1870 – Maulvi Abdul Haq, Pakistani scholar, Father of Modern Urdu, born in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh (d. 1961)
1879 – Paul Poiret, French couturier, the most fashionable dress designer of pre-World War I, born in Paris (d. 1944)
1881 – Nikolai Myaskovsky, Russian composer (Kirov is With Us), born in Modlin Fortress, Poland (d. 1950)
1896 – Wop May, Canadian aviator, flying ace in the WWI, born in Carberry, Manitoba (d. 1952)
1902 – Veselin Stoyanov, Bulgarian composer, born in Shumen, Bulgaria (d. 1969)
1914 – Betty Lou Gerson, American voice actress (101 Dalmatians, Cinderella), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1999)
1928 – Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer, born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2007)
1970 – Shemar Moore, actor (Malcolm-Young and Restless), born in Oakland, California
1971 – Grant Smith, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics 1996), born in Canberra, Australia
1976 – Joey Lawrence, American actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania