1723 – Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), born in Plympton, Devon, England (d. 1792)
1907 – Orville Redenbacher, American popcorn magnate (Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popcorn), born in Brazil, Indiana (d. 1995)
1915 – Edward Miller, British historian and Master (Fitzwilliam College Cambridge), born in Acklington Park, Warkworth, Northumberland (d. 2000)
1924 – Bess Myerson, 1st Jewish Miss America (1945), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2014)
1927 – Shirley Hughes, English children’s literature author and illustrator (Dogger; Ella’s Big Chance), born in West Kirby, England (d. 2022)
1931 – Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), born in New York City (d. 2021)
1951 – Lorraine Chase, English actress and model (Lame Ducks, Love and Bullets), born in Deptford, England
1952 – Robert David Steele, American activist and former CIA officer, born in New York City
1977 – Bryan Budd, British soldier (VC recipient), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2006)
1979 – Jayma Mays, American actress (Glee, Heroes), born in Bristol, Tennessee