1820 – George Law Curry, American newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1878)
1900 – Tyrone Guthrie, British actor, producer, writer and director, born in Tunbridge Wells, England (d. 1971)
1915 – Bert Decorte, Flemish poet, born in Retie, Flanders, Belgium (d. 2009)
1927 – Ruth Berghaus, German choreographer and opera director, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1996)
1937 – Dee [David] Palmer, English keyboard player and composer (Jethro Tull, 1972-80), born in Hendon, London
1955 – Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist, born in Toronto, Ontario
1968 – Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 1992), born in Calgary, Alberta
1975 – Éric Dazé, Canadian NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks; NHL All Star MVP 2002), born in Montreal, Quebec
1981 – Angel Pagán, Puerto Rican baseball player
1991 – Burna Boy [Damini Ogulu], Nigerian singer-songwriter (African Giant), born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria