1764 – Valentino Fioravanti, Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1837)
1876 – Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), born in Young, Australia (d. 1924)
1899 – Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter (“You Are My Sunshine”), born in Quitman, Louisiana (d. 2000)
1903 – Theodor W. Adorno, German philosopher and sociologist, born in Frankfurt (d. 1969)
1943 – Mickey Hart, American drummer (Grateful Dead; Planet Drum), born in Brooklyn, New York
1949 – Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2021)
1953 – Jani Allan, South African journalist and media personality, born in London
1957 – Jon Moss, English rock drummer (Culture Club – “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”), born in Wandsworth, South London
1968 – Paul Mayeda Berges, American film writer and director, born in Torrance, California
1976 – Elephant Man [Oneal Bryan], Jamaican musician (“Let’s Get Physical”), born in Kingston, Jamaica