1171 – Alfonso IX, King of León and Galicia (1188-1230), born in Zamora (d. 1230)
1872 – Shri Aurobindo [Aurobindo Ghose], Indian guru and nationalist, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1950)
1892 – Louis de Broglie, French physicist (Nobel 1929), born in Dieppe, France (d. 1987)
1901 – Hans Lorbeer, German writer and politician, born in Lutherstadt, Wittenberg, Germany (d. 1973)
1910 – Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (Johnny Angel, A Double Life), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2002)
1947 – Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress (Shubho Mahurat), born in Ranaghat, Bengal, India
1965 – Rob Thomas, American writer
1969 – Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
1972 – Ken Walter, punter (Carolina Panthers)
1975 – Jurgen Dirkx, soccer player (PSV)