1514 – John Cheke, English classical scholar, statesman, and tutor to King Edward VI, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1557)
1821 – Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (British Open 1861-62, 64, 67), born in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland (d. 1908)
1873 – Antonina Nezhdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto), born in Kryva Balka, Russian Empire (d. 1950)
1937 – Erich Segal, American author (Love Story, Oliver’s Story), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
1946 – Neil MacGregor, British arts administrator (Director of the British National Gallery and the British Museum), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1950 – James Smith, American singer (Stylistics), born in New York City
1955 – Simon Bailey, priest, 1st British priest to say he had AIDS, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire (d. 1995)
1959 – The Ultimate Warrior [James Brian Hellwig], American professional wrestler, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 2014)
1978 – Daniel Brühl, German actor (Good Bye Lenin!), born in Barcelona, Spain
1982 – May Andersen, Danish model (Victoria’s Secret), born in Copenhagen, Denmark