1763 – Franz Stanislaus Spindler, German composer, born in Steingaden, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1819)
1764 – Joseph Carpue, English surgeon who pioneered early plastic surgery in England, born in London, England (d. 1846)
1891 – Frederick Jacobi, American composer, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1952)
1893 – Royal Butler [Edwin Richey], American actor (Zenobia), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1973)
1907 – Lincoln Kirstein, American writer and impresario, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1996)
1923 – Eric Sykes, British radio, stage and television comedy writer, actor and director (Goon Show; Sykes and A…), born in Oldham, Lancahsire, England (d. 2012)
1924 – Tatiana Nikolayeva, Russian pianist and composer, born in Bezhitsa, Russia (d. 1993)
1928 – Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president (1981-2011) who was ousted during the Arab spring, born in Kafr-El Meselha, Egypt (d. 2020)
1930 – Ron Pickering, British athletics coach (GB 1964 Summer Olympics) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Hackney, England (d. 1991)
1987 – Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish soccer midfielder (110 caps; Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Monaco FC), born in Arenys de Mar, Spain
