1760 – Alexandre de Beauharnais, French politician, general of the revolution and first husband of Joséphine de Beauharnais, born in Fort-Royal, Martinique, France (d. 1794)
1819 – William Birney, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1907)
1886 – Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-American mobster, born in Cianciana, Sicily, Italy (d. 1954)
1887 – Jim Thorpe, American all-round athlete (Olympic gold decathlon, pentathlon 1912; College and Pro Football Hall of Fame), born in Indian Territory, Oklahoma (d. 1953)
1894 – Sammy White, American comedian and actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1960)
1896 – Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1977)
1916 – Walker Percy, American writer and novelist (“The Moviegoer”, “Lancelot”), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1990)
1962 – François-Henri Pinault, French businessman (CEO of Kering, president of Groupe Artémis), born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
1978 – Jake Johnson [Weinberger], American actor (New Girl – “Nick”), film producer, and screenwriter, born in Evanston, Illinois
1980 – Mark Feehily, Irish pop singer (Westlife – “Flying Without Wings”), born in Sligo, Ireland