1895 – Borys Lyatoshynsky, Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher, known as the father of modern Ukrainian music, born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1968)
1920 – Renato Carosone, Italian canzone napoletana singer, pianist, songwriter (“Tu vuò fà l’americano” – “You Want to Be American”), and accordionist, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2001)
1924 – Nell Rankin, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Carmen; Metropolitan Opera, 1951-76), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2005)
1933 – Geoffrey Bindman, British human rights lawyer and legal advisor to the Race Relations Board (1966-76) and the Commission for Racial Equality (1976-83), born in Newcastle, England (d. 2025)
1943 – Van Dyke Parks, American songwriter, producer, arranger (Song Cycle; Orange Crate Art), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1946 – John Paul Jones [Baldwin], English rock bassist and songwriter (Led Zeppelin – “Stairway to Heaven”), born in London, England
1963 – Jerome Young, American pro wrestler (New Jack), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
1970 – Christian Duguay, American sketch comedy actor (MADtv), born in Stanford, California
1980 – Bryan Clay, American decathlete (Olympic gold 2008; World C’ship gold 2005), born in Austin, Texas
1989 – Alex D. Linz, American child actor (Max Keeble’s Big Move, One Fine Day), born in Santa Barbara, California