1655 – Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italian 244th Pope (1721-24) tried to introduce frugal measures and end nepotism, born in Poli, Papal States (d. 1724)
1883 – Georgios Papanicolaou, Greek-American doctor, cytopathologist, and inventor of the Pap smear, born in Kymi, Greece (d. 1962)
1901 – Witold Pilecki, Polish WWII resistance fighter (volunteered to go to Auschwitz, Witold’s Report), born in Olonets, Russian Empire (d. 1948)
1931 – Eileen Diss, British theatrical designer (August, Secret Places, Betrayal), born in London (d. 2024)
1940 – Richard Brooks, American soul singer (Impressions, 1958-62 – “Gypsy Woman”), and songwriter (“For Your Precious Love”), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2023)
1944 – Betsy Finley Ashton, American broadcast journalist, author and lecturer, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1959 – Paul Pesco, Eurasian American session guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, born in Canandaigua, New York
1962 – Sean McDonough, American sports newscaster
1964 – Tom Verica, American actor, director and producer (How to Get Away with Murder, Bridgerton), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1965 – Chris Washburn, American NBA player, born in Hickory, North Carolina