1856 – Henry Rider Haggard, British author (King Solomon’s Mines, She, Dawn), born in Bradenham, England (d. 1925)
1906 – (Samuel) Billy Wilder, Austrian-American filmmaker (Stalag 17: Some Like It Hot; The Lost Weekend; The Apartment), born in Sucha, Austria-Hungary (now Sucha Beskidzka, Poland) (d. 2002)
1920 – Marea Hartman, English sports executive (President Amateur Athletic Association of England 1991-94; integrated women’s athletics), born in London (d. 1994)
1931 – Teruyuki Okazaki, Japanese karate master (10th degree black belt Shotokan Karate; founder International Shotokan Karate Federation), born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (d. 2020)
1937 – Chris Blackwell, English businessman and record producer (Island Records), born in Westminster, London, England
1970 – Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (Barenaked Ladies, 1988-2009 – “If I Had $1000000”), born in Scarborough, Ontario
1971 – Brant Brown, American MLB infielder, 1996-2000 (Chicago Cubs and 3 other teams), and hitting coach, born in Porterville, California
1974 – [C. Joseph] Vijay, Indian actor and singer (Poove Unakkaga), born in Madras (now Chennai), India
1981 – Chris Urbanowicz, British rock guitarist (The Editors, 2002-12), born in Aslockton, England
1994 – Marnus Labuschagne, Australian cricket batsman (HS 215; Queensland CA, Brisbane Heat, Glamorgan CCC), born in Klerksdorp, South Africa