1864 – Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926)
1868 – John Fillmore Hayford, American Geodesist who established the theory of isostasy and founded the modern science of geodesy (precise measurements of the shape of the earth), born in Rouses Point, New York (d. 1925)
1909 – Sir Nicholas Winton, British humanitarian (‘British Schindler’ – saved 669 children from Nazis), born in London (d. 2015)
1935 – Fritz Rudolf Fries, German writer, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 2014)
1936 – Elisabeth Schwartz, Austrian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold 1956)
1942 – Frank Froehling, American tennis player (US C’ships 1963 runner-up; doubles, mixed doubles 1965 runner-up), born in Islamorada, Florida (d. 2020)
1946 – André the Giant, French pro wrestler (WWF World Heavyweight C’ship 1988; WWF World Tag Team C’ship [with Haku] 1989), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1993)
1949 – Archie Manning, American football quarterback (New Orleans Saints; 2 x Pro Bowl; Saints Hall of Fame), born in Drew, Mississippi
1965 – Joshua Beckett [Joshua Rifkind], American actor (Marshall Chronicles), born in Beverly Hills, California
1986 – Eric Lloyd, American actor (Charlie Calvin in the “Santa Clause” franchise), born in Glendale, California