1875 – Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian artist, born in Veliky Novgorod, Russia (d. 1957)
1884 – Rómulo Gallegos, 48th President of Venezuela (1948), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1969)
1892 – John Kieran, American columnist and author (Natural History of NYC), born in New York City (d. 1981)
1910 – Truus van Aalten [Geertruida van Aalten], Dutch silent and sound screen actress (Flaming Youth; The Beggar Student; The Girl in the Blue Hat), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1999)
1915 – Johan Limpers, Dutch sculptor and resistance fighter, born in Heemstede, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1919 – John Pinkerton, English computer scientist who designed the first business computer in England, the LEO computer, born in London (d. 1997)
1935 – John MacIvor Perkins, American composer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2010)
1947 – Lawrence Wright, American author and journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his book “The Looming Tower” (2007), born in Oklahoma City
1952 – Les Dudek, American guitarist and singer (Steve Miller Band), born in Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island
1969 – Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands