1773 – Hans Georg Nägeli, Swiss composer, born in Wetzikon, Switzerland (d. 1836)
1867 – Mary of Teck, Queen of Great Britain and consort of George V, born in Kensington Palace, London (d. 1953)
1895 – Paul Lukas, Hungarian actor (Watch on the Rhine, Sphynx), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1971)
1908 – Vera Van [Webster], American radio and dance band singer, born in Marion, Ohio (d. 2006)
1916 – Moondog [Louis Thomas Hardin], American composer, musician and poet, born in Marysville, Kansas (d. 1999)
1949 – Philip Michael Thomas, American actor (Miami Vice – “Tubbs”), born in Columbus, Ohio
1961 – Tarsem Singh, Indian commercial and film director (The Fall, Dear Jassi), born in Jalandhar, India
1966 – Helena Bonham Carter, British actress (Harry Potter, Fight Club, The King’s Speech, Enid, The Wings of the Dove), born in London, England
1979 – Elisabeth Harnois, American actress (CSI), born in Detroit, Michigan
1981 – Irini Merkouri, Greek-Romani pop and laïka singer, born in Ilion, Greece