1819 – Thomas Anderson, Scottish Chemist (discovered pyridine)
1821 – Charles Tupper, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (C: 69-day term), born in Amherst, Nova Scotia (d. 1915)
1909 – Hermann Bengtson, German historian (Greeks Ancient Times)
1919 – Jean Craighead George, American writer
1930 – Carlos Saul Menem, President of Argentina (1989- )
1949 – Hanno Pöschl, Austrian actor
1952 – Linda M Godwin, Cape Girardeau Mo, PhD/astronaut (STS 37, 59, 76)
1957 – Brett “the Hitman” Hart, Canadian WWF champion, born in Alberta
1971 – Evelyn Lau, Canadian author
1979 – Joe Thornton, Canadian hockey player, born in London, Ontario