1735 – John Morgan, American physician-in-chief of Continental Army
1825 – Princess Hildegard of Bavaria d. 1864
1865 – Frederick A Cook, American explorer, claimed to have 1st discovered North Pole, born in Callicoon, New York (d. 1940)
1912 – William Gordon Harris, civil engineer
1929 – Edward O Wilson, American sociobiologist, world’s leading authority on ants, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1941 – Shirley Owens Alston, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy), born in Passaic, New Jersey
1968 – Susan Haskell, actress (Marty-One Life to Live, Strictly Business)
1970 – David Wilson, WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)
1987 – Kelly Vitz, American actress
1991 – James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden (Star Trek NG)