1716 – John Evangelist Schreiber, composer
1823 – Carl Wilhelm Siemens, German engineer and inventor (laid undersea cables), born in Gehrden, Hanover, Germany (d. 1883)
1858 – Remy de Gourmont, French poet, born in Bazoches-en-Houlmes, France (d. 1915)
1913 – Frances Langford, American singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time), born in Lakeland, Florida (d. 2005)
1936 – Margo J. Sylvia, rocker (Tune Weavers) (d. 1991)
1944 – David Melville, British physicist and academic (Middlesex Polytechnic), born in Gateshead, Durham, England
1947 – Wiranto, Indonesian army general (Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces), born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
1963 – Graham Norton [Graham Walker], Irish comedian and TV presenter, born in Dublin
1969 – Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands
1973 – Ryan Coughlin, Canadian football offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in Renfrew, Ontario