1983 in the United States

Events from the year 1983 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Ronald Reagan
[Vice President of the United States|President of the United States|Vice President]: George H. W. Bush
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill
Senate Majority Leader: Howard Baker
Congress: 97th, 98th

Events

January

January 1 - The New Jersey Transit Police Department is created in the state of New Jersey.
January 2 - The musical Annie is performed for the last time after 2,377 shows at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway, New York City.
January 3 - Kilauea begins slowly erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii. On December 5, 2018, after 90 days of inactivity from the volcano, the eruption that started in 1983 was declared to be over.
January 18 - The International Olympic Committee restores Native American athlete Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
January 19 - Apple Inc. releases the Apple Lisa personal computer.
January 25 - President Reagan delivers his second State of the Union Address to the 98th Congress.
January 26 - Lotus 1-2-3 is released for IBM-PC compatible computers.
January 30 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins by a score of 27-17 in Super Bowl XVII.

February

February 18 - Wah Mee massacre: 13 people are killed in an attempted robbery in Seattle, Washington.
February 23
*The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intention to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
*Failure of automatic shut-down at Salem Nuclear Power Plant, New Jersey, USA.
February 24 - A special commission of the Congress of the United States releases a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
February 28 - The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, setting a new record for most-watched television broadcast in American history.

March

March 3 - Musician/TV host Peter Ivers is fatally bludgeoned by an intruder in his Los Angeles apartment. The perpetrator is never identified.
March 8 - IBM releases the IBM PC XT.
March 9 - Anne Burford resigns as head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency amid scandal.
March 22 - Judith Neelley is convicted of the kidnap and murder of 13 year old Lisa Millican in Georgia and sentenced to death. Her sentence is later reduced to life imprisonment.
March 23 - Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. The media dub this plan "Star Wars".
March 25
* Motown celebrates its 25th anniversary with the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, during which Michael Jackson performs Billie Jean and introduces the moonwalk.
*Rob Lowe's feature film debut The Outsiders is released.

April

April 11 – The 55th Academy Awards, hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Richard Attenborough's Gandhi receives 11 nominations and wins eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Louis Gossett Jr. also becomes the first African-American actor to win Best Supporting Actor for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman.
April 18
* The April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut kills 63 people.
* The Disney Channel is initiated on American cable TV.
April 25 - Manchester, Maine schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov, after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.

May

May 2 - The 6.2 Coalinga earthquake shakes central California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII, causing 94 injuries and $10 million in losses.
May 17 - Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
May 25
* National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan, exactly four years after Etan Patz's disappearance.
*Return of the Jedi, the 3rd of the projected 12 Star Wars films produced by George Lucas, is released in the United States. The original Star Wars was released 6 years to the day previously on May 25, 1977.
May 27 – Benton fireworks disaster: A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory in Benton, Tennessee kills 11 and injures one.
May 28 - The 9th G7 summit begins in Williamsburg, Virginia.
May 29
* Tom Sneva wins the Indianapolis 500 motor race
* Neil Bonnett wins the 24th running of the world 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
May 31 – The Philadelphia 76ers sweep the Los Angeles Lakers in four games to win the championship for the 1982–83 NBA season. Philadelphia's Moses Malone is named NBA Finals MVP.

June

June – Throughout the local summer, many Midwestern American states are affected by a severe drought that causes water shortages.
June 4 - Fugitive tax protester Gordon Kahl, who has been on the run for four months, is killed in a shootout with police in Smithville, Arkansas, along with a local sheriff.
June 13 - Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the Solar System.
June 16 - Cork Graham is caught off the Vietnamese island of Phú Quốc looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd. He is convicted and imprisoned until 1984 for illegal entry.
June 18 - STS-7: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

July

July 7 - Samantha Smith flies to the Soviet Union.
July 11 - Reading Rainbow debuts on PBS.
July 23 - Diana Ross's concert at The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park, attended by 800,000 fans, is cut short by a massive lightning storm.
July 25 - The world's first dedicated hospital ward for HIV/AIDS patients opens at San Francisco General Hospital.

August

August 1 - America West Airlines begins operations in Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
August 18 - Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 and causing over US$3.8 billion in damage.
August 24 - The Philadelphia Arena is destroyed by arson.
August 30 - STS-8: Space Shuttle Challenger carries Guion S. Bluford, the first African-American astronaut, into space.

September

September 1 - Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed, including U.S. Representative Larry McDonald.
September 5 - Tom Brokaw becomes lead anchor for NBC Nightly News.
September 15 - Huey Lewis and the News's album Sports is released.
September 16 - President Ronald Reagan announces that the Global Positioning System will be made available for civilian use.
September 17
* Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first African-American to be crowned Miss America, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
* The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, a TV series based on the Peanuts comic strip, premiered on CBS, as part of the CBS Superstar Saturday.
September 18 – U.S. heavy metal band Kiss officially appears in public without makeup for the first time on MTV.

October

October 4
*Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph, driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
*The first Hooters restaurant opens in Clearwater, Florida.
October 16 - World Series: The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5–0 in Game 5, to win the series 4 games to 1 for their 3rd World Championship.
October 23 - Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroy both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.
October 25
*United States troops invade Grenada at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States.
*Microsoft Word is first released.
October 28 - The 6.9 Borah Peak earthquake shook central Idaho with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX, causing two deaths, three injuries, and $12.5 million in losses.

November

November 2
* Martin Luther King Jr. Day: At the White House Rose Garden, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating a federal holiday on the third Monday of every January to honor American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. It is first observed in 1986.
*Chrysler introduces the Dodge Caravan, the first "minivan".
November 3 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination.
November 7 – 1983 U.S. Senate bombing: A bomb explodes in the United States Senate with the intent to kill Republican senators however nobody was killed. The perpetrators were part of the May 19th Communist Organization.
November 10
* The anticancer drug etoposide is approved by the FDA, leading to a curative treatment regime in the field of combination chemotherapy of testicular carcinoma.
* Star 80 released: A film about the true story of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged husband Paul Snider on August 14, 1980.
November 11 - Ronald Reagan becomes the first U.S. president to address the Diet, Japan's national legislature.
November 13 - The first United States cruise missiles arrive at Greenham Common Airbase in England amid protests from peace campaigners.
November 14 - The immunosuppressant cyclosporine is approved by the FDA, leading to a revolution in the field of transplantation.
November 16 - A jury in Gretna, Louisiana acquits Ginny Foat of the murder of Argentine businessman Moses Chaiyo.
November 20 - ABC showed the most watched and controversial TV movie of what a real nuclear war would look like called The Day After.
November 18 - A Christmas Story is released.

December

December 2 - Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time. It becomes the most often repeated and famous music video of all time, increasing his own popularity and record sales of the album Thriller.
December 4 - United States Navy aviator Lt's. Mark Lange and Bobby Goodman are shot down in an A-6 Intruder over Lebanon and captured by Syrians; Lt. Lange dies of his injuries; Lt. Goodman is released 30 days later after the intervention of the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
December 13 - The Denver Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combine for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186–184.
December 24 - Miles City, Montana sets the record for the highest mean sea level pressure in the contiguous US with a reading of 31.42 inHg.
December 27 - A propane explosion in Buffalo, New York kills five firefighters and two civilians.
December 29 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson travels to Syria to secure the release of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman, who had been in Syrian captivity since being shot down over the country during a reconnaissance mission.
December 31 - The Apple Macintosh television advertisement is released.

Undated

McDonald's introduces the McNugget.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is launched.
The economy begins a robust recovery following the early 1980s recession.Flashdance and Return of the Jedi are box-office hits.
Kellogg's introduces Crispix cereal.
Kary Mullis discovers polymerase chain reaction while working for Cetus.
Chrysler starts production on the first minivans: the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager.
The Cabbage Patch Kids dolls make their national debut, their popularity leads to the Cabbage Patch riots.
A severe drought affects the Midwest, Great Plains and parts of the Southern United States between May and September.

Ongoing

Cold War

Sport

May 14 - Portland Winter Hawks become the First American team to win the Memorial Cup by defeating the Oshawa Generals 8 to 3. The Final game is played at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon

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January

January 2
* Kate Bosworth, actress
* Anthony Carrigan, actor
* Ben Driebergen, Marine veteran and television personality
* Jesse Taylor, mixed martial artist
January 4
* Patrick Aleph, singer/songwriter, writer, and rabbi
* Robbie Bina, ice hockey player
* Will Bynum, basketball player
* Spencer Chamberlain, singer/songwriter and frontman for Underoath
* Jonathan Gannon, football coach
January 5 - Sean Dockery, basketball player
January 6
* Johnny Bedford, mixed martial artist
* Adam Burish, hockey player
January 7
* Tosin Abasi, Nigerian-born musician for Animals As Leaders
* Brett Dalton, actor
* Natalie Gulbis, golfer
* Robert Ri'chard, actor
January 8 - Chris Masters, wrestler and actor
January 9
* Brandon Boggs, baseball player
January 10 - Tom Gilbert, hockey player
January 11
* Turner Battle, basketball player
* Sarah Blacker, singer/songwriter
* Dave Shapiro, music agent and businessman
January 12 - Eleni Benson, American-born Greek footballer
January 13
* William Hung, singer and motivational speaker
* Brianne Moncrief, actress
January 14 - Rodney Billups, basketball player
January 15 - Tim Andrews, stock car racing driver
January 17 - Rickey D'Shon Collins, actor
January 18 - Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-born actor, comedian, television host, and writer
January 19 - Meredith Andrews, Christian music artist and songwriter
January 20
* Matt Albers, baseball player
* Georgina Bloomberg, equestrian, philanthropist, and owner of the equestrian team New York Empire
* Douglas Laux, CIA officer and book author
January 21 - Alex Acker, American-born Italian basketball player
January 22 - Shaun Cody, football player
January 23
* Nick Antosca, writer, producer, and novelist
* J. J. Arrington, football player
* Eric Bassey, football player
January 24
* Diane Birch, singer/songwriter
* Frankie Grande, actor, dancer, television personality, and producer
* Scott Speed, formula one driver
January 25 - Brian Armstrong, business executive and CEO of Coinbase
January 26 - Tyler August, politician
January 27
* Deon Anderson, football player
* Nathan Dahm, politician
* Gavin Floyd, baseball player
January 28
* Titus Adams, football player
* Daniel Davison, musician and drummer, co-founder of Norma Jean
* Brian Michael Smith, Actor
January 30
* Derek Bloom, drummer for From First to Last
* Abram Boise, television personality
January 31 - Elizabeth Armstrong, water polo player

February

February 1
* Ronnie Kroell, fashion model, actor, and singer
* Andrew VanWyngarden, singer/songwriter and guitarist
February 3
* Richard Bartel, football player
* Hillary Scott, pornographic actress
February 4 - Hannibal Buress, comedian
February 5
* John Iadarola, left-wing pundit
* Vanessa Rousso, poker player, attorney, DJ, and television personality
February 6
* Melrose Bickerstaff, financial advisor, fashion model, and fashion designer
* Michael Robinson, football player
February 7 - Scott Feldman, baseball player
February 8
* Burke Badenhop, baseball player
* Jermaine Blackburn, basketball player
* Jim Verraros, singer and actor
February 9 - Matty Cardarople, actor and comedian
February 10
* Kenny Adeleke, Nigerian-born basketball player
* Chad Bartlomé, soccer player
* Vic Fuentes, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Pierce the Veil
* Kevin Matthews, pro wrestler
* Joe Sempolinski, politician
February 11 - Victor Adeyanju, football player
February 13
* Klayton Adams, football player and coach
* Luke Barnett, actor, writer, and producer
February 14 - Julia Ling, actress
February 15
* Nathan Ball, basketball player
* Eddie Basden, basketball player
* Elijah Behnke, politician
February 16
* John Magaro, actor
February 17
* Mark Arabo, human rights activist
* Kevin Rudolf, singer/songwriter and record producer
February 18
* Troy Bienemann, football player
* Jason Maxiell, basketball player
* Wrenn Schmidt, actress
February 19
* Brad Kilby, baseball player
* Ryan Whitney, hockey player
* Jawad Williams, basketball player
February 20
* Kayla Bashore Smedley, field hockey player
* Justin Verlander, baseball player
February 21 - Wes Brisco, pro wrestler
February 22
* Ytai Abougzir, Israeli-born tennis player
* Carlos Fisher, baseball player
* Iliza Shlesinger, comedian
February 23 - Aziz Ansari, comedian and actor
February 24 - Matt McGinley, drummer for Gym Class Heroes
February 26 - Kara Monaco, model and television personality
February 27
* Taye Biddle, football player
* Chaim Bloom, sports executive and Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox
* Devin Harris, basketball player
* Kate Mara, actress
February 28 - Linda Király, American-born Hungarian singer/songwriter

March

March 1 - Sam Bishop, soccer player
March 2 - Adam Conover, comedian, writer, voice actor, and television host
March 3 - Brent Almond, producer
March 4 - Jessica Heap, actress
March 5
* Tiphany Adams, reality television personality, actress, model, and speaker
* Marvin Allen, English-born football player
* Torben Bernhard, filmmaker and rap artist
March 6 - Mike McDaniel, football coach
March 7
* Raquel Alessi, actress
* Steven B. Grant, politician
* Taylor Tankersley, baseball player
March 9
* Bobby Campo, actor
* Clint Dempsey, soccer player
* Victor Gojcaj, actor
March 10
* Janet Mock, author and activist
* Carrie Underwood, country singer
March 11 - Melissa Rycroft, television personality and reality television contestant
March 12
* Todd Bates, football player and coach
* Ron Funches, actor, comedian, and writer
March 14 - Taylor Hanson, singer and keyboard player
March 15 - Peter Atencio, director
March 16
* Kevin Bookout, basketball player
* Jon-Michael Ecker, actor
* Stephanie Gatschet, actress
March 17
* Atit Shah, producer
* Timothy Thatcher, wrestler
March 18
* Bradley Bell, keyboardist for Chiodos
* Ethan Carter III, wrestler
* Kyle Downes, actor
* Brendan Schaub, mixed martial artist
March 19
* Matt McJunkins, bassist and vocalist for A Perfect Circle
* Nicole Muirbrook, actress and model
* Matt Sydal, wrestler
* Zac Woodfin, football player and coach
March 20
* Patrick Afif, football player
* Michael Cassidy, actor
* Mikal Mahdi, convicted spree killer
March 21 - Clint Ingram, football player
March 23 - Patrick Beilein, basketball player and coach
March 27 - Shawntinice Polk, basketball player
March 29
* Anthony Armstrong, football player
* Donald Cerrone, mixed martial artist
* Chokwe Antar Lumumba, politician, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
* Tom McNamara, politician, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
* Matt Van Epps, politician
March 30
* Annie Bersagel, long-distance runner and lawyer
* Zach Gowen, wrestler
* Patrick Murphy, politician
March 31 - Melissa Ordway, actress and model

