1785 – James Pollard Espy, American meteorologist (Philosophy of Storms), born in Pennsylvania (d. 1860)
1873 – Anton Cermak, American politician (44th Mayor of Chicago, 1931-33), born in Kladno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1933)
1912 – Per Imerslund, “The aryan idol” (d. 1943)
1923 – Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer, and “honorary mayor” of Hollywood (d. 2008)
1928 – Páll Pampichier Pálsson, Austrian-Icelandic composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1966)
1932 – David Plastow, CEO (Medical Research Council)
1939 – Ralph Boston, American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1960, silver 1964, bronze 1968; first to break 27 feet [8.2m] barrier), born in Laurel, Mississippi (d. 2023)
1948 – Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
1965 – Marc Logan, NFL running back (Washington Redskins), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1980 – Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea