1881 – Hans Kelsen, Austrian legal philosopher and political philosopher, born in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
1884 – Robert Müller-Hartmann, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1950)
1896 – Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1982)
1913 – J.J. Pickle, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1963-95), born in Big Spring, Texas (d. 2005)
1924 – Mal Whitfield, American track athlete (Olympic 3 gold, silver and bronze 1948, 52), born in Bay City, Texas (d. 2015)
1930 – Sam Johnson, American politician (Rep-R-Texas), born in San Antonio, Texas
1937 – Georgi Vladimirovich Machinski, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Russia
1950 – Catlin Adams, American actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs), born in Los Angeles, California
1966 – Rikishi [Solofa F. Fatu Jr.], Samoan American professional wrestler, born in San Francisco, California
1974 – Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist, born in Chicago, Illinois