1781 – Ludwig Joachim “Achim” von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
1902 – Romney Brent, Mexican-American actor and writer (Dinner at the Ritz), born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (d. 1976)
1905 – Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austrian singer who inspired the “Sound of Music”, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1987)
1938 – Bill Wurtzel, American jazz and classical guitarist (Count Basie), born in Forestburgh, New York
1942 – Nigel Walmsley, chairman (Carlton UK Television)
1943 – Peter Kenton Winkler, American pianist, symphonic and theatrical composer, born in Los Angeles, California
1948 – Laurence “Corky” Laing, Canadian rock drummer and songwriter (Mountain, Cork), born in Montreal, Quebec
1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, born in Ginnerup, Denmark
1986 – Matt Heafy, American-Japanese musician (Trivium), born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
1988 – Mia Rose, British-Portuguese pop singer, born in Wimbledon, London