1544 – Francis II, King of France (1559-60) and husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, born in Château de Fontainebleau, France (d. 1560)
1897 – René Victor, Flemish lawyer/knight (Rechtskundig Weekblad)
1912 – Leonid V Kantorovich, economist (Nobel), born in St Petersburg, Russia
1913 – Phyllis Flowerdew, school Reading text author
1922 – Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer (great lefty opening batsman), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2015)
1943 – Janis Joplin, American rocker and blues singer-songwriter (Down on Me), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1970)
1960 – Alfrederick Joyner, American triple jumper (Olympic gold 1984), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
1969 – Predrag Mijatović, Yugoslavian footballer, born in Podgorica, Montenegro
1972 – Drea de Matteo, American actress (Swordfish, The Sopranos), born in Queens, New York
1976 – Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver, born in Paraná, Brazil