1855 – Anthony Francis Lucas, Croatian-American oil exploration pioneer, born in Split, Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
1877 – Jesús Castillo, Guatemalan composer (Quiché Vinak), born in San Juan Ostuncalco (d. 1946)
1892 – Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American silent film actress (The Dragon Painter), born in Tokyo, Empire of Japan (d. 1961)
1941 – Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist (created C programming language, helped developed Unix), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 2011)
1942 – Danny Kalb, American blues guitarist (The Blues Project), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
1962 – Aleta Rzepecki Sill, American bowler (1983 WIBC single), born in Detroit, Michigan
1970 – Natalia Streignard, Venezuelan actress, born in Madrid, Spain
1972 – Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor, born in Šibenik, Croatia
1975 – Michael Bublé, Canadian Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer (“Haven’t Met You Yet”; “It’s A Beautiful Day”), and actor, born in Burnaby, British Columbia
1977 – Soulja Slim [James Adarryl Tapp Jr.], American rapper (“Slow Motion”), born in Magnolia Projects, New Orleans (d. 2003)