1804 – Johann Strauss the Elder, Viennese violinist and composer (Radetzky March), born in Leopoldstadt, Austria (d. 1849)
1816 – Montgomery Dent Corse, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1895)
1820 – Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia (1849-61) and Italy (1861-78), born in Torino, Italy (d. 1878)
1874 – Mary Carr, American actress (Forbidden Trail, Pack Up Your Troubles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
1920 – Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (Dennis the Menace), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2001)
1922 – Colin St John Wilson, English architect (The British Library), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 2007)
1933 – Michael Caine [Maurice J. Micklewhite], English actor (Alfie), born in London, England
1944 – Clyde Lee, American NBA player, born in Nashville, Tennessee
1965 – Aamir Khan, Indian Bollywood actor, director and talk show host (3 Idiots, Lagaan, PK), born in Mumbai, India
1972 – Antowain Smith, American NFL running back (Buffalo Bills), born in Millbrook, Alabama