1886 – Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist and bee expert (Nobel 1973), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1982)
1889 – Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift), born in Marshfield, Missouri (d. 1953)
1916 – Ferdinand Alphons Marie van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter, born in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1941 – Gary Karr, American double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2025)
1946 – Judy Woodruff, American newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1949 – Juha Mieto, Finnish 15KM skier (Olympic silver 1980), born in Kurikka, Finland
1965 – Andrew Stewart, American CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1965 – Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan), born in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
1970 – Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1976 – Jason Thompson, Canadian soap opera actor (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless), born in St. Albert, Alberta