1810 – P. T. [Phineas Taylor] Barnum, American circus promoter and showman (Barnum and Bailey), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1891)
1879 – Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor and composer (Tonhalle Orchestra), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1962)
1902 – Frank Waters, American writer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1995)
1915 – John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 1936), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1929 – Katherine Helmond, American actress and director (Soap, Mona-Who’s the Boss), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2019)
1940 – Karen Shepherd, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in Silver City, New Mexico
1954 – Leni Björklund, Swedish politician (Minister for Defence, 2002-06), born in Örebro, Sweden
1954 – John Wright, New Zealand cricketer (opening batsman 1978-92), born in Darfield, New Zealand
1960 – James M. Kelly, American politician (Maryland), born in Baltimore County, Maryland
1977 – Javier López, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 2003-16 (Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, and 3 other teams), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico