1750 – Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan freedom fighter, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1816)
1899 – Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, Head of Latter-day Saints, born in Clifton, Idaho (d. 1973)
1902 – JaromÃr Vejvoda, Czech composer (Beer Barrel Polka), born in Zbraslav, Czech Republic (d. 1988)
1902 – Flora Robson, British actress (Dominique is Dead), born in South Shields, England (d. 1984)
1905 – Pandro S. Berman, American film producer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1922 – Felice Chiusano, Italian popular music singer and guitarist (Quartetto Centra), born in Fondi, Italy (d. 1990)
1928 – Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security advisor (Carter), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2017)
1930 – Elizabeth Bainbridge, British opera singer (Covent garden, 1964-92), born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England (d. 2024)
1931 – Anatoly Lein, Soviet-American chess player (Grandmaster 1968; World Chess Hall of Fame), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018)
1969 – Brett Ratner, American film director (Rush Hour), born in Miami Beach, Florida