1868 – Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and writer, born in Saint-Mandé, France (d. 1969)
1913 – Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone, born in Bassano del Grappa (d. 1984)
1924 – Piet Roozenburg, Dutch World champion checker player (1948, 51, 52, 55), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2003)
1925 – Luciano Berio, Italian composer (Chemins), born in Oneglia, Italy (d. 2003)
1927 – Renato de Grandis, Italian composer, born in Venice, Italy (d. 2008)
1931 – Sofia Gubaidulina, Tatar-Russian composer (Stimmen Verstummen), born in Chistopol, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1948 – Kweisi Mfume, American (Rep-D-Maryland) and CEO of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1949 – Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer charged with the first degree murder of twenty-six women, born in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
1953 – Billy Thomas, American singer (McBride and Ride-I Count on You), born in Fort Meyers, Florida
1989 – Eliza Taylor-Cotter, Australian actress (Neighbours), born in Melbourne, Australia