1752 – Philip Freneau, American poet of the American Revolution (The American Village), born in New York City (d. 1832)
1866 – Gilbert Murray, Australian professor and scholar of Ancient Greece, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1957)
1896 – Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, German composer, and music educator, born in Eitorf, Germany (d. 1973)
1931 – Toshiki Kaifu, Prime Minister of Japan (1989-91), born in Nagoya, Japan (d. 2022)
1949 – Christopher Durang, American playwright (Sister Mary Ignatius, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike), born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2024)
1964 – Rumesh Ratnayake, Sri Lankan cricket fast bowler (23 Tests, 73 wickets; 70 ODIs), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1970 – Anthony Stuart, Australian cricket fast bowler and coach (3 ODIs; 8 wickets @ 13.62; hat trick 1997), born in Newcastle, Australia
1982 – Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Greek race walker (Olympic gold 20k 2004), born in Preveza, Greece
1983 – Anthony Carrigan, American actor (Barry), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1985 – Heather O’Reilly, American soccer midfielder (231 caps; FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12), born in East Brunswick, New Jersey