1622 – Molière [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin], French playwright (The Misanthrope), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1673)
1730 – John Malchair, German-English artist, violinist and composer, baptized in the Electorate of Cologne (now Cologne, Germany) (d. 1812)
1918 – André Donner, Dutch jurist (constitutional law), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1926 – Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss star of German cinema (The Last Bridge, Gervaise), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2005)
1956 – Mayawati, Indian politician, born in New Delhi, India
1957 – Mario Van Peebles, Mexican actor (Posse, South Bronx Heroes), born in Mexico City
1969 – Delino DeShields, American baseball infielder, 1990-2002 (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, and 3 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware
1970 – Michele Granger, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Anaheim, California
1978 – Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist, born in Latisana, Italy
1981 – Howie Day, American pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Collide”), born in Bangor, Maine