1797 – Andreas Victor Michiels, Dutch military governor of West-Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1849)
1834 – Lord Avebury [John Lubbock], British banker and politician, born in London (d. 1913)
1864 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (I Saw Estonia Yesterday), born in Allatzkiwwi, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1913)
1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech writer (The Good Soldier Švejk), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1923)
1885 – Luigi Russolo, Italian Futurist composer (The Art of Noises), born in Portogruaro, Italy (d. 1947)
1923 – Alan Wharton, English cricketer (England batsman once v NZ 1949, scored 7 and 13), born in Heywood, Lancashire, England (d. 1993)
1925 – Johnny Horton, American country music and rockabilly singer (“The Battle of New Orleans”), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1960)
1953 – Merrill Osmond, American pop singer, and songwriter (Osmond Brothers – “One Bad Apple”; “Down by the Lazy River”), born in Ogden, Utah
1967 – John Robert “J. R.” Richards, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and TV and film composer (Dishwalla), born in Santa Barbara, California
1984 – Shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager