1849 – Vaclav Juda Novotny, Czech composer and music critic, born in Vesce, Kingdom of Bohemia. Austrian Empire (d. 1922)
1854 – Hans Müller, German music historian and writer, born in Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1897)
1874 – Ben Turpin, American comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1940)
1894 – James Anderson, Australian tennis player (Australasian C’ship 1922, 24, 25), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1973)
1931 – Lestine ‘Tess’ Johnston, American diplomat, preservationist and co-founder of Historic Shanghai, born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2025)
1937 – Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF first baseman (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series and NL MVP 1967 St. Louis Cardinals; NL Rookie of the Year 1958 SF Giants), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2024)
1948 – John Ritter, American actor and comedian (Three’s Company, It, 8 Simple Rules), born in Burbank, California (d. 2003)
1951 – Cassandra Peterson [Elvira], American actress (Echo Park, Elvira), born in Manhattan, Kansas
1962 – Baz Luhrmann, Australian film director (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Elvis), born in Sydney, Australia
1964 – Karen Straker, British horse show jumper, born in County Durham
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