1837 – James Harrison Wilson, American topographic engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Shawneetown, Illinois (d. 1925)
1870 – Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England
1940 – Harry Northup, American actor (The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver), born in Amarillo, Texas
1946 – Marty Grebb, rocker (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis champion (US Open-1978, 82, 83 Wimbledon-1974, 82), born in St. Louis, Illinois
1952 – Earl Pomeroy, (Rep-D-North Dakota)
1953 – Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz Germany, astronaut
1960 – Eric Dickerson, NFL halfback (LA Rams, Colts/2,105 yds in 1984), born in Sealy, Texas
1960 – John S. Hall, American poet and spoken-word artist
1966 – Olivier Panis, French race car driver