April

April 1
* Jacob Appelbaum, journalist, computer security researcher, artist, and hacker
* Matt Lanter, actor and model
* Sean Taylor, football player
April 2 - Karlous Miller, comedian
April 3 - Errol Barnett, British-born news anchor and journalist
April 4
* Eric André, comedian, actor, and television host
* Charles Bennett, football player
* Amanda Righetti, actress
April 5 - Phil Bolton, rugby player
April 6
* Artosis, esports commentator and Twitch streamer
* Diora Baird, actress
* Jeremy Bolm, singer and frontman for Touché Amoré
* Bobbi Starr, pornographic actress
April 7 - Veronica Alvarez, baseball player
April 8 - Levy Tran, actress and model
April 9
* Devin Barclay, football player
* Donovan Richards, politician
April 10
* Gabriel Arana, journalist
* Janelle Asselin, comic book editor and writer
* Sherman Austin, anarchist and musician
* Jamie Chung, actress and reality star
* Ryan Merriman, actor
April 12
* Rufus Alexander, football player
* Judy Marte, actress and producer
April 13 - Jay Bezel, rapper
April 14
* Jon Bernad, artist and producer
* Jeff Fiorentino, baseball player
April 15
* Colin Allred, politician and football player
* Blu, rapper and record producer
April 17 - Guy Reschenthaler, politician
April 18
* Jordan Beck, football player
* Reeve Carney, actor and singer/songwriter
April 19 - Joe Mauer, baseball player
April 20
* Jason Avant, football player
* Alison Bartosik, Olympic swimmer
* Benjah, songwriter and producer
* Tan France, English-born fashion designer, entrepreneur, and television personality
April 21
* Dario Hunter, rabbi, lawyer and politician
* Tarvaris Jackson, football player
* Brigid Kelly, politician
April 22
* Remi Ayodele, football player
* Francis Capra, actor
* Matt Jones, football player
April 23
* Mike Bell, football player
* Carl Higbie, Navy SEAL, author, and political commentator
* Aaron Hill, actor
April 24
* Madeline Ashby, American-born Canadian science fiction writer
* Daniel Barone, baseball player
* Will Champlin, singer/songwriter
* Alexis Ohanian, internet entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Reddit
April 26 - Adam Gregg, politician, 47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
April 27
* Corey Harrison, businessman and reality star
* Greg Miller, media personality
April 28
* Emily Azevedo, bobsledder
* Julia Bachison, beauty pageant titleholder
* Sam Jones III, actor
April 29
* Megan Boone, actress
* Jay Cutler, football player
* Sam Jones III, actor
* David Lee, basketball player
April 30 - Stevie Aiello, songwriter, musician, and record producer

May

May 1 - Human Tornado, wrestler
May 2 - Gaius Charles, actor
May 3
* Joseph Addai, football player
* Brian Alexander, water polo player
* Ari Magder, actor
May 4 - Brad Bufanda, actor
May 6
* Seyi Abolaji, Nigerian-born soccer player
* Reid W. Barton, mathematician
* Adrianne Palicki, actress
* Doron Perkins, basketball player
* Gabourey Sidibe, actress
May 8 - Florent Groberg, French-born U.S. Army veteran in the Afghan War and Medal of Honor recipient
May 9
* Tyler Lumsden, baseball player
* Antonio Reynoso politician
May 10
* Chad Barefoot, politician
* Zac Taylor, football player and coach
May 11
* Matt Baker, football player and coach
* Brett Basanez, football player
* Daizee Haze, wrestler
* Shannon M. Kent, United States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer and cryptologic technician, killed in the 2019 Manbij bombing
* Matt Leinart, football player
May 12 - Brett Wiesner, soccer player
May 13 - Tim Brennan, guitarist for Dropkick Murphys
May 14 - Amber Tamblyn, actress
May 15
* The Kid Mero, media personality
* Tom Lawlor, wrestler and podcaster
* Joseph Pepper, guitarist for Cartel
* Clint Sammons, baseball player
* Michael Schlossberg, politician
May 17
* Jayson Blair, actor
* Channing Frye, basketball player
* Ginger Gonzaga, actress
May 18 - Michael Behenna, U.S. Army Lieutenant
May 19 - Adam Schindler, mixed martial artist
May 20 - Michaela McManus, actress
May 21 - Leva Bates, wrestler
May 22
* John Hopkins, MotoGP racer
* Jordan Mancino, drummer for As I Lay Dying and Wovenwar
May 23
* Josh Pace, basketball player
* Alex Shelley, wrestler
May 26
* Mark Anderson, football player
* Pat Grassley, politician
May 27 - Bobby Convey, soccer player
May 28
* Active Child, singer/songwriter and record producer
* Jay Alford, football player
* Roman Atwood, YouTuber and prankster
* Megalyn Echikunwoke, actress
* Aaron Rosa, mixed martial artist
* Cory Wade, baseball player
May 30
* Dana Linn Bailey, bodybuilder
* Duane Bastress, mixed martial artist
* Darryl Blackstock, football player
May 31
* Lorenzo Alexander, football player
* David Hernandez, singer
* Michael Lynche, singer

June

June 1 - Phillip Alexander, football player
June 2
* Delia Ramirez, politician
* Brooke White, singer
June 3 - Omar Suleiman, Muslim scholar, civil rights leader, writer, and public speaker
June 4 - Jon Alston, football player, film director, screenwriter and film producer
June 5
* Jason Bedrick, politician
* Bill Bray, baseball player
June 6
* Adam Hendershott, actor
* Kellen Clemens, football player
June 7
* Saad Awad, mixed martial artist
* Ryan Bader, mixed martial artist
* Indiggo, Romanian-born twin sisters, singer-songwriters and reality TV personalities
* Mark Lowe, baseball player
* Angela McArdle, politician
* Pierre Pierce, basketball player
June 8
* Gaines Adams, football player
* Kim Stolz, model, television personality, author, and financial executive
June 9
* Andrew Bachman, entrepreneur and investor
* Justin Benson, director, writer, actor, editor, and producer
* Rafi Fine, co-founder of React Media, LLC
June 10
* Nick Adams, actor, singer, and dancer
* Marion Barber III, football player
* Chase Blackburn, football player
* Shanna Collins, actress
* Jason Evigan, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
* Leelee Sobieski, actress
June 11
* 2 Pistols, rapper
* Grant Achilles, basketball player
* Justin Allgood, football player
* Justin Shekoski, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for Saosin and The Used
June 12 - Chris Witaske, actor
June 13 - David Begnaud, journalist and news correspondent
June 15 - Derek Anderson, football player
June 16
* Manish Dayal, actor
* Olivia Hack, actress and voice actress
June 17 - Jamal Mixon, actor
June 19
* Josh Appelt, mixed martial artist
* Emanuel Ayvas, singer and frontman for Emanuel and the Fear
* Jason Capizzi, football player
* Macklemore, rapper
June 20
* Patrisse Cullors, activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter
* Darren Sproles, football player
June 21
* Michael Malarkey, Lebanese-born British-American actor and musician
* Brian Sites, actor
* Edward Snowden, government whistleblower
June 22 - Miles Fisher, actor and musician
June 23
* Ini Archibong, artist and designer
* Miles Fisher, actor, comedian, entrepreneur and musician
* Kathreen Khavari, actress, writer and producer
* Brandi Rhodes, wrestler and reality television personality
June 24
* Brandon Saller, drummer and vocalist for Atreyu
* Haley Stevens, politician
June 27
* Mickey Bey, boxer
* Ernest Chavez, mixed martial artist
* Ashley Hinson, politician
June 28
* Brianne Berkson, actress, comedian, and producer
* Curtis Lepore, actor, musician and internet celebrity
June 29
* Paul Appleby, operatic tenor
* Aundrea Fimbres, singer and member of Danity Kane
June 30
* Nicholas Arciniaga, long-distance runner
* Blas Avena, mixed martial artist
* Josh Beekman, football player
* Heath Benedict, Dutch-born football player
* Cole Swindell, singer

July

July 1
* Audrey Assad, singer/songwriter
* Lynsey Bartilson, actress, dancer, and singer
* Tanya Chisholm, actress and dancer
July 2
* Michelle Branch, singer/songwriter
* Alicia Menendez, television commentator
July 5
* Jason Allen, football player
* James Edson Berto, mixed martial artist
July 6 - Gregory Smith, Canadian-born actor, writer, and director
July 7
* Kristi Capel, beauty pageant and news presenter
* Robert Eggers, filmmaker
July 8
* Ana Ayora, actress
* DeVaughn Nixon, actor
July 9
* Christina Hall, real estate investor and TV personality
* Christopher Porco, convicted murderer
July 11 - Joel Salinas, American-born Nicaraguan neurologist, writer, and researcher
July 12
* Jason William Adams, actor
* Howie Kendrick, baseball player
July 14 - Graham Ackerman, gymnast
July 15
* Hiro Murai, Japanese-born filmmaker
* Yuh-Line Niou, Taiwanese-born politician
* Heath Slater, wrestler
July 16 - Philando Castile, African-American killed by police
July 17 - Nick Moore, singer and frontman for Before Their Eyes
July 18
* Derrick Barry, drag performer
* Jennifer Berry, beauty pageant titleholder and Miss America 2006
* Aaron Gillespie, singer and musician for Underoath
* Dan McCready, veteran, entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and political candidate
July 19
* Gloria Almonte, beauty pageant titleholder
* Trai Byers, actor and singer
* Willie Byrd, football player
* Heath Flora, politician
July 20 - Dan Book, songwriter and producer
July 21
* Bizzle, Christian hip hop artist
* Wes Felix, sprinter
* Kellen Winslow II, football player
July 22
* Jenni Barber, actress and singer
* Dan Bazuin, football player
* Fandango, wrestler
* Seth Magaziner, politician
July 23
* Aaron Peirsol, Olympic swimmer
July 24
* Collin Ashton, football player
* Joey Kovar, model and television personality
July 26
* Albert Bimper, football player and athletic director
* Elettra Weidemann, fashion model and socialite
July 27
* Joseph Boncore, politician
* Lauren Murphy, mixed martial artist
* Blair Redford, actor
July 28
* David Anderson, football player
* Steve Baylark, football player
* Kate Bolduan, television journalist and CNN anchor
* Noah Robertson, drummer
July 29
* Kaitlyn Black, actress
* Kristin Fisher, journalist
* Tania Gunadi, Indonesian-born actress and producer
* Elise Testone, singer/songwriter

August

August 3 - Mamie Gummer, actress
August 4
* Beth Bombara, singer/songwriter and musician
* Greta Gerwig, actress and filmmaker
August 5
* Aaron Alafa, boxer
* Beau Black, composer, producer, musician, singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist
* Dawn Richard, singer and member of Danity Kane
August 6
* C. J. Mosley, football player
* Landon Pigg, singer/songwriter and actor
August 7 - Brit Marling, actress, screenwriter and producer
August 8 - Fred Meyers, actor
August 9
* Terry Adams, BMX bicyclist
* Virginia Giuffre, sex trafficking victim and activist
* Ashley Johnson, actress and voice actress
August 10
* Tone Bell, comedian and actor
* C.B. Dollaway, mixed martial artist
* Spencer Redford, actress
August 11
* Drumma Boy, rapper and record producer
* Joe Pinion, entrepreneur, television host, and political candidate
August 13 - Rob Schmitt, television personality and host
August 14
* Black Milk, rapper, songwriter, and record producer
* Jon Hoadley, politician
* Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-born actress
* Lamorne Morris, actor and comedian
* Spencer Pratt, television personality
August 15
* Sean Feucht, Christian singer/songwriter, former worship leader at Bethel Church, and founder of the Let Us Worship movement
* Lex Fridman, Russian-American scientist and podcaster
* Nicole Paggi, actress
August 16 - Colt Brennan, football player
August 17
* Vance Aloupis, politician
* Dustin Pedroia, baseball player
August 18 - Rex Richardson, politician, mayor of Long Beach, California
August 19
* Danny Baggish, Guamanian-born darts player
* John McCargo, American football player
* Mike Moh, actor and martial artist
August 20
* Hamza Abdullah, football player
* Andrew Garfield, actor
August 21 - Brody Jenner, television personality
August 23
* Vada Azeem, author, illustrator, and songwriter
* J. C. Bailey, wrestler
* Annie Ilonzeh, actress
August 24
* Brett Gardner, baseball player
* Tino Sabbatelli, wrestler
August 25
* Hanif Abdurraqib, poet, essayist, and cultural critic
* Andrew Aydin, comic writer and political aide
August 26 - Rob Cantor, singer/songwriter
August 27 - Amir Sadollah, professional mixed martial artist
August 28
* Baby Boy da Prince, rapper
* Kimberly Kane, actress
* Nate Washington, football player
August 29 - Jennifer Landon, actress
August 30
* David Banks, Olympic rower
* Jim Miller, mixed martial artist
August 31
* Larry Fitzgerald, football player
* Devan Chandler Long, actor

September

September 1 - Camille Mana, actress
September 2
* Lester Abram, basketball player
* Jenny Berrigan, Deaflympic snowboarder
* Tiffany Hines, actress and singer
September 3
* Adam Bergen, football player
* Christine Woods, actress
September 4 - Landis Blair, illustrator and comics artist
September 5 - Lincoln Riley, football coach
September 6
* Jerry Blevins, baseball player
* Braun Strowman, pro wrestler
September 7 - Andre Berto, boxer
September 8 - Will Blalock, basketball player
September 9
* Michael Allan, football player
* Jason Benetti, sportscaster
* Zoe Kazan, actress and screenwriter
* Aryn Michelle, Christian musician and songwriter
September 10
* Francesca Fiorentini, comedian
* Shawn James, Guyanese-born basketball player
* Sarah Schneider, writer, actress, and comedian
September 12
* Nicholas Barton, director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and cinematographer
* Johny Hendricks, mixed martial artist
* Trey Hollingsworth, politician
* Carly Smithson, singer
September 15 - Holly Montag, television personality
September 17 - Jennifer Peña, singer
September 19
* Omar Elba, Egyptian-born actor
* Joey Devine, baseball player
* Charlie Haeger, baseball player
September 20
* Rick DeJesus, singer/songwriter and frontman for Adelitas Way
* Yuna Ito, American-born Japanese singer and actress
* Doug Thomas, basketball player
September 21
* Scott Evans, actor
* Maggie Grace, actress
* Joseph Mazzello, actor
September 23
* Jason Lancaster, singer/songwriter
* David Lim, actor
* Shane del Rosario, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
September 24 - Randy Foye, basketball player
September 25 - Donald Glover, actor and singer/songwriter
September 26
* James Anderson, football player
* Zoe Perry, actress
September 27
* Amelia Boone, obstacle racer and lawyer
* Shannon Lucas, drummer for All That Remains and The Black Dahlia Murder
September 28
* Mike Balogun, boxer
* Julissa Bermudez, Dominican-born television personality and actress
* Summer Rae, wrestler and model
* Sarah Wright, actress
September 29 - Marcel Rodríguez-López, keyboardist and percussionist for The Mars Volta and drummer for Zechs Marquise

October

October 1 - Jackie Battle, football player
October 2
* Prakash Amritraj, American-born Indian tennis player
* Huda Kattan, makeup artist
* Gerran Walker, football player
October 3
* Mikey Batts, wrestler
* Olga Bell, Russian-born musician, music producer, composer, and singer/songwriter
* Tessa Thompson, actress
October 4 - John Anthony Castro, tax consultant and political candidate
October 5
* Jesse Eisenberg, actor
* Shelby Rabara, actress and singer
* Nicky Hilton Rothschild, model and socialite
October 6
* Larry Birdine, football player
* Andy T. Tran, actor
October 7 - Flying Lotus, musician
October 9 - Spencer Grammer, actress
October 10 - Lzzy Hale, singer/songwriter, musician, lead vocalist and guitarist for Halestorm
October 13 - Kamerion Wimbley, football player
October 14
* Tony Cavalero, actor and comedian
* Robert James Miller, U.S. Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipient
October 15 - Chris Barclay, football player
October 16
* Ryan Blaum, golfer
* Brad Boles, politician
* Andrew Santino, comedian, actor, and podcaster
October 17 - Daniel Booko, actor and model
October 19 - Cara Santa Maria, neuroscientist and writer
October 20 - Ryan Quarles, politician
October 21
* Zack Greinke, baseball player
* Amber Rose, model and actress
* Aaron Tveit, actor
October 23
* Adrienne Bailon, singer, actress, and television personality
* Sam Brown, Army Captain and political candidate
October 24
* Adrienne Bailon, singer and actress, member of 3LW
* Brian Vickers, race car driver
October 25 - Adrian Awasom, football player
October 27
* Berner, rapper
* Katy Tur, broadcast journalist
October 29 - Johnny Lewis, actor
October 30
* Brandon Archer, football player
* Andrew Schulz, comedian

November

November 2
* Willie Andrews, football player
* Fred Rosser, wrestler
November 3 - Julie Marie Berman, actress
November 7
* Adam DeVine, actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and singer
* Forrest Kline, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Hellogoodbye
* Zach Myers, guitarist for Shinedown and frontman for The Fairwell
November 8
* Kathleen Bertko, Olympic rower
* Lucky Cannon, wrestler
* Joey Gibson, political activist, founder of Patriot Prayer
November 9
* Rashad Anderson, basketball player
* Tony Barnette, baseball player
* Natalie Bible', director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
* Mattie Parker, politician, mayor of Fort Worth, Texas
* Ted Potter, golfer
November 10
* Karim Amer, producer and director
* Miranda Lambert, country singer
November 11
* Nick Ahrens, designer and art director
* Kristal Marshall, wrestler, model, and beauty queen
November 13 - Nick Albertson, artist
November 14 - Chelsea Wolfe, singer/songwriter and musician
November 15 - Tramaine Billie, football player
November 16 - Benson Henderson, mixed martial artist
November 17
* Ryan Bradley, figure skater
* Ryan Braun, baseball player
* Shannan Click, model
* Nick Markakis, baseball player
* Patrick McHale, animator
* Christopher Paolini, author
* Rocsi, television personality
November 18 - Frank Scott Jr., politician, mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas
November 19
* Varuzhan Akobian, Armenian-born chess grandmaster
* Adam Driver, actor
* DeAngelo Hall, football player
November 20
* Andy Alleman, football player
* Future, rapper and singer/songwriter
November 21 - The Bella Twins,, wrestling duo
November 22
* Lawson Aschenbach, racing driver
* Corey Beaulieu, guitarist for Trivium
* Tyler Hilton, singer/songwriter and actor
* Andrew J. West, actor
November 23 - Wes Bankston, baseball player
November 24
* Adam22, YouTuber and podcaster
* DJ Skee, DJ and producer
* Quentin Williams, politician
November 25
* Jason Wisdom, singer, bassist, and frontman for Becoming the Archetype
* Joey Chestnut, American competitive hot dog eater
November 26 - Chris Hughes, businessman and entrepreneur
November 27
* Jason Berken, baseball player
* Arjay Smith, actor
* Donta Smith, basketball player
* Marco Thomas, football player
November 28
* Tyler Glenn, singer/songwriter and frontman for Neon Trees
* Danielle Moinet, wrestler and model
November 29
* Pamela Brown, CNN justice correspondent
* Jenn Sterger, television personality and model
November 30
* Chad Ackerman, rock singer/songwriter, musician, writer, director, actor, and producer
* Jermaine Allen, English-born football player
* CJ Gibson, actress and model
* Nicholas Kole, figure skater

December

December 1 - Noelle Bassi, swimmer
December 2
* Yahya al-Bahrumi, terrorist
* Mistie Bass, basketball player
* Action Bronson, rapper, chef and television presenter
* Jana Kramer, actress
* Aaron Rodgers, football player
* Daniela Ruah, actress
December 3 - Troy Bergeron, football player
December 7 - Kenney Bertz, soccer player
December 8
* Utkarsh Ambudkar, actor, rapper, and singer
* Ana Victoria, singer/songwriter, dancer, and record producer
December 10
* Ashley Bouder, ballerina
* Patrick Flueger, actor
December 13 - Satya Bhabha, English-born acor
December 15
* Tanner Ainge, businessman and politician
* Ronnie Radke, singer/songwriter, rapper, and frontman for Falling in Reverse
December 16
* Kelenna Azubuike, English-born basketball player
* Brandon Beal, singer/songwriter and producer
December 17 - John Cholish, mixed martial artist
December 18
* Melissa Arnot, mountaineer
* Ady Barkan, lawyer and political activist
December 19
* Mark Baumer, writer, adventurer, and environmental activist
* Casey Crescenzo, singer/songwriter and guitarist for The Dear Hunter and The Receiving End of Sirens
* AJ Lamas, actor
December 20
* Gia Allemand, actress, model, and reality television contestant
* Justin Blalock, football player
* Jonah Hill, actor
* Josh Sussman, actor
December 21
* Taylor Teagarden, baseball player
* Steven Yeun, South Korean-born actor
December 22 - Doc Gallows, wrestler
December 23 - Hoa Nguyen, politician
December 27 - Cole Hamels, baseball player
December 29 - Jessica Andrews, country singer
December 30 - Ashley Zukerman, Australian-born actor
December 31 - Fred Bennett, football player

