1605 – Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1650)
1820 – Earl Van Dorn, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Claiborne County, Mississippi (d. 1863)
1839 – Ira Erastus Davenport, American magician, claimed to be a spirit medium, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1911)
1907 – Warren E. Burger, 15th Supreme Court chief justice (1969-86), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1995)
1923 – Hank Williams, American country singer-songwriter (“Cold Cold Heart”; “Hey, Good Lookin'”; “Your Cheatin’ Heart”), born in Mount Olive, Alabama (d. 1953)
1928 – Brian Matthew, British disc jockey (Saturday Club), born in Coventry (d. 2017)
1955 – Scott Simpson, American golfer (US Open 1987; 7 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California
1973 – Ada Choi, Hong Kong actress (Emperesses in the Palace), born in Hong Kong
1975 – Constantine Maroulis, American rock singer (American Idol, season 4), born in Brooklyn, New York
1981 – Jonathan Radtke, American rock guitarist (Kill Hannah)