1694 – Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)
1911 – Michel Pablo [Michalis N. Raptis], Chilean-Greek writer and Trotskyist revolutionary (Fourth International), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1996)
1941 – Ernest Wright Jr, American rock vocalist (Imperials-So Much)
1942 – Joe Chambers, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 – Karen Uhlenbeck, American mathematician and founder of modern geometric analysis (Abel Prize), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1944 – Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut (STS 25), born in Detroit, Michigan
1953 – Ron Holloway, American tenor saxophonist, born in Washington, D.C.
1961 – Mark “Bedders” Bedford, English rock bassist (Madness), born in Islington, London
1973 – Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor, born in Port Richmond, New York
1978 – Rafael Furcal, Dominican baseball player, born in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic