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Births
1873 – Ford Madox Ford, English-French author, poet, and critic (d. 1939)
1910 – Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999)
1910 – Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988)
1939 – Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations) (d. 1992)
1942 – Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)
1945 – Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic
1949 – Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law)
1964 – Ginger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wildhearts, Ginger & The Sonic Circus, and Silver Ginger 5)
1966 – Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Gigi D'Agostino, Italian DJ and producer