1083 – Anna Comnena, Byzantine princess and historian (Alexiad), born in the Great Palace of Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (d. 1153)
1566 – Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, governor of Ft Gorinchem and Nijmegen (d. 1695)
1761 – Marie Tussaud, French founder of Madame Tussaud’s wax museum, born in Strasbourg (d. 1850)
1766 – Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin, Russian writer (d. 1826)
1905 – Charles G. Finney, American fantasy author (Circus of Dr Lao), born in Sedalia, Missouri (d. 1984)
1906 – Jean Cartan, French composer, born in Nancy (d. 1932)
1910 – Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe 1925-32), born in London (d. 2004)
1932 – Robert T. Herres, American air force officer (Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2008)
1938 – Bill Playle, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand (d. 2019)
1970 – Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian (The Sarah Silverman Program, I Smile Back), born in Bedford, New Hampshire