1723 – William Blackstone, jurist (Blackstone’s Commentaries), born in London, England
1834 – James A McNeill Whistler, US/British painter (Whistler’s Mother)
1902 – Günther Weisenborn, German writer and German Resistance fighter, born in Velbert (d. 1969)
1917 – Hugh Alexander, American baseball player (d. 2000)
1921 – Eunice Shriver, founder (Special Olympics)
1927 – Don Revie, English soccer manager (Leeds and England)
1942 – Ronnie James Dio [Ronald James Padavona], American singer, songwriter, and musician (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell)
1945 – Jean-Marie Poiré, French film director
1952 – Peter van Heemst, Dutch politician
1964 – Urban Meyer, American football coach