1860 – Marianne Von Werefkin, Russian-German-Swiss Expressionist painter, born in Tula, Russia (d. 1938)
1901 – Paul Henry Lang, Hungarian-American critic and musicologist (NY Herald Tribune), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1991)
1906 – John Betjeman, poet (Mount Zion) and English Poet Laureate (1972-1984), born in London (d. 1984)
1914 – Glenn Osser, American orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue), born in Munising, Michigan (d. 2014)
1925 – Donald O’Connor, American dancer and actor (Singin’ in the Rain), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
1950 – Ron Guidry, Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
1969 – Jason Priestley, Canadian-American actor (Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1970 – Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores), born in Compton, California (d. 1999)
1971 – Olaf Sheep, soccer player (Dordrecht ’90, NAC)
1991 – Sarah Jane Santos, Filipino singer