1664 – Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1736)
1806 – Matthew Fontaine Maury, Naval Commander (Confederacy), born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia (d. 1873)
1904 – Emily Hahn, American journalist and author, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1997)
1925 – Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000)
1936 – Reiner Klimke, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1984), born in Münster, Germany (d. 1999)
1941 – Milan Kučan, Slovenian statesman, born in Križevci, Gornji Petrovci, Slovenia
1963 – Steven Soderbergh, American producer, director, writer (Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1967 – Terry Wooden, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, KC Chiefs), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1979 – Angela Lindvall, American supermodel, born in Midwest City, Oklahoma
1982 – Víctor Valdés, Spanish goalkeeper, born in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain