1831 – Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter, born in Toulouse, France (d. 1900)
1889 – Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer and founder (KLM), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1953)
1920 – Al Caiola, American guitarist (Bonzanza theme), born in Jersey City (d. 2016)
1934 – Mary Bauermeister, German artist, born in Frankfurt
1936 – Buddy Holly [Charles Holley], American rock and roll musician and songwriter (“Peggy Sue”; “That’ll Be the Day”; “Words Of Love”), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1959)
1953 – Michael Byron, American classical composer (Tidal), born in Chicago, Illinois
1956 – Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile (“Isn’t It Romantic”), born in Columbus, Ohio
1962 – Jennifer Egan, American novelist (A Visit from the Goon Squad), born in Chicago, Illinois
1965 – Andreas Thom, German footballer (Dynamo Berlin), born in Rüdersdorf, East Germany
1987 – Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player, born in Montreal, Quebec