1401 – Emperor Shōkō, 101st Japanese Emperor (412-428) (d. 1428)
1662 – Jan F van Bloom [Orizonte], Flemish painter, baptized
1700 – Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (Palace of Caserta), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1773)
1937 – Gerry Studds, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1973-97), first openly gay member of US Congress, born in Mineola, New York (d. 2006)
1942 – Barry Longyear, American sci-fi author (City of Baraboo), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1945 – Ian McLagan, English rock keyboardist (Small Face; Faces), born in Hounslow, Middlesex, (d. 2014)
1946 – L. Neil Smith, American sci-fi author (Lando Calrissian novels), born in Denver, Colorado
1956 – Greg Phillinganes, American session and touring keyboardist, and musical director (Stevie Wonder, Toto, Micheal Jackson, David Gilmour), born in Detroit, Michigan
1978 – Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iranian weightlifter and politician, born in Ardabil, Iran
2003 – Madeleine McCann, English child who mysteriously disappeared on holiday in Spain in 2007, born in Leicester, England