1613 – Lambert Pietkin, Flemish baroque composer, born in Liege (d. 1696)
1892 – Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (d. 1945)
1898 – Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist (All Quiet on the Western Front), born in Osnabrück, Germany (d. 1970)
1921 – Joseph Papp, stage producer/director (Pirates of Penzance), born in Brooklyn, New York
1946 – Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club)
1949 – Alan Osmond, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie), born in Ogden, Utah
1974 – Joseph Vijay, Indian actor
1975 – Laila Rouass, Moroccan-Indian actress
1975 – Andreas Klöden, German professional road cyclist
1979 – Brad Hawpe, American baseball player