1858 – Ko Vis [Jacob Pieter Vis], Dutch industrialist and founder of the Royal Dutch Salt Industry, born in Zaandijk, Netherlands (d. 1924)
1889 – Victor Sutherland, American actor (Captive City), born in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 1968)
1896 – Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), born in Remington, Virginia (d. 1963)
1901 – Linus Pauling, American chemist, engineer and peace activist (1954 Nobel prize for Chemistry, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1994)
1916 – Svend Asmussen, Danish jazz violinist, known as “The Fiddling Viking” (The Swe-Danes), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2017)
1927 – Bernard Frank, French writer and oriental scholar, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2006)
1931 – Peter Alliss, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1957 GB winners) and author, course designer and television presenter, commentator (BBC, ESPN, ABC Sports), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
1941 – (Ramón) “Palito” Ortega, Argentine ‘la nueva ola’ singer, actor, and politician (National Senator, 1995-99; Governor of Tucumán, 1991-95), born in Lules, Argentina
1955 – Gilbert Gottfried, American stand-up comedian, and actor (SNL; Aladdin – “Iago the Parrot”; The Afflac Duck), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
1991 – Sarah Bolger, Irish actress (Mayans M.C., The Spiderwick Chronicles), born in Dublin, Ireland