| 2007 | Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century, died of intestinal cancer |
| 1992 | James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle and Morgan Mason |
| 1975 | Andre Gower, actor, Baby Makes 5, Fathers and Sons, Mr. President |
| 1975 | Kenny Harris, safety for the Arizona Cardinals |
| 1975 | Michael Booker, cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 1974 | Carlos Fortes, soccer player, Sparta |
| 1974 | Pete Chryplewicz, tight end, Detroit Lions |
| 1973 | Andre Govan, born in Culver City, California, actor, Monster Squad |
| 1973 | Sebastien Lareau, born in Montreal, Quebec, tennis player 1996 Olympics |
| 1972 | Alison McKnight, born in Bakersfield, California, 100m hurdler/heptathlete |
| 1972 | David Lascher, born in New York City, actor, Josh-Clueless, Kidz in the Wood |
| 1972 | Ethan Brooks, NFL/WAFL tackle, Atlanta Falcons, Rhein Fire |
| 1972 | Silvia Farina, born in Milan, Italy, tennis star, 1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles |
| 1972 | Tim Ruddy, NFL center for the Miami Dolphins |
| 1972 | Tommy Thompson, NFL punter for the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1971 | Craig Keith, NFL tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1971 | Hayley Carr, born in Salzburg, Austria, actress, Courtney-As the World Turns |
| 1971 | James Burton, cornerback for the Chicago Bears |
| 1971 | Ricky Sutton, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons |
| 1970 | Mikiko Hagiwara, WNBA guard, Sacramento Monarchs |
| 1970 | Tim Hanshaw, NFL guard for the San Francisco 49ers |
| 1969 | Brett Steven, born in Bermuda, New Zealand tennis player 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Francine "Frankie" McRae, Australian softball outfielder, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics |
| 1969 | Mica Paris, rocker, So Good |
| 1969 | Tyrone Rodgers, CFL defensive linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1968 | Adrian Cooper, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings |
| 1967 | Bridgette Gordon, WNBA forward, Sacramento Monarchs, Olympics gold 88 |
| 1967 | Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands |
| 1966 | Peter McIntyre, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1995 |
| 1965 | Courtenay Becker-Dey, Greenwich Conn, Europe yachter, Olympic-bronze-1996 |
| 1964 | Paul Osbaldiston, CFL kicker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats |
| 1963 | Arther van Dijk, drummer, Ivy Green |
| 1963 | Grant Show, actor, Jake-Melrose Place, Rick-Ryan's Hope |
| 1963 | Schae Harrison, born in Orange, California, actress, Darla-Bold and Beautiful |
| 1962 | Denise Baldwin, Atlanta, LPGA golfer, 1991 Futures Salisbury Classic |
| 1962 | Patricia Plumer, born in Covina, California, 1.5k/5k runner |
| 1959 | Marco Pirroni, born in London, rock guitarist, Adam and The Ants |
| 1959 | Sheena Easton, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer, Sugar Walls |
| 1958 | Keith Denunzio, rocker |
| 1956 | Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, born in Chicago, Illinois, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics |
| 1955 | Cora Ann Mahalick, New Jersey, news anchor, WNYW-TV |
| 1953 | Ellen L. Shulman Baker, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-34, 50, 71 |
| 1951 | Ace Frehley, born in Bronx, New York, heavy metal rocker, Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet |
| 1951 | Boris Kinberg, rock percussionist, Mink Deville |
| 1949 | Doug Sheehan, actor, Joe Kelly-General Hospital |
| 1949 | Douglas Sheehan, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Ben-Knots Landing |
| 1949 | Yoshiaki Fujiwara, wrestler, NJPW/PWF/UWF |
| 1948 | Katie Pierson, born in New Jersey, vocals/guitarist, B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack |
| 1948 | Frank Abagnale, born in Bronxville, New York, security consultant and former forger |
| 1947 | Ann Peebles, born in Missouri, singer, I Can't Stand the Rain |
| 1947 | Herbie Murrell, U.S. singer, Stylistics-You are My Everything |
| 1947 | Pete Ham, born in Swansea, Wales, rock vocalist, Badfinger-Come and Get It |
| 1947 | Peter Gena, composer |
| 1946 | John Maclean, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1978-79 |
| 1945 | August Wilson, U.S., playwright, Fences, Pulitzer 1987 |
| 1944 | Cuba Gooding, U.S. singer, Everybody Plays the Fool |
| 1944 | Herb Pedersen, born in Berkley, California, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited |
| 1944 | Michael Fish, British TV weatherman |
| 1943 | Eugene Polyakov, dancer |
| 1943 | Helmut Marko, auto racer, Le Mans Grand Prix |
| 1942 | Gordon Roddick, English cosmetic manufacturer, Body Shop |
| 1942 | Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-6, TM-18 |
| 1941 | Friedrich Goldmann, composer |
| 1941 | Jan D. Blaauw, Dutch MP, VVD |
| 1941 | Judith Blegen, born in Missoula, Montana, opera singer, Papagena-Magic Flute |
| 1939 | Jerry Mercer, born in Montreal, Canada, rock drummer, April Wine |
| 1939 | Judy Carne, born in Northhampton, England, comedienne, Laugh-in, Fair Exchange |
| 1938 | Earl Anthony, bowler, PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3 |
| 1937 | Phil Jones, newsman, CBS |
| 1937 | Sandy Dennis, born in Nebraska, actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| 1936 | Khalid Wazir, cricketer, son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954 |
| 1932 | Anouk Aimee, Paris, actress, 8, La Dolce Vita |
| 1932 | Casey Kasem, born in Detroit, Michigan, radio personality, American Top 40 |
| 1932 | Charles Adkins, U.S., light welterweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold |
| 1932 | Chuck Knox, NFL coach, Rams, Bills, Seahawks |
| 1932 | Francois Bayle, composer |
| 1932 | Maxine Brown, rocker, Browns |
| 1932 | Petar Ozgijan, composer |
| 1931 | Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist and son of David Oistrach |
| 1931 | Krzystzof Komeda, composer |
| 1930 | Roelof F "Pik" Botha, South African minister of Foreign affairs |
| 1929 | Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, born in U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Gold Medal 1952, 1960 Olympics |
| 1927 | Connie Kay, jazz drummer |
| 1927 | Coretta Scott King, born in Marion, Alabama, civil rights leader |
| 1927 | Joe Moakley, born in Boston Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1973 - 2001 |
| 1922 | Daphne Anderson, born in London, actress, Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice |
| 1922 | Jack Klugman, born in Philadelphia, Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus |
| 1921 | John Stott, British Clergyman |
| 1919 | Walter Ritchie, sculptor |
| 1918 | John Alfred Scali, journalist/correspondent, ABC |
| 1918 | Kirby Stone, born in New York City, jazz combo leader, Baubles Bangles and Beads |
| 1918 | Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building, Oh, Lady! Lady! |
| 1914 | Albert Soboult, French historian |
| 1912 | Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary, Les Gens Heureux |
| 1912 | Frederick Rand Weissman, philanthropist |
| 1912 | Renato Rascel, actor, 7 Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria |
| 1911 | Colin Gordon, Ceylon, actor, John-Baron |
| 1911 | Georges Dargaud, French publisher, Asterix, Tintin |
| 1909 | Muriel C Bradbrook, English writer, That Infidel Place |
| 1909 | Terry Semel, American Businessman |
| 1909 | Nicholas Negroponte, American Businessman |
| 1909 | Mohammad Khatami, Iranian Philosopher |
| 1906 | Mark Alexander Abrams, market researcher |
| 1905 | Julian Stryjkowski, writer |
| 1905 | Philip Radcliffe, composer |
| 1904 | Arthur F. Burns, economist/chairman, Federal Reserve Board |
| 1904 | Cecil Day-Lewis, England, poet laureate/detective, Nicholas Blake |
| 1904 | Ragnar Skrede, Norwegian poet, Lauvfall |
| 1904 | C. Day Lewis, English Poet |
| 1904 | Arthur Frank Burns, Ukrainian Economist |
| 1903 | Frank Belknap Long, American writer, Rim of the Unknown |
| 1903 | Hans Walter Kosterliz, biochemist |
| 1902 | Kitty Kelly, born in New York City, actress, Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors |
| 1900 | Walter Lantz, animator, Woody Woodpecker's creator |
| 1896 | Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1896 | Wallace Hume Carothers, inventor, nylon |
| 1894 | Nicolas Slonimsky, composer |
| 1893 | Norman Bel Geddes, born in Adrian, Michigan, theatrical designer, Rivals, Dead End |
| 1892 | Louis Victor de Broglie, physicist, studied electrons |
| 1891 | Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, composer |
| 1884 | Louis de Bree, [Louis C Davids], actor, Bluejackets |
| 1883 | Hubert Harrison, born in St. Croix, Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter |
| 1875 | Andre Baillon, Belgian/French author, Un homme si simple |
| 1875 | Freddie Fane, cricketer, Hobbs' 1st Test opening partner |
| 1875 | Lumsden Hare, Ireland, actor, Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess |
| 1873 | Harry M O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stranger than Fiction |
| 1871 | Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer |
| 1869 | William Victor Harris, composer |
| 1865 | Emile Erens, Dutch Hagiographer, Pastor of Ars |
| 1861 | Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer |
| 1861 | Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer, Dynaes-Digte |
| 1840 | Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn, 1865 |
| 1828 | Gerben Colmjon, Dutch Frisian linguist/publisher |
| 1824 | William Richard Bexfield, composer |
| 1822 | Ulysses S. Grant, Ohio, R, 18th president, 1869-77 |
| 1822 | Frederick Law Olmsted, American Architect |
| 1820 | Herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher, Social Statics |
| 1812 | Friedrich von Flotow, composer |
| 1803 | Alfred Julius Becher, composer |
| 1802 | Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer |
| 1791 | Samuel Finley Breece Morse, U.S. painter/inventor, telegraph |
| 1767 | Andreas Jakob Romberg, German violinist and composer, Song of the Clock |
| 1759 | Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist, Female Reader |
| 1737 | Edward Gibson, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Emp |
| 1737 | Edward Gibbon, English Historian |
| 1724 | Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer |
| 1707 | John Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens |
| 1701 | Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia |
| 1623 | Johann Adam Reincken, composer |
| 1410 | John Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia |
