1857 – John Jacob Abel, American pharmacologist (endocrine glands), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1938)
1898 – Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (d. 1974)
1909 – Sir Nicholas Winton, British humanitarian (‘British Schindler’ – saved 669 children from Nazis), born in London (d. 2015)
1914 – Go Seigen [Wu Qingyuan], Chinese-born Japanese Go master considered the greatest Go player in the 20th century, born in Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China (d. 2014)
1930 – Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright (A Raisin in the Sun), and writer (To Be Young Gifted And Black), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1965)
1932 – Claude Blanchard, French Canadian singer, comedian and actor, born in Joliette, Canada (d. 2006)
1936 – Elisabeth Schwartz, Austrian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold 1956)
1940 – Carlos Diegues, Brazilian film director and screenwriter (Xica), born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
1940 – (Milton) “Mickey” Newbury, American outlaw-country singer-songwriter, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2002)
1942 – Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2020)