1858 – Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer, born in Idvor, Military Frontier of Austria (d. 1935)
1888 – Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954)
1932 – Felicia Farr [Olive Dines], American model and actress (Charley Varrick, Kotch), born in Westchester, New York
1932 – Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director
1941 – Anne Rice, author (Interview with a Vampire), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1947 – Julien Clerc, French singer
1947 – James Fielder, rocker (Blood Sweat and Tears), born in Denton, Texas
1965 – “Stuttering John” Melendez, interviewer (Howard Stern Show)
1979 – Adam Voges, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; oldest [35] to score a century on Test debut 2015), born in Perth, Western Australia
1989 – Kimmie Meissner, American figure skater (World C’ship gold singles 2006), born in Bel Air, Maryland