Full date unknown

Roma Agrawal, Indian-born British-American structural engineer
Apryl A. Alexander, forensic psychologist and college professor
Lucy Alibar, screenwriter and playwright
Joseph Altuzarra, French-born designer
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, director and screenwriter
Phil America, artist
Celia Ammerman, fashion model
Evan Amos, video gaming photographer
Lucia Aniello, Italian-born director, writer, and producer
Nava Applebaum, Israeli-born murder victim of a Palestinian suicide bombing
Alexander Assefa, politician
Baiyu, Chinese-born singer/songwriter and actress
Jordan Baker-Caldwell, artist
Sasha Baker, policy advisor, political scientist, and United States National Security Council staffer
Nathan Ball, mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, TV host, children's author, pole vaulter, and beatboxer
Morgan Bassichis, comedian and writer
Eleanor Bauer, choreographer and dancer
Alexandra Bell, artist
Rebecca Bennett, brewmaster
Liz Berry, politician
Adam Bilzerian, American-born Nevisian poker player and writer
Blak Jak, rapper
Charles Blake, politician
Nathan Blecharczyk, businessman and co-founder of Airbnb
Benjamin Boas, author, translator, and contemporary Japanese culture consultant
Kyle Boddy, baseball coach and trainer
Aluel James Bol, Sudanese-born pilot
Gregory Bonsignore, playwright, novelist, and actor
Zachary Booth, actor
Mat Bruso, singer and frontman for Bury Your Dead
Katie Button, chef and restaurateur
Matt Deis, bassist for CKY and All That Remains
Danny Dias, television personality
Jesse Luken, actor
Ashley Austin Morris, actress
Joe Musten, metalcore singer and drummer
Eli Ostreicher, British-born entrepreneur
Brook Roberts, television personality and beauty pageant winner
Anita Sarkeesian, Canadian-born feminist

Deaths

January 2 – Edward Howard, Roman Catholic prelate and venerable
January 7 – Fred Church, actor
January 8
* Tom McCall, journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon
* Gale Page, radio and screen actress
January 10 - Roy DeMeo, Mafia hitman
January 16 – Doodles Weaver, actor, comedian, musician
January 24 – George Cukor, film director and producer
January 26 – Bear Bryant, American football coach
February 4
* Jim Ameche, actor
* Karen Carpenter, pop singer and drummer
February 11 – Max Ehrlich, writer
February 12 – Eubie Blake, pianist and composer
February 19 – William C. Boyd, immunochemist
February 24 – Roy Krenkel, illustrator
February 25 – Tennessee Williams, playwright and screenwriter
March 3 – Peter Ivers, musician
March 16 – Arthur Godfrey, radio personality and entertainer
March 18 – Catherine Marshall, author
March 27 – Elsie Eaves, civil engineer
April 4 – Gloria Swanson, actress
April 15 - John Engstead, photographer and journalist
April 17 – Felix Pappalardi, music producer and musician
April 21 – Walter Slezak, Austrian-born actor
April 22 – Earl Hines, jazz pianist and bandleader
April 23 – Buster Crabbe, Olympic swimmer, and actor
April 26 - Henrietta Buckmaster, activist, journalist and author
April 30
* George Balanchine, ballet dancer and choreographer
* Joel Henry Hildebrand, physical chemist
* Muddy Waters, blues singer-songwriter
May 1 - Arthur Dewey Struble, admiral
May 8 - John Fante, writer
May 31 – Jack Dempsey, boxer
June 1 - Ernest Graves, actor
June 6 - James E. Casey, businessman and founder of UPS
June 12 - Norma Shearer, Canadian-born actress
June 23 - Glen Harmeson, American football player and coach
June 24 – William E. Miller, politician, Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1964 U.S. presidential election
June 30 - Leonard B. Jordan, U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1962 to 1973
July 1 - Buckminster Fuller, architect
July 5 – Harry James, musician and bandleader
July 7 – Vicki Morgan, mistress to Alfred S. Bloomingdale
July 18 – Alex Radcliffe, baseball player
July 20 – Frank Reynolds, television journalist
July 29 – Raymond Massey, Canadian actor
July 30 – Lynn Fontanne, English actress
August 3
* Carolyn Jones, actress
* Jobriath, musician and actor
August 6 – Klaus Nomi, German singer
August 7 - David Ford, actor
August 13 - Bob Bailey, actor
August 17 – Ira Gershwin, lyricist
August 26 – Mike Kellin, actor
August 27
* Harry A. deButts, railroad executive
* Bobby Griffith, suicide
Simon Oakland, actor
September 1
* Otto Hulett, actor
* Henry M. Jackson, U.S. Senator from Washington from 1953 to 1983
* Larry McDonald, U.S. Representative from Georgia from 1975 to 1983
September 2 – Toni Mannix, actress and dancer
September 12 – Sabin Carr, pole vaulter, Olympic champion
September 25 – Paul Jacobs, pianist
October 5 – Earl Tupper, businessman and inventor
October 7 - George O. Abell, astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic
October 8
* Joan Hackett, actress
* Edward Woods, actor
October 12 – Ernie Roth, wrestling manager
October 14 – Paul Fix, actor
October 15 – Pat O' Brien, actor
October 16 – George Liberace, musician and television performer
October 18 - Willie Jones, baseball player
October 20 – Merle Travis, country musician
October 23 - Jessica Savitch, journalist
October 28 - Otto Messmer, cartoonist
October 30 – Lillian Gordy Carter, nurse and mother of Jimmy Carter
November 8 - Robert Agnew, actor
November 13 - Junior Samples, comedian
November 22 – Michael Conrad, actor
November 28 – Christopher George, actor
December 5 – Robert Aldrich, film director, producer, screenwriter
December 8 – Slim Pickens, actor and rodeo performer
December 21 - Rod Cameron, actor
December 27 –Walter Scott, performer
December 28
* William Demarest
* Dennis Wilson, musician