1812 – Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer (discovered Neptune), born in Radis, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1910)
1888 – Hugo Kauder, Austrian composer, born in Tova?ov (d. 1972)
1898 – Curzio Malaparte [Kurt E. Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt), born in Prato, Italy (d. 1957)
1914 – Barbara Mullen, American actress (Thunder Rock; Innocent Sinners), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1930 – Marvin Kalb, American broadcast journalist (CBS; NBC – Meet the Press), educator (Harvard), and writer (The Year I was Peter the Great; Enemy of the People: Trump’s War on the Press), born in New York City
1944 – Christine Goitschel, French alpine skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Sallanches, France
1954 – Woodrow Lowe, American College Football HOF linebacker (NCAA C’ship 1973 University of Alabama; San Diego Chargers), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 2025)
1954 – Gregory Maguire, American fantasy writer (Wicked), born in Albany, New York
1964 – Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), and singer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
1974 – Tim Shaw, British radio host, TV presenter, and engineer (National Geographic), born in England
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