1881 – Valery-Nicolas Larbaud, French novelist and translator (Enfantines), born in Vichy, France (d. 1957)
1904 – Werner Forssmann, German urologist (Nobel 1956), born in Berlin (d. 1979)
1912 – Barry Sullivan, American actor (Duffy’s Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1913 – Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1999)
1923 – Reinier Braams, Dutch biophysicist and politician, born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 2001)
1923 – Lester Trimble, American composer, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
1933 – Arnold Koller, Swiss politician (member of Swiss Federal Councilor), born in St. Gallen, Switzerland
1945 – Chris Copping, English rock bassist (Procol Harum), born in Middleton, Lancashire, England
1962 – Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese video game composer, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
1972 – Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea