1988#April
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{{Events by month|1988}}
From left, clockwise: the [[oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; the USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 people on board; Australia celebrates its Bicentennial on January 26; the 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet troops begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the next year; an earthquake in Armenia kills between 25,000 and 50,000 people; the 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; a bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland – the event kills 270 people.|300x300px|thumb]]
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1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States (National Science Foundation Network) and Europe (Nordunet) as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol, Internet Relay Chat.{{Cite web|url=https://daniel.haxx.se/irchistory.html|title=History of IRC (Internet Relay Chat)|website=daniel.haxx.se|access-date=October 17, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919170547/https://daniel.haxx.se/irchistory.html|url-status=live}} The concept of the World Wide Web was first discussed at CERN in 1988.{{cite web |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1988/0324/omac.html |title=Look out, Yugoslavia, there's a Big Mac attack coming on! First McDonald's opens in a communist country, and the fans are lining up |author=The Christian Science Monitor |date=March 24, 1988 |work=The Christian Science Monitor |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093640/http://www.csmonitor.com/1988/0324/omac.html |url-status=live }}
The Soviet Union began its major deconstructing towards a mixed economy at the beginning of 1988 and began its gradual dissolution. The Iron Curtain began to disintegrate in 1988 as Hungary began allowing freer travel to the Western world.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/31/weekinreview/the-world-visit-from-grosz-hungary-and-the-us-finally-face-to-face.html |title=THE WORLD: Visit From Grosz; Hungary and the U.S., Finally Face to Face |first=David |last=Binder |date=July 31, 1988 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203111215/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/31/weekinreview/the-world-visit-from-grosz-hungary-and-the-us-finally-face-to-face.html |url-status=live }} The first extrasolar planet, Gamma Cephei Ab (confirmed in 2003), was detected this year and the World Health Organization began its mission to eradicate polio. Global warming also began to emerge as a more significant concern, with climate scientist James Hansen testifying before the U.S. Senate on the issue.
Events
=January=
- January – The cargo ship Khian Sea deposits 4,000 tons of toxic waste in Haiti after wandering around the Atlantic for sixteen months.{{cite book|last=Cunningham|first=William P & Mary A|title=Principles of Environmental Science|year=2004|publisher=McGraw-Hill Further Education|isbn=0-07-291983-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/principlesofenvi0000cunn/page/ Chapter 13, Further Case Studies]|url=https://archive.org/details/principlesofenvi0000cunn/page/}}
- January 1 – The Soviet Union begins its program of economic restructuring (perestroika) with legislation initiated by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev (though Gorbachev had begun minor restructuring in 1985).{{cite book|author=Abel Aganbegyan|title=Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eePZAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Harper & Row|isbn=978-0-06-091694-7|page=2}}
- January 7 – Erich Honecker visits France, the first such visit by an East German head of state.{{Cite news |last=Markham |first=James |date=January 9, 1988 |title=France Criticizes East German Chief on Arms |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/09/world/france-criticizes-east-german-chief-on-arms.html |work=New York Times}}
- January 7–8 – In the Afghan War, 39 men of the Soviet Airborne Troops from the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment fight off an attack by 200 to 250 Mujahideen in the Battle for Hill 3234, later dramatized in the Russian film The 9th Company.{{cite book|title=Infantry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EAQ7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA15|year=1990|publisher=U.S. Army Infantry School|page=15|access-date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091138/https://books.google.com/books?id=EAQ7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- January 13 – Vice-president Lee Teng-hui takes over as President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang following the death of Chiang Ching-kuo.{{cite book | last = Tsang | first = Steve | title = In the shadow of China: political developments in Taiwan since 1949 | publisher = University of Hawaii Press | location = Honolulu | year = 1993 | isbn = 978-0-8248-1583-7 | page=127}}
- January 15 - The United States agrees to withdraw 72 fighter bombers and 3,800 troops from Torrejon, ending the presence of U.S. forces in Spain.{{Cite news |last=Sciolino |first=Elaine |date=January 15, 1988 |title=US to Withdraw 72 Jet Fighters from Spanish Base |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/15/world/us-to-withdraw-72-jet-fighters-from-spanish-base.html |work=New York Times}}
- January 26
- Upon request of Hubert Michon, archbishop of Rabat, two Trappist monks come to Fez and start a community that will later become the Priory of Our Lady of the Atlas.{{cite journal |last1=Flachaire |first1=Jean-Pierre |title=Le monastère Notre Dame de l'Atlas au Maroc |journal=Collectanea Cisterciensia |date=2006 |volume=68 |pages=1–18 |url=https://www.moines-tibhirine.org/images/biblio-texte/historique.pdf |access-date=17 December 2023}}
- Australian Bicentenary: Australia celebrates 200 years since the arrival of the first English settlers.{{Cite news |last=Mydans |first=Seth |date=January 27, 1988 |title=At Age 200, Australia Makes Merry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/27/world/at-age-200-australia-makes-merry.html |work=New York Times}}
- January 27
- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchs, dissolves the opposition National Democratic Party and arrests its leaders.{{Cite news |last=Kamm |first=Henry |date=July 14, 1988 |title=Sultan's Wealth is Vast; His Powers, Greater Still |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/14/world/brunei-journal-sultan-s-wealth-is-vast-his-power-greater-still.html |work=New York Times}}
- Chrysler announces the closure of two auto plants in Kenosha, Wisconsin.{{Cite news |last=AP. |date=June 11, 1988 |title=Chrysler Planning Layoffs in Kenosha |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/11/business/chrysler-planning-layoffs-in-kenosha.html |work=New York Times}}
- January 29
- Canada's Supreme Court strikes down that country's restrictive abortion law.{{Cite news |last=AP. |date=January 29, 1988 |title=Court in Canada Rules on Abortion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/29/world/court-in-canada-rules-on-abortion.html |work=New York Times}}
- Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov signals support for moderate reforms; non-Communist (though not anti-Communist) organizations are legalized for the first time.{{Cite news |last=Kamm |first=Henry |date=January 29, 1988 |title=Bulgaria Parley is Foretaste of a Scaling Down of Change |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/29/world/bulgaria-parley-is-foretaste-of-a-scaling-down-of-change.html |work=New York Times}}
=February=
- February 12 – The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy intentionally rams USS Yorktown in Soviet territorial waters while Yorktown claims innocent passage. The accompanying US destroyer {{USS|Caron|DD-970|6}} escapes damage.{{cite journal |author=William J. Aceves |title= Diplomacy at Sea: U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations in the Black Sea|journal= International Law Studies|volume=68}}
- February 13–28 – The 1988 Winter Olympics are held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.{{cite book|title=Michigan Municipal Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LnqQAAAAMAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Michigan Municipal League|page=3|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091222/https://books.google.com/books?id=LnqQAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
- February 17
- 1988 Oshakati bomb blast: A bomb explodes outside the First National Bank in Oshakati, Namibia, killing 27 and injuring 70.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/20/world/bomb-kills-14-near-a-base-in-namibia.html|title=Bomb Kills 14 Near a Base in Namibia|work=The New York Times|date=1988-02-20|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329120833/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/20/world/bomb-kills-14-near-a-base-in-namibia.html|url-status=live}}
- U.S. Lieutenant Colonel William R. Higgins, serving with a United Nations group monitoring a truce in southern Lebanon, is kidnapped (and later killed by his captors).
- February 20 – The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and join the Armenian SSR, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- February 23 – Start of Anfal campaign, a genocidal counterinsurgency operation within the Iran–Iraq War carried out by Ba'athist Iraqi forces led by Ali Hassan al-Majid on the orders of President Saddam Hussein that will kill between 50,000 and 182,000 Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan.{{cite web|url=https://hrw.org/reports/1993/iraqanfal/|title=Genocide in Iraq|publisher=Human Rights Watch|location=New York|date=July 1993|access-date=2021-06-18|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722223330/https://www.hrw.org/reports/1993/iraqanfal/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iraq501/events_anfal.html|title=The Crimes of Saddam Hussein – 1988: The Anfal Campaign|first=Dave|last=Johns|work=PBS Frontline|date=2006-01-24|access-date=2021-06-18|archive-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112000344/http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iraq501/events_anfal.html|url-status=live}}
- February 25 – The constitution of the Sixth Republic of Korea comes into effect.
- February 27–29 – Collapse of the Soviet Union: The Sumgait pogrom of Armenians occurs in Sumqayit.
- February 29 – A Nazi document implicates Kurt Waldheim in World War II deportations.
=March=
- March 6 – Operation Flavius: A Special Air Service team of the British Army shoots dead 3 unarmed members of a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) Active service unit in Gibraltar.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/7/newsid_2516000/2516155.stm|title=IRA gang shot dead in Gibraltar|work=On This Day|publisher=BBC|access-date=2013-03-16|date=March 7, 1988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307010143/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/7/newsid_2516000/2516155.stm |archive-date=March 7, 2008|url-status=live}}
- March 16
- The Halabja chemical attack is carried out by Iraqi government forces.{{cite book|title=Biological Weapons: The Threat Posed by Terrorists - Congressional Hearing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HeBNs909KKoC&pg=PA196|date=October 2000|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-0-7567-0278-6|page=196|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091228/https://books.google.com/books?id=HeBNs909KKoC&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
- Milltown Cemetery attack: Three men are killed and 70 wounded in a gun and grenade attack by loyalist paramilitary Michael Stone on mourners at Milltown Cemetery in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the funerals of the 3 IRA members killed in Gibraltar.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/16/newsid_2523000/2523953.stm|title=Three shot dead at Milltown Cemetery|work=BBC News|access-date=2008-02-02|date=March 16, 1988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102044140/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/16/newsid_2523000/2523953.stm |archive-date=January 2, 2008|url-status=live}}
- In the United States, the First Republic Bank of Texas fails and enters FDIC receivership, the largest FDIC assisted bank failure in history.{{cite book|title=Managing the Crisis: The FDIC and RTC Experience 1980-1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TisFEvj_7KAC&pg=PA598|year=1998|publisher=Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation|isbn=978-0-9661808-2-4|page=598|access-date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091139/https://books.google.com/books?id=TisFEvj_7KAC&pg=PA598#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- March 17
- A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into the side of the mountains near the Venezuelan border, killing 143 people.{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-21 HK-1716 Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport (CUC) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880317-0 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=aviation-safety.net}}
- Eritrean War of Independence – Battle of Afabet: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on 3 sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).{{Cite web |title=The Battle of Afabet – Annihilation of Nadew Command |url=https://zantana.net/the-battle-of-afabet-annihilation-of-nadew-command/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=zantana.net |language=en}}
- March 19 – Corporals killings in Belfast: Two British Army corporals are abducted, beaten and shot dead by Irish republicans after driving into the funeral cortege of IRA members killed in the Milltown Cemetery attack.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/06/21/nkane21.html |title=Judges free man jailed over IRA funeral murders |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=2008-02-02 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906065655/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F1997%2F06%2F21%2Fnkane21.html |archive-date=September 6, 2004 }}
- March 20 – Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the EPLF enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
- March 24 – The first McDonald's restaurant in a country run by a Communist party opens in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-24-mn-510-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Yugoslavs Relish Opening of McDonald's in Belgrade|date=March 24, 1988|access-date=July 25, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116141539/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-24/news/mn-510_1_big-mac|url-status=live}} It was later followed by one in Budapest,{{Cite web |date=2017-08-05 |title=This is how the first McDonald's was opened in Hungary during communism - Daily News Hungary |url=https://dailynewshungary.com/first-mcdonalds-opened-hungary-communism/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=dailynewshungary.com |language=en-US}} and in 1990 in Moscow,{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2019 |title=When a Canadian brought McDonald's fast food to Moscow |url=https://www.cbc.ca/archives/first-mcdonalds-moscow-1990-1.4980247 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=CBC Archives}} and Shenzhen, China.{{Cite web |date=2017-12-04 |title=The History of McDonald's in China |url=https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/the-history-of-mcdonalds-in-china/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Chinese Language Blog {{!}} Language and Culture of the Chinese-Speaking World}}
- March 25 – The Candle demonstration in Bratislava, Slovakia, is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the socialist government in Czechoslovakia.{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2023 |title=The Candle Demonstration reminds Slovaks of the power of the people |url=https://www.mzv.sk/en/web/en/slovakia/history/the-candle-demonstration-reminds-slovaks-of-the-power-of-the-people |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic}}
=April=
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- April 5 – Kuwait Airways Flight 422 is hijacked while en route from Bangkok, Thailand, to Kuwait. The hijackers demand the release of 17 Shiite Muslim prisoners held by Kuwait. Kuwait refuses to release the prisoners, leading to a 16-day siege across 3 continents. Two passengers are killed before the siege ends.{{cite web |author1=Antony Walker |title=Flashback: The deadly hijacking of Kuwait Airways Flight 422 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/flashback-the-deadly-hijacking-of-kuwait-airways-flight-422-20180405-h0ydyj.html |website=smh.com.au |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=6 May 2024 |language=English |date=5 April 2018 }}
- April 10 – The Ojhri Camp Disaster occurs in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.{{Cite web |last=Aziz |first=Shaikh |date=2016-02-07 |title=The Ojhri Camp disaster — Who's to blame? |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1237794 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
- April 14
- In the Geneva Accords, the Soviet Union commits itself to withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan.{{Cite news |last=Ottaway |first=David B. |date=April 15, 1988 |title=Agreement on Afghanistan signed in Geneva |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/04/15/agreement-on-afghanistan-signed-in-geneva/c7288c64-6764-4e73-9bc5-7eeb48f7827d/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
- The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) strikes a naval mine in the Persian Gulf, while deployed on Operation Earnest Will, during the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War.{{Cite web |title=Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/ships/modern-ships/uss-samuel-b--roberts--ffg-58-.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=NHHC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604152754/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/ships/modern-ships/uss-samuel-b--roberts--ffg-58-.html|archive-date=June 4, 2024}}
- April 16 – Israeli commandos kill the PLO's Abu Jihad in Tunisia.{{cite web |last1=Shmulovich |first1=Michal |title=24 years later, Israel acknowledges top-secret operation that killed Fatah terror chief |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-admits-to-top-secret-operation-that-killed-top-fatah-commander-abu-jihad-in-1988/ |website=The Times of Israel |access-date=3 January 2024}}
- April 18 – The United States Navy retaliates for the {{USS|Samuel B. Roberts|FFG-58|6}} mining with Operation Praying Mantis, in a day of strikes against Iranian oil platforms and naval vessels.{{Cite web |date=April 19, 1988 |title=U.S. STRIKES 2 IRANIAN OIL RIGS AND HITS 6 WARSHIPS IN BATTLES OVER MINING SEA LANES IN GULF |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/19/world/us-strikes-2-iranian-oil-rigs-hits-6-warships-battles-over-mining-sea-lanes-gulf.html |website=The New York Times}}
- April 20 – The world's longest skyjacking comes to an end when the remaining passengers of Kuwait Airways Flight 422 are released by their captors.
- April 28 – Aloha Airlines Flight 243 safely lands after losing its roof in midair, killing a flight attendant and injuring 65 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8903.pdf|title=Aircraft Accident Report, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, Boeing 737-100, N73711, Near Maui, Hawaii, April 28, 1998|date=June 14, 1989|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board|id=NTSB/AAR-89/03|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120112357/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8903.pdf|url-status=live}}
- April 30 – World Expo 88 opens in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
=May=
- May 8 – François Mitterrand is re-elected as President of France for 7 years.
- May 15 – Soviet–Afghan War: After more than 8 years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- May 16–18 – 1988 Gilgit massacre: A revolt by the Shias of Gilgit (in northern Pakistan) is ruthlessly suppressed by the Zia-ul Haq regime.
- May 27–29 – Somaliland War of Independence: Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then second and third largest cities of Somalia.{{Cite book|last=Binet|first=Laurence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LboiAQAAQBAJ|title=Somalia 1991-1993: Civil War, Famine Alert and a UN "Military-Humanitarian" Intervention|date=2013-10-03|publisher=Médecins Sans Frontières|page=214|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091216/https://books.google.com/books?id=LboiAQAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|last=Tekle|first=Amare|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xbQTEF0rd7wC&pg=PA152|title=Eritrea and Ethiopia: From Conflict to Cooperation|date=1 January 1994|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=978-0-932415-97-4|page=152|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091141/https://books.google.com/books?id=xbQTEF0rd7wC&pg=PA152#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- May 29–June 3 – The Moscow Summit meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev takes place, where the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was finalized.{{Cite news |date=2 June 1988 |title=Joint Document: 'Realistic Approach' to Reducing Nuclear Risk |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/02/world/moscow-summit-joint-document-realistic-approach-to-reducing-nuclear-risk.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812165557/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/02/world/moscow-summit-joint-document-realistic-approach-to-reducing-nuclear-risk.html |archive-date=12 August 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |volume=137 |issue=47524}}
=June=
- June 10–14 – Spontaneous 100,000 strong mass night-singing demonstrations in Estonian SSR eventually give name to the Singing Revolution.
- June 10–25 – West Germany hosts the UEFA Euro 1988 football tournament, which is won by the Netherlands.
- June 21 – The Poole explosion of 1988 caused 3,500 people to be evacuated out of the town centre in the biggest peacetime evacuation the United Kingdom had seen since the World War II.{{Cite web |title=GALLERY: The explosions that rocked Poole - 30 years since the BDH fire |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16318155.bdh-fire-poole-1988/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Bournemouth Echo |date=June 28, 2018 |language=en}}
- June 22 – Walt Disney Studios and Steven Spielberg release Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- June 23 – NASA scientist James Hansen testifies to the U.S. Senate that human-made global warming has begun, becoming one of the first environmentalists to warn of the problem.{{cite book|author=Robert C. Balling|title=The Heated Debate: Greenhouse Predictions Versus Climate Reality|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=atJXAAAAYAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy|isbn=978-0-936488-48-6|page=11|access-date=June 29, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091218/https://books.google.com/books?id=atJXAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}
- June 27
- The Gare de Lyon rail accident occurs in Paris, France as a commuter train headed inbound to the terminal crashes into a stationary outbound train, killing 56 and injuring 57.{{cite book|author=International Union of Public Transport|title=International Congress: Proceedings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9idSAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|page=27|access-date=June 29, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091846/https://books.google.com/books?id=9idSAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
- Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kills 9 to 12 and injures over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants.{{Cite book|title=Coca, cocaine, and the Bolivian reality|editor=Madeline Barbara Léons, Harry Sanabria|publisher=SUNY Press|year=1997|page=29|isbn=978-0-7914-3482-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0uPCUxT_rsAC&q=umopar&pg=PA264|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207092024/https://books.google.com/books?id=0uPCUxT_rsAC&q=umopar&pg=PA264#v=onepage&q=umopar&f=false|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/luis-gomez/2006/02/bolivias-political-moment-part-ii-contradictions-response-viceroy-greenl|title=Bolivia's Political Moment, Part II: Contradictions in Response to Viceroy Greenlee|last=Gomez|first=Luis|date=February 28, 2006|work=Narco News|access-date=5 February 2010|archive-date=March 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316191230/http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/luis-gomez/2006/02/bolivias-political-moment-part-ii-contradictions-response-viceroy-greenl}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/oct2003/boli-o14.shtml|title=Bolivian troops massacre strikers|last=Uco|first=César|author2=Bill Vann|date=14 October 2003|work=World Socialist Web Site|publisher=International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)|access-date=5 February 2010|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064331/http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/oct2003/boli-o14.shtml|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=October 6, 2002 |title=Bolivia: Cocaleros Sign Truce |work=Weekly News Update on the Americas |publisher=Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York |issue=266 |url=http://www.tulane.edu/~libweb/RESTRICTED/WEEKLY/2002_1006.txt |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701041314/http://www.tulane.edu/~libweb/RESTRICTED/WEEKLY/2002_1006.txt |archive-date=July 1, 2016}}
- June 30 – Roman Catholic Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre consecrates four bishops at Écône, Switzerland, for his apostolate, along with Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer, without a papal mandate.
=July=
- July 1 – The Soviet Union votes to end the CPSU's monopoly on economic and other non-political power and to further economic changes towards a less rigidly Marxist-Leninist economy.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-02-mn-5121-story.html|title=Soviet Party Votes End to Monopoly on Power: Communist Delegates OK Gorbachev Reforms, Approve Revision of Country's Political System|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 2, 1988|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222173001/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-02/news/mn-5121_1_communist-party|url-status=live}}
- July 3
- The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
- Iran Air Flight 655 is shot down by a missile launched from the {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|6}}, killing a total of 290 people on board.
- July 6 – The Piper Alpha production platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires, killing 165 oil workers and 2 rescue mariners. 61 workers survive.{{cite book|title=Informal Logic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8bXAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=P.F. Wilkinson|page=304|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091959/https://books.google.com/books?id=p8bXAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
- July 9 – The ruling Communist Party of Albania criticizes Gorbachev's Soviet reforms, alleging they have "opened doors to all the anti-Communist and counterrevolutionary elements to slander and attack everything sound, socialist, and revolutionary in the life of the Soviet Union."
- July 18 – Iran-Iraq War: Iran agrees to United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 negotiating a ceasefire.{{Cite news |date=July 22, 1988 |title=Iran-Iraq War: Eight Brutal Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/22/world/iran-iraq-war-eight-brutal-years.html |work=New York Times}}
- July 22 – Eastern Air Lines announces layoffs for 4,000 employees and elimination of service to 14 U.S. cities; labor union efforts to block the layoffs will fail in federal court in September.{{Cite news |last=Salpukas |first=Agis |date=October 1, 1988 |title=U.S. Appeals Court Backs Eastern on Layoffs of 4,000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/01/business/us-appeals-court-backs-eastern-on-layoffs-of-4000.html |work=New York Times}}
- July 31 – Thirty-two people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.{{cite book|author=Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Jakarta|title=Accessions List, Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TrjmAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Library of Congress Office, Jakarta|page=464|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091958/https://books.google.com/books?id=TrjmAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
===August===
- August 5 – The 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis culminates in the ousting of the Lord President of Malaysia, Salleh Abas.{{cite book|author=Mohamed Salleh Abas (Tun Haji)|title=May Day for Justice: The Lord President's Version|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BM2JAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Magnus Books|isbn=978-983-9631-00-5|page=4|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207092002/https://books.google.com/books?id=BM2JAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
- August 8 – 8888 Uprising: Thousands of protesters in Burma, now known as Myanmar, are killed during anti-government demonstrations.
- August 11 – A meeting of Islamic Jihadi leaders, including Osama bin Laden, takes place, leading to the founding of Al-Qaeda.{{cite book | last = Asthana | first = N. C. | title = Urban terrorism: myths and realities | publisher = Pointer Publishers Distributed by Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors | location = Jaipur | year = 2009 | isbn = 978-81-7132-598-6 | page=108}}
- August 17 – Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Arnold Lewis Raphel, are among those killed when a plane crashes and explodes near Bahawalpur.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880817-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130B Hercules 23494 Bahawalpur Airport (BHV)|author=Harro Ranter|date=17 August 1988|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064728/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880817-0|url-status=live}}
- August 20 – A ceasefire effectively ends the Iran–Iraq War, with an estimated one million lives lost.{{cite book|author=Taylor & Francis Group|title=The Middle East and North Africa 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pP315Mw3S9EC&pg=PA1028|date=30 October 2003|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-184-1|page=1028|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207092024/https://books.google.com/books?id=pP315Mw3S9EC&pg=PA1028#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- August 21 – The {{M|w|link=y}} 6.9 Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
- August 28 – Seventy people are killed and 346 injured in one of the worst air show disasters in history at Germany's Ramstein Air Base, when three jets from the Italian air demonstration team, Frecce Tricolori, collide, sending one of the aircraft crashing into the crowd of spectators.{{cite book|title=Medical 911: The EMS Information Sourcebook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M1VrAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Emergency Care Information Center|isbn=978-0-936174-12-9|page=319|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091956/https://books.google.com/books?id=M1VrAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
=September=
- September 1 – Angolan Civil War: South African troops withdraw from Angola.{{Cite news |last=Brooke |first=James |date=September 1, 1988 |title=Angola Confirms Pullout by Pretoria's Forces |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/01/world/angola-confirms-pullout-by-pretoria-s-forces.html |work=New York Times}}
- September 11 – Singing Revolution: In the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 300,000 people gather to express their support for independence.{{cite book|author=Nanci Adler|title=Five Years Gorbachev|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qR0hAQAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Second World Center|isbn=978-90-71271-11-3|page=49|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207091930/https://books.google.com/books?id=qR0hAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
- September 12 – Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula 2 days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
- September 15 – The International Olympic Committee awards Lillehammer the right to host the 1994 Winter Olympics.{{cite book|author=Roel Puijk|title=Global Spotlights on Lillehammer: How the World Viewed Norway During the 1994 Winter Olympics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JO-BAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=University of Luton Press|isbn=978-1-86020-520-0|page=29|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093156/https://books.google.com/books?id=JO-BAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
- September 17–October 2 – The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea.{{cite book|author=Adrian Buzo|title=The Making of Modern Korea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yZmKVZsGkDIC&pg=PA212|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-23749-9|page=212|access-date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093311/https://books.google.com/books?id=yZmKVZsGkDIC&pg=PA212#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- September 22 – The Ocean Odyssey drilling rig suffers a blowout and fire in the North Sea (see also July 6), resulting in one death.{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Dept. of Energy|title=Development of the oil and gas resources of the United Kingdom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I0gRAAAAYAAJ|year=1987|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|page=77|isbn=978-0-11-412826-5|access-date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093248/https://books.google.com/books?id=I0gRAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}
- September 23 – The World Health Organization estimates that there are 250,000 current cases of AIDS worldwide.{{Cite book |last=Zeleny |first=Robert O. |title=The 1989 World Book Year Book: A Review of the Events of 1988. |publisher=World Book, Inc. |year=1989 |isbn=0-7166-0489-2 |editor-last=Harmet |editor-first=A. Richard |location=Chicago |pages=165}}
- September 28 – A territorial dispute between Egypt and Israel over Taba is resolved by international arbitration when most of the resort town is awarded to Egypt. Negotiations over exact delineations will continue for several months.{{Cite news |last=Brinkley |first=Joel |date=September 30, 1988 |title=Israeli Parties Clash On Ruling Over Enclave |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/30/world/israeli-parties-clash-on-ruling-over-enclave.html |work=New York Times}}
- September 29 – STS-26: NASA resumes Space Shuttle flights, grounded after the Challenger disaster, with Space Shuttle Discovery.
=October=
- October 5
- Thousands riot in Algiers, Algeria against the National Liberation Front government; by October 10 the army has tortured and killed{{Clarify|see talk page|date=December 2017}} about 500 people in crushing the riots.
- Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet loses a national plebiscite on his rule; he relinquishes power in 1990.
- Promulgation of the 1988 Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
- October 12
- Walsh Street police shootings: Two Victoria Police officers are gunned down, execution style, in Australia.{{cite book|author=Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives|title=Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Representatives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hLpDAQAAIAAJ|date=September 2008|publisher=Commonwealth Government Printer|page=8168|access-date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093157/https://books.google.com/books?id=hLpDAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}
- The Birchandra Manu massacre occurs in Tripura, India.{{cite book|author=Suresh K. Sharma|title=Documents on North-East India: Tripura|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzUlNjhiITkC&pg=PA133|year=2006|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-8324-097-0|page=133}}
- October 20 – The Los Angeles Dodgers won 4 games to 1 in the 1988 World Series against the Oakland Athletics.
