1792 – William II, King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg, born in Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Dutch Republic (d. 1849)
1876 – Fred Duesenberg, German-American automobile pioneer, born in Lippe, Germany (d. 1932)
1903 – Tony Lazzeri, American Baseball HOF second baseman (World Series x 5; only player to complete natural cycle with grand slam; NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1946)
1909 – Kenneth Watkins, British woodland conservationist and founder (The Woodland Trust) (d. 1996)
1916 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (“Shout”; “Twistin’ The Night Away”), born in NYC, New York (d. 1986)
1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss film director (Charles, Dead or Alive), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2022)
1935 – George Williams, American soul singer (The Tymes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1941 – John Nelson, American conductor (Berlioz’s Les Troyens), born in San José, Costa Rica
1955 – Steven Wright, American stand-up comedian (Steven Wright Live), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1957 – Luis Delís, Cuban discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Guantánamo, Cuba