Those born on this date include:

- John C. Calhoun, the first U.S. vice president to resign that office, in 1782
- Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, in 1837
- Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1844
- German engineer Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, in 1858
- British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1869
- clairvoyant and therapist Edgar Cayce in 1877
- actor Edward Everett Horton in 1886
- actor Robert Donat in 1905
- winemaker Ernest Gallo in 1909
- auto race promoter Andy Granatelli in 1923
- actor Peter Graves in 1926
- author George Plimpton in 1927
- author John Updike in 1932
- former South African President F.W. de Klerk in 1936 (age 79)
- country singer Charley Pride in 1938 (age 77)
- singer/songwriter Wilson Pickett in 1941
- Olympic gold medal-winning skier Ingemar Stenmark in 1956 (age 59)
- singer Irene Cara in 1959 (age 56)
- actor/singer Vanessa Williams in 1963 (age 52)
- Olympic champion speed skater Bonnie Blair in 1964 (age 51)
- singer/actor Queen Latifah in 1970 (age 45).

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