1763 – Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer
1831 – John Bell Hood, General (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
1928 – Georgi Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)
1932 – Frank Cameron MBE, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
1955 – Lorraine Moller, New Zealand athlete (Olympic bronze marathon 1996; Boston Marathon 1984; Osaka Ladies Marathon 1986, 87, 89), born in Putaruru, New Zealand
1962 – Sherri Howard, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m hurdles 1984), born in Sherman, Texas
1971 – Tony Sanneh, American soccer utility (43 caps; Hertha BSC, 1. FC Nürnberg, D.C. United; LA Galaxy), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
1976 – Marlon Devonish, MBE, English athlete (Olympic gold GB 4x100m relay 2004; World Indoor C’ship gold 200m 2003), born in Coventry, England
1981 – Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2004, 06, 08; NL wins leader 2006; no-hitter 2008), born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
1982 – Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player (7 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold 2004; WTA Tour C’ship 2006, 07; 43 x WTA singles titles), born in Liège, Belgium