1840 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer of the late-Romantic period (1812 Overture; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake), born in Votkinsk, Russia (d. 1893)
1873 – Clarence Dickinson, American composer, born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 1969)
1893 – Frank J. Selke, Canadian Hockey HOF executive (9 x Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), born in Berlin, Ontario (d. 1985)
1908 – Leo Sternbach, Polish-American chemist, created first benzodiazepines including valium, born in Abbazia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2005)
1917 – David Tomlinson, British actor (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Helter Skelter), born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2000)
1935 – Kevin O’Connor, American actor (Bogie, Special Effects), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1991)
1935 – Isobel Warren, Canadian author and journalist (On the Go at 50 Plus), born in Canada
1938 – Johnny Caldwell, Irish flyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 2009)
1950 – Tim Russert, American television journalist and host of NBC’s Meet the Press, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008)
1951 – Bernie Marsden, English rock and blues guitarist and songwriter (Whitesnake – “Fool for Your Loving”; “Here I Go Again”), born in Buckingham, England (d. 2023)