1668 – Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, 1st Queen consort of Prussia (1701-05), born in Iburg Castle, Osnabrück, Hanover (d. 1705)
1914 – Marius Hendrikus Flothuis, Dutch composer and author (Mozart biography), born in Amsterdam (d. 2001)
1922 – Jane White, African-American actress and singer (Strange Fruit, Once Upon a Mattress), born in NYC, New York (d. 2011)
1931 – David Wilson, British archaeologist and director of British Museum (1977-92), born in Dacre Banks, England
1939 – Leland H. Hartwell, American scientist (Nobel 2001 – discoveries of protein molecules that control the division (duplication) of cells), born in Los Angeles, California
1939 – Grace Slick, American rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit), born in Highland Park, Illinois
1941 – Otis Williams [Otis Miles], American singer and songwriter (The Temptations), born in Texarkana, Texas
1970 – James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
1987 – Ashley Graham, American model and body activist, born in Lincoln, Nebraska
1989 – Nastia Liukin, Russian born American gymnast (2008 Olympic Champion), born in Moscow, Soviet Union