1748 – Jacques-Louis David, French Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat), born in Paris (d. 1825)
1849 – J. M. Dent, British publisher (Everyman’s Library), born in Darlington, England (d. 1926)
1912 – Nancy Wake, New Zealand-born World War II secret agent (Special Operations Executive), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2011)
1935 – Sylvia Earle, American marine biologist, born in Gibbstown, New Jersey
1944 – Molly Ivins, American political columnist and author, born in Monterey, California (d. 2007)
1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1952 – Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis star, born in Poznan, Poland
1970 – Michael Wong, Chinese Malaysian singer, born in Ipoh, Malaysia
1983 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor, born in Toshima, Tokyo
1989 – Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter (Meant To Be), born in New York City