1786 – Thomas Hancock, British engineer, founded British rubber industry, born in Malborough, Wilshire (d. 1865)
1814 – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolutionary anarchist, born in Pryamukhino, Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire (d. 1876)
1825 – George Bruce Malleson, English officer in India and author, born in Wimbledon, London (d. 1898)
1913 – Sid James [Solomon Joel Cohen], South African-born British character and comedy actor (Hancock’s Half Hour, Carry On), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (d. 1976)
1928 – Larry Levine, American sound engineer (Phil Spector’s wall of sound; Herb Alpert; Beach Boys), born in New York City (d. 2008)
1932 – Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. 2007)
1934 – Roger Kendrick, British governor (Dartmoor Prison) (d. 2009)
1941 – Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [some sources cite May 18]
1974 – Korey Stringer, American NFL football tackle, 1995-2000 (Minnesota Vikings), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2001)
1990 – Kemba Walker, American NBA player (New York Knicks), born in The Bronx, New York