1710 – Robert Lowth, British Bishop of the Church of England and grammarian (A Short Introduction to English Grammar), born in Winchester, England (d. 1787)
1878 – Mabel Wheeler Daniels, American composer (Deep Forest, The Desolate City), born in Swampscott, Massachusetts (d. 1971)
1930 – Joe DeNardo, American Meteorologist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1941 – Eddie Rabbitt, American songwriter (“Kentucky Rain”), and country singer (“I Love a Rainy Night”), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
1957 – Edda Heiðrún Backman, Icelandic stage and screen actress, singer, theater director, and painter, born in Akranes, Iceland (d. 2016)
1962 – David “Davey Boy” Smith, Britiish professional wrestler (WWF Intercontinental Championship; British Bulldogs), born in Golborne, Lancashire (d. 2002)
1963 – Linda Yaccarino, American executive (CEO of Twitter 2023-), born in Long Island, New York
1965 – Fiachna O’Braonáin, Irish pop guitarist (Hothouse Flowers-Don’t Go), born in Dublin, Ireland
1977 – Alex Wagner, American journalist (Alex Wagner Tonight), born in Washington D.C.
1986 – Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer (Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings), born in Muradnagar, India