1832 – Walter T Watts-Dunton, English lawyer, poet and writer (Aylwin), born in St. Ives, England (d. 1914)
1872 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (Hugh the Drover), born in Down Ampney, England (d. 1958)
1893 – Velvalee Dickinson, American spy, convicted of espionage against the United States on behalf of Japan during World War II, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1980)
1911 – Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), born in Bombay, India (d. 1987)
1932 – Jake Edwin Garn, American politician (Sen-R-Utah, 1974-93) and astronaut (STS 51D), born in Richfield, Utah
1932 – Joel Mandelbaum, American composer, born in New York
1947 – George Lam, Hong Kong veteran Cantopop singer, born in Hong Kong
1950 – Robin Askwith, English actor (Confessions Sex Comedies), born in Southport, Lancashire, England
1951 – Bernie Ruoff, CFL kicker (Winnipeg, Hamilton), born in West Germany
1963 – Satoshi Kon, Japanese anime film director, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (d. 2010)