1763 – Charles Bulfinch, 1st US professional architect (Massachusetts State House), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1844)
1884 – Sara Teasdale, American lyric poet (Pulitzer Prize 1918 “Love Songs”), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1933)
1886 – Daniel Ruyneman, Dutch composer and pianist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1963)
1886 – Pietro Alessandro Yon, Italian organist and composer, born in Settimo Vittone, Italy (d. 1943)
1901 – Ernest Lawrence, American nuclear scientist and inventor (Cyclotron – Nobel 1939), born in Canton, South Dakota (d. 1958)
1930 – Nita Talbot [Anita Sokol], American actress (Hogan’s Heroes; Supertrain; Here We Go Again), born in New York City
1951 – Martin Brest, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in The Bronx, New York
1973 – Shane Lee, Australian cricketer (NSW, Somerset and Australian), born in Wollongong, Australia
1974 – Scott D’Amore, Canadian professional wrestler and manager, born in Windsor, Ontario
1974 – Andy Priaulx, British race car driver