1665 – Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1733)
1877 – Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist (bile acids-Nobel 1927), born in Pforzheim, Baden, Germany (d. 1957)
1895 – Dino Conte Grandi, Italian Fascist politician and delegate to league of nations (1925-32), born in Mordano, Italy (d. 1988)
1911 – Austin Andrew Wright, British sculptor, born in Chester, England (d. 1997)
1936 – David Lyon, CEO (Bowater), born in London
1948 – Paquito D’Rivera, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning clarinetist, saxophonist and jazz and classical composer, born in Havana, Cuba
1955 – Paul Stewart, British writer (The Edge Chronicles, Far Flung Adventures), born in London, England
1956 – John Treacy, Irish marathoner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Villierstown, County Waterford
1959 – Paul Taylor, American rock keyboardist (Winger – “Seventeen; “Can’t Get Enuff”), born in San Francisco, California
1972 – Derian Hatcher, American hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1997, Dallas Stars), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan