1863 – René Viviani, French historian and 61st Prime Minister of France (1914-15), born in Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria (d. 1925)
1912 – June Havoc [Ellen Evangeline Hovick], Canadian-born American stage and screen actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2010)
1918 – Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer (Palatino and Optima), born in Nuremberg (d. 2015)
1931 – Darla Hood, American child actress (Little Rascals, The Bat), born in Leedey, Oklahoma (d. 1979)
1945 – Judith Lang Zaimont, American pianist and composer (“Reflective Rag”), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1956 – Richard Curtis, British screenwriter (Blackadder, Four Wedding and a Funeral), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1957 – Yohan Gunasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1966 – Gordon Ramsay, British chef and reality television personality, born in Johnstone, Scotland
1968 – Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
1982 – Mika Kallio, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Valkeakoski, Finland
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