1872 – Emily Post, American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette), born in Baltimore, Maryland [or Oct 3rd, 1873] (d. 1960)
1910 – Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), born in Manitoba (d. 1963)
1912 – Conlon Nancarrow, American-Mexican composer, often of player piano music (Soundings 4), born in Texarkana, Arkansas (d. 1997)
1921 – Warren Allen Smith, American gay rights activist and writer, born in Minburn, Iowa (d. 2017)
1922 – Poul Bundgaard, Danish comic actor (Olsen-banden films) and operetta singer (Royal Danish Theatre, 1958-73), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 1998)
1926 – Nana Joshi [Padmanabh Govind Joshi], Indian cricket wicket-keeper (Indian National Team during 1950’s), born in Baroda, Gujarat, India (d. 1987)
1940 – John Gotti, American mafia gangster and head of the Gambino family, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2002)
1940 – Maxine Hong Kingston, American author (The Woman Warrior), born in Stockton, California
1966 – Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
1978 – Vanessa-Mae [Vanakorn Nicholson], Singaporean-British violinist and Olympic alpine skier, born in Singapore