1821 – Nikolay Alekseyevich Nekrasov, Russian poet, writer and publisher (Russkije Zjenjshiny), born in Nemyriv, Russian Empire (d. 1877)
1883 – Andrej J. Vysjinski, Russian lawyer and UN ambassador, born in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1954)
1885 – János Hammerschlag, Hungarian composer, born in Prague (d. 1954)
1886 – Victor McLaglen, English actor (Informer – Academy Award 1935), born in Tunbridge Wells, England (d. 1959)
1889 – Ray Collins, American actor (Homecoming, Good Sam, Rose Marie), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1965)
1906 – Walter Zinn, Canadian-American nuclear physicist (invented the breeder reactor), born in Kitchener, Ontario (d. 2000)
1933 – Grenville Alabaster, New Zealand cricketer (NZ tourist to Aust 1973-74), born in Invercargill, New Zealand
1957 – Prem Rawat “Guru Maharajji and Maharaji”, American-Indian spiritual leader and speaker, born in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
1960 – Paul Assenmacher, American MLB pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Detroit, Michigan
1961 – Mark McKoy, Canadian track star (world record 50m indoor, Olympic gold 1992), born in Georgetown, British Guiana