1579 – John Meursius [van Meurs], Dutch classical scholar, born in Loosduinen (d. 1639)
1769 – Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)
1846 – Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
1876 – Martin Stixrud, Norwegian figure skater and coach (Olympic bronze 1920, coached Sonja Henie), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1964)
1884 – Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], Dutch poet and politician, born in Kralingen, Netherlands (d. 1958)
1892 – Peggy Wood, American actress (One Life to Live, Mama), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1978)
1913 – Leo van der Kar, Dutch businessman and sport benefactor (Sports funds) (d. 1992)
1924 – George Guest, Welsh organist and choir director, born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales (d. 2002)
1957 – Gordon Strachan, Scottish soccer player, 1974-97 (Manchester, Leeds, and 3 other teams), and manager, 1996-2017, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1974 – Orlando Bobo, guard (Minnesota Vikings)