| 1623: Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. |
| 1897: Moe Howard, comic actor, one of the Three Stooges. |
| 1900: Laura Hobson, novelist (Gentleman's Agreement). |
| 1903: Henry Louis Gehrig, professional baseball player. |
| 1919: Pauline Kael, American film critic, author. |