1762 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist, born in Bologna (d. 1834)
1823 – Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Jefferson County, Georgia (d. 1862)
1900 – Jean Duvieusart, 36th Prime Minister of Belgium, born in Les Bons Villers, Belgium (d. 1977)
1905 – Jan H. van Roijen, Dutch ambassador to the U.S. and Netherlands Foreign Minister, born in Constantinople (d. 1991)
1906 – Fud Livingston, American jazz clarinetist and composer, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1957)
1929 – Mike Hawthorn, English auto racer (F1 world champion 1958), born in Mexborough, England (d. 1959)
1930 – Spede Pasanen, Finnish film director and comedian, born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 2001)
1947 – Bunny Wailer [Neville O’Riley Livingston], Jamaican vocalist and percussionist (The Wailers with Bob Marley), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
1948 – Tom Spencer, British politician (Conservative)
1970 – Q-Tip [Kamaal Fareed, born Jonathan Davis], American rapper, actor, record producer and DJ, born in Harlem, New York