1865 – Frederick Cook, American explorer, claimed to have 1st discovered North Pole, born in Callicoon, New York (d. 1940)
1927 – Lin Yang-kang, Taiwanese politician, born in Niitaka District, Taiwan (d. 2013)
1932 – Gardner McKay, American actor and author (Adventures in Paradise, Pleasure Seekers, Boots and Saddles), born in New York City (d. 2001)
1947 – Ken Singleton, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1983 Baltimore Orioles; MLB All-Star 1977, 79, 81), born in Mt Vernon, New York
1956 – Mickey Curry, American session and touring drummer (Bryan Adams; Hall and Oates; Sam Phillips), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1956 – Georg Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1996-present), born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
1966 – Doug McKeon, American actor (Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial), born in New Jersey
1968 – Bill Burr, American comedian and podcaster (F Is for Family, I’m Sorry You Feel That Way), born in Canton, Massachusetts
1985 – Vasilis Torosidis, Greek soccer right back (101 caps; Skoda Xanthi, Olympiacos, Roma, Bologna, Olympiacos), born in Xanthi, Greece
1987 – James Maynard, English mathematician (Fields Medal 2022 for analytic number theory), born in Chelmsford, England