1884 – Petru Groza, Austro-Hungarian born Romanian communist and President of Romania (1945-58), born in Băcia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1958)
1928 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist (founded transformational grammar), philosopher and political activist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940 – Stan Boardman, British comedian (The Comedians, Opportunity Knocks), born in Liverpool, England
1963 – Theo Snelders, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (1 cap; FC Twente, Aberdeen 227 games, Rangers), born in Westervoort, Netherlands
1964 – Peter Laviolette, American ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup, 2006 – Carolina Hurricanes, NY Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators), born in Franklin, Massachusetts
1966 – C. Thomas Howell, American actor (Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Tino Martinez, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995, 1997; World Series 1996, 98–2000 Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
1972 – Hermann Maier, Austrian skier (2 x Olympic gold Super-G, Giant slalom 1998; 3 x World C’ship gold; 4 x overall World Cup titles), born in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Austria
1974 – Alex Rădulescu, Romanian tennis player, born in Bucharest, Romania
1980 – John Terry, English soccer defender (78 caps; Chelsea), born in London, England
