1760 – Luigi Cherubini, Italian musical prodigy, composer (Médée; Requiem in D minor), and educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1822-42), baptized in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1842) [birth was likely on the 8th]
1885 – María Grever, Mexican-American composer (“What A Difference A Day Makes” / “Cuando vuelva a tu lado”), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1951)
1904 – Richard Mohaupt, German composer (Bucolica), born in Wroc?aw, Poland (d. 1957)
1922 – Frances Bergen, American actress (Titanic, Her Twelve Men, Interlude), model, and mother of Candice Bergen, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2006)
1947 – Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park; Dead Calm; The Piano), born in Omagh, Northern Ireland (d. 2026)
1957 – Jerry Don Gleaton, American baseball player, born in Brownwood, Texas
1959 – Hans Richter, German soccer forward (15 caps GDR; FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig), born in Olbernhau, Germany (d. 2023)
1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politician (President and Prime Minister of Russia), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union
1974 – Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5k 2004), born in Berkane, Morocco
1982 – Hiroki Narimiya, Japanese actor (Ace Attorney, Kisarazu Cat’s Eye), born in Tokyo, Japan
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