1919 – Leon Festinger, American psychologist, born in New York (d. 1989)
1926 – Ronald Waterhouse, British high court judge (d.2011)
1928 – William Jay Sydeman, American avant-garde composer, born in New York City
1929 – Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician
1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist (V, Gravity’s Rainbow), born in Glen Cove, New York
1957 – Deana Deardruff, American 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic gold 1972)
1963 – Terry Christian, British radio presenter
1976 – Ian “H” Watkins, Welsh pop singer (Steps – “Heartbeat”; “Stomp”), actor, and television personality, born in Llwynypia, Wales
1978 – Sandra Kleinova, tennis star (1995 Futures-Turku-FIN), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1983 – Matt Willis, British singer