1824 – Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, English composer, born in Deal, Kent, England (d. 1857)
1858 – Hans Rott, Austrian composer and organist, born in Vienna (d. 1884)
1946 – Tom Loeffler, American politician (United States House of Representatives for Texas, 1979-87), born in Fredericksburg, Texas
1961 – Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event (Olympics 1996), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
1961 – Mike Watkinson, English cricketer (England off-spinner all-rounder v WI 1995), born in Westhoughton, Lancashire
1962 – Jacob Matlala, South African boxer (WBO, WBU, IBA flyweight champion; shortest world champion ever at 1.47m [4-foot-10]), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2013)
1973 – Ben Johnson, Australian cricketer (promising South Australian opening batsman), born in Naracoorte, South Australia
1974 – Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete, born in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada
1976 – David Nemirovsky, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
1986 – Anton Strålman, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Tibro, Sweden