1706 – Baldassare Galuppi, Venetian composer (opera buffa), born on Burano, Republic of Venice (d. 1785)
1818 – Charles Edward Mudie, English book publisher, founder of Mudie’s Lending Library which dominated the UK circulation library movement, born in London (d. 1890)
1909 – Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and legal theorist, born in Turin, Italy (d. 2004)
1935 – Michael Oatley, British MI6 officer who held secret talks with the IRA, born in London (d. 2026)
1944 – Katherine Kurtz, American sci-fi author (Deryni Rising, Saint Camber), born in Coral Gables, Florida
1944 – Nelson Freire, Brazilian classical pianist, born in Boa Esperança, Brazil (d. 2021)
1947 – Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter (“Wedding Bell Blues”; “Stoned Soul Picnic”; “And When I Die”), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1997)
1958 – Kjell Samuelsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Tyngsryd, Sweden
1959 – Milčo Mančevski, Macedonian film director and screenwriter, known for “Before the Rain”, born in Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
1970 – Bob Kennedy, American 5K runner, born in Bloomington, Indian