1511 – Janus Secundus, neo latin poet (Basia)
1893 – Carlo Emilio Gadda, Italian writer, born in Milan (d. 1973)
1905 – John Henry Barbee, American guitarist and singer (d. 1964)
1906 – Louise Brooks, silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora’s Box)
1930 – Ornelio Martina, Antillian author/governor of Curacao
1947 – P. J. O’Rourke, American journalist and satirist (Parliament of Whores, Easy Money), born in Toledo, Ohio
1948 – Prince Charles [Charles Philip Arthur George], Prince of Wales/Duke of Cornwall, born in London
1948 – Ian Stanley, Australian golfer (British Senior Open 2001), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2018)
1964 – Bill Hemmer, American television news reporter
1969 – Butch Walker, Rome Ga, heavy metal guitarist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)