Important Birthdays— 23 September

1215 – Kublai Khan, Mongolian emperor (d. 1294)

1862–Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.

1880 – John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish biologist and politician, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971)

1889 –Walter Lippmann, American journalist (d. 1974)

1903–Yusuf Meher ali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born.

1906 –Kumar (Mijjan) alias Syed Hasan Ali, film actor, was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has worked in 'Shadows of the Dead', 'Dukhiari', 'Gambler', 'Patan ni Paniari', 'Thoure of Delhi'.

1908–Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born.

1911–Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.

1935 – Prem Chopra, Indian actor

1941–Navi Pillay, U.N. high commissioner for human rights, turns 72

1943 – Tanuja, Indian actress

1952 –Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.

1956 – Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer

1957 – Kumar Sanu, Indian singer