1794 – William Carleton, Irish writer and novelist (Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry), born in Clogher, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1869)
1915 – Chick Harbert, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1954), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1992)
1925 – Frank Isola, American jazz drummer (Stan Getz; Gerry Mulligan; Mose Allison), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2004)
1928 – Roy Face, American baseball relief pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series, 1960 – Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Stephentown, New York (d. 2026)
1940 – Barbara Ellis, American pop vocalist (Fleetwoods – “Mr. Blue”; “Come Softly To Me”), born in Olympia, Washington
1947 – Vladimir Kuzyutkin, Russian volleyball coach (Russia Women – World Cup gold 2010; Bulgaria Women), born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (d. 2022)
1951 – Gordon Brown, British Labour Prime Minister (2007–10), born in Giffnock, Scotland
1956 – Charlie Adler, American voice actor (Tiny Toon Adventures), born in Paterson, New Jersey
1959 – Scott Brayton, American auto racer (4 x top 10 finishes Indianapolis 500; 2 x pole), born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1996)
1969 – Jason Blum, American producer, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions (Whiplash, The Reader, Split), born in Los Angeles, California