1797 – Francis Kenrick, Irish-American Archbishop of Baltimore (1851-63), born in Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland (d. 1863)
1857 – Joseph Conrad, Polish novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness), born in Berdychiv, Poland (d. 1924)
1883 – Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern, Austrian 12-tone composer, born in Vienna, Austria
1908 – Nigel Balchin, [Mark Spade], English author (Business for Pleasure), born in Potterne, England (d. 1970)
1938 – Jose Serebrier, Uruguayan conductor and composer (Star Wagon), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1941 – Mary Alice, Indianola MS, newscaster (CBS, Lettie-Different World)
1963 – Steve Hegg, American road and track cyclist (Olympic gold individual pursuit 1984), born in Dana Point, California
1971 – Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actress
1975 – Lauren E Roman, actress (Laura Kirk-All My Children), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
1981 – David Villa, Spanish soccer striker (98 caps; Valencia, Barcelona), born in Langreo, Spain