1686 – Silvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist, born in Grodków, Poland (d. 1750)
1822 – Joseph Haydn Potter, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Concord, New Hampshire (d. 1892)
1845 – Amintore Galli, Italian composer, born in Perticara, Italy (d. 1919)
1855 – Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (Berlin Philharmonic), born in Mosonszentmiklós, Hungary (d. 1922)
1855 – August Sauer, Austrian literature historian (Euphorion), born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1926)
1860 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American entrepreneur and inventor (gyrocompass), born in Cincinnatus, New York (d. 1930)
1866 – Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister (Labour: 1924, 1929-35), born in Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland (d. 1937)
1874 – Jimmy Burke, American MLB third baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates), coach (World Series 1932, NY Yankees) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1942)
1911 – Louis de Guiringaud, French foreign minister (1976-78), born in Limoges, France (d. 1982)
1962 – Branko Crvenkovski, 3rd President of Macedonia, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia