1746 – Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator (Leonard and Gertrude), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1827)
1814 – Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), (d. 1890)
1924 – Jan Willem Radecker, Dutch sculptor and son of John Raedecker, born in Schoorl, Netherlands (d. 2009)
1944 – Joe Frazier, American heavyweight boxing champion (1968-73, Olympic gold 1964), born in Beaufort, South Carolina (d. 2011)
1949 – Wayne Wang, American film director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance), born in Hong Kong
1951 – Rush Limbaugh, American right wing radio personality, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
1967 – Mike Simms, American outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Whittier, California
1972 – Randy Sklar, American comedian
1978 – Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball pitcher, born in Los Mochis, Mexico
1990 – Sergey Karjakin, Ukrainian chess player, born in Simferopol