1639 – Jean Racine, French dramatist (Phèdre), born in La Ferté-Milon, Picardy (d. 1699)
1826 – James Scott Negley, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
1863 – Qi Baishi, Chinese painter, born in Xiangtan, China (d. 1957)
1910 – Richard Ainley, British actor (I Dood It, As You Like It, Above Suspicion), born in Middlesex, England
1912 – Claudia A. “Lady Bird” Taylor Johnson, American first lady (1963-1969), born in Karnack, Texas (d. 2007)
1925 – Lewis Glucksman, American financier, born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 2006)
1945 – Diane Sawyer, American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
1946 – Rick Nielsen, American rock vocalist/guitarist (Cheap Trick), born in Rockford, Illinois
1951 – Charles de Lint, Canadian sci-fi author (Moonhear, Mulengro, Yarrow), born in Bussum, Netherlands
1966 – Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer, German singer and bassplayer (Destruction), born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany