1829 – Charles Dudley Warner, American novelist (Being a Boy), born in Plainfield, Massachusetts (d. 1900)
1856 – Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1924)
1888 – Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (Thank heaven for little girls), born in Paris (d. 1972)
1901 – Ernst Pepping, German composer, born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 1981)
1913 – Jesse Owens, American athlete (4 Olympic gold 1936), born in Oakville, Alabama (d. 1980)
1917 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian military officer and politician, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 2004)
1937 – Wes Hall, Barbadian former cricketer and politician, born in Glebe Land, Station Hill, Barbados
1965 – Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian cartoonist, designer and TV host, born in Greåker, Sarpsborg, Norway
1973 – Tarana Burke, American activist, founder of #MeToo, born in New York City
1983 – Daniel Muir, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.