1753 – Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)
1911 – Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God’s Murderer)
1918 – Mort Marshall [Mortimer Haig Lichtenstein], American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Dumplings), born in NYC, New York (d. 1979)
1920 – Georgia Gibbs, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
1928 – T.J. [Thomas Jefferson] Anderson, American composer, born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
1957 – Robin Cousins, British figure skater (Olympic gold 1980), born in Bristol, England
1960 – Sean Penn, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Santa Monica, California
1965 – Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville Ky, rock drummer (Black Crowes)
1967 – Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
1986 – Rudy Gay, American basketball player