In 1537 King Edward VI of England (1547-53) In 1710 American patriot, Jonathan Trumbull In 1848 William Leggett, co-organized the first football game in 1869 In 1858 Inventor, Isaac Newton Lewis (Lewis machine gun, WWI) In 1860 Engineer/inventor, Elmer Sperry (gyrocompass) In 1872 Composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams In 1884 Actor, Godfrey Tearle (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die) In 1891 Diplomat/political party hostess, Perle Mesta In 1896 Italian poet, Eugenio Montale In 1906 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Joe Cronin (Pirates, Red Sox) [d: 9-7-84] In 1908 Actor, Arthur Space (National Velvet, Lassie) [d: 1-13-83] In 1923 Businessperson/author, Jean Nidetch (founded Weight Watchers) [d: 4-29-15] In 1925 Equestrian jumper, William Steinkraus (Olympic-Gold-1968) [d: 11-29-17] In 1929 Author, Robert Coles (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973) (94) In 1932 Astronaut, Jake Garn (STS-51D) (91) In 1932 Comedian/activist, Dick Gregory [d: 8-19-17] In 1932 Auto racer, Ned Jarrett (50 Grand National victories) (91)