1775 – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British admiral, born in Annsfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1860)
1830 – Allen Thomas, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Howard County, Maryland (d. 1907)
1870 – Dirk Jan de Geer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1926-29, 39-40), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1960)
1923 – Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings, Dear Guys), born in Amsterdam (d. 2006)
1925 – Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 59; no-hitter 1955; Chicago Cubs), born in Stewartsville, Ohio (d. 1971)
1927 – Koss Rietkerk, Dutch internal minister (VVD) (1982-86), born in Boskoop, Netherlands (d. 1986)
1938 – Leonardo Boff, Brazilian Catholic theologian (liberation theology) and writer, born in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil
1940 – Lex Gold, Scottish footballer, born in Lanark, Scotland
1954 – James Horan, American actor (General Hospital, Transformers Prime), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1960 – Catherine Coleman, American USAF officer and astronaut (STS 73), born in Charleston, South Carolina