1765 – Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, born in Berlin (d. 1823)
1885 – Giovanni Martinelli, Italian operatic spinto tenor singer (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1913-45), born in Montagnana, Italy
1898 – Marcel Mihalovici, composer
1900 – Edward Stettinius Jr. 48th US Secretary of State (1944-45) and diplomat, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1949)
1905 – Karl Jansky, Czech, discoverer (cosmic radio emissions in 1932)
1908 – John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (d. 2003)
1927 – Ray Stern, mother of radio personality Howard Stern
1938 – Derek Jacobi, British Tony, BAFTA, and Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor and director (I, Claudius; Much Ado About Nothing; Dead Again), born in London, England
1952 – Julie Dash American filmmaker (Daughters of the Dust), born in New York City
1976 – Jon Foreman, American musician (Switchfoot)