1741 – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803)
1777 – Heinrich von Kleist, German dramatist/poet (Penthesilea)
1909 – Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. 2004)
1923 – Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian/Dutch Antilian painter
1939 – Mike Ditka, NFL coach and tight-end (Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961), born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
1950 – Sheila White, actress (I Claudius), born in London, England
1955 – Denis Watson, South African golfer (US Open 1985 runner-up; Senior PGA C’ship 2007), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
1958 – Hal Haenel, star sailor (Olympic 8th 1988, 92, 96), born in St Louis, Missouri
1958 – Corinne Bohrer, American actress
1972 – Alex Tagliani, Quebec racing driver