1710 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist, born in Paris (d. 1792)
1841 – Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 1913)
1907 – Giovanna of Italy, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria, born in Rome (d. 2000)
1920 – Jack Elam, American actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2003)
1921 – Eddie Calhoun, American jazz bassist, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 1994)
1939 – Karel Brückner, Czech soccer manager (Czech Republic, Austria, FK Inter Bratislava), born in Olomouc, Czech Republic
1957 – David Frank, American electronic dance musician (The System), songwriter, and record producer, born in Weston, Massachusetts
1967 – Steve Christie, NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills)
1969 – Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (Dracula 2000), born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1973 – Ari Hoenig, American jazz drummer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania