1724 – Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general, born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France (d. 1797)
1803 – Johan Peter Cronhamm, Swedish composer, born in Östra Karup, Skåne, Sweden (d. 1875)
1826 – Varina Howell Davis, First Lady of the Confederate States (1862-65), born in Natchez, Mississippi (d. 1906)
1911 – Ishirō Honda, Japanese film director and producer (Godzilla), born in Yamagata, Japan (d. 1993)
1923 – Pete Domenici, American politician, U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1973-2009), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2017)
1924 – Albert Band, American film director, born in Paris (d. 2002)
1929 – Babe Parilli, American football player, born in Rochester, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1939 – Johnny Maestro, American rock vocalist (Crests – “16 Candles”; Brooklyn Bridge), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2010)
1951 – Robert Hegyes, American actor (Underground Aces; Welcome Back, Kotter – “Juan Epstein”), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (d. 2012)
1957 – Paul Leary, American rock guitarist (Butthole Surfers), and music producer, born in San Antonio, Texas