1856 – J. Keir Hardie, Scottish politician and 1st Labour representative in British Parliament, born in Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1915)
1860 – Florence Harding [DeWolfe], US 1st lady (1921-23), born in Marion, Ohio (d. 1924)
1878 – Pyotr Nikolayevich, Baron Wrangel, Russian baron general (White Armies, WW II), born in Novalexandrovsk, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1928)
1890 – Elvin M. Jellinek, American physiologist and pioneer in the study of alcoholism, born in New York City (d. 1963)
1917 – Jack Lynch, Irish politician and Taoiseach (1966-73 and 1977-79), born in Shandon, Cork, Ireland (d. 1999)
1920 – (Henry) “Huntz” Hall, American radio, stage, and screen actor (Dead End Kids: The Bowery Boys; Gas Pump Girls), born in New York City (d. 1999)
1925 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer (Downbeat Magazine’s Pianist of the Year, 1950-62), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)
1926 – Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), born in Decorah, Iowa (d. 2018)
1939 – Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer (“Daddy Don’t Run So Fast”), born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1995)
1984 – Edward “Ted” Dwane, British folk-rock double bassist (Mumford and Sons), born in London