1882 – Ladislav Vycpalek, Czech composer, born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1969)
1908 – Ray Brown, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Triple Crown 1938; Homestead Grays), born in Alger, Ohio (d. 1965)
1920 – Hall Overton, American jazz pianist, and jazz and classical composer (Enchanted Pear Tree), born in Bangor, Michigan
1920 – David Wright, South African-British poet (Deafness: A Personal Account), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1994)
1920 – John St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan, English peer (St Michael’s Mount), born in London (d. 2013)
1930 – Harry Boldt, German Fed Rep, equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1976)
1949 – Barbara York, Canadian composer (A Butterfly in Time), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2020)
1955 – Howard Jones, British rock pianist, and singer-songwriter (Things Can Only Get Better), born in Southampton, England
1966 – Didier Queloz, Swiss astronomer (discovered 1st exoplanet), 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, born in Switzerland
1969 – Marc Wauters, Belgian cyclist, born in Hasselt, Belgium