1475 – Princess Anne of York, 5th daughter of King Edward IV, born in Palace of Westminster, London (d. 1511)
1901 – Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1976)
1908 – (Roland) “Bunny” Berigan, American session and big band jazz trumpeter (Paul Whiteman; Benny Goodman – “King Porter Stomp”; Tommy Dorsey – “Marie”), vocalist, and bandleader (“I Can’t Get Started”), born in Hilbert, Wisconsin (d. 1942)
1911 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel Prize 1979), born in Heraklion, Greece (d. 1996)
1914 – Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1938-39, 42-43; World Series 1940; Cincinnati Reds), born in Prospect Park, New Jersey (d. 1997)
1915 – Sidney Luft, American movie director, born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1921 – Shepard Menken, American voice and character actor (The Wild Wild West), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1932 – Henri Namphy, President of Haiti (1986-88), born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
1947 – Dave Pegg, British folk and rock bassist and producer (Fairport Convention 1969-79 and 1985-present; Jethro Tull, 1980-85), born in Birmingham, England
1953 – Rick Meagher, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL Frank J. Selke Trophy 1990; St. Louis Blues captain), born in Belleville, Ontario