1707 – George-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon, French naturalist and writer on natural history (Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière), born in Montbard, France (d. 1788)
1731 – Damasus Brosmann, Moravian composer, born in Fulnek, Czech Republic (d. 1798)
1918 – Carolyn Cudone, American golfer (US Senior Women’s Amateur 1968-72; most consecutive wins in any USGA championship), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2009)
1924 – Charles Braswell, American actor (Only Game in Town), born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1974)
1926 – Ed Warren [Edward Warren Miney], American paranormal investigator (Amityville haunting), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
1937 – Olly Wilson, American composer and founder of TIMARA, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
1954 – Benmont Tench, American rock keyboardist (Heartbreakers), born in Gainesville, Florida
1979 – Brian Stokes, American baseball player, born in Montclair, California
1980 – Gabriel Milito, Argentine soccer defender (42 caps; Independiente, Zaragoza), born in Bernal, Argentina
1983 – Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer (Kayserispor), born in Caferli Köyü, Yozgat, Turkey