1846 – Oscar Hammerstein, German opera and playwright (Kohinoor), born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1919)
1938 – Javed Burki, Pakistani cricket batsman (25 Tests, 3 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 140; Oxford University CC), born in Meerut, India
1940 – (Cathryn) “Toni” Tennille, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist (Captain and Tennille – “Love Will Keep Us Together”) and female Beach Boy, born in Montgomery, Alabama
1942 – (Euclid) Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood, American rock saxophonist and vocalist (Mothers Of Invention), born in Arkansas City, Kansas (d. 2011)
1948 – Maurizio Nichetti, Italian screenwriter, director and actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano), born in Milan, Italy
1951 – Philip Bailey, American RandB and pop singer (Earth Wind and Fire – “Shining Star”; solo – “Easy Lover”), born in Denver, Colorado
1967 – James Hurt, American jazz pianist, and composer (Dark Grooves – Mystical Rhythms), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1970 – Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer (dashing NSW and Australian lefty batsman)
1973 – Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese manga artist (Fullmetal Alchemist), born in Makubetsu, Japan
1981 – John Maine, American baseball player (NY Mets), born in Fredericksburg, Virgini