1740 – Haym Salomon, Polish-born American broker who helped finance the American Revolution, born in Leszno, Poland (d. 1785)
1884 – Louis H N Bosch van Rosenthal, Dutch politician/resistance fighter
1920 – Ravi Shankar [Chowdhury], Bengali Brahmin sitar master and Indian classical music composer (West Meets East; Concert for Bangladesh), born in Benares, British, India (d. 2012)
1938 – Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1945 – Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer
1951 – John Dittrich, Union NJ, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
1962 – Andy Hampsten, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1972 – Malcolm Huckaby, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1975 – Tiki Barber, running back (NY Giants)
1982 – Sonjay Dutt, Indian American professional wrestler