1912 – Lawrence Durrell, Indian-British writer (Private Country, Alexandria Quartet), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (d. 1990)
1917 – John Connally Jr, American politician, 39th Governor of Texas, and federal treasurer who was critically wounded during the assassination of Kennedy, born in Floresville, Texas (d. 1993)
1934 – Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
1934 – Ralph Nader, American consumer advocate (Unsafe at Any Speed), born in Winsted, Connecticut
1942 – Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist and foreign correspondent (McNeil-Lehrer), born in Due West, South Carolina
1943 – Mary Frann [Leucke], American actress (Newhart – “Joanna”; Days of Our Lives, 1976-79 – “Amanda”), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1998)
1957 – Viktor Markin, Russian athlete, born in Ust-Tarksky District, Russia
1960 – Johnny Van Zant, American rock vocalist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1971 – Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, American pop and RandB singer (TLC – “Waterfall”, “Creep”), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1981 – Elodie Ouédraogo, Belgian athlete, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium