1744 – Friedrich Wilhelm Weis, German physician and composer, born in Göttingen, Germany (d. 1826)
1764 – Élisabeth of France, princess of France, youngest sister of king Louis XVI, born in Versailles, France (d. 1794)
1849 – Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany, born in Klein-Flottbeck, Germany (d. 1929)
1876 – Bert Hopkins, Australian cricket fast bowler (20 Tests, 26 wickets), born in Young, Australia (d. 1931)
1896 – Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (101 Dalmatians), born in Whitefield, Lancashire, England (d. 1990)
1912 – Virgil Fox, American organist, born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1980)
1921 – Joe Ames, American singer and actor (The Ames Brothers Show), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
1934 – Georg Kröll, German composer, born in Linz
1949 – Ron Wyden, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon (1981-96), born in Wichita, Kansas
1978 – Paul Banks, English-American vocalist (Interpol), born in Clacton-on-Sea, England