1783 Washington Irving - US author (Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Life of Washington)

I've read a lot of his stories. Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow are probably my favorites.







1893 Leslie Howard - British actor (Of Human Bondage, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Gone with the Wind) He was the father of British actor Ronald Howard, who played Sherlock Holmes in the 1954 TV series

That Sherlock Holmes series was very good. I'd highly recommend it.