1761 – Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (greatest visual comet discoverer of all time), born in Peyre, Hautes-Alpes (d. 1831)
1761 – Selim III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1789-1808), born in Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1808)
1822 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician (proof that e is transcendental), born in Dieuze, France (d. 1901)
1917 – Kim Jong-suk, Wife of Kim Il-sung, mother of Kim Jung-Il, “The Heroine of the Anti-Japanese Revolution” (d. 1949)
1940 – Anthony S. Fauci, American immunologist, born in Brooklyn, New York City
1940 – Sharon Farrell, American actress (Lori-Hawaii 5-0, Young and Restless), born in Sioux City, Iowa
1965 – Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Miami, Florida
1965 – Nancy Reno, WPVA volleyballer (Olympics 1996), born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
1966 – Deidrich Bader, American actor (Drew Carey Show), born in Washington, D.C.
1970 – Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht ’90, Heerenveen), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands