1819 – Julia Ward Howe, American poet (Battle Hymn of the Republic), author, abolitionist, and women’s suffragist, born in New York City (d. 1910)
1863 – Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), born in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire (d. 1921)
1870 – Lionel Palairet, British cricket batsman (2 Tests; Somerset CCC, Oxford Uni CC), born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England (d. 1933)
1884 – Max Brod, Czech-born Israeli composer, writer, and biographer of Kafka, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1968)
1894 – Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), born in St. Mary’s County, Maryland (d. 1961)
1923 – Sumner Redstone, American media mogul (ViacomCBS), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
1944 – Pleun Strik, Dutch soccer defender (8 caps, FIFA World Cup 1974 runner-up; PSV Eindhoven 270 games), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
1957 – Siouxsie Sioux [Susan Ballion], British rock musician, singer and songwriter (Siouxsie and the Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo’; “Kiss Them For Me”), born in Southwark, England
1963 – Calliope Tsoupaki, Greek classical pianist and composer (Sappho’s Tears), born in Piraeus, Greece
1973 – Jack McBrayer, American comedian and actor (Conan O’Brien; 30 Rock – “Kenneth”), born in Macon, Georgia
