1823 – Orris Sanford Ferry, American lawyer, politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1875)
1860 – Roosje Vos, Dutch seamstress, and trade union leader, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1932)
1876 – Aleksandar Belic, Serbian linguist, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1960)
1909 – Raymond O’Malley, English teacher ” the most cantankerous teacher of English in modern times” and writer (One-House Farm) (d. 1996)
1912 – Wendy Hiller, English actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield), born in Bramhall, Cheshire, England (d. 2003)
1915 – Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese-Dutch folklorist
1927 – Wesley Mouzon, American boxer / trainer (Roy Jones Jr), born in Kingstree, South Carolina (d. 2003)
1931 – Janice Rule, American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor’s Wife), born in Norwood, Ohio (d. 2003)
1933 – Floyd Ashton, American singer (The Tams – “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy”), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1984 – Opal Tometi, Nigerian American civil rights activist (co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter)