1663 – Cotton Mather, American Puritan minister (Salem witchcraft trials), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1728)
1706 – Josef Christian, German sculptor
1791 – Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union, steam locomotive), born in NYC, New York (d. 1883)
1857 – Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
1898 – [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
1899 – Albert Huybrechts, Belgian composer, born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1936)
1959 – Omar Hakim, US drummer and composer (Dire Straits, Weather Report), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Brent Jones, NFL tight end (SF 49ers), born in Santa Clara, California
1970 – Dell Demps, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs), born in Long Beach, Canada
1982 – Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic