1817 – Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher of the Bengal Renaissance, religious reformer and founder of the Brahmo religion, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1905)
1873 – Nikolay Tcherepnin, Russian composer of ballets, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1945)
1892 – Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (Flyweight World Champion, 1916-23), referee, and columnist (News of the World), born in Quakers Yard, Wales (d. 1969)
1911 – Leo Fuchs, Polish-born Jewish American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, Avalon), born in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1994)
1925 – Andrei Yakoulevich Eshpai, Soviet composer, born in Kozmodemyansk, Mari Autonomous Region, Soviet Union (d. 2015)
1926 – Peter Shaffer, English playwright (Equus, Amadeus), twin brother to Anthony, born in Liverpool (d. 2016)
1935 – (Bruce) “Utah” Phillips, American folk singer-songwriter (“Green Rolling Hills”; “The Goodnight-Loving Trail”) storyteller, poet, and labor organizer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008)
1969 – Emmitt Smith, American College/Pro Football HOF running back (Uni of Florida; Super Bowl 1992, 93 [MVP], 95; NFL MVP 1993; 3 x NFL rushing leader; Dallas Cowboys), born in Pensacola, Florida
1969 – Assala [Nasri], Syrian-Bahraini Middle Eastern and Arabic pop singer (“Ma Aaaraftik”), born in Damascus, Syria
1975 – Shiney Ahuja, Indian Bollywood actor, born in New Delhi, India