1832 – John Pegram, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
1862 – Edith Wharton, American Pulitzer prize-winning novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth), born in NYC, New York (d. 1937)
1888 – Hedwig “Vicki” Baum, Austrian American author (Men Never Know, Grand Hotel), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1960)
1907 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of France 1968-69), born in Reims, France (d. 1999)
1916 – Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1998)
1920 – Jerry Maren [Gerard Marenghi], American actor (The Wizard of Oz; Mayor McCheese), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter (“Sweet Caroline”; “I’m A Believer”; “Solitary Man”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 – Glenn Wheatley, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), and talent manager (Little River Band; John Farnham), born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia (d. 2022)
1971 – Andrea Mackris, American television producer, born in Missouri, United States
1986 – Mischa Barton, English-born American actress (The O.C.), born in Hammersmith, London