- October 28 – Abortion: 48 hours after announcing it was abandoning RU-486, French manufacturer Roussel Uclaf states that it will resume distribution of the drug.
- October 29 – Pakistan's General Rahimuddin Khan resigns from his post as the governor of Sindh, following attempts by the President of Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, to limit the powers Rahimuddin had accumulated.{{cite web|url= http://pakistaniat.com/2006/10/27/ghulam-ishaq-khan-dead/comment-page-2/|title= Ghulam Ishaq Khan Dead|access-date= 2006-10-27|author= Najam, Adil Najam|year= 2006|archive-date= August 21, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080821200926/http://pakistaniat.com/2006/10/27/ghulam-ishaq-khan-dead/comment-page-2/|url-status= live}}
- October 30 – Jericho bus firebombing: Five Israelis are killed and five wounded in a Palestinian attack in the West Bank.{{cite book|author=Ami Ayalon|title=Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume Xii, 1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gce1I2KAxdwC&pg=PA120|date=25 September 1990|publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center|isbn=978-0-8133-1044-2|page=120|access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093317/https://books.google.com/books?id=gce1I2KAxdwC&pg=PA120#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
=November=
- November – TAT-8, the first transatlantic telephone cable to use optical fibers, is completed. This led to more robust connections between the American and European Internet.{{cite book|title=U.S. Industrial Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw8RgugbDNoC&pg=RA1-PA277|year=1989|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industrial Economics|page=1|access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093313/https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw8RgugbDNoC&pg=RA1-PA277#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- November 2 – The Morris worm, the first computer worm distributed via the Internet, written by Robert Tappan Morris, is launched from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S.{{cite book|author=Richard Hill|title=The New International Telecommunication Regulations and the Internet: A Commentary and Legislative History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H4a9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA8|date=25 March 2014|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-642-45416-5|page=8|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093319/https://books.google.com/books?id=H4a9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- November 3 – 1988 Maldives coup attempt: The People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, a Sri Lankan Tamil militant group, attempts to overthrow the Maldivian government. At the request of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the Indian military suppresses the coup attempt within 24 hours.
- November 6 – The 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes kills at least 938 people when it strikes the China–Myanmar border region in Yunnan.{{Cite news|last=Kristof|first=Nicholas D.|date=Nov 9, 1988|title=Toll Reported in China Earthquake Reaches 938|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/09/world/toll-reported-in-china-earthquake-reaches-938.html|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112848/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/09/world/toll-reported-in-china-earthquake-reaches-938.html|url-status=live}}
- November 8 – The United States Vice-president and Republican nominee George H. W. Bush defeats the Democratic nominee and Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, in the 1988 United States Presidential Election.
- November 15
- In the Soviet Union, the uncrewed Shuttle Buran is launched by an Energia rocket on its maiden orbital spaceflight (the first and last space flight for the shuttle).
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed at the Palestinian National Council meeting in Algiers, by a vote of 253–46.
- The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched by Nico Roozen, Frans van der Hoff and ecumenical development agency Solidaridad in the Netherlands.
- November 16
- Singing Revolution: The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR adopts the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration in which the laws of the Estonian SSR are declared supreme over those of the Soviet Union. The USSR declares it unconstitutional on November 26. It is the first declaration of sovereignty from Moscow of any Soviet or Eastern Bloc entity.{{cite book|author=Kristina Spohr Readman|title=Germany and the Baltic Problem After the Cold War: The Development of a New Ostpolitik, 1989-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fKQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|date=10 June 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-77022-0|page=45|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207093320/https://books.google.com/books?id=4fKQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT45#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan choose populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister. Elections are held as planned despite head of state Zia-ul-Haq's death earlier in August.{{cite book|title=The World Factbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u1xQqcMrmR4C&pg=PA230|year=1989|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|page=230|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207092505/https://books.google.com/books?id=u1xQqcMrmR4C&pg=PA230#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- November 23 – Former Korean president Chun Doo-hwan makes a formal apology for corruption during his presidency, announcing he will go into exile.{{cite book|author=Terence Roehrig|title=The Prosecution of Former Military Leaders in Newly Democratic Nations: The Cases of Argentina, Greece, and South Korea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zfQggLWwyi4C&pg=PA164|year=2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1091-0|page=164|access-date=January 17, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094830/https://books.google.com/books?id=zfQggLWwyi4C&pg=PA164#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
=December=
{{Main|December 1988}}
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- December 1
- Carlos Salinas de Gortari takes office as President of Mexico.{{cite web |url=https://www.cidob.org/biografias_lideres_politicos/america_del_norte/mexico/carlos_salinas_de_gortari |editor-last=Ortiz de Zárate |editor-first=Roberto |title=Carlos Salina de Gortari |language=es |date=2 July 2018 |publisher=Fundación CIDOB |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024230159/http://www.cidob.org/es/documentacio/biografias_lideres_politicos/america_del_norte/mexico/carlos_salinas_de_gortari |url-status=live }}
- The first World AIDS Day is held.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldaidsday.org/about/ |title=About |website=World AIDS Day |year=2021 |publisher=National AIDS Trust |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120080054/http://www.worldaidsday.org/about |url-status=live }}
- December 2
- Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.{{cite book |first=Sajjad |last=Bokhari |title=Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the Leader of Today |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljhuAAAAMAAJ |year=1993 |publisher=Fiction House |page=27 |via=Google Books |access-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094812/https://books.google.com/books?id=ljhuAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}
- A cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2582436/1988-bangladesh-cyclone/ |last=Saeed |first=Hasan |title=Bangladesh starts fixing cyclone ruin |agency=Associated Press |journal=The San Bernardino County Sun |date=3 December 1988 |page=9 |access-date=25 October 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025162036/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2582436/1988-bangladesh-cyclone/ |url-status=live }}
- December 6 – The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government by the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988.{{cite web |url=http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=118 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221051914/http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=118 |archive-date=21 February 2006 |title=Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth) |website=Documenting a Democracy |publisher=National Archives of Australia |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- December 7 – In Soviet Armenia, the {{M|s|link=y}} 6.8 Spitak earthquake kills nearly 25,000, injures 31,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/10/newsid_2544000/2544077.stm |title=BBC ON THIS DAY
| 10| 1988: Death toll rises in Armenian earthquake |year=2008 |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=April 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407191222/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/10/newsid_2544000/2544077.stm |url-status=live }} - December 12 – The Clapham Junction rail crash in London kills 35 and injures 132.{{cite book |url=https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Hidden001.pdf |last=Hidden |first=Anthony QC |author-link=Anthony Hidden |title=Investigation into the Clapham Junction Railway Accident |publisher=The Department of Transport |date=November 1989 |pages=4–5 |isbn=0-10-1082029 |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519223834/http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Hidden001.pdf |url-status=live }}
- December 16 – Perennial U.S. presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche is convicted of mail fraud.{{cite news |url=http://www.loudountimes.com/news/2002/oct/30/campaign-draws-attention-to-larouchebr-smallnancy-/ |last=Casey |first=Martin |title=Campaign draws attention to LaRouche Nancy Spannaus uses his sound bites |journal=Loudon Times-Mirror |agency=Times Community Newspapers |date=30 October 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219203318/http://www.loudountimes.com/news/2002/oct/30/campaign-draws-attention-to-larouchebr-smallnancy-/ |archive-date=19 December 2008 |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- December 20 – The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.{{cite web |url=http://www.incb.org/e/conv/1988/ |title=FINAL ACT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES |date=20 December 1988 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050518085810/http://www.incb.org/e/conv/1988/ |archive-date=18 May 2005 |publisher=International Narcotics Control Board |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- December 21 – Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people. Libya is suspected of involvement.{{cite book |title=African Journal of International and Comparative Law |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQgtAQAAIAAJ |year=1992 |publisher=African Society of International and Comparative Law |page=303 |language=en |via=Google Books |access-date=June 19, 2021 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094701/https://books.google.com/books?id=OQgtAQAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}
=Date unknown=
- Near the end of the year, the first proper and official Internet connection between North America and Europe is made between Princeton, New Jersey, United States, and Stockholm, Sweden.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nordu.net/history/TheHistoryOfNordunet_simple.pdf|title=nordunet_alkusivut_nettiversio.indd|access-date=September 20, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031416/http://www.nordu.net/history/TheHistoryOfNordunet_simple.pdf}}
- Zebra mussels, a species originally native to the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, are found in the Great Lakes of North America.{{cite web |title = Zebra Mussels Overwhelm U.S. Waterways in the Great Lakes Region and Beyond – Copper Screens and Coatings Provide a Solution to this $500 million Problem |publisher = Copper Development Association |date = 2009-07-30 |url =http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2009/pr2009_July_30.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101215202436/http://copper.org/about/pressreleases/2009/pr2009_July_30.html |archive-date = 2010-12-15 |access-date = 2011-03-13 |url-status = live}}
- 1988 Polish strikes.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/special_report/1999/09/99/iron_curtain/timelines/poland_8488.stm|title=BBC News | Communism | Poland|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}{{Cite news |date=April 30, 1988 |title=Polish Unrest Spreads; Dozens of Activists Held; Workers at 2nd Industrial Center Join Protest |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1253858.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025185757/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1253858.html |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
Births
=January=
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- January 3 – Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer{{cite web |url=https://www.lcfc.com/players/3156/Jonny-Evans/profile |title=Jonny Evans |publisher=Leicester City F.C. |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407204341/https://www.lcfc.com/players/3156/Jonny-Evans/profile |url-status=live }}
- January 5 – Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6028719-mohd-azizulhasni-awang.htm|title=Azizulhasni Awang|website=Cycling Track|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104040134/https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6028719-mohd-azizulhasni-awang.htm|url-status=live}}
- January 7 – Haley Bennett, American actress and singer{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/502158/Haley-Bennett/biography|title=Haley Bennett – Biography|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308120223/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/502158/Haley-Bennett/biography|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Nathan Southern|date=2016|archive-date=March 8, 2016}}
- January 8 – Alex Tyus, American-Israeli basketball player[🖉{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Alex-Tyus/Summary/5630|title=Alex Tyus Player Profile, Florida, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com|access-date=November 19, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127222059/https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Alex-Tyus/Summary/5630|url-status=live}}
- January 11 – Wang Yimei, Chinese volleyball player{{cite web |title=Yimei Wang (王一梅) |url=https://women.volleybox.net/yimei-wang-p1365/clubs |website=volleybox.net |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127175555/https://women.volleybox.net/yimei-wang-p1365/clubs |url-status=live }}
- January 12
- Claude Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/claude-giroux-8473512|title=Claude Giroux|website=NHL|access-date=22 October 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026141500/https://www.nhl.com/player/claude-giroux-8473512|url-status=live}}
- Xiong Jing Nan, Chinese mixed martial artist and current ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion{{cite web|url=https://www.onefc.com/news/xiong-jin-nan-beats-angela-lee-in-epic-world-championship-trilogy-bout/|title=Xiong Jing Nan Beats Angela Lee In Epic World Championship Trilogy Bout|author=Furness, Jay|website=ONE Championship|date=October 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022|archive-date=October 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001135119/https://www.onefc.com/news/xiong-jin-nan-beats-angela-lee-in-epic-world-championship-trilogy-bout/|url-status=live}}
- January 13 – Artjoms Rudņevs, Latvian footballer
- January 15 – Skrillex, American musician and DJ
- January 16
- Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer{{cite book|author1=Nicklas Bendtner|author2=Rune Skyum-Nielsen|title=Both Sides: The Extraordinary, Raw and Unfiltered Autobiography That Everyone's Talking About|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UoWAzQEACAAJ|date=8 October 2020|publisher=Octopus Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-913183-62-2|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094723/https://books.google.com/books?id=UoWAzQEACAAJ|url-status=live}}
- FKA Twigs, English singer-songwriter, record producer, director and dancer{{cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09186960/filing-history/MzEwNjAxNTY1NWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0|title=Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company {{!}} Female Reclining Ltd|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717072541/https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/6rsL18fsVjEmzc1fGDHiPl58Q_Hdrsq0qbooYrENxV4/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3KO6BMYOQ%2F20230717%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230717T072541Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEM%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQDYl2a00l0%2Fsyv%2FcwktfOCRPaujkT%2BM3MsAXSudt1inKwIgEVgH6Wer2olQVj%2FriV5ecW%2FaxmhZsuevMSpQUmoGcyoquwUIWBAEGgw0NDkyMjkwMzI4MjIiDClIKhzw2QoYrAJLfCqYBSrOxfI4WYQ3EmYpLl35WB3GH5ZQITT3d0recfkuAHh1N95rJMAnom7CgvspSx00MmzxHxFiKHFb9XzKcITgisHVm8omgTxdU2%2Bs3PriFf7tEiWFQXPKIn1jnxd8Ev7DI3ilUILrrOcO7JUeh%2Bii872oHVQat3bdo%2B8JWVJtPEnEpq7Wr%2FUIN4L1iXsqi2xkF9Q2U5jEJwdxVyFlhA1pTS8BmsgMtQS7JfjuF2I%2FQn1lEr4hLUHbjc%2FvK5ucvc5o%2FWlxJvjDqjn79NIyg4OGecRY24HTCulzwDU4OM41oJYEL3VdYgwULXGgtQ%2BuqI7STTymSf%2Fh%2FBUlTKnaHnc9luG%2Bv40B%2B6aMR0qKtIGMj3n3P5LoPc3zUZi%2FnFE2EkSutSQRy0RB65x64%2F6pIrdwZfu%2FgcecK1TYf5ZDmq%2B7B7iPVzeubTFVgfuGcEl3JI%2Fz7lpsFFTP1oFCzGnDxhcvzuIk26%2B3DraqJ%2FhFwo7XxnXIQaZGsovbOEfRthVDgiGEDP9Um5REHDdvqtRlqwzz6cU%2BmG3Z4YijWhHWv%2BAyOfuP%2FL98ogj%2F2bVZ2AeLPhK45M9YlxIzY%2Fo25CpRCq%2FdvWLGsgnOTIABitiscdBQ0w8vjQj5qyb%2FKColrYpdrw6uFdk47Hf%2FqBhQhnIQp53KDjg8RkhnDIQKCgaTwlLIyTCDeiWHNSE5WjUP4%2BBsRzNhrpm8ECrRfm2vSDZXStykTQmuHmYErjCz1VHtj52%2Fs%2Bh6HUdnB6uvuGdLxBrB7xuG3Ndjk8moLGWlnoDdc4SxrRGVID8WseExppseqp%2B6t2hBvBKnRSaHyKLfdMouDVcNG5gaPUI1o%2FYGf3UTw4vqBd6yTQXwtnkLKYRxcGyKUpNV%2Bn1zAzeUemQwic3TpQY6sQEPFnYgBLuROQ4zT2neVFFpp%2FyfHC9av3OKZGtF6qWSo5%2B5BrOtNxc9Cee3cvUIABiJbzCzZLtMYRoejhsZnpKYn5VPjo2Xh8PCoWS1yw9Y6zkRsaswD7pygJPpQFv1V8YEXFTK31U8oSRmZB1AqFKqgWYddGvKHs3eqEcWW6EWCNPBUPNLTqFVKBnA6fgoKAyTUOEGmomWWN63z%2FV%2BthYph%2BjwGX6XOtW96jLND1II%2FRQ%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=4101fd5324dab999c73907375503cd34556357fdde9dc1cb3f7cb42e22a929a9|url-status=live}}
- Li Xiaoxia, Chinese table tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/xiaoxia-li|title=Xiaoxia Li|website=IOC|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124190103/https://www.olympic.org/xiaoxia-li|url-status=live}}
- January 18 – Angelique Kerber, German tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/311470/angelique-kerber|title=Angelique Kerber|website=WTA|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715205512/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/311470/title/angelique-kerber|url-status=live}}
- January 21
- Ashton Eaton, American decathlete{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/ashton-eaton|title=Ashton Eaton|website=IOC|access-date=January 17, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226013251/https://www.olympic.org/ashton-eaton|url-status=live}}
- Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer{{cite web|url=http://www.radiorepublic.ph/glaiza-de-castro-holds-birthday-concert/|title=Glaiza de Castro holds birthday concert|publisher=Radio Republic|date=January 28, 2016|access-date=October 21, 2016|archive-date=October 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022022441/http://www.radiorepublic.ph/glaiza-de-castro-holds-birthday-concert/|url-status=live}}
- January 25 – Tatiana Golovin, Russian-born French professional tennis player{{cite web |title=Tatiana Golovin |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/310774/name |website=wtatennis.com |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124043411/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/310774/name |url-status=live }}
- January 27 – Liu Wen, Chinese model{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/look/2009/spring/models/index1.html|title=The new faces of Spring 2009|work=New York|date=November 17, 2008|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=September 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905162431/http://nymag.com/fashion/look/2009/spring/models/index1.html|url-status=live}}
- January 29 – Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer{{cite web|url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/stephanie-gilmore-the-profile-of-a-unique-surfing-champion|title=Stephanie Gilmore: the profile of a unique surfing champion|date=15 January 2020|website=Surfer Today|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104234743/https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/stephanie-gilmore-the-profile-of-a-unique-surfing-champion|url-status=live}}
=February=
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- February 2 – Zosia Mamet, American actress and musician{{cite web |title=Zosia Mamet |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zosia_mamet |website=rottentomatoes.com |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201060558/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zosia_mamet |url-status=live }}
- February 3
- Cho Kyuhyun, Korean singer{{cite book|author=Mark Russell|title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution|page=39|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ|date=29 April 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1}}
- Gregory van der Wiel, Dutch footballer{{FIFA player|291410}}
- Kamil Glik, Polish footballer{{NFT player|35616}}
- February 4 – Carly Patterson, American gymnast{{Cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/p/cpatterson.pdf|title=Fact Sheet: Carly Patterson|publisher=USA Gymnastics|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120004942/http://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/p/cpatterson.pdf|url-status=live}}
- February 5 – Natalie Geisenberger, German luger{{cn|date=September 2024}}
- February 7
- Ai Kago, Japanese singer{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/277811/profile | title=加護亜依のプロフィール | trans-title=Ai Kago's profile | work=Oricon | language=ja | access-date=2020-01-20 | archive-date=February 7, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207173845/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/277811/profile/ | url-status=live }}
- Lee Joon, South Korean idol singer (MBLAQ), dancer, actor and model{{cite book|author=Mark Russell|title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ|date=April 29, 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1}}
- Matthew Stafford, American football player{{cite news |title=Matthew Stafford Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12483/matthew-stafford |access-date=March 27, 2022 |agency=ESPN |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326182452/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12483/matthew-stafford |url-status=live }}
- February 8 – Zemfira Magomedalieva, Russian boxer{{cite web |title=Zemfira Magomedaliyeva |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146110 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207003823/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146110 |url-status=live }}
- February 9
- Lotte Friis, Danish swimmer{{Cite web |title=Lotte Friis Bio |url=https://swimswam.com/bio/lotte-friis/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}
- Monika Liu, Lithuanian singer and songwriter{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
- February 12 – Nicolás Otamendi, Argentinian footballer{{NFT player|31477}}
- February 13
- Aston Merrygold, English singer{{cite web |title=Aston Merrygold Biography |url=http://www.jlsofficial.com/gb/biography/detail/aston-merrygold/ |work=JLS Official |access-date=2 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609053644/http://www.jlsofficial.com/gb/biography/detail/aston-merrygold |archive-date=9 June 2012 }}
- Irene Montero, Spanish politician and psychologist{{cite web |title=Irene Montero |url=https://www.publico.es/politica/irene-montero-portavoz.html |website=publico.es |date=February 18, 2017 |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201045156/https://www.publico.es/politica/irene-montero-portavoz.html |url-status=live }}
- February 14 – Ángel Di María, Argentine footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=266800/index.html|title=Di Maria|website=FIFA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906204205/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=266800/index.html|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2015}}
- February 15 – Rui Patrício, Portuguese footballer{{cite web |title=1. Rui Patricio |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45653 |website=soccerbase.com |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102102559/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45653 |url-status=live }}
- February 16
- Diego Capel, Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=Diego Capel |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j570.html |website=bdfutbol.com |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126075603/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j570.html |url-status=live }}
- Zhang Jike, Chinese table tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/jike-zhang|title=Jike Zhang|website=IOC|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302114353/https://www.olympic.org/jike-zhang|url-status=live}}
- Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor{{Cite web |title=Kim Soo-hyun {{!}} Actor, Composer, Soundtrack |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4633543/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
- February 17
- Natascha Kampusch, Austrian television hostess and kidnapping victim{{cite book|author1=Natascha Kampusch|author2=Heike Gronemeier|author3=Corinna Milborn|title=3,096 Days|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ovop5N-yZwIC&pg=PT1|date=16 September 2010|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-670-91999-4|page=1|access-date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094106/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ovop5N-yZwIC&pg=PT1|url-status=live}}
- Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer{{cite web |title=Vasyl Lomachenko |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/vasyl-lomachenko-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203134519/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/vasyl-lomachenko-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-03 |website=sports-reference.com}}
- February 20
- Rihanna, Barbadian pop singer{{cite book|title=The News|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBo_AQAAIAAJ|date=July 2007|publisher=Independent Communications Network Limited|page=6|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094223/https://books.google.com/books?id=eBo_AQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}
- February 21 – Matthias de Zordo, German javelin thrower{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/matthias-de-zordo|title=Matthias de Zordo|website=IOC|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207130035/https://www.olympic.org/matthias-de-zordo|url-status=live}}
- Ki Bo-bae, South Korean archer{{cite web |title=Ki Bo-Bae |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/ki-bo-bae-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203104418/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/ki-bo-bae-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-03 |website=sports-reference.com}}
- February 22 – Ximena Navarrete, Mexican actress, Miss Universe 2010{{cite web| last=Correa |first=Ofelia |title=Nuestras Reinas: Ximena Navarrete |url = http://www.esmas.com/nuestrabellezav2/nuestras_reinas/799220.html |publisher=Nuestra Belleza |language=es |year=2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925184134/http://www.esmas.com/nuestrabellezav2/nuestras_reinas/799220.html |archive-date=September 25, 2009 }}
- February 24
- Brittany Bowe, American speed skater{{cite web |title=Brittany Bowe |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/128778 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201170502/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/128778 |url-status=live }}
- Efraín Juárez, Mexican footballer{{NFT player|32096}}
- February 25 – Claudia Faniello, Maltese singer{{cite web |title=Claudia Faniello |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Claudia+Faniello |website=last.fm |date=May 17, 2023 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202055622/https://www.last.fm/music/Claudia+Faniello |url-status=live }}
- February 26 – Kim Yeon-koung, South Korean volleyball player{{cite web |title=NO.10 김연경 |url=https://pinkspiders.co.kr/team/player_detail.php?idx=101 |website=pinkspiders.co.kr |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127174541/https://pinkspiders.co.kr/team/player_detail.php?idx=101 |url-status=live }}
- February 28 – Markéta Irglová, Czech-Icelandic singer and songwriter{{cite web|title=About Marketa Irglova|url=http://2014.marketairglova.com/about|access-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112181810/http://2014.marketairglova.com/about|archive-date=November 12, 2014}}
=March=
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- March 2 – Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.com.au/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/343/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/344/Default.aspx?cId=26829&teamId=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823061144/http://www.olympics.com.au/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/343/Athletes/TheTeam/tabid/344/Default.aspx?cId=26829&teamId=4|archive-date=August 23, 2008|title=Australian Olympic Team profile|website=Olympics Australia|access-date=June 29, 2021}}
- March 4
- Gal Mekel, Israeli basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203539/career/|title=Gal Mekel|website=NBA|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709203707/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203539/career/|url-status=live}}
- Valentina Shevchenko, Kyrgyz born-Peruvian mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=sherdog.com |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Valentina-Shevchenko-45384 |website=Valentina Shevchenko |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924164910/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Valentina-Shevchenko-45384 |url-status=live }}
- March 6
- Agnes, Swedish recording artist{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/AgnesOfficial/|title=Agnes English biography|work=agnescarlsson.se|publisher=Agnes Carlsson and Roxy Recordings|access-date=17 January 2010|archive-date=August 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822080006/https://www.facebook.com/AgnesOfficial/|url-status=live}}
- Marina Erakovic, New Zealand tennis player{{cite web |title=Marina Erakovic |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/312086/name |website=.wtatennis.com |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124031104/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/312086/name |url-status=live }}
- Simon Mignolet, Belgian footballer{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Belgium |publisher=FIFA|page=3|date=June 10, 2018|access-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=June 11, 2019}}
- Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean speed skater{{Cite web | title = Seung-Hoon Lee | website = Vancouver2010.com | publisher = Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games | url = http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-speed-skating/athletes/seung-hoon-lee_ath1055253BU.html | access-date = 2010-02-13 | archive-date = February 13, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100213173307/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-speed-skating/athletes/seung-hoon-lee_ath1055253BU.html }}
- March 8 – Laura Unsworth, British field hockey player{{cite web |title=Laura Unsworth |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126323 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121111358/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126323 |url-status=live }}
- March 9 - Elena Furiase, Spanish Actress
- March 10 – Ivan Rakitić, Croatian and Swiss footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=296633/index.html|title=Ivan Rakitic|website=FIFA|date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906164314/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=296633/index.html|archive-date=September 6, 2015}}
- March 11 – Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=269784/index.html|title=Fabio Coentrao|website=FIFA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905195810/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=269784/index.html|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}
- March 14 – Stephen Curry, American basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/stephen/curry/201939|title=Stephen Curry|website=NBA|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026055955/https://www.nba.com/players/stephen/curry/201939|url-status=live}}
- March 16
- Jhené Aiko, American singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jhen%C3%A9-aiko/18275|title=Jhené Aiko|website=Grammys|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922145638/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jhen%C3%A9-aiko/18275|url-status=live}}
- Agustín Marchesín, Argentine footballer{{cite web |title=AGUSTIN FEDERICO MARCHESIN |url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-40513.html |website=bdfa.com |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126051009/https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-40513.html |url-status=live }}
- March 17 – Carrie Johnson, British media consultant and activist{{cite web |title=Who is Carrie Johnson and how long has she been with Boris? |url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/carrie-johnson-boris-wife-age-children-135343456.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIPt9Z7xVbsYFpYxDYc-pHaGOoFhqXQg2vRoDIdE2MbU2Tofx-gfU3_bjvmIXLitH36UgC9OhMJTrmP3G6Vhh06kE8vzxHjMjiRiHl3tKiLno1tPiapjRCRSc8Dtqx0tBJ9iKCuScWIiEqpwuhOxk87TTNVmYSKSac6kVkMoEl8u |website=uk.style.yahoo.com |date=July 11, 2023 |publisher=Yahoo life |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124002209/https://uk.style.yahoo.com/carrie-johnson-boris-wife-age-children-135343456.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIPt9Z7xVbsYFpYxDYc-pHaGOoFhqXQg2vRoDIdE2MbU2Tofx-gfU3_bjvmIXLitH36UgC9OhMJTrmP3G6Vhh06kE8vzxHjMjiRiHl3tKiLno1tPiapjRCRSc8Dtqx0tBJ9iKCuScWIiEqpwuhOxk87TTNVmYSKSac6kVkMoEl8u |url-status=live }}
- Grimes, Canadian singer and songwriter
- March 19
- Clayton Kershaw, American baseball player{{Cite web |title=Clayton Kershaw Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/bio/_/id/28963/clayton-kershaw |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=ESPN |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106001615/https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/bio/_/id/28963/clayton-kershaw |url-status=live }}
- Zhou Lulu, Chinese weightlifter{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/lulu-zhou|title=Zhou Lulu|website=Olympic.org|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108130553/https://www.olympic.org/lulu-zhou|url-status=live}}
- Maxim Mikhaylov, Russian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Maksim Mikhaylov |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/114333 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307050447/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/114333 |url-status=live }}
- March 20 – Alberto Bueno, Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=Alberto Bueno |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alberto-bueno-calvo/62141/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126214113/https://int.soccerway.com/players/alberto-bueno-calvo/62141/ |url-status=live }}
- March 21
- Josepmir Ballón, Peruvian footballer{{NFT player|31825}}
- Gabriela Isler, Venezuelan TV host, fashion model and Miss Universe 2013.
- March 23 – Jason Kenny, British cyclist{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/new/bio/Jason_Kenny|title=Jason Kenny|website=British Cycling|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108023319/https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/new/bio/Jason_Kenny|url-status=live}}
- March 25 - Big Sean, American rapper
- March 27
- Holliday Grainger, English actress{{cite web |title=Holliday Grainger |url=https://en.24smi.org/celebrity/77976-holliday-grainger.html |website=24smi.org |publisher=24 celebs.com |access-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118212051/https://en.24smi.org/celebrity/77976-holliday-grainger.html |url-status=live }}
- Jessie J, English singer-songwriter{{cite book|author=Jessie J|title=Nice to Meet You|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7OtWA2CuN7gC&pg=PT10|date=27 September 2012|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4711-2580-5|page=10|access-date=June 29, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094133/https://books.google.com/books?id=7OtWA2CuN7gC&pg=PT10#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- Brenda Song, American actress{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brenda-song/142655|title=Brenda Song|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105020930/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brenda-song/142655|url-status=live}}
- Atsuto Uchida, Japanese football player{{NFT player|21946}}
- March 28 – Lacey Turner, English actress{{cite web|title=Lacey Turner|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/lacey-turner/|website=Hello!|access-date=17 July 2019|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125000950/https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/lacey-turner/|url-status=live}}
=April=
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- April 2 – Jesse Plemons, American film and television actor{{cite web|title=Jesse Lon Plemons - Texas, Birth Index|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDK6-94S|website=FamilySearch|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310004834/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDK6-94S|url-status=live}}
- April 5
- Alisha Glass, American volleyball player{{cite web |title=Alisha Glass |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132173 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127170451/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132173 |url-status=live }}
- Daniela Luján, Mexican pop singer and actress{{Cite web |title=Daniela Luján {{!}} Actress, Soundtrack |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525455/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
- April 6 – Fabrice Muamba, Democratic Congolese born-English football player and coach{{cite web |title=Fabrice Muamba |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528 |website=soccerbase.com |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126074812/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41528 |url-status=live }}
- April 7 – Ed Speleers, British actor{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
- April 8 – Stephanie Cayo, Peruvian actress, singer-songwriter and model{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
- April 9 – Swara Bhasker, Indian actress{{Cite web |title=Swara Bhasker Age, Husband, Family & Biography |url=https://hamariweb.com/profiles/swara-bhasker_7649 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Hamariweb.com Profiles |language=en}}
- April 10 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA218|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-316-7|page=218|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094231/https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA218#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- April 12 – Lisa Unruh, German archer{{cite web |title=Lisa Unruh |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130298 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203082529/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130298 |url-status=live }}
- April 14 – Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player{{cite book | last=Josh | first=J. | title=Current Affairs February 2017 eBook | publisher=Jagran Josh | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqEKDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA248 | access-date=2024-08-09 | page=248}}
- April 18
- Vanessa Kirby, English actress and model{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/movies/hobbs-and-shaw-age-difference-jason-statham-vanessa-kirby|title=Everyone Is Pointing Out The Same Age Problem With 'Hobbs And Shaw'|date=August 2019|publisher=Uproxx|access-date=September 20, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025172010/https://uproxx.com/movies/hobbs-and-shaw-age-difference-jason-statham-vanessa-kirby/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/22/vanessa-kirby-interview-the-crown-mission-impossible-bullied-at-school|title=Vanessa Kirby: 'I was bullied at school and became self-conscious about everything I did'|author=|work=The Guardian|date=22 July 2018|access-date=9 April 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401110847/https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/22/vanessa-kirby-interview-the-crown-mission-impossible-bullied-at-school|url-status=live}}
- Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/us/politics/kayleigh-mcenany-trump-coronavirus.html |title=In Kayleigh McEnany, Trump Taps a Press Fighter for the Coronavirus Era |first=Elizabeth |last=Williamson |date=April 27, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York City |access-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-date=May 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515202620/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/us/politics/kayleigh-mcenany-trump-coronavirus.html |url-status=live }}
- April 19 – Diego Buonanotte, Argentine footballer{{cite web |title=D. Buonanotte |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/diego-buonanotte/15370/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128035757/https://int.soccerway.com/players/diego-buonanotte/15370/ |url-status=live }}
- April 21
- Ricky Berens, American Olympic swimmer{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/ricky-berens|title=Ricky Berens|website=IOC|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913121836/https://www.olympic.org/ricky-berens|url-status=live}}
- Adriano Moraes, Brazilian mixed martial artist fighter and former ONE Flyweight World Champion
- April 23
- Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer{{cite web |title=Victor Anichebe |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=43254 |website=soccerbase.com |access-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024308/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=43254 |url-status=live }}
- Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/alistair-brownlee|title=Alistair Brownlee|website=IOC|access-date=January 17, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126004240/https://www.olympic.org/alistair-brownlee|url-status=live}}
- April 25 – Laura Lepisto, Finnish figure skater{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006816.htm|title=Laura LEPISTÖ|website=International Skating Union|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=May 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504124649/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006816.htm|url-status=live}}
- April 27
- Lizzo, American singer-songwriter and rapper{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2021: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CPcCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA244|date=27 October 2020|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-424-9|page=244|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094140/https://books.google.com/books?id=CPcCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA244#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- Semyon Varlamov, Russian Ice Hockey player{{cite web |title=Semyon Varlamov {{!}} #40 |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/semyon-varlamov-8473575 |website=nhl.com |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126153428/https://www.nhl.com/player/semyon-varlamov-8473575 |url-status=live }}
- April 28
- Juan Mata, Spanish footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=267811/index.html|title=Juan Mata|website=FIFA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910164309/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=267811/index.html|access-date=30 December 2020|archive-date=September 10, 2015}}
- Camila Vallejo, Chilean politician{{cn|date=September 2024}}
- April 29 – Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jonathan-toews-8473604|title=Jonathan Toews|website=NHL|access-date=30 December 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125025933/https://www.nhl.com/player/jonathan-toews-8473604|url-status=live}}
- April 30 – Ana de Armas, Cuban actress{{cite magazine|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a31432565/who-is-ana-de-armas/|title=The Most Interesting Thing About Ana de Armas Isn't Ben Affleck|magazine=O, The Oprah Magazine|first= Elena|last= Nicolaou|date=12 March 2020|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201128202550/https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a31432565/who-is-ana-de-armas/|url-status=live|quote=De Armas was born on April 30, 1988...}}
=May=
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- May 1 – Anushka Sharma, Indian actress{{cite news|title=Anushka Sharma celebrates 25th birthday in Goa|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/anushka-sharma-celebrates-25th-birthday-in-goa/article1-1053171.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=1 May 2013|access-date=10 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503020831/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Anushka-Sharma-celebrates-25th-birthday-in-Goa/Article1-1053171.aspx|archive-date=3 May 2013}}
- May 4 – Radja Nainggolan, Belgian footballer{{NFT player|31657}}
- May 6 – Dakota Kai, New Zealand professional wrestler{{Cite web |last=Andy |title=Dakota Kai: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks {{!}} Pro Wrestlers Database |url=https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/wrestlers/dakota-kai |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=The SmackDown Hotel |language=en-gb}}
- May 5 – Adele, British singer-songwriter{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008|title=Mad about the girl |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=27 January 2008 | access-date=23 April 2010 | first=Sylvia | last=Patterson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120110927/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008|archive-date=20 November 2010|url-status=live}}
- May 7 – Ma Jin, Chinese badminton player{{cite web |title=MA Jin (95281) |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/FCF2D049-4CF1-4917-B562-B42D9BFE8590 |website=tournamentsoftware.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131053011/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/FCF2D049-4CF1-4917-B562-B42D9BFE8590 |url-status=live }}
- May 8 – Timm Klose, Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=T. Klose |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/85673/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128050904/https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/85673/ |url-status=live }}
- May 11
- Ace Hood, American rapper{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/05/ace-hood-celebrates-30th-birthday-trust-the-process-2-undefeated|title=Ace Hood Celebrates His 30th Birthday With 'Trust The Process 2: Undefeated'|author=Marco Margaritoff|date=May 11, 2018|website=complex|access-date=20 September 2020|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608202252/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/05/ace-hood-celebrates-30th-birthday-trust-the-process-2-undefeated|url-status=live}}
- Blac Chyna, American model and entrepreneur{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/blac-chyna/|title=Blac Chyna|website=US weekly|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613224647/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/blac-chyna/|url-status=live}}
- Brad Marchand, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite book|author=Dan Diamond|title=NHL Official Guide & Record Book 2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qxz1wIn82X4C|date=September 2006|publisher=Dan Diamond and Associates, Incorporated|isbn=978-1-894801-02-7|page=311|access-date=October 18, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094233/https://books.google.com/books?id=qxz1wIn82X4C|url-status=live}}
- May 12 – Marcelo Vieira, Brazilian footballer
- May 15 – Endéné Miyem, French basketball player
- May 16 – Behati Prinsloo, Namibian model{{cite web|url=https://hautefashionafrica.com/model/behati-prinsloo/|title=Behati Prinsloo|website=Haute Fashion Africa|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018150206/https://hautefashionafrica.com/model/behati-prinsloo/|url-status=live}}
- May 17 – Nikki Reed, American actress{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2021: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CPcCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA280|date=27 October 2020|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-424-9|page=280|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094203/https://books.google.com/books?id=CPcCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA280#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- May 18 – Taeyang, South Korean recording artist and model{{Cite web |date=2017-08-16 |title=Taeyang (BIGBANG) profile, age & facts (2024 updated) |url=https://kpopping.com/profiles/idol/Taeyang |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=kpopping.com |language=en}}
- May 21 – Park Gyu-ri, South Korean idol singer{{cite book|author=Mark Russell|title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution|page=94|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ|date=29 April 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1}}
- May 23 – Jason Kenny, British track cyclist{{cite web |title=Jason Kenny |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/113166 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207025617/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/113166 |url-status=live }}
- May 25 – Cameron van der Burgh, South African Olympic swimmer{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/cameron-van-der-burgh|title=Cameron an der Burgh|website=Olympic.org|access-date=7 November 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925233403/https://www.olympic.org/cameron-van-der-burgh|url-status=live}}
- May 26
- Juan Cuadrado, Colombian footballer{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Juan Cuadrado |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/juan-cuadrado/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}
- Dani Samuels, Australian discus thrower{{cite web|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/judo/1029997/dani_samuels.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Dani Samuels Profile|work=Glasgow Commonwealth Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114559/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/judo/1029997/dani_samuels.html|archive-date=January 28, 2015|url-status=usurped|access-date=June 23, 2024}}
- May 29 – Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast{{Cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Birthdays |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/birthdays |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=gymnasticsresults.com}}
- May 29 – Tobin Heath, American women's soccer player{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/players/h/tobin-heath#tab-1|title=Women's National Team, Tobin Heath|publisher=U.S. Soccer|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207000330/https://www.ussoccer.com/players/h/tobin-heath#tab-1|url-status=live}}
- May 30 – Amanda Nunes, Brazilian mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Amanda Nunes |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Amanda-Nunes-31496 |website=sherdog.com |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131014750/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Amanda-Nunes-31496 |url-status=live }}
=June=
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- June 1 – Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer{{cite web |title=14. Javier Hernandez |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=54588 |website=soccerbase.com |publisher=Soccer base |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228205215/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=54588 |url-status=live }}
- June 2
- Sergio Agüero, Argentine footballer{{cite book|author=Keir Radnedge|title=Soccer World Cup 2010 Preview|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvBOAQAAIAAJ|year=2010|publisher=SevenOaks|isbn=978-1-84732-563-1|access-date=October 18, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094151/https://books.google.com/books?id=hvBOAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}
- Amber Marshall, Canadian actress{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
- Awkwafina, American actress{{Cite book |title=Chase's calendar of events 2022: the ultimate go-to guide for special days, weeks and months |publisher=Bernan Press |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-64143-504-8 |location=Lanham |page=306}}
- June 4 – Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, American politician{{cite web |title=PEREZ, Marie Gluesenkamp |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000600 |website=bioguide.congress.gov |publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202192439/https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000600 |url-status=live }}
- June 6 – Arianna Errigo, Italian fencer{{cite web |title=Arianna Errigo |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/arianna-errigo-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203040342/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/arianna-errigo-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-03 |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sport reference}}
- June 7
- Michael Cera, Canadian actor, comedian, producer and singer-songwriter{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA313|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-316-7|page=313|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094154/https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA313#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- Ekaterina Makarova, Russian tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/311604/ekaterina-makarova|website=WTA|title=Ekaterina Makarova|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026072936/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/311604/ekaterina-makarova|url-status=live}}
- Milan Lucic, Canadian ice hockey player{{Cite web |title=Milan Lucic Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=83957 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}
- June 8
- Lisa Brennauer, German cyclist{{cite web |title=Lisa Brennauer |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125456 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207040836/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125456 |url-status=live }}
- Frédéric Julan, French boxer{{Cite web |title=Frederic Julan ("Soap") {{!}} Boxer Page |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/215632-federic-julan-soap |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Tapology |language=en}}
- June 9
- Mae Whitman, American actress, voice actress and singer{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99026349.html |title=Whitman, Mae, 1988- |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2018-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716082409/http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99026349.html |archive-date=2018-07-16 |url-status=live }}
- Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Greek footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=299090/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150821074734/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=299090/index.html|archive-date=August 21, 2015|title=Sokratis Papastathopoulos|website=FIFA|access-date=December 30, 2020}}
- June 11 – Claire Holt, Australian actress{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/claire-holt/bio/292931/ |title=Claire Holt Biography |magazine=TV Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726222913/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/claire-holt/bio/292931/ |archive-date=26 July 2016 |access-date=13 December 2017}}
- June 12
- Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=Eren Derdiyok - MKE Ankaragücü - Aktuelles Spielerprofil - Bild.de |url=https://sport.bild.de/fussball/pe9111/eren-derdiyok/profil/ |access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=sport.bild.de |language=de}}
- Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer{{cite web |title=Isla, Mauricio |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/23449/Mauricio_Isla.html |website=national-football-teams.com |access-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124142422/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/23449/Mauricio_Isla.html |url-status=live }}
- June 14 – Kevin McHale, American actor, dancer and singer{{cite web|title=Glee: Kevin McHale|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/glee/kevin-mchale|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108122106/http://www.wetpaint.com/glee/kevin-mchale|archive-date=January 8, 2015|website=Wetpaint}}
- June 16
- Banks, American singer-songwriter{{cite web |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/jillian_rose_banks_born_1988_18362295 |title=Jillian Rose Banks, Born 06/16/1988 in California |website=California Birth Index |access-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617015334/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/jillian_rose_banks_born_1988_18362295 |url-status=live }}
- Thierry Neuville, Belgian rally driver{{Cite web |title=WRC |url=https://www.wrc.com/d/driver/w23159_Thierry-Neuville |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=WRC |language=en}}
- June 17 – Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/stephanie-rice|website=Olympics|title=Stephanie Rice|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104082506/https://www.olympic.org/stephanie-rice|url-status=live}}
- June 18 – Josh Dun, American drummer{{cite web|url=http://www.fueledbyramen.com/news/happy-birthday-josh-dun-93901|title=Happy Birthday Josh Dun!|publisher=Fueled by Ramen|date=June 18, 2013|access-date=June 27, 2014|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505155913/http://www.fueledbyramen.com/news/happy-birthday-josh-dun-93901}}
- June 19 – Jacob deGrom, American baseball player{{Cite web |title=Jacob deGrom Bio Information - MLB |url=https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/jacob-degrom-player-bio |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106001615/https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/jacob-degrom-player-bio |url-status=live }}
- June 20 – May J., Japanese singer{{cite web |title=May J. |url=https://www.last.fm/music/May+J./+wiki |website=last.fm |publisher=Last FM |access-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123050807/https://www.last.fm/music/May+J./+wiki |url-status=live }}
- June 22
- Portia Doubleday, American actress{{Cite web |title=Portia Doubleday - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234668/bio/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
- Dean Furman, South African footballer{{Cite web |last=Makhaya |first=Ernest |date=May 20, 2020 |title=A loyal servant of the game: Legendary Furman leaves SuperSport United |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/a-loyal-servant-of-the-game-legendary-furman-leaves/3xe0vjyj03uu1n5hujepe194c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608142322/https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/a-loyal-servant-of-the-game-legendary-furman-leaves/3xe0vjyj03uu1n5hujepe194c |archive-date=June 8, 2020 |access-date=September 4, 2020 |website=Goal.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sajr.co.za/opinion/the-jewish-report-editorial/2014/11/19/the-triumph-of-dean-furman|title=The triumph of Dean Furman|website=South African Jewish Report|access-date=September 4, 2020|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024060417/https://www.sajr.co.za/opinion/the-jewish-report-editorial/2014/11/19/the-triumph-of-dean-furman}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fpYyBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Dean+Furman%22+%221988%22&pg=PA58|title=Soccer World 2013/2014|isbn=978-1-291-67445-3|last1=Gravela|first1=Lorenzo|date=January 4, 2014|publisher=Lulu.com|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094042/https://books.google.com/books?id=fpYyBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Dean+Furman%22+%221988%22&pg=PA58#v=snippet&q=%22Dean%20Furman%22%20%221988%22&f=false|url-status=live}}
- June 23 – Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=306688|title=Chelsie Memmel|website=USA Gymnastics|access-date=6 November 2020|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928213526/https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=306688|url-status=live}}
- June 25 – Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=CC&competitorid=121309|title=Therese Johaug|website=International Ski Federation|access-date=31 October 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115030022/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=CC&competitorid=121309|url-status=live}}
- June 27
- Célia Šašić, German footballer{{cite web |title=C. Šašić |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/celia-okoyino-da-mbabi/21285/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125053703/https://int.soccerway.com/players/celia-okoyino-da-mbabi/21285/ |url-status=live }}
- Matthew Spiranovic, Australian soccer player{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22034/Matthew_Spiranovic.html|title=Matthew Spiranovic|website=National Football Teams|access-date=31 October 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022180110/https://national-football-teams.com/player/22034/Matthew_Spiranovic.html|url-status=live}}
- June 29 – Éver Banega, Argentine footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina|publisher=FIFA|page=1|date=15 July 2018|access-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=June 11, 2019}}
=July=
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- July 1 – Aleksander Lesun, Russian modern pentathlete{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/aleksander-lesun|title=Aleksander Lesun|website=IOC|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119062821/https://www.olympic.org/aleksander-lesun|url-status=live}}
- July 2 – Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer{{FIFA player|268414}}
- July 4 – Angelique Boyer, French-Mexican actress and singer{{cite web|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1239824.1988-nace-angelique-boyer-famosa-actriz-de-telenovelas-mexicanas.html|title=1988: Nace Angelique Boyer, famosa actriz de telenovelas mexicanas|location=Mexico City|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=4 July 2016|access-date=14 January 2021|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026103919/https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1239824.1988-nace-angelique-boyer-famosa-actriz-de-telenovelas-mexicanas.html|url-status=live}}
- July 5 – Samir Ujkani, Albanian-Kosovan footballer{{cite web |title=S. Ujkani |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/samir-ujkani/17781/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111015950/https://int.soccerway.com/players/samir-ujkani/17781/ |url-status=live }}
- July 10
- Maja Alm, Danish orienteering and Athletics competitor{{Cite web |title=Maja ALM {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/denmark/maja-alm-14806329 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=worldathletics.org}}
- Sarkodie, Ghanaian hip hop artist{{cite web|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/ghana/people/musicians/sarkodie/biography/|title=Sarkodie Biography|website=Peace FM|access-date=15 February 2021|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102105747/https://www.peacefmonline.com/ghana/people/musicians/sarkodie/biography/|url-status=live}}
- July 12
- Melissa O'Neil, Canadian actress and singer
- July 13
- Colton Haynes, American actor and model{{cite magazine|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/colton-haynes/bio/304116/ |title=Colton Haynes Biography|magazine=TV Guide| archive-date= July 30, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140730033110/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/colton-haynes/bio/304116/}}
- Tulisa Contostavlos, British singer-songwriter{{cite book|title=Tulisa - The Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4TatDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT9|date=6 August 2012|publisher=John Blake|isbn=978-1-78219-043-1|page=9|access-date=October 29, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094043/https://books.google.com/books?id=4TatDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT9#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- July 14 – Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/conor-mcgregor |title=Conor McGregor |publisher=UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825234937/http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Conor-McGregor |archive-date=25 August 2016}}
- July 16
- Eric Johannesen, German rower{{FISA|23423}}
- Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer{{NFT player|30582}}
- July 19
- Popcaan, Jamaican Musician
- July 20 – Julianne Hough, American ballroom dancer, country music singer and actress{{cite book|author=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Music Stars: Brief Bios of Every Recording Artist who Ever Charted|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-NWAAAAYAAJ|year=2009|publisher=H. Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-89820-176-5|page=121|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094117/https://books.google.com/books?id=V-NWAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}
- July 21 – DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player{{Cite web |title=DeAndre Jordan - Denver Nuggets Center |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3442/deandre-jordan |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
- July 22 – Noriko Senge, Japanese princess{{cite web|url=https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/history/history08.html|title=Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado and her family|website=kunaicho.go.jp|access-date=6 November 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815155847/https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/history/history08.html|url-status=live}}
- July 24 – Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and actress{{cite book|author=Mark Russell|title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution|page=94|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ|date=April 29, 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1}}
- July 25 – Paulinho, Brazilian footballer{{cite web |title=Paulinho |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/31974/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128003152/https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/31974/ |url-status=live }}
- July 26
- Francia Raisa, American actress
=August=
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- August 1
- Max Carver, American actor
- Nemanja Matić, Serbian footballer{{cite web |title=N. Matić |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/35472/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128020617/https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/35472/ |url-status=live }}
- August 2 – Rocío Sánchez Moccia, Argentine field hockey player{{cite web |title=Rocío Sánchez |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123655 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513031801/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123655 |url-status=live }}
- August 5
- Mizuki Fujii, Japanese badminton player{{cite web |title=Mizuki Fujii |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120483 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921224820/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120483 |url-status=live }}
- Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/federica-pellegrini|title=Federica Pellegrini|website=IOC|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112091113/https://www.olympic.org/federica-pellegrini|url-status=live}}
- August 8
- Princess Beatrice, British princess{{cite book|title=Whitaker's Almanack|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K9wqAQAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=J. Whitaker & Sons|pages=117–8|access-date=October 18, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094044/https://books.google.com/books?id=K9wqAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}
- Agata Sobczyk, Polish economist and politician{{cite web|url=https://www.poznan.uw.gov.pl/wojewoda|title=Wojewoda|website=poznan.uw.gov.pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103225756/https://www.poznan.uw.gov.pl/wojewoda |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |language=pl}}
- August 9 – Willian, Brazilian footballer{{Hugman|26422|Willian|access-date=23 February 2021}}
- August 11
- Irfan Bachdim, Indonesian footballer{{NFT player|40834}}
- Patty Mills, Australian basketball player{{cite web |title=Patty Mills |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201988 |website=nba.com |access-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130205906/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201988 |url-status=live }}
- August 12 – Tyson Fury, British boxer{{cite book|author=Tyson Fury|title=Behind the Mask: My Autobiography – Winner of the 2020 Sports Book of the Year|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-eesDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA62|date=14 November 2019|publisher=Random House|isbn=978-1-4735-7769-5|page=62|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094121/https://books.google.com/books?id=-eesDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- August 13 – MØ, Danish singer{{Cite web |title=MØ on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/m%C3%B8/511617296 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Apple Music - Web Player |language=en-US}}
- August 14 – Kayla Mueller, American human rights activist (d.2015){{cite web |title=What Happened To Kayla Mueller in Captivity? Age, Wiki, Bio Cause Of Death Revealed |url=https://44bars.com/what-happened-to-kayla-mueller-in-captivity-age%EF%BC%8C-wiki%EF%BC%8C-bio-cause-of-death-revealed/ |website=44bars.com |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121054458/https://44bars.com/what-happened-to-kayla-mueller-in-captivity-age%EF%BC%8C-wiki%EF%BC%8C-bio-cause-of-death-revealed/ |url-status=live }}
- August 18
- G-Dragon, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and fashion icon{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ|title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution|last=Russell|first=Mark|date=April 29, 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1|page=34}}
- Katarina Ivanovska, Macedonian model and actress
- August 19
- Kirk Cousins, American football quarterback{{Cite web |title=Kirk Cousins Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00.htm |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
- Veronica Roth, American novelist and short story writer{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/07/veronica-roth-chosen-one/|title=Veronica Roth: Chosen One|website=Locus|date=20 July 2020|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202301/https://locusmag.com/2020/07/veronica-roth-chosen-one/|url-status=live}}
- Cristina Scuccia, Italian singer{{Cite magazine |last=Golder |first=Joe |title=Years after winning The Voice, woman quits being a nun and starts work as a waitress |url=https://www.news24.com/life/relationships/family/years-after-winning-the-voice-woman-quits-being-a-nun-and-starts-work-as-a-waitress-20230127 |access-date=2024-07-01 |magazine=Life |language=en-US}}
- August 21
- Kacey Musgraves, American country music artist{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-316-7|page=421|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094710/https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com:80/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=299688/index.html|website=FIFA|title=Robert Lewandowski|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904141522/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=299688/index.html|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=September 4, 2015}}
- August 23 – Mikhail Aloyan, Russian boxer{{cite web |title=Misha Aloyan |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/misha-aloyan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202202753/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/misha-aloyan-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-02 |website=sports-reference.com}}
- August 24 – Rupert Grint, English actor
- August 25
- Alexandra Burke, English singer{{cite book|title=Alexandra Burke - A Star is Born|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xzitDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT11|date=15 October 2009|publisher=John Blake|isbn=978-1-78418-520-6|page=11|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094814/https://books.google.com/books?id=xzitDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT11#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- Giga Chikadze, Georgian mixed martial artist {{cite web | url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/giga-chikadze | title=Giga Chikadze | date=September 14, 2018 | access-date=September 11, 2022 | archive-date=June 6, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606043511/https://www.ufc.com/athlete/giga-chikadze | url-status=live }}
- August 28 – Rosie MacLennan, Canadian trampoline gymnast{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/rosannagh-maclennan|title=Rosannagh MacLennan|website=IOC|access-date=January 17, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127074906/https://www.olympic.org/rosannagh-maclennan|url-status=live}}
- August 29 – Bartosz Kurek, Polish volleyball player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/bartosz-kurek|title=Bartosz Kurek|website=IOC|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421083834/https://www.olympic.org/bartosz-kurek|url-status=live}}
=September=
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- September 1 – Simona de Silvestro, Swiss racing driver
- September 2 – Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer{{cite book|author=Steven Lynch|title=The Wisden Guide to International Cricket 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ccKkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA161|date=7 November 2011|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-6530-0|page=161|access-date=September 25, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207094820/https://books.google.com/books?id=ccKkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA161#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- September 3 – Jérôme Boateng, German footballer
- September 5
- Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian association footballer
- Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1246|title=Player Profile|website=Liverpool FC|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019210352/https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1246|url-status=live}}
- September 6 – Sargun Mehta, Indian model, comedian, dancer, presenter and actress{{cite news |url=http://bollywood.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-tv-stars-at-sargun-mehtas-birthday-bash-4737090-PHO.html |title=टीवी एक्ट्रेस को पति ने यूं किया B'Day विश, पार्टी में पहुंचे कई सेलेब्स |date=8 September 2014 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |access-date=June 23, 2024|language=hi |trans-title=TV stars at Sargun Mehta's Birthday bash|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909195126/http://bollywood.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-tv-stars-at-sargun-mehtas-birthday-bash-4737090-PHO.html|archive-date=September 9, 2014}}
- September 7 – Kevin Love, American basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/players/kevin/love/201567|title=Kevin Love|website=NBA|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929064936/https://www.nba.com/players/kevin/love/201567|url-status=live}}
- September 8 – Roy van den Berg, Dutch track cyclist{{cite web |title=Roy van den Berg |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145559 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207031828/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145559 |url-status=live }}
- September 10 – Coco Rocha, Canadian fashion model{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Coco-rocks-the-runway-45883627.html |title=Coco Rocha rocks the runway | Irish Entertainment in Ireland and Around the World |publisher=IrishCentral |date=May 23, 2009 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901035137/http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Coco-rocks-the-runway-45883627.html |url-status=live }}
- September 11 – Lee Yong-dae, South Korean male badminton player{{cite web |title=Player's Database Lee Yong Dae |url=http://www.badzine.info/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=554&sobi2Id=101&Itemid=54 |website=www.badzine.info |access-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630082751/http://www.badzine.info/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=554&sobi2Id=101&Itemid=54 |archive-date=30 June 2009}}
- September 12 – Prachi Desai, Indian film and television actress{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/prachi-desai-happy-birthday-2-264758/|title=Prachi Desai, happy birthday!|date=12 September 2013|author=Bhagyashri Pawar|website=Bollywood Life|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104042710/https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/prachi-desai-happy-birthday-2-264758/|url-status=live}}
- September 13 – Eva-Maria Brem, Austrian alpine skier{{cite web |title=Eva-Maria BREM |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=94808 |website=fis-ski.com |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207025104/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=94808 |url-status=live }}
- September 14 – Martin Fourcade, French biathlete{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/martin-fourcade|title=Martin Fourcade|website=Olympic.org|access-date=6 November 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113100008/https://www.olympic.org/martin-fourcade|url-status=live}}
- September 20
- Sergei Bobrovsky, Russian Ice Hockey player{{cite web |title=Sergei Bobrovsky {{!}} #72 |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sergei-bobrovsky-8475683 |website=nhl.com |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=April 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055514/https://www.nhl.com/player/sergei-bobrovsky-8475683 |url-status=live }}
- Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Khabib Nurmagomedov |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-56035 |website=sherdog.com |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727062628/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Khabib-Nurmagomedov-56035 |url-status=live }}
- September 21 – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistani politician{{cite book|author=S. Mohammad Reza|title=Persons who Shape Our Destiny: A Compendium of Bio-datas of Those Persons who are Rendering Important Services in Various Fields of National Activity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e25mAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Dar Publications|page=229}}
- September 23 – Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/D683/overview|title=Juan Martin del Potro|website=ATP|access-date=22 October 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001193000/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/D683/overview|url-status=live}}
- September 26
- James Blake, English electronic music producer and singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH2Bw8dusHg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pH2Bw8dusHg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=James Blake on his 23rd Birthday, Limit To Your Love|via=YouTube|date=26 September 2011|access-date=18 February 2013}}{{cbignore}}
- Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00006625.htm |title= Competition Results: Kiira KORPI |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053137/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00006625.htm |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |url-status=live }}
- Wei Qiuyue, Chinese volleyball player{{cite web |title=CN / China, People's Rep. of - Player's biography |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Team=CHN&No=114976 |website=fivb.org |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127190607/http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2009/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Team=CHN&No=114976 |url-status=live }}
- September 27 – Alma, French singer-songwriter{{cite journal|last1=HB-Abada|first1=Gabrielle|title=Eurovision 2017: ALMA, itinéraire d'une enfant de Miami gâtée par la voix...|journal=Le Courrier de Floride|date=2 April 2017|url=https://courrierdefloride.com/2017/04/02/eurovision-2017-alma-itineraire-dune-enfant-de-miami-gatee-voix/|access-date=14 April 2017|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415013425/https://courrierdefloride.com/2017/04/02/eurovision-2017-alma-itineraire-dune-enfant-de-miami-gatee-voix/|archive-date=2017-04-15}}
- September 28 – Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player{{cite web |title=Marin Čilić |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/117562 |publisher=olympedia.org |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125212936/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/117562 |url-status=live }}
- September 29
- Kevin Durant, American basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/kevin-durant|title=Kevin Durant|website=IOC|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327074321/https://www.olympic.org/kevin-durant|url-status=live}}
- Maurício Souza, Brazilian volleyball player and politician{{cite web |title=Maurício Souza |url=https://volleybox.net/mauricio-souza-p201 |website=volleybox.net |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006132238/https://volleybox.net/mauricio-souza-p201 |url-status=live }}
- Alexander Volkanovski, Australian mixed martial artist and boxer{{cite web |title=Alexander Volkanovski |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexander-Volkanovski-101527 |website=sherdog.com |access-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131193721/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alexander-Volkanovski-101527 |url-status=live }}
=October=
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- October 1
- Cariba Heine, Australian actress and performer{{cite press release|url=http://www.zdf-enterprises.de/h2o/mediakit/h2o_media_kit_zdf_enterprises.pdf |title=Media Kit (Series 1) |publisher=ZDF Enterprises |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219062446/http://www.zdf-enterprises.de/h2o/mediakit/h2o_media_kit_zdf_enterprises.pdf |archive-date=19 February 2009 |quote-page=28|access-date=June 23, 2024}}
- Nemanja Matić, Serbian footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/135743/nemanja-matic |title=Nemanja Matic: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=June 23, 2024|archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622060331/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/135743/nemanja-matic |url-status=live }}
- October 3
- Alex Dowsett, British racing cyclist{{Cite web |title=Alex Dowsett |url=https://www.worldcyclingstats.com/en/rider/alex-dowsett |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.worldcyclingstats.com}}
- ASAP Rocky, American rapper and music video director{{cite web|title=ASAP Rocky|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2012/artists/asaprocky/#p00mbxh5|work=BBC|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=December 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230132514/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2012/artists/asaprocky/#p00mbxh5|url-status=live}}
- Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress{{cite journal |last=Lawrence |first=Vanessa |date=December 2011 |title=Alicia Vikander |journal=W |publisher=Condé Nast |page=71 |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2011/12/alicia-vikander-swedish-actress/ |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401065203/http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2011/12/alicia-vikander-swedish-actress/ |archive-date=1 April 2016}}
- October 4
- Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer{{Cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Lacey |last2=O'Connell |first2=Michael |last3=Sandberg |first3=Bryn Elise |last4=Stanhope |first4=Kate |last5=Goldberg |first5=Lesley |date=August 28, 2015 |title=Next Gen Fall TV: 10 Stars Poised for Breakouts |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/next-gen-fall-tv-10-817493 |url-status=live |access-date=December 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129043945/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/next-gen-fall-tv-10-817493 |archive-date=November 29, 2016}}
- Derrick Rose, American basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/derrick-rose|title=Derrick Rose|website=IOC|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421134127/https://www.olympic.org/derrick-rose|url-status=live}}
- October 5
- Maja Salvador, Filipino actress{{cite web |title=Maja Salvador |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maja_salvador |website=rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maja_salvador |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127084947/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maja_salvador |url-status=live }}
- Sam Warburton, Welsh rugby union player{{cite book|author=Sam Warburton|title=Open Side: The Official Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KYWSDwAAQBAJ|date=19 September 2019|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-0-00-833660-8|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207095114/https://books.google.com/books?id=KYWSDwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}
- October 6 – Jennifer Maia, Brazilian mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Jennifer Maia |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jennifer-Maia-57135 |website=sherdog.com |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131022323/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jennifer-Maia-57135 |url-status=live }}
- October 7 – Diego Costa, Brazilian born-Spanish footballer{{cite web |title=29. Diego Costa |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=53664 |website=soccerbase.com |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124075856/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=53664 |url-status=live }}
- October 8 – Maddie Hinch, English field hockey player{{cite web |title=Maddie Hinch |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130250 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121112849/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130250 |url-status=live }}
- October 9 – Amanda Serrano, Puerto Rican boxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler{{cite web |title=Amanda Serrano |url=https://awakeningfighters.com/athletes/amanda-serrano/ |website=awakeningfighters.com |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703050818/https://awakeningfighters.com/athletes/amanda-serrano/ |url-status=live }}
- October 10 – Jodie Devos, Belgian soprano (d. 2024){{cite web|last=Salazar|first=Francisco|title=Obituary: Belgian soprano Jodie Devos Dies at 35|publisher=Opera Wire|url=https://operawire.com/obituary-belgium-soprano-jodie-devos-dies-at-35/|date=2024-06-16|access-date=2024-06-22}}
- October 15 – Mesut Özil, German football player{{cite web |title=Mesut Özil: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4714/Mesut-%C3%96zil/overview |access-date=June 23, 2024|publisher=Premier League}}
- October 16 – Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Nigerian footballer{{cite web |title=I. Ezenwa |url=https://ca.soccerway.com/players/ikechukwu-ezenwa/48614/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128235441/https://ca.soccerway.com/players/ikechukwu-ezenwa/48614/ |url-status=live }}
- October 18
- Efe Ambrose, Nigerian footballer{{cite web |title=E. Ambrose |url=https://ca.soccerway.com/players/efe-ambrose/48619/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-date=January 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128234549/https://ca.soccerway.com/players/efe-ambrose/48619/ |url-status=live }}
- Sam Quek, British field hockey player{{cite web |title=Sam Quek |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130251 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209014419/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130251 |url-status=live }}
- October 19
- Irene Escolar, Spanish actress{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/el-relevo/a235482/irene-escolar-adn-actriz/|website=Fotogramas|title=Irene Escolar, ADN: actriz|date=7 August 2008}}
- Claudia Lösch, Austrian Paralympian and alpine monoskier{{cite web |title=Claudia Loesch |url=https://www.paralympic.org/claudia-loesch |website=paralympic.org |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127030205/https://www.paralympic.org/claudia-loesch |url-status=live }}
- October 20
- Ma Long, Chinese table tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/long-ma|title=Long Ma|website=IOC|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326034527/https://www.olympic.org/long-ma|url-status=live}}
- Candice Swanepoel, South African supermodel{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
- October 21
- Blanca Suárez, Spanish actress{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/lujo/galerias/la-evolucion-de-blanca-suarez-como-actriz-e-icono-de-estilo/10512|title=Blanca Suarez: 27 anos en 18 grandes momentos|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=October 21, 2015|language=es|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123022451/https://www.revistavanityfair.es/lujo/galerias/la-evolucion-de-blanca-suarez-como-actriz-e-icono-de-estilo/10512|url-status=live}}
- Hope Hicks, American public relations consultant, White House Communications Director{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/02/hope-hicks-donald-trump-age-career-who-former-boyfriend-rob-porter-13360688/|title=Hope Hicks: Age, career and who is her former boyfriend Rob Porter?|date=2 October 2020|author=Evelyn Richards|website=Metro|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201064325/https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/02/hope-hicks-donald-trump-age-career-who-former-boyfriend-rob-porter-13360688/|url-status=live}}
- Glen Powell, American actor{{Cite web |title=Glen Powell {{!}} Actor, Producer, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1412974/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
- October 22
- Parineeti Chopra, Indian actress{{Cite web |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/birthday/parineeti-chopra/42/latest/1/ |title=Birthday Bells |website=Dainik Bhaskar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230800/http://daily.bhaskar.com/birthday/parineeti-chopra/42/latest/1/ |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=19 February 2013}}
- Julia Krajewski, German equestrian{{cite web |title=Julia Krajewski |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/julia-krajewski |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806081001/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/julia-krajewski |archive-date=2016-08-06 |website=rio2016.com}}
- October 23 – Nia Ali, American hurdler{{cite web |title=Nia ALI |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/nia-ali-14304647 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206035604/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/nia-ali-14304647 |url-status=live }}
- October 24 – Emilia Fahlin, Swedish cyclist{{cite web |title=Emilia Fahlin |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/140885 |website=procyclingstats.com |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207050731/https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/140885 |url-status=live }}
- October 28 – Camila Brait, Brazilian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Camila Brait (Líbero) |url=http://www.voleibrasil.org.br/perfis/Camila+Brait/33 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830211231/http://www.voleibrasil.org.br/perfis/Camila+Brait/33 |archive-date=2011-08-30 |website=voleibrasil.org.br}}
- October 29 – Dmitry Muserskiy, Russian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Dmitry Musersky |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120415 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307050459/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120415 |url-status=live }}
- October 30 – Tandara Caixeta, Brazilian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Tandara Caixeta |url=http://grandchampionscup.2017.women.fivb.com/en/teams/bra-brazil/players/tandara-caixeta?id=62547 |website=fivb.com |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127182103/http://grandchampionscup.2017.women.fivb.com/en/teams/bra-brazil/players/tandara-caixeta?id=62547 |url-status=live }}
- October 31 – Sébastien Buemi, Swiss racing driver{{cite web |title= FIA World Endurance Championship Team – Sébastien Buemi (#8) |url= http://www.toyotahybridracing.com/team/drivers/sebastien-buemi-8/ |work= Toyota Racing |access-date= 27 May 2012 |archive-date= July 24, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160724110741/http://www.toyotahybridracing.com/team/drivers/sebastien-buemi-8/ |url-status= live }}
=November=
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- November 1
- Scott Arfield, Scottish footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=38727|title=Scott Arfield|website=Scottish FA|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305101350/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=38727|url-status=live}}
- Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball player{{cite web |title=Tanaka, Masahiro |url=https://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/11215114.html |website=npb.jp |access-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322101510/https://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/11215114.html |url-status=live }}
- November 2 – Julia Görges, German tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/313381/julia-goerges|title=Julia Goerges|website=WTA|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122003548/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/313381/julia-goerges|url-status=live}}
- November 5 – Virat Kohli, Indian international cricketer{{cite book|author=Bloomsbury Publishing|title=The Shorter Wisden India Almanack 2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UA241eeJFnwC&pg=PP95|date=28 February 2013|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-93-82951-01-8|page=95|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207095245/https://books.google.com/books?id=UA241eeJFnwC&pg=PP95#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
- November 6
- Emma Stone, American actress{{cite web|title=Emma Stone Biography|url=http://www.biography.com/people/emma-stone-20874773|publisher=FYI|access-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160423201239/http://www.biography.com/people/emma-stone-20874773|archive-date=April 23, 2016| url-status=live}}
- Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer, Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner{{cite web|url=http://conchitawurst.com/bio/ |title=Conchita Wurst: Biography |access-date=26 May 2015 |website=ConchitaWurst.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525014439/http://conchitawurst.com/bio/ |archive-date=25 May 2015 }}
- November 7
- Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/D801/overview|title=Alexandr Dolgopolov|website=ATP|access-date=31 October 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116104933/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/D801/overview|url-status=live}}
- Tinie Tempah, English rapper{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/tinie-tempah/photos/facts/|title=Tinie Tempah: Ten Facts About The 'Trampoline' Rapper|website=Capitalfm.com|access-date=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923124456/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/tinie-tempah/photos/facts/|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=live}}
- November 8
- Makwan Amirkhani, Iranian-Finnish mixed martial artist{{cite web | url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Makwan-Amirkhani-69406 | title=Makwan | access-date=October 11, 2022 | archive-date=October 11, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011235555/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Makwan-Amirkhani-69406 | url-status=live }}
- Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer{{cite web| url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jessica-lowndes/193628/|title= Jessica Lowndes| publisher=TVGuide.com | access-date= March 28, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042147/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jessica-lowndes/193628/| url-status=live}}
- November 12 – Russell Westbrook, American basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/russell-westbrook|title=Russell Westbrook|website=IOC|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421143643/https://www.olympic.org/russell-westbrook|url-status=live}}
- November 9 – Lio Tipton, American actress and model{{cite web |title=Lio Tipton |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lio_tipton |website=rottentomatoes.com |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126083034/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lio_tipton |url-status=live }}
- November 15 – B.o.B., American rapper, singer, record producer and conspiracy theorist{{Cite web |date=2010-09-11 |title=Interview With Bobby Ray a.k.a. B.o.B. {{!}} Keep It Trill - New Music |work=HIP HOP MUSIC DOWNLOADS |url=http://keepittrill.com/media/2009/06/interview-bobby-ray-aka-bob/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911032935/http://keepittrill.com/media/2009/06/interview-bobby-ray-aka-bob/ |archive-date=September 11, 2010 }}
- November 16 – Helly Luv, Iranian born-Finnish singer and actress{{cite web |title=Helly Luv |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Helly+Luv/+wiki |website=last.fm |publisher=last fm |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121045424/https://www.last.fm/music/Helly+Luv/+wiki |url-status=live }}
- November 19 – Patrick Kane, American ice hockey player{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/patrick-kane|title=Patrick Kane|website=IOC|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421132307/https://www.olympic.org/patrick-kane|url-status=live}}
- November 20 – Dušan Tadić, Serbian footballer{{Cite web |title=Dusan Tadic |url=https://supersport.com/football/players/d6b3a07c-b1e9-45f8-97b4-4213fd4c6bea |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=SuperSport |language=en}}
- November 22 – Dong Bin, Chinese triple jumper{{Cite web |title=Athletics Podium |url=https://athleticspodium.com/athlete/3737/dong-bin |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Athletics Podium |language=en}}
- November 25 – Nodar Kumaritashvili,{{Cite web |title=Nodar Kumaritashvili |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.eurosport.com}} Georgian luger (d.2010)
- November 26 – Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic strongman and actor{{cite web|url=https://hafthorbjornsson.com/about-hafthor|title=About Hafþór|website=Official website|access-date=8 February 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195943/https://hafthorbjornsson.com/about-hafthor/|url-status=live}}
- November 29 – Russell Wilson, American football player{{Cite web |title=Russell Wilson Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio – Seattle Seahawks |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14881/russell-wilson |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816165730/http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14881/russell-wilson |url-status=live }}
- November 30
- Rebecca Rittenhouse American actress {{Cite web |title=Rebecca Rittenhouse Meaders, Born 11/30/1988 in California {{!}} CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/rebecca_rittenhouse_meaders_born_1988_18687023 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.californiabirthindex.org}}
- Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (d. 2014){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/27/phillip-hughes-obituary|title=Phillip Hughes obituary: a very modern batsman who was heading for greatness|work=The Guardian|date=27 November 2014|access-date=27 November 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303032848/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/27/phillip-hughes-obituary|url-status=live}}
=December=
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- December 1
- Jelena Blagojević, Serbian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Jelena Blagojević |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127235 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127195040/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127235 |url-status=live }}
- Tyler Joseph, American singer{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/12/todays_celebrity_birthdays_woo.html |title=Today's celebrity birthdays: Woody Allen, Zoe Kravitz (December 1, 2016) |website=cleveland.com |department=Entertainment |date=1 December 2016 |publisher=Advance Local Media |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027120111/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/12/todays_celebrity_birthdays_woo.html |url-status=live }}
- Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer and model{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vq4DAAAAMBAJ&q=zoe+kravitz+born+venice&pg=PA57|title=Bonet, Kravitz Have Baby Girl 7 Lbs., Name Her Zoe|work=Jet|date=December 19, 1988|page=57|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312225724/https://books.google.com/books?id=vq4DAAAAMBAJ&q=zoe+kravitz+born+venice&pg=PA57|url-status=live}}
- December 2 – Alfred Enoch, British actor{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alfred_enoch |title=Alfred Enoch |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025171953/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alfred_enoch |url-status=live }}
- December 4
- Mario Maurer, Thai model and actor{{cite web |url=https://www.nangdee.com/name/?person_id=7510 |title=มาริโอ้ เมาเร่อ (โอ้) |trans-title=Mario Maurer (oh) |website=nangdee.com |year=2006 |publisher=MMM Digital Asset Co., Ltd. |language=th |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016034220/https://www.nangdee.com/name/?person_id=7510 |url-status=live }}
- Justin Meram, American-Iraqi soccer player{{cite web |title=Justin Meram |url=https://ca.soccerway.com/players/justin-meram/177046/ |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Soccer way |access-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119005747/https://ca.soccerway.com/players/justin-meram/177046/ |url-status=live }}
- December 5
- Tina Charles, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Tina Charles |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/tina-charles-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203011122/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/tina-charles-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-03 |website=sports-reference.com}}
- Joanna Rowsell, English cyclist{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=19783 |title=Interview: Getting to know British rider Joanna Rowsell |last1=March |first1=Imelda |date=7 February 2012 |website=Daily Peloton |access-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150239/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=19783 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}
- Miralem Sulejmani, Serbian footballer{{cite web |title=M. Sulejmani |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/miralem-sulejmani/8829/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018015919/https://int.soccerway.com/players/miralem-sulejmani/8829/ |url-status=live }}
- December 6 – Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian musician{{cite web|url=http://www.allstarz.ee/vaata_artiste/502.html|title=Sandra Nurmsalu|publisher=Allstarz.ee|language=et|access-date=31 May 2019|archive-date=February 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206190957/http://www.allstarz.ee/vaata_artiste/502.html|url-status=live}}
- December 7
- Nathan Adrian, American Olympic swimmer{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/nathan-adrian|title=Nathan Adrian|website=IOC|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118104418/https://www.olympic.org/nathan-adrian|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/115617 |title=Nathan Adrian |website=Olympedia |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160446/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/115617 |url-status=live }}
- Emily Browning, Australian actress{{cite web |url=http://celebritywonder.ugo.com/html/emilybrowning.html |title=Emily Browning Picture, Video, Wallpaper, Profile, Gossip, and News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509012910/http://celebritywonder.ugo.com/html/emilybrowning.html |archive-date=9 May 2011 |website=CelebrityWonder.com |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- Cláudia Gadelha, Brazilian mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Claudia Gadelha |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Claudia-Gadelha-48404 |website=sherdog.com |access-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131030140/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Claudia-Gadelha-48404 |url-status=live }}
- December 9 – Kwadwo Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.udinese.it/scheda_asamoah.php|title=Udinese player profile – Asamoah, Kwadwo|work=udinese.it|publisher=Udinese Calcio|access-date=24 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225090856/http://www.udinese.it/scheda_asamoah.php|archive-date=25 February 2012}}
- December 10
- Wilfried Bony, Ivorian footballer{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/40645/Wilfried_Bony.html |title=Wilfried Bony |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160631/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/40645/Wilfried_Bony.html |url-status=live }}
- Jena Hansen, Danish sailor{{cite web |title=Jena Hansen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129880 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127081853/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129880 |url-status=live }}
- Neven Subotić, Serbian footballer{{cite web |title=Neven Subotic |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/98141 |website=espn.com |access-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129195916/https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/98141 |url-status=live }}
- December 14
- Nicolas Batum, French basketball player{{basketballstats |nba=201587}}
- Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/vanessa-hudgens-mn0000977198/biography |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=Vanessa Hudgens Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |publisher=AllMusic, Netaktion LLC |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160516/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/vanessa-hudgens-mn0000977198/biography |url-status=live }}
- December 16
- Mats Hummels, German footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=311150/index.html| title=Mats Hummels|website=FIFA| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906174914/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=311150/index.html|access-date=17 January 2021| archive-date=September 6, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/38218/Mats_Hummels.html |title=Mats Hummels |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- Kaitlyn Lawes, Canadian curler{{cite web |title=Kaitlyn Lawes |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127450 |website=olympedia.org}}
- Chibuzor Okonkwo, Nigerian footballer{{cite web |title=C. Okonkwo |url=https://ca.soccerway.com/players/chibuzor-okonkwo/48615/ |website=soccerway.com}}
- Park Seo-joon, South Korean actor and singer{{cite web |url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_Park_Seo-joon.php |title=Park Seo-joon (박서준) |website=HanCinema |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- December 17
- David Rudisha, Kenyan middle-distance runner{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/david-lekuta-rudisha|title=David Lekuta Rudisha|website=IOC|access-date=February 15, 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123568 |title=David Rudisha |website=Olympedia |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- Yann Sommer, Swiss footballer{{cite web |title=Y. Sommer |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/yann-sommer/11341/ |website=soccerway.com}}
- Rin Takanashi, Japanese film and television actress{{cite web |url=https://www.stardust.co.jp/section2/profile/takanashirin.html |title=高梨臨 |trans-title=RIN TAKANASHI |year=2014 |publisher=Stardust Promotion |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- December 19 – Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=228627/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150906031102/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=228627/index.html|archive-date=September 6, 2015|title=Alexis Sanchez|website=FIFA|access-date=January 17, 2021}}
- December 23 – Tatiana Kosheleva, Russian volleyball player{{cite web |title=Tatyana Kosheleva |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/volleyball/clubworldchampionships/women/2019/teams/gev-guangdong%20evergrande%20volleyball%20club%20chn/players/tatyana_kosheleva?id=79124 |website=volleyballworld.com}}
- December 24 – Nikola Mektić, Croatian tennis player{{cite web |title=Nikola Mektic |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/MF09/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals}}
- December 25
- Dele Adeleye, Nigerian footballer{{cite web |title=A. Adeleye |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/20185/ |website=soccerway.com}}
- Marco Mengoni, Italian singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=https://notiziemusica.it/la-vita-privata-di-marco-mengoni/curiosita/|date=December 25, 2020|title=Tutto su Marco Mengoni, una delle più belle voci del nostro pop|trans-title=All about Marco Mengoni, one of the most beautiful voices of our pop|website=Notizie Musica|first=Lorenzo|last=Martinotti|language=it|access-date=February 15, 2021}}
- December 27 – Hayley Williams, American singer{{cite web |url=https://www.zimbio.com/Hayley+Williams |title=Hayley Williams |website=Zimbio |publisher=Livingly Media, Inc. |access-date=25 October 2021}}
- December 28 – Katlyn Chookagian, American mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Katlyn Chookagian |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Katlyn-Chookagian-119071 |website=sherdog.com}}
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- Tô Linh Hương, Vietnamese businesswoman{{cite web |url=http://pvv.com.vn/vn/Tin-tuc/Tin-cong-ty/Cong-ty-CP-Dau-tu-Xay-dung-Vinaconex-PVC-To-chuc-Dai-hoi-dong-co-dong-thuong-nien-nam-2012.aspx |title=Công ty CP Đầu tư Xây dựng Vinaconex – PVC Tổ chức Đại hội đồng cổ đông thường niên năm 2012 |website=pvv.com.vn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418004248/http://pvv.com.vn/vn/Tin-tuc/Tin-cong-ty/Cong-ty-CP-Dau-tu-Xay-dung-Vinaconex-PVC-To-chuc-Dai-hoi-dong-co-dong-thuong-nien-nam-2012.aspx |archive-date=2012-04-18}}
Deaths
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Nobel Prizes
- Physics – Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, Jack Steinberger
- Chemistry – Johann Deisenhofer, Robert Huber, Hartmut Michel
- Medicine – Sir James W. Black, Gertrude B. Elion, George H. Hitchings
- Literature – Naguib Mahfouz
- Peace – The United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces
- The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel – Maurice Allais
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