1662 – George Smalridge, British Bishop of Bristol (Sixty Sermons Preach’d on Several Occasions), born in Lichfield, England (d. 1719)
1862 – Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German psychologist who studied paranormal phenomena, born in Oldenburg, Germany Confederation (d. 1929)
1889 – Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (leaded gasoline), born in Beaver Fall, Pennsylvania (d. 1944)
1891 – Rudolf Carnap, German American philosopher (German Logical Positivist), born in Ronsdorf, Germany (d. 1970)
1931 – Don Martin, American cartoonist “Mad’s Maddest Artist”, born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2000)
1949 – Hugo Sotil, Peruvian soccer striker (62 caps; Deportivo Municipal, Barcelona, Alianza Lima), born in Ica, Peru (d. 2024)
1949 – Jim McNeely, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (Mel Lewis; Stan Getz; Phil Woods), and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2025)
1951 – Mike Baird, American session drummer (Donna Summer; Rick Springfield; Eddie Money; Richard Marx; Kenny Rogers), born in South Gate, California
1957 – Michael Cretu, Romanian-German rocker (Enigma – “Sadeness, Part 1”), born in Bucharest, Romania
1992 – Adam Melchor, American singer-songwriter (Here Goes Nothing!), born in New Jersey