1735 – Franz Volrath Buttstett, German composer, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1814)
1781 – Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Indian yogi and religious leader, born in Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India (d. 1830)
1833 – Thomas Howard Ruger, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Livingston County, New York (d. 1907)
1869 – Hughie Jennings, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder, manager (Detroit Tigers manager 1907-20), born in Pittston, Pennsylvania (d. 1928)
1919 – Antoon Hubben, Dutch Mayor of Maasbree and trade union leader, born in Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine (Iron Chef), born in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan
1946 – Lynda Carr, educationist
1953 – Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician, born in Listooder, Crossgar, Northern Ireland
1959 – Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver, born in Laukaa, Finland
1962 – Alex Tripolski, Israeli sport shooter, Men’s 50M air pistol (Olympic 16th-1996), born in Russia