1797 – Heinrich Heine, German poet and lyricist (Schubert, Liszt), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1856)
1858 – Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, born in Kosice, Czech Republic (d. 1925)
1928 – W. Gordon Smith, Scottish playwright, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1996)
1941 – Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi (d. 1996)
1942 – Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian Baseball HOF pitcher and coach (NL Cy Young Award 1971; MLB All-Star 1967, 71-72; Chicago Cubs; 3,000+ career strikeouts), born in Chatham, Ontario
1952 – John Francome, English jockey, born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
1959 – John Whitaker, American actor (Family Affair, Snowball Expr), born in Van Nuys, California
1960 – Venkatesh Daggubati, Indian actor, born in Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, India
1961 – Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, born in Chichester, England
1969 – Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer, born in Almaty, Kaszakhstan (d. 2007)