1720 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
1741 – Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer
1817 – Richard Stoddert Ewell, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1872)
1890 – Claro Mayo Recto, Filipino nationalist/opponent of US colonialism
1918 – Lord Maxd Rayne, English broker/multi-millionaire
1950 – Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut
1951 – Z’EV, American text/sound artist (born Stefan Weisser)
1963 – Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
1979 – Deng Chao, Chinese actor (The Mermaid, The Dead End), born in Nanchang, China
1980 – Ralf Little, English actor/comedian