1879 – Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfeld], German composer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1942)
1912 – Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist (Julliard)
1923 – Ronald Arculus, British diplomat
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
1931 – Larry Merchant, American boxing author and analyst (International Boxing Hall of Fame; HBO, Showtime), born in Brooklyn, New York
1934 – Mary Quant, English fashion designer (Chelsea Look, Mod Look), born in Kent, England
1961 – Becky LeBeau, American vocalist (Mischief), born in Los Angeles, California
1974 – Wally Richardson, American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Ravens), born in Orangeburg, United States
1990 – Q’orianka Kilcher, American actress (The New World), singer, and human rights activist, born in Schweigmatt, West Germany
1991 – Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Canadian NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs, NY Jets), born in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec