1854 – Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (d. 1910)
1912 – Ernie Bromley, Australian cricket batsman (2 Tests; first Western Australian to play Test cricket for Australia), born in Fremantle, West Australia (d. 1967)
1923 – Rene Thom, French mathematician (d. 2002)
1927 – Trudi Jochum-Beiser, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Lech am Arlberg, Austria
1931 – Pierre Huyskens, Dutch radio host
1947 – Richard Coughlan, English drummer and percussionist (Caravan), (d. 2013)
1953 – John Zorn, American musician
1965 – Lennox Lewis, British/Canadian boxer (Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1988, undisputed world heavyweight champion 1999), born in London, England
1969 – Russell Freeman, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1971 – Rich Aurilia, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York