1818 – Leconte de Lisle, French poet and writer, born in Saint-Paul, Réunion, France (d. 1894)
1881 – Clinton Davisson, American physicist (Nobel 1937- discovery of electron diffraction in the famous Davisson-Germer experiment), born in Bloomington, Illinois (d. 1958)
1906 – Kees van Baaren, Dutch composer (Sonatina in memoriam Willem Pijper; Hollow Men), and pedagogue (Utrechts Conservatorium; Royal Conservatory of The Hague), born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1939 – George Cohen, English soccer defender (37 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Fulham 459 games), born in London, England (d. 2022)
1947 – Edward F. Feighan, (Rep-D-OH, 1983-93), born in Lakewood, Ohio
1952 – Jeff Goldblum, American actor (The Fly; Jurassic Park; Independence Day), and jazz pianist (The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra), born in West Homestead, Pennsylvania
1959 – Arto Salminen, Finnish cult writer, born in Helsinki (d. 2005)
1967 – Carlos Mencia, Honduras-born American comedian (Mind of Mencia), born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1978 – Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian soccer striker (33 caps; Zanaco FC), born in Lusaka, Zambia (d. 2007)
1981 – Olivier Pla, French auto racer (Le Mans Series LMP2 2009; FIA World Endurance C’ship LMP2 2013,14 runner-up; 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 2013 runner-up), born in Toulouse, France