1877 – John Parsons Beach, American composer, born in Gloversville, New York (d. 1953)
1897 – Arvo Hannikainen, Finnish composer, born in Jyväskylä, Finland (d. 1942)
1897 – Nathan Farragut Twining, U.S. Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
1902 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. 1979)
1925 – Elmore Leonard, American writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2013)
1926 – John Dewes, English cricketer (England opener late 40’s early 50’s), born in Latchford, Cheshire, England (d. 2015)
1935 – Jan van Vlijmen, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2004)
1953 – David Morse, American actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves), born in Beverly, Massachusetts
1981 – Beau Brady, Australian actor (Home and Away), born in Sydney, Australia
1984 – Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress (Superbad), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island