924 – Murakami, 62nd Emperor of Japan (946-67) who fathered 19 Imperial sons and daughters, born in Heian Kyō, Japan (d. 967)
1839 – (Edward) Sydney Smith, British pianist and composer, born in Dorchester, England (d. 1889)
1906 – Tom Carvel, Greek born American ice cream mogul (Carvels), born in Athens, Greece (d. 1990)
1907 – Annabella [Suzanne G Charpentier], French actress (Dinner at Ritz), born in Paris, France (d. 1996)
1916 – Natalia Ginzburg, Italian author (Family dictionary), born in Palermo, Italy (d. 1991)
1922 – Peter Tranchell, British composer (The Mayor of Casterbridge; The Mating Season), and educator (Cambridge University, 1950-89), born in Cuddalore, British India (d. 1993)
1923 – Dale Robertson, American actor (Death Valley Days, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Iron Horse), born in Harrah, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
1930 – Eric Norman Stokes, American composer (The Jealous Cellist; Tintinnabulary), born in Haddon Heights, New Jersey (d. 1999)
1970 – Mark Strickland, American NBA forward (Miami Heat), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1974 – Erick Dampier, American NBA center (SF Warriors), born in Jackson, Mississippi