1749 – Vittorio Alfieri, Italian count, dramatist and poet (Maria Stuarda) who is considered the founder of Italian tragedy, born in Asti, Italy (d. 1803)
1872 – Henri-Paul Busser, composer
1916 – Frederick Stewart, Scottish geologist, born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2001)
1929 – Allard Lowenstein, radical (Students for Democratic Action)
1937 – Luiz Bueno, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2011)
1937 – Conny Vandenbos, Dutch singer (My rose, my little rose), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2002)
1959 – Juanita Bynum, American televangelist, born in Chicago, Illinois
1962 – Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian Labor Party politician, born in Bellingen, Australia
1963 – James May, English television presenter, born in Bristol, United Kingdom
1971 – Junior Bryant, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Omaha, Nebraska