1797 – Anthony Panizzi, Italian librarian at British Museum, born in Brescello, Italy (d. 1879)
1880 – Alfred Noyes, British poet and essayist (Loom of Years, Highwayman), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1958)
1887 – Nadia Boulanger, French composer and conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony), born in Paris, France (d. 1979)
1898 – H. A. Rey, American children’s author and creator of “Curious George”, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1977)
1919 – Milan Harašta, Czech composer, born in Brno, Moravia Czechoslovakia (d. 1946)
1922 – Janis Paige, American actress (Lanigan’s Rabbi; Trapper John, M.D.}, born in Tacoma, Washington
1956 – Dave Blood [Schulthise], American rock bassist (The Dead Milkmen -“Punk Rock Girl”), born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1956 – Sergei Beloglazov, Russian 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980, 88), born in Kaliningrad, Russia
1961 – Mark Parent, American baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Ashland, Oregon
1981 – Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress and singer (My Fair Princess), born in Qingdao, Shandong