1726 – Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit priest and scientist, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1778)
1757 – Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American socialite, philanthropist and wife of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, born in Albany, Province of New York (d. 1854)
1783 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, daughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia, born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire (d. 1801)
1834 – Elias Álvares Lobo, Brazilian composer, born in Itu, Brazil (d. 1901)
1874 – Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French singer, composer, conductor, and music critic, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1947)
1895 – Nathaniel “Nat” Pendleton, American wrestler (Olympics 1920, Silver) and actor (The Thin Man, Reckless), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1967)
1899 – P. L. Travers, Australian British writer who created Mary Poppins, born in Maryborough, Australia (d. 1996)
1906 – Dorothy Jordan, American movie actress (The Taming of the Shrew; The Cabin in the Cotton), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 1988)
1936 – Julián Javier, American baseball player, born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
1965 – Ezra Polley, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Georgetown, Kentucky