1775 – Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist (Polarization of light), born in Paris (d. 1812)
1902 – Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1990)
1920 – Marcel Maeyer, Belgian sculptor and graphic artist, born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (d. 1993)
1921 – Peter Twiss, British test pilot (breaking the World Air Speed Record and being the first person to exceed 1,000 mph in flight), born in Lindfield, Sussex (d. 2011)
1942 – Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian politician (Lord Mayor of Brisbane 1985-91), born in Sydney, Australia
1952 – Janis Siegel, American jazz singer (The Manhattan Transfer – “Boy From New York City”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1962 – Eriq La Salle, American actor (Dr Peter Benton-ER), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1968 – Gary Payton, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; NBA All-Star 1994–98, 2000–03; Seattle SuperSonics), born in Oakland, California
1976 – Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player (only female chess player to make world’s top 10), born in Budapest, Hungary
1982 – Gerald Wallace, American basketball player (Charlotte Bobcats), born in Childersburg, Alabama