1896 – Howard Hawks, American director and producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface), born in Goshen, Indiana (d. 1977)
1902 – Stepin Fetchit [Lincoln Perry], American actor (Miracle in Harlem) 1st African American film star, born in Key West, Florida (d. 1985)
1915 – Jerome Bert Weisner, American engineer (science advisor to John. F Kennedy, President of MIT 1971-80), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1994)
1924 – Norbert Schemansky, American weightlifter (Olympic gold heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, bronze 1960, 64), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2016)
1936 – Keir Dullea, actor (2001, 2010, David and Lisa), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1939 – Michael J Pollard [Pollack], American character actor (Bonnie and Clyde; Roxanne), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2019)
1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer (LPGA Rookie of the Year 1972; Canadian Open 1973), born in Shawinigan, Quebec (d. 2021)
1968 – Kelley Armstrong, Canadian novelist (Women of the Otherworld), born in Sudbury, Ontario
1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1999 – Guanyu Zhou, Chinese racing driver (first Chinese F1 driver), born in Shanghai, China