1791 – Nicolás Ledesma, Spanish organist and composer, born in Grisel, Spain (d. 1883)
1911 – Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (Gormenghast books), born in Lushan District, Jiangxi, China (d. 1968)
1918 – Rowley Israel Arenstein, South African attorney, communist and activist (under house arrest for 18 years), born in Durban, Natal (d. 1996)
1936 – David Zinman, American composer and conductor (Baltimore Symphony, 1985-98), born in New York City
1942 – Edy Williams, American actress (Dr Minx), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1943 – Sergey Diomidov, Uzbek gymnast (World C’ship gold USSR Parallel bars 1966; Olympic silver team 1964, 68; bronze vault 1968), born in Turtkul, Uzbekistan (d. 2024)
1955 – Fred Norris [Nukis], American comedy writer (Howard Stern Show), singer, guitarist, and actor, born in Willimantic, Connecticut
1969 – Venkatapathy Raju, Indian cricket spin bowler (28 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 6/12; Hyderabad), born in Alamuru, India
1974 – Sian Berry, British politician (Green Part), born in Cheltenham, England
1978 – Linda Park, Korean-born American actress (Stra Trek: Enterprise), born in Seoul, South Korea