1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1800)
1893 – Joannes Cornelissen, Dutch historian (Hooft and Tacitus)
1898 – Vincent Youmans, American composer and songwriter (Tea for Two), born in NYC, New York (d. 1946)
1924 – Josef Skvorecky, Czechoslovakia, writer and publisher (End of the Nylon Age, The Cowards) (d. 2012)
1934 – Greg Morris, American actor (Mission: Impossible), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
1934 – Dick Schaap, American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, journalist, and author (Bo Knows Bo: Instant Replay), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2001)
1935 – Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, American professional baseball player at 1st female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues, born in Ridgeway, South Carolina (d. 2017)
1943 – Anna Gael [Gyarmarthy], Lady Weymouth, born in Budapest, Hungary
1946 – Ronald Fox, senior partner (Fox Williams)
1977 – Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower