1859 – Peter Verigin, Russian Doukhobor leader (led Doukhobor community in Canada), born in Slavianka, Russia (d. 1924)
1904 – Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971), born in Parral, Chile (d. 1973)
1925 – Roger Smith, CEO (General Motors), born in Colombus, Ohio (d. 2007)
1925 – Yasushi Akutagawa, Japanese composer (Orpheus of Hiroshima; Ellora Symphony), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1989)
1928 – Sir Alastair Burnet [James William Alexander Burnet], British journalist and broadcaster (News at Ten), Born in Sheffield, England (d. 2012)
1933 – Donald E. Westlake, American author (The Hunter), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress (Charlie’s Angels, Purple Hearts), born in Huron, South Dakota
1951 – Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
1958 – Tonya Williams, British-Canadian actress (Dr. Olivia Barber Winters in “The Young and the Restless”), born in London
1974 – Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Smithfield, North Carolina