1823 – John Gray Foster, American Major General (Union Army), born in Whitefield, New Hampshire (d. 1874)
1867 – Arnold Bennett, English novelist (Anna of the Five Towns), born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England (d. 1931)
1887 – Erich Kuttner, German journalist and historian (Vorwarts), born in Berlin (d. 1942)
1900 – Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet, born in Makaszy, Nesvizh, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
1936 – Marcel Masse, Canadian politician and federal cabinet minister, born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec (d. 2014)
1936 – Richard Holme, Baron Holme of Cheltenham, British politician, Liberal Party president (1980-1), born in London (d. 2008)
1939 – Sir Gerald Ronson, English businessman involved in the Guinness Four trading fraud, born in Paddington, London
1966 – Sean Kinney, American rock drummer (Alice in Chains – “Check My Brain”; “Hollow”), born in Renton, Washington
1973 – Jack McBrayer, American comedian and actor (Conan O’Brien; 30 Rock – “Kenneth”), born in Macon, Georgia
1977 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (149 Tests, 34 x 100, 50 x 50; HS 374; 448 ODIs; Sinhalese SC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka