1503 – Nostradamus [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist and prophet (Les Propheties), born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France (d. 1566)
1779 – Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma, Spanish composer, born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1847)
1901 – Henri Cochet, French tennis player (French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32; Wimbledon 1927, 29; US Open 1928), born in Villeurbanne, France (d. 1987)
1908 – Mária Szepes, Hungarian author (The Red Lion), born in Budapest (d. 2007)
1909 – Phia Berghout, Dutch harpist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
1949 – Bill Buckner, American MLB 1st baseman (1986 World Series infamous fielding error; NL batting champ 1980), born in Vallejo, California (d. 2019)
1953 – Joe Toplyn, American comedic writer (Late Night with David Letterman), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1955 – Jane Crafter, Australian-American golfer (1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams), born in Perth, Australia
1965 – Craig Biggio, American baseball infielder (Houston Astros), born in Smithtown, New York
1972 – Marcus Jensen, American baseball player, born in Oakland, California