1754 – George Crabbe, English poet (Everlasting Mercy), born in Aldeburgh, England (d. 1832)
1881 – Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spanish poet (Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956), born in Moguer, Spain (d. 1958)
1889 – Vladimir Sokoloff, Russian actor (Road to Morocco), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1962)
1906 – Franz Waxman, German film composer, born in Chorzów, Poland (d. 1967)
1910 – Betty Ann Davies, British actress (Tough Guy), born in London, England (d. 1955)
1931 – Mauricio Kagel, Argentine-German composer, born in Buenos Aires, Germany (d. 2008)
1944 – Erhard Keller, 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1968, 72), born in Günzburg, Germany
1951 – Johnny Contardo, American singer (Sha Na Na-Shannon), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1974 – Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer, born in Temuco, Chile
1979 – Chris Hero, American professional wrestler, born in Dayton, Ohio