1784 – Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer, conductor, and educator (Director of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, 1835-51), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1851)
1821 – John Chivington, American officer, (d. 1892)
1900 – Hyman G. Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy, at 63 years the longest serving US naval officer), born in Maków Mazowiecki, Congress Poland (d. 1986)
1921 – Donna Reed, American actress (From Here to Eternity; It’s a Wonderful Life; The Donna Reed Show), born in Denison, Iowa (d. 1986)
1929 – Richard Du Cann, English lawyer and QC, born in London (d. 1993)
1930 – Roger Sims, British MP
1949 – Jaya Suprana [Phoa Kok Tjiang], Indonesian pianist, composer, conductor, writer, educator, and television presenter, born in Denpasar, Bali
1965 – Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1968 – Éric Tanguy, French contemporary classical composer, born in Caen, France
1976 – Jeremy Hansen, Canadian astronaut (Artemis II), born in London, Ontario