1813 – William High Keim, American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
1897 – Hans Barth, German-born American composer, born in Leipzig, German Empire (d. 1956)
1937 – Obuchi Keizo, Prime Minister of Japan (1998-2000), born in Nakanojō, Empire of Japan
1940 – Mary Beth Peil, American operatic soprano (Summer and Smoke), stage and screen actress (The Stepford Wives; Dawson’s Creek – “Grams”; The Good Wife), born in Davenport, Iowa
1962 – Dan Turk, American footballer, NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2000)
1966 – Richard Matt, American murderer who escaped prison, born in Tonawanda, New York (d. 2015)
1970 – Ariel Gore, American journalist and author, born in Carmel, California
1972 – Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
1974 – Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira), born in Strongsville, Ohio
1981 – Pooja Umashankar, Indian-Sri Lankan actress (Asai Man Piyabanna), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka