1598 – Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (Almagestum Novum), born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1671)
1930 – Albert “Al” Schmitt, American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and record producer (Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
1932 – Arthur “Art” Ellefson, Canadian jazz saxophonist, born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1937 – Daffy Duck, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “Porky’s Duck Hunt”
1945 – Vincent van der Burg, Dutch scientist, lawyer, and politician (CDA), born in Zeist, Netherlands
1947 – Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1959 – Stephen Singleton, English rocker (ABC), born in Sheffield, England
1964 – Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Matt Chamberlain, American session drummer (Tori Amos; Edie Brickell; The Slow Music Project; William Shatner; Wallflowers), born in San Pedro, California
1972 – Jennifer Garner, American actress (Sydney Bristow-Alias), born in Houston, Texas