1796 – Franz Wilhelm Ferling, German oboist and composer (48 études for oboe), born in Halberstadt, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1874)
1869 – George Robey, English musical theatre actor and comedian, born in South London, England (d. 1954)
1889 – Ion L. Idriess, Australian soldier and author (The Cattle King, Lasseter’s Last Ride), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1979)
1890 – Rachel Bluwstein, Hebrew poet, born in Saratov, Imperial Russia (d. 1931)
1902 – Stevie Smith [Florence Margaret Smith], English poet and novelist (“A Good Time Was Had By All”; “Not Waving but Drowning”) whose life was turned into the play and film “Stevie”, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 197)
1924 – James Galanos, American fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame 1959), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
1949 – Jan Hendriks, Dutch guitarist (Doe Maar), born in Mill, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1950 – James P[aul] Blaylock, American sci-fi author (Elfin Ship, Homunculus), born in Long Beach, California
1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish soccer striker (106 caps; Feyenoord, Celtic, Barcelona, Helsingborgs IF), born in Helsingborg, Sweden
1976 – Jon Bernthal, American actor (The Walking Dead; The Punisher), born in Washington, D.C.