1640 – Robert Plot, English naturalist, born in Borden, Kent (d. 1696)
1720 – Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist, born in Venice (d. 1804)
1816 – [Ernst] Werner von Siemens, German inventor (siemens electrical conductance unit) and industrialist (Siemens corporation), born in Lenthe, German Confederation (d. 1892)
1911 – Kenneth Patchen, American poet and novelist (Cloth of the Tempest), born in Niles, Ohio (d. 1972)
1917 – John Hart, American actor (The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Captain Africa), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2009)
1929 – Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor (Sound of Music, Doll’s House), born in Toronto, Ontario
1935 – Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player, born in Hollis, Oklahoma
1941 – Anouska Hempel, British actress (Tiffany Jones), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1960 – Richard Dent, American football defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1966 – Don Roff, American writer and filmmaker, born in Walla Walla, Washington