1661 – Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1716-42), born in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany (d. 1742)
1816 – Stephen Johnson Field, American jurist, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, born in Haddam, Connecticut (d. 1899)
1820 – Robert Vinkler Richardson, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Granville County, North Carolina (d. 1870)
1879 – Will Rogers, American humorist and actor (Judge Priest), born in Oologah, Oklahoma (d. 1935)
1901 – Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist who rediscovered the site of an ancient port city on the island of Thera, in the southern Aegean Sea, born in Lixoúrion, Cephalonia, Greece (d. 1974)
1943 – Clark Graebner, American tennis player (US Davis Cup 1968; French Open doubles 1966; US Open runner-up 1967), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1944 – Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes), born in Detroit, Michigan
1957 – Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Minister (2013-15), born in London, England
1979 – Trishelle Cannatella, American reality TV castmember and model, born in Cut Off, Louisiana
1988 – Dez Bryant, American football wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in Galveston County, Texas