Thomas Hutchinson, English historian and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1780) 1721 – Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (d. 1808) 1731 – Francisco Javier Clavijero, Mexican priest, historian, and scholar (d. 1787) 1737 – Luigi Galvani, Italian physician and physicist (d. 1798) 1754 – William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (d. 1817) 1755 – Benjamin Bourne, American judge and politician (d. 1808) 1777 – James Carr, American soldier and politician (d. 1818) 1778 – Clemens Brentano, German poet and author (d. 1842) 1789 – Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, Polish rabbi (d. 1866) 1807 – Richard Chenevix Trench, Irish-English archbishop and philologist (d. 1886) 1823 – Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and academic (d. 1891) 1828 – Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright (d. 1910) 1834 – Joseph Henry Shorthouse, English author (d. 1903) 1853 – Fred Spofforth, Australian-English cricketer and merchant (d. 1926) 1855 – Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German philosopher and author (d. 1927) 1863 – Herbert Henry Ball, English-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1943) 1868 – Mary Hunter Austin, American author, poet, and critic (d. 1934) 1873 – Max Reinhardt, Austrian-born American theater and film director (d. 1943) 1876 – Frank Chance, American baseball player and manager (d. 1924) 1877 – James Agate, English journalist, author, and critic (d. 1947) 1878 – Adelaide Crapsey, American poet and critic (d. 1914) 1878 – Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (d. 1958) 1878 – Sergio Osmeña, Filipino lawyer and politician, 4th President of the Philippines (d. 1961) 1882 – Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (d. 1962) 1885 – Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (d. 1969) 1887 – Alf Landon, American lieutenant, banker, and politician, 26th Governor of Kansas (d. 1987) 1890 – Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC (d. 1980) 1894 – Arthur Freed, American composer and producer (d. 1973) 1894 – Humphrey Mitchell, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 14th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1950) 1894 – Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1976) 1898 – Frankie Frisch, American baseball player and manager (d. 1973) 1899 – Neil Hamilton, American stage, film and television actor (d. 1984) 1899 – Waite Hoyt, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1984) 1899 – Bruno E. Jacob, American academic, founded the National Forensic League (d. 1979) 1900 – James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (d. 1954) 1901–present 1903 – Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military