1814 – Eugène Charles Catalan, French-Belgian mathematician (worked on continued fractions, descriptive geometry, number theory and combinatorics), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1894)
1853 – Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1918)
1875 – Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher (The Doctrine of Fascism), born in Castelvetrano, Italy (d. 1944)
1920 – George London, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1985)
1926 – Christine Jorgensen, pioneer transsexual (born George William Jorgensen, Jr)
1946 – Candy Lightner, American political activist/founder (MADD), born in Pasadena, California
1956 – Jonathan Idema, Poughkeepsie, New York, torturer, kidnapper and con artist (d. 2012)
1965 – Billy Donovan Jr., American basketball head coach (Oklahoma City Thunder 2015-19; University of Florida, NCAA Cship 2006-07), born in Rockville Centre, New York
1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American outfielder (Cleveland Indians), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1974 – Big L, American rapper (d. 1999)