1577 – Giovanni Righi, Italian composer and friar, born in Fabriano, Papal States (d. 1539)
1887 – Howard Johnson, American lyricist (“When the Moon Comes over the Mountain”, “M-O-T-H-E-R”), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1941)
1913 – Barbara Pym, British novelist (Very Private Eye, Excellent Women), born in Oswestry, England (d. 1980)
1924 – June Callwood, Canadian journalist and activist, born in Chatham, Ontario (d. 2007)
1941 – Charlie Watts, British rock and jazz drummer (Rolling Stones, 1963-2021; Charlie Watts Orchestra), born in London, England (d. 2021)
1959 – Lydia Lunch [Koch], American punk rock guitarist, singer (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks), actress, and poet, born in Rochester, New York
1965 – Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey right wing (1,029 NHL games; Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, LA Kings), born in Duncan, British Columbia
1965 – Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journalist (Slackjaw, Quitting the Nairobi Trio), born in Grand Forks, North Dakota
1974 – Gata Kamsky, American chess Grandmaster (Chess World Cup 2007; FIDE World C’ship 1996 runner-up), born in Novokuznetsk, Russia
1977 – A.J. Styles [Allen Jones], American professional wrestler, born in Camp Lejune, North Carolina