1840 – Abraham Goldfaden, Russian-born Jewish poet and playwright (Shulamis), born in Starokostiantyniv, Russian Empire (d. 1908)
1895 – Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), born in Hamar, Norway (d. 1962)
1920 – Beah Richards, American actress, poet, playwright and author (Roots, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2000)
1931 – André Laporte, Flemish composer, born in Oplinter, Tienen, Belgium
1947 – Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 8 dismissals; Hyderabad), born in Hyderabad, India (d. 1999)
1962 – Stein Jorgesen, American sprint canoer (Olympic gold K-2 200m 1996; World C’ship gold 1995), born in San Diego, California
1966 – Annabel Croft, English tennis player, broadcaster (Eurosport, Sky Sport, BBC), born in Farnborough, Kent
1969 – Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death), born in Sonora, Mexico (d. 2006)
1980 – Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
1984 – Gareth Gates, British singer-songwriter, born in Bradford, England