1817 – Theodor Mommsen, German historian and scholar (Imperial Lives, Nobel Prize in Literature 1902), born in Garding, Duchy of Schleswig (d. 1903)
1858 – Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, polymath and writer, born in Munshiganj, British India (d. 1937)
1907 – Jacques Barzun, French author (The House of Intellect), born in Créteil, France (d. 2012)
1907 – Gyorgy Ranki, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1992)
1928 – Joe B. Hall, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA Division I C’ship 1978; University of Kentucky 1972-85), born in Cynthiana, Kentucky (d. 2022)
1952 – Mandy Patinkin, American stage and screen actor (Yentl, The Princess Bride, Homeland), and singer (Sunday in the Park with George; Evita), born in Chicago, Illinois
1974 – Marina de Tavira, Mexican actress (Roma), born in Mexico City, Mexico
1977 – Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer
1978 – Clay Aiken, American pop singer
1985 – Kaley Cuoco, American actress (The Big Bang Theory), born in Camarillo, California