1775 – Juan Martín Díez, El Empecinado (The Undaunted), Spanish guerrillero, born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1825)
1791 – Giacomo Meyerbeer, German opera composer (Golt Und Die Natur), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1864)
1905 – Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-British writer (Arrow in Blue), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1983)
1921 – Jack Valenti, American political advisor and film executive, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
1933 – Vincent McDermott, American composer, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
1942 – Werner Herzog, German director (Burden of Dreams, Stroszek, Woyzeck), born in Munich, Germany
1954 – Frederick Kempe, American author, journalist, and executive, born in Utah
1968 – Brad Wilk, American musician (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine), born in Portland, Oregon
1972 – Tom Carter, American NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
1978 – Zhang Zhong, Chinese-Singaporean chess player, born in Chongqing, China