1672 – Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina and diplomat, born in Vileyka Raion, Belarus (d. 1742)
1803 – George Wright, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Norwich, Vermont (d. 1865)
1833 – Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prizes, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1896)
1928 – Whitey Ford, American Baseball HOF pitcher (10 x MLB All Star; World Series 1950, 53, 56, 58, 61 [MVP], 62; AL Cy Young Award 1961; NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 2020)
1933 – Francisco Gento, Spanish soccer winger (Spain 43 caps, Real Madrid 427 games) and manager (Grenada FC), born in El Astillero, Spain (d. 2022)
1943 – Tariq Ali, Pakistani author and historian, born in Lahore, Punjab, British India
1944 – Jean-Pierre Sauvage, French chemist, 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the development of molecular machines, born in Paris, France
1955 – Fred Hersch, American jazz pianist, composer, educator (New England Conservatory), and HIV/AIDS activist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1971 – Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler (World C’ship gold [skip] 2014; Olympics silver 2010), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2022)
1990 – Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball guard (FIBA World Cup gold and MVP 2019; NBA All-Rookie First Team 2012 Minnesota T’wolves), born in El Masnou, Spain