1478 – Thomas More, English philosopher, Renaissance humanist, author (Utopia), statesman (Lord Chancellor 1529-32), and Catholic saint, born in London (d. 1535)
1707 – Carl August Thielo, Danish composer, opera director, and court organist, born in Høsterkøb, Denmark (d. 1763)
1907 – Yevgeniy Abalakov, Soviet mountaineer (d. 1948)
1914 – Ralph Whitlock, British farmer, conservationist, writer, and broadcaster, born in Pitton, Wiltshire,England (d. 1995)
1925 – Marius Constant, Romanian-born French composer and conductor (founded Ars Nova), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2004)
1926 – Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 2016)
1944 – Michael A. Andrews, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1983-95), born in Houston, Texas
1970 – Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
1971 – Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback (Montreal Alouettes)
1973 – Billy Baumhoff, American soccer midfielder/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in St Louis, Missouri