1712 – Simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator
1875 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (Tarzan of the Apes, Mars Saga), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1950)
1883 – Didier Pitre, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Valleyfield, Quebec (d. 1934)
1935 – Seiji Ozawa, Hoten Manchuria, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
1953 – Chuck Orton, US sysop, (Emerald BBS, Oregon)
1962 – Tony Cascarino, Irish soccer striker, broadcaster (88 caps Rep of Ireland), born in St Paul’s Cray, Kent, England
1964 – Brian Bellows, Canadian ice hockey left wing (1,188 NHL games; 3 x time All Star 1984, 88, 92), born in St. Catharines, Ontario
1971 – Lââm [Lamiah], French singer, born in Paris
1971 – Hakan Şükür, Turkish footballer
1980 – Chris Riggott, English footballer