1815 – Abram Duryée, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1890)
1837 – Georges Boulanger, French general and politician, born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1891)
1901 – G. O. Sayles, English historian, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 1994)
1913 – Thomas Chalmers, British broadcaster (BBC), born in Lewisham, London (d. 1995)
1922 – Parren Mitchell, American politician (Rep-D-MD, 1971-87), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
1949 – Anita Dobson, British stage and screen actress (EastEnders, 1985-88 – “Angie Watts”), and singer (“Anyone Can Fall in Love”), born in Stepney, London, England
1951 – Dale Earnhardt, American auto racer (7 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina (d. 2001)
1960 – Gerard Joling, Dutch pop tenor vocalist (“Love Is In Your Eyes”), and television personality, born in n Schagen, Netherlands
1983 – Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress
2003 – Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007)