1712 – John Stanley, English blind composer and organist, born in London (d. 1786)
1896 – Harry Reser, American banjo player and bandleader (Sammy Kaye Show), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1965)
1901 – Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer
1920 – George Handy [Hendleman], American bebop jazz arranger, pianist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1997)
1955 – Kazumasa Akiyama, Japanese jazz-fusion guitarist (Dig My Style), born in Tokyo
1956 – Paul Young, British rock and blue-eyed soul vocalist (“Every Time You Go Away”; Band-Aid – “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”), born in Luton, England
1964 – Jeff Tabaka, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Barberton, Ohio
1967 – Gregory Caccia, American team handball right back (Olympics 1996), born in Bayshore, New York
1969 – Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film writer and director, born in Lund, Sweden
1975 – Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois