1790 – Waldemar Thrane, Norwegian violinist, composer (Fjeldeventyret), and conductor, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1828)
1889 – Philippe Thys, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1913, 14, 20; 13 x individual stages), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 1971)
1919 – Hal Singer, American jazz and RandB saxophonist (“Corn Bread”), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
1938 – David Willis, Australian journalist (BBC World Service; The Christian Science Monitor), born in Australia (d. 1993)
1946 – Dennis Kucinich, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1955 – Bill Elliott, American auto racer (Winston Cup 1988), born in Dawsonville, Georgia
1970 – Gauri Khan, Indian film producer (Red Chillies Entertainment), born in New Delhi, India
1978 – Mick O’Driscoll, Irish rugby union lock (23 Tests; Munster 207 games), born in Cork, Ireland
1983 – Travis Pastrana, American auto racer (Summer X Games gold x 11; Gravity Games gold x 5; Rally America C’ship x 5), born in Annapolis, Maryland
2002 – Zheng Qinwen, Chinese tennis player (Australian Open women’s singles 2024 runner-up), born in Shiyan, China