1859 – Ivo Bligh, British noble (8th Earl of Darnley) and cricket batsman (4 Tests; first England captain v Australia 1882-83), born in London, England (d. 1927)
1894 – Clara Smith, American blues singer, billed as the “Queen of the Moaners”, born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina (d. 1935)
1911 – José Ardévol, Spanish-Cuban composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1981)
1912 – James Friell, Scottish political cartoonist (Daily Worker), born in Glasgow (d. 1997)
1914 – Tessie O’Shea, Welsh stage and screen entertainer, born in Cardiff (d. 1995)
1916 – Ina Ray Hutton [Odessa Cowan], American singer and big band bandleader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
1916 – Lindy Boggs (née Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne), American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1973-97), and diplomat, born in New Roads, Louisiana (d. 2013)
1935 – Michael Walzer, American political theorist, born in New York
1984 – Yuuka Nanri, Japanese singer and voice actress (The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Mai-HiME), born in Nagasaki, Japan
1995 – Mikaela Shiffrin, American alpine skier (Olympic gold – 2014, 2018; 100 World Cup races, 5x Overall World Cup champion), born in Vail, Colorado