1613 – Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1680)
1804 – Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist, born in Altenburg, Germany (d. 1884)
1831 – W. A. Remy [Wilhelm Mayer], Austro-Bohemian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1898)
1903 – Theo Lingen, German director and actor (M, Charm of La Boheme), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1978)
1913 – Wilbur J. Cohen, American pioneer of social security, worked on the New Deal, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1987)
1932 – J. Bennett Johnston, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1972-97), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1942 – Gordon Burns, Northern Irish broadcast journalist (The Krypton Factor, 1977–95; North West Tonight, 1997-2011), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1942 – Janet Vogel, American doo-wop soprano (Skyliners – “Since I Don’t Have You”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
1959 – Timothy Van Patten, American actor (White Shadow, Master), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English actress (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Christabel) and model, born in Basingstoke, England