1775 – Heinrich Carl Ebell, German composer, born in Neu-Rippon, Germany (d. 1824)
1884 – Karl Heinrich David, composer
1895 – August De Boodt, Belgian politician
1934 – Joseph Bologna, American actor (Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 – Surinder Amarnath, cricketer (son of Lala 124 on debut v NZ 1976)
1961 – Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete (Olympic 100m gold 1988-disqualified), born in Falmouth, Jamaica
1963 – Chandler Burr, American author, born in Chicago, Illinois
1978 – Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer
1986 – Ellie Goulding, English singer and songwriter (Lights, Anything Could Happen), born in Hereford, England
1988 – Leon Jackson, Scottish singer