1820 – Luther Orlando Emerson, American composer, born in Parsonsfield, Maine (d. 1915)
1874 – Eugène Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 1963)
1901 – Bernard Reichel, Swiss composer, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 1992)
1902 – Judson Laire, American actor and singer (Papa-Mama, Adm Broadway Revue), born in NYC, New York (d. 1979)
1914 – Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1991)
1921 – Alec Wyton, English-born American composer, born in London (d. 2007)
1952 – Aleksandr A Volkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
1959 – Koichi Tanaka, Japanese scientist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2002), born in Toyama, Japan
1974 – Blaine Wilson, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1977 – Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor (Nói Albínói), born in Reykjavík, Iceland