1808 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher, born in Athol, Massachusetts (d. 1887)
1904 – Pei Wenzhong, Chinese anthropologist and archaeologist (Peking Man), born in Fengnan, China (d. 1982)
1919 – Ray Eberle, American big band vocalist (Glenn Miller; Gene Krupa), and bandleader, born in Hoosick Falls, New York (d. 1979)
1932 – Richard Lester, American film director (“Hard Day’s Night”, “Help!”, “Petulia”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1947 – Roderic “Rod” Evans, English rocker (The Maze, Deep Purple), born in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
1963 – Caron Wheeler, English singer (Soul II Soul – “Keep on Movin'”), born in Acton, London, England
1970 – T. J. Mathews, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Columbia, Illinois
1974 – Jaime Moreno, Bolivian soccer forward (75 caps; D.C. United 329 games), born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
1992 – Shawn Johnson, American artistic gymnast, born in Des Moines, Iowa
1999 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, American blues guitarist and singer (662), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi