1605 – Li Tzu-ch’eng, Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor, born in Mizhi, Shaanxi province, China (d. 1645)
1790 – John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, born in Turkeytown, Alabama (d. 1866)
1886 – Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Le Grand Meaulnes), born in La Chapelle-d’Angillon, Cher, France (d. 1914)
1914 – Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher (d. 1970)
1921 – Ray Lindwall, Australian cricket fast bowler (61 Tests, 228 wickets @ 23.03), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1996)
1927 – Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian Inuit artist, born in Ikirasaqa, Baffin Island, Canada (d. 2013)
1937 – John MacLeod, American basketball coach (NBA Phoenix Suns 1973-87), born in New Albany, Indiana (d. 2019)
1946 – Bob Dotson, newscaster (Primetime Sunday), born in St Louis, Missouri
1959 – Jack Wagner, American actor (General Hospital; Melrose Place) and pop singer (“All I Need”), born in Washington, Missouri
1993 – Lindsay Fabes, actor (Charlie Winthrop-Another World)