1893 – Earle Hodgins, American film and television fast-talking character actor (Guestward Ho!), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1964)
1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku), born in Larvik (d. 2002)
1927 – Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
1931 – Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
1950 – David Brin, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman)
1951 – Kevin Cronin, Champaign Ill, rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon)
1969 – Troy Shaw, English snooker player
1972 – Jessica Hausner, Austrian film director (Lovely Rita), born in Vienna, Austria
1986 – Yoo Ah-in, South Korean actor (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), born in Daegu, South Korea
1992 – Rhyon Nicole Brown, American actress