1521 – Maurice, Duke and Elector of Saxony (1541-7, 1547-53), born in Freiberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1553)
1752 – Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor, possible first woman to receive a U.S. patent, born in South Killingly, Connecticut (d. 1837)
1904 – Nikos Skalkottas, Greek contemporary classical composer (The Return of Ulysses; The Gnomes), born in Chalcis, Greece (d. 1949)
1940 – Chip Taylor [James Voight], American songwriter (“Angel of the Morning”; “Wild Thing”), singer, and producer, born in Yonkers, New York
1957 – Sabrina Le Beauf, American actress (The Cosby Show – “Sondra”), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1958 – Lynn Mabry, American RandB and rock session and touring vocalist (P-Funk; Brides of Funkenstein; Talking Heads; Sheila E), born in Vallejo, California
1966 – Matthew Maynard, cricketer (big hitting Glamorgan and England player)
1982 – Colin Turkington, British racing driver
1994 – Jasmin Savoy Brown, American actress (Yellowjackets), born in Alameda, California
2000 – Tommy Richman, American singer-songwriter “Million Dollar Baby”, born in Woodbridge, Virginia