1813 – Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator (Independent), born in Litchfield, Connecticut (d. 1887)
1820 – Henry R. Jackson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Athens, Georgia (d. 1898)
1822 – Birkett D. Fry, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Kanawha County, Virginia (d. 1891)
1840 – Louis Brassin, Belgian composer and pianist, born in Aix-la-Chapelle (d. 1884)
1911 – Ernesto Sábato, Argentinian writer (Sábato Report), born in Rojas, Argentina (d. 2011)
1931 – Billy Casper, American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), born in San Diego, California (d. 2015)
1945 – Colin Blunstone, British rock singer-songwriter (The Zombies – “She’s Not There”; “Time Of The Season”), born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
1949 – John Illsley, British rock bassist (Dire Straits), born in Leicester, England
1961 – Iain Glen, Scottish actor (Game of Thrones; Resident Evil), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1972 – Mitch Berger, Canadian NFL punter (Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers; First-team All-Pro 2004 NO Saints; Pro Bowl 1999, 2004; Minnesota Vikings), born in Kamloops, British Columbia