1503 – John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1532-47), born in Torgau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1554)
1807 – Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher and writer (Auch einer), born in Ludwigsburg, Germany (d. 1887)
1818 – Edward John Hopkins, British chorister, organist (Temple Church, 1843-98), and composer, born in Westminster, England (d. 1901)
1901 – Willie Sutton, American bank robber, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1980)
1911 – Czesław Miłosz, Polish-American writer (Bells in Winter, Nobel 1980), born in Szetejnie, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 2004)
1928 – Frank Marcus, German playwright and critic, born in Breslau, Silesia, Germany (d. 1996)
1929 – Alexander Kelly, British classical pianist, composer, and pedagogue (Royal Academy of Music, 1960-92), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1996)
1936 – Nancy Dussault, American actress (Muriel-Too Close for Comfort), born in Pensacola, Florida
1962 – Vladimir Mikolaevich Dezhurov, Russian stronaut (Mir 18, STS-71), born in Zubovo-Polyansk, Yavas, Mordovia
1971 – Monica Potter, American actress (The Last House on the Left), born in Cleveland, Ohio