1803 – Flora Tristan, French writer and social activist, born in Paris (d. 1844)
1847 – J. P. [Jens Peter] Jacobsen, Danish writer (Niels Lyhne), born in Thisted, Jutland (d. 1885)
1848 – Randall Thomas Davidson, British Archbishop of Canterbury and advisor to Queen Victoria, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1930)
1891 – Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish carpenter, inventor, and toy maker (Lego Group), born in Filskov, Denmark (d. 1958)
1940 – Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, Swedish composer, born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
1942 – Edda Barends, Dutch actress (Broken Mirrors, Oogappels), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1945 – Megas [Magnús Þór Jónsson], Icelandic rock singer-songwriter, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
1967 – Artemis Gounaki, Greek-German pop singer-songwriter, vocal coach, and music producer, born in Munich, Germany
1971 – Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (Damien in “Versailles”, Fred in “The Apprentices”), born in Paris, France (d. 2008)
1973 – Brett Tomko, American baseball player