1827 – William Richard Terry, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1897)
1922 – Jack Kerouac, American Beat writer (On the Road, Mexico Blues), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1969)
1931 – William “Billie” Thomas, American child actor (Buckwheat- Our Gang), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
1947 – Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (d. 1987)
1949 – David Mellor, secretary of the British treasury/MP
1951 – Jack Green, Scottish musician (T. Rex, The Pretty Things), born in Glasgow
1953 – Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepalese politician
1965 – Molly Van Nostrand, American former professional tennis player, born in West Islip, New York
1965 – Steve Levy, American sports journalist (ESPN), born in New York, New York
1986 – Danny Jones, English singer (McFly), born in Bolton