1867 – Finley Peter Dunne, American journalist and humorist (Mr Dooley), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1936)
1900 – [Elsie] Evelyn Laye, English singer and actress (Bitter Sweet, Merry Widow), born in London, England (d. 1996)
1923 – Jean Kerr, Irish-American novelist (Please Don’t Eat the Daisies), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
1935 – Tura Satana, Japanese-American actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), born in HokkaidÅ, Japan (d. 2012)
1943 – Jerry Miller, American songwriter and rock guitarist (Moby Grape), born in Tacoma, Washington
1945 – Virginia Wade, English tennis player (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1972, Wimbledon 1977), born in Bournemouth, England
1954 – Neil Tennant, English singer and songwriter (Pet Shop Boy-West End Girl), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England
1971 – Gregory Goodridge, Barbadian footballer
1974 – Chiwetel Ejiofor, English film and theatre actor (“Twelve Years a Slave”), born in London
1983 – Kim Heechul, Korean Singer