1692 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), born in this month in Stirlingshire, Scotland (d. 1770)
1830 – Mother [Mary Harris] Jones, American labor organizer (cofounded Industrial Workers of the World), born in Cork City, Ireland (d. 1930)
1909 – George Melachrino, English composer, born in London (d. 1965)
1936 – Lacy Gibson, American Chicago-style blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (“Switchy Titchy”), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 2011)
1939 – Judy Collins, American Grammy Award-winning eclectic singer (Send in the Clowns; Both Sides Now), writer, and activist, born in Seattle, Washington
1939 – Frank Beard, American golfer (11 PGA Tour titles; US Open 1965, 75 3rd), born in Dallas, Texas
1966 – Armando Reynoso, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
1966 – Olaf Thon, German soccer midfielder (52 caps; Bayern Munich, Schalke 04), born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1987 – Leonardo Bonucci, Italian soccer centre-back (95 caps; Juventus), born in Viterbo, Italy
2000 – Rema [Divine Ikubor], Nigerian rapper (Calm Down), born in Benin City, Nigeria