1809 – Thomas Alfred Davies, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Black Lake, New York (d. 1899)
1842 – Ellen Henrietta Richards, American chemist (Amer Home Economics Association-1st Pres), born in Dunstable, Massachusetts (d. 1911)
1884 – Walther Stampfli, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council, born in Büren, Solothurn, Switzerland (d. 1965)
1887 – Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese imperial prince and 30th Prime Minister of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1990)
1924 – F. Sionil José, Filipino novelist (Rosales Saga) and Philippine National Artist for Literature, born in Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippine Islands
1924 – John Backus, American computer scientist and inventor (FORTRAN computer language), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1973 – Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey
1978 – Trina [Katrina Laverne Taylor], American rapper (Glamorest Life), born in Miami, Florida
1981 – David Villa, Spanish soccer striker (98 caps; Valencia, Barcelona), born in Langreo, Spain
1987 – Michael Angarano, American actor