1694 – Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)
1896 – Richard Hammond, American composer, born in England (d. 1980)
1897 – Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)
1910 – Mother Teresa [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Albanian-born Indian nun and founder of Missionaries of Charity (Nobel Peace Prize, 1979), born in Skopje, Ottoman Empire (d. 1997)
1917 – Jan Clayton, Tularosa NM, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie)
1935 – Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)
1949 – Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician (Seduced, Theme to Mr. Belvedere), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2019)
1974 – Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist / movie reviewer
1992 – Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast
1993 – Keke Palmer, American actress (True Jackson, VP), born in Harvey, Illinois