Those born on this date include:
- Silent movie star Dorothy Gish in 1898
- Bandleader Lawrence Welk in 1903
- Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson in 1916
- Civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy in 1926
- Media mogul Rupert Murdoch in 1931 (age 79)
- Television newsman Sam Donaldson in 1934 (age 76)
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 1936 (age 74)
- Musician Bobby McFerrin in 1950 (age 60)
- Filmmaker Jerry Zucker ( Airplane!, the Naked Gun movies) in 1950 (age 60)
- Author Douglas Adams ( Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ) in 1952
- Singer Lisa Loeb in 1968 (age 42)
- Actress Alex Kingston in 1963 (age 47)
- Actress Thora Birch in 1982 (age 28)
