1703 – Columban Praelisauer, composer
1887 – Aldo Leopold, American conservationist, professor and co-founder of the Wilderness Society, born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1949)
1903 – Alan Paton, South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1988)
1924 – Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994)
1946 – Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
1958 – Vicki Peterson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1972 – Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rochester, New York
1980 – Deanna Wright, American actress, born in Ocala, Florida