1735 – Horace Coignet, French violinist, singer, and composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1821)
1795 – Gérard-Paul Deshayes, French geologist, known for his research on Cenozoic marine fossil molluscs of the Paris Basin, born in Nancy, France (d. 1875)
1903 – Paul Page, American actor (Girl From Havana, Moth), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1974)
1904 – Earle Birney, Canadian poet and novelist who twice won the Governor General’s Award, born in Calgary, Northwest Territories (d. 1995)
1925 – Russ Savakus, American jazz, folk, and rock session bassist and violinist, born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
1931 – Eileen Diss, British theatrical designer (August, Secret Places, Betrayal), born in London, England
1933 – Stig Gustav Schonberg, Swedish composer and organist, born in Västra Husby, Sweden
1966 – Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter (Seventh Tree), born in London
1974 – Brian Geraghty, American actor (Broadwalk Empire, Big Sky), born in Toms River, New Jersey
1980 – Mau Marcelo, Filipina-American soul and RandB singer, born in Lucena, Philippines