1722 – Joseph Paul Ziegler, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1767)
1898 – Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and archaeologist, born in Nowawes, Germany (d. 1974)
1920 – Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist and poet, born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2009)
1922 – Michel Auclair [Vladimir Vujović], German actor (Funny Face, Day of the Jackal), born in Koblenz, Weimar Republic (d. 1988)
1934 – Hans Faverey, Dutch poet, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1990)
1939 – Piet Stoffelen, Dutch ambassador and MP (PvdA), born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1965 – Troy Neel, American baseball player, born in Freeport, Texas
1970 – Robert Ben Garant, American screenwriter and actor (Reno 991!), born in Cookeville, Tennessee
1974 – Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5k 2004), born in Berkane, Morocco
1978 – Danielle Peck, American country music singer (Findin’ a Good Man), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina