1609 – Richard Bennett, English Colonial Governor of Virginia, born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset (d. 1675)
1873 – John Wesley Work Jr., 1st African-American collector of folk songs and spirituals, born in Nashville, Tennessee (or 1871) (d. 1925)
1877 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (Senate Majority Leader), born in Lewiston, Maine (d. 1952)
1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league winger (32 Tests Great Britain; Wigan RLFC 488 games), born in Cardiff, Wales
1941 – (Doris) “Sorrel” Hays, American pianist and composer (The Glass Woman), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2020)
1949 – Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (WWF), born in Campobasso, Italy (d. 1993)
1951 – Daryl Somers, Australian television personality (“Hey Hey It’s Saturday”, Dancing with the Stars”), born in Geelong, Victoria
1957 – Bob Horner, American baseball infielder (#1 pick 1978 MLB Draft; NL Rookie of the Year 1978; MLB All-Star 1982; Hit 4 HRs in one game July 6, 1986; Atlanta Braves), born in Junction City, Kansas
1962 – Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies), born in Ipoh, Federation of Malaya
1965 – Juliane Köhler, German actress (Downfall), born in Göttingen, West Germany