1726 – Eggert Ólafsson, Icelandic explorer, writer (Reise igiennem Island – Travels In Iceland), and language conservationist, born in Svefneyjar, Iceland (d. 1768)
1823 – Ernest Reyer, French opera composer, born in Marseilles, France (d. 1909)
1904 – “Tony” W. A. Boyle, American United Mine Workers president convicted of murder, born in Bald Butte, Montana (d. 1985)
1912 – Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (World Trade Center, NYC), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1986)
1923 – Morris [Maurice De Bevere], Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke), born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 2001)
1947 – Andy Ripley, English rugby union #8 (24 caps; British Lions 1974), born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England (d. 2010)
1948 – Neil Warnock, English soccer winger and manager (Crystal Palace, Leeds, QPR, Cardiff City), born in Sheffield, England
1954 – Bob Goen, American TV host (Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight), born in Long Beach, California
1961 – Armin Meiwes, German murder known as “the Rotenburg Cannibal”, born in Essen, West Germany
1987 – Sarah Snook, Australian actress (Succession), born in Adelaide, Australia