1490 – Albert of Prussia, 1st Duke of Prussia, born in Ansbach (d. 1568)
1749 – Edward Jenner, English physician, father of (western) immunology, pioneered smallpox vaccinations, born in Berkeley (d. 1823)
1794 – Anna Brownell Jameson, Anglo-Irish historian and writer (Loves of the Poets), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1860)
1926 – Geoffrey Caston, vice chancellor (U of South Pacific)
1929 – John Davies, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1952; WR 200m breaststroke 2:34.4 1952), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2020)
1939 – Gary Paulsen, American author of young adult literature, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1949 – Andrew Latimer, English musician (Camel), born in Guildford, England
1951 – I R Evans, CEO (Hyder, Welsh Water)
1973 – Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
1990 – Leven Rambin, American actress