1804 – John Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (d. 1886)
1867 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)
1812 – Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)
1953 – Dan Quisenberry, baseball player (d. 1998)
1962 – Garth Brooks, American singer
1965 – Chris Rock, American comedian and actor
1978 – Ashton kutcher, American actor
1988 – Matthew Stafford, American college football player
Deaths
1979 – Dr. Josef Mengele, German, accused Nazi war criminal (b. 1911)
2001 – Dale Evans, American actress and singer (b. 1912)