1869 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk and confidant of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, born in Pokrovskoye, Sibera, Russian Empire (d. 1916)
1895 – Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier ‘The Master’, born in Getaria, Spain (d. 1972)
1910 – Nicholas Cayzer, British shipping magnate (British and Commonwealth Shipping), born in Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1999)
1921 – Barney Clark, American heart patient, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart (d. 1983)
1938 – John Savident, British actor
1944 – (Frank) Neely Bruce, American composer (Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1955 – Peter Fleming, American tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83; Wimbledon doubles 1979, 81, 83, 84; 7 x Tour Finals doubles [John McEnroe]), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey
1969 – Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets)
1972 – Alan Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1975 – Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)