1730 – Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-English physiologist (discovering photosynthesis) and personal physician of Maria Theresa, born in Breda, Staats-Brabant, Dutch Republic (d. 1799)
1894 – E. C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Chester, Illinois (d. 1938)
1903 – Kitty Muggeridge, British author and translator, born in Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland (d. 1994)
1903 – Adele Simpson, American fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1946), born in New York City (d. 1995)
1936 – Buster Farrer, South African cricket batsman (6 Tests, HS 40; Border), born in King William’s Town, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 2025)
1937 – Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber and businessman, born in Germany (d. 2004)
1942 – (Frederick) “Toots” Hibbert, Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals – “Pressure Drop”), born in May Pen, Jamaica (d. 2020)
1947 – Thomas R. Cech, American chemist (Nobel laureate, 1989), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), born in Glenageary, Ireland (d. 2023)
1984 – Greg Halford, English footballer, born in Chelmsford, United Kingdom
