1679 – Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716)
1785 – Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall)
1873 – Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1951)
1875 – Len Braund, cricketer (great England all-rounder in 23 Tests 1901-08)
1902 – Miriam Hopkins, American actress (Becky Sharp, These Three), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1972)
1939 – Flavio Cotti, member of the Swiss Federal Council
1947 – Joe Morton, American actor (Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World), born in NYC, New York
1952 – Bảo Ninh, Vietnamese novelist
1965 – Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist
2001 – Annelise Manojlovic, English actress