1706 – Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (Institutions de Physique; translation of Newton’s Principia), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1749)
1824 – Thomas Starr King, American Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity), born in New York City (d. 1864)
1842 – Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continuous groups), born in Nordfjordeid, Norway (d. 1899)
1894 – Hans Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1952)
1934 – Ray Wilson, English footballer (1966 World Cup team), born in Shirebrook, England (d. 2018)
1943 – Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and avant-garde, symphonic rock, and film score composer, born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
1944 – Bernard Hill, English actor (Yosser Hughes-Boys from the Blackstuff, King Théoden-The Lord of the Rings), born in Manchester, England
1948 – James Alexander, American RandB bassist (The Bar-Kays – “Soul Finger”; “Shaft”), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1951 – Ken Hitchcock, Canadian NHL hockey coach, 1995-2019 (Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1978 – Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace), born in Peterborough, Ontario