1821 – Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, Bohemian clarinetist, band leader, and composer, born in Polepy, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1899)
1852 – Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1925)
1875 – Eddie Plank, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1910, 11, 13 Philadelphia A’s), born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
1877 – Lizzie Arlington, American baseball pitcher (first woman to play professional men’s baseball 1898 Reading Coal Heavers), born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
1884 – George Al Sarton, Belgian-American chemist and historian, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1956)
1907 – Ramon Magsaysay, 7th President of the Philippines (US Legion of Merit-1952), born in Iba, Zambales, Philippines (d. 1957)
1921 – Raymond Williams, Welsh academic and novelist (Second Generation), born in Llanfihangel Crucorney, Wales (d. 1988)
1954 – Claudell Washington, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1975, 84; World Series 1974; Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
1968 – Hideo Nomo, Japanese MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Osaka, Japan
1987 – Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer