1802 – Thomas Davenport, American iventor (invented 1st commercial electric motor), born in Williamstown, Vermont (d. 1837)
1918 – Herbert Brün, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2000)
1936 – David Joel Zinman, American composer and conductor (Baltimore Symphony, 1985-98), born in NYC, New York
1941 – Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan
1946 – Joe Micelli, American rocker, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1953 – Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer, born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 – Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer)
1970 – Trent Green, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins)
1975 – Jack White, American musician (The White Stripes}, born in Detroit, Michigan
1978 – Mark Medlock, German singer