1727 – Horatio Gates, British-American soldier (general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War), born in Maldon, England (d. 1806)
1739 – George Clinton, American revolutionary war soldier and politician (US Vice-President, 1805-12; Governor of New York, 1777-95 and 1801-04), born in Little Britain, New York (d. 1812)
1885 – Andre Maurois [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), born in Elbeuf, France (d. 1967)
1899 – Carel C. van Essen, Dutch archaeologist (Italian and Roman art), born in Amsterdam (d. 1963)
1921 – Jean Shepherd, American storyteller, radio personality (WOR-NYC, 1955-77), and writer (A Christmas Story; In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
1924 – Elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter and anti-apartheid activist, born in Phokoane, Sekhukhuneland, Northern Transvaal (d. 1994)
1928 – Elliott Erwitt [Elio Romano], French-American photographer (Gimme Shelter), and documentarian, born in Paris, France (d. 2023)
1959 – Kevin Spacey, American actor (American Beauty, House of Cards), born in South Orange, New Jersey
1968 – Mike Mohler, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A’s), born in Dayton, Ohio
1985 – Gaël Clichy, French footballer (İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Toulouse, France
