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• 1782 John Bray, American actor and composer (The Indian Princess), born in England (d. 1822)
• 1858 George Alexander [Samson], British actor, theatre producer and manager, born in Reading, Berkshire (d. 1918)
• 1865 May Whitty, British actress (Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1948)

• 1877 Charles Coburn, American actor (Around the World in 80 Days, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1961)
• 1890 Barbara Everest, American actress (Fatal Witness, Inquest), born in London, England (d. 1968)

American actor and comedian (The 3 Stooges), born in Brooklyn, New York

• 1900 Laura Z. Hobson, American TV writer and panelist (I've Got a Secret), born in New York City (d. 1986)
• 1905 George Voskovec [Jirí Wachsmann], Czech actor (12 Angry Men, Somewhere in Time), born in Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1981)
• 1905 Mildred Natwick, American actress (Barefoot in the Park, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1994)
• 1912 Martin Gabel, American stage, radio and screen character actor (The Thief; Marnie; Lady In Cement), and television panelist (What's My Line?), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
• 1914 Anthony Bloom, Russian clergyman, broadcaster and writer (Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church for Great Britain and Ireland), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2003)
• 1914 Harry Lauter, American actor (Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Waterfront), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1990)
• 1916 George Pravda, Austria-Hungary, actor (Thunderball, Firefox), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1985)
• 1916 Pat Buttram, American actor (Mr Haney-Green Acres), born in Addison, Alabama (d. 1994)
• 1919 Pauline Kael, American film critic (NY Times, For Keeps), born in Petaluma, California (d. 2001)
• 1921 Louis Jourdan [Louis Robert Gendre], French actor (The Paradine Case, Count Dracula, Gigi, Octopussy), born in Marseille, France (d. 2015)
• 1925 Charlie Drake [Charles Springall], English comedian (Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Splish Splash), born in London, England (d. 2006)
• 1928 Barry Took, English comedy writer (d. 2002)
• 1928 Nancy Marchand, American actress (The Sopranos, Beacon Hill, Margaret-Lou Grant), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2000)
• 1929 Thelma Barlow (née Pigott), British actress (Coronation Street, 1971-97 - "Mavis"; Dinnerladies), and garden book writer, born in Middlesbrough, England
• 1930 Gena Rowlands, American actress (The Notebook; Night on Earth; The Betty Ford Story; Peyton Place), born in Cambria, Wisconsin (d. 2024) [1]
• 1932 Marisa Pavan, Italian actress (Solomon & Sheba; The Rose Tattoo), born in Cagliari, Sardinia (d. 2023)
• 1932 Pier Angeli [Anna Maria Pierangeli], Italian actress (Sodom & Gomorrah, Vintage, Battle of the Bulge), born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (d. 1971)
• 1938 Ian Smith, Australian actor
• 1940 Paul Shane, English comedian and actor, born in Thrybergh, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2013)
• 1941 Marlene Warfield, American actress (Across 110th Street; Maude - "Victoria"), born in Queens, New York
• 1942 J Edward Oliver, British cartoonist (Record Mirror; Buster & Master's Mind), born in Dartford, Kent, England (d. 2007)
• 1945 Tim Hovey, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1947 Youn Yuh Jung, South Korean actress (Minari), born in Kaesong, Korea
• 1948 Phylicia Rashad, American Tony Award-winning actress (The Cosby Show - "Clair"; A Raisin in the Sun; One Life to Live), and singer, born in Houston, Texas
• 1950 Constance Forslund, actress (Shining Season), born in San Diego, California
• 1950 Duane Kuiper, American baseball infielder (Cleveland Indians, SF Giants) and broadcaster (KNBR [with Mike Krukow] SF Giants), born in Racine, Wisconsin
• 1951 Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress (Terror, Shock), born in Florence, Italy
• 1954 "Taz" Tasmanian Devil, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Robert McKimson and Warren Foster, (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Devil May Hare"
• 1954 Kathleen Turner, American actress (Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile), born in Springfield, Missouri

1962 American singer-songwriter, choreographer (Straight Up), and TV personality (American Idol), born in San Fernando, California

• 1965 Sadie Frost, English actress
• 1967 Eric Schweig, Inuvik Canada, actor (Dead Man's Walk)
• 1967 Mia Sara, American actress
• 1968 Alastair Lynch, Australian rules football full forward-fullback (AFL Premiership 2001, 02, 03 Brisbane Lions; All-Australian Team 1993) and broadcaster (Fox Footy), born in Burnie, Australia
• 1969 Lara Spencer, American TV personality

1972 1st French actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor (The Artist), born in Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France

• 1972 Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress (Without a Trace), born in Sydney, New South Wales
• 1972 Robin Tunney, American actress (The Mentalist), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1975 Hugh Dancy, English actor
• 1977 Veronika Vařeková, Czech supermodel
• 1978 Mía Maestro, Argentine actress
• 1978 Tyson Dux, Canadian wrestler, born in Miramichi, New Brunswick

1978 American actress (Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), born in Passaic, New Jersey

• 1980 Lauren Lee Smith, Canadian actress
• 1982 Joe Cheng, Taiwanese actor
• 1983 Aidan Turner, Irish stage and screen actor (The Hobbit films; Poldark), born in Clondalkin, Dublin
• 1984 Paul Dano, American actor (Love and Mercy), born in New York City
• 1993 KSI [Olajide Olatunji] English YouTuber, comedian, and rapper, born in London, England
• 1995 Blake Woodruff, American actor
• 2004 Millie Gibson, English actress know for Doctor Who, born in Tameside, Greater Manchester

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