1330 – Nicolas Flamel, French scribe alchemist (believed to have created the Philosopher’s Stone), born in Pontoise region, France (d. 1418)
1565 – Alessandro Tassoni, Italian political writer (Rape of Bucket), born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1635)
1901 – Ed Sullivan, American newspaper columnist, and television host (The Ed Sullivan Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 1974)
1901 – William S. Paley, American broadcast pioneer (President and CEO of CBS, 1928-90), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
1924 – Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, born in Paulo de Luanda, Portuguese West Africa (d. 1991)
1928 – “Tuli” Naphtali Kupferberg, American poet and singer (Fugs), born in New York City (d. 2010)
1942 – Pierre Clémenti, French actor (d. 1999)
1964 – Paul Jewell, English football manager
1969 – Mark Benitez {Mark Everett], American child actor, murderer and fugitive, born in Coral Gables, Florida (d. 2008)
1988 – Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer