1511 – Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Denmark and Norway, born in Lauenburg Castle, Germany (d. 1571)
1764 – Ann Radcliffe, English Gothic novelist (The Mysteries of Udolpho, The Romance of the Forest), born in London (d. 1823)
1911 – John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist (first American involved in the theoretical development of the atomic bomb), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2008)
1921 – Irv Kluger, American big band jazz and session drummer (Artie Shaw; Gramercy Five), born in New York City (d. 2006)
1924 – Leonard Pennario, American concert pianist (Rózsa’s Piano Concerto with L.A. Philharmonic), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008)
1925 – Guru Dutt [Vasanth Padukone], Indian Bollywood actor, regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time (Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool), born in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1964)
1925 – Alan Dale, American pop singer (“Cheery Pink and Apple Blossom White”), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
1940 – Jair da Costa, Brazilian soccer winger (1 cap; Internazionale), born in Santo André, Brazil
1950 – Gwen Guthrie, American RandB, soul, and dance singer-songwriter (“Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent”), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1999)
1950 – Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player (French 1976, Italian 1976), born in Rome, Italy
