1711 – Pierre-Joseph Le Blan, Flemish carillonneur and composer, born in Soignies, Belgium (d. 1765)
1718 – Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, born in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1808)
1865 – Laurence Housman, English author and playwright (Victoria Regina), born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England (d. 1959)
1870 – Emil Młynarski, Polish violinist, conductor and composer, born in Kybartai, Russian Empire (d. 1935)
1886 – Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr, American lieutenant general of the 10th Army who was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa, born in Munfordville, Kentucky (d. 1945)
1900 – Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster during the Prohibition era, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1954)
1902 – Jessamyn West, American novelist and short story writer (The Friendly Persuasion, The Massacre at Fall Creek), born in North Vernon, Indiana (d. 1984)
1926 – Richard Pasco, British actor (Gorgon, Arch of Triumph), born in Barnes, London (d. 2014)
1962 – Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian “Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell”, born in Adelaide, South Australia
1967 – Jeff Lageman, NFL defensive end, 1989-98 (New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars), and sports broadcaster, born in Fairfax, Virginia