1849 – “Blind” Tom Wiggins, African-American pianist and composer, born in Harris County, Georgia (d. 1908)
1877 – Billy Murray, Irish-American vaudeville and early recording popular music tenor, known as the ‘Denver Nightengale’ (“Shine On, Harvest Moon”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1954)
1898 – Gustav Regler, German writer, born in Merzig (d. 1963)
1929 – Warren Frost, American actor (Twin Peaks, Matlock, Seinfeld), born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
1935 – Cookie Gilchrist, American football fullback (AFL All Star 1962-65; AFL MVP 1962; CFL All Star 1956-60), born in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1948 – Klaus Meine, German musician (Scorpions), born in Hanover, Germany
1972 – Tony Ronaldson, Australian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
1972 – Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1973 – Duncan Free, Australian rower (Olympics gold 2006), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
1973 – Jeff Smith, American football cornerback (Scotland Claymores, KC Chiefs), born in Decatur, Tennessee