1824 – Henry Chadwick, English-American Baseball HOF pioneer (1st rule book; created game stats eg. BA, ERA; box scores), born in Exeter, England (d. 1908)
1913 – Meret Oppenheim, German born Swiss surrealist artist and photographer (Object: Le Déjeuner en fourrure), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1985)
1921 – Joseph E. Lowery, American activist, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the minister who gave the benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 2020)
1927 – Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
1931 – Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
1935 – Vicente Cantatore, Argentine soccer manager (Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock bassist and vocalist, (Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – “Arms of Mary”; “(I Don’t Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway”), born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1951 – Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
1959 – Brian Higgins, American politician (US Representative for New York, 2005-present), born in Buffalo, New York
1988 – Kayky Brito, Brazilian actor known for “O Beijo do Vampiro”, born in São Paulo, Brazil
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