1826 – Richard Taylor, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
1872 – Learned Hand, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals), born in Albany, New York
1894 – Fritz Pollard, early African American NFL star (1920-26)
1931 – Mordecai Richler, Montreal author, (Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz)
1934 – Edithe Cresson, premier of France (1991-92)
1939 – Mike Hill, American golfer (3 PGA; PGA 18 Senior titles), born in Jackson, Michigan
1950 – Amos Grunebaum, Israeli-born physician
1951 – Brian Downey, Irish rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town), born in Dublin, Ireland
1955 – Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)