1645 – Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (The Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus), born in Paris (d. 1696)
1815 – John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society, born in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy (d. 1888)
1831 – John Jones Ross, Quebec politician (d. 1901)
1882 – Pierre H. Ritter Jr, Dutch literary, writer and journalist, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1962)
1906 – Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)
1915 – Al Hibbler, American singer (Unchained Melody), born in Tyro, Mississippi (d. 2001)
1929 – Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)
1953 – Catlin O’Heaney, American actress (Snow White-Charmings), born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
1956 – Dominic Erban, French rugby international player
1963 – Scott Dunlap, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 South African Masters), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania