1866 – George Morrison, American entrepreneur (owner of Mammoth Caves), born at the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania (d. 1937)
1870 – George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title, 1892; World Featherweight champion, 1891-97 and 1898-1901; 1st Black athlete to win a World C’ship in any sport), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (d. 1908)
1872 – Eric Alfred Knudsen, American Hawaiian folklorist, born in Waiawa, Hawaii (d. 1957)
1884 – Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist, born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1955)
1915 – Francis Sargent, American politician (64th Governor of Massachusetts 1969-75), born in Hamilton, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
1921 – Aled Eames, Welsh maritime historian, born in Llandudno (d. 1996)
1928 – Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong-Chinese business magnate and entrepreneur (CK Holdings), born in Chao’an, Guangdong, China
1933 – “Captain” Lou Albano, American professional wrestler, 1953-69, wrestler manager (1969-95), and actor (Cyndi Lauper music videos; Super Mario Brothers), born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2009)
1966 – Sally Gunnell, British 400m hurdler, (Olympic gold 1992), born in Chigwell, England
1983 – Ashley McBryde, American country music singer-songwriter (“Girl Goin’ Nowhere”; “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega”), born in Waldron, Arkansas