1705 – Gallus Zeiler, German composer, born in Kempten (d. 1755)
1727 – Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and statesman (First Minister of State 1774-76), born in Paris, France (d. 1781)
1911 – Alexander Goode, American US Navy chaplain and rabbi (The Four Chaplains), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1943)
1930 – Scott Muni, American radio DJ (d. 2004)
1938 – Merritt Ranew, baseball player
1947 – Paul Nicholas Young, architect
1949 – Michael Larson, American “Press Your Luck” scandal big-winning contestant, born in Lebanon, Ohio (d. 1999)
1957 – Phil Mahre, alpine slalom skier (Olympic gold/silver-80, 84), born in Yakima, Washington
1968 – Al Murray, British comedian
1969 – John Scalzi, American writer