1786 – Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, Swiss composer, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 1868)
1813 – James McCune Smith, African-American doctor and abolitionist, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1865)
1889 – Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and aboriginal rights fighter, born in Ranchi, Bihar, Bengal Presidency, British Raj (d. 1970)
1910 – Jamie Whitten, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi), born in Cascilla, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1915 – Joy Davidman, American poet, writer and wife of C. S. Lewis, born in New York City (d. 1960)
1927 – Jim De Courcy, Australian cricketer (Australian batsman 1953), born in Newcastle, New South Wales (d. 2000)
1929 – Peter Hordern, British Conservative Party politician known for promoting monetarism, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)
1937 – Joaquim Carvalho, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (6 caps; Sporting CP), born in Barreiro, Portugal (d. 2022)
1968 – Jorge RodrÃguez, Mexican soccer midfielder (40 caps; CD Toluca 201 games), born in Toluca, Mexico (d. 2024)
1974 – Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Georgia