1831 – Helena Blavatsky, Russian occultist, philosopher, and author (co-founded Theosophical Society), born in Yekaterinoslav, Ukraine (d. 1891)
1887 – Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1966)
1899 – Gerald Moore, English pianist (Am I Too Loud), born in Watford, Hertfordshire (d. 1987)
1906 – Serafin Pro, Cuban composer, born in La Habana (d. 1977)
1930 – Thomas Sowell, American economist and social theorist, born in Gastonia, North Carolina
1934 – André Prévost, Canadian composer, born in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada (d. 2001)
1946 – Neil Bonnett, American race car driver, born in Hueytown, Alabama (d. 1994)
1958 – Richard Burgi, American actor (Chad Rollo-Another World), born in Montclair, New Jersey
1959 – Abdullah of Pahang, sixth Sultan of Pahang, King of Malaysia (2019-), born in Pekan, Malaya
1974 – Hilary Swank, American actress (Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby), born in Lincoln, Nebraska