1811 – James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician who popularized chloroform for medicinal use, born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (d. 1870)
1831 – Amelia Edwards, English author (The Phantom Coach) and Egyptologist, born in London (d. 1892)
1837 – Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler, born in Strones, Waldviertel, Austrian Empire (d. 1903)
1886 – Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1972)
1913 – Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist
1921 – Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
1941 – Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer, born in Wells (d. 1972)
1953 – Dougie Donnelly, Scottish television broadcaster, born in Glasgow, Scotland
1958 – Philippe Boccara, American kayaker (Olympics silver 1996; World C’ship gold 1985, 87, 90-91), born in Le Mans, France
1964 – Caroline Anne Hare, 5k/10k (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand