1543 – Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (d. 1615)
1769 – Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (Kosmos), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1859)
1885 – Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor/composer (Batture d’aspetto)
1916 – Eric Bentley, England, critic/writer (In Search of Theater)
1932 – John Tembo, Malawian politician
1939 – DeWitt T Weaver Jr, Danville KY, PGA golfer (1972 Southern Open)
1948 – Fred “Sonic” Smith, guitarist
1949 – Tommy Seebach, Danish musician (d. 2003)
1968 – Pete Chilcutt, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1973 – Andrew Lincoln [Clutterbuck], English actor (The Walking Dead), born in London, England