1521 – Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti), born in Florence (d. 1589)
1689 – Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela), born in Mackworth, Derbyshire, England (d. 1761)
1816 – Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs, born in Dommeldange, Luxembourg (d. 1894)
1934 – Renee Richards [Richard Rankind], American trans-sexual tennis player and coach (took USTA to court and won), born in New York City
1935 – Story Musgrave, American physician and NASA astronaut (STS-6, -51-F, -33, -44, -61, -80), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1948 – Toshio Suzuki, Japanese film producer (anime, co-founder Studio Ghibli), born in Nagoya, Japan
1959 – Steve Grimmett, British heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper), born in Swindon, England
1962 – Valerie Kaprisky, French actress (Breathless, Public Woman), born in Paris, France
1975 – Chynna Clugston Flores, American comic book creator (Blue Monday), born in Fresno, California
1991 – Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian football player (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia), born in Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia