1201 – Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian philosopher, architect and mathematician (Tadhkirah fi ʿilm al-hay), born in Ṭūs, Khorāsān (d. 1274)
1530 – Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord known as the “Dragon of Echigo”, born in Echigo Province, Japan (d. 1578)
1831 – Rebecca Lee Crumpler, American physician and medical writer (first African American woman to receive a medical degree), born in Delaware (d. 1895)
1853 – August Belmont Jr., American financier (construction of New York subway, NY Jockey Club), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1924)
1916 – Betty Gathergood, British curator (Dr. Johnson’s House), born in the United States (d. 1996)
1926 – Len Ford, American AAFC and NFL two-way end, 1948-58 (Cleveland Browns, and 2 other teams; 3 x NFL Champion, 4 X Pro Bowl), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1972)
1927 – Fazal Mahmood, Pakistan cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 139 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2005)
1940 – Fabrizio de André, Italian singer-songwriter (Storia di un impiegato), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1999)
1963 – Rob Andrew, English rugby player, born in Richmond, United Kingdom
1992 – Jacqueline Toboni, American actress (Grimm), born in San Francisco, California