879 – Charles III, [The Simple], king of France (893-923)
1688 – Maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714)
1857 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian pioneer in rocket and space research, born in Izhevskoye, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1935)
1879 – Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian Social reformer (d. 1973)
1903 – Dolores Costello, American actress (Little Lord Fauntleroy), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1979)
1962 – Dustin Nguyen, Saigon Vietnam, actor (Harry-21 Jump Street)
1963 – Michael Adler, American businessman
1967 – Dan Dupuis, Ashcroft BC, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Canadian Golf)
1980 – Asashoryu Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler (born as Dolgorsuren Dagvador)
1980 – Danny Haren, American baseball player