1706 – Carlo Cecere, Italian composer, born in Grottole, Italy (d. 1761)
1810 – Fritz Reuter, German novelist, born in Stavenhagen, Germany (d. 1874)
1856 – Semyon Alapin, Russian chess master, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1923)
1895 – Jacob Kaplan, French Grand Rabbi (1955-81), born in Paris (d. 1994)
1905 – William Alwyn, English composer, born in Northampton, England (d. 1985)
1951 – Dan Duva, American boxing promoter and producer (Howard Stern New Years Party), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1996)
1957 – Christopher Knight, American actor (Peter-Brady Bunch), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Todd McKee, American actor (Ted-Santa Barbara, The Bold and The Beautiful), born in Kentfield, California
1963 – Shelly Miller, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25th-1994), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1978 – Tomoya Nagase, Japanese actor and singer (TOKIO), born in Kanagawa, Japan