1783 РErik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian and poet (Natthimmelen), born in Geijersg̴rden, Sweden (d. 1847)
1906 – (Woodward) “Tex” Ritter, American country singer (5 Star Jubilee, “Wayward Wind”), born in Murvaul, Texas (d. 1974)
1927 – Salvatore Martirano, American composer, born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1995)
1959 – Blixa Bargeld, German singer and musician (Einstürzende Neubauten; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in West Berlin; West Germany
1960 – Dominique Wilkins, American Basketball HOF forward (9 × NBA All-Star 1986–94; NBA scoring champion 1986; NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1985, 90; Atlanta Hawks), born in Paris, France
1970 – Raekwon [Corey Woods], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York
1973 – Greg Morton, American actor (Scarecrow and Mrs King), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1975 – Chase Hampton, American pop-rocker (The Party – “Rodeo”, “That’s Why”), born in Oklahoma City
1982 – Dimitrios Tsiamis, Greek triple jumper, born in Karditsa, Greece
1982 – Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player, born in Strasbourg, France

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1846 – Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908), born in Aurich, Germany (d. 1926)
1855 – King C. Gillette, American businessman and inventor of inexpensive and disposable safety razor blades, born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (d. 1932)
1893 – Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik), born in Schlüchtern, Germany (d. 1975)
1908 – George Dolenz [Jure Dolenc], Italian actor (Scared Stiff, Count of Monte Cristo), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1963)
1932 – Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and author (Name of the Rose), born in Alessandria, Piedmont (d. 2016)
1950 – John Manley, Canadian politician, born in Ottawa, Canada
1953 – Dwight Muhammad Qawi, American boxer (WBC light-heavyweight title 1981–1983; WBA cruiserweight title 1985–1986; International Boxing HOF), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2025)
1969 – David Dixon, NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings), born in Papakura, New Zealand
1978 – Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver, born in Feurs, France
1980 – Garette Patrick Ratliff, American actor (Return to Blue Lagoon), born in Burbank, California

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1890 – Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian communist politician who worked with Tito, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1957)
1893 – Manuel Palau, Spanish composer (Concierto Levantino; Mascarada sarcástica), and educator (Conservatory of Valencia), born in Alfara del Patriarca, Spain (d. 1967)
1894 РManoel de Abreu, Brazilian radiologist who developed chest photofluorography, born in Ṣo Paulo, Brazil (d. 1962)
1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1956-59, 1960-62, Olympic gold 1952), born in Waco, North Carolina (d. 2006)
1937 – Grace Bumbry, American mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser, 1st Black singer to sing at Bayreuth Festival), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2023)
1951 – Pete Haycock, British blues-rock guitarist, vocalist, and composer (Climax Blues Band – “Couldn’t Get It Right”), born in Stafford, England (d. 2013)
1960 – Michael Stipe, American rock vocalist and songwriter (R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”; “Stand”; “Everybody Hurts”), born in Decatur, Georgia
1963 – Till Lindemann, German heavy metal singer (Rammstein), born in Leipzig, East Germany
1967 – Benjamin Darvill, Canadian harmonic player, guitarist, and mandolinist (Crash Test Dummies -“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”; Son of Dave), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1976 РBenǫt Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

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