1768 – Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist and philosopher, born in Breslau, Prussian Silesia (d. 1834)
1857 – Manuel Estrada Cabrera, 13th President of Guatemala (1898-1920), born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (d. 1924)
1897 – Mollie Steimer, American political prisoner and anarchist agitator, born in Dunaevtsy, Russia (d. 1980)
1924 – Christopher Tolkien, British author and son of J. R. R. Tolkien, born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
1931 – Jim Ringo, American Pro Football HOF center (7 × First-team All-Pro; 10 × Pro Bowl; Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Buffalo Bills 1976–77), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1933 – Henry Hartsfield Jr, American astronaut (STS-4; STS-41-D; STS-61-A), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2014)
1950 – Bruce Laird, Australian cricket batsman (21 Tests; 23 ODIs; 13 “Supertests” in World Series Cricket), born in Perth, Western Australia
1958 – Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater (11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86)
1976 – Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
1987 – Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist