1427 – Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, English politician, born in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire (d. 1464)
1822 – Napoléon Bonaparte, French prince and member National Convention, born in Trieste, Austrian Empire (d. 1891)
1828 – Leo Tolstoy [Lev Nikolayevich], Russian novelist (Anna Karenina, War and Peace), born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia (d. 1910)
1877 – Jesus Castillo, Guatemalan composer, born in Guatemala (d. 1946)
1918 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian President (1992-99), born in Novara, Italy (d. 2012)
1957 – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, French pianist
1961 – Jim Corsi, Newtonville MA, pitcher (Oakland A’s)
1969 – Constance Marie, American actress, born in East Los Angeles, California
1982 – Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Osaka, Japan
1986 – Michael Bowden, American baseball player, born in Winfield, Illinois