1377 – Shahrukh Mirza, Ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (1405-47), born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (d. 1447)
1720 – Bernard de Bury, French musician and composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1785)
1889 – Witold Friemann, Polish composer, born in Konin, Poland (d. 1977)
1938 – Jean-Loup Chrétien, French cosmonaut (T-6, TM-7, STS 86), born in La Rochelle, France
1942 – Fred Norman, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), born in San Antonio, Texas
1949 – Alan Hardwick, English TV presenter, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England
1955 – Ned Overend, Taipei Taiwan, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
1961 – Joe Pasquale, English comedian (King of the Jungle – I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! 2004 4th series), born in Grays, Essex, England
1961 – Greg Egan, Australian science fiction and hard science author, born in Perth, Australia
1977 – Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player and coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina