1415 – Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, born in Raby Castle, Durham, England (d. 1495)
1849 – Jacob Riis, Danish-American social reformer and “muck raking” reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1914)
1919 – John Cullen Murphy, American comic strip artist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1923 – Ralph Hall, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1981-2005), born in Fate, Texas
1930 – Juan Gelman, Argentine poet, born in Buenos Aires (d. 2014)
1932 – Maria Itkina, Russian athlete (9 sprint world records, 60m-400m), born in Roslavl, Russia (d. 2020)
1933 – Alex Cord [Alexander Viespi], American actor (Brotherhood; Fire; Street Asylum), born in NYC, New York
1939 – Jonathan Harvey, English composer (Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen), born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (d. 2012)
1944 – Ian Peter Leslie Smith, British journalist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1997)
1981 – Farrah Franklin, American singer (former member of Destiny’s Child), born in Los Angeles, California