Births
- 1423 – Thomas Rotherham, co-founder of Lincoln College, Oxford and Archbishop of York 1480–1500
- 1854 – John Owen (Jesus), Bishop of St David's 1897–1926
- 1862 – Arthur Turner (Keble), Bishop in Korea 1905–10
- 1872 – Max Beerbohm (Merton), essayist and caricaturist
- 1872 – Sir David Reid, 1st Baronet (New College), politician
- 1878 – James Masterton-Smith (Hertford), civil servant
- 1889 – Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow (Magdalen), Attorney General for England and Wales 1936–45
- 1905 – Dingle Foot (Balliol), lawyer and politician
- 1917 – John Taylor (Brasenose), Nigerian judge
- 1921 – Keith Dalziel (Wolfson), biochemist
- 1921 – Eric Simms (Merton), ornithologist and writer
- 1926 – Giles Bullard (Balliol), diplomat
- 1929 – John Mackintosh (Balliol), Labour politician
- 1934 – Norman Myers (Keble), environmentalist
- 1936 – A. S. Byatt (Somerville), novelist
- 1938 – Hugh Wright (Queen's), teacher
- 1952 – Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (Balliol), diplomat
- 1956 – Robert Ellis (Regent's Park), Principal of Regent's Park
- 1966 – Nick Denton (University), journalist and internet entrepreneur
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Deaths
- 1587 – Richard Barnes (Brasenose), Bishop of Durham 1577–87
- 1594 – William Reynolds (New College), theologian
- 1630 – Sebastian Benefield (Corpus Christi), Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity 1613–14
- 1670 – William Neile (Wadham), mathematician
- 1683 – John Owen (Queen's and Christ Church), Vice-Chancellor of the University 1652–60
- 1798 – Thomas Alcock (Brasenose), clergyman and writer
- 1865 – Samuel Rickards (Oriel), clergyman
- 1876 – Thomas Corser (Balliol), clergyman and scholar
- 1947 – Sir Raymond Greene, 2nd Baronet (Oriel), Conservative politician
- 1954 – Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (Balliol), barrister and judge
- 1957 – Ronald Knox (Balliol and Trinity), theologian and crime writer
- 1960 – Henry Vodden (Exeter), Bishop of Hull 1934–57
- 1962 – Henry Ley (Keble), organist
- 1968 – Bailey Davies (Jesus), Welsh rugby union international
- 1978 – Kathleen Kenyon (Somerville and St Hugh's), archaeologist and Principal of St Hugh's 1962–73
- 1988 – Kenneth Leighton (Queen's), composer
- 1993 – James Munro Bertram (New College), New Zealand journalist
- 1996 – Eric Heaton (St John's and Christ Church), Dean of Christ Church 1979–91
- 1998 – Ralph Freeman (Worcester), civil engineer
- 2002 – Hugh Cruttwell (Hertford), principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
- 2003 – Wilfred Thesiger (Magdalen), explorer
- 2007 – Mark Birley (University), founder of Annabel's nightclub
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