1585 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Savoyard grammarian, born in Meximieux, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1650)
1791 – Jose Melchor Gomiz, Spanish composer, born in Ontinyent, Spain (d. 1836)
1798 – Ferdinand Simon Gassner, Austrian composer and music writer, born in Vienna; (d. 1851)
1940 – Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian percussionist (Chicago), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2017)
1946 – Syd Barrett, English guitarist and early vocalist of the band Pink Floyd, born in Cambridge, England (d. 2006)
1954 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley), born in London (d. 2008)
1958 – Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist, television presenter and newspaper editor
1963 – Philippe Perrin, French test pilot, born in Meknes, Morocco
1970 – Kerrin Petty, Swedish-American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Townshend, Vermont
1975 – Laura Berg, American softball outfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Whittier, California