1840 – William Francis Bartlett, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts (d. 1876)
1847 – Gerben Postma, Frisian-Dutch poet (Swealtsjeblommen – Swallowtail Flowers) and lexicograper (Lytse Fryske Spraekleare – Little Frisian Language Learner), born in Dantumawâld, Netherlands (d. 1925)
1862 – Henry John Newbolt, English poet and author (Studies Green and Gray), born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England (d. 1938)
1867 – David Abercrombie, Abercrombie and Fitch founder, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1931)
1918 – Kenneth Connor, English comedian and actor, best known for his “Carry On” films, born in Islington, London (d. 1993)
1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian Bollywood director, actor and politician (Yaadein, Mother India, Khandaan), born in Jhelum, Punjab (d. 2005)
1939 – Nganani Enos J Mabuza, South African leader (Inyandza National Movement), born in Barberton, South Africa (d. 1997)
1954 – Cynthia Rylant, American Newberry Medal winning children’s literature author (Missing May), and librarian, born in Hopewell, West Virginia
1967 – Max Casella, American actor (Doogie Howser – “Vinnie”; The Sopranos – “Benny”), born in Washington, D.C.
1978 – Carl Barât, English rock singer (The Libertines; Dirty Pretty Things), born in Basingstoke, North Hampshire, England