1825 – Eduard Hanslick, German music critic, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1904)
1877 – James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (The Mysterious Universe), born in Southport, Lancashire (d. 1946)
1925 – Ashley Heenan, composer
1937 – Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess/queen of Belgium (1993- )
1939 – Charles Geschke, American inventor and businessman
1940 – Theodore Olson, U.S. Solicitor General
1942 – Lola Falana [Loletha Elayne], American singer and actress (Golden Boy, A Man Called Adam), born in Camden, New Jersey
1969 – Laura Sisk, Maryland, actress (Allison Rescott-Loving)
1976 – Elephant Man [Oneal Bryan], Jamaican musician (Let’s Get Physical), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1986 – Dwayne Jarrett, American football player