1616 – Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish-French mystic, born in Lille (d. 1680)
1788 – Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, German composer, born in Ludwigslust (d. 1854)
1866 – Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer influenced by folksong, born in Voina, Russia (d. 1901
1901 – A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
1927 – Sydney Brenner, South African biologist known for his contributions on the genetic code and molecular biology (Nobel Laureate 2002), born in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2019)
1936 – Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone
1938 – Billy Gray, American actor (Father Knows Best – “Bud”), born in Los Angeles, California
1948 – Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
1961 – Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
1967 – George Paterson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Donaldson, Moir and Paterson (DMP) – Natural Anthems)