1790 – Wilhelm Speyer, German violinist and composer, born in Offenbach, Hesse, Germany (d. 1878)
1873 – H. M. Tomlinson, British writer (Sea and Jungle), born in London (d. 1958)
1899 – Pavel Haas, Czech Jewish composer killed during the Holocaust, born in Brno, Czech Republic (d. 1944)
1926 – Conrad Hall, Tahitian-American cinematographer, born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (d. 2003)
1927 – Carl Burton Stokes, African American politician (51st mayor of Cleveland) and TV newscaster, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
1935 – Francoise Sagan, [Quoirez], French novelist (Bonjour Trieste), born in Cajarc, France
1948 – Ian McEwan, English writer
1952 – Kôichi Mashimo, Japanese anime director
1970 – Brandon Moore, NFL tackle (NE Patriots)
1974 – Natasha Desborough, British radio personality