1781 – William W. Bibb, American politician, Senator for Georgia, 1st governor of Alabama state and territory (1817-1820), born in Amelia County, Virginia (d. 1820)
1817 – Gunnar Wennerberg, Swedish poet and composer, born in Lidköping, Sweden (d. 1901)
1924 – Gilbert Simondon, French philosopher (On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects), born in Saint-Étienne, France (d. 1989)
1928 – Clay Felker, American journalist (NY Herald Tribune, Esquire), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2008)
1936 – Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1968; NBA C’ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2025)
1939 – Yury Glazkov, Soviet Air Force officer and cosmonaut (Soyuz 24), born in Moscow (d. 2008)
1948 – Sir Trevor Brooking, English soccer midfielder (47 caps; West Ham United 528 games), born in Barking, Essex
1967 – Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete (Olympic silver 100m, 200m 1992, 96), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
1969 – Marcus Robertson, American NFL defensive back, administrator and coach (All Pro 1993, 97; Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans), born in Pasadena, California
1978 – Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese J-pop singer-songwriter (“Secret”), born in Fukuoka, Japan