1869 – Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (founded the Swaraj Party), born in Bikrampur, British India (d. 1925)
1876 – Raymond Duchamp-Villon, French cubist sculptor (Head of Baudeaire), born in Damville, Eure, France (d. 1918)
1891 – Herb McGirr, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (played in NZ’s 1st Test series; 2 Tests, 1 x 50; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1964)
1905 – Joel McCrea, American actor (Foreign Correspondent, Sullivan’s Travels), born in South Pasadena, California (d. 1990)
1905 – George Bissett, South African cricketer (successful South African quick in 1927-28), born in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 1965)
1932 – Arthur L. Liman, American trial lawyer (Oliver North), born in NYC, New York
1932 – Salvatore Bonanno, American mafioso and son of crime boss Joseph Bonanno, born in NYC, New York (d. 2008)
1948 – Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual, born in Béni Saf, Oran, French Algeria
1953 – Joyce Maynard, American journalist and novelist (Labor Day), born in Durham, New Hampshire
1960 – Mark West, American NBA center (Detroit Pistons), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky