1749 – Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (isolation of nitrogen in 1772), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1819)
1828 – Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr, Austrian violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue (Vienna Conservatory, 1851-93), born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1893)
1876 – Stephen Alencastre, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, born in Porto Santo, Madeira Islands, Portugal (d. 1940)
1949 – Roswitha Krause, German swimmer and team handball player (first woman Summer Olympic medals in different sports; silver 4x100m freestyle 1968, handball 1976), born in Dahme, Germany
1954 – Kevin P Chilton, American General, test pilot and NASA astronaut (STS 49, 59, 76), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 – Bob Welch, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1990; Oakland A’s; World Series 1981, 89, 2001), born in Seal Beach, California (d. 2014)
1958 – Brady Hoke, American college football coach (San Diego State, Michigan), born in Dayton, Ohio
1980 – Hans Andersen, Danish speedway rider (captain Denmark Speedway World Cup gold 2006, 08), born in Odense, Denmark
1987 – Gemma Ward, Australian supermodel (Calvin Klein’s Obsession Night ad campaign), born in Perth, Australia
1994 – Ella Mai [Howell], English RandB singer (“Boo’d Up”), born in London