1848 – Otto Lilienthal, German pioneer aviator who explored winged flight through gliders, born in Anklam, Province of Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1896)
1882 – James Gleason, American writer and actor (Bishop’s Wife, Flying Fool), born in New York City (d. 1959)
1901 – Edmund Rubbra, English composer (Morning Watch), born in Semilong, Northampton, England (d. 1986)
1910 – Franz Kline, American abstract expressionist painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
1930 – Friedrich Achleitner, Austrian architecture critic (Österreichische Architektur im 20. Jahrhundert), and poet, born in Schalchen, Austria (d. 2019)
1935 – Melvin Leipzig, American figurative painter (Joshua’s Tattoos, Francesca at the Door), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2025)
1951 – Antonis Samaras, Greek politician and Prime Minister (2012-15), born in Athens, Greece
1952 – James Mankey, American rock guitarist (Sparks, 1972-73; Concrete Blonde – “Joey”), born in Washington
1979 – Ivo Kahánek, Czech concert pianist, born in Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
1982 – Tristan Prettyman, American singer-songwriter, born in Del Mar, California