
  • July 31
  • Brittany Byrnes, Australian actress
  • Michael Bradley, American soccer player

= August =

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= September =

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= October =

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  • October 1
  • Ketleyn Quadros, Brazilian judoka{{cite web |title=Ketleyn Quadros |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/112591 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • Michaela Coel, British screenwriter and actress
  • Matthew Daddario, American actor
  • October 2Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player{{cite web |last1=Joe Ingles |title=acb.com |url=http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BHJ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726064444/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BHJ |archive-date=July 26, 2013 }}
  • October 3Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican beauty queen (Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006, Miss Universe 2006)
  • October 5Foluke Gunderson, American volleyball player{{cite web |title=Foluke Akinradewo |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126693 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • October 10Carla Esparza, American mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Carla Esparza |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Carla-Esparza-63410 |website=sherdog.com}}
  • October 15
  • Jesse Levine, American-Canadian tennis player{{Cite web |title=Jesse Levine |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jesse-levine/l799/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}
  • Mizuho Sakaguchi, Japanese woman footballer
  • October 16
  • Seungho, South Korean pop singer (MBLAQ)
  • Michael Venus, New Zealand tennis player{{cite web |title=Michael Venus |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-venus/v576/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}
  • Zhao Liying, Chinese actress
  • October 18
  • Zac Efron, American actor and singer
  • Freja Beha Erichsen, Danish model
  • October 23Carmella, American professional wrestler
  • October 24Charlie White, American figure skater
  • October 25Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast{{cite web |title=Fabian Hambüchen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/107249 |website=olympedia.org}}
  • October 28
  • Na Yeon Choi, South Korean female professional golfer
  • Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 28, 2022 includes celebrities Julia Roberts, Matt Smith |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-28-2022-includes-celebrities-julia-roberts-matt-smith.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=26 October 2023 |date=28 October 2022}}
  • October 29
  • Tove Lo, Swedish singer and songwriter
  • Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer

= November =

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= December =

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Deaths

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Nobel Prizes

References

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