1741 – Johann Jakob Engel, German author (Herr Lorenz Stark), born in Parchim, Germany (d. 1802)
1861 – Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and writer (Panu, Tuomio), born in Lapinlahti, Finland (d. 1921)
1883 – Grigory Zinoviev [Hirsch Apfelbaum], Russian revolutionary, Communist International chairman (1919-26), and anti-Stalinist politician, born in Yelizavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1936)
1912 – Derek Sealy, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests; youngest West Indian Test player 17:122), born in Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1982)
1925 – Ashley Heenan, New Zealand composer, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2004)
1937 – Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman, born in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine (d. 2018)
1948 – John Martyn [Iain McGeachy], British folk-rock-blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist (“May You Never”), born in New Maldon, Surrey (d. 2009)
1963 – Colin Wells, British actor (Hollyoaks, Crossroads), born in Greenwich, England
1965 – Moby [Richard Hall], American musician (Play; 18), born in Harlem, New York
1970 – William Joppy, American professional boxer, born in Silver Spring, Maryland