1699 – Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), born in Edirne Palace, Edirne (d. 1757)
1870 – Tex Rickard, American boxing promoter and entrepreneur (founder NHL New York Rangers; builder third incarnation of Madison Square Garden, NYC), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1929)
1893 – Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)
1944 – Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer, conductor and teacher (“Chinese Opera”), born in Székelyudvarhely, Transylvania, Hungary (now Romania)
1954 – Cynthia Sikes, American actress (Flamingo Road; St Elsewhere), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
1963 – Edgar Martínez, American Baseball HOF third baseman and DH (7 × MLB All-Star; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; AL batting champion 1992, 95; Seattle Mariners), born in NYC, New York
1968 – Anky van Grunsven, Dutch equestrian rider (Olympic gold dressage 2000, 04, 08; World C’ship gold 1994, 2006), born in Erp, Netherlands
1969 – Christy Turlington, American model (Calvin Klein Eternity), born in San Francisco, California
1975 – Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (50 caps; captain 2002-03; Canterbury Crusaders), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
1975 – Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank – “The Reason”), born in Agoura Hills, California