1766 – Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842)
1825 – Adolphe Nibelle, French composer (Le Loup-Garou (The Werewolf)), born in Gien, France (d. 1895)
1858 – Mihajlo “Micheal” Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer, born in Idvor, Military Frontier of Austria (now Kovačica, Serbia) (d. 1935)
1869 – Harry Lawrence Freeman, African-American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1954)
1871 – Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-45), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1956)
1907 – Jacques Tati, French director (Traffic, Playtime), born in La Pecq, France (d. 1982)
1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
1961 – Trevor Matich, American NFL center, 1985-96 (New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and 3 other teams), born in Washington, D.C.
1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress (The L Word), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1973 – Brandon Pollard, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia