1894 – Oskar Maria Graf, German-American writer (Wir sind Gefangene (We Are Prisoners)), born in Berg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1967)
1899 – Sobhuza II, Paramount Chief and Ngwenyama of Swaziland (1899-1982) who holds the record for the longest reign of any monarch in recorded history, born in Zombodze, Swaziland (d. 1982)
1922 – John Francis Burke, American surgeon and co-inventor of artificial skin, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
1930 – Ray Pohlman, American session upright and electric bass guitarist and arranger (The Wrecking Crew), and jazz guitarist, born in Baker Township, Iowa (d. 1990)
1946 – Steve Friedman, American Emmy Award-winning TV news executive (NBC, 1977-87, 1990-95; CBS, 1997-2002), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 – Emily Saliers, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Indigo Girls – “Closer to Fine”), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1964 – Rafael Addison, American professional basketball forward, 1986-97 (NBA: Charlotte Hornets, and three other teams; Italian League: Livorno, and Treviso), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1972 – Seth Fisher, American comic book artist and penciller (Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2006)
1978 – A. J. Cook, Canadian actress, known for “Criminal Minds”, born in Oshawa, Ontario
1995 – Ezekiel Elliott, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Alton, Illinois