1753 – Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, Prussian composer, born in Mühltroff, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
1817 – John Bigelow, American statesman and author, born in Bristol, New York (d. 1911)
1883 – Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), born in London, England (d. 1977)
1887 – Nikolai Vavilov, Soviet botanist and geneticist (identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants), born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1943)
1913 – Lewis Thomas, American physician and writer on biology, born in Flushing, New York (d. 1993)
1926 – Rosalyn Drexler, American painter, playwright and comedy writer (Home Movies, Lily), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2025)
1948 – Jacques P. Dupuis, French Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (2005-07), born in Montreal, Quebec
1960 – Amy Grant, American gospel and rock singer (“Glory of Love”; “Baby Baby”), born in Augusta, Georgia
1983 – Kirsty Crawford, Scottish pop singer-songwriter (Pop Idol), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1986 – Katie Cassidy, American actress and scream queen (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Arrow), born in Los Angeles, California