1504 – Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer, born in Bremgarten, Switzerland (d. 1575)
1718 – Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, born in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1808)
1892 – Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1969)
1897 – E. A. D. [Ernest Arthur Douglas] Eldridge, British racing driver, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1935)
1903 – Božidar Kunc, Croatian composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1964)
1909 – Mohammed Daoud Khan, 1st President of Afghanistan (1973-78) and Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-63), born in Kabul, Afghanistan (d. 1978)
1924 – Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event-Olympic 1936 bronze), born in Skovshoved, Gentofte, Denmark (d. 2011)
1937 – Roald Hoffmann, Polish-American chemist (Nobel 1981), born in Złoczów, Poland
1949 – Dennis Lillee, Australian cricket fast bowler (1971-84)
1960 – Anne-Marie Johnson, actress (In the Heat of the Night), born in Los Angeles, California