1724 – Eva Marie Veigel [La Violette], Austrian ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1822)
1840 – William Harvey Carney, American Civil War soldier (first African-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1908)
1920 – Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72)
1932 – Jaguar [Sérgio Jaguaribe ], Brazilian cartoonist, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1944 – John Niland, American NFL offensive guard (6 x Pro Bowl; 3 x All-Pro; Super Bowl 1971; Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
1952 – Raisa Smetanina, Soviet cross country skier (Olympic gold 10k and 4x5k relay 1976; 10k 1980; 4x5k relay 1992), born in Mokhcha, Russia
1964 – Henrik Sundström, Swedish tennis player (rank #6 1984), born in Lund, Sweden
1968 – Frank Woodley, Australian comedian
1976 – Katalin Kovács, Hungarian canoeist (Olympic gold K-2 500m 2004, 2008; K-4 500m 2012; 30 x gold ICF Canoe Sprint World C’ships), born in Budapest, Hungary
1984 – Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Stanley Cup 2006, Carolina Hurricanes; Conn Smythe Trophy 2006; NHL All Star 2011; World C’ship gold 2007), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan