1851 – Empress Myeongseong, Empress of Korea, powerful consort of Korean monarch Gojong, born in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do (d. 1895)
1909 – Marguerite Perey, French physicist, discovered the element francium (Fr), born in Villemomble, France (d. 1975)
1911 – George Cates, American composer and orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show), born in New York City (d. 2002)
1926 – Joel Feinberg, American moral philosopher, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2004)
1945 – Jeannie C. Riley (née Stephenson), American Grammy and CMA Award-winning pop-country and gospel singer (“Harper Valley P.T.A.”), born in Stamford, Texas
1948 – Patrick Simmons, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers – “Blackwater”), born in Aberdeen, Washington
1956 – Sunny Deol [Ajay Singh Deol], Indian actor (Ghayal), born in Sahnewal, Punjab, India
1964 – Ty Pennington [Gary Tygert Burton], American television host (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1983 – Makaya McCraven, American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader, born in Paris, France
1999 – Abigail Morris, British musician and lead singer of The Last Dinner Party (2020-present), born in London