1839 – Ephraim Shay, American inventor of Shay type of geared steam locomotive, born in Huron, Ohio (d. 1916)
1871 – Lyonel Feininger, German-American cartoonist and painter, born in New York City (d. 1956)
1876 – Maxim Litvinov [Meir Genoch Moiseyevich Wallach], Russian statesman, revolutionary and diplomat (People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs.1930-39, Soviet Ambassador to the US 1940-43), born in Białystok, Russian Empire (d. 1951)
1915 – Catherine “Cass” Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
1920 – Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster’s Million, Lucky Jordan), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1923 – John Cooper, English race car designer (Cooper Car Company; developed the “Mini”), born in Surbiton, England (d. 2000)
1942 – Connie Hawkins, American professional basketball player, 1961-76 ABA MVP-1968 (Harlem Globetrotters, 1963-66; Phoenix Suns, L.A. Lakers), born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
1964 – Heather Langenkamp, American actress (Marie-Just the 10 of Us), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1973 – Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1980 – Ryan Miller, American hockey player, born in East Lansing, Michigan