1800 – John Goss, British organist and composer (Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven), born in Fareham, Hampshire, England (d. 1880)
1802 – Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian landscape painter, born in Østfold, Norway (d. 1842)
1822 – Louis Pasteur, French bacteriologist (invented pasteurization), born in Dole, France (d. 1895)
1855 – Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist
1896 – Arch Ward, sportswriter (proposed baseball’s all-star game)
1917 – Onni Palaste, Finnish writer
1941 – Michael Thomas “Mike” Pinder, English keyboard player and Mellotron pioneer (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin), born in Birmingham, England
1943 – Corrine “Cokie” Roberts, American journalist, pioneering newscaster (ABC; NPR; PBS), and author, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2019)
1955 – Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
1975 – Heather O’Rourke, American actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist), born in San Diego, California