Events
Births
- 1819 – John W. Geary, American lawyer and politician, 16th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
- 1825 – Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer, publisher, and politician (d. 1891)
- 1873 – Al Smith, American politician, 42nd Governor of New York (d. 1944)
- 1910 – Paul Bowles, American composer and author (d. 1999)
- 1911 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998)
- 1914 – Bert Parks, American actor and singer (d. 1992)
- 1914 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1917 – Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004)
- 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1935 – Jack Riley, American actor
- 1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Mountain) (d. 1983)
- 1940 – James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1941 – Mel Renfro, American football player and coach
- 1942 – Betty Aberlin, American actress
- 1942 – Fred Ward, American actor and singer
- 1944 – William J. Fallon, American admiral
- 1944 – Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher
- 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet
- 1947 – Michael Burns, American actor and historian
- 1947 – James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer
- 1947 – Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach
- 1948 – Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (d. 1996)
- 1950 – Lewis Shiner, American author
- 1952 – June Anderson, American soprano
Deaths