1852 – Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, born in Bergantino, Italy (d. 1913)
1895 – Gordon Jacob, English composer, born in London (d. 1984)
1899 – Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, Chilean composer, born in La Cruz, Chile (d. 1987)
1904 – Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist (evolutionary theory), born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2005)
1914 – Jacob Soetendorp, Dutch rabbi, born in Amsterdam d. 1976)
1959 – Tim Shaw, South African cricketer (South African ODI slow lefty 1991), born in Empangeni, South Africa
1968 – Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
1970 – Mac Dre [Andre Louis Hicks], American rapper and hip hop pioneer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2004)
1973 – Róisín Murphy, Irish singer and songwriter (Moloko), born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
1982 – Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer and coach (Rezzato), born in Biella, Italy