1709 – Josef Antonin Gurecky, Czech composer, born in Přerov (d. 1769)
1835 – Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade)
1890 – Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Zonnestral)
1896 – Moriz Seeler, German writer and producer (d. 1942)
1928 – Ivan Bohdan, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold Soviet Union heavyweight 1960; World C’ship gold 1958, 61), born in Dmytro-Bilivka, Ukraine (d. 2020)
1928 – Seymour Papert, South African mathematician, born in Pretoria (d. 2016)
1946 – Lana Wood [Svetlana Gurdin], (Diamonds are Forever), born in Santa Rosa, California
1966 – Paul Hollywood, English baker and TV judge (The Great British Bake Off), born in Wallasey, England
1967 – Aron Winter, Dutch soccer midfielder and coach (84 caps; Ajax, Lazio, Inter), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1978 – Jensen Ackles, American actor (Days of our Lives, Supernatural), born in Dallas, Texas