1818 – Leconte de Lisle, French poet and writer, born in Saint-Paul, Réunion, France (d. 1894)
1898 – Dámaso Alonso, Spanish linguist and poet (Hijos de la ira), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1952)
1904 – Paul Arma, Hungarian-French composer, born in Budapest (d. 1987)
1918 – Lou Klein, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia A’s) and manager (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1976)
1920 – Timothy Leary, American psychologist and advocate for psychedelic drug use, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1936 – John Blashford-Snell, British Army officer (founded Operation Raleigh), born in Hereford, England
1948 – Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), born in Darley Dale, England (d. 2021)
1949 – Stiv Bators [Steven Bator], American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Dead Boys), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1990)
1952 – Julie Dash American filmmaker (Daughters of the Dust), born in New York City
1964 – TobyMac [Kevin McKeehan], American Christian-hip-hop rapper, singer and songwriter (DC Talk), born in Fairfax, Virginia