1834 – Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, American civil engineer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norwich, Vermont (d. 1864)
1872 – Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director
1899 – Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988)
1919 – Pearl Primus, Trinidad-born American dancer (popularized African dance), born in Port of Spain (d. 1994)
1928 – Yolande Betbeze Fox, Miss America 1951, first to refuse to parade in a swimsuit, born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2016)
1928 – Paul Simon, American politician (U. S. House of Representatives, 1975-85; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1985-97), born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 2003)
1961 – Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese heavy metal bass guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan
1962 – Andy LaRocque [Anders Allhage], Swedish musician and songwriter (King Diamond), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1978 – Lauren German, American actress (Lucifer), born in Huntington Beach, California
1978 – Ludwika Paleta, Polish-born Mexican actress, born in Kraków, Poland