1732 – David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician, born in Paper Mill Run, Pennsylvania (d. 1796)
1882 – Lulu McConnell, American vaudeville, radio, and television comedienne (It Pays To Be Ignorant), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1962)
1897 – Herbert Eimert, German composer and musicologist (Glockenspiel), born in Bad Kreuznach, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1972)
1913 – Hubertus Ernst, Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of Breda, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2017)
1931 – John Gavin [Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr], American actor (Imitation of Life, Psycho), and US Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2018)
1933 – Bob Garretson, American auto racer (Sebring 12 hours 1978; 24 Hours of Daytona and World Endurance C’ship for Drivers 1981), born in Sunnyville, California (d. 2025)
1942 – Leon Huff, American pianist, songwriter, and “Philadelphia Soul” producer, with Kenny Gamble (Billy Paul – “Me and Mrs Jones”; The O’Jays; Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes), born in Camden, New Jersey
1946 – Robert L. Johnson, American businessman and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), born in Hickory, Mississippi
1968 – Patricia Arquette, American actress (Boyhood, True Romance, Severance), born in New York City
1979 – Jeremy Guthrie, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2004-17 (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and 3 other teams), born in Roseburg, Oregon