1724 – Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
1798 – Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)
1820 – John Milton Thayer, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bellingham, Massachusetts (d. 1906)
1859 – Alexander Alexandrovich Il’yinsky, composer
1922 – Charles Socarides, American psychiatrist, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2005)
1936 – Doug Kershaw, American fiddle player, born in Cameron Parrish, Louisiana
1956 – Lounès Matoub, Berber Kabyle singer, born in Béni-Aïssi, Algeria (d. 1998)
1965 – Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian film director, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1971 – Joe Panos, American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brookfield, Wisconsin
1979 – Tatyana M. Ali, American actress (Sesame St, Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in New York City, New York