1222 – Nichiren, Japan, Buddhist priest/saint
1866 – William “Sliding Billy” Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player
1886 – Van Wyck Brooks, NJ, literary historian/writer (Ordeal of Mark Twain)
1904 – Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests)
1924 – James Swaffield, director-general (Swaffield and Clerk to the GLC)
1938 – Barry Primus, American actor (Sgt McKenna-Cagney and Lacey, Boxcar Bertha), born in NYC, New York
1946 – J R Farndon, British consultant surgeon
1958 – John Morse, American golfer (US Open 1996 4th), born in Marshall, Michigan
1968 – Erik Regtop, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen), born in Schoonebeek, Netherlands
1987 – Theresa Goh, Singaporean Paralympic swimmer