1836 – Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian world chess champion (1866-94), born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1900)
1866 – Erik Satie, French composer (Gymnopédies), born in Honfleur, Normandy (d. 1925)
1905 – John Patrick, American screenwriter and playwright (Pulitzer Prize 1954), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1912 – Sándor Végh, Hungarian-French violinist teacher and conductor, born in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
1959 – Paul Di’anno, rocker (Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist
1965 – Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer
1965 – Jeremy Vine, British radio and TV presenter (Eggheads), born in Epsom, England
1969 – Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1981 – Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer
1983 – Channing Frye, American basketball player