1709 – Jan Wagenaar, Dutch merchant and historian, born in Amsterdam (d. 1773)
1934 – Joe Mercer, OBE, English thoroughbred race horse jockey (British flat racing Champion Jockey 1979), born in Bradford, England (d. 2021)
1935 – Zdeněk Pololáník, Czech composer and organist, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia
1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian-American rock vocalist (“I Am Woman”; “You And Me Against The World”), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (d. 2020)
1945 – David Schramm, American astrophysicist (pioneer in establishing particle astrophysics as a vibrant research field), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1997)
1963 – Tracy Nelson, American actress (Glitter; Square Pegs; Father Dowling Mysteries – “Sister Stephanie”), born in Santa Monica, California
1964 – Nicholas Bernard Thorp, English musician (Curiosity Killed the Cat), born in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
1968 – Corey Miller, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Pageland, South Carolina
1970 – J.A. Adande, American sports columnist, born in Los Angeles, California
1979 – Tony Torcato, American baseball player, born in Woodland, California