1687 – Francesco Maria Vallara, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1740)
1906 – Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, British historian, born in London (d. 2002)
1926 – Oļģerts Grāvītis, Latvian-Soviet composer, born in Alūksne, Latvia (d. 2015)
1930 – Ernie Ball, American entrepreneur and musician who pioneered the development of guitar-related products, born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2004)
1933 – Arne Mellnäs, Swedish contemporary classical composer (Aura; Capricorn Flakes; Rolando furioso), and educator (Royal College of Music, 1963-83), born in Stockholm (d. 2002)
1937 – Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of eponymous race team, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1970)
1939 – John Peel, English DJ and Broadcaster (BBC Radio 1), born in Heswell, Merseyside (d. 2004)
1944 – Charles Colbert, American rock bassist (American Breed – “Bend Me, Shape Me”; Rufus), born in Chicago, Illinois
1967 – Barbara Kendall, New Zealand mistral sailor (Olympic gold 1992, silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1985 – Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia