1833 – Betsy Perk [Christina Elizabeth], Dutch journalist, writer and pioneer of the Dutch women’s movement, born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1906)
1873 – Gerald du Maurier, British actor (Power, Escape!, Masks and Faces), born in London, England (d. 1934)
1880 – Duncan Hines, American restaurant guide writer (Out of Kentucky Kitchens), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky (d. 1959)
1888 – Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse who helped POWs in Siberia, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (d. 1948)
1923 – Bob Elliott, American comedian (Bob and Ray, Get a Life), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2016)
1939 – Phillip R. Allen, American stage and screen actor (Hardy Boys Mysteries – “Harry”; Star Trek III – “Captain Esteban”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1940 – Rod Lauren, American rocker (If I Had a Girl), born in Fresno, California (d. 2007)
1971 – Jesús Taváres, Dominican MLB outfielder, 1993-98 (Florida Marlins, and 2 other teams), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1979 – Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer (Rangers), born in Ferrol, Spain
1981 – Anaïs Mitchell, American singer-songwriter and playwright (Hadestown – 2019 Tony for Best Musical), born in Vermont