1576 – Enrico Caterino Davila, Italian writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia), born in Padua, Italy (d. 1631)
1829 – Roscoe Conkling, American politician (U.S. Senator from New York 1867-81), born in Albany, New York (d. 1888)
1857 – Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French neurologist and namesake of Tourette’s syndrome, born in Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers, France (d. 1904)
1894 – Peter Warlock [Philip Heseltine], British composer, born in London (d. 1930)
1896 – Ruth Gordon, American actress (Rosemary’s Baby, Harold and Maude), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1985)
1931 – Dick Gautier, American stage and screen actor (Get Smart, Mr Terrific), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
1931 – John Macchia, American actor (Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1967)
1955 – Shanna Reed, actress (Major Dad, Mirrors), born in Kansas City, Kansas
1971 – Edward “Ted” Murphy, rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1981 – Ian Snell, American baseball player