BORN ON THIS DAY
- 1976 – Ian Poulter, the English golfer
- 1953 – Pat Benatar, the American singer and songwriter
- 1949 – George Foreman, the American boxer
- 1945 – Rod Stewart, the singer songwriter
DIED ON THIS DAY
- 2016 – David Bowie, the singer, song writer and actor
- 1971 – Coco Chanel, the French fashion designer
- 1862 – Samuel Colt, the American industrialist