1653 – Georg Motz, German composer, born in Augsburg, Germany (d. 1733)
1868 – Emanuel Lasker, German World Chess Champion (1894-21), born in Barlinek, Poland (d. 1941)
1911 – Malcolm MacEwen, Scottish conservationist and communist activist, born in Inverness, Scotland (d. 1996)
1921 – Bill Dudley, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Virginia; NFL MVP 1946; 4×First-team All-Pro; NFL rushing leader 1942, 46; Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins), born in Bluefield, Virginia (d. 2010)
1923 – Iron Mike DiBiase, American wrestler, born in NYC, New York (d. 1969)
1941 – John Levene, British actor, born in Salisbury, United Kingdom
1949 – Ray Colcord III, American film and television composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1959 – Lee Daniels, American director (“Precious”, “Empire”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961 – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan Republic, born in Baku, Azerbaijan
1975 – Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Olympic bronze 1996)