1800 – Decimus Burton, British architect (Hyde Park, Palm House Kew Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1881)
1833 – Ferdinand von Saar, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1906)
1870 – Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; head of J.P. Morgan during the Wall Street Crash, father of Corliss Lamont, born in Claverack, New York (d. 1948)
1906 – Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair [Eamonn O Gallagher], Irish composer, born in Dundalk, Ireland (d. 1982)
1940 – Lori Burton [Dolores Squeglia], American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2021)
1940 – Horst Weigang, German soccer goalkeeper (12 caps East Germany; Lokomotive Leipzig, Rot-Weiß Erfurt), born in Langenbielau, Germany (d. 2024)
1947 – Marc Bolan, British rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex – “Bang A Gong (Get It On)”; “Jeepster”), born in London (d. 1977)
1953 – S.M. Stirling, Canadian-American author (Draka series), born in Metz, France
1971 – Jenna Elfman, American actress (Townies, Dharma and Greg), born in Los Angeles, California
1975 – Jay Asher, American writer, born in Arcadia, California