1867 – William Courtleigh, Canadian actor (The Birth of Character, Ashes, The Nightingale), born in Guelph, Ontario (d. 1930)
1884 – Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean pre-independence politician and nationalist, born in Freetown, Sierra Leone (d. 1964)
1935 – John Inman, English actor (Mr. Humphries-Are You Being Served?), born in Preston, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
1941 – Al Downing, American MLB baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1942 – Jim Kolbe, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona), born in Evanston, Illinois
1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, 1975-80; Haunted Honeymoon), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian runner (200m world record), born in Barletta, Apulia, Italy (d. 2013)
1964 – Bryan Barker, NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida
1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality, born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
1984 – Tamara Ecclestone (Rutland), British model, socialite, and television personality, born in Milan, Italy