1768 – Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, First Lady of the United States (1817-25) as the wife of the fifth President James Monroe, born in NYC, New York (d. 1830)
1791 – Félix Savart, French surgeon and physicist (law of Biot and Savart), born in Mézières, France (d. 1841)
1818 – Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1901)
1912 – Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer, born in Schwerin, Germany (d. 2003)
1933 – Lea Massari, Italian actress (Anna-L’avventura), born in Rome, Lazio, Italy
1936 – Pauls Dambis, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Latvia
1966 – Louie Aguiar, American NFL punter (KC Chiefs), born in Livermore, California
1968 – Philip Anselmo, American heavy metal musician (Pantera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1969 – Jim Montgomery, Canadian NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 – Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricket opening batsmen (MVP-1996 World Cup), born in Matara, Sri Lanka