1861 – Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer and librarian (d. 1937)
1890 – Stan Laurel, English comedian (Laurel and Hardy films), born in Ulverston, England (d. 1965)
1934 – William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
1934 – Little Caesar [Carl Burnett], American vocalist (Little Caesar and the Romans)
1950 – James Smith, American singer (Stylistics), born in NYC, New York
1952 – George Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (2009-11), born in St Paul, Minnesota, USA
1954 – Doane Perry, American musician, composer, and author (Jethro Tull), born in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York
1959 – The Ultimate Warrior [James Brian Hellwig], American professional wrestler, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 2014)
1971 – Daliah Wachs “Dr. Daliah”, American radio host, born in Los Angeles, California
1989 – Odion Ighalo, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria