- King Camp Gillette, inventor of the safety razor, in 1855
- U.S. baseball executive Ban Johnson in 1864
- German statesman Konrad Adenauer in 1876
- Astrologer Jeane Dixon in 1904
- Walter Mondale, former vice president and 1984 Democratic presidential candidate, in 1928 (age 85)
- Choreographer Alvin Ailey in 1931
- Italian writer Umberto Eco and U.S. football coach Chuck Noll both in 1932 (age 81)
- Music producer Sam Phillips in 1923
- Football Hall of Fame member Jim Otto in 1938 (age 75)
- Talk show host Charlie Rose in 1942 (are 71)
- Actors George Reeves (TV's Superman) in 1914, Jane Wyman in 1917, Robert Duvall in 1931 (age 82), Diane Keaton in 1946 (age 67), Pamela Sue Martin in 1953 (age 60), Suzy Amis in 1962 (age 51) and Bradley Cooper in 1975 (age 38)
- And singers Iris DeMent in 1961 (age 52) and Marilyn Manson in 1969 (age 44).

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