1797 – Jeremias Gotthelf [Albert Bitzius], writer (The Black Spider), born in Murten, Switzerland (d. 1854)
1876 – Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (d. 1958)
1892 – Hermann Glauert, British aerodynamicist (d. 1934)
1929 – Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork Mo, country singer (Walk on By)
1944 – Tony La Russa, MLB manager (Chicago, Oakland, St. Louis), born in Tampa, Florida
1946 – Susan Sarandon, American actress (Dead Man Walking, The Client) also known for her social and political activism, born in Queens, New York
1951 – Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet
1955 – Joe Orseno, race horse trainer
1961 – David W Harper, actor (Jim Bob in The Waltons), born in Abilene, Texas
1988 – Derrick Rose, American basketball player (NY Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Chicago, Illinois