1667 – William Whiston, English Anglican priest and mathematician, born in Norton, Leicestershire, England (d. 1752)
1728 – Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, Italian opera composer, born in Massa, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1804)
1796 – Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, French composer, born in Verneuil, Eure, France (d. 1869)
1854 – P. J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer, born in Nurmes, Finland (d. 1924)
1899 – Léonie Adams, American poetess (Those not elected), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1988)
1899 – Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor, born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1975)
1950 – Joan Armatrading, British singer (Back to the Night), born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts
1960 – Dobroslav Paraga, Croatian politician and editor, born in Zagreb, FPR Yugoslavia
1972 – Reiko Aylesworth, American actress, born in Evanston, Illinois
1979 – Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer, born in City of Westminster, London