1883 – Ernie Parker, Australian tennis player (Australasian C’ship 1913), born in Perth, Western Australia (d. 1918)
1901 – Eddie Paynter, English cricketer (England batting hero in Bodyline series), born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England (d. 1979)
1919 – Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher, critic and writer, born in Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh, British India (d. 1978)
1922 – Violet Barclay, American illustrator, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2010)
1947 – Peter Noone, British pop-rock singer, sometimes known as “Herman” (Herman’s Hermits – “I’m Into Something Good”; “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter”), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
1974 – Ryan Adams, American musician, singer and songwriter (Whiskeytown – “Don’t Be Sad”; solo -“New York, New York”), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
1980 – Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver, born in Goiânia, Brazil
1980 – Christoph Metzelder, German footballer, born in Haltern, West Germany
1985 – Tanaka Koki, Japanese idol and singer (member of KAT-TUN), born in Chiba, Japan
1988 – Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer, star batsman and captain of India (2013-), born in Delhi, India
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