1816 – James Gallant Spears, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee (d. 1869)
1824 – Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician, born in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse by the Rhine, German Confederation (d. 1899)
1853 – Elihu Thomson, English-born American engineer who co-founded General Electric Company and inventor with 696 patents, born in Manchester, England (d. 1937)
1909 – Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke), born in Flanders (d. 1991)
1915 – George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
1927 – Donald Ross, Lord Ross, Scottish judge, born in Dundee, Scotland
1944 – Bill Vukovich II, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1968; Indianapolis 500 1973 runner-up), born in Riverside, California (d. 2023)
1957 – Christopher Lambert, French-American actor (Highlander, Subway, Greystoke, Why Me), born in Great Neck, New York
1974 – Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Spain
1996 – Juanpa Zurita, Mexican social media personality (Vine, YouTube), actor and model, born in Mexico City