1646 – Johann Theile, German composer (Adam and Eve)
1846 – Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (while serving as regent signed law abolishing slavery), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1921)
1874 – August Stramm, German poet and playwright, born in Cathedrals (d. 1915)
1884 – Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist
1920 – Neville Jeffress, Australian founder of Media Monitors Australia (d. 2007)
1923 – Jim Marshall, British business man and electric guitar amplifier pioneer known as “The Father of Loud”, born in Acton, West London, England (d, 2012)
1943 – Charles Hallahan, American actor (Hunter), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1997)
1950 – Maricica Puica, Romanian 2K runner (world record)
1953 – Geddy Lee, Canadian rock vocalist, and bassist (Rush – “Tom Sawyer”; “The Trees”; “New World Man”), born in Toronto, Ontario
1974 – Josh Radnor, American actor (How I Met Your Mother), born in Columbus, Ohio