1782 – Esaias Tegnér, Swedish writer (Frithjof’s Saga), born in Kyrkerud, Sweden (d. 1846)
1866 – Abraham Flexner, American educator, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1959)
1878 – John C Kielstra, Dutch economist and governor of Suriname (1933-44)
1931 – Andrée Lachapelle, French-Canadian actress (The Last Escape), born in Canada
1944 – Timmy Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Why Can’t We Live Together), born in Evansville, Indiana
1945 – John B. Craig, American diplomat, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1954 – Scott McNealy, American CEO of Sun Microsystems
1967 – Steve Zahn, American actor
1972 – Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP), born in Tokyo, Japan
1976 – Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete