- 1874 Soledad Jiménez, Spanish actress (Kid Galahad, The Phantom of the Range), born in Santander, Spain (d. 1966)
- 1882 Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (Story of American Singer), born in Melrose, Massachusetts (d. 1967)
- 1889 Victor Sutherland, American actor (Captive City), born in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 1968)
- 1893 Ben Hecht, American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (The Front Page), born in New York City (d. 1964)
- 1895 Marcel Pagnol, French playwright, filmmaker (Topaze; The Baker's Wife), and novelist, born in Paris (d. 1974)
- 1898 Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey), born in New York City (d. 1992)
- 1908 Billie Bird, American actress (Jury Duty), born in Pocatello, Idaho (d. 2002)
- 1909 Olan Soule, American character radio and screen actor (The First Nighter Program; Captain Midnight; Dragnet; Arnie), born in La Harpe, Illinois (d. 1994)
- 1914 Jim Boles, American actor (The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, One Man's Family), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1977)
- 1915 Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel, American comedian and actor (Fiddler on the Roof, The Producers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1977)
- 1918 Alfred Burke, British actor (Public Eye, Backfire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), born in London, England (d. 2011)
- 1923 Charles Durning, American actor (Fury, Sting, Tootsie), born in Highland Falls, New York (d. 2012)
- 1924 Bettye Ackerman, American actress (Maggie Graham-Ben Casey), born in Cottageville, South Carolina (d. 2006)
- 1925 Harry H. Corbett, English actor (Steptoe & Son, Jabberwacky), born in Rangoon, Burma (d. 1982)
- 1928 Tom Aldredge, American actor (The Sopranos, What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2011)
- 1930 Diane Holland, British actress and dancer (Crossroads - "Sarah"; Hi-de-Hi! - "Yvonne"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2009)
- 1931 Gavin MacLeod [Allan See], American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Murray"; The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"; McHale's Navy - "Happy"), born in Mt Kisco, New York (d. 2021)
- 1931 Peter Alliss, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1957 GB winners) and author, course designer and television presenter, commentator (BBC, ESPN, ABC Sports), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
- 1932 Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2016)
- 1941 (Ramón) "Palito" Ortega, Argentine 'la nueva ola' singer, actor, and politician (National Senator, 1995-99; Governor of Tucumán, 1991-95), born in Lules, Argentina
- 1942 Frank Bonner [Boers], American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Herb Tarlek"; The Hoax; Just The Ten Of Us), and television director, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2021)
- 1943 Charles Bernstein, American composer of film and television scores, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1944 Colin Nutley, director/writer (Such is Life, Black Jack)
- 1944 Kelly Bishop, CO, actress (Unmarried Woman, Advice to Lovelorn)
- 1945 Bubba Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Michigan State; Pro Bowl 1970, 71; First Team All Pro 1971; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts) and actor (Police Academy), born in Orange, Texas (d. 2011)
- 1945 Mimsy Farmer, American actress (Devil's Angel, Road to Salina), born in Chicago, Illinois
Bernadette Peters (76 years old)
1948 American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress and singer (Sunday in the Park with George; The Jerk; Pennies From Heaven), and author, born in Queens, New York
- 1948 Mercedes Ruehl, American Tony and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actress (Lost in Yonkers; The Fisher King; Crazy People), born in Queens, New York
- 1948 Mike Figgis, British film director and screenwriter (Leaving Las Vegas), born in Carlisle, England
- 1950 Ilene Graff, American actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1952 Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo], actress (Sentinel), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1952 Jennie Lynn, actress (Love & Marriage), born in San Diego, California
- 1953 Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat [Richard Blood], American professional wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022)
American stand-up comedian, and actor (SNL; Aladdin - "Iago the Parrot"; The Afflac Duck), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1956 Mike Tenay, American wrestling commentator
- 1957 Ian Smith, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (63 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 173, 176 dismissals; Central Districts, Auckland) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, SEN), born in Nelson, New Zealand
- 1957 John Turturro, American actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1958 Jeanne Mas, French pop singer ("Johnny, Johnny"; "Toute première fois"), and actress, born in Alicante, Spain
- 1960 Dorothy Stratten [Hoogstraten], Canadian playmate (August, 1979), model and actress (Galixina), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1980)
- 1962 Rae Dawn Chong, actress (Quest for Fire), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1966 Edward Shearmur, British film score composer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid; Charlie's Angels), born in London, England
- 1969 Robert Sean Leonard, NJ, actor (Dead Poets Society, Mr & Mrs Bridge)
- 1971 Junya Nakano, Japanese video game composer (Threads Of Fate; Final Fantasy X), born in Kyoto, Japan
- 1971 Peter Stebbings, Canadian actor
- 1972 Rory Cochrane, American actor
- 1974 Michael Manasseri, actor (License to Drive)
- 1976 Ali Larter, American actress and model
- 1976 Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Canadian actor
- 1982 Natalia Vodianova, Russian supermodel, born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Karolína Kurková (40 years old)
1984 Czech supermodel, born in Děčín, Czechoslovakia
- 1986 Kingsley Ben-Adir, English actor (Bob Marley: One Love), born in London, England
- 1988 Markéta Irglová, Czech Academy Award-winning songwriter ("Falling Slowly"), singer, and actress (Once), born in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechia
- 1989 Angela Baby, Chinese actress, born in Shanghai, China
- 1991 Sarah Bolger, Irish actress, born in Dublin, Ireland
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