891 – Abd al-Rahman III, Umayyad Emir (912-29) and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (929-961) [birthdate disputed], born in Córdoba (d. 961)
1653 – Bernhard Albinus, German-Dutch court-physician (Frederick of Prussia), born in Dessau (d. 1721)
1910 – Orval Faubus, American politician, Governor of Arkansas (1955-67), tried to prevent black students attending a high school during Little Rock Crisis, born in Madison County, Arkansas (d. 1994)
1929 – Ken Henry, American speed skater (Olympic gold 500m, 1952), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
1930 – Eddie LeBaron, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955, 57, 58, 62; Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys), born in San Rafael, California (d. 2015)
1942 – Danny Williams, British pop singer, known as ‘Britain’s Johnny Mathis’ (“Moon River”; “White on White”), born in Port Elizabeth, Union of South Africa (d. 2005)
1946 – Andy Brown, British rock drummer (The Fortunes, 1963-77 – “You’ve Got Your Troubles”; “Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again”), born in Birmingham, England
1977 – Dustin Diamond, American actor (Saved By Bell – “Screech”), born in San Jose, California (d. 2021)
1977 – Vanesa Lorenzo, Spanish fashion model (Marie Claire, Vogue), born in Barcelona, Spain
1980 – Ivan L. Moody [Greening] American heavy metal singer and songwriter (Five Finger Death Punch), born in Denver, Colorado