1887 – Arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. 1966)
1912 – Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician (Mayor of Manila, 1952-62), born in Talisay, Philippines (d. 1962)
1921 – Steve Allen, American comedian, composer, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
1926 – Edgar D Ngoyi, South African ANC leader (17 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)
1926 – Zlatko Pibernik, Croatian composer and music teacher, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2010)
1930 – Sayed Mutawli imam ad-Darsh, scholar/broadcaster
1931 – Thomas Eden Binkley, American lutenist and early music scholar, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1995)
1954 – Peter Woods, American rock guitarist (Romeo Void – ‘”A Girl in Trouble”)
1955 – Evan Bayh, American politician, born in Shirkieville, Indiana
1960 – Jim Toomey, American syndicated cartoonist, born in Alexandria, Virginia