1687 – William Stukeley, English physician and archaeologist (pioneered investigation of Stonehenge and Avebury), born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire (d. 1765)
1834 – Lucy Lloyd, English-born creator (with Wilhelm Bleek) of archive of Bushman ǀxam and !kun texts, born in Norbury, England (d. 1914)
1896 – Herbert O’Connor, 51st Governor of Maryland and TV narrator (Crime Syndicate), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1960)
1897 – Ruth Pitter, British poet and 1st woman to receive the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, born in Ilford, London (d. 1992)
1906 – Jan Vercammen, Flemish author and chief inspector LO (Primary Education), born in Temse, Belgium (d. 1984)
1926 – Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano, known as ‘La Stupenda’ (Metropolitan Opera debut 1961), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1943 – Boris Gromov, Russian general and politician (Governor of Moscow Oblast, 2000-12), born in Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
1943 – Stephen Greenblatt, American literary historian and author (The Swerve: How the World Became Modern), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1963 – Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman (Team Germany), born in Calgary, Alberta
1966 – Calvin Borel, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (Kentucky Derby 2007, 09, 10), born in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana