1861 – Armando Diaz, Italian marshal and minister of War (1922-24), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1928)
1870 – Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer, born in Kamenice nad Lipou, Czech Republic (d. 1949)
1890 – Fritz Lang, Austrian-German-American filmmaker and screenwriter (Metropolis), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1976)
1891 – Alexander Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer, born in St Petersburg (d. 1956)
1932 – Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], American singer-songwriter and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2020)
1944 – Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor (The Fugitive), born in Amsterdam
1951 – Tom Purtzer, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1952 – Bobby Barth, American rocker vocalist and guitarist (Axe), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
1979 – Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer (Rangers), born in Larne, Northern Ireland
1982 – Trai Essex, American football player, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana