1694 – Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, born in Méré, Versailles, France (d. 1774)
1838 – Servaas Daems, [Peeter Klein], Flemish writer (Lute and Flute)
1877 – Heinrich Wieland, German chemist (bile acids-Nobel 1927)
1908 – Earl of Halsbury, chancellor (Brunei University)
1931 – Cesar Bolanos, composer
1950 – Dagmar Krause, German singer (Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, Art Bears), born in Hamburg, Germany
1965 – Jonathan Canter, tennis star, born in Los Angeles, California
1965 – Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer (5-time 500cc world champion), born in Gold Coast, Queensland
1968 – Al B. Sure, American RandB singer
1974 – Johnny Taylor, NBA forward (Orlando Magic)