1789 – Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and physicist, born in Paris (d. 1857)
1798 – Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France, L’Amour), born in Paris (d. 1874)
1816 – Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1856)
1891 – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, World’s oldest living man 2004-2007, born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (d. 2007)
1900 – Eileen Percy, Irish silent film actress (Let’s Go), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1973)
1905 – Friz Freleng, American animator (Warner Bros cartoons), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1995)
1928 – Zdeněk Lukáš, Czech composer, born in Prague (d. 2007)
1933 – Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave), born in Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire
1972 – Johnnie Harris, CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts), born in Chicago, Illinois
1984 – Alizée Jacotey, French pop singer (Moi… Lolita), born in Ajaccio, France