1811 – George Washington Hewitt, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1893)
1817 – George Frederic Watts, British painter and sculptor of the Symbolist movement (“Hope”; “Love and Life”), born in London (d. 1904)
1895 – Richard Goolden, British actor (Two Days to Live, School for Husbands), born in London, England (d. 1981)
1911 – Walter Allen, English writer and literary critic, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1995)
1920 – John St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan, English peer (St Michael’s Mount), born in London (d. 2013)
1938 – Diane Varsi, American actress (Allison-Peyton Place, Bloody Mama), born in San Mateo California (d. 1992)
1947 – Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician, co-founder of the Danish People’s Party, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1951 – Debbie Friedman, American singer-songwriter and arranger of Jewish religious music (“Mi Shebeirach”), born in Utica, New York (d. 2011)
1965 – Helena Suková, Czech tennis player (14 Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
1989 – Evan Bates, American ice dancer (World C’ship gold 2023 [Madison Chock]; Olympic silver team 2022), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan