1810 – Philip Henry Gosse, English naturalist (created 1st public aquarium at London Zoo, coined term ‘aquarium’), born in Worcester, England (d. 1888)
1934 – Reijo Jyrkiainen, Finnish composer, born in Suistamo, Finland
1940 – Homero Aridjis, Mexican poet and novelist (Mirándola dormir, The Child Poet), born in Contepec, Mexico
1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian pan flute player, born in Găești, Romania
1956 – Hal Willner, American music producer (Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill; Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films; The Carl Stalling Project), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
1963 – Shaun Toub, Persian-American actor (Iron Man; Homeland), born in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
1969 – Jack Canfora, American playwright
1970 – Oliver Miller, NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors)
1974 – Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer
1978 – Robert Glasper, American jazz, neo-soul, and RandB pianist, songwriter, arranger, and producer, born in Houston, Texas
