1507 – Jiajing, 12th Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China (1521-1567), born in Anluzhou, Huguang (d. 1567)
1891 – Karl Dönitz, German naval admiral and last leader of Nazi Germany, born in Grünau, German Empire (d. 1980)
1906 – Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996)
1914 – Allen Funt, American TV host and creator (Candid Camera), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1999)
1941 – Richard Perle, American political advisor, born in New York City
1956 – David Copperfield [Kotkin], American magician and illusionist known for vanishing the Statue of Liberty, born in Metuchen, New Jersey
1968 – Marc Anthony [Marco Antonio Muñiz], American salsa and pop singer-songwriter, born in New York City
1972 – Ramon van Haaren, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Waalwijk, Netherlands
1981 – Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, The Handmaid’s Tale), born in Houston, Texas
1988 – Teddy Geiger, American singer and songwriter (Stitches – Shawn Mendes), born in Rochester, New York