1633 – Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian, born in Bäretswil, Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1698)
1901 – Sylvia Mary Paget Chancellor, English philanthropist (Prisoners’ Wives Service), born in London (d. 1996)
1903 – Amy Johnson, British pilot, first female pilot to fly alone Britain to Australia, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1941)
1910 – Glen Hardin, American athlete (Olympic gold 1936 400m hurdles), born in Derma, Mississippi (d. 1975)
1912 – Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr, Iraqi fieldmarshal and President of Iraq (1968-79), born in Tikrit, Ottoman Empire (d. 1982)
1915 – Willie Dixon, American blues musician (“Hoochie Coochie Man”), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 1992)
1930 – Margaret A. Brewer, American soldier and first female General officer in US Marine Corps, born in Durand, Michigan (d. 2013)
1932 – Bobby Day [Robert Byrd], American rock vocalist (Rockin’ Robin), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1990)
1959 – Anne Smith, American tennis player (10 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Dallas, Texas
1975 – Sufjan Stevens, American musician (Illinois), born in Detroit, Michigan