1722 – Joseph Paul Ziegler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1767)
1887 – Karl Taylor Compton, American physicist and 9th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, born in Wooster, Ohio (d. 1954)
1929 – John Gutfreund, American investment banker, CEO of Salomon Brothers (King of Wall Street), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1932 – Joshua Culbreath, American 400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
1939 – Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas and the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
1939 – Cornelius “Nini” Harp, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels – “Blue Moon”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1973 – Nas [Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones] American rapper (It Was Written; “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1981 – Ashley Roberts, American singer (Pussycat Dolls – “Don’t Cha”), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1989 – Tony Finau, American golfer (Ryder Cup 2018; British Open 2019 3rd), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1989 – Jesse James, American actor (The Amityville Horror), born in Palm Springs, California