1886 – Frank H. Wilson, American actor (Beware, Paradise in Harlem), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1956)
1903 – Luther Adler, American actor (D.O.A., The Desert Fox), born in New York City (d. 1984)
1933 – J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer (Houston Astros, Rice University, US Track and Field) and teacher, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
1940 – Dick Curl, American football coach (World Bowl 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy; NFL Europe Coach of the Year 1998, 99), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
1943 – Stella Parton, American singer (“A Woman’s Touch”), sister of Dolly Parton, born in Sevierville, Tennessee
1945 – Georg Wadenius, Swedish rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1950 – Darryl Hunt, British celtic-rock bassist (The Pogues – “Fairytale of New York”), born in Christchurch, Hampshire, England (d. 2022)
1956 – Sharon Jones, American soul singer (Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 2016)
1973 – Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentine soccer forward (10 caps; Boca Juniors 300 games, Columbus Crew) and manager (Palermo, Boca Juniors, LA Galaxy, Paraguay), born in La Plata, Argentina
1978 – Shaenon K. Garrity, American webcomics writer and artist (creator of Narbonic)