1844 – Abel Hoadley, Australian confectioner (Violet Crumble), born in East Sussex, England (d. 1918)
1869 – Caro Roma [Carrie Northey], American composer and singer, born in California (d. 1937)
1915 – Redmond “Edmond” O’Brien, American actor (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
1928 – Jean Vanier, Canadian disabilities advocate
1941 – Pyotr I Klimuk, Polish cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 18B, 30)
1941 – Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist and popular science writer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2002)
1953 – Amy Irving, American actress (Yentl, Carrie, Crossing Delancy), born in Palo Alto, California
1957 – Kate Burton, American actress (Ice Storm, Grey’s Anatomy), born in Geneva, Switzerland
1964 – John E. Sununu, American politician (S-(R)-New Hampshire 2003-09), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1974 – Ben Wallace, American basketball forward (NBA C’ship 2004; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2002-03, 2005-06; NBA All-Star 2003–06; Detroit Pistons), born in White Hall, Alabama