1774 – Ferdinando Orlandi, Italian musician, singing teacher, and composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma (d. 1848)
1802 – Wilhelm Bernhard Molique, German violinist and composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1869)
1920 – Georg Leber, German politician (SPD), born in Obertiefenbach, Germany (d. 2012)
1926 – Jim Allen, British socialist, screenwriter and playwright (Days of Hope, Perdition), born in Collyhurst, England (d. 1999)
1935 – Thomas Keneally, Australian writer (Schindler’s List), born in Sydney, Australia
1939 – Mel Brown, American-Canadian blues guitarist and singer (Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2009)
1939 – Joel Brodsky, American photographer, created over 400 album covers (The Doors; Isaac Hayes; Ohio Players), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2007)
1947 – Philip Malcolm “Pip” Williams, British record producer and arranger (Status Quo; Moody Blues), born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
1952 – Ludmilla Tourischeva, Russian gymnast (9 x Olympic medalist USSR, 4 x gold [3 x team, 1 x All Around]; 7 x World C’ship gold), born in Grozny, Russia
1973 – Priest Holmes, American football running back (Super Bowl XXXV Baltimore Ravens; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; NFL rushing TD leader 2002, 03; KC Chiefs), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas