1790 – Letitia Christian Tyler, American 1st wife of President Tyler, born in Cedar Grove, Virginia (d. 1842)
1841 – John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and discoverer of argon (Nobel Prize 1904), born in Maldon, Essex, England (d. 1919)
1933 – Borislav Ivkov, Yugoslav chess Grandmaster, first World Junior Champion (1951), one of the most decorated Chess Olympiad players, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2022)
1941 – Jenny McLeod, New Zealand composer (Earth and Sky; Seven Tone Clock Pieces; Hohepa), and educator, born in Wellington, New Zealand
1944 – Al Michaels, American sportscaster (Miracle on Ice, American Football), born in Brooklyn, New York
1950 – James Pugh, American session and touring trombonist (Thundering Herd; Chick Corea; Steely Dan), composer, and educator, born in Camden, New Jersey
1955 – (Isaac) “Ike” Willis, American vocalist and guitarist (Frank Zappa, 1978-88 – “Joe’s Garage”), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2026)
1956 – Rhonda Shear, American comedian (Up All Night), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1957 – Gail Castro, American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1991, Olympics 1996), born in Glendale, California
1961 – Nadia Comăneci, Romanian gymnast (5X Olympic gold 1976, 1980), born in Onești, Romania