1625 – Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1672) 1667 – Jean-Louis Lully, French composer (d. 1688) 1705 – Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766) 1717 – Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician (d. 1797) 1755 – John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835) 1761 – F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor (d. 1817) 1796 – Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator (d. 1875) 1801 – Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1862) 1802 – Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868) 1812 – Mary Ann Browne, British poet and writer of musical scores (d. 1845) 1817 – Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901) 1829 – Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (d. 1885) 1845 – Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905) 1858 – Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939) 1859 – Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (d. 1933) 1861 – Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (d. 1936) 1870 – Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (d. 1960) 1871 – Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (d. 1960) 1872 – Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia (d. 1941) 1873 – María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1957) 1878 – Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (d. 1947) 1880 – Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever (d. 1999) 1882 – Max Decugis, French tennis player (d. 1978) 1883 – Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934) 1883 – Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach (d. 1951) 1884 – Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963) 1884 – İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (d. 1973) 1884 – Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953) 1885 – Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1963) 1890 – Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977) 1890 – A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright (d. 1971) 1892 – Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (d. 1956) 1893 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929) 1894 – Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (d.