1848 – Lilli Lehmann, German opera singer (Tristan und Isolde), born in Würzburg, Bavaria (d. 1929)
1900 – Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), born in Kharkov, Ukraine (d. 1995)
1913 – Gisela Mauermeyer, German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1995)
1917 – Richard Bilderback Hervig, American composer, born in story City, Iowa (d. 2010)
1943 – Dave Bing, American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (7-time NBA All Star), born in Washington, D.C.
1948 – Spider Robinson, Canadian sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahan’s Secret)
1958 – Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer
1971 – Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
1974 – Stephen Merchant, British comedian, writer, director, and actor (The Office; Extras; Life’s Too Short), born in Hanham, Bristol, England
1980 – Beth Phoenix [Copeland (née Kociański)], American professional wrestler, born in Elmira, New York