1812 – Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, Swiss pianist, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1871)
1815 – Lawrence Pike Graham, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Amelia County, Virginia (d. 1905)
1883 – Pavel Filonov, Russian avant-garde painter, born in Moscow (d. 1941)
1891 – Bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (Ballets Russes) and choreographer, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 1972)
1902 – Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Silent Song), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1993)
1924 – Benjamin Lees [Lysniansky], American composer (Kalmar Nyckel; Memorial Candles), born in Harbin, Manchuria, China (d. 2010)
1942 – Stephen Hawking, English physicist (Black Holes and Baby Universes), born in Oxford, England (d. 2018)
1969 – Teresa Salgueiro, Portuguese folk and world music singer, and songwriter (Madredeus, 1987-2007), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1982 – Gaby Hoffman, American film actress (Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now and Then), born in New York City
1984 – Jeff Francoeur, American baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves, NY Mets, KC Royals) and broadcaster (Atlanta Braves, TBS), born in Atlanta, Georgia