1584 – John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony, born in Derby, Derbyshire, Kingdom of England (d. 1652)
1934 – Wink Martindale, TV host (Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This), born in Jackson, Tennessee
1944 – Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec
1944 – François Migault, French racing driver
1956 – Herbert Groenemeyer, German rocker (OE, Luxus, Chaos, Spruenge)
1956 – Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer (Olympic silver 1976)
1957 – Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART)
1957 – Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
1964 – Bill Peterson, Smithfield NC, WLAF general mgr (Amsterdam Admirals)
1984 – Lindsay Felton, American actress