1838 – John Grant Mitchell, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1894)
1855 – Iosif Kotek, Russian composer and violinist, born in Kamenets-Podolsk, Ukraine (d. 1885)
1919 – Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese poet and children’s author (The Sea Girl), born in Oporto, Portugal (d. 2004)
1923 – Renato Capecchi, Italian violinist and baritone, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1998)
1940 – Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service, born in NYC, New York
1946 – Sally Field, American actress (Forrest Gump, Gidget, Flying Nun), born in Pasadena, California
1972 – Deivi Cruz, American baseball player, born in Nizao, Dominican Republic
1975 – Mike Maurer, Canadian CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1978 – Sandrine Blancke, Belgian actress, born in Uccle, Belgium
1981 – Cassie Bernall, American murder victim, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado (d. 1999)