1834 – Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, American civil engineer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norwich, Vermont (d. 1864)
1870 – Andre Lichtenberger, French sociologist/writer (Le petit roi)
1902 – Carlo Levi, Italian painter/novelist (Of Fear and Freedom)
1915 – Billy [William Thomas] Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (Take The ‘A’ Train), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1967)
1922 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban baseball left-fielder (9-time All Star), born in Perico, Cuba (d. 2015)
1946 – Suzy Chaffee, American skier and chapstick user (Olympics 1968)
1953 – Alex Grey, American artist
1961 – Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese musician
1974 – Pavol Demitra, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators, Blues), born in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia (d. 2011)
1990 – Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, American actor (Full House), born in Los Angeles, California