1830 – John Converse Starkweather, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Cooperstown, New York (d. 1890)
1888 – Irving Berlin [Israel Beilin], Russian-American composer and lyricist considered one of the greatest songwriters in history (“Always”; “God Bless America”; “White Christmas”; “Cheek To Cheek”), born in Talachyn, Belarus, Russian Empire (d. 1989)
1907 – Rip Sewell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1943–46; NL wins leader 1943; Pittsburgh Pirates 1938–49), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 1989)
1925 – Rhodes Boyson, British politician and author (Black Papers), born in Haslingden, Lancashire (d. 2012)
1948 – Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-British politician
1966 – Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, (Dance of the Three Legged Elephants), and broadcaster (BBC), born in London, England
1968 – Jeffrey Donovan, American actor
1971 – Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
1977 – Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
1992 – Bryan Rust, American NHL ice hockey right winger (Pittsburgh Penguins, since 2014), born in Pontiac, Michigan