1851 – Herbert Lawford, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1887; first exponent of topspin), born in Bayswater, England (d. 1925)
1905 – Joseph Cotten, American actor (Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Airport 77, Hearse), born in Petersburg, Virginia (d. 1994)
1914 – Walter “Turk” Broda, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, 5x Stanley Cup, 2x Vezina Trophy (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1935-51), born in Brandon, Manitoba (d. 1972)
1919 – Charles Palmer, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Leicestershire CCC, Worcestershire CCC) and administrator (President MCC 1978–79, chairman Test and County Cricket Board 1983-85), born in Sandwell, England (d. 2005)
1920 – Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet
1936 – Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American Tony Award-winning stage singer and actress (Carnival), and film star (Cinderfella), born in Pesaro, Italy
1939 – Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1966 runner-up), born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1998)
1940 – Paul Ryan Rudd, American stage and screen actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2010)
1961 – Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
1982 – Alex Breckenridge, American actress