1899 – William Steinberg, German-American conductor (Boston Symphony 1969-71), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1978)
1922 – Maria Cole [née Hawkins], American jazz singer and wife of Nat King Cole, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1930 – Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, choreographer, singer, director (Annie; The Wiz), and painter, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2014)
1940 – Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire, born in Nailsea, Somerset
1940 – Co Hoedeman, Dutch-Canadian animator and director (The Sand Castle, Oddball), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2025)
1947 – Rick Coonce, American rock drummer (Grass Roots), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2011)
1956 – Tom Leykis, American radio personality (The Tom Leykis Show), born in The Bronx, New York
1962 – Gertjan Verbeek, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen), born in Deventer, Netherlands
1973 – Eduardo Noriega, Spanish actor (Open Your Eyes), born in Santander, Cantabria, Spain
1990 – Landry Allbright, American actress (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Bold and the Beautiful), born in San Dimas, California