1856 – Louis Sullivan, American architect (father of skyscrapers), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1926)
1889 – Cecil Weston, South African actress (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), born in Capetown (d. 1976)
1900 – Urho Kekkonen, 8th President of Finland (1956-81), born in Pielavesi, Finland (d. 1986)
1907 – Andrew Brewin, Canadian lawyer and MP for Greenwood, born in Brighton, England (d. 1983)
1926 – Alison Lurie, American novelist (Pulitzer Prize – Foreign Affairs), born in Chicago
1948 – Tara Singh Varma, Dutch politcian (1st black woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber), born in Springlands, British Guiana
1955 – Steve Jones, rock guitarist (Sex Pistols), born in London, England
1967 – Chris Gatling, American basketball forward (NBA All Star 1997), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
1977 – Tami Tyler, American dance skater (and Jonathan Nichols), born in Santa Clara, California
1977 – Rui Marques, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola