1817 – John Wilson Sprague, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in White Creek, New York (d. 1893)
1872 – Nikolai Amani, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1904)
1893 – Hans Riegel Sr., German sweet inventor (founder of Haribo), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1945)
1897 – Pierre Fresnay, French actor (Monsieur Vincent, Grand Illusion), born in Paris, France (d. 1975)
1913 – Dave Brown, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests, 19 games NSW; Eastern Suburbs, Warrington; RL “Immortal”) and coach (Eastern Suburbs), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1974)
1945 – Walter Charles, American actor (Fletch Lives, Weeds), born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
1957 – Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Mexican drug lord and escape artist, born in La Tuna, Sinaloa, Mexico (or April 4th, 1957)
1960 – Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor (Agent Smith – The Matrix), born in Ibadan, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
1978 – Irene Skliva, Greek model (Miss World 1996), born in Athens, Greece
1979 – Heath Ledger, Australian-American Actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), born in Perth, Western Australia (d. 2008)