1804 – Aleksandr Polezhayev, Russian poet (Sasjka), born in Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1838) [OS 30 Sep]
1838 – John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), born in Burnchurch, Ireland (d. 1918)
1861 – Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and writer (Panu, Tuomio), born in Lapinlahti, Finland (d. 1921)
1862 – Hawley Harvey Crippen [Dr Crippen], American homeopath and first killer to be caught with the aid of wireless telegraphy, born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1910)
1917 – Herbert Lom, Czech-born British actor (Pink Panther, Dorian Gray), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 2012)
1937 – Robert Crippen, American astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G), born in Beaumont, Texas
1942 – Tom Dreesen, American stand-up comedian best known for his act with Tim Reid (Tim and Tom), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2026)
1962 – Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician (Vlaams Belang), born in Bruges, Belgium
1965 – Graeme Obree, Scottish racing cyclist (World Hour Record 1993, 94; World C’ships gold 4000m pursuit 1993, 95), born in Nuneaton, England
1982 – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian human rights activist and politician who claimed victory in the disputed 2020 Belarusian presidential election, born in Mikashevichy, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union