1896 – Rogers Hornsby, American Baseball Hall of Fame 2nd baseman (NL MVP 1925, 29; 7 x NL batting champion; 3 x .400+ seasons; St. Louis Cardinals, Browns) and manager (Cardinals, Browns, Cubs), born in Winters, Texas (d. 1963)
1914 – Albert Soboult, French historian, born in Ammi Moussa, French Algeria (d. 1982)
1922 – Jack Klugman, American actor (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1932 – Roelof “Pik” Botha, South African minister of Foreign affairs, born in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1939 – Jerry Mercer, Canadian rock drummer (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
1941 – Judith Blegen, American opera singer (Magic Flute – “Papagena”), born in Missoula, Montana
1941 – Friedrich Goldmann, German composer and conductor, born in Siegmar-Schönau, Germany (d. 2009)
1944 – Michael Fish, British TV weatherman, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1946 – Gordon Haskell, British pop, rock and blues musician (Fleur De Lys; King Crimson, 1970; Harry’s Bar), born in Verwood, Dorset, England (d. 2020)
1971 – James Burton, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears), born in Torrance, California