1818 – Samuel Gibbs French, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Mullica Hill, New Jersey (d. 1910)
1849 – Friedrich von Bernhardi, German general and military historian (Germany and the Next War), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1930)
1903 – Herbert Sally Frankel, South African-born economist, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1996)
1905 – James Burnham, American philosopher, political theorist and Trotskyist (The Managerial Revolution, Coming Defeat of Communism), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
1919 – Norman Aldridge, English toxicologist (solved global poisoning mysteries), born in Nuneaton, England (d. 1996)
1943 – Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian NHL ice hockey winger, 1963-79 (Montreal Canadiens, 10 Stanley Cups), born in Drummondville, Quebec
1944 – Max Romeo [Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, born in St. D’Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica
1947 – Duncan Hales, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (4 Tests; Canterbury RFU, Manawatu RFU), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand (d. 2024)
1964 – Akram Raza, Pakistan cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 13 wickets; 49 ODIs, 38 wickets; Lahore City, Habib Bank), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1981 – Shangela [D.J. Pierce], American drag queen, comedian, actor, dancer, and TV personality (RuPaul’s Drag Race), born in Paris, Texas