1785 – Frederich Kalkbrenner, German-French pianist and composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1849)
1815 – George Boole, English mathematician (Boolean algebra), born in Lincoln, England (d. 1864)
1826 – Robert Hopkins Hatton, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Steubenville, Ohio (d. 1862)
1901 – Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1976)
1920 – Bill Mazer, American sports broadcaster (New York institution in sports reporting; sports trivia expert), born in Iziaslav, Ukraine (d. 2013)
1921 – Bill Mosienko, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (fastest hat trick in NHL history, 21 seconds 1952; 5-time All Star), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1994)
1936 – Rose Elizabeth Bird, California Supreme Court Justice (1977-87), born in Tucson, Arizona (d. 1999)
1939 – Pauline Neville-Jones, English diplomat, born in Birmingham
1944 – Jeffrey Alan Hoffman, American NASA astronaut (STS 51-D, 35, 46, 61, 75) and MIT professor, born in Brooklyn, New York
1960 – Rosalyn Fairbank, South African tennis player (French Open doubles 1981, 83), born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal