1877 – Gibson Gowland, British actor (Greed, Blind Husbands, The Phantom of the Opera), born in Spennymoor, Durham, England (d. 1951)
1893 – Yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds oldest living person January 29, 2007. (d. Aug. 13, 2007)
1934 – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
1942 – John McLaughlin [Mahavishnu], American rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy), born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1958 – Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)
1966 – Deana Carter, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
1967 – Michael “Mike” Peterson, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
1980 – Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist, born in Drohobych, Ukraine
1980 – Erin Cahill, American actress, born in Stafford, Virginia