1830 – Justin M’Carthy, Irish politician and novelist (Miss Misanthrope), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1912)
1831 – Robert Ogden Tyler, Bvt Major General (Union Army), born in Hunter, New York (d. 1874)
1867 – František Xaver Šalda, Czechoslovakian literary critic, born in Liberec, Czech Republic (d. 1937)
1869 – Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet (Richard Corey), born in Head Tide, Maine (d. 1935)
1885 – (Joseph) Deems Taylor, American music critic (New York World), composer (Through The Looking Glass; Peter Ibbetson), and promoter of classical music (Fantasia), born in NYC, New York (d. 1966)
1910 – Richard Ainley, British actor (I Dood It, As You Like It, Above Suspicion), born in Middlesex, England (d. 1967)
1945 – Diane Sawyer, American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
1966 – Dmitry Bilozerchev, Soviet/Russian gymnast, born in Moscow, Russia
1972 – Vanessa Paradis, French model (Channel)/actress (White Wedding), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
1980 – Chris Carmack, American actor, born in Washington, D.C.