1796 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
1887 – Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)
1903 – Georg Rendl, Austrian miner, beekeeper and writer (The Bees Novel) (d. 1972)
1928 – Sir Samuel “Sam” Edwards, Welsh physicist (condensed matter physics), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2015)
1942 – Muna Wassef, Syrian actress (The Message) and UN Goodwill ambassador, born in Damascus, Syria
1944 – Henri Depireux, Belgian soccer midfielder (2 caps; RFC Liège, Standard de Liège) and manager (Cameroon, Congo DR, FC Metz), born in Belgium (d. 2022)
1962 – Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese rock guitarist and songwriter, born in Takasaki, Japan
1972 – Kami [Ukyō Kamimura], Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer), born in Ibaraki, Japan (d. 1999)
1979 – Valentin Elizalde, Mexican singer, born in Navojoa, Mexico (d. 2006)
1981 – Luis Lamá, Angolan soccer goalkeeper (56 caps; Petro Luanda), born in Luanda, Angola