Those born on this date include:

- French historian Alexis de Tocqueville in 1805
- novelist Booth Tarkington in 1869
- Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1883
- actor Theda Bara in 1885
- composer Sigmund Romberg ( Lover Come Back to Me, When I Grow Too Old to Dream), in 1887
- Dag Hammarskjold, second U.N. secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1905
- actors William Powell in 1892, Clara Bow in 1905 and Richard Egan in 1921
- former U.S. labor secretary and Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., in 1936 (age 78)
- TV anchorman Peter Jennings in 1938
- actor David Warner in 1941 (age 73)
- documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Geddy Lee and musician Patti Scialfa, all in 1953 (age 61)
- country singer Martina McBride in 1966 (age 48)
- actors Timothy Omundson in 1969 (age 45) and Wil Wheaton in 1972 (age 42)
- and Formula 1 champion driver Fernando Alonso in 1981 (age 33).

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