1832 – William Henry Penrose, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born at Madison Barracks in Sackett’s Harbor, New York (d. 1903)
1846 – Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (d. 1850)
1885 – Hans Luther, German politician and German Chancellor (1925-6), born in Berlin (d. 1962)
1896 – Harry Krimer, French actor (Napoleon, Les vagabonds magnifiques, La course du flambeau), born in Paris, France (d. 1991)
1899 – Finn Høffding, Danish composer (Karlsvognen), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1997)
1933 – Ralph Emery, American country music DJ and television host (Nashville Now), born in McEwen, Tennessee (d. 2022)
1947 – Bob Greene, American journalist (Chicago Tribune), born in Bexley, Ohio
1961 – Laurel Clark, American naval officer and NASA astronaut (died in Columbia space shuttle disaster), born in Ames, Iowa (d. 2003)
1965 – Paul Masotti, Canadian CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts) and football executive, born in Hamilton, Ontario
1976 – Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player, born in Innsbruck, Austria