1588 – Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (Leviathan), born in Westport, England (d. 1679)
1822 – James Nagle, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1866)
1905 – Bill Raisch, American one armed actor (The Fugitive, Spartacus, Sweet Smell of Success), born in North Bergen, New Jersey (d. 1984)
1906 – Guy Clutton-Brock, English social worker (declared as national hero in Zimbabwe), born in Northwood, Middlesex (d. 1995)
1908 – Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, born in Chandwa, Bhojpur, Bihar, British India (d. 1986)
1925 – Oldřich Flosman, Czechoslovakian composer (Visions of Michelangelo; Butterflies Don’t Live Here Any Longer), born in Pilseň, Czech Republic (d. 1998)
1928 – Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters, 1953-59 – “Only You”; “The Great Pretender”), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1992)
1932 – Billy Bland, American singer and songwriter, born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2017)
1949 – Judith Arlene Resnik, ast (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster), born in Akron, Ohio
1978 – Stephen Jackson, American basketball player