1624 – William Tucker, 1st child of African descent to be born in English colony in America, born in Jamestown, Virginia
1827 – Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian military officer and first President of Brazil (1889-91), born in Vila Madalena, Brazil (d. 1892)
1850 – Anton Simon, Russian composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1916)
1890 – Erich Kleiber, Austrian-Argentine conductor (Teatro Colón, 1937-49; NBC Symphony, 1947-48), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
1901 – Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (Four Bags Full, Rouge et noir), born in Luzarches, Val-d’Oise, France (d. 2000)
1943 – Sammi Smith, American country music singer (“Help Me Make It Through The Night”), born in Orange County, California (d. 2005)
1945 – Ja’net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210), born in Brooklyn, New York
1956 – Maureen McCormick, American actress (Marcia-Brady Bunch), born in Encino, California
1961 – Pat Smear [Georg Ruthenberg], American rock guitarist (Foo Fighters – “Everlong”; “My Hero”), born in West Los Angeles, California
1985 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer (Chelsea), born in Oumé, Ivory Coast