1473 – Henry IV, Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1541)
1634 – Madame de La Fayette [Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne], French novelist (La Princesse de Clèves -1st historical novel in French), born in Paris, France (d. 1693)
1846 – Magnus Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician and founder of Acta Mathematica, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1927)
1857 – Charles Harding Firth, British historian, born in Ecclesall, Sheffield, England (d. 1936)
1907 – Alexander S. Wiener, American physician known for his work in immunohematology (Rh factor in blood), born in New York City (d. 1976)
1921 – Donald Kendall, American businessman and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola (1963-86), born in Sequim, Washington (d. 2020)
1959 – Michael J Bloomfield, American USAF Major USAF and NASA astronaut (STS 86), born in Flint, Michigan
1963 – Doug Grisby, American soul music bassist, composer and producer (Patti LaBelle; Teena Marie), born in Queens, New York (d. 2021)
1966 – Catarina Pollini, Italian European and WNBA basketball forward (Houston Comets – 1997; 12 x Italian League Champion), born in Vicenza, Italy
1981 – Yoav Ziv, Israeli soccer defender (32 caps; Beitar Jerusalem, Lokeren, Maccabi Tel Aviv), born in Hadera, Israel