1469 – Giovanni della Robbia, Italian Renaissance sculptor (The Resurrection of Christ, Ospedale del Ceppo at Pistoia), born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. c. 1529)
1857 – John Jacob Abel, American pharmacologist (endocrine glands), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1938)
1861 – Nellie Melba [Helen Mitchell], Australian operatic soprano and face of the Australian 100 dollar note, born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia (d. 1931)
1913 – Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, sixth President of India (1977-82), born in Illur, British India (d. 1996)
1926 – Swami Kriyananda [J. Donald Walters], American Hindu guru, yoga teacher, and author, born in Teleajen, Romania (d. 2013)
1940 – Carlos Diegues, Brazilian film director and screenwriter (Xica), born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
1946 – Michele Placido, Italian actor (La Lupa, La Piovra), born in Ascoli Satriano, Italy
1946 – André the Giant, French pro wrestler (WWF World Heavyweight C’ship 1988; WWF World Tag Team C’ship [with Haku] 1989), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1993)
1948 – Jean-Pierre Haigneré, French cosmonaut and first non-Russian flight engineer on a Soyuz flight (Soyuz TM-29), born in Paris, France
1975 – Masanobu Ando, Japanese actor (Kids Return, Battle Royale), born in Kanagawa, Japan