1718 – Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, born in Dublin (d. 1784)
1815 – James E. Harrison, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Greenville District, South Carolina (d. 1875)
1822 – Erastus Barnard Tyler, American businessman, merchant, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in West Bloomfield, New York (d. 1891)
1875 – Jeno Huszka, Hungarian composer, born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 1960)
1924 – Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2009)
1935 – Louis Keith, physician (expert on multiple-births), born in Chicago, Illinois
1945 – Douglas “Doug” Riley [Dr Music], Canadian musician and musical director (Famous People Players), born in Toronto, Canada (d. 2007)
1948 – Benzion Freshwater, English multi-millionaire property investor, born in Sassov, Galicia, Poland
1971 – Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan off-spinner), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1972 – Rab Douglas, Scottish football goalkeeper (Arbroath), born in Lanark, Scotland