1872 – Julius Fučík, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1916)
1880 – Otto Vrieslander, German composer, born in Münster, Germany (d. 1950)
1882 – Manuel Gálvez, Argentine novelist (La maestra normal), born in Paraná, Argentina (d. 1962)
1910 – Oskar Sala, German physicist, composer, electronic music pioneer, and Trautonium (an early synthesizer) player, born in Greiz, Principality of the Reuss Elder Line, Empire of Germany (d. 2002)
1920 – Adolphus “Dolph” Sweet, American actor (Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up), born in New York City (d. 1985)
1938 – Britt Leach, American actor (Mickey-Spencer’s Pilots), born in Gadsden, Alabama
1944 – David Hemery, English 400m-hurdler (Olympic gold 1968), born in Cirencester, England
1948 – Phil Harris, British rocker (Ace), born in Muswell Hill, London
1956 – Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; A Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1992 – Bishop Briggs, English singer-songwriter (River), born in London, England