1840 – Alfred Thayer Mahan, American naval officer (Influence of Sea Power), born in West Point, New York (d. 1914)
1896 – Sam Ervin, American politician (U.S. Senator from North Carolina) and Watergate committee chairman, born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 1985)
1905 – Vjekoslav Kaleb, Croatian writer (Splendor of the Fabric), born in Tisno, Croatia (d. 1996)
1939 – Kathy Whitworth, American golfer (7 x LPGA Player of Year, 6 x major titles, record 88 LPGA Tour wins), born in Monahans, Texas (d. 2022)
1941 – Peter Bonetti, English soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; World Cup 1966; Chelsea 600 games), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1965 – Steve Kerr, American basketball guard, head coach (5 NBA titles as player Chicago Bulls, SA Spurs – 3 as coach GS Warriors), born in Beirut, Lebanon
1971 – Li Yapeng, Chinese actor
1972 – Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C’ship), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1974 – Edward Thomas, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
1975 – Tajama Abraham, WNBA center (Sacramento Monarchs)