1644 – Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1710)
1886 – Jesús Guridi, Sapnish composer, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (d. 1961)
1903 – Mark Rothko [Marcus Rothkovich], American abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), born in NYC, New York (d. 1970)
1904 – Columbus O’Donnell Iselin, American oceanographer, born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 1971)
1906 – Phyllis Pearsall, British painter and writer (A to Z Map Company), born in London (d. 1996)
1906 – Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Belgian writer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1996)
1926 – Aldo Ray [Da Re], American actor (God’s Little Acre, Green Beret), born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
1927 – Colin Davis, English conductor (NY Met 1967-71), born in Weybridge, Surrey (d. 2013)
1977 – Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978 – Joel Pineiro